Weird Al Yankovic "The Saga Begins" Live // SiriusXM // Raw Dog Comedy Hits
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- Weird Al Yankovic performs "The Saga Begins" with a full band at a special Town Hall event live at the SiriusXM studios.
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The lady in the back is just happy to be there lol
Who wouldn't be?
I would too. can't blame her
Same
I would aswell
Unbelievable. His voice has gotten better with age and is even better live than in the recordings!
its 2024 and this IS STILL AMAZING...
Not only is Weird Al a legend but his band is epic. They can play any style of music and they demonstrate that every live concert. Severe props to the talented musicians in the band.
Talented musicians playing the most absurd songs, haha.
oh yes. and it's a joy to be able to watch the bass player. they usually get short shrift
@@tangogrrl Steve Jay is phenomenally good.
Al must have the lyrics written on the inside of his eyelids!
Al channels the Force when singing this song.
@@theunknowncommenter725 As does the entire audience when he sings it live. Those that know it, sing it, front to end!
I like to think that all his lyrics are always blaring in his head
This is one of the few songs that I actually know every single word to. It perfectly relays the story of episode 1 which a 13 year old me couldn't be more excited for. I would feel confident doing karaoke with American Pie at a bar but singing this song word for word.
He was feeling it, and it shows. Somehow sounded better than on album years ago
"And in the end some Gunguns died, some ships blew up and some pilots fried."
Always cracks me 😂😂😂
Weird Al summarized the entire movie in this one song. The Force approves!
What's amazing is that he wrote most of it off what people put the rumor mill existed toward the end of the dial-up age of the internet. He scored an advanced viewing, changed a line (maybe 2), and released it not long after (probably was still in some theaters). What's more, the end of the music video (which you should look up) coincidentally or be mistaken as a reference to Episode 2…
@@tschillintsoulntai9285 the line about anakin and padme romance was put in the song after the he saw the movie ,
and he predicted the entire fucking trilogy from only watching the first movie since the other two didn't even come out when the song did.... yeah fucking mind blowing
@@moonshoesthecat7277 Pfft.. you think that's impressive? Here's his line from "Yoda", released in 1985...
Skywalker singing:
"But I know that I'll be coming back some day
I'll be playing this part 'til I'm old and grey
The long term contract I had to sign
Says I'll be making these movies until the end of time"
He predicted the sequel trilogy 14 years before even the prequel trilogy came out... :)
This song always makes me feel like I'm going to cry. It's beautiful.
I feel the same way
It's better than watching the movie and takes up far less time!
I know. Out of all the Weird Al songs, this one makes me the most nostalgic. I loved all his songs when I was a kid, but the Running with Scissors album is the first one that I remember getting right when it was released. I was 7 in 1999 when it came out. My older brother and I pooled our allowances together to buy the album and we listened to The Saga Begins practically on repeat (we were Star Wars fans as well). I miss those times so much. 😢❤️ But so happy that Al is still going strong and still performing to this day!
I know what you mean. Everytime I hear this wonderful song, I get nostalgic for 1999. Still remember when TPM hit theaters that May, and when "The Saga Begins" and the album Running With Scissors came out. Great memories and I wish I could go back to reexperience it all over again 😖
Same. It really hits me.
how they all can play this looking darn serious without cracking up is beyond me...
they've played it like 800 times before😂
kidzpage they probably played this song 800 times in a two year period for a decade at least so a lot more than that haha
Its just a session, they play all kinds of stuff.
it's not a funny song, it's actually one I think he took more pride in making because he is such a big Star Wars fan. That's why he chose American Pie for the song.
Even though it is a parody song with humorous lyrics, the narrative itself is a rather poignant one, recounting the story of an innocent boy who is taken away from his mother and will someday become a heinous villain, as well as the death of the narrator's beloved mentor. While the song is superficially a comedic one, Al sings it with genuine emotion and love for both Star Wars and the original Don MaClean song. This is so much more than just another funny parody song.
A great singer. A genius lyricist. A super talented performer. Who did not smile while watching?
Goosebumps... This is a quality performance from the world's greatest living musician...
I never get tired of listening to this song.
Al isn't weird. He is simply a genius surrounded by "slow" people.
Imagine tuning into SiriusXM and hearing eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
The only compelling reason to watch The Phantom Menace is so that you can fully appreciate this song.
Brilliantly put! Agreed!
Seems like Al doesn't age! His voice is nearly the same as his early years. He also has a nice rasp he's worked in. I'd love to learn how he keeps his voice young.
His voice is way different from how it was on his first 4 albums. His was voice was nasally and rough. I think At some point he took some serious voice lessons and greatly improved his vocal abilities.
He looks like he's sapping the youth off Jim West, who looks like he's aged faster than everyone else. ;)
Lots of chedder
As Jetnut89 has pointed out, Yankovic's voice was nasal and near gravelly, early on in his amazing career. However, Yankovic, at one point took vocal lessons from Lisa Popeil, daughter of Ron Popeil (of TV infomercial fame) which has attributed to him maturing as a vocalist.
@@Class-X198X she's Ron Popeil's sister. The song "Mr Popeil" is about their dad, Sam. Lisa's been a backup singer on his albums forever
It's kinda incredible how perfect a summary of Episode 1 this song is...
How this guy is not yet in the Rock and Roll Hall of Game absolutely baffles me.
Wait, there's a rock and roll hall of GAME and hall of FAME? That's amazing, why didn't anyone tell me?
We don't deserve the musical genius that is Weird Al, but thank God he shares his music and shines on us.
Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee's a ghost.
Pretty insanely great in concert too. Everyone hollers
Considering the guitarist never gave him a "how long is this going to go" look, I'll assume Al holds that note for a long time often. haha
AS if anyone really needed to learn how awesome Al and his band are, this, without the theatrics, the lights, etc... So incredible. LOVE Al!
Holy shit Al really sustained that note with no accidental vibrato for about 12 seconds.
Al always claims that his voice isn't "pretty" but he can sing. I disagree, when he tries like during this song and not just the live version, his voice sounds beautiful and amazing. I hope that would never discourage him from making non parody music. I would LOVE to hear al album about Al's life.
Thank you for contributing to a LARGE part of both childhood and adulthood (but ESPECIALLY childhood) and giving me some of the best memories of my life. I'll never forgetting downloading "don't download this song" on lime-wire back in the day and then having my mom buy me that whole album LMAO . We love you so much al and I really just hope you know that!
PS: Every time I go to the drive through (I don't eat fast food often at all thank god) I listen to trapped in the drive thru lmao
Absolutely! He can really put a lot of emotion into what he sings, like all great singers. And thanks for mentioning that sustained note! (wow!)
He's a very talented guy and the lyrics of the song are fantastically written
That man can sing!
This song is special to me. In the early 2000s my dad was sick and after school i took care of him. Dipers meals naps. There was a church troubled youth group. And they played Star Wars. The newest SW movies was the one this song is based on. And the youth group band learned this song. The church yoith group leaders got the movie and the band played this song before the movie and the song made the movie make sense. But i went to that group cause it was 1 of few activies i did aside from taking care of my dad. It's been 20 years since he past 03/06/50 - 03/07/03. I loved my dad. This songs reminds me of him when he was alive.
I love how passionate he still is. True artist 😊
crazy I just discovered this song a few weeks ago. My 6 year old is a HUGE star wars fan and just loves singing along to this. Weird Al you are definitely a musical genius! Thank you
Don McLean, the singer and writer of the original song Al parodied - American Pie -, allegedly said he needs to pay attention when he sings his song because his kids always sing the Al one so he doesn't always remember the words of the one he wrote.
aw!
Weird Al is genius with lyrics and performances of his tunes.
A long, long time ago
In a galaxy far away
Naboo was under an attack
And I thought me and Qui-Gon Jinn
Could talk the Federation in-
To maybe cutting them a little slack
But their response, it didn't thrill us
They locked the doors and tried to kill us
We escaped from that gas
Then met Jar Jar and Boss Nass
We took a bongo from the scene
And we went to Theed to see the queen
We all wound up on Tatooine
That's where we found this boy...
Oh my my, this here Anakin guy
Maybe Vader someday later - now he's just a small fry
And he left his home and kissed his mommy goodbye
Sayin' "Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi"
"Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi"
Did you know this junkyard slave
Isn't even old enough to shave
But he can use the Force, they say
Ahh, do you see him hitting on the queen
Though he's just nine and she's fourteen
Yeah, he's probably gonna marry her someday
Well, I know he built C-3PO
And I've heard how fast his pod can go
And we were broke, it's true
So we made a wager or two
He was a prepubescent flyin' ace
And the minute Jabba started off that race
Well, I knew who would win first place
Oh yes, it was our boy
We started singin'...
My my, this here Anakin guy
Maybe Vader someday later - now he's just a small fry
And he left his home and kissed his mommy goodbye
Sayin' "Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi"
"Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi"
Now we finally got to Coruscant
The Jedi Council we knew would want
To see how good the boy could be
So we took him there and we told the tale
How his midi-chlorians were off the scale
And he might fulfill that prophecy
Oh, the Council was impressed, of course
Could he bring balance to the Force?
They interviewed the kid
Oh, training they forbid
Because Yoda sensed in him much fear
And Qui-Gon said, "Now listen here
Just stick it in your pointy ear
I still will teach this boy"
He was singin'...
My my, this here Anakin guy
Maybe Vader someday later - now he's just a small fry
And he left his home and kissed his mommy goodbye
Sayin' "Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi"
"Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi"
We caught a ride back to Naboo
'Cause Queen Amidala wanted to
I frankly would've liked to stay
We all fought in that epic war
And it wasn't long at all before
Little Hotshot flew his plane and saved the day
And in the end some Gungans died
Some ships blew up and some pilots fried
A lot of folks were croakin'
The battle droids were broken
And the Jedi I admire most
Met up with Darth Maul and now he's toast
Well, I'm still here and he's a ghost
I guess I'll train this boy
And I was singin'...
My my, this here Anakin guy
Maybe Vader some day later - now he's just a small fry
And he left his home and kissed his mommy goodbye
Sayin' "Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi"
"Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi"
We were singin'...
My my, this here Anakin guy
Maybe Vader some day later, now he's just a small fry
And he left his home and kissed his mommy goodbye
Sayin' "Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi"
Such an American treasure. Love drawing out the "heeee" for like 30 seconds.
I can swear he's a treasure for humanity. Actually I'm french and totally fond of this guy, his kindness, his sense of humor, his outstanding musical skills, Weird Al should be the one we present to any extra-terrestrial ambassador for a first interview. If he gets subduction, I'm sure he'll make a hilarious song about his New probe 😁
One of the greatest musicians who ever lived.
What a great recording facility. Sounds fantastic. We all know how great all the guys are backing AL. And of course Al is the king of Parody for this Millennium. Great job Al, Jim, Steve, John and Rubén :) I would expect nothing less.
Miku In English *Rubén.
Isn't it Jon?
* We all know how great all the guy backing Al are. *
Al is awesome
Amazing (almost incredible)!
*Al has lungs of Steel wow he is super talented.*
I'm going to have this song and more of his played at my funeral instead of that depressing crap they normally play. It will be the final one before people leave.
Kylo Ren's favorite song. Just top in his mixtape playlist, just below of My Chemical Romance's "Welcome to the Black Parade" and a male rock version of "Unbreak my Heart."
Still listen to this song almost everyday this and yoda 😁😁🤘🤘
The Sound girl a the back was just smiling and laughing the whole time.
Can’t blame her! I would have been too. Side note she’s beautiful.
This just too good! One of his best!!
Weird Al's voice is just simply amazing, powerful, sharp and clear
I love how happy the girl in the background is.
right.!!!! i noticed it too.. THIS GUY is amazing... my FAVORITE childhoom movie WAS UHF
Possibly one of the best live performances I've ever seen.
Just admit it we were all singing to this song! That and the lady in the back was really trying hard not to laugh!! But dang he can sing!
This song never gets old
Awesome, saw him last year, he is so great...such a genuine nice guy....and very humble
John Wilder you met him in person?
Lucky.
That sounded better than the original. Of course, because Weird Al is REAL, I knew it would be. Based Weird Al
2024 THIS MAN IS A LEGEND!!!! Ever since UHF.. im a total fan. Thanks for making part of my childhood amaizing
When you want to know the whole story of The Phantom Menace in 6 minutes
Sure beats watching that horrible movie
I still love this song after all these years 🤩
This fucking completed me!! Long time fan since age 9. Love you Al
That drummer knows wtf he's doing.
Yes, hard to see him, but I believe that is John "Bermuda" Swartz, who's been with Al since the beginning. He played a box or something for "Another One Rides the Bus" in the early 80s. They recorded it in a bathroom somewhere because they didn't have a studio lol. Anyway, great drummer. Can play about any genre.
I believe on "Another One Rides The Bus" John was playing Al's accordion case.
That's Bermuda Schwartz. He's Al's drummer for more than 20 years
@@tangogrrl After watching the original music video for this song, it looks like all of the band members are the same. It's impressive for Al to not have any turnover in his band after all these years. I guess that just shows how awesome and likeable he is. :)
He's a national treasure!
That piano player is rocking out 🤙🤙🤙
Always love this song and "Yoda". Everytime I hear it I get nostalgic. Thank you for everything, Al! 🤘🤘
does anyone else get genuinely emotional about Anakin's story when they hear this? I do.
Weird Al is Official Star Wars Canon to me.
THE GREAT ONE
The most redeeming thing about.. really anything that happened after Return of the Jedi and what is now designated Legacy material.
This song was the best thing to come out of the prequels!
the chick in the back is beyond delighted...i can understand that
What a song! I love the piano so much.
He's a ghost took me by suprise
I re-scheduled a hernia surgery to see the show in Pittsburg.
This is absolutely brilliant lol.
4:29 when the fire alarm goes off
Not quite as long as that note (not looped!) at the end of the theme song for Spy Hard, but still impressive! Can't do that myself even on a mike.
Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee's a ghost
If you are a hardcore Weird Al fan, THIS is your favorite song of his. Most people who are Al’s fans have never heard of this song before. But we love this song and love Al.
uh what? this is one of Al's most famous songs. It's great but if you're a "hardcore Weird Al fan" then your favorite song is Albuquerque or Everything You Know is Wrong or something like that.
Albuquerque is the shit
Frank's 2000" TV
Just thank you thank you weird al 🤌🤌
same quality since the first time i heard that song epic weird al
It's 2020, the drummer's been in quarantine. lol
it's a noise canceling booth
so good.
He looks like he's kinda struggling due to his age but for his age that was outstanding
Bob Buffpants yup. his voice is deeper and some parts were slightly off pitch.
wow - Idol...
masterpiece?
Good he is, yes?
The bass player. I mean.....wow.
amazing
Really a bad ass parody! Love it
I listen to this song when I do a star wars marathon so I can skip phantom menace 🤣
I prefer this song more then the movie XD , I think he only refrences Jar Jar like once or twice XD
Ok, who clicked "dislike"!?
A Trekkie...
A big jerk!
a dirty commie
Al's evil twin and handsome soap opera star Weird Sal Yankovic
moggfree lmfao
Classic
Okay..now make one for the sequels, Weird Al!
Cecille Gultiano But what song would he parody? This was such a perfect mix, I can't possibly imagine him capturing this lightning in a bottle moment again.
Believe, my young padawan. Trust in Master Weird Al. He has the force!
Amazing voice, and this version is much more emotional then the original. Ops, this is the original!
Brilliant!
Member when Starwars was like this?
DeAlpha 369 I member!
@@ChpwrwckedIsland2 is that a south park reference lol
Hero Of Time yes!
I can't watch this without thinking about that one video... Weird al interviews Eminem
Know what I'm sayin?
Holobrine I know what you're saying.
Ahh! The compression on his voice! I can tell that his vocals were great for this, but some studio engineer made them sound all harsh. >.
Seriously. Fire that audio engineer.
@@loosekanen It sounded fine...
How do you hear it? What are you hearing? I'm in ear training. thanks
@@tangogrrl Al's voice has a loss of dynamic range due to compression
@@jacobusbeats4143 I think I'm starting to hear it. It probably doesn't help on this crappy laptop speaker. I'll try again plugged into my bass amp. Is there a particular area you can point me toward, that demonstrates it more than another? And thanks. (Can hear it on ''he's a ghost'?)
This is so good
At least now we get to see Darth Pianist's entire face. :)
Oh, my baby, my baby she don't want me no more
Ever since she saw his poster in that record store
She says the way he grinds his molars is really sexy
She thinks he's so darn dysfunctional and Generation X-y
She likes his brooding angst and his wild-eyed stare
Yeah, he's her very favorite slacker multi-millionaire
Well, my baby's in love with Eddie Vedder
She's all crazy 'bout that Eddie Vedder
Once she was mine, but now I better just forget her
'Cause my baby's in love with Eddie Vedder
Now, every time I see him, well, he looks so grim
I guess it really must suck to be a rock star like him
What a pain in the butt to have so much success
Spending all his time moping and avoiding the press
But my girl can't get enough of his sullen demeanor
Like he's some bit tortured genius
and I'm some kinda wiener
Well, my baby's in love with Eddie Vedder
She's got a thing for that Eddie Vedder
Tell me, what can he do that I can't do better?
Now my baby's in love with--
I said I said I said my baby's in love with Eddie Vedder
Head over heels for that Eddie Vedder
I knew we were headin' for disaster
When she caught me hangin' out at the Ticketmaster
Now she's got an unrequited adoration
For the frustrated, agitated, designated alienated
spokesman for the disaffected grunge generation
Well, I don't wear Doc Martens and I don't wear flannel
And I don't boycott the music video channel
And I just can't compete with all that money and fame
But I know two can paly at this kinda game
Yeah, well, let's just see how jealous she'll get
When I start stalking Alanis Morissette
Well, my baby's in love with Eddie Vedder
She's all crazy 'bout that Eddie Vedder
Once she was mine but now I better just forget her
'Cause my baby's in love with--
I said I said I said my baby's in love with Eddie Vedder
Why'd she have to fall for that Eddie Vedder?
If she wants to leave me, I guess I better let her
'Cause my baby's in love with Eddie Vedder
The girl in the back is just giddy over this....me too.
All hail WEIRD AL! One of my biggest regrets in life is not saying it is live show…..yet
Hot dog. It's exactly perfect
lol on that i know him as a friend through youtube from toby m
To think he wrote this before the movie came out
dude this is really F'n good. Better than original which is still good.
This song should be titled "The Phantom Menace"
KA ROO SCANT😊
OH MY GOD!!!!! :::)