First Time Hearing “Weird Al” Yankovic - Word Crimes (Reaction!)

[@toddschrocatart]

The writing and musicality is off the charts to make something like this flow!

[@devinup3981]

Fewer is supposed to be for distinct items or units that you can count, whereas less is supposed to be for things you can't count. For example, it would be fewer people, fewer books, or fewer calories, but it would be less water, less pressure, or less food.

[@ericpersons3499]

“Less tea in fewer cups”

[@magnusnilsson9792]

More mashed potatoes with fewer potatoes = bigger potatoes. More mashed potatoes with less potatoes = impossible.

[@TheGenXTeacher]

I heard this in a classroom next to mine. I ran over there and started singing and dancing to it. The English teacher and I were having so much fun! The kids were laughing so hard at us. But it was a blast!

[@hilarymol6607]

You are one of my people and are capital-A Awesome.

[@profanepersonality]

You are the kind of teacher kids need.

[@TheGenXTeacher]

@@profanepersonality Thank you. I do have more fun than normal humans should be allowed to have!

[@templeofthehut]

Affect is a verb to change something. Effect is the result of a change.

[@TalesoftheBoojum]

However, you can effect a change or change your affect. English, everybody!

[@bookman7409]

@@TalesoftheBoojum Well yes, that's true, words often also have alternate meanings via gerunds, adjectives, and such. How does confusing the issue by dunking on that? Positive education people! ;-)

[@TalesoftheBoojum]

@@bookman7409 Sorry. Not trying to pick a fight.

[@bookman7409]

@@TalesoftheBoojum Nor was I, my intent was to be enough over the top that the tongue in my cheek was obvious. (I have my own list of linguistic pet peeves, maybe I'll send it via honing pigeon, and see if it can hone in on you.)

[@bridgethockney2303]

Show your kids School House Rock. I promise they will learn more than they do in school! Yt has them all! Singing conjunction junction what's your function! 🎵🎶🎼

[@BAD46660]

Now I have an ear worm❤

[@bridgethockney2303]

@@BAD46660 sorry!!!

[@cainealexander-mccord2805]

I got the box set. And I don't even have kids. Never did.

[@bridgethockney2303]

@@cainealexander-mccord2805 if you tell me you were into Bowie, you're my new best friend.

[@cainealexander-mccord2805]

​@@bridgethockney2303Looks like we're friends then!

[@MrTwister242]

"Some cunning linguist" --> most underrated wordplay ever

[@shanedesselle2590]

Right. No one catches that. Hilarious! Along with the dangling participle.

[@bookman7409]

"So we put her on the hit list a common cunning liguist a master of many tongues" Just sayin'.

[@kerryhumphries4373]

cunnilingus oops!! I meant to say cunninglinguist. AL is pretty clever!!!

[@strangeworldsunlimited712]

Irony is when a firetruck is on fire. Coincidence is like RAAAAIIIINNNNN on your wedding day!

[@HeavyTopspin]

He'll need to react to Alanis Morisette's "Ironic" to get the reference.

[@x_CaseyBelle_x]

I'm a book editor and this is considered our unofficial theme song. lol

[@rwxstudio7173]

That irony line was a subtle jab to Allanis Morreset and her song Ironic. The song was just a bunch of coincidences.

[@marybicanic3093]

Well, now, THAT'S ironic!!!

[@MagnusLehnsherr]

People tend to write off Weird Al as a joke because he makes jokes, but this is one of the most technically adept musicians/songwriters in our lifetimes. Not only can this guy can do every genre, he can do them on an accordion.

[@AubreyAuthor]

2:32 Funny Story, I actually had people jamming to Weird Al in my high school music appreciation class. We had to do and present a project on an artist and I chose Weird Al. It was so much fun. This was when White N Nerdy was new, and it went over so well! I think the tracks I played were White N Nerdy, Trapped in the Drive Thru, and a Complicated Song. But it’s been a hot minute lol.

[@caseymacmacl7463]

Oooh!! Have you heard Weird Al's songs The Night Santa Went Crazy, Christmas At Ground Zero, or Pancreas??? Weasel Stomping Day and Canadian Idiot are two more of my favourites especially since I'm Canadian. We got roasted by Weird Al in song!! You know you've really made it when Weird Al parodies your song but being the actual subject of one of his songs is a rare honour!! ☺🥰🤣

[@74Bat]

You're one of my favorite reactors. So much enthusiasm. Been watching you for a while, just wanted to let you know you are appreciated.

[@kmach1000]

As a Grammar teacher (of Portuguese, to be clear), this is definitely my favorite parody of Mr Yancovich. I wish there was a song like that in my language!😅

[@Js16108]

This is one of my favorites of his. By the way, is the fact you spelled Yankovic incorrectly an example of irony or not?

[@kmach1000]

@Js16108 Oh, no! Sorry, my mistake, I didn't realize I wrote it wrong!😄

[@chrischar9428]

Irony and coincidence is a shot at alanis Morissette

[@Sizzlik]

Yeh..when it rains on your wedding day..not really ironic..its coincident..and a good advice that you just didnt take..is your own fault 😂 Still a good song

[@Lee-sz6vh]

From a Gen X woman, and fellow music lover, you are a gem. Keep sharing your musical exploration, there’s so much good stuff out there. An important one you should listen to (if you haven’t already) is David Bowie’s “Ziggy Stardust.” And any and everything by Prince.

[@hilarymol6607]

Man, I loved your reaction to this. I've been a Weird Al fan since I was a kid (I'm 50 now, so that makes me ancient) and he's just a genius. He's just as awesome in concert. If you want to check out a longer video of his that will have you absolutely rolling, check out "Trapped in the Drive-Thru."

[@bluebear1985]

Notice how when he mentioned the words containing numbers, he used that to throw a little shade at Prince. He's done this on a number of occasions because Prince would never give him permission to parody any of his songs. He did make a vague reference to one in "Amish Paradise" though.😁

[@revaflowers3115]

Al always makes me smile. This is one of my favorite Weird Al parodies. He is so creative with them.

[@mattdandersn]

A good example of the difference between irony and a coincidence. It's ironic that in 1967 the summer of love started on a street called hate. It is just a coincidence if you traveled across the country and saw somebody you knew on vacation.

[@minkhollow]

A few suggestions for your consideration: "Break Your Heart," Barenaked Ladies (COMPLETELY different vibe to "One Week." Studio or live are both excellent. I could add more but we'd be here all month, as BNL's my favorite band. XD) "Fat Man in the Bathtub," Little Feat (Specifically the Waiting for Columbus version; that's the go-to album for most of their stuff. "Spanish Moon" also slaps.) "Just One Victory," Todd Rundgren (My all-time favorite artist, and he doesn't get half the love he deserves.) "Come Downstairs and Say Hello," Guster (Based on how much you enjoyed that live cut of "Nights in White Satin," I recommend looking for a live performance where Guster also brings in an orchestra. It's a magic completely different from the studio version.) "Trilogy," Emerson, Lake & Palmer (You will not believe three people produced that much sound.) "Love, Reign O'er Me," the Who (This was Mom's favorite out of their entire catalog. Quadrophenia is honestly their best album overall, and this is one hell of a closer for it.) And finally, a Weird Al deep cut - "King of Suede." Weird Al in 3D was one of two tapes that lived in my Walkman until I upgraded to a portable CD player, and that was my favorite of the lot.

[@bpalm74]

Saigon Kick-Love Is On The Way

[@D0nut42]

5:11 There are *fewer* glasses of juice than there were before. There is *less* juice in that glass than before. The way to tell is to try and say it both ways and see what works. "There are less glasses of juice on the table." "There is fewer juice in the glass than before." You can hear it. It becomes clear that the second group is incorrext.

[@einahsirro1488]

I'd never heard of this video, so I got to watch it for the first time with you. I mean, I've always known about Weird Al, but this particular song... new to me too! Thank you!

[@jeankwal4031]

Thank you, Shon. It was very educational & I'm still learning.

[@shellymaxham8009]

Tacky is another great one!

[@robbob5302]

“Fewer” is something you can count. Like chicken wings. “Less” is something you can’t really count. Like water. So fewer wings. Less water.

[@susanlawens3776]

I do love me some Weird Al. I've been a fan ever since he showed up on the scene. My all-time favorite is "Melanie". It's just so good. And not a parody, it's his own song. But this song is close to my heart. I have a friend who texts me all the time, and when he types anything, every single time, he uses "too", when he means "to". I don't understand it, why is he adding an extra o? At some point I did have to point it out, that "too" is when you mean something is extra or overly, and it made no difference, he just disregarded what I said. His last text to me, a couple days ago, there is it, every "to" is a "too". He's not stupid. But dang it it's hard to text him when this is how he types. And that's why we don't text him more, I can't take it. Oh, and that reminds me, the last part of this song, which Weird Al talks about how people don't seem to understand the difference between literal and figurative, that reminds me of how people don't know what irony is. Which makes me think of Alanis Morrisette's "Ironic", which has not even one actual example of irony in it, not one. But, as someone pointed out, the fact that people are still talking about her song and it's lack of examples of irony, is actually pretty ironic. Well played, Alanis, well played. Oh crap, I'm rambling again.

[@DominickRiesland]

It's "fewer" if referring to something you can count, "less" if you can't count it. So Miller Lite is less filling because it has fewer calories.

[@beadybaby]

Less and fewer errors make me crazy lol

[@cindydegraaff5083]

Weird Al doesn’t get enough credit for actually being a good musician and very creative. Not to mention funny

[@mrgmac777]

Great reaction! I never heard this one before from Weird Al and it definitely could be used in schools. I mean, people seem to be getting dumber by the day, so it couldn't hurt....LOL

[@FBodStudios]

Ooo, watch some Schoolhouse Rock videos, if you want cool educational stuff.

[@ConspiracySmurf]

Yes! Gen X immediately stared singin "Conjunction Junction, wwhat's your function?" hahaha kzbin.info?search_query=schoolhouse+rock

[@ConspiracySmurf]

***I'M JUST A BILL*** kzbin.info/www/bejne/iYuboaaGabhpeLM&pp=ygUQc2Nob29saG91c2Ugcm9jaw%3D%3D this stuff was on with Saturday cartoons and the school showed it to us. If you learn to music, you will remember it forever.

[@tammyford2357]

@@ConspiracySmurfWord. 😂😂😂

[@RealDrunkenMaster]

I used to teach English as a Second Language and English is very hard to learn for non-native speakers due to the mix of vocabulary borrowed from so many other languages. Which is why spelling is so all over the place. Then you add in idioms and things get really complicated.

[@dereknordling3070]

If you haven't already, you should check out Epic Rap Battles of History: Bill Nye vs Isaac Newton. Al plays Newton and brings the 🔥 🔥🔥!

[@LudusAurea]

Less refers to amount of volume fewer refers to quantity

[@casualguy393]

You are going to get plenty, but since you mentioned less and fewer, less is for uncountable nouns such as water, sand or rice, including time and trouble. Fewer is for nouns you would normally count (countable) such as people, cars, animals... etc. Having a song parodied by Weird Al is an honor any artist would consider a bucket list item or lifetime achievement goal. Very few have passed up the chance to have their song parodied when presented and it was highly regretted. Additionally, Affect is a verb. It is easier for some people to use the "A" in affect to mean "action". The hurricane affected food supplies. Effect is mostly used as a noun and can be more easily remembered that the "E" can be "End Result". To know if you are using "effect" correctly, swap it in the sentence with "end result" and if it sounds right then you are golden. The effect (end result) of the hurricane was an interrupted food supply. For the more simple minded like me. You can put an "ed" on the end of "Affected" to make it past tense. Can't easily do that with "effected."

[@Grimehammer1969]

If only learning was always this fun!

[@brettAnichols]

I love this song, and I still get tripped up on a lot of these. If I'm writing fast, I can even mix up 'are' and 'our' 😔

[@germankitty]

My inner English teacher is jumping for joy that you're so delighted with this and enjoyed it so much. A+, Shon! 🙂

[@BAD46660]

One of my favorite Al tunes❤😂

[@johnhannas3959]

"Weird Al" has the best cover band in the world as his live band. Who else could do Queen to Lady Gaga and everybody inbetween,, LIVE.

[@RalphSpoiledsport]

It's an amazing video. Great reaction, too.

[@bethking7348]

Lol! I never know when to use "effect" or "affect" 😂

[@michellez1414]

You really should do the original before the Weird Al versions. You appreciate Al's genius so much more.

[@kennethsaunders7108]

Al is a genius.

[@GrouchyOldBear7]

Thanks for the video. I enjoyed it.

[@LisaGloom]

Love allll your reactions, especially weird al ❤

[@dillodefense]

This is a great one! Love Weird Al.

[@jeanine6328]

FINALLY!!!! THANK YOU!

[@troyshilanski380]

Love it bro.

[@shonastewart7943]

The wordsmith genius of weird al shines in "Bob". Helps if you know what palindromes are.

[@user-gu7kk5zk2b]

Less is used when you can't count it like LESS flour as opposed to flowers which you CAN count so it's FEWER flowers. So you can NEVER say LESS people if they can be counted. BUT you CAN say LESS population....

[@2079dannyboy]

Hey Shon. I have a recommendation for you it’s a cover of guns & roses from a young kid in the uk called Jake collinson it’s very good there is a second part to the video as well

[@philb323]

SHON NEW YEAT CAME OUT!

[@TeresaMount-t9o]

Hahaha thanks Shon!

[@ConspiracySmurf]

I'm using this for homeschool. :)

[@carolmeunier2863]

Check out Ironic BTW Alanis Morissette

[@Brewnoe]

top clips

[@Brewnoe]

Moe ... moe? ... Release the schempf!!

[@Brewnoe]

stooging required

[@chrischar9428]

27th edition

[@Brewnoe]

cow bells ....

[@AP-gb3eh]

A lot of teachers have used this

[@robertreichle1]

Those diagrams are incorrect unless they are using a new version. I'm old school with my diagramming, so I might have missed something new they've come up with. Maybe they adjusted them to fit on the screen better (knowing most people would have no idea how correct they are... :)

[@SapphireZucchini-xb3vr]

Great reaction! If you love funny educational videos, you should check out "History of the Entire World, I Guess". It's 20 minutes long, but you'll be captivated the entire time.😁

[@bake7148]

My favorite is "i could care less." I don't understand whether people are too dumb to know what they're saying or if they're too lazy to add the "nt" sound at the end of "could."

[@freddiejamscat]

DO THE HU!!!!

[@williamjoback1436]

please react to: E.R.B. Isaac Newton vs Bill Nye. Weird Al plays the role of Isaac Newton.

[@3DJapan]

He should have talked about "axe a question".

[@corralescoyote]

Reminds me of Marisa Tomei in My Cousin Vinny, “now I axe ya”…. That’s a trait of some people’s speech and some accents called “metathesis”. Google it. It’s especially common with the words “ax/ask” because they have always been interchangeable homonyms since Old English. Chaucer used “ax” and “ask” interchangeably. Happens commonly with words like “desks” or “facts”, but famously Bush 43 could only say “nucular” for “nuclear”. The more you know…🌈

[@JohnHazelwood58]

u no have school in the us? o_O *dramatic but nice reaction as usual! :)

[@Sizzlik]

Less or fewer made me think a sec as non english speaker. Few counts items in a group and less counts units in a single item? Or im a moran..

[@Brewnoe]

Mennon in Black.. ai'giht?

[@dozergetscrafty]

Have you reacted to couch potato?please

[@kevindobson6568]

Can you please react to Closest thing to heaven by Tears for fears, music video request plz ❤