First Time Hearing | "Weird Al" Yankovic - It's All About The Pentiums (Reaction)

[@peterfreund2223]

The only thing wrong with a weird AL song is you can never listen to the original song without hearing his parody in your head 😂

[@dscott72]

I’m right there with you. I’m disappointed when the real song comes on anymore.

[@MrEAus]

It's gettin' rotten here... You better hold your nose...!!!

[@michaelmartin4552]

Even some of the original artists have problems not singing Al's version in concert.

[@ariesvixen853]

It's an instant duplicate reality in your mind. And if you're lucky enough, someone else has heard it too. Laughing in silence is really hard 😂 bc there's no way to unhear a weird Al song 😂😭💀

[@adamskeans2515]

true dat!

[@mgunter]

"Living With A Hernia" James Brown liked him so much he got him the set, the dancers, the band and he gave Al tips how to dance like him.

[@cellostrings2522]

Weird Al is a genius. We all love him!! My fav is still - Living with a Hernia. We need more Weird Al’s in the world.

[@mycroft16]

The fact that he learned the dance moves from the man himself is awesome. The mic kick was FLAWLESS.

[@DeadBeatSage]

"As useless as Jpegs to Helen Keller" is probably the most remarkable reference I've ever heard, and this song is filled with amazing lines. Al is a god-tier genius.

[@chrisbg99]

Though people sometimes misconstrue it. He means that a JPEG would be useless TO Helen Keller not that Helen Keller was useless.

[@kitsunelee007]

The sun needed aloe for that burn

[@DekkarJr]

it's so brutal lol.

[@sandwiches-o3f]

Remarkable? Everyone in that generation told Helen Keller jokes all the time. Hey. It was a primitive era. 😂

[@JordanCS13]

This and “you’ve got your own newsgroup: alt.totalloser” are the best. Newsgroups are still around but they were much more commonly used in the 90s, but generally only among those who were into computers.

[@charles2241]

Possibly the greatest song about tech ever. I can't believe he threw ctrl-alt-del in there too.

[@paulvamos7319]

You should check out the few ERBs he has been in!

[@keeganclanton5870]

Its a longer song but Trapped in the Drive Thru is a must.

[@shotaholic1]

YES!!

[@lynette.]

Please

[@garryandjanepannell8594]

It's not one of my favorites but does make more sense if you know R. Kelly's 'Trapped in the Closet' which I didn't when I first heard the song.

[@fan-i-am]

Yep but only truly appreciated if you've heard the original from RKelly

[@jclindsay007]

fun fact, that part from Led Zepplin's "black dog" in there, was actually played by Weird Al's band. It's not a sample.

[@kendalchen]

Thanks for reacting to Weird Al; I clearly remember this era and when I watch reactions to this one, sometimes people don't even recognize Drew Carey, much less catch the dissing about having a 286 computer. These videos are so layered and suffused with pop culture. I swear, there should be a Pop Up Video for all Weird Al because so much is going on and some of his stuff is 40+ years old now. *I realize I just made myself sound even older by referencing Pop Up Video. I think, but I can't be sure, that the one time I saw him live in 1999 or 2000, he played this song. The concert was oddly heartwarming - whole families of actual nerds wholesomely singing together. This was before 'nerd' meant 'oh lul Sheldon Cooper lul' and 'I watch Marvel movies' - people were truly connecting to the music and having a danged good time. At a state fairground. :) I've watched at least two of your reactions and will watch more, so you have gained a subscriber. Thanks for the content!

[@TinyStar-oz3bo]

Nobody catches the reference to the old viral video with the office worker going nuts in his cubicle

[@mgentles3]

"The Saga Begins" is EPIC.

[@DeuceMS]

There are two people musicians don't want beef with. Eminem and Weird Al. He had some serious nerdy battle bars in this one.

[@DeuceMS]

Also, The Sage Begins is a great Star Wars play on American Pie by Don McLean

[@scottcarr8738]

Next level. Dune style for real.

[@Wearywastrel]

Remember when Al roasted Em in a fake interview? I absolutely thought there was going to be a diss track heading Al's way.

[@DeuceMS]

@@Wearywastrel Yes, that could have been the battle we all needed!

[@lisagulick4144]

@@DeuceMS I have to thank Weird Al for that...because I *hate* American Pie!

[@lourall5390]

I first saw Al in 1985. He opened for The Monkees at the California State Fair. I was with my 10-year-old son. Neither one of us remembers what the Monkees did... But Al did "Like a Surgeon", "Living With a Hernia" and "One More Minute". Classics now, two parodies and an original Al with a real Elvis feel. It is best to view the originals before anything from Al and his band. I have been to four Al concerts more recently. Thank you for your time and your honest reactions!

[@DekkarJr]

havent ever seen him but i was born in 87 and my first albums were Bad Hair Day and Running With Scissors. I still get Everything You KNow is Wrong stuck in my head xD. so many great songs even the non hits are great on those albums

[@abquintic]

I saw Al the first time when he returned to Tulsa for the first time after UHF he opened by asking the audience how many extras were present..." It was so many steps past what I expected.

[@kjsharp]

I've seen him live a few times and met him and the band... couldn't be nicer dudes. And his band has been with him for decades and it shows live for sure (choreographing and outfits for each song).

[@melissacampbell2648]

I went to 2 of his concerts and the 2nd one we stayed outside in the backnfor an hour and then got to take pictures with him while he was sitting on the stairs of his tour bus. My kids talked to him and he was great.

[@DekkarJr]

ya i like how they have stuck with him they aren't just guns for hire or guys with 4 side projects like everyone in every Prog rock/metal band i listen to is. I'm not a fan of fenders but the tone Jim gets out of his when they play this song is soooooo nice.

[@derekwebster110]

Glad you’ve been checking Weird Al out. You should give “That’s your horoscope for the day” and “Jerry Springer”.

[@HeavyTopspin]

The painful thing to me is realizing that there's people in their 20s who have no frame of reference for the Y2K bug, what a 286 (or even a pentium for that matter) is, what newsgroups are, or memories of a time when even extremely high-end systems would be unable to run the newest games less than a year after purchase because processing power was expanding exponentially. With that said, as someone who was in the IT space at the time, this song more than any other shows off just how much research Al puts into his lyrics, as opposed to most other parody artists who just throw in the first rhyming thing that comes to mind. Also, as a long-time Excel nerd, "They call me the king of the spreadsheets; got 'em all printed out on my bedsheets" is my favorite Weird Al line ever.

[@CyRxJustin]

Intel still makes Pentium processors, but now they're low-end CPUs instead of the top of the line buzzword that they were back then.

[@Bobbias]

I got my first PC when I was 7, a Pentium 133 Mhz system with windows 95, shortly after win95 released. I've been a computer nerd ever since then and this song was one of my all time favorites of Al's, because I could tell he knew what he was talking about. It wasn't just someone picking a bunch of buzzwords to sound like they knew what they were talking about.

[@NathanCline12-21]

Generation X is the best Generation

[@HeavyTopspin]

@@NathanCline12-21 Yes, but also the worst generation of parents, since we're to blame for Gen Z.

[@NathanCline12-21]

@@HeavyTopspin I'll take Z over millennial any day

[@lillianetheelf8285]

He also starred in a movie called UHF as the main lead if you are interested in watching it.

[@creaturion_cosplay]

yes thank you :-) my mop!

[@paulvamos7319]

He also directed it! 😂

[@davidmernick7360]

I think the only (notable) Weird Al rap song Cliff has left is Handy. NOBODY SAY WHAT IT'S A PARODY OF! Let him experience it for himself.

[@Dajokaz]

Also Couch Potato

[@ThePawnedPawn]

​@@Dajokaz Also Isle Thing

[@WesY2K]

@@ThePawnedPawn And maybe "Whatever you like" and "Another Tattoo"?

[@MoronDude]

I Can't Watch This and Twister

[@chipstyx]

Tacky is fun! There's quite a few cameos in it too.

[@DekkarJr]

I love the girls outfits too xD

[@lusher00]

Every few years I need to hear this song or show it to someone else. It was fun to watch you experience it for the first time. Ctrl alt delete you and the Dorito line or incredible

[@taupiostudios]

Great story behind this btw: HP invited Weird AL on premise for a concert for the staff. I believe they shot this on premise shortly after.

[@jjayp1]

Dude, almost nobody has reacted to this song. Love it!

[@TXTrojan]

never heard this one. I'm dying. Al has so much musical diversity. super witty writing.

[@TheTefloncougar]

Who would have thought that nerd speak could be so savage.

[@jackweubanks]

😂

[@DekkarJr]

the helen keller line is so brutal. a jpeg is even more worthless to her than a physical photograph because at least she could hold the photo and understand through Brail or w/e that I saw a doc on her once, her family had to hire a specialist type of therapist/nurse to fix ALL of her general behavior first before she could even be taught to read. Partially at least because of her family's inability to deal with her or teach her to do... well to do anything.

[@mycroft16]

​@DekkarJr that is one of the best lines in all of writing. That whole set of bars from Gellar to the jpegs has so much cultural reference packed into it amd ends in a BRUTAL savagery.

[@MikesOrganicVideos]

Somehow I hadn't seen this Weird Al song. Didn't know it existed. Thanks. New subscriber.

[@Grizzlox]

You gotta check out "You don't love me anymore" It's a Weird Al original

[@Tampahop]

Since I was in IT my entire life, this is my favorite Weird Al parody. Much of it strikes close to home.

[@MrJest2]

Extremely so, especially for those of us in the field in the '90s. 😋

[@JeffMartinEquinox]

Its fun seeing you approach Weird Al from the "other direction", I was the computer nerd loving this song and White and Nerdy, and Amish Paradise that hadn't heard the original songs but identified a lot with the lyrics that Weird Al was singing. You are identifying a lot with the music that he is parodying. The office looks like the Matrix because the Matrix had come out recently (came out in '99, recognize that there is a lyric talking about Y2K, and this song came out the same year).

[@ceougin20]

The Saga Begins is a MUST if you haven’t already.

[@theduke3994]

Ones to look for are Smells Like Nirvana, Perform This Way, Handy, Foil, E Bay, Tacky, Couch Potato and The Hamilton Polka

[@DeaconBlues117]

The "Perform This Way" backstory is amusing - Al doesn't technically need to ask permission to do a parody, but generally does so out of courtesy. Lady Gaga's publicist had turned him down for a "Born This Way" parody, thinking the song was too personally important to the artist to make fun of. When he told Gaga, she called Al back herself to tell him she'd be honored. (As has been noted, many pop artists of the past few decades have used "Weird Al parodied me!" as a way to know they've "made it".)

[@Plan9-3127]

Weird Al is an American treasure and should be protected at all costs...

[@OUsniper1]

Love all your Weird Al reactions!

[@OUsniper1]

Also, a few of my favorites are 'BoB', and Albuquerque

[@ceougin20]

BOB is really good and creative.

[@cjxj2202]

Drew Carey had the title of 'Best Hype Man" until Donny Osmond took it in the White and Nerdy video

[@apollohateshisdayjob9606]

Track 9 on my first Weird Al album, Running with Scissors! What's funny to me is that because I was raised by tech illiterate parents, I understand the lyrics way more as an adult now than back when I first listened in 2000! And dang, a T1 line late 90s would have probably been a couple grand a month!!!

[@CyRxJustin]

It was my first Weird Al album also! I was in 5th grade and I had my first girlfriend. We agreed to get each other Running With Scissors for Christmas.

[@DeaconBlues117]

Yeah, back in the day dial-up was what most folks used, with some areas getting DSL. A T1 line was what a business would use, or someone unreasonable wealthy. Speaking of which, it's amusing now that I really _do_ have "a flat-screen monitor 40 inches wide" - because I couldn't afford to get a proper monitor with my computer, so I use a friend's old flatscreen TV. 🙂

[@kmieciu4ever]

@@DeaconBlues117 a T1 Line used to be 1.5 Megabits and now we can easily have 100+ Mbits wirelessly in our phones Although I still don't have a hundred gigabytes or RAM in my PC, only a modest 32 :-)

[@ClownGutzz]

You gotta listen to Foil, Party in the CIA, Preform This Way, and Polka Face. And of course all the other classics, but these are just as great as the rest of them😆

[@vinsgraphics]

Foil is my favorite, a parody within a parody. Brilliant as usual.

[@kelvinsmith4381]

Great Reaction, Have loved Weird Al`s stuff for years. A few more to check out when you get time, Foil - Germs - Eat It - Party In The CIA

[@jonathanbouthillette753]

He was also doing a parody of the mo money mo problems video, which was the drey carey scenes

[@jackweubanks]

Best line: "If I ever did meet you, I'd ctrl-alt-delete you!" 🤣

[@80s_Gamr]

It's amazing how well this song still holds up even after all of these years. I first discovered this song back in the day when you'd log in to FTP servers, upload a song to get leech access and then go look to see what they had. I found this not knowing what it was (nor the original) and I thought it was HILARIOUS. Again, after all these years so much of what he says still works with current tech. Just great! Oh... he's parodying the original video as well if you check it out.

[@user-gk9lg5sp4y]

Huge Weird Al fan and old computer nerd so this is obviously one of my favorites!

[@sophiet1576]

Weird Al posted his live performance of Germs during the pandemic. It's so worth checking out!!!!

[@DekkarJr]

My favorite Weird Al song :) You have to appreciate Weird Al's rapping ability. Between this and his other rap parodies, he's a genius.

[@thecrye6798]

As perfect as Al’s parodies are, his originals - or his songs that parody a band’s sound but not a specific song, like grabbing Devo’s sound for “Dare to be Stupid” - always end up being my favorites.

[@KelsaRavenlock]

"Your waxing your modem, trying to make it go faster" is one of my favorite lines that no one ever seems to catch. The Surfboard and Surfboard II were the standard cheap modems for decades.

[@jaysanchez5804]

Puffy did a rock remix of this song and thats what weird Al parodied

[@snorpenbass4196]

I read somewhere that several of the dancers are also in the "concert" crowd, because a) it was more pay to stay on as extras, and b) they were fans.

[@lorigaston5493]

My grandpa was high up at HP back in the day...like early to mid 80s. This song is especially hilarious because of that.

[@heromaniacz]

ERB's Sir Isaac Newton vs Bill Nye is a great Weird Al to watch!!!!! Also, thank you for being so available for individuals who need an ear and some reaffirming. I recently got some from another KZbinr and it helped, so I am happy every time I hear you offer. ❤

[@SteveSmith-os5bs]

I think that this was the best of Wired Al’s parody songs. Thanks for reacting to it.

[@StephanieHealy-wh9cn]

Always enjoy you reacting to Weird Al

[@robstyles8535]

The best thing about this song is as time goes on and technology keeps advancing, the disses just get harder.

[@TheOriginalHeisenberg]

I really enjoy the fact that, his band....they're really playin those instruments, that's not just a music track playing in the background. 🎤🎸🥁🎻🎹

[@ianbowden9496]

This is my favourite Weird Al reaction video, love the appreciation of the lyrics.

[@ncktbs]

i think the most remarkable thing about this it how relevant the tech stuff mentioned is still

[@RICHIEV333]

The greatest 90s' computer nerd diss track ever created!

[@Z-LightfulMemories]

Have a great day! Love ya, too! Thanks so much for the smiles and laughs today. Needed 'em!

[@hucth]

You've got to do Weird Al "Aluminum Foil" it's a parody of Lorde's Royals..it's absolutely hilarious

[@charminel4318]

I'm loving the weird al reactions. You definitely need to react to living with a hernia. Weird al nailed the video.

[@johnbarraco5561]

Weird Al nailed this one .. always does 💯

[@AlexandriPatris]

If you want a James Brown parody, go with Living with a Hernia.

[@BigEddie173]

He can low key rap! He has bars!

[@meshamessenger316]

Yes!!! P. Daddy made a rock version to The Benjamins….The Foo Fighters are in the video playing also. Look it up!!

[@JamesJones-zt2yx]

This was my first time hearing, too, and I'm vacillating between laughing my head off and thinking "Holy [expletive], that's old technology." CRTs, minimal RAM (if I'd been willing to fork over a bit more money, there'd be 128 GB of RAM in the very small computer I got this past November)... I just wish he'd put in a reference to the FDIV bug, but despite that, Weird Al is the best and his band is incredible.

[@varashamus7633]

I love his faraday, office suit!

[@jimmyb2655]

I love that most kids would have no idea what he's talking about for majority of this, but it's pure nostalgic gold for anyone over 30. 1999 was the best.

[@JeffMartinEquinox]

As for next Weird Al, I think you should go back to his early stuff - his first real breakout was when he was doing Michael Jackson stuff - Eat It, Fat. As well as Madonna, Like a Surgeon, all great stuff.

[@CasualGamerDude]

The Saga Begins!

[@hulda4ever]

I adore Weird Al so much! My whole family have listened to him for yeears !! Love your reaction

[@paulrogers4483]

*In my top three Weird Al songs ever* Dude you're awesome. I'm so glad that you get and enjoy weird Al. Most people don't understand how deep the songs actually go, they think he just changed the lyrics and that's it. It goes a lot deeper than that Anyways right on bro good on you for understanding it and enjoying it. Keep it up bro. I've seen The Saga Begins in here quite a few times so let's go with that. It's a real good one. But before you listen to it search and listen to American Pie by Don McLean first. ✌️ Peace✌️

[@RanRayu]

please do smells like nirvana next.

[@NativeWrestler]

Weird Al - I'll Sue Ya (in the style of Rage Against The Machine) Weird Al - Germs (in the style of Nine Inch Nails)

[@Shawn_A106]

It's gonna be fun when you start going through the polkas. Those are my personal favorite of Al's repertoire.

[@mimic1176]

One of my favorite Weird Al songs! Thanks for the reaction!

[@rebeccayoung9128]

Couch Potato needs to be next please!!!

[@karlbecker8775]

Knew you would like this one! This is based of the colab Diddy did with The LOX and a bunch of others. I like the remix better than the original.

[@Rizzinfallen1VODs]

How did I not notice Emo Phillips was in this video??? Soooo good.

[@DarkAlaranth]

Oh definitely gotta do The Saga Begins. ^_^

[@marybeaird6171]

"Everything You Know Is Wrong." Please! It's a style parody of They Might Be Giants. Before I heard it I thought it was redundant because TMBG are pretty weird to start with, but now it's one of my favourites. Or failing that, "Virus Alert", which is a style parody of Sparks.

[@richardlewis6626]

If you really want to get a huge laugh check out weird Al's "trapped in a drive thru"😂😂😂😂

[@MrJest2]

Always loved this tune. I was working in software at the time this was released, and it's hilariously spot-on for the late '90s. Despite the now dated references, there is still a lot that rings true, especially for those who work in corporate IT departments and the idiots they have to deal with every day...

[@Turantula]

Today I learned that's Drew Carey in the video I was so sure it was Tom Arnold

[@opensage01]

Well you learned a year before me haha. I kept thinking, that is Tom Arnold, not Drew Carey, but started to doubt myself due to the style of the glasses. Figured I would find the answer in the comment section. There are many that also thought it was Tom Arnold.

[@funsalmon]

You've got to do Smells Like Nirvana.

[@stevenberliner7964]

Not only was Drew Carey in this video, but the guy in the green jacket putting Wite-Out on his screen and downloading pictures of Sarah Michelle Gellar is standup comedian Emo Philips. Philips was in Yankovic's movie "UHF", and opened the show during Weird Al's most recent concert tour in 2022. Emo's comedy is definitely worth its own set of reaction videos! Next Weird Al video to react to: "Smells Like Nirvana", a parody of Nirvana's "Smells LIke Teen Spirit".

[@michaelwarner9967]

Signed into my YT just to point out and suggest Emo for its own set of reactions. Absolute genius!

[@KRiSone1987]

Dude, you gotta check out "Gump" by Weird Al! I'm super excited to see that you're getting to experience all these songs for the first time man haha

[@lukusblack6442]

I'm pretty sure this is the first rap I ever memorized. I used to play this all the time.

[@asdf51501]

Weird Al is the absolute GOAT at what he does. The guy is a treasure.

[@dscott72]

You need to check out ‘Smells Like Nirvana’. Kirk Cobain was one of the artist that knew they made it when Weird Al parodied them

[@Justicetyga]

I don’t think you heard me CLIFF I NEED MORE 🎉😂🎉😂

[@scottNNJ]

Just want to say I love what you’re doing with your Instagram page. That’s more important than any music reaction (though reactions are a great way to relieve stress and can be therapeutic). So folks, let’s be sure to keep the music requests off of Instagram, OK? Love the music, by the way.

[@obiesunstreak2409]

Weird Al has done so many paradoy but his original works are also top notch. There are many in the music industry who say Weird Al is one of the best rappers and lyricists on the planet. He also is the only artist to not only get his own character in 2 movies/tv shows (Transformers:Wreck-gar, and My Little Pony: Cheese Sandwich), but the ONLY parody musician to have 5 grammies, 11 nominations, and an album that hit the top 10 in the world.

[@forsomenotreally]

Weird Al, his polka remixes are fantastic

[@martiantexan7632]

Pretty sure that's Tom Arnold that you're calling Drew Carey.

[@sophiet1576]

It's Drew Carey.

[@johnbarraco5561]

And love fact your reaching out to troubled people. Good on you bro. Appreciate what your trying to do .. .. different content but always H.O.G love sent your way big dog 💯

[@uffdabike9503]

The guy in the cubicle is Emo Phillips.

[@davidstokes1308]

Got to see Weird Al live and it was an amazing show! He literally does each song in the costume he uses in the videos

[@danmills7084]

Was rocking with Al in late 80’s early 90’s no friends of course as AL requires a musically cultured ear 😜

[@danytaylor8971]

I went and checked your page for the playlists of different artists that you've reacted to. I saw playlists of two and three, sometimes seven. Then I saw that you had fourteen for Weird Al! That alone deserves a subscribe 😁

[@DWmaniac4n6]

One of my favorites from back in middleschool. My friends and I were into building computers and pc gaming

[@CaddyJim]

*Weird Al Yankovic (Tacky)* *Weird Al (Stuck in the Drive-Thru)*

[@amanderrr9813]

Cliff, this *IS* a wholesome breakdown channel. 😂

[@Av3rageD4D]

Thanks for another Weird Al reaction Cliff, hope to see more! Have a good day, and looking forward to the next one.

[@Touchpadse]

If you like star wars you must check out "The Saga Begins". If you're not into star wars those references might go over your head though

[@melissacampbell2648]

Please do Grape Fruit Diet or That's your Hosroscope for today.😊