Barney's On Fire

[@King_Colombia_Inc]

So yeah....for some reason a lot of people seem to think Weird Al wrote "Barney's On Fire". High praise, but it is simply not true. Back in 1993, I was watching David Letterman and a skit came on about the new cable show "Fireplace Full Of Barneys". The song came very shortly after! I featured it on my album Mommy's Got A Migraine. I had it released to usenet and sent free to anyone that asked (all 10 of them). Usenet archives still have the posting if you go spelunking. In June of 1994, after a lot of positive feedback and prodding, I submitted the song to the Doctor Demento Show. The Good Doctor played the song on his July 10, 1994 show (and again on the July 17, 1994 show). It was the third song broadcast, after "Take Off: by the McKenzie Brothers, and "Be Prepared" by Tom Lehrer. More high praise!! Interestingly, he added a Barney sound effect to the end of it, and trimmed out the keyboard solo. After that I released one more tape over usenet, and then made a "best of" CD. That done, I stopped writing music for a very long time. Napster rolled along, and was bombarded by thousands of songs attributed to Weird Al, but not actually by him. Barney's On Fire was included, and was thus massively traded around as such. A frighteningly complete list of these "Not By Al" songs are available here: www.com-www.com/weirdal/notbyal.html Eventually people made videos, posted to youtube, got millions of views, and the rest is history. I've never made a cent off of these :( What fascinates me is the amount of denial that I wrote the damn thing. It doesn't even sound like Al! OK maybe a little. - Tony Mason.

[@Valzentia]

Tony Mason is a legend

[@Valzentia]

This song is almost 30 years old. Came out in 1993...wow.

[@MoltenIce777]

It's 30 years old now.

[@geraldmcboingboing]

@@MoltenIce777 32

[@midnightarcanacentraltv5815]

This and Elmo’s Got a Gun were classic mocking videos of preschool shows

[@xxvelvetteenxx1777]

I used to watch this when I was hella little and I never understood that this songs about , I used to dance to this and no one stopped me...I even sang the lyrics almost everyday I remembered about the song a few days ago it just randomly came to my mind and now I'm like...WTF WHY WAS NO ONE WATCHING ME AT THAT AGE?!

[@kagevista3375]

I remember jamming out to this when I was 6. Now I’m 20 and this is still funny as hell

[@karmahunt4127]

I remember seeing this at 2008

[@mewsic3281]

i listened to the song for an hour and i loved it

[@NamelessTomb]

I was going to say that

[@fortnitecheese79]

Dragon Butts me 2

[@polkaproductions9120]

Dragon Butts same

[@cornman75]

I saw it in 2006

[@kekameme]

Oh god,this song was AWESOME

[@jadensimpson4709]

where should probably be a lost episode creepypasta about this song. do any of you agree? reply to this comment if you do.

[@jadensimpson4709]

Sorry, I ment to say there instead of "where".

[@merik2001]

lost episode creepypastas lost popularity i wouldent be able to upload it the wiki doesnt accept lost episode creepypastas

[@thatguy1080]

No I disagree

[@captainmagmapyro5531]

Absolutely

[@marvinthemaniac7698]

Thumbs up if you duked out to this song when you were 10 years old!

[@otterofglory8140]

I just remember being 8 years old and thinking this was the funniest thing ever

[@nomanniceibuj6636]

I haven't heard this in so long omg

[@barneythedinosaur4283]

one thing about this is this actually happened on the show. I caught on fire during one of the scenes. this video is offensive, but Imma let this slide

[@diefordethklokdotcom]

this is what my legit ruined my childhood. my parents still torment me about watching this 24/7 when is was 5.

[@liz-qt3st]

i remember bopping to this in the car going to the beach when i was like 6, i am now 17

[@DupaChunner]

Oh boy, look what quarantine brought me. A song from 1993.

[@Luna.editsxcc]

WHEN BARNEY MELTED I FELT LIKE I WAZ BEING HAUNTED ._.

[@Kevinilos]

it's been a long time without hearing this

[@katelyn_fay2307]

this was my jam when I was 5😂

[@arthurandella4368]

This is funniest thing ever !

[@merik2001]

Does anyone even remember why we hated him so much XD

[@Pigninjius]

“Barney’s a baby show so he’s immediately a mortal enemy to mankind”

[@MarioGreco]

that sums it up well lol@@Pigninjius

[@matthewparsons2264]

I still enjoy this song 🤪

[@oO0jojo0Oo]

this video has given me ptsd

[@madelinejohannes2748]

I was doing some Barney research and apparently this is Tony Mason not Weird Al

[@ZVKOKYZ]

Childhood ruined

[@nasirthorne2680]

Who’s here from November 2023?

[@FunniFrozenHedgehog]

I remember this

[@Kalos64]

NO BARNEY

[@oopssorry3378]

I remember watching this when i was little

[@Nickcheezy]

Made in anime studio 6

[@ppylas]

I saw this like, last decade

[@jessicagameing7750]

Barney dead XD

[@markmattin6454]

I love ❤️ Barney and I hate Barney poor Barney

[@barneythedinosaur4283]

u sure about that?

[@Animationsbyseth]

1:40 guys i see inanimate insanity mouth

[@AZNXXXful14]

There was an anime about Mechs based on Animals/Bugs and there was this purple pwoerful one that someone made an AMV about with this song. It was awesome! I miss it T_T

[@tabbymolesworth3712]

I love this video

[@HuyenPhan-ir2wo]

2020?

[@SpencerBritton3078]

Me! I Still Love This Song!

[@leakatbhuiyan4700]

❤❤❤😂😂😂

[@merik2001]

We were so psychotic back then

[@pnmawvr777railfanarchived8]

1:36 Action 2 That doesn't look like a news man this is a dreadful man that looks like he is going to hell.

[@MetalGearBepis]

classic

[@christophernorris1491]

Wasn't this video originally released in 2006?

[@valeriegadomski3600]

Very dora e danceing

[@antmusic]

None of the Above & Tony Mason were pretty fun

[@petlover0231]

This was one of my first vids!

[@Coolman20045]

Blender?

[@rangerthegamer5447]

Peak music

[@RCSXDV]

I would have helped the guy in the suit.

[@scriptshowcaser4427]

:awesome:

[@BigDarien]

No Barney

[@marthasalguero4421]

she brun barney

[@jaimeadonayalbenomartinez434]

F por barney

[@sourasian3034]

Man holy shit

[@NamelessTomb]

There’s 2 other videos that said it for kids

[@markmattin6454]

I love ❤️ Barney and I hate Barney

[@BigDarien]

Noooooooooo

[@Evie2121]

oh god 😐

[@adremusic3770]

2:30

[@scriptshowcaser4427]

:ytg:

[@jaylencninjaturtlesandbarn3454]

I hate you do not do that Barney is my show

[@treyhuey1871]

That song sucks man

[@vivianvillalon5564]

Wait is that original

[@whydohandlesevenexist]

I remember this