"Weird Al" Yankovic - The North Korea Polka

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  • Опубліковано 12 сер 2017
  • From Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.

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  • @pjcgaming9548
    @pjcgaming9548 6 років тому +727

    Weird Al deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for his work to negotiate peace between North Korea and the USA.

    • @gideonbrown4215
      @gideonbrown4215 Рік тому +5

      He had ‘em at Tom Hanks.

    • @ZatchZXman
      @ZatchZXman Рік тому +2

      Or at least a McArthur Genius Award.

    • @jongilbertson2106
      @jongilbertson2106 Рік тому

      What about Dennis Rodman?

    • @notsure1277
      @notsure1277 Рік тому

      Peace by begging? Are you serious?

    • @alicetreasure4988
      @alicetreasure4988 13 днів тому

      Frank Zappa was unofficial ambassador to Czechoslovakia - why shouldn't Weird Al do something similar?

  • @larrybarnhill6661
    @larrybarnhill6661 7 років тому +1678

    Weird Al is a national treasure

    • @hollymcwilliams4315
      @hollymcwilliams4315 6 років тому +9

      Larry Barnhill Amen

    • @CliffSosa619
      @CliffSosa619 6 років тому +29

      As is Tom Hanks

    • @GlossRabban
      @GlossRabban 6 років тому +24

      Can not wait for the next National treasure movie. Where we see Nicolas Cage trying to find the golden statue of the great Weird Al. And the diamond head of Tom Hanks.

    • @jasonmartin4775
      @jasonmartin4775 6 років тому +1

      Kim Nis best one yet

    • @gregorysummers7955
      @gregorysummers7955 4 роки тому +3

      Amen

  • @elenipanagiotopoulou2317
    @elenipanagiotopoulou2317 Рік тому +81

    "we're not savages or cannibals - well maybe just a really really really small percent" - this lyric always gets me lol

  • @ladymantis
    @ladymantis 5 років тому +1269

    Speaking as a former opera singer who has had years of training, I have to say, aside from being brilliant and hilarious, his DICTION is PERFECT. You never have trouble understanding his lyrics!

    • @artsybanana3672
      @artsybanana3672 3 роки тому +29

      Wow. You must have an amazing voice then if you did opera. So cool

    • @TripleXMango
      @TripleXMango 3 роки тому +75

      Not a music expert or anything but i’ve always liked how he clearly and properly enunciates his words as he sings. It’s a big part of his weird sound, but I love it

    • @arlia101
      @arlia101 3 роки тому +20

      I appreciate this every time I listen to him as an adult. Even as a kid, there was maybe just one word per album I'd puzzle over. Good professional fun!

    • @siobhancolombo1627
      @siobhancolombo1627 3 роки тому +19

      Agreed! That's what enabled us all to understand his comic genius, regardless of tempo lols

    • @hkl614
      @hkl614 3 роки тому +11

      Speaking as a layman who formerly sang karaoke on the reg, I have to say his pronunciation is very good when singing. His lyrics are great too. I know because I could hear them!

  • @everythingamazing2884
    @everythingamazing2884 7 років тому +673

    I never thought Weird Al might stave off nuclear war

    • @logansmith7517
      @logansmith7517 7 років тому +6

      Blake.TV BUT is it better than The Saga Begins?

    • @DragonSlayKing
      @DragonSlayKing 7 років тому +3

      Have you sold millions of records? Can you even sing without the aide of a computer or auto-tune? When you do a parody cover for a song do you make sure the artist gives their permissions before even writing the song? If so I apologize for what I've said. Otherwise, FUCK OFF! NORTH KOREA!

    • @michaelluther3884
      @michaelluther3884 7 років тому +4

      Who would have thought that's where his career was headed?

    • @Crackrzz
      @Crackrzz 7 років тому +8

      I thought Christmas at Ground Zero would be prophetic. I was right.

    • @tylerr5285
      @tylerr5285 7 років тому +1

      Move over Mister Rogers.

  • @MsGrapeNehi
    @MsGrapeNehi 6 років тому +617

    North Korea saw this and said, "Who could ever harm that delightful lunatic?" Thanks, Weird Al!

    • @AlphaLackey
      @AlphaLackey 6 років тому +29

      that's no way to talk about Tom Hanks!

    • @sha11235
      @sha11235 5 років тому +8

      And then they decided to buy all his albums.

    • @thisisntsergio1352
      @thisisntsergio1352 4 роки тому +6

      it would really suck if Tom Hanks was exposed as a Cosby 2.0... oh no ... I've jinxed it. :C

    • @skylar4602
      @skylar4602 4 роки тому +2

      YES

    • @theemmjay5130
      @theemmjay5130 Рік тому

      @@thisisntsergio1352 North Korea should nuke you, not Mr. Hanks.

  • @thewatcher8588
    @thewatcher8588 6 років тому +479

    Weird Al is 58, yet he looks like he is still 42.

    • @garretthochmuth4522
      @garretthochmuth4522 6 років тому +48

      is he fucking immortal? betwwen his face/looks and his voice, he hasn't aged since the 80s

    • @KC9UDX
      @KC9UDX 6 років тому +13

      The Watcher because when he was 42 he still looked 58

    • @TheSpacemannspiff
      @TheSpacemannspiff 6 років тому +10

      No sugar,meat,fish,dairy or alcohol

    • @Aaron.Reichert
      @Aaron.Reichert 6 років тому +20

      I think he still has fun like he's 25. Maybe that's the key.

    • @IsmailofeRegime
      @IsmailofeRegime 6 років тому +14

      Weird Al's "old style" (glasses, mustache, facial hair) made him look older than he was. Now that he's shaved, ditched the glasses and has long hair he looks younger than he is.

  • @canadadry5449
    @canadadry5449 6 років тому +334

    Why is Weird Al not on the radio? Or if he is, he's not on enough stations. This guy is far more intelligent than 99% than most music artists today. The man is a genius.

    • @hackman669
      @hackman669 6 років тому +8

      Was wondering that my who life!!!

    • @sha11235
      @sha11235 5 років тому +22

      Radio doesn't play this type of music, just stupid love songs.

    • @JimZim
      @JimZim 2 роки тому +17

      The guy won five Grammy awards and has four gold records and six platinum records. He's been on the radio a lot. You just might not be listening to the right stations.

    • @kdrapertrucker
      @kdrapertrucker 2 роки тому +4

      You answered your own question.

    • @kdrapertrucker
      @kdrapertrucker 2 роки тому

      @@sha11235 more like stupid lust songs.

  • @MrOhara77
    @MrOhara77 6 років тому +399

    The only man in history capable of making polka cool.

    • @KC9UDX
      @KC9UDX 6 років тому +5

      MrOhara77 gee thanks

    • @IDFK303
      @IDFK303 6 років тому +3

      I'm guessing that you've never experienced Brave Combo...
      ua-cam.com/video/ke-MslVzvNg/v-deo.html

    • @oneandy2
      @oneandy2 6 років тому +5

      Try The Dreadnoughts. ua-cam.com/video/OGe9EfLh-ug/v-deo.html

    • @MisterAppleEsq
      @MisterAppleEsq 6 років тому +4

      They Might Be Giants? ua-cam.com/video/gl6YhamtWnw/v-deo.html

    • @black_rabbit_0f_inle805
      @black_rabbit_0f_inle805 5 років тому +12

      Polka was always cool. Watch some SCTV.

  • @Harv72b
    @Harv72b 6 років тому +851

    I can just picture some aide trying to explain this to Kim Jong Un.

    • @matthewtj
      @matthewtj 6 років тому +16

      LOL!

    • @darthparallax5207
      @darthparallax5207 6 років тому +28

      yeah it's stunts like this that might actually get us nuked

    • @jrgenfiske1634
      @jrgenfiske1634 6 років тому +62

      Darth Parallax worth it

    • @samm547
      @samm547 6 років тому +36

      except for the fact that north korea seems to be willing to denuke, i think this is what did it because it clearly wasn't trump.

    • @Ddanielgonzalez
      @Ddanielgonzalez 6 років тому +89

      “ a really good singer is telling us that they aren’t too bad. They also have accordions and Tom Hanks sir”

  • @Albeit_Jordan
    @Albeit_Jordan Рік тому +122

    Where it otherwise would be incredibly cringey to go too far in either direction, Weird Al perfectly toes the line between G-rated innocent fun and seriously uncomfortable/tensive comedy, that's why he's genius!

    • @KairuHakubi
      @KairuHakubi Рік тому +2

      Seriously, every aspect of this was balanced flawlessly, yet not one second of it felt censored or sensitive, just a straightforward comedic song on an objectively terrifying subject.

  • @ALynnL07
    @ALynnL07 3 роки тому +44

    I never thought I’d say this, but 2017 was a simpler time.

  • @erinlenox1793
    @erinlenox1793 7 років тому +167

    This temporarily cured my depression

    • @Glorious_Kim_Jong_Un
      @Glorious_Kim_Jong_Un 6 років тому +4

      Aaaaaaand now its back

    • @matt111663
      @matt111663 6 років тому +5

      Weird Al kept me laughing through a long year in Iraq (05-06). Still doing it!

    • @sirharrypotter24
      @sirharrypotter24 5 років тому +3

      He is a master of that. He's helped me smile through a lot of dark times. He even sited his own music to help him when his parents died. He is THE MAN!

  • @captloki13
    @captloki13 6 років тому +167

    He who is tired of Weird Al is tired of life

    • @hackman669
      @hackman669 6 років тому +15

      I tire of life but never tire or Al.

    • @Mr.Monster1984
      @Mr.Monster1984 5 років тому +4

      I've seen this same comment in dozens of wierd al videos

    • @hawkeye5955
      @hawkeye5955 5 років тому +6

      "He who is tired of Weird Al is tired of life." - Homer Simpson

    • @MachiavellisThePrince
      @MachiavellisThePrince 3 місяці тому

      A lesser known quote from Samuel Johnson.

  • @mattman5791
    @mattman5791 7 років тому +354

    and if that song doesn't work we have his song Christmas at ground zero to help us through the nuclear winter!

    • @owlbear3937
      @owlbear3937 6 років тому +1

      Patrolling the wasteland really makes you wish for a nuclear winter

    • @tanith117
      @tanith117 5 років тому +3

      @@owlbear3937 Patrolling the Mojave almost makes you wish for a Nuclear winter.

    • @gladystriff2274
      @gladystriff2274 5 років тому

      GO PATRIOTS!!!!!!!

    • @francisjo3
      @francisjo3 4 роки тому +1

      You might hear some reindeer on your rooftop, or Jack Frost on your windowsill. But if someone's coming down your chimney: you better load your gun and shoot to kill!

  • @lebrown5075
    @lebrown5075 Рік тому +70

    "We don't hate you, frankly, we don't even think that much about you." This right here is the single most important bit of information the average North Korean really needs to understand

    • @sha11235
      @sha11235 10 місяців тому

      That's true, I don't really think about them much.

    • @Snaakie83
      @Snaakie83 9 місяців тому +1

      That's probably something to have thought about before you bombed every single inch of their country to bits.

    • @lebrown5075
      @lebrown5075 9 місяців тому +2

      @@Snaakie83 north Koreans are told average citizens in the US sit around all day plotting against them

    • @ahyu02
      @ahyu02 8 місяців тому

      No offense 😂

  • @kisseddd
    @kisseddd 6 років тому +191

    That leg kick was impressive

    • @EPrimeify
      @EPrimeify 6 років тому +20

      He's pretty limber.

    • @ashlee5634
      @ashlee5634 6 років тому +10

      And he's in his 50s. Still got it!

    • @tannerwilson4843
      @tannerwilson4843 6 років тому +2

      We need some Song parody artists in training so the art form can continue for years and decades to come.

    • @david2869
      @david2869 6 років тому +3

      That isn't even his personal best.

    • @andrewvelonis5940
      @andrewvelonis5940 4 роки тому +1

      @@ashlee5634 60 now, actually

  • @cfnjofa
    @cfnjofa 6 років тому +70

    why hasn't he played the superbowl yet?

  • @loosekanen
    @loosekanen 6 років тому +54

    For a song that was likely written in a week or two this is pretty flawlessly constructed. I guess I shouldn't be surprised since all his stuff for the last 25 years or so has been amazing quality (and improving over time) but it's still objectively impressive. The band does a nice job as well.

  • @demon515
    @demon515 6 років тому +201

    Weird Al will bring about world peace.

  • @emilywest716
    @emilywest716 6 років тому +64

    I wonder how Tom Hanks felt about this...

    • @sha11235
      @sha11235 5 років тому +3

      He thought, "Man, and I thought David S. Pumpkins was great...."

  • @Thesnakerox
    @Thesnakerox 6 років тому +170

    We need to put the lyrics, in Korean, on the screen, then send this to the North Koreans.

    • @thisisntsergio1352
      @thisisntsergio1352 4 роки тому +1

      YES

    • @Kpimpmaster
      @Kpimpmaster 4 роки тому +2

      North Korea doesn’t allow its people to watch UA-cam

    • @TheNinthGenerarion
      @TheNinthGenerarion 4 роки тому +11

      Randy Williams that’s what the USB drives are for

    • @ZaneTruesdale007
      @ZaneTruesdale007 4 роки тому

      Thesnakerox ill give you that yes

    • @timdixon32
      @timdixon32 3 роки тому +1

      Except it’d be kinda hard to figure out how to translate into North Korean. North and South Korean is different.

  • @fastacker2
    @fastacker2 7 років тому +52

    The Mozart of our times.

    • @RJLupin-zu9xv
      @RJLupin-zu9xv 6 років тому +2

      If not Brian Wilson, then definitely Al Yankovic. In terms of musical genius, they're both up there.

  • @PatrickStewarts
    @PatrickStewarts 7 років тому +152

    Holy crap it worked!! They "called off" the Guam strike today!

    • @killeing
      @killeing 7 років тому +22

      Patrick Stewart ok seriously I don't give a fuck on the politics or ethics of this: kick trumps ass out of the White House, and place weird al on the chair!!!

    • @Keptbloom
      @Keptbloom 6 років тому +3

      I can agree weird al for 2020.

    • @patriciadechenier5740
      @patriciadechenier5740 6 років тому +2

      The North Koreans didn't design and build thermonuclear weapons and ICBMs in one year (no one in the history of nuclear weapons ever has), which means we can blame the Clinton, Bush and Obama administrations for sticking one thumb up their asses, sucking the other, and trading thumbs for 20 years.

    • @hunterschroeder5733
      @hunterschroeder5733 6 років тому +1

      So true.

    • @daelen.cclark
      @daelen.cclark 6 років тому +1

      Is that true?

  • @sammymelgar9191
    @sammymelgar9191 7 років тому +374

    Lyrics!
    Would you annihilate us if you had the chance?
    That's such an antisocial thing to do
    You've got us crapping our collective pants
    May I suggest take it down a notch or two?
    We're not exactly sure why you're upset
    Did that Seth Rogan movie make you super mad?
    You'd like us if you got to know us, I bet!
    We're mostly harmless decent people hey we're really not so bad
    My point is!
    Please don't nuke us North Korea!
    Right now we're all a little tense
    Believe me! We don't hate you
    frankly, we don't even think that
    much about you
    No offense!
    Now you might call us blood thirsty dogs, but that metaphor is not very apt
    We're just a bunch of simple fidget spinning goofy dorks
    Who probably couldn't find your country on a map
    No! We're not savages or cannibals
    Well, maybe just a really really really small percent
    So, I think it would be best if you knock off a missile test
    Don't turn us into cinder while we're swiping right on tinder
    Don't jump start Armageddon or our beds will soon be wetting
    Won't you think this through for a moment please,
    Now why would you bomb U.S celebrities
    Oh why in the world would you kill Tom Hanks!
    Cause nobody doesn't like Tom Hanks
    So please don't nuke us North
    Korea!
    That would seriously ruin our day
    Remember we're not evil psychotic
    monsters
    No matter what the news may say
    We're just those goofballs from the
    🇺🇸 USA!!!! 🇺🇸

    • @wiloakes7100
      @wiloakes7100 7 років тому +8

      Thanks for posting! I think what you're hearing as 'acc' is actually 'apt,' though, just to help out.

    • @sammymelgar9191
      @sammymelgar9191 7 років тому +2

      Wil Oakes thanks! I was actually debating whether it was one of those two words "apt" or "acc" 😂

    • @wiloakes7100
      @wiloakes7100 7 років тому +2

      No problem. I'm pretty sure it's apt, but who knows? Thanks for transcribing the lyrics!

    • @Echo81Rumple83
      @Echo81Rumple83 4 роки тому +2

      Please don't nuke us,
      Please don't nuke us,
      Please don't nuke us.

    • @sha11235
      @sha11235 4 роки тому +2

      Was the Seth Rogen film Superbad?

  • @cameronhodgetts920
    @cameronhodgetts920 3 роки тому +16

    Even though it's a joke on a comedy show, this song really slaps

  • @JasonRennie
    @JasonRennie 6 років тому +42

    Weird Al for prez! Oh, wait, he's too smart for that...

  • @GlitchManOmega
    @GlitchManOmega 4 роки тому +13

    I love how the guy with the trumpet at 0:32 looks like he's trying not to crack up laughing XD

  • @bluejay7819
    @bluejay7819 4 роки тому +18

    As soon as I heard that Tom Hanks had the Coronavirus this is the first place I went

    • @hawkeye5955
      @hawkeye5955 4 роки тому +4

      Coronavirus doesn't like Tom Hanks. 😷

  • @blazeallen4203
    @blazeallen4203 7 років тому +63

    This is my new favorite patriotic song.

    • @edwardmorris3453
      @edwardmorris3453 4 роки тому +1

      How is begging your enemy not to kill you patriotic?

    • @Skullair313
      @Skullair313 4 роки тому +3

      Self preservation

  • @keikuru1
    @keikuru1 7 років тому +79

    Wow this is amazing, what a performance !! Weird Al is a legend!!

    • @gracemurray2003
      @gracemurray2003 6 років тому +1

      My padJohnson Oliver of my pad

    • @patriciadechenier5740
      @patriciadechenier5740 6 років тому +1

      Meh. He's all right. Though a forty-year recording career is pretty cool.

  • @1cioda
    @1cioda 4 роки тому +7

    He's almost 60. God i love this man.

  • @cancerboy153
    @cancerboy153 6 років тому +22

    Weird Al, the only man with the skill, charm, and gumption to avert nuclear war with North Korea

    • @Tennysystem
      @Tennysystem 23 дні тому

      Well actually Trump did that too

  • @Keltain
    @Keltain 3 роки тому +2

    It warms my heart that this is the FIRST autofill from “please” on youtube

  • @Rahavin1
    @Rahavin1 6 років тому +79

    I want Al to put out an album of nothing but original polka songs like this one.

  • @cattleprods911
    @cattleprods911 7 років тому +267

    Guam and Tom Hanks, saved by Weird Al Polka

    • @patriciadechenier5740
      @patriciadechenier5740 6 років тому

      Actually, it was more to do with the 900-odd Minuteman III sites, four Trident subs full of Tomahawk cruise missiles and three carrier battle groups staring Kim Jong-Un in the face. Just sayin'

    • @personally-comfy
      @personally-comfy 6 років тому +1

      2017(colorized)

  • @bondstephb
    @bondstephb 7 років тому +169

    Weird Al for President!

    • @jimfriedman6923
      @jimfriedman6923 6 років тому +3

      Stephanie Bonds Weird Al for deity in an odd cult

    • @blueeyedblondhairedo5879
      @blueeyedblondhairedo5879 5 років тому +1

      Kim jong un is better COMMENT SUBMITTED BY CITIZEN OF SUPREME LEADER KIM JONG UN DEFENDER OF EARTH

    • @KhakiCap
      @KhakiCap 4 роки тому

      Hell yes !

    • @eztomcat
      @eztomcat 4 роки тому

      Noway! Nobody plays an accordion better than President Trump does.

  • @Scavenger82
    @Scavenger82 Рік тому +3

    I Googled this song by typing "north ko' & it autofilled 'north Korea polka' and this video was the 1st suggestion. We did it people! We fixed the algorithm!

  • @Insaneian
    @Insaneian 7 років тому +183

    According to Al, the song is called "The North Korea Polka". He said as much when he posted the whole segment from John Oliver's YT page (which he then deleted, since the segment is unedited and has some F-Bombs...something he didn't really want on his FB page).

    • @Insaneian
      @Insaneian 7 років тому +4

      The Phoenix I remember the conversation, Ceej. I can't explain it, but he made the post with the full John Oliver 22 minute segment, then it was suddenly gone after comments said "why so many f-words. I can't show this to my kids". ¯\_(ツ)_/ ¯

    • @Insaneian
      @Insaneian 7 років тому +1

      The Phoenix and just as strangely, he posted it again to GB, as well as Twitter now. I dunno.

    • @einar438
      @einar438 7 років тому +9

      Yes, it is a polka, note the lederhosen. And Weird Al has always asserted that the accordion is the sexiest musical instrument known to western society.

    • @TheSheiban
      @TheSheiban 6 років тому +4

      I just went on Weird Al's FB page and the segment is posted there...

    • @Insaneian
      @Insaneian 6 років тому +2

      TheSheiban yeah, he added it back a day later.

  • @ZechsMerquise195
    @ZechsMerquise195 3 роки тому +4

    Polka will never die.

  • @ProtoGhostal1701
    @ProtoGhostal1701 6 років тому +18

    This and the Captain Underpants theme are proof we need a second Medium Rarities album.

    • @sha11235
      @sha11235 5 років тому +2

      No, we need another album from him. He could call it Strings Attached, after his current tour. And put this on there.

  • @anthonydebenedictis3590
    @anthonydebenedictis3590 6 років тому +28

    I wish the North Korean government would just say to this video "ok we won't"

  • @carmenscialla6367
    @carmenscialla6367 6 років тому +79

    What North Korea Was Thinking:
    As Kim Jong Un's finger hovers over the nuclear button to launch on Guam, his top advisors tell him there is something he needs to here. He listens through the song laughing at the stupid Americans until he heard one line. "Nobody doesn't like Tom Hanks."
    He stands up, nods his head in agreement, and orders the immediate disarmament of all nuclear weapons.

    • @Hoshimaru57
      @Hoshimaru57 6 років тому +2

      Carmen Scialla Do you have any idea how much trouble that would save us all if that happened? If it had actually happened like that I’d vow to write in Al Yankovic on the next presidential election ballot. No...there’s gotta be more. Recommend him for the Nobel Prize. At least get him a spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame if he’s not already there.
      I mean, I’m not really in the mood to start WWIII any more than the average person, but I don’t react well to being threatened.

    • @PeeboTyson
      @PeeboTyson 6 років тому +2

      Actually the Tom Hanks thing almost made him press the button immediately.

  • @rexsalisbury3646
    @rexsalisbury3646 2 роки тому +4

    No man can play an according like AL!!

  • @superwhatevergamin9634
    @superwhatevergamin9634 6 років тому +38

    Weird Al for President, 2020.
    He'd be the first President to play a Polka song for an inaugural speech.

    • @jacobrzeszewski6527
      @jacobrzeszewski6527 2 роки тому +2

      Agreed. Any President that plays an instrument has at least %50 chance of not plunging America into a financial crisis. And I’d play those odds.

    • @drakejohnson7260
      @drakejohnson7260 2 роки тому +1

      @@jacobrzeszewski6527 and then there's John Tyler

  • @tough213
    @tough213 2 роки тому +15

    weird al yankovic has always been a great and creative artist and always put a smile on my face and the harmonies and lyrics are sheer perfection and his voice is so rich and clear and solid from when he started back in the early days till today it has gotten fuller and so great he is a treasure that we are lucky to have thank you weird al for being who you are and for sharing your talent

  • @jackestrad6399
    @jackestrad6399 6 років тому +38

    This is pretty depressing because it's not really exaggerating anything

  • @violet.senderhauf2187
    @violet.senderhauf2187 3 роки тому +3

    in north Korea learning the accordion is a job requirement.

  • @queenmother123
    @queenmother123 7 років тому +18

    My childhood!!! Love Weird Al 😍😍

  • @bethanyscarbrough3416
    @bethanyscarbrough3416 3 роки тому +4

    I love how he can look so serious singinging the silliest shit

  • @LadyEvilest
    @LadyEvilest 6 років тому +11

    Give Weird Al the Peace Prize!

  • @dielaughing73
    @dielaughing73 3 роки тому +2

    John Oliver's as excited about having Weird Al on as I would be!

  • @backcountrypreps6171
    @backcountrypreps6171 6 років тому +101

    Genius

    • @DD2225
      @DD2225 6 років тому +2

      Back Country Preps He really is actually. He is probably one of the smartest musicians.

  • @ronaldecklund2363
    @ronaldecklund2363 6 років тому +7

    Al is the best....! I remember him from the old days and have followed his music from the 1970 and onward... I introduced Al's music to my two sons and they loved his music and musical skills...!

  • @avengermkii7872
    @avengermkii7872 5 років тому +3

    That Tuba player is just going at it lol

  • @jeffeidson2526
    @jeffeidson2526 7 років тому +6

    Props to the tuba player.

  • @andreluisaraujo2696
    @andreluisaraujo2696 3 роки тому +3

    Theodor Adorno really came a long way from hating jazz to playing tuba for Weird Al

    • @birchboy79
      @birchboy79 2 роки тому

      This should have 1,000 thumbs up. Underrated comment. Hilarious! Well done!!

  • @natanmaurer3510
    @natanmaurer3510 6 років тому +4

    Weird Al saved the world confirmed

  • @cadend6925
    @cadend6925 6 років тому +18

    Weird Al deserves a Nobel Peace Prize

    • @RantJamz
      @RantJamz 6 років тому +3

      yes! Weird al is one of my inspirations. I am currently doing original comedy music on my channel. please check me out and tell me what you think. your feedback is appreciated

    • @champion1859
      @champion1859 Рік тому

      @@RantJamz where is it? You posted this 5 years ago and I only see a few comedy songs you made lol. No hate

    • @RantJamz
      @RantJamz Рік тому

      @@champion1859 lol yes I have changed up this channel recently. It is more of a christian comedy channel now, but I did leave up my Doordash lowrider parody which seems to be popular. I also have a second channel with comedy parodies called f'art Jamz. It has some funny ones about walmart, tiktok, and roblox

  • @i3xxxhot
    @i3xxxhot 7 років тому +41

    DENNIS RODMAN LIVES IN LA
    PLEASE DON'T BOMB US

    • @Lonsoleil
      @Lonsoleil 7 років тому +2

      Sw33t!nferno
      LOL, IKR? For once, I don't want Rodman to leave US soil.

    • @catkin27
      @catkin27 6 років тому +1

      Another reason to have LA painted as a bullseye.

  • @kelsieslagle3804
    @kelsieslagle3804 7 років тому +5

    Officially my new favorite Al song

  • @joeredmond7227
    @joeredmond7227 6 років тому +5

    Al needs to sings this at the North Korea summit

  • @mrbenoit5018
    @mrbenoit5018 5 років тому +3

    Preventing a Christmas at ground zero.

  • @musicmanfelipe
    @musicmanfelipe 5 років тому +5

    He who is tired of Weird Al is tired of life.

  • @rwdplz1
    @rwdplz1 6 років тому +3

    Accordion diplomacy

  • @paulsamuel2920
    @paulsamuel2920 6 років тому +7

    Weird Al you nailed it

  • @the3cl3ctic
    @the3cl3ctic 6 років тому +2

    The Last Week Tonight crew is the best!

  • @emilywolenski1487
    @emilywolenski1487 6 років тому +9

    Weird Al is my favorite person ever.

  • @BurtonJohnson
    @BurtonJohnson 6 років тому +6

    The guy playing the bass who spun it at the end is a thunder thief.

  • @danwicht402
    @danwicht402 6 років тому +5

    Nicely done. Makes me wish they would have had Yankovic doing the Super Bowl halftime show this year. He would have done a polka medley of Prince songs coupled with "Sports Song" from his "Mandatory Fun" album.

  • @supper5779
    @supper5779 4 роки тому +1

    This is unironically really good.

  • @brisklloydavator
    @brisklloydavator 6 років тому +3

    I don't know how Weird Al can insult us and get away with it, but he sure can.

  • @Lexilove2016
    @Lexilove2016 4 роки тому +4

    Tom hanks: *gets corona*
    Weird al: *to corona* Why the world would you kill Tom hanks?

  • @nadhira7699
    @nadhira7699 7 років тому +500

    Nobody doesnt like tom hanks. TRUEEEEEE

    • @dislike_button33
      @dislike_button33 6 років тому +12

      Nadhira It's impossible! Just like Weird Al! Say what you will about his music, but you can't dislike him as he is.

    • @Xomsabre
      @Xomsabre 6 років тому +9

      False. While I don't exactly dislike Tom Hanks, I certainly don't like him. The only thing he's ever been good in was Toy Story....

    • @SteefPip
      @SteefPip 6 років тому +4

      Dude, Big was amazing! So was The Burbs. I can say I haven't seen much I've liked him in recently, but his early work speaks for itself. And I dare you to watch Turner and Hooch without getting even slightly emotional.

    • @jbrobertson7505
      @jbrobertson7505 6 років тому +6

      Nadhira I wonder if Tommy boy has seen those pigs wearing capes falling from the sky yet. That was his prediction if Trump were to win. Just an actor

    • @scottgolden2766
      @scottgolden2766 6 років тому +2

      Steef Pip Bachelor Party was possibly his best work

  • @supper5779
    @supper5779 4 роки тому +10

    Idk if anyone else has written down the lyrics but here and Idk about line spacing but here you go:
    Would you annihilate us, if ya had the chance
    That's such an antisocial thing to do
    You've got us crapping our collective pants
    May I suggest you take it down a notch or two
    We're not exactly sure why you're upset
    Did that Seth Rogan movie make you super mad
    You'd like us if you got to know us, I bet
    We're mostly harmless decent people
    Hey, we're really not so bad
    My point is: please don't nuke us, North Korea
    Right now we're all a little tense
    Believe me, we don't hate you, frankly, we don't even think that much about you, no offense
    Now you might call us bloodthirsty dogs
    But that metaphor is not very apt
    We're just a bunch of simple, fidget spinning, goofy dorks who probably couldn't find your country on a map
    No, we're not savages or cannibals, well maybe just a really really really small percent
    So I think it would be best if you'd knock off those missile tests
    Don't turn us into cinder, while we're swiping right on Tinder
    Don't jumpstart armageddon or our beds will soon be wettin'
    Would you think this through for a moment, please
    Now why would you bomb our late celebrities
    Oh, why in the world would you kill Tom Hanks
    'Cause nobody doesn't like Tom Hanks
    So, please don't nuke us, North Korea
    That would seriously ruin our day
    Remember, we're not evil, psychotic monsters, no matter what the news may say
    We're just those goofballs from the USA
    (Please don't nuke us)
    (Please don't nuke us)
    (Please don't nuke us)
    Hey

    • @brauliob
      @brauliob 2 роки тому

      "No, we're not savages or cannibals, well maybe just a really really really small percent!" My favorite line.

  • @karlofernloutagle1031
    @karlofernloutagle1031 6 років тому +5

    everytime i'm sad I listen to weird al, and everything seems to be a little more fine

  • @mldeaver56
    @mldeaver56 7 років тому +4

    thanks...loved this...

  • @istvansipos9940
    @istvansipos9940 6 років тому +3

    that's hilarious. his best song since "The saga begins"

  • @MizzWGGrrrl
    @MizzWGGrrrl 6 років тому +2

    1:15 through 1:30 sounded so much like a riff from "The 1812 Overture" that I half-expected that orchestral bell passage to follow...

  • @isaaclee5123
    @isaaclee5123 6 років тому +2

    That's the most accurate description of an American I've heard in a while

  • @johancakep
    @johancakep 3 роки тому +5

    I want this song to be played during the height of US-North Korea's Cold War. Preferably when the first nuke is about to hit.

  • @jbmbryant
    @jbmbryant 6 років тому +8

    Weird Al's starting to look a lot like Tiny Tim...

  • @BigJDawg4523
    @BigJDawg4523 6 місяців тому +1

    And yet, another outstanding performance from the Weird Al gang.

  • @kittysusca
    @kittysusca 6 років тому +1

    Twin clarinet players? A cutie on the string bass that flips it in circles at the end? This could be LOVE !!!!

  • @kythlyn
    @kythlyn 6 років тому +5

    Mission accomplished™?

  • @killeing
    @killeing 6 років тому +3

    The minute Kim saw this, he immediately said "Oh my god, not tom hanks!!!" And immediately cancelled his plans XP

    • @sha11235
      @sha11235 5 років тому

      Yeah, he wasn't going to say he hated Hanks.

  • @sharpshooter33
    @sharpshooter33 7 років тому +64

    I found some of his albums I had as a kid and I was about to toss them but after this performance I think I'll keep them a bit longer

    • @ved591
      @ved591 7 років тому +30

      sharpshooter33 keep them permanently or send to me

    • @ZiddersRooFurry
      @ZiddersRooFurry 7 років тому +46

      ...why the fuck would you toss Weird Al? Send them to me please.

    • @kristens3793
      @kristens3793 6 років тому +13

      Send them to me pls I'm poor

    • @jonahb6580
      @jonahb6580 6 років тому +24

      He who is tired of weird al is tired of life

    • @craigcorson3036
      @craigcorson3036 6 років тому

      That was some good thinking. Vaughn Meader albums are now selling for over $100.

  • @1cioda
    @1cioda 4 роки тому +3

    This man, as of my comment, is 60 years old.

  • @weirdalyankoviccountdownsa528
    @weirdalyankoviccountdownsa528 6 років тому +6

    I love this!

  • @tomshere8388
    @tomshere8388 6 років тому +4

    just about the greatest thing on the internet

  • @f-35alightningii79
    @f-35alightningii79 2 роки тому +2

    I can’t believe this single handedly prevented World War 3. History is amazing.

  • @dillonohlemiller9027
    @dillonohlemiller9027 5 років тому +1

    Still waiting for this to be released officially

  • @Cha0x110
    @Cha0x110 6 років тому +9

    Lol, I love Weird Al.

  • @jesscooney8443
    @jesscooney8443 2 роки тому +2

    Can’t wait for Radcliffe ❤️

  • @jfishxx
    @jfishxx 6 років тому +1

    You know, way back when I was watching The Weird Al Show, I honestly never thought he'd still be around today.
    I'm so glad he is.

    • @sha11235
      @sha11235 10 місяців тому

      Weird Al show sucked. Not written well. But I remember when he started becoming big in 1984. Has it been that long?

  • @andrewvelonis5940
    @andrewvelonis5940 4 роки тому

    The rehearsals must have been a blast!

  • @VomitHornet
    @VomitHornet 6 років тому +5

    IT WORKED haha

  • @2CubedTech
    @2CubedTech 7 років тому +42

    Six people don't like Tom Hanks.

    • @davincent98
      @davincent98 6 років тому +2

      2Cubed maybe they're Mormons

    • @edwardmorris3453
      @edwardmorris3453 4 роки тому

      Wow, me and only five other people.

    • @carultch
      @carultch 3 роки тому

      Was one of them Bob Murray?

  • @sha11235
    @sha11235 5 років тому +1

    Well, thanks to Al, we're no longer crapping in our collective pants.

  • @sandman9357
    @sandman9357 6 років тому

    Love this !