FIRST TIME HEARING "Weird" Al Yankovic - Amish Paradise | Reaction 

No one takes creating nonsense as serious as Weird Al and pretty much every artist he has parodied considers it an absolute honor.

"White & Nerdy" or "Smells like Nirvana" ......it's a deep rabbit hole Salvo, but worth it. I've been listening to Al since the 80's & "Another One Rides the Bus". He's brilliant!

"White and Nerdy" "Eat It" "Fat" all quality parodies. Chamillionaire and MJ gave their blessings to the parodies.

The part with "no phone, no lights, no motor car..." is from the closing theme song on "Gilligan's Island."

I still crack up when I see "Mrs Brady" (Florence Henderson) in this !

Weird Al is low-key one of the most legit rappers on the face of the earth.

His parodies are great BUT, on his albums he usually includes a polka song, where he puts modern metal, hip hop and other genres lyrics to upbeat polka music, a twist on the parody (keeping the lyrics but changing the music). If you have never heard Black Hole Sun as a polka, your in for a treat 🤣

Al tends to parody the videos, too. The best example is his parody to Michael Jackson's "Beat It!" which he entitles, "Eat It!" There is a video out there that shows side-by-side comparison of the two videos where you see what is done in the original video being expertly parodied in Weird Al's video. In this case, you may want to watch Coolio's video and see how many of the scenes in the video are parodied along with the words, themselves. Yes, Weird Al has original songs, but is best known for some brilliant parodies. About 2/3 of each of his albums are parodies with the other 1/3 original songs. Some bands have said that they know that they have made it when Weird Al parodies one of their songs.

It's the scene where he walks and lip-syncs backward gets me every time.

Weird Al is a genius. All his songs are fire.

If you're familiar with Blurred Lines, you need to listen to Word Crimes. So smart. So funny. He and his band have been together since the 80s and they can play almost any genre. They sound so very close to the originals you could mistake them until the lyrics begin. The issue with parodies, however, is if you don't know the original you might not appreciate the send up as much.

Near the end, Al walked backwards and learned to sing the song backwards in order to film the shot of everything else around him going in reverse.

Back in the day most artist was honored and thought they really made it when he did a parody of their song.

I'm just going to say "Living with a Hernia" so you get the pleasure of discovering the hilarity of whom he is parodying in that one. Incredibly clever and talented.

I have adored Weird Al his entire career. My son became a fan of Weird Al when he was a pre-teen in the late 1990's, so for his birthday, I took him to a Weird Al concert at a theme park. Although the attendance was very small, Al did a concert like he was playing for thousands, not a few dozen. He did all the costume changes and it was very hot and humid that day. You won't find a nicer person in the entertainment industry. "Trapped in the Drive Thru", "Word Crimes", "Hardware Store", "You Don't Love Me Anymore"...just a few that are hilariously funny, but didn't receive the attention that "Fat" and "Eat It" have gotten.

"Think you're really righteous? Think you're pure in heart? Well, I know I'm a million times as humble as thou art".... BAR

His recent album "Mandatory Fun" is incredible parody of hits. He has been at this for over 40 years!

So, this video half mimics the original video, which features Michelle Pfeiffer for the movie Dangerous Minds. In the music video, Collio sits in the chair opposite Pfeiffer. In this video, Yankovic takes Coolio's part, and former Brady Bunch star Florence Henderson takes Pfeiffer part. Even the part when she throws down the chair.

Weird Al has so many fun songs. He’s a very smart dude and seems to be a cool guy.

Weird Al is the BOMB! If you've ever watched the original music video of something he parodies, you absolutely owe it to yourself to compare his version. :)

I watched a video on Watch Mojo about artists reactions to Weird Al's version of their songs. They showed an interview with Coolio and he regretted giving Weird Al a hard time. He said he was young, naive and acted like an ass. Michael Jackson loved his parodies so much, he helped Weird Al with the videos.

Introduced my daughter to Weird Al very early. Was proud to buy tickets to see him for her birthday as an adult. She loved every second of it.

Weird Al cranked out Top 40 hits in the 80s, 90s, 2000s, and 2010s. Only Madonna and MJ can say the same.

Original? You've gotta check, Hardware Store, and trust me, hit the lyric video. 🔥🔥🔥🔥

🐐🐐🐐 Oh wow, what a deep rabbit hole you just found, Sal! Love the suggestion, Regina, Al is one of my favorite artists of all time.

I've seen Weird Al in concert half a dozen times. It's always amazing!! He puts on one hell of a show! I love that Florence Henderson only agreed to do the Michelle Pfeiffer role if she was allowed to throw the chair!

Love his original “Calling in Sick Today”. Weird Al has helped me through hard times and has entertained me for decades. His genuine personality was surprising when I met him, for sometimes you can tell if a person is uncomfortable around someone with a physical disability and not was so with Weird Al. Also, one favorite concert moment was singing and dancing next to a horizontal challenged fan to “Eat It”. Sometimes life needs not to be so serious !

One thing about this is make sure you are familiar with the original song being parodied.

@6:27 "...that's about as goofy as it comes...." That's how you know @SalvoG hasn't seen more than one Weird Al music video 😂😂😂 yes, you need to check out more!!!!! It gets wayyyy more slapstick than this!

There used to be a radio show called Dr Demento that played nothing but music like this song. Weird Al did a movie called 'UHF' which is not for everybody, but it is one of my favourites.

They keep showing the woman in the white kerchief that they give close ups to is Florence Henderson, the mother on "The Brady Bunch".

You definitely need to react to more Weird Al. He is the GOAT of parodies.

Weird Al usually has three or four parodies each album. But he does original stuff too. (Which is also zany.) He did one song Dare to be Stupid, which wasn’t a parody of any particular Devo song, but came out sounding exactly like a song Devo would do. (Even Devo admitted it.)

Fat is a brilliant parody! BRILLIANT I SAY!!! lol Plus he is amazing live. Seeing him live will make anyone a fan!

Been listening to Weird Al at least 40 years and he still cracks me up. If you get the chance to see him live, GO.

It's not just songs... he has even made parodies of interviews too. He is the king of all parodies! High production and well done ❤

Is this your first Weird Al experience? Wow.. This isn't even his top 5 parade song.. White and Nerdy, Foil, Word Crimes, Tacky and Handy are my top 5. But he has so many good songs that there will be many other with different favorites.. He is a lyrical genius and the absolute parody master..

Watching the original videos before Weird Al's brilliant parody videos will show you his true genius.

You have Only Just Begun, He is a Master at his Craft!!!

Lot of comments have already mentioned artists find it a great honor to have one of their songs parodied by Al. I have also heard the story that Madonna contacted Al asking him to parody one of her songs.

One of my favourite things from when I was a kid is when Weird Al would “take over” Much Music (Canada’s MTV). Wish I had even half his talent. The man can even play the hell out of an accordion 🪗 Not an easy task!

Weird Al has produced so many great parodies over the decades, the man's a living legend: Like a Surgeon, Foil, Eat It, Fat, Another One Rides the Bus, Word Crimes, the list goes on and on.

The blonde lady is Florence Henderson, Carol Brady, of the 70’s show The Brady Bunch.

Great reaction Salvo! Weird Al is the undisputed KING of parody - BUT he always pays complete respect to the source material - it's the same song, just with whacky lyrics AND only does a parody when permission is given (hence why he's never done a Prince parody - The Purple One never gave his blessing!) Kurt Cobain of Nirvana is claimed to have said that they truly made it big when Weird Al parodied their song! Michael Jackson loved Al's versions of several songs! I'm glad Coolio finally 'cooled' off about this! Those royalty cheques must hel. He does his own songs too (and they're great)! He's an insanely talented songwriter, and the musicians he has (and he's used the same for over 40 years!) are top quality as well! MUST do: White & Nerdy, Like A Surgeon, Yoda, Eat It, Fat, Smells Like Nirvana, The White Stuff, and especially The Saga Begins (if you're a Star Wars fan!). Al is brilliant. Cheers.

Saw him Live back in the 70's in SoCal at Knotts Berry Farm on Halloween when they did "Knotts Scary Farm" in October. You really need to know the original song to appreciate the parodies. Might be a great Idea to both for TWO-FER Tuesday Videos. 😊

Weird Al is an actual musical genius. He and his band are able to play and mimic literally any style and genre; they take pride in getting the parodies as close to the original as possible - so much so that when one of their songs come on, we are fooled for a few moments into thinking it's the original. I'm happy to say my son's first concert at 12yo was Weird Al :) My favorite is "Hardware Store" - and he did 'that one part' in one take. You'll understand after you hear it. Phenomenal talent.

Dr. Demento was a show I barely got to listened to because of my age, but I did listen to it a few times. Dr. Demento had a show on the radio that had comedic songs. There is a lot of them. That is kind of where Weird Al started. Or when his name started to get out there, "Another One Rides the Bus" shows how he started, with minimal instruments and production value. Him and an accordion and a guy with a briefcase and props. People name all these songs to do, like this one, and White and Nerdy, and Fat and Eat It. And, though I remember them being popular. The song that everyone like and loved, nobody reacts to. And, if you were really a beginning fan of Weird Al, you would know that the song is called "Yoda" a parody of "Lola" by the Kinks. Do both of those songs Salvo.

I don't know f you remember or not we were talking about Al during one of your tournament live streams. I still say doing a normal song then the Weird Al Cover would make a killer vid/stream LOL Al is a total perfectionist. he releases nothing till it's perfect. He not only does the songs to a tee but the videos as well. Micheal Jackson and Nirvana have given him use of the sets they used for their videos and Al parodied them perfectly. And YES he does originals as well. He also does popular song's lyrics to polka music which is also very funny, he has one on just about every album he puts out. Hot Rocks Polka is one of my favorites, it's all Rolling Stones songs. I hope you get into more Al. ✌Peace✌

The blond lady at 3:18 is Florence Henderson. Carol Brady, mother of the "Brady Bunch".

YAAAY!!! It made my day to see a new reaction to Weird Al! Please oh please do more! That was awesome, thank you for sharing this

When he bounces up and walk towards the camera, he’s actually walking backwards. All the extras look like they’re moving backwards in the shot but in reality he’s the only one moving backwards. He’s singing the lyrics backwards also.

Him (and his band) are super skilled, as they have done this sort of comedic cover of almost every genre of music.

More Weird Al videos you watch-the more you realize his superb talent in all aspects of creating a humorous video. Keep venturing Weird Al and you won't regret it.

The point is to be funny! You said it!...but you wanted to overthink it. Nevermind ❤ white and nerdy i hope will be next

"White and Nerdy" and "Trapped In the Drive-Thru" are hilarious.

I remember this video on MTV. I'd heard his name on the radio, but this was my first song of his that I know of. Means a lot more after learning about the Amish culture.

Best known are his parodies, but about a third of his songs are originals (like "Hardware Store"). Another third is style parodies, where the song is an original, but performed in the (clearly recognizable) style of another artist / group. E.g. "Genius In France" is an homage to Frank Zappa (Guest guitar by Zappa's son Dweezil).

My favorite of Al's originals is One More Minute, a breakup song for the ages. It has the best tasteless line in forever!

There is a LOT more Al music to check out! One of my faves is "Tacky"

Weird Al is Legendary in Parody!!!

OMG! I remember when he did this!! Weird Al is so fun!!❤❤

The entire ending scene he learned how to sing the chorus backwards so it would look correct when played backwards. That's dedication to one's craft no matter how you look at it. And I've been an Al fan since his Dr. Dimento days.

Most people are super honored when he does one of their songs.

They're about 50/50 parodies and originals. Many of the originals are tributes to bands/artists done in their style, but they're original compositions.

Hamilton Polka and The Saga Begins are brilliant.

Just now going thru the rabbit hole of "Weird Al", what a depraved child/man you were/are. Such detail in his video productions as well as well as stellar guest appearances like Florence Henderson (Mrs. Brady) in this one. Enjoy my friend, been listening to him since the 80's, even seen him in concert in the 2000's.

Oh you NEEEED to react to White and Nerdy. His rap skills are seriously impressive and his parody bars are magic. Plus it's got Key and Peele in it.

I saw Weird Al's tour last year of all his original songs and it was great! 😂

Al is a musical genius and can do all the genres! Definitely worth more exploring!

You might want to go back and catch more of the visual humor in the video... The quilt prices "art insane" 😂 This was during the heyday of MTV, and music offerings were as much visual as audio Thanks for sharing your reaction 😊

So near as I can tell, weird al does 3 types of songs. 1- parodies, 2- style parodies, which are original songs that parody a musical style. And 3- polka songs, which use the lyrics of several songs and jams together with his own polka style music.

“Word Crimes” - you have to watch the video - it is freaking hilarious. Weird Al is a genius.

Oh wow, you have quite the rabbit hole to tumble down! Enjoy that journey

The first time I heard Weird Al was way back in 1976 in high school. I used to listen to the Dr. Demento radio show on the local FM radio station in Houston. In among all the favorites like Spike Jones' "Shaving Cream Song" and Dick Baker's "Stinky Cheese", Dr. Demento introduced songs from a kid about my age. I was an immediate fan.

So many parodies to choose from including: White And Nerdy, Living With A Hernia, Word Crimes, and Yoda.

I hope you noticed Jebidiah was feeding the chickens pizza.

Weird Al is an international treasure. 🥰

Weird Al is The G.O.A.T.

Most of his songs are parodies. He does some mashups, accordion style. He does have a few original songs: The Night Santa Went Crazy, Dare To Be Stupid, Melanie, You Don't Love Me Anymore, Germs, Wanna B Ur Lovr, and my favourite, One More Minute

The lady he was singing to in the barn was Florence Henderson from the Brady bunch

One of my favorite Wierd Al songs!!! So funny😅

Weird Al is very funny and is actually quite a good artist. He puts a lot of thought and work into his songs. I think if you're familiar with the songs he is parodying it helps you see how brilliant his versions are. Most artists consider it an honor for him to do a parody of one of their songs. Worth checking more of his stuff out.

Original song that showcases his skill? hardware store. One bit in it makes the song unable to be done live as the pure lung control needed is insane. One. Breath.

Weird Al is a genius! Jump down this rabbit hole head first, you won’t regret it.

Most of his known works are parodies, but he has other genre of note. One of my favorites is "The Hardware Store," which he wrote because he wanted to write a song that couldn't be sung live. He also has a number of songs that he only plays at his concerts because he couldn't get the publishing rights. Probably his best known are parodies of Michael Jackson's "Beat It" and "Bad" called "Eat it" and "Fat" which are not only shot for shot the same, but MJ even offered the same sets, dancers and choreographers. In this video, during the backwards section, he learned to lipsync the song in reverse as well as moving backwards.

You HAVE to listen to "White and Nerdy". 😆 If you want original songs by Weird Al, check out "You Don't Love Me Anymore" and "One More Minute".

There's a very short list of artists with top 40 hits in the 80s, 90s, 00s, and 10s. Like Madonna, MJ, U2, and Weird Al.

Weird Al has some original works like "Albuquerque" and "Hardware Store." He also does polka medleys of popular songs, original songs inspired by the style of other musicians, and his songs are often more successful than the originals that they spoof.

The backwards shot in this video is genius!

All time classic! My fave Weird Al song! ♥ If you do his songs, just make sure you know or check out the original song/video 1st

OMG I just noticed something. Almost 30 years and I only just now noticed. The last scene, when it's all in reverse, his lip syncing matches. Which means Al had to lip sync BACKWARDS so it was correct when they ran the video back.

He is so incredibly clever in his satire. Check out the video for Eat It (MJ's Beat It). It is so on point. One of my faves is E Bay, a spoof of My Way. If you want to go back in time, check out Allan Sherman, who was the early 60's version of Weird Al.

He’s very talented and prolific. Huge rabbit hole.

Lol...havent seen this in years! He's a talented guy. You should check out some of his others.

Another one rides the bus . I started listening to him in 77 on the Dr Demento show .

"The Saga Begins" Is perfect Star Wars.

"He who is tired or Weird Al is tired of life" Words of wisdom from Homer Simpson

Weird Al was inspired by Dr demento who also did parodies. There are so many for you to check out some of my favorites are eat it, like a surgeon, and fat

Weird Al is AMAZING, but word to the wise: familiarize yourself with the original song (including music video, if applicable) before reacting to one of his parodies! (SO many "Easter eggs"!)

It's super helpful to know the originals he's spoofing (& the videos shot for originals)...at one time Rick Derringer (Johnny Winter, etc) was his guitarist...he has a spoof w. Ray Manzarek from the Doors on it....his stuff is pretty well done...