First Time hearing "Weird" Al Yankovic - Amish Paradise | Reaction

[@ACPhila]

"IF you're amish let me know" I uhh...dont think thats gonna be an issue lmao

[@prestonjones1653]

Former Amish

[@kemalmighty2288]

@@prestonjones1653 Retired Amish lol

[@jameswhittingham8027]

Ha!

[@echopryme]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@aWhimTested]

The whole “take a sec and decide if u wanna still be one of us” is def Amish, one of my friend’s dad grew up Amish and decided to go away, he is either a psychologist or psychiatrist now but has this awesome pic of a bunch of Amish guys flipping off a camera

[@gregGould]

Lyrics of "No phone, no car, not a single luxury, like Robinson Crusoe it's as primitive as can be" is the same words as the closing song on 'Gilligan's Island'.!!!

[@highlandergunn9240]

Bingo I caught that too Shows how old I am 😂

[@Tirath]

So many reactors miss visual that accompanies the "churning butter" line 😆

[@CaddyJim]

The ending of this video doesn't get enough credit he had to walk backwards and sing the song in reverse so when they played back he was walking forward singing the words correctly

[@jameso7826]

Was just gonna comment on this lol. I love that about this video.

[@waynesmith5442]

That's Florence Henderson (Carol from the Brady Bunch) playing Michelle Pfeiffer's part

[@williamjacobs7865]

The barn raising scene is real. He accteually stood there with a falling wall. And at the end he accteually had to sing the whole section in reverse

[@ChrissaTodd]

the part where he says "there's no phone, no lights no motor car, not a single luxury etc.. that whole sequence was from the gilligans island theme song and honestly it works for this song too lol

[@katphish30]

So good.

[@Launabanauna2]

It works perfectly for this song! Thanks for the info.

[@philpennington826]

LOL he said, "party like it's 1699" (as in the year....lol not "69")

[@edwardblair4096]

It's a play on the song 1999 by Prince.

[@southernenigma3427]

It's the "our prices ART insane" for me...I"m dying over here LOL

[@timheller8475]

I love how all the reaction channels to this video miss the "Gilligan's Island " theme in the middle as the buggy with the "how's my driving" sticker moves forward, I guess I'm sooo old as to get the cultural reference

[@NondescriptMammal]

Yeah, you and me both... and he fits it into the music so well, plus the lyrics fit the theme of the song perfectly. Pure genius.

[@patticrichton1135]

Yes I got it immediately, I think most of the reactors are too young and have never seen the "Gilligan's Island" show or heard it's theme song, which Weird Al incorporated into his parody.

[@jerolddavis]

The "omelettes" line is way too often overlooked too.

[@Roadwarrior1318]

As an ex amish person I would say the chances of you being allowed to live with amish family for a week who will allowed you to record them are slim but not impossible. Most of comments about Amish using technology is true.

[@TheJokesterSCR]

The Amish do avoid most technology, but these days there is no avoiding all of it. For example, the Amish business owners who make furniture or other things will use gasoline and machinery to help and also even have smart phones in order to help them do business. They still don't use it nonstop like the rest of us.

[@ffjsb]

Amish WILL use modern tech if they are employed by an "English" factory. Most "Amish" furniture is made in factories with modern tools and technology, but just using Amish employees. "Amish" built most often just means an Amish employee built it, not that they used hand tools to build the product...

[@IggyStardust1967]

@@ffjsb Still, there's a level of quality associated with "Amish Made". As I understand it, Amish people won't offer anything (or even allow something to be advertised with their "name" associated with it) if it's not of the highest quality. I've worked around Menanites as well as Amish people, and while you really need to stand down-wind of them, the work they do is absolutely top notch. If I needed to hire someone for any sort of construction work, they would be the first I'd call upon. Smell or no smell, their work ethic offsets that.

[@trey7772]

It depends on the type of Amish. Old Order and Swartzentruber tpes will avoid it, but some New Order are more liberal.

[@SassyIndian]

​@IggyStardust1967 I agree, their work ethic is just outstanding. I live in a small town that's surrounded by Amish communities. A neighbor across the street hired the Amish's roofing company. They showed up with like 20 people and had the shingles tore off and reshingled in literally just over 6 hours. Quality was awesome.😁

[@robstyles8535]

Do Hardware Store. That one truly showcases how good of a rapper Al is.

[@thehonestwoodcutterbradywe8011]

We used to live in the middle of an Amish community.we had so many Amish neighbors.my mother bought a van so she could do long distance driving for them,like when they needed to go farther than their horse and buggy can safely travel.they do have as many children as physically possible.the largest family I knew of had 19 kids!

[@moonchild848]

You have to watch the Coolio version of this song (thus the braids) and the sweating when he sings on the side. I died laughing because you have to know the original.....yeah now you should research the Amish. That's the Amish...they are allowed to leave at age 16, many end up pregnant, on drugs etc. The kids go crazy because they have never experienced alcohol etc and all the other fun stuff. But about 90% end up going back to their community in the end. You can see them on KZbin. Rumsprunge i think it's called. Peace from Canada.

[@eben4reel934]

the braids & sweating are on-point!

[@Gulicktheemu]

Al is the parody goat. Lovin the reactions to Al. I’m a day 1 fan of Al since he recorded his first parody in the me ‘s bathroom in college. He recorded there because it had the best acoustics. ✌🏽

[@RosesTeaAndASD]

The Brady Bunch Mum Florence Henderson!

[@cereal510]

As a non-mormon, in utah, i can tell you mormons do not shy away from tech. They fucking LOVE tech, plus mormons here love to play the 'keeping up with the joneses' game a lot lol

[@robertcherman]

My great grandma was born Amish. It's not that they are really against technology, because they still have to use it. They all have to use batteries for the lights on the horse and buggies. A lot have boomboxes that play music, which need batteries. Most Amish communities have one television and one telephone for emergency purposes. The television for the weather and a phone to call 911. They will even use it to order pizza. It is more based on a vote, at their city hall type meetings. If they agree to something then they will use it. And Amish people do fight and they usually win, but I think that is more grade school and high school. I don't think the adults do as much, but I have seen a lot of kids pick fights with Amish kids, and then watch them get their butts kicked. It's hard for a normal school kid to beat up a kid, that probably woke up at 4:30 in the morning doing farm chores. The Amish kids in school were not allowed to watch movies when we had movie day, but not because it was television, it's that they believe movies and shows are not good to watch. They would have to leave the classroom, but they didn't have to leave the classroom because the lights were on, or because the teacher used an overhead projector.

[@gypsygirl3255]

I would compare the Amish with the Mennonites. Traditional believers always wear plain clothing without buttons. Women always cover their hair. Grew up in a Mennonite area. They can marry between the sects. Mormons are the ones who used to have multiple wives. They wear regular clothes and live modern. I had LDS (Latter Day Saint) friends growing up.

[@arnoldcox9128]

Mormons are in Utah and I'd say the Amish are in Ohio/Pennsylvania...and the Mormons church is like a castle

[@Traci71769]

That building you are refuring to are our Temples thay are not the same as our meeting church is.

[@andreadeamon6419]

Ohio actually has both

[@reedvending2384]

All different levels or secs of amish. Some have cars and electronics but are restricted from many things on the internet . Others dont use any electric, and others have electric but its solar and batteries. Oh some amish dont want to be on camera and others don't care. The barn scene was done in 1 take and that was a real giant frame they dropped and that was him standing there the entire time.

[@CallofFreaky]

2:59 “an Amish with a tool? You know that’s unheard of” LMAO

[@help8help]

Amish with a Tude (attitude)

[@freddiewompton]

It's already been said both in comments and the video but yeah. Amish in specific are the ones who generally avoid technology. I'm originally from PA and lived about an hour out from Lancaster (shown in the video). It's one of the biggest Amish populations throughout the country as far as I know. You go there and see all sorts of horse and buggies and stuff. It's actually really cool to see imo

[@lizardkingof1968]

If you're here for edumacation, you need to do Al's "Word Crimes" a parody of Blurred Lines by Robin Thicke...🔥🔥🔥

[@RyanRichardsToby]

4:20 #GILLIGANSISLAND Who remembers the Ballad of Gilligan's Island? kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2nNmZVrg9N0eq8

[@suzannebaan1337]

The Mennonietes are a little more modern. They can drive cars (the men) and use phones. Amish use this if they have a alarming situation. In that case they use the phone of Mennonietes or even take a lift.

[@ffjsb]

Mennonites just use very plain vehicles, base models without radios as much as they can, and plain clothing.

[@Dra3000]

I remember him selling whole albums..btw this song came from the movie dangerous minds

[@nickperkins8477]

This song is an Al masterpiece. He was on such a hot streak in the 90’s.

[@susangalloway3055]

Nothing beats Weird Al for getting your day off to a smiling start!

[@michaelmchone9239]

Hello from Gatlinburg Tennessee friend ✌ so cool you mentioned my hometown! Great video, blessings to you and yours

[@dianeritthaler7792]

Hes very talented and creative

[@Traci71769]

I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormon). We use electronics and live pretty much the same way all Christians live. We celebrate holidays watch tv have phones and computers. I just wanted to let you know.

[@broncobra]

When he is milking the cow, it is right into his cereal bowl, with a box of cereal? When jebediah feeds the chickens, it's with pizza. Brady Bunch Mom, Gilligan Island - you get it?

[@adamfanalways]

Weird Al is the best, if you made it back in the day, Weird Al did a parody of your song! He was so great at writing them and doing video’s for them! He makes you laugh and isn’t that the best! Guess what he had bars, gotta do White & Nerdy and Word Crimes are some of my favorite’s by him and of course this song 🎧 👑

[@MegaKat]

Don't forget Tacky, Fat, Eat It, and if he's feeling brave... Albuquerque.

[@sunstripe85]

I LOVE Word Crimes... and yeah, Albuquerque lmao I love him

[@thegreatrosterini4647]

Ouch! No similarities I can think of between Mormon and Amish. Lol

[@samhain1894]

Except both are cults.

[@thegreatrosterini4647]

@@samhain1894 you're thinking of Moonies

[@gokaury]

@@samhain1894 By the very definition of the word, all religions are cults.

[@bkurtz8770]

The night Santa went crazy. You missed Florence Henderson aka Mrs Brady

[@kdm71291]

Amish and Mormon are very different…Amish, Quaker and Mennonite people are similar…they all seek to live very conservative, strict, old fashioned lives in rural farmland areas…and it’s not a religion, it’s a way of life…but religion is part of it.Mormons aren’t like that…Mormons are modern, if they choose.

[@bryancate4916]

Gatlinburg Tennessee, my hometown. But the first time i seen Amish people was when I was about 15 and they was in Walmart in Sevierville in the electronics department. That was one of my most interesting trips to Walmart.

[@williammartin2349]

in the scene at the end where Al is walking toward the camera and everything else is moving backward, Al actually mouthed the words backwards and the scene is played backwards to look normal

[@jerolddavis]

That story you're thinking of would be Amish. That time away is called Rumspringa, or something along those lines, I believe (apologies if I missed the spelling)

[@jamestalkington6306]

Mormon - no caffeine, Amish- no industrial tech, jehobas witness - no holidays

[@specialeffox]

Aye I'm from Sevierville, that's super cool to hear you talk about Gatlinburg ❤️

[@brittneyairgood]

gatlinburgh, tn. my 3rd home 💚 (pymatuning is where my camp is, so i call it my 2nd home since birth practically). there r more amish there then here, very much so. it's an hour, no less, from lancaster & pymatuning. u see a lot up at my camp. there's different kinds of amish, u got mennonites & such. but yaaa, hello from pittsburgh, pa. not too far from lancaster. roughly 3 hours

[@kimberleyphillips6671]

Lol u didn't talk to ur parents like that.🤣 Nothing but ❤️

[@Vincisomething]

I remember my brother had some weird al songs when we were in high school/middle school

[@UnknownGamer-bw3kz]

I love right near Lancaster, it is a real place, and when I pass through there, it is just like this song says, that is why I love weird al and thus song

[@frostazaththyrn1367]

Do Amish Mennonites use technology? Yet, contrary to popular belief, the Amish don't reject all modern technology and aren't entirely against it. While guidelines around the use of tech vary between their communities, in many of them, you'll find Amish folks using electricity, telephones, and even a kind of computer. Also my grandfather came from Dutch Pennsyvania Lancaster he's not Amish he is Methodist but he did go too school with Amish children during 40s.

[@marcgilchrist4659]

Funny thing about your Mormon question… Donny Osmund who is a Latter Day Saint aka Mormon, dances in this video.

[@lianabaddley8217]

Not this video. He's in White and Nerdy! Lol he was Great!

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

Hmm...the difference between Mormons and Amish? Well, neither would appreciate the confused comparison, but the Mormons would probably bring it up first

[@ChrisRedfield--]

Pennsylvania is the Amish state.

[@professionalvampire1]

Love the love for Gatlinburg! I live 4 hours from there and go there several times a year. Don't care so much for Pigeon Forge, but Gatlinburg is awesome!

[@SusieAnderson-bd5bq]

You missed the watch, that was really a sundial, and was surprised that you didn't comment on the Coolio hair!

[@jordanashford7521]

Most Amish live in the Pennsylvania area and Ohio. At least the largest groups in America. We have Menanites here in Topeka, KS.

[@Johnadams20760]

no phone, no lights no motor car, not a single luxery, like robinson carusoe its as primitive as can be is a line from the gilligan island theme song

[@wendyraymond1751]

Thanks so much first time hearing this ..awesome ...much love an God bless x

[@shirleybuffington6420]

If you want to see some Amish people there is a community off of 411 in Tennessee in Delano right next to the Hiwassee River of you want to see how they live go there anytime from April until November they have all kinds of veggies they raise and sale .

[@jordanashford7521]

AND I just realized this!!! His wife in this video was the teacher in Dangerous Minds!!

[@TheLadyDraconus]

Amish are all over the place, especially Ohio. I grew up down the road from an Amish farm and they kept to themselves. Nice people, tho. Im in GA and we have a ton of Mennonites here too and they use cars and all sorts of electronics.

[@ruthdeckman9781]

There's a lot of them here in Pennsylvania, too.

[@TheLadyDraconus]

@@ruthdeckman9781 Lancaster is the Amish capital from my understanding

[@ruthdeckman9781]

@@TheLadyDraconus yeah, I think so...

[@andreadeamon6419]

Have you ever gone to the barn restaurant? I love it there. Try to go several times a year

[@TheLadyDraconus]

@@andreadeamon6419 I have not but we did have some boarding houses that shut down due to Covid

[@jamesoverholt878]

Something you missed. Al learned how to lipsync backwards for that final scene.

[@tais1355]

I’ve watched over a dozen reactions to this video and I think you’re the first person to catch the “welcome to Lancaster” joke!

[@josephwolfe9172]

He's milking the cow into a bowl of cereal

[@trey7772]

Amish live in many different states. There are many different types of Amish, too. Some shun all electricity, some are more liberal, etc...

[@Joestrui]

Amish people avoid technology and current affairs. Mormons (I am one) believe in living in the world but not being of the world. Meaning we live as most people do but we don't do what most people do if we see it as contrary to religious teachings. We don't drink, smoke, do any drugs unless prescribed and avoid anything that alters our state of mind or pollutes the body. We teach kindness and compassion. There is a lot more to it but it would take a very long time to explain.

[@gokaury]

And we belong to The Church of JESUS CHRIST of latter-day Saints.

[@Joestrui]

@@gokaury - Yes...but I wont get stuck on names. That info can come in a proper discussion about the church. Correcting someone right off the bat for semantics in my view is not a good first impression.

[@toothlesstoothfairy4946]

Black panther (Movie theme): Freedom by various artists

[@diablo4166]

Do Empire Of The Sun "Way To Go" "We Are The People" "Hi and Lo"

[@pictureprodigy1]

Members of the Church of Jesus Christ Latter-Day Saints(not actually called Mormons) are Christians and mainly what sets them apart from most Christians are things like the word of wisdom(a belief that things like alcohol, coffee, tea, etc should be avoided), the belief that God the Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost are three separate beings, the belief that families are eternal, God continues to speak through prophets today, etc. Overall a member of the church lives like anyone else and tried to be a good member of the community. "In the world but not of the world." Basically the belief is to try to remain unstained by the bad things in the world but that to make a difference and help others one needs to be involved with society. That is how members try to live.

[@reality1958]

Best movie with an Amish theme, IMO, is Witness with Harrison Ford

[@alexandrorocca7142]

I'm baffled that so many Americans don't recognize a sundial.

[@krazykane]

Go to Allentown PA. Lotz of Amish there

[@zacharytaylor419]

Haha dude i love Gatlinburg. Do you live in the area?

[@ithilnin123]

I think he’s from Atlanta.

[@kellygriffin8232]

When they go off the religion for a week it’s called “Rumspringa” and it’s the Amish that do this, not the Mormons. 😃

[@kingchronicx2221]

I live in near the Amish such great people and great vegetables

[@lucyFV]

Actually I know a lot of Amish and they are really great people😊

[@garfle1959]

Their religious views are very different from Mormon

[@paulscott4958]

Lmao Lancaster is in Pennsylvania i live in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania lol

[@peo4989]

Its weird because i live in Sweden and we have missionary mormons and also pro amish people spreading their words one of my neighbours is rumoured to have american "missionaries" constantly. All of those that come and speak their mind are great people i mean i dont know if their bad at aall. They seem down to earth. Originally from what i understand amish and mormons were predominantly german and scandinavian settlers that joined together in USA.

[@lucyFV]

I’m from Lancaster County!

[@haeleth7218]

You are right about the Mormons and Utah but the Amish are Pennsylvania.

[@dawn8293]

I'm ex-Mormon. We are very different from Amish. Mormons have temples and missionaries and a prophet and we can't drink or smoke or have coffee. We used to have polygamy. There are a lot of very wealthy and powerful Mormons, and the Mormon church has billions of dollars in wealth. The Amish have almost no power. I don't even think they vote or pay taxes. They have no technology, as you see, and they are well known for craftsmanship. Both are high-demand religions that are difficult to leave, but the Amish is much harder to leave by any metric I can think of. Mormons don't even shun (at least not officially, but some families do it).

[@AppalachiaRRlover]

Amish are mostly German in origin and depending on the sect live as much as possible like it’s the 18th century! Mormons on the other hand are many ethnicities but don’t shun modern technologies

[@psycojuggalo1642]

Rumspringer it's Amish they have a choice weather to stay away or come back they can do anything they want

[@jeanine6328]

You can’t go wrong with Al. Check out Couch Potato, it’s a parody of Eminem’s Lose Yourself. He took Ems song and flipped it.

[@CallofFreaky]

We voted to play this in English or history class I can’t remember.

[@TheDivayenta]

You’re thinking of “ Witness” with Harrison Ford? Mormons use technology.

[@jaysanchez5804]

Please do his Michael Jackson parodies eat it and fat along with foil, tacky, handy and smells like nirvana

[@yammahopper]

It's all about the Pentiums baby.

[@MakruTree]

Amish are in old fashioned clothing and tend to not use modern technology. They are nice people. Mormons look like your everyday people and they are pretty nice too.

[@joshuagordon513]

The omission are in penselvenya

[@mimic493]

Yes!!! 🤣🤣👑👑

[@suzannebaan1337]

Amish people believe that the history stopped about 1700 (correct me if i am wrong). They are not allowed using things after that period of time. Head of the church decides what men can read in the bible. They are not allowed to read what he doesn't approve off. There is one special period, which count for boys and girls. The Rumspringe. In that period they can do as they please, aftwards deciding if they want to be baptist as amish, as most young people do.

[@davidblauyoutube]

The real question is: Gatlinburg or Pigeon Forge?

[@candiniedzielski7263]

Best one 🔥🔥💖💯

[@vdeserisy]

You're thinking Pennsylvania

[@hayseaglets9966]

You're confusing Mennonites with Mormons. I grew up near Lancaster, Pa. which is known for their Amish. In a nutshell, Amish don't have electricity or cars. They travel by a horse pulled buggy and plow their fields using horse powered plows. Menonites have electricity & cars but their cars are usually black.

[@RocketmanRockyMatrix]

R.I.P Coolio

[@kellygriffin8232]

I love Gatlinburg

[@TheRobinhannum]

Amish, rum springer. for 18 yr old's

[@ronaldfinkelstein6335]

The Amish are in Pennsylvania.

[@napalotFPS]

And they mostly speak old german