"Weird Al" Yankovic - The Hamilton Polka 

XDDDD agreed He even used the choreography of this video

@@happybalaga4716 And the actors!

I mean, he is a pretty big weird al fan, can't really blame him

weird

That is dumb. He made the play before it was popular. They did shows at high school's before it got to Broadway

I mean, getting a grammy is nothing. If even a curly haired weirdo who makes polka parodies of other people's songs can get THREE...

Cobain said something not too dissimilar

It has been long said, if you get Weird Al to parody your song you know you have made it.

Quest Love from Jimmy Fallon's band texted LMM before he had a chance to listen to this, that he had reached the pinnacle of his career now that he had a Weird Al parody. :)

@@GalaxyRangerNiko "Jimmy Fallon's Band" Please don't disparage the Roots by reducing them to this. They are one of the few redeemable qualities of that aggressively unfunny show

Talentwise, Al is probably one of the best working rappers. I know that isn't going to go over well but just look at white and nerdy, amish paradise, and all about the pentiums. Not to mention his role as Isaac Newton in the epic rap battles of history. He could damn near sell someone micro machines in that one.

@@jerbear7952 also his greatest rap bit ever in the hardware store song

He speeds up the recording so it's impossible to sing, that's why he doesn't perform song like this and Hardware Store.

​@@markconn6534 cap. I can sing this and the hardware song, so....

@@Mike_TNVol4Life he does speed it up, but I don’t doubt he could possibly sing them at regular speed

Which are regular features of his polka mashups.

And Peggy 💩

that had to carry you because the content actually sucks

@@DenOfVipers 🧢

@@DenOfVipers 🏓

In five-part harmony, no less

Anyone could say it, but only Weird Al could do it and do it well 😁

@@pixiediva Weird Al is a phenomenal musician. However...I think he would be the first to tell you that rapping into a microphone in an air conditioned studio with unlimited mulligans is a completely different thing than wearing cotton on a 100 degree stage in front of 2000 people who paid 100's of dollars each to be there. Of course you can produce things in a studio that are more intricate...it's not a flex and Weird Al would say so himself.

@@sfurules yeah that's why he never sings department store live

You have to relize he's famous. He does anything. Here. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Xx-GGQgzCCU.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nACEYoFgp_Q.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UNV7NR6-Y7I.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UgKWmjuF9bU.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-VEtmc0TiSmY.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2E064kb3UnU.html.

O yes

mini 123 i’d try make it but i don’t think i’m good at editing

he should have someone deep fake it in lol

But that would undo all of his tedious lip-syncing.

signed

Yes.

This is cannon

You mean "Hold my bologna!" 😅

Al Yankovic is a musical genius. He's also fun, self deprecating, and ready to send up jerks as much as praise talent. What a guy!

🤙🏼👏🏼

It's like Ginger Rogers said; "I did everything Fred Astaire did, except I did it backwards while wearing heels" Al constrains himself to the music and melody someone else has already established and STILL he manages to outclass and outperform and out-imagine the original. Amazing.

@@fl3082 Now you sire/madam (not sure of your sex because of the initials and ambiguity in this day and age....more disclaimers may come later ) but I think I'm right in saying that, you hit the nail on the head! Considering how much time she spent going backwards with Fred in the lead, she was a true hero of the dance!

people have no idea what a talented musician All is

Black Founding Fathers are TIGHT

@@CJEnglert............ Wow

Wow, wow, wow

So why make a musical about Hamilton? Uh lemme check *flips through pages and pages* because! Fair enough!

So Hamilton did a back flip and snapped king George's neck and saved the day

No. Alexander Hamilton is easily the worst founding father and we're worse off for every contribution he made to the country, and Miranda just enshrined a great man history lie in the minds of popular history consumers. This polka is pretty legit, though, and obviously Weird Al is a treasure, but the rest is just nonsense.

@@IncredibleMD Makes sense

@@IncredibleMD There were worse founding fathers than Hamilton. The only contributions he made that went through were accepted by the other founding fathers. It was really a group effort that gave us problems. Miranda did not turn Hamilton into some kind of God. He created something that showed a number of our founders, and a handful of women involved with them, as human rather than something to worship. Alexander does not come off as any kind of hero. His wife, however, was awesome and deserved better.

*Nicolas Cage has entered the chat*

YAYY!! I was WAITING for a Nic Cage reference! 🤣

Ngl, that gave me the idea of Yankovic!Heathers and that is hella cursed, but I kinda love it because it's so cursed.

mamma mia?

Imagine Al making a polka version of Phantom of the Opera, in the same format as this video

OMG, Brilliant. Weird Al presents: Musical-The Musical.

Sound of music,Cats......And why the hell not ......Dune

He would've put, "I'm a parody, WHEEEEEE!"

@@Salt_Master_Queue that there would be Lin saying that

@@lucianoalonso4389 ... would it be Lin or all of us?

@@Salt_Master_Queue Lin

That would have been amazing

@The Mystic Fez only if he claimed it as his originally, instead of editing huge chunks out, speeding up several parts, and labeling it as a parody of the original For entertainment purposes.

@The Mystic Fez He would of got permission from Lin-Manuel and the producers before releasing the video. He has said in the past he always ask for permission first before releasing content.

He's not throwing away his shot.

@@SerEnmei *WOULD'VE #wordcrimes

@The Mystic Fez. No, my dear sir. Everyone deserves watch musicals.

Aye that he is!

One day I hope to be a nation treasure

What he does is not easy, yet it is not nearly as difficult to come up with a hit as it is to just parody whatever the next hit is. A good sense of humor and performance is needed, but the song and music were already written for you.

National TREAAAASSUUUURRRREEE!!!

International legend

Awkward sentence. But I agree. He and his band are beyond golden or Platinum. They deserve an Infinity Award.

The way you started your comment makes it seem like you're shading him, but the rest of it praises him. Weirdly worded, as Patrick said.

I agree, a couple geniuses can accomplish a lot over 40 years of hard work.

@@jerbear7952 yeah. he was 60 when he made this. pretty darn good. still active and enjoys talking about his career, unlike some people.

Heck, he deserves more fame than he already has.

Yeah Lin wrote a whole musical based on it!

@@beesokay In case you missed it Jimmy Fallon sent him the link the Al's polka and they recorded each other watching it. Its on youtube.

@@Trdrstv Dang it! I don't WANT to love Jimmy Fallon! But the more I hear about him the more Iike him! Stop it! ;_; I just need to hold on to the fact that he's part of the bored ape yatch club like my life depends on it.

They go way back- Lin idolized Al, and was so nervous the first time he met Al- who wanted Lin to help HIM write a musical- that he, well, threw away his shot.

@@Max-Blast_Media Even a broken clock is right twice a day.

he must have been so much happy when his favorite parody arstist made a parody of his own music

To be honest, "You'll be Back" sounds like a song Weird Al would write.

ay ru He did react to it and it was amazing!

Wait how old is the weird al guy- I,m bad at timelines

@@silenteye9547 60 right now. Came to prominence in the eighties. Still going strong. Still topical.

Abso-bleeping-lutely. For oddball me he's part of the Holy Trinity - Al, Tori Amos, and Jimmy Buffett.

@@iddweller9923 I know al and buffet but not sure who tori is :P

@@iddweller9923 I gotta say I'm a fan of all three but I don't see any similarities lol

Shiftless Lazycrat . All 3 like Margarita Ville , of course.

I disagree. I believe he will continue to improve until he becomes pure light. lol

I'll be there with my toy replica AEW World Championship belt to get EVERYONE to autograph the living Hell outta it.

YES

Considering the fact that King George BARELY interacts with any other cast members, that would be amazing; stunt casting the role.

Ffs YAAASSSSS as long as they do it somewhere besides actual freaking Broadway... or if they do.. for Goodness sake at least film it so that the rest of us can watch! That would be the fastest I ever spend more than $20 on DVD ;)

Omg, he would be great!

He has the novelty as a Family heirloom or China Dishes.

Weird Al: Hold my beer

@@coredumperror Weird Al: Hold my slushie

King of the musical speedrun

"Hold my Twinkie wiener sandwich"

Hold my accordion

YES PLEASE

This is the greatest idea anyone has ever had, ever.

Oh yeah!

I'd pay just for the honor.

I think he’d be the best dude to play king gorge lmao. IF THE WORLD SURVIVES 2020 THAT WOULD BE AN AMAZING REWARD

And in 5 minutes

Aye yeah it's Hamilton the speedrun

And funnier.

5

Dang you didn't have to throw shade at that a capella group.

Rapping faster just makes the person sound like he's mumbling

Spritemon 98 It really does

Yo Hamburger I met your wife she is very nice she made me cake

@@spritemon98 Except for Daveed Diggs.

@@Tubocass never heard of him

snot

We're out gunned

Fans decide p u t g u n n e d

@@viviaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan frick

@hi there out numbered out manned. Ay yo we gotta make an all out stand.

Say No To This, where Weird Al seduces Weird Al against Weird Al's wishes.

I’m not sure the world could handle that.

YES! This!

What is this, "Work Hard or Die Trying, Girl"? ("Bob's Burgers," of course.;)

You just did!

This was a big thrill for him. He’s a big Weird Al fan. I saw him fanboying on Jimmy Fallon when he was with Al.

He's made it to the big time.

Kirk Cobain reference? I dig it. :)

He made it big 2 years ago when this was originally released (albeit without being set to the actual scenes from the musical)

@@Oldiesmann It's a reference to the fact that several artists, Kurt Colbain most notably, said that they felt that never _really_ made it until Weird Al parodied one of their songs.

Weird Al on the Accordian, so sweet, no one since "Song Along With Mitch" has rocked one like this!

I'm awake, smiling and snapping my fingers in time to the part you're referring to, so much fun Weird Al gives me, EVERY time I listen to him! This is about 2:13 in the morning, by the way!

@@petergant1379 I know exactly what you mean. 😂

@@KabooM1067 Yes, the silliness is STRONG in Weird Al, and, me, too! You, too, I'll bet!

The whiplash

@@opinionatedfoxl8369are you acting like a maniac

*two days later* We regret to inform you that Weird Al was a slaveowner

You're underestimating what kind of made-up dirt people can dig up over just to spite and ruin people.

Well…there is "Truck Drivin' Song", to which some people object.

@@GreenWeasel11 I am trucker, and I love that fucking song!!!! 🤣😂🤣😂

I can't believe that's how long he's been around for. That's amazing

It's called a raspberry. It's a sign of disrespect.

C. Y. Hollander I can tell you’re annoying in real life just from that 9 word sentence.

It makes sense

@@builtbrotherss Can you really, though?

@@c.y.hollander5592 No he can't. That sentence was phrased very neutrally.

It's that unparalleled polka skill at play!

For more of quick-spitting Al, see *Sir Isaac Newton vs Bill Nye* and also *Hardware Store*

I mean... Hardware Store is a thing.

It's lots of preparation beforehand and a great deal of rewriting and editing.

If I recall correctly, he said in an interview that some parts are actually sped up. Something along the lines of "I'll never have to perform this live anyway, so I might as well speed it up beyond what I could actually do".

That someone, somewhere is probably me My dad was watching it i heard it and was like 'ooh i like this'

guilty

That really is amazing

*waves hand* I'd heard of it, but hadn't really given it much thought until this got my interest. So yeah, it was.

they’d be so confused

That really has to happen. Great idea.

That would make me watch pro football again!!

Get Al and Lin-Manuel to team up for it!

He puts on a great concert, I would love to see Weird Al's Halftime.....perfect for 2020!!!!

The entire thing is just sports song

I know right!? XD

Yeah, they do pretty good weird al impressions

ok but to be real... i doubt Al edited this video to match his audio tracks himself in Final Cut Pro X.... who did that??? where’s THEIR credit??? video editing is hard work... it’s an artform!!!!!

And they danced so fast for him too! That must have been a lot of work!

Underrated comment

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@@fansdecide i know this is a rickroll but screw it im clicking it anyway EDIT: oh nvm

@@pheniellanz5271 haha

Check that Al: I shall take a 2.5 hour musical and condense it in to 5 minute Viewers: I like where this is going Al: I play all parts viewers: yes... Al: Polka. Viewers: GIVE THIS MAN A GRAMMY!

@Sofia Park it’s actually the same video we’re commenting on lol. HamilCEPTION

Spat my wine out laughing, classy aye?!

it’s called a feature film

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But... doesn't he hold his accordion to play it for the song?

@@FigureOfConfliction wait he needs an accordion to play the accordion? I thought he had the power to use an accordion without actually using it

It was The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.

The line is a lot funnier when sped up and sung all by the same singer.

3:03

Wait, so they're saying Madison was black?

@@concken1 what

@@tinytaleah The image shows the character I think they are saying is Madison but the actor is black...

Als 60?

@@DoctorLuny yep

@@DoctorLuny 61

He said in an interview with Jimmy Fallon that it's artificially sped up. Since noone was supposed to perform it live he made it impossible to sing in reality, super fast and on 5 part harmony

he has the power of aisans, the ability to look young forever

Weird Alexander Hamilton

YES! YES! Another Jacksfilms fan!

JACKSFILMS

No! Weird ALexander Hamilton

I love your profile picture if that what it's called!

Too subtle, needs many more "likes."

@@tananam9782 I agree

Happy to be your 100th like

to have Yankovic on your side. Syllables work better

@@blazingginger2 Forehead slap... I'm really unsure how I missed that! Fixed

It's great when Al sings in his Elvis voice. He really showcases it on his original song, One More Minute.

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Copied

I thought it was Alfred?

R. pizzamonkey it is

I had no idea that existed before now, I thought I was being original T_T

0:51 except peggy lol

Ctrl Alt Undo oh Peggy LoL and to think that was the first and last time we saw her..

Imagine if Al included Stay Alive Reprise or It’s Quiet Uptown.

Peggy did a lot of background singing with the chorus through most of Act 1

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And he doesn't really need to...he's just kewl like that

Didn't he make a parody of the Backstreet Boys being gay? Who the hell ok'd that??😅

@@KukkolfKambo the only backstreet boys thing WA did that I know of was to speed up the song & turned it into part of a polka medley

Not always.

@@nuggetprich7069 Do you have any links or examples? I'd be interested to know more.

*clearly disapointed*

Wow i was was not expecting you here, I watch your videos

@@O_and_ONE Lol, Weird Al is one of my favorite singers, so I sub to this channel to keep an eye out for anything new he may put out. Also, Small world it would seem lol.

Because Captain Kirk didn't order anything at Warped Speed ‼️😂🇺🇲😜

pfft-

@Mia Powell couldn't judge u if I wanted to

I concur...he is a bonafide, certified, card carrying genius and an undeniable American Treasure and upon his eventual passing peacefully in his sleep at 101 years old, his home should be preserved and given historical status and turned into a museum honoring his memory... or something like that.

Same

Ka Abet Mer en Ma’at bold of you to assume Weird Al can die. He will never die, only ascend to a new level of existence

@@basiI agreed

-nailed all three of the Schuyler sisters-

@@sheepyjames2264 Hamilton did that too

@@lmaodotnet8188 Peggy is meant to be like 13...

@@mattwood1562 Nah, she's only a year and a half younger than Eliza.

That and he's singing in FIVE PART HARMONY 😱😱

Why DOES poor Peggy fart?!

@@marybarry2230 Pretty sure it is because how she simply dissapears after that song xD

@@PlatyNews Well, the same actress also played Maria Reynolds. It sounds to me like Angelica JOKED about sharing Alexander with Eliza, but Peggy's the one who actually decided to follow through with it.

That's not a fart. It's a raspberry. Didn't you ever stick your tongue out and blow out air at the same time when you were a kid?

@@AnitaClue What exactly do you think a raspberry is imitating?

Its the Australians. Its there like button

@@burneronthenetwork736 Lol. Nice!

The thumbs turned upside down...

😬

Rip dislike button😔

When Weird Al covers your shit, you know you made it big.

This or when he got to appear on stage with Al and sing one word in Yoda

I watched Mucho Mucho Amor on Netflix and Lin met Walter Mercado and absolutely fangirled over him

I would be to XD

He's a god. It's the only rational explanation

He’s 61 years old yet he sounds like a 30 year old

@@fries5849 that’s truly hard to believe

Some might call it grating. There's only so much Yankovich you can take at one time, best consumed in small doses... for me it's about one song every 2 years.

You shut up, his voice is fine!

I actually knew this. 👍🏻 Yay! 🙋🏻‍♀️ That part on Jimmy's show was funny 😂. 🌸

Ah, so I guess people actually watch Jimmy Fallon now and then. Don't know why.

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7UYuFRDvNoo.html here's a link to the video with the interview with Lin, and Weird Al as well as Jimmy's and Lin's Reactions!

not a parody. A polka version, just like God intended all music to be.

Nice! Thanks for the heads up!

He should be inducted into EVERY Hall of Fame...

Amen

Inducted? That's a start. He needs an entire WING named after him. Call it Weird Al's Rock Parody Exhibition or something.

Holy sh** I can't believe he's not already in it.

@@xxManscapexx 2 words. DIRTY POLITICS.

Glad I'm not the only one with this curse! It's a great song but it's flipping catchy.

Psych 1101

Omg you read my mind

tfw I actually play hamilton polka while doing homework to focus and it WORKS

500 hours is 20.83 days

I read the article in The New York Times about Al and it told how Al loves to work on details. He's a perfectionist like most geniuses. According to the article he probably loved editing this video.

Actually, the Hamilton Polka is a couple of years old, so the syncing here was all about adjusting the speed and scrubbing the video to match the music.

Fraser Tustian What this guy said. The polka is still amazing.

Great editing, Shit encoding. The video is interlaced to hell and back lol

I was thinking the same thing during wait for it XD

Otamatone cover when?

Why hello, my fine honking fellow.

OMG DO A COVER ON IT

I never expected to see you here! It makes *me* so incredibly happy to see that my favorite otamatone artist is either a fan of weird al, hamilton, or most likely both!

DO A HAMILTON COVER PLSS

His name is Alfred

"Weird Al" Yankovic. My name is "Weird Al" Yankovic. And there's a million songs I haven't sung, but just you wait, just you wait. Easy enough fix.

Maybe Alfred Matthew Yankovic would fit better.

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I am willing to work work

Right!? I told my litter brother yesterday Weird Al is actually an amazing singer.

I.... actually I think you're right..... damn, never thought of it like that.

I agreed.

He's easily one of the most talented artists of all time and he's so underrated.

He also does a bang up job voicing a middle schooler in a cartoon.

Yes !

​@@pibly674weird al: the movie: the musical, maybe? 😄

Yes please

Listen to hardware store man

Er, the polkas have always stayed true to the original lyrics.

Polka medleys are a thing Weird Al does, he combines a bunch of songs lyrics into a single polka

He did it before with "Bohemian Polka."

Other than added sound effects (my shot having those bullets)

he does the same thing for his other "polka" songs

We're out gunned

@@fansdecide Outmatched

@@krh6239 I hate you. You are supposed to continue it

@@fansdecide out manned Out numbered out planned

We gotta make an all out. Stand

But how about an alternative version where it’s all normal, but the the king wins.

@@snakeonastring my man out here rewriting history so that America never exists

Jimmy Houx I mean yes Britain winning would change act two in no way at all

well Weird Al has played Hitler. drunk history.

@@anhidayat but I feel like Hitler has a different energy than the king

True

I want musical about Weird Al

@supergidds64 Amazing idea

I REALLY want this to happen now

I think that was a They Might Be Giants song

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