MOST REQUESTED SONG IN HISTORY | “Weird Al” Yankovic- White & Nerdy (FIRST TIME HEARING) (Reaction) 

The white and nerdy guy dancing behind him is Donnie Osmond. If you do a bit of research on him you will see why he was a perfect choice to do a cameo on this video.

I'll never not cackle at K & P locking the doors of a convertible.

With five Grammys, I believe weird Al is the most prolific comedy songwriter ever and you like breaking down bars, watch hardware store, an original song that you’ll be surprised by

One thing i haven't seen anyone else comment on: You noticed Seth Green, but not the guy dancing with Al. That's one of the original white nerds, Donnie Osmond.

George Lucas tried to destroy every copy of that special so even boot-legged that tape is damned near priceless.

You know you've made it when Weird Al parodies your song 🤘

Donny Osmond hyperactive dancing is hilarious.

I'm still convinced Weird Al would be the greatest all time Halftime Show. Just a pure entertainer.

His lyrics are so good that when he did "The Saga Begins" a parody of "American Pie," Don McLean the singer of "American Pie" sometimes finds himself singing "The Saga Begins" when he performs his own song.

Weird Al can spit so much fire, he makes dragons envious.

Artists don't just "not mind", they LOVE it when Weird Al picks one of their songs. It means you've really made it. Try his "All about the Pentiums"

🎶 Hardware Store 🎶 or 🎶 Word Crimes🎶 show what Al is truly capable of. #armyofdarkness 🖤✊

Your Star Trek>Klingon>Kirk or Picard knowledge fills me with great joy! You bring honor to your house! ❤️ Detail: Jordan Peele locks the car door, even though they're in a convertible, with the top and windows down. Musically, there's nothing this man can't do!

The guy dancing with Al is one the most popular teen idols in the 1970's Donny Osmond

Not only did Chamillionare NOT get mad about the parody, he was so impressed that he shared the song on all of his social media. In fact, at this point, Weird Al is such an icon that artists use his parodies as evidence that they've made it in the music industry. If he is aping on your music, then you truly belong.

I can highly recommend 'Word Crimes' by Weird Al. If you think this is good lyric wise then that one should be right up your alley. Im amazed by him managing to do an entire song entirely on-topic. Also...Foil by him is amazing. Regards from the Netherlands ;)

Hardware Store should be next. It's a true showcase of his lyrical ability.

Recommendation: I Smell Nirvana - Weird Al - if you haven't done it yet.

Al gets lots of guest stars in his more recent videos. You ID’d Key & Peel and Seth Greene. The guy wacky dancing behind him was Donny Osmond. Keep an eye out in other videos for more guest appearances- or go straight into “Tacky” which is just a series of guest stars.

“Fat” was his breakout. It holds up. He does a spot-on James Brown in “Living with a Hernia”

Trapped in the drive thru. Not everyone gets it right away but I couldn't breathe through the whole video

The next one you HAVE to do is "It's All About the Pentiums" which is a parody of "All About the Benjamin's"

As I'm sure many people have commented, He always asks permission from the artist (even though its not required legally) In the parody of Michael Jackson's "Beat It" which is called "Eat It" Michael even made sure that Weird Al had access to the sets that were used in the original. You gotta see the side by side comparisons. Not only are the songs lining up with the originals, the videos a lot of the time are shot for shot parodies.

I can never get enough of Weird Al reactions. The JOY it brings me to see him bring joy to others is just. I love it.

Two quick comments....First, the last name is pronounced "Yank-o-vick" Second....the one thing that gets less attention than it should is this isn't just Al doing karaoke over the original tracks. His band is PHENOMENAL. These are completely new recordings made with Al's band sounding exactly like the original. And they don't just work it out in the studio until it's right. They do all of this live, dozens of shows every year or every other year.

Donny Osmond dancing in the background was so perfect!! I had such a crush on DO when I was a tween!

I guess Cliff doesn't know who the goofball dancing behind Al is some scenes of this. LOL It's Donny Osmond!

Weird Al is so freaking talented, love him

2 things. 1: It's All About the Pentiums 2: There is a version of this video that is just Al and Donny Osmond "dancing"

you're gonna like weird al's smells like nirvana.

Bro you have to do trapped in the drive thru... its his trapped in the closet parody and it's next level. Also tacky is his Happy parody and the video is all in one take.

The only thing that would have made this perfect for a man of my vintage, would have been if you recognised Donny Osmond in his cameo as well as Seth Green. My old man's brain was blown when Seth was in Mass Effect 2 but it's great that you get so many references. Keep up the good work gent!

Fun fact: Donnie Osmond did his whole dance in one take. There's a video of just Al and Donnie doing the whole song and it's freaking hilarious.

Donny Osmond dancing in the background kills me every time 😂

Finally broke down and looked up the equation Al and Donny Osmond were dancing in front of. Apparently it's "the time independent Schrodinger equation for two elementary charges with a Coulomb interaction." And now you know as much as I do. 😂

Love Weird Al. If you're looking for more recent stuff try "Tacky", a parody of Pharrell's "Happy", or "Foil", a parody of "Royal" by Lorde

The guy dancing with Al near the end is Donnie Osmond. He's probably the opidemy of 'white' but he was a good sport and cameoed in this video as a shot at his perceived image. There are so many meta jokes in this song that you really need to listen to it a few times to even hear most of them. Good stuff!

For some reasons I don't understand, people tend to pass over his parody of Living on the edge by Aerosmith Wich is called Living in the fridge! Wich I personally think is absolutely hilarious! Love that you finally tumble down this amazing rabbit hole that is Weird Al Yankovic! Love and respect to you from Quebec my human brother!

The guy who was dancing in the background behind him was Donnie Osmond. He was the youngest of a brother singing/dancing group in the 70's and was almost as well known as the Jackson's (Michael Jackson) brother group back then.

The Night Santa went Crazy by Weird Al is incredible, you will absolutely love it!

The new dance in behind weird Al is Donny Osmond🤟🏾🖤👍🏾🖤

The guy dancing with him is Donny Osmund.

Stuck in the Drive Thru is another great parody by Al.

I've read that The Red Hot Chilli Peppers weren't too thrilled about "Bedrock Anthem" but that's a rare exception

I'm absolutely loving your reactions to his music. I had this song on my MySpace page ages ago. Yes, Klingon is a race in Star Trek, and the language is a real thing that you can learn. (Yes, I'm white and nerdy) I'm nearly 50 and I've been listening to Weird Al since I was a teenager. "One More Minute" is one of my old favorites. As far as newer stuff goes, I'd recommend "Word Crimes".

Klingon is an actual language (yes, from Star Trek). Any good nerd is fluent in Klingon! (Full disclosure: I have a first edition version of the Klingon Dictionary in my library). Guess I’m too white and nerdy :) Al parodied Ridin’ Dirty video really well in this one. Using Key and Peele as gangsters and Donnie Osmond as his “backup dancer” is just another testament to Al’s genius.

Did you see it was Donny Osmond dancing in the background in those "white and nerdy" choruses?

this was number 1 in the uk charts back when i was younger lol

He ask permission to the artist or their management before he does a parody. The only artist that said no was Prince. AL said he wanted to parody "Little Red Corvette" & the "Purple Rain" soundtrack but Prince said no. Eminem would not let Weird Al make a video but gave permission for him to parody "Lose Yourself" as an audio only which Weird Al titled "Couch Potato:

That's the legendary Donny Osmond dancing behind Al. Al told him to just have at it and improvise to his heart's content. Donny said it was one of the best times he'd had recording on a video.

I actually loved this. I laughed my ass off. I’d love to see more weird Al reactions. It’s just so much fun.

He's so cool that even though he doesn't legally need permission to parody anyone's song he always asks anyway.

The adorable dancing man behind Al through the later half of the video is Donny Osmond, famously from "The Donny and Marie Show" (1976) and the Osmond Brothers group. The whitest little Mormon that ever lived. When Al called him and asked him to help him out, Donny jumped at the offer and put his heart and soul into his performance.

That is Donnie osmond dancing in the background…what a good sport to be in the video.

Weird Al parodies are GOATed!

Donnie Osmond dancing in the background is the MVP of this video!!!

So great! Donny Osmond dancing in the background makes me laugh too.

Weird Al gets permission to do parodies of songs, and it's probably an honour to have all do one of your song

I said it (days later) on the first one, but there is an Al song for damn near everything. Whether direct parodies or a style/artist pastiche? He’s got a song for EVERYTHING

I can't believe u didn't mention the amazingly white dancing by Donny Osmond in the back.

What's weird (pun intended) is that very few reactors mention Donny Osmond's appearance in this video!

No one ever comments on Donny Osmond dancing with him. He was perfect for the part. One of the first boy bands in the 70s.

Chamillionaire actually loved this song. "The multi-platinum artist is happy to hear the new version, and holds no grudges towards Al. Cham said, "He's actually rapping pretty good on it, it's crazy...He's Grammy-nominated, man. He goes platinum. It's really an honor when he does that. I remember when he redid Michael Jackson's 'Bad.' Weird Al is not gonna do a parody of your song if you're not doing it big. You gotta be a big dog. He shot the video, and people will see it pretty soon. It's crazy." Weird Al is highly regarded for his ability to closely mirror the original song, something impressed Chamillionaire as well. "He's spittin' just like Krayzie Bone on the second verse...It's actually very funny if you listen to what he's saying. The way Krayzie is harmonizing, he does the same thing. It surprised me. I didn't know he could rap like that." Im pretty sure he actually thanked Al in his award speech because this version got a lot of people to check out the original. As for Seth Green, he's a huge nerd and into collecting, so he fit perfectly. The guy dancing behind Al was Donnie Osmond, the epitome of white and cringe, so it worked as well.

"Hardware Store" and "Bob" really shows how good he is at writing lyrics. Both you have to listen carefully and Bob you really have to pay attention to how the words are spelt. Personal favorites would be "Ricky", "Word Crime", "Living with a Hernia", "Eat it", "Jurassic Park" and "Saga Begins".

Another cover of his that really hits that nostalgia is All About the Pentiums, a cover of All About The Benjamins. One of my favorites for sure.

Someone actually went through and did a mashup of this and Ridin Dirty. Every other beat, the song switches between each version. It’s friggin insane how on point Al was compared to the original lol. Big recommend to either Tacky or Foil next 👌🏽

React to “Couch Potato” - “Weird Al” Yankovic. Parody of Eminem’s “Lose Yourself”.

The song: They see me mowin' Cliff: NO! 😭

Classic Al. Even with Donny Osmond dancing in the background!

That’s Donny Osmond dancing around. The Osmonds were a family group like the Jackson Five. Donny was their Michael. He and his sister Marie(their Janet) had a very popular TV variety show: The Donny and Marie Show.

Hahah! YES! Glad to see this one so soon.

I write little parody songs for work. I tried to spoof this and i could NOT. This song is so TIGHT it is insane. I am so impressed with Al on this one

Weird AL is so freaking talented and he can actually rap! I'm so happy to see you laugh as I was laughing along with you 😄! We all missed you! I'm so freaking over the moon you are back my internet friend!💙💙

4:01 Yes it is, a fully designed language for Star Trek, with a few thousand people knowing the fundamental basics, and less than 100 estimated fluent speakers worldwide. Fun fact: There was even a project to have a klingon version of the Wikipedia, cancelled, as it seemed to not fit the purpose. Another fun fact: The bing translator has klingon available, presenting the output in latin alphabet. QaQjaj jajlIj

Word Crimes is great, Whatever you like is awesome, Grapefruit Diet and That's your Hosroscope for today are 2 very great underrated songs but are awesome.

The hilarious thing about this is that, apparently even Chamillionaire even praised Weird Al for his rap skill - which is pretty cool.

He also did a cover of Doddy’s “All About the Benjamin’s”. Ack in the 90’s Cale’s “All about the Pentiums”; yes, another nerd rap parody and it’s also pretty great.

The best advice I can give anyone when digging into Weird Al is to do your research on what song he is parodying and watch that video right before you watch Weird Al’s video. Even if you do it off camera, you will appreciate the man 100 times more.

there's a point where i noticed: "i can't do this", - then i watched you power through this. i went to a live performance of this 6 years in a row.... it came back and then "pop-pop"....

They don’t know how much goes into Al’s parodies, which is why it’s awesome that you mention the syllable matching required. ~_~

The lady getting the surge protector is Judy Tenuta. Weird Al's friend in real life. She is a stand-up comedian with an accordian and an attitude. RU-vid has her. I like the one that starts "Hi Pigs".

Yoh lnow you have a special place in the music hierarchy when Donny Osmond is your backup dancer

Everybody loved to be in his videos..good job spotting Seth Green!!!!

Eat It and Another One Rides the Bus are two of my dad's favorite ones of Al's parodies. And in the Eat It video, Michael Jackson had loaned Al his iconic jacket from the Beat It video.

As an older nerd I get all those references, most of which you're missing. And I was actually on the chess team as well as the science club. And played D&D. Damn I was such a nerd.

Artists know that when Weird Al does a parody of their song...they've made it!! 😁Its an honor to strive for!!🎶

Check out the green screen video of Donny Osmond doing his dance behind Al. The crew was literally rolling on the floor but Al had no idea what he was doing back there until he watched the playback. It does not get more white and nerdy than Donny Osmond!

There are few artists that DONT see being parodied by Weird Al as a badge of honor

Hey, bootleg was the only way we could get the Star Wars holiday special back before RU-vid!

Nobody knows Donny Osmond dancing with Al, he was the lead singer of a Mormon family group from the 70-80s . He was the ultimate white guy back then straightest guy anybody new of . In a time when everyone was partying not Donny

Donny Osmond's dance moves throughout crack me up.

Another homerun, Lord Cliff. Check out, Weird Al, Word crimes. That is a personal favorite of mine. Long live the AoD, The Sewer Rats, & the great community we have here. Much love to everyone from here in the UK

I love Word Crimes, Foil, Hardware Store, Saga Begins.The one most people sleep on though is All About The Pentiums.

Hardware store by weird al is crazy! I think he's faster than emenim.

Donny Osmond is dancing behind Weird Al.

0:58 Cliff: "I have a bad feeling about this"

Seth Green was the action figure guy, he is a huge collector of them. You need to do Word Crimes by him, parody of Blurred Lines by Robin Thicke

I grew up listening to the Dr Demento Show on the Westwood One radio network. Ray Stevens and Weird Al were always my favorites.

Seth Green is funny and all, but it's Donny Osmond dancing through most of the last half of the video that made me laugh until I cried the first time I saw this. When he performs this in concert, he shows the video of Donny dancing on a screen at the back of the stage too. It's magnificent.

I would recommend foil by him too