Ever wish songs just sang what was happening in the music video? Well now they do, in this second installment of literal videos! Lyrics/singing: Dustin McLean Voices: Jonah Ray, Priscilla McLean
Same Dan. Was scrolling through my RU-vid liked playlist and went deep. 14.5 years later remembering this old video with my wife. We were just young 21 year olds when this came out. Great times.
I’ve been with my wife almost 12 years. We were just cranking the big home stereo to the actual version of this song and made me think of the literal video. She found it funny but in a hardy har har kind of sarcastic way.
Been looking for old RU-vid heads like you guys to ask, does anyone remember the Jingle Bell Rock one? It was so good! They even made two versions of it back to back just like the Darryl and John versions. Both were the most hilarious things I had ever heard! Wish someone would bring it back
I love the cool new sweater for only 40 dollars. And it's funny because when I watched the real video, I thought the guy was Dave Coulier too, as he looked on Full House.
I really love these "Literal Version" videos! They're all terrific and hilarious, including this one! My favorite parts of this one are, "When I open this, the cards all fly out.", "I'm gunna pull a gun on you, but don't be afraid. I'm silly, so...", and, "Do you like my mullet. Business in front, party in back!"! I love every part of this, though! Also, I like how the guy in the video looks confused when he "floats up to the next level in a magic chair"! Keep up the great work, DustoMcNeato!
This is my favorite video ever!!!! Whenever I need a good laugh I watch HoH Literal😂 BTW I’m a HUGE Tears For Fears fan. I have front row center for one of their summer 2023 shows and I plan to sing your lyrics during HoH. 😅
This video is so hilarious! In fact in the original there's quite a bunch of absurdities, and your lyrics just highlight the funniest moments. Thank you, mate, very much appreciated!
How in the WORLD do you get your voice to sound so close to him? In all your videos you're right on. Not to mention you can sing and hit the same tough notes. Incredibly talented!
Oh man, this never gets old! I must have watched it five times already! It's so funny when his mouth actually mathes what you're singing ("I never realized") "I'm returning a book" always gets me, though.
What makes this video different from other literal versions is that is not only a very good adaptation of the singer to the original one but also add some creative phrases and they are told in a funny way like "you have really big glasses" or "I wish that they were better" when refering to the books, that has nothing to do with the video but it adds funny value. I just love it.
How am I just finding this today? This is hilarious, and so well done. I see there are a handful on this YT channel but it seems other people do literal videos as well. Amazing that I never stumbled upon this before. This is like when I first found the Star Wars 1977 "Bad Lip Reading" video and was laughing like a mental patient.
Your "original" literal videos are the best. You know how to write good (and funny) lyrics. And most important of all, you can actually sing as well as the original artists (and even sound like them). This one is my favorite; hope you get to do some more...
Haha, I love the original song, but this literal version tickled me :) Fantastic job of matching the vocal style to the original btw! (In your other vids too)
As someone who has written a ton of parody songs I know how hard it is to do..it's even harder to make it really funny..it's even harder to make it funny for almost 4 minutes..You nailed it. Brilliant stuff. Do a few hundred more.
AWESOME! God bless you DustoMcNeato. 2.18 the gun part was the best and singing all the way back down of course. It made me feel that once-in-a-while nice sensation that life is always worth living! Being SILLY is what life is actually all about!
This is one of the funniest things on RU-vid ever! Since you started this whole thing, no one else has come close because at least you sound like the singers. lol. That's respect :)
Anytime I try to sing along with this song if I hear it playing, I automatically start with "I got a stack of books to return." It has completely replaced the original first line.
This made me LOL over and over again. I especially liked "...mullet...business in front, party in back..." !! And hahaha@ "now I'll walk away and head over here..." and "Is that Dave Coulier? " Thanks for the big laughs! Gonna go share this on my FB and check out your other "works" now.... *high-five!* Blessings...
You are a genius, whoever created this!!!! "Now I'll walk away and I'll head over here" "When I open this all the cards will fly out I saw Ghostbusters, this copied that Now, now, now play the keyboard!"
lol you know what's funny? I heard this song on the radio a few nights ago and instead of singing the correct lyrics I busted out into these literal lyrics...my sister thought I had lost my mind hahaha