the lines "chickity china the chinese chicken, chickity china the chinese chicken; Harrison Ford, Harrison Ford, Harrison Ford, Harrison Ford, Harrison Ford" really resonate with my soul
The Barenaked Ladies vocal track is sped up to match the beat of Smooth Criminal. The rap sections in particular are a lot faster and the overall effect is a bit "harsher" than the original track.
people often have the extremely wrong and bad take that One Week is about a guy who kills his girlfriend. It's not, it's about exactly what it sounds like and there's no hidden meaning. It's completely literal. This song, however, *is* about a guy who kills his girlfriend.
So recently i was out buying new shoes and Michael Jacksons original Smooth Criminal came on and i mumbled “it’s been on week since you looked at me” and a dude looked at me suprised and The expression turned into a smile and basically i made a new friend that day.
The hip new lingo isn't to say "This song is crazy!" nowadays you are required to say "this song broke all my bones and murdered my family" preferably in lowercase
I like how he says "I have a history of taking off my shirt" like it's a medical condition or informing his neighbors that he's a registered sex offender
Could be wrong but since right before that he says “I have a tendency to wear my mind on my sleeve.” He’s using that to say he sometimes loses his mind
You know looking back a few years later I think that this was the song that made me realize that he makes these mashups not only just to be funny, but also because he genuinely loves music
Yeah, his mashups are way better than most because at the end of the day, Neil’s a damned good musician and brings that to the mash up game. Man’s the Bowie of the Internet, Jesus…
So far I have been banned from controlling the AUX cord in 4 different cars because I have played songs off of Neil's albums. I plan to make it 5 tomorrow.
I'm constantly surprised and amazed by how Neil can find two completely unrelated songs and fit them together so perfectly. The guy's a musical and comedic genius.
Plenty of people do it, but few people do it well. Sturgeon's law holds. It's like saying "it's not that amazing that [foo singer] can sing, it's literally speaking at different pitches and rythms. It's the driving concept behind singing and everyone can do that."
Eyyyy it's Guy Collins! That's a name I haven't seen in a little bit! I love your work, man! -Paintspot Infez Wasabi! Like if you agree Reply if you've heard of me
I had no clue that Neil made Ultimate Showdown, Two Trucks, Annoyed Grunt, and Bustin'. Its actually insane of this dude's reach on the internet and his musical prowess.
I can't listen to the original, it's slower, the instrumental doesnt really compliment the rap verses... Smooth Criminal honestly makes the rap SHINE. Esepcially when it goes down a key during the super fast rapping. The OG can't compete.
This song is a shining example of Neil's genius. Just from the title and the intro, you would immediately think that he's about to mix "Smooth Criminal" with "Smooth", and are left wondering why you just heard a fragment of "O Canada"... and then "One Week" kicks in, completely subverting your expectations. You know you're in for a hell of a ride. And then right near the end, when you've resigned yourself to this fate, "Smooth" finally shows up and your brain explodes.
I was disappointed when it first started playing and that wasn’t the case....as the song continued, my disappointment faded away because of beautifully crafted this mash up is.....AND then Smooth played and it was like the icing on the cake
@@moenaut Gimme some search terms, or try and I'll let you know if it works, or use tinyurl or something I want that fucking sauce, and I want it yesteryear
I never heard One Week before this album, so when I searched the original song after listening to Mouth Moods, I almost had a heart attack because it's so goddam different. In fact, the heavy breathing at the beggining of the song was me when I listened the original One Week.
As someone in that "I'm approaching 40 but can't believe it" age range, I can safely say that Neil has perfectly captured the contents of the aging Millennial brain with these songs. They're weird, horrifying amalgamations of various half-remembered moments of our youth that somehow lurch their way out of the dark to become almost transcendent. They hover ominously somewhere between the disturbing and the sublime, and I dig that. Well done, my dude.
Came here after I listened to one week and found a comment about this song after I watched american pie. As someone who is in his early 20s I would love to life in the 90s, but remembering back to this era and missing it is probably worse than ever experiencing it.
@@cheradaninezakalwe2851 Just give it a minute... I think goldfinger already did the thing in your timeline... Streetlight made some new merch... Skatune Network is still getting big, so that's something... right?
lyrics: It's been one week since you looked at me Cocked your head to the side and said, "I'm angry" Five days since you laughed at me, saying "Get back together, come back and see me" Three days since the living room I realized it's all my fault, but couldn't tell you Yesterday, you'd forgiven me But it'll still be two days 'til I say I'm sorry Hold it now and watch the hoodwink As I make you stop, think You'll think you're looking at Aquaman I summon fish to the dish, although I like the Chalet Swiss I like the sushi 'cause it's never touched a frying pan Hot like wasabi when I bust rhymes Big like LeAnn Rimes, because I'm all about value Bert Kaempfert's got the mad hits You try to match wits, you try to hold me but I bust through Gonna make a break and take a fake I'd like a stinking aching shake I like vanilla, it's the finest of the flavours Gotta see the show, 'cause then you'll know The vertigo is gonna grow 'Cause it's so dangerous, you'll have to sign a waiver How can I help it if I think you're funny when you're mad? Trying hard not to smile, though I feel bad I'm the kind of guy who laughs at a funeral Can't understand what I mean? Well, you soon will I have a tendency to wear my mind on my sleeve I have a history of taking off my shirt It's been one week since you looked at me Threw your arms in the air and said, "You're crazy" Five days since you tackled me I've still got the rug burns on both my knees It's been three days since the afternoon You realized it's not my fault not a moment too soon Yesterday, you'd forgiven me And now I sit back and wait 'til you say you're sorry It's - It's been It's - been Chickity China, the Chinese chicken You have a drumstick and your brain stops tickin' Watching X-Files with no lights on We're dans la maison I hope the Smoking Man's in this one Like Harrison Ford, I'm getting frantic Like Sting, I'm tantric Like Snickers, guaranteed to satisfy Like Kurosawa, I make mad films, 'kay, I don't make films But if I did they'd have a Samurai Gonna get a set of better clubs Gonna find the kind with tiny nubs Just so my irons aren't always flying off the back-swing Gotta get in tune with Sailor Moon 'Cause that cartoon has got the boom anime babies That make me think the wrong thing How can I help it if I think you're funny when you're mad? Trying hard not to smile, though I feel bad I'm the kind of guy who laughs at a funeral Can't understand what I mean? You soon will I have a tendency to wear my mind on my sleeve I have a history of losing my shirt It's been one week since you looked at me Dropped your arms to the sides and said, "I'm sorry" Five days since I laughed at you and said "You just did just what I thought you were gonna do" Three days since the living room We realized we're both to blame but what could we do? Yesterday, you just smiled at me 'Cause it'll still be two days 'til we say we're sorry It'll still be two days 'til we say we're sorry It'll still be two days 'til we say "Wasabi" Birchmount Stadium, home of the Robbie It's been It's been It's been (It's been) It's been (It's been) It's been (It's beeeeeeen) It's been (It's beeeeeeen) It's been It's been It's - It's - It's - It's been (it's and been's that i am not writing) This life ain't good enough I- It's been My world to lift you up I- It's been My life to better suit your mood Cause your so smooth It's been Just like the ocean, under the moon It's been Same as the emotion that I get from [Harrison Ford] You got the kind of loving that can be so smooth Give me your heart - make it real, or just forget about it (brainrot of One Week, Smooth, and Smooth Criminal ensues)
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Okay, lemme level with you for a sec. Electrical engineering? Pretty smart. General relativity? Pretty fuckin' smart! splicing "it's been..." into the Rob Thomas vocals? FUCKING... GENIUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUSS!!!1!
I dothreside the Monarchal Confederation that is the Dominion of Canada. The oily and wheaty part that has pirates. I'm not sure if this is even weird at all because of how ass-backwards everything in Alberta is. Does the government make the laws that keep the oil companies in check? Or do the oil companies keep the government in check with their monopoly on the economy? The Progressive Conservative party in Alberta have been the lapdogs of the oil companies for too long. They had 40 years in office, and once the NDP got voted in and they tried to diversify the economy and install the carbon tax people are too small minded and not focusing enough on the big picture about what it means for the Province, Canada, and the world.
SuperSmashyfication Take the taxes, pour them into education, people get better education, people get better jobs, people make more money, people have more money to burn on shit, people spend more money, economy grows. QED
I like to imagine the start of the song as taking place in a dark, snowy forest in Ontario, where you're hiding behind a large maple tree. Your wounds sting in the freezing wind, but you grit your teeth in an attempt to stay quiet and undetected. But what's that noise? Is that.... the Canadian national anthem? As the patriotic tune grows in volume, you hear footsteps crunching in the snow somewhere nearby. Your heart feels like it's going to beat out of your chest, and you struggle to control your breathing in your panic. Suddenly, you see him coming towards you, wielding an axe that's dripping blood into the pure white snow. It's Ed Robertson, the lead singer of the hit rock band "Barenaked Ladies." And he's ready to laugh at your funeral.
that's because a lot of songs, pop songs in particular, that follow the same structure and usage of 4/4 time. so once you account for tempo differences, it'd be extremely easy to splice them together. the real challenge is making something catchy and unique with it, which cicierga does way too damn well.
4/4 time matching isn't enough in a lot of cases the structure of the song needs to somewhat match too (i.e. having the chorus come on at the same time after matching the tempo)
A long time ago some German got the opportunity to go forward in time and listen to Neil's songs. He felt such sheer euphoria that his deafness was cured and he became a musical mastermind. That kid's name? Ludwig Van Beethoven.
No, but it is weird that you used either when there are 3 to 4 songs used here, depending on how you count it, because either refers specifically to two options. You should have said 'any of the songs he uses'. I'm kidding, I just wanted to be annoying with my grammar corrections.
Smooth Criminal - Michael Jackson Smooth - Sanata One Week - Barenaked Ladies You may ask "One week doesn't fit the smooth theme" but actually the OG song is smooth AF and they say "smooth"
I accidentally left autoplay on and this played Best mistake I ever made edit: this song has sparked a neil cicierega addiction I need serious help edit 2: I cant go a day without listening to at least 1 song from this guy
Every time I listen to this song when Rob Thomas kicks in just when you almost lose hope that "Smooth" is gonna be part of this mashup I picture that scene in "The Two Towers" when Gandalf arrives at Helm's Deep, but it's just Rob, all in white riding a horse into the stage where the Barenaked Ladies are performing ready to save the day.
I was listening to this while looking for some pills I had to take, but they were upstairs, so I went upstairs, but what I didn't know is that my Bluetooth headphones have a really weak connection when they go through walls so my headphones disconnected and I had to rush downstairs so that my brother wouldn't hear this absolute cosmic horror of a song
god, neil is so talented when it comes 2 making songs that are silly but also unsettling. this is such a fucking bop. the juxtapositions of the genres & songs he mashes up really unlock a whole new emotion for u to experience
Y'see what this needs is a re-creation of the Smooth Criminal music video but you replace Micheal Jackson and the crowd with people in the most violently 90's fashion ever burned to film.
Chickity China the Chinese chicken 😒 Chickity China the Chinese chicken 😞 Chickity China the Chinese chicken 😔 Chickity China the Chinese chicken 😟 Harrison Ford 😕 Harrison Ford 🙁 Harrison Ford ☹️ Harrison Ford 😣 Harrison Ford 😖 Harrison Ford 😫 Harrison Ford 😩 Harrison Ford 🥺 Harrison Ford 😢 Harrison Ford 😭
3:29 until the end of the song is probably my favorite part in the entire album I cant listen to this song while i drive anymore because one of these days im gonna wreck my car rocking the fuck out to this song
3:26 Oooooohh, _now_ I know what the Harrison Ford segway in one of the Discord sings Daft Punk videos was about. Actually kicking myself rn for not having listened to the whole album instead of only Wow Wow and Bustin'.
