Serengeti "Dennehy"

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  • Опубліковано 29 жов 2024

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  • @shiznicks74
    @shiznicks74 3 роки тому +332

    10 years later, I hope Serengeti knows how fucking brilliantly this piece of art has touched anyone who has ever seen it.

    • @katchafiah
      @katchafiah 2 роки тому +6

      Couldn't of put it better

    • @aprill.graham-jackson9863
      @aprill.graham-jackson9863 2 роки тому +25

      i'm married to the producer (midas wells from tensei) of this track who is still friends with serengeti. i'll make sure to pass on your wonderful message! they will love to hear it. =)

    • @genngeorge9909
      @genngeorge9909 2 роки тому +12

      @@aprill.graham-jackson9863 There are many current 16-inch softball teams named after this absolute masterpiece, and they all suck. Because they aren't my team. Can't talk, gotta go watch the Bears lose now.

    • @madvillian11
      @madvillian11 Рік тому

      for sure man.

    • @devinrodriguez3530
      @devinrodriguez3530 Рік тому +2

      11 years and this comment is still true

  • @infrasonicwave84
    @infrasonicwave84 9 років тому +841

    Whenever I listen to this song I can't help but feel like everything is going to be alright.

    • @Threadbare78
      @Threadbare78 5 років тому +13

      Dude... 4 years later. I commented "Everything's gonna be alright," and first post I see is yours. Uncanny.

    • @benclifford4718
      @benclifford4718 4 роки тому +22

      This is keeping me going through COVID dawg

    • @joekornblith903
      @joekornblith903 4 роки тому +13

      @@benclifford4718 Need this to be over so we can get back to playing softball with the guys

    • @jchenderson6789
      @jchenderson6789 4 роки тому +6

      @infrasonicwave84 so freaking true tho, everything is going to be okay.

    • @aghost5281
      @aghost5281 2 роки тому

      Aye god bless Amen

  • @acetrey8018
    @acetrey8018 3 роки тому +260

    First time I watched this vid I was 29. I'm 43 now. I have no idea how Serengeti managed to capture middle age so well, but this song means more to me with each passing year.

    • @christopherball5268
      @christopherball5268 2 роки тому +9

      Just turned 40. I feel exactly the same.

    • @patrickstonelake7429
      @patrickstonelake7429 2 роки тому +12

      Lost a buddy to COVID recently. Unfair. This song reminds me of chicago hangtimes more than any other. Nice work dudes, dennehey endures

    • @utepart7056
      @utepart7056 2 роки тому +3

      Facts

    • @nickelastic
      @nickelastic Рік тому +2

      💯💯🙌🏼🙌🏼❤️

    • @arturorivera5902
      @arturorivera5902 Рік тому +3

      @@patrickstonelake7429 'dennehey endures' needs to go on a fuckin shirt, man.

  • @lrabdul24
    @lrabdul24 17 років тому +406

    Thanks for the dope comments everyone. We shot this in less than 4 hours one day in Chicago. Good times. Definitely hit me up on the next video! There is more to come.
    Peace,
    Larry

    • @tightwad06
      @tightwad06 4 роки тому +15

      I'm bumping to it right now

    • @ryanmcgee1188
      @ryanmcgee1188 4 роки тому +18

      any chance you still have access to your account 12 years later? that’d be pretty lit

    • @BaseballPlayer0
      @BaseballPlayer0 3 роки тому +4

      it's 2021

    • @KristenDETW
      @KristenDETW 3 роки тому +5

      Hope you're doing good, man.

    • @BaseballPlayer0
      @BaseballPlayer0 3 роки тому +1

      @@KristenDETW Hey sexy

  • @qwikstreet
    @qwikstreet 4 роки тому +266

    RIP Brian Dennehy. This song is the first thing I came to for his memory.

    • @PintsofGuinness
      @PintsofGuinness 4 роки тому +6

      Qwikstreet Corner came here to comment exactly this

    • @josevillasenor6212
      @josevillasenor6212 4 роки тому +8

      Came here to say this. Great actor R.I.P.

    • @ablove81
      @ablove81 4 роки тому +5

      Me too ❤️

    • @Misterzinn82
      @Misterzinn82 4 роки тому +3

      Yup

    • @xfilm
      @xfilm 4 роки тому +4

      Favorite actor Dennehy - RIP

  • @joshuaking1584
    @joshuaking1584 5 років тому +148

    I'm in my 20s and am from Australia and this song makes me feel like I grew up in Chicago in the 90s

    • @BaseballPlayer0
      @BaseballPlayer0 3 роки тому +14

      It was so fuckin lit. 6 World Titles. The Big Hurt. Jeremy Roenick, Ed Belfour. Wannstedt. Alternative on 101.1, EDM on B96. PERFECT!!! Taste of Chicago 1st week of July!!! I'm cryin now, ngga!!!

    • @johnandyourmom
      @johnandyourmom Рік тому +6

      Dude, I live on the Southside where it's always the 90's! Let me know if you ever wanna do a house swap! I'd check out Australia!

    • @sweatysamurai1190
      @sweatysamurai1190 Рік тому

      @@johnandyourmom lmao

    • @gxtmfa
      @gxtmfa 4 місяці тому

      I’m from the suburbs, but this is hauntingly accurate.

    • @JaceInman
      @JaceInman Місяць тому

      Welcome to Chicago!

  • @JoeClark1
    @JoeClark1 4 роки тому +94

    RIP Brian Dennehy, back in the damn Buick to heaven

  • @ChrisOrrFilm
    @ChrisOrrFilm 8 років тому +443

    This dude makes me want to be from Chicago.

    • @atarikaeda
      @atarikaeda 8 років тому +4

      IM IN.

    • @wretchedheaded7
      @wretchedheaded7 7 років тому +19

      ChrisCuts its really just as magical as it sounds, I will always be proud of where I come from

    • @ANARCHITECT708
      @ANARCHITECT708 6 років тому +1

      it's a lifestyle

    • @2223Tonyboy
      @2223Tonyboy 5 років тому +7

      I’m from Chicago and we are all proud of where we are from

    • @ntnnot
      @ntnnot 5 років тому

      :D W

  • @clouds_conspire
    @clouds_conspire 8 років тому +166

    This is an American classic.

    • @georgemcnaughton8238
      @georgemcnaughton8238 7 років тому +18

      Its almost my favorite Rap song or any song really Top 5 Rap for sure, it just god damn works, those drums, that sample, that flow, the lyrics, originality really amazing shit fucking love it. It's so strange to but should be held as a Hip Hop classic with shook ones, regulate, 2001, and what ever else people hold in high regard.

    • @Cheddar_Curtain
      @Cheddar_Curtain 7 років тому +25

      I lived in Chicago 99-07. I know Southside guys exactly like this, minus the Ditka stache. N/A or light beer, sausages on the grill, Bears Hawks Sox Bulls on TV. Sneak in a game of 16" softball on Sunday and avoid the wife. It's been a decade since I lived there but this takes me right back.

    • @mhtpk1989
      @mhtpk1989 7 років тому +1

      George Mcrogers 100

    • @barrybigdog3406
      @barrybigdog3406 5 років тому +12

      I'm from Birmingham UK and just found this track on Spotify a couple of months ago...it makes me feel happy and kinda wanna be American

  • @Under20workout
    @Under20workout 10 років тому +172

    The best Chi song ever. "Back to the Jewels to get a case of Squirt."

    • @patsomerville1310
      @patsomerville1310 10 років тому +5

      Squirt is refreshing.

    • @lithiumtensors1
      @lithiumtensors1 9 років тому +1

      I guess I never thought about it, but is Squirt not popular outside of the Chicago area?

    • @jollyroger1210
      @jollyroger1210 9 років тому +16

      Connor Burke You can find it elsewhere (I'm in Pennsylvania, we have it, seen it in Portland) but the only people I've ever met that truly like it are from Chicago.

    • @patsomerville1310
      @patsomerville1310 9 років тому +14

      Elizabeth Cavanaugh The whole point of this song is to show how special it is to be a southsider of Chicago. Southern Wisconsin has Squirt, and ruffles, the degree of how awesome the sausages are special to your area.

    • @resmarted
      @resmarted 4 роки тому

      @@lithiumtensors1 From Virginia, never heard of it

  • @WilliamTS7
    @WilliamTS7 8 років тому +204

    this is probably the most Chicago thing ive ever heard.

    • @BigSherm
      @BigSherm 5 днів тому

      Probably? 😅

  • @acidicjazzhead
    @acidicjazzhead 15 років тому +55

    This is one of the tightest Chicago culture song I have ever heard. They even captured the Chicagostache.

  • @misterfilmguy
    @misterfilmguy 7 років тому +66

    I've listened to this roughly 200 times since yesterday.

  • @BentaBobashi
    @BentaBobashi 8 місяців тому +9

    This song reminds me of my uncle. Just a guy from Chicago who loved sports, outdoors, grilling and drinking. This video is the perfect time capsule of growing up in Chicago during the 00s. Rest in peace Tio!

  • @EricMeyerson
    @EricMeyerson 12 років тому +90

    We took a break from our NFL Sunday to watch this. Had nine dudes from Oakland and SF chanting "BEARS HAWKS SOX BULLS." Amazing.

  • @10th03cobra
    @10th03cobra 9 років тому +64

    "I saw Ditka on the Edens in a Sports car" - Legit Classic Chi Town song up there with the "Shuffle"

  • @Video_Enjoyer_69
    @Video_Enjoyer_69 5 років тому +19

    I’m from Long Island and this song makes me proud to be from Chicago

  • @madvillian11
    @madvillian11 9 років тому +83

    very sick track that captures the essence of working class Chicago.

  • @scottwhiting8616
    @scottwhiting8616 9 років тому +108

    Not from Chicago, but from what I've observed visiting, if I had to pick up a song to sum up the city's spirit, this would be it.

  • @dwiggzmasterflex
    @dwiggzmasterflex 3 роки тому +38

    It's been over 10 years, and this shit still hits

  • @seang4
    @seang4 4 роки тому +50

    RIP Brian Dennehy. Pouring out some Ruffles for him tonight.

  • @dustbinbroom
    @dustbinbroom 6 років тому +76

    This is in fact the most Chicago song ever... my great grandfather settled here in 1903 and I'm sure he would approve of this

  • @craigburley3360
    @craigburley3360 4 роки тому +46

    RIP Brian Dennehy. A legend who fully deserved this tribute.

  • @SparkysBarelyMusic
    @SparkysBarelyMusic 9 років тому +164

    Only Serengeti could write "onions, onions, onions" and have me singing along

    • @L_kap_n_crunch
      @L_kap_n_crunch Рік тому +1

      I came back for this song while eating onions

  • @captainsdead
    @captainsdead 3 роки тому +28

    i lived in chicago most of my life, 33 years, but moved out in 04 and whenever i start missing it, i always turn to this. classic shit.

  • @luckibandit
    @luckibandit 8 років тому +207

    ONIONS ONIONS ONIONS

    • @luckibandit
      @luckibandit 7 років тому +13

      BULLS BULLS BULLS BULLS BULLS

    • @paul_manjooran
      @paul_manjooran 4 роки тому

      TheRealGolem Boss Boss Boss Boss

  • @Fillinupadixiecup
    @Fillinupadixiecup 8 місяців тому +2

    I just watched Skilling's last night on WGN. Couldn't get this song out of my head the whole time

  • @evandoh
    @evandoh 4 роки тому +13

    Vacation place 'Consin, sausage Johnson's, chicken Swanson's.
    Damn that is a great line.
    RIP Dennehy

  • @badboy-vs9kd
    @badboy-vs9kd 9 років тому +86

    "Take her out to Bennigan's, see if they cook chops right"

  • @alb7458
    @alb7458 5 років тому +23

    Thanks to the great people of First we feast, the burger show get me here. How real can a single song get? Totally missed that one, simply fantastic!

  • @tomsheils4849
    @tomsheils4849 9 років тому +152

    i want this song to be played at my funeral

  • @ahedgienamedstar5035
    @ahedgienamedstar5035 10 місяців тому +5

    i'm 16 and i love his music so much, every song just hits for me

  • @foreignrifles
    @foreignrifles 8 років тому +38

    This song makes me inordinately happy.

  • @Cledus2000
    @Cledus2000 9 років тому +410

    This is a Chicago middle class male stream of consciousness,

    • @supersupreme9715
      @supersupreme9715 9 років тому +82

      I wouldnt say middle class...more like working class or lower middle-class

    • @Cledus2000
      @Cledus2000 9 років тому +3

      Jerome Beck Yeah, you're right.

    • @jimnolongertendsbar2771
      @jimnolongertendsbar2771 9 років тому +30

      Jay Beck that was middle class back in the Ventue/ Zayre day.

    • @tryhardtrynot
      @tryhardtrynot 3 роки тому +1

      A real meeting of the mind…

  • @RubyRedDances
    @RubyRedDances 2 місяці тому +5

    This needs to play on loop at the airport while you're waiting for your luggage.

  • @alecrojas9566
    @alecrojas9566 9 років тому +38

    This is the best Chicago song ever

  • @woneal
    @woneal 8 років тому +44

    Whenever I watch this video I get so happy.

    • @130world1
      @130world1 8 років тому +3

      same

    • @krTog1
      @krTog1 4 роки тому

      Same, must be the sentiment of the whole thing.

  • @jdelis2
    @jdelis2 10 років тому +33

    this was straight poetry

  • @ride-or-DIY
    @ride-or-DIY 5 років тому +11

    There is nothing better in the whole world than this song.

  • @benhylton9228
    @benhylton9228 4 роки тому +20

    12 years later and still jammin to this track.

  • @woneal
    @woneal 3 роки тому +8

    Why does this video only have 700k views?! The world ain't right!

  • @adamjohnson4531
    @adamjohnson4531 4 роки тому +6

    Moved to Mississippi in 2014 but this song always reminds me of home and makes me miss it. This guy needs Jay’s Hot Chips ASAP

  • @stiritup4thepeople838
    @stiritup4thepeople838 8 років тому +20

    This gets mad play down south!!!

  • @diegomunoz1006
    @diegomunoz1006 Рік тому +13

    the combo of the video and song perfectly encapsulate a summer afternoon over a long weekend in Chicago. it's magnificent

  • @ChrisLimitless
    @ChrisLimitless 4 роки тому +9

    RIP Favorite actor Dennehy

  • @scottsonnenberg
    @scottsonnenberg 4 роки тому +10

    RIP the GOAT! Dennehy will live on in this song!

  • @aisforaquabat
    @aisforaquabat 16 років тому +34

    "Got a splittin' frickin' headache/So I popped a couple Bayers"
    Such a great line.

  • @tristanmurphybc
    @tristanmurphybc 3 місяці тому +3

    God, do I miss home! Chicago is the king of cities!

  • @RubyRedDances
    @RubyRedDances 9 років тому +30

    "weatherman: Skillen
    music: the Blues"
    such a good jam.

    • @eddiep2899
      @eddiep2899 6 років тому +8

      'Skilling' - TOM Skilling

  • @wwefroogy
    @wwefroogy 4 роки тому +15

    FAVORITE ACTOR: DENNEHY

  • @samberg8181
    @samberg8181 8 років тому +21

    every time I talk to someone with this accent I think of this song. never even been to chi. love call center life ( :

  • @Patrick.Driscoll
    @Patrick.Driscoll 4 роки тому +5

    Favorite Actor Dennehy. RIP

  • @Zusse
    @Zusse 3 роки тому +18

    I listened to this song today on my way home from work and it made me feel like everything was gonna be alright it helped my depression just melt away definitely a gem

    • @mariosharks
      @mariosharks Рік тому +1

      Just got me out of a two month long depressive slump. It's on repeat.

  • @Karlifornication
    @Karlifornication Рік тому +8

    I went to Chicago for the first time 5 years ago in early September. I heard this song shortly thereafter, and it resonated with me. I could only imagine what it was like growing up in Chicago summers during your formative years. I'm definitely jealous.

    • @madvillian11
      @madvillian11 Рік тому +3

      A GF of mine in college went to homewood-flossmoor. We met at a WMU party and long story short I ended up spending a long hot summer in my early 20s around Chicago and its suburbs and my god what memories. Chicago is a great American city with all that entails.

  • @richardlevin4488
    @richardlevin4488 3 роки тому +6

    This beat is perfect for the song, the lyrics give me the spirit of Chicago but the beat makes me wish I grew up there

  • @Lokua
    @Lokua 4 роки тому +10

    I love this song so much. Year after year I remember it out of nowhere. Today I was reminded again merely when someone said "Jewel" in a completely unrelated context. Brings a tear to my eye. Absolutely brilliant.

  • @Zombiejim666
    @Zombiejim666 5 років тому +11

    WEATHER MAN SKILLING , MUSIC THE BLUES !!!!

  • @mathienmathien9695
    @mathienmathien9695 9 років тому +16

    this is basically my "Back in the day" by ahmad.
    it seriously just sounds like my aunts and uncles talking.

  • @staxdeluxe
    @staxdeluxe 4 роки тому +8

    RIP Mr. Dennehy, this is the 3rd time I've listened to this today so I decided I should probably comment. Much Love!

    • @RadioSnivins
      @RadioSnivins 3 роки тому

      As an Aussie who loves this song I've always been curious about the Brian Dennehy connection.

  • @maciejsamborski8344
    @maciejsamborski8344 4 роки тому +7

    R.I.P. Brian Dennehy. The greatest supporting actor ever

  • @Beaut1fullyAwkward
    @Beaut1fullyAwkward 5 місяців тому +2

    The greatest city in the world people always say this city bad but my heart is forever here this makes me wanna cry cause you manage to capture the feeling of a chicagoan beautifully respect real hip hop

  • @GizmoMoneyTV
    @GizmoMoneyTV Рік тому +5

    Favorite song of all time!.... The older I get the more I resonate with this masterpiece of perfection! Dennehy 4 ever!

  • @KidsInTheBasement845
    @KidsInTheBasement845 12 років тому +3

    deadass though, when you listen to it alot, it just gets more and more sincere

  • @novida4770
    @novida4770 6 місяців тому +1

    the chicago wave was too real and underappreciated. real art from prolly one of the best cities in the world

  • @travistruppner
    @travistruppner 4 роки тому +8

    RIP BRIAN DENNEHY!! One of the greats

  • @woneal
    @woneal 12 років тому +9

    I'm flying to Chicago tomorrow for a week-long vacation. I've been listening to this everyday for the past few months to get fired up! BACK IN THE DAMN BUICK!

  • @Rednasyl28
    @Rednasyl28 2 роки тому +5

    I’m on the east coast but this is dope. I don’t think I’ve heard anything like it for any other major city.

  • @dangerchris1915
    @dangerchris1915 2 роки тому +3

    This song got me into hip hop and rap, because I too love Chicago and polish sausage.

  • @y9pema
    @y9pema 11 років тому +12

    straight chicago! the park is smith park, the grocery store is farmers pride (western&chicago) hell yeah UKI village!

  • @tboguthh
    @tboguthh Рік тому +3

    This song has magical properties

  • @ovechtricky
    @ovechtricky 11 років тому +6

    This song/video just scream summer. When it gets nice out I listen to this song every day.

  • @CallMeShasta
    @CallMeShasta 4 роки тому +9

    RIP Dennehy. I came here when I heard.

  • @donnydabbroncogang1349
    @donnydabbroncogang1349 7 років тому +16

    not from chicago, but love the place just cause this song.

    • @CP-pb3pj
      @CP-pb3pj 5 років тому

      Donny Dab BroncoGang
      I’m from SF, need to go to Chicago one day! And I’m hungry for a Burger!

    • @danidelafuente1
      @danidelafuente1 3 роки тому

      @@CP-pb3pj a burger? You mean a polish?

    • @CP-pb3pj
      @CP-pb3pj 3 роки тому

      @@danidelafuente1 That too.

  • @MARCinaM1nute
    @MARCinaM1nute 2 роки тому +6

    Just heard this on Spotify... Still solid after all these years!

  • @dkrusekontrol
    @dkrusekontrol 14 років тому +5

    This is actually my favorite video on all of UA-cam.

  • @79jwhite
    @79jwhite 4 роки тому +5

    RIP favorite actor

  • @inopac
    @inopac 15 років тому +3

    My Mom saw Walter at Poppin Fresh pies once. He opened the door for her and said "Hi Maam". She still talks about it to this day! Awesome video!

  • @SteveFrench-ee5il
    @SteveFrench-ee5il Рік тому +3

    Peak of human achievement was early 2000s Chicago and I was too young to notice. Nothing's got better from that softball game.

  • @lylelandman6205
    @lylelandman6205 5 років тому +50

    First We Feast sent me! Sean Evans dropping lines

  • @deezhonestreviews5757
    @deezhonestreviews5757 2 роки тому +12

    This song is from my era, SNL Bears skits, etc. It took a few spins to realize just how great of a track this really is. Music sharing apps suck for artists, but I have to thank Spotify for introducing me to Serengeti.

    • @apinkandwhitehouse
      @apinkandwhitehouse 2 роки тому

      I feel you bro, it was amazing to be from Chicago in the 90s

  • @Jay_R_S
    @Jay_R_S 7 років тому +60

    If I were coach of the Bears, we'd get at least 10 wins, Dennehy on the O line, Berenger at Tight End

  • @gabrielquinn7208
    @gabrielquinn7208 6 років тому +22

    Favorite Judge: Mathis lmao this is perfect

  • @MrLadendorfer
    @MrLadendorfer 2 роки тому +2

    Living so far from home sometimes I get homesick. Then I watch this video and then I feel much better.

  • @edtietz
    @edtietz 4 роки тому +3

    Besides visiting Second City twice, this is all that I know about Chicago

  • @medinamartinjr
    @medinamartinjr 5 років тому +12

    Shawn Dunston wild throws 🤣🤣

  • @ashylarry515
    @ashylarry515 12 років тому +10

    favorite tower - sears

  • @shmeremy
    @shmeremy 14 років тому +2

    Chicago in the summer. Nothing better.

  • @nicholastomaselli7958
    @nicholastomaselli7958 5 років тому +6

    The nostalgia got me crying

  • @dylanmckay6220
    @dylanmckay6220 5 місяців тому +1

    Was going to NIU when this song came out. God we loved it. So many good night blasting this.

  • @kennydenniskdz
    @kennydenniskdz 10 років тому +14

    we had a time. Peace to Tanya who couldn't make it! Doing another one so let's link!!

  • @eloso5670
    @eloso5670 Рік тому +23

    How many people getting back in the damn Buick in 2023?

    • @mariosharks
      @mariosharks Рік тому +2

      Is a Volvo. But yeah I'm always getting back in that damn thing.

    • @jacksonishuman
      @jacksonishuman 8 місяців тому +1

      Buick all day

    • @Kborret
      @Kborret 7 місяців тому +1

      gotta get a stinkin' bag of ice.

  • @reidsanders2677
    @reidsanders2677 10 років тому +27

    favorite mayor daley, cigarettes cools lol shoutout to judge mathis

  • @mawiahwilliams1232
    @mawiahwilliams1232 10 років тому +16

    OMG he said Zaires! So Hilarious! And Awesome

  • @rubyxerces
    @rubyxerces 3 роки тому +4

    i just found this and it’s on repeat for me now

    • @mariosharks
      @mariosharks Рік тому +1

      Happening to me at the very moment. Actually popped me out of a two month long depressive state.

  • @iwouldprefernotto4381
    @iwouldprefernotto4381 5 місяців тому +3

    This remains one of the most perfect four minutes on the internet. If it doesn’t make you want to be a middle-aged man grilling brats in Chicago then you’re lost…

  • @snoodmonger
    @snoodmonger 16 років тому +24

    "Tryin' to find a decent Fiero with a for sale sign."
    LOL

  • @tonyscott5877
    @tonyscott5877 4 роки тому +7

    RIP Dennehy. Gone too soon.

  • @shizannon77
    @shizannon77 3 роки тому +2

    This makes me miss living in Illinois!! I miss chill leisurely summer days in Chicago and the suburbs. I don't miss the snow though!!

  • @JohnJohnson-ki5yo
    @JohnJohnson-ki5yo 5 років тому +15

    Favorite actor: farina
    Dandruff: tons

  • @abetter-_-Gamer
    @abetter-_-Gamer 9 років тому +48

    So I'm back in the damn Buick to get a stinking bag of ice , to get a stinking bag of rice ,my wife Jewels is cute .