GWAR covers Kansas' "Carry On Wayward Son"

GWAR sends off Undercover with a bone-shaking performance of Kansas' 1976 smash hit.
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[@WrathchildVA]

This song cracks me up every time. "Carry on...my wayward unemployed son...Get the hell off the couch and get a God Damn Job!!!"

[@erikaodette1317]

Wrathchild VA hahahahaha

[@DendyJungle]

Wrathchild VA thats why fox news loved gwar... they were always anti-hipsters

[@r3d0c]

@@DendyJungle it's satire you moron, gwar isnt right wing at all

[@DrButthugger]

It’s back!!!!!

[@SmokyMcbuzznik]

hell yeah!

[@Lettucemon]

I love the beginning when he's pointing out how long the intro is by trying to start singing.

[@GovSchnitzel]

Haha he definitely feigned being confused, so good

[@rupertbaxter2274]

After five years of intense study at Juilliard, I finally got to play guitar in GWAR.

[@holyballswappfalls1158]

Awesome

[@homerco213]

History's greatest and most timeless tale. I salute you!

[@kylefer]

LOL!!!!

[@cbro1111]

it's harder than it looks

[@holyballswappfalls1158]

Corey Brown no it isn't

[@NeepThePeep]

All the idiots commenting "omg this band sucks" obviously have no idea what GWAR is about...

[@mattwarner4848]

right!!

[@blacksheep25251]

Music wise, they put a LOT of time and practice into it. Amazing job of GWAR'ing it! I love their covers because.. well... its GWAR

[@adenkaneisme2189]

damn right... thats mutha fucking GWAR.. no need to say anything else. Live shows are the best

[@kabisikletamba142]

those are the Kids of Music! 😂

[@jacobjames4537]

Braydon Harris a juggalo faggot😂😂😂 Love it

[@jasonhodgin1792]

As a Kansas fan, this is fuckin' hilarious.

[@elijahbutterfield4869]

because they totally pissed on it and called it candy.

[@ATSaale]

To be fair, on Oderus's planet piss probably is considered candy..or candy tastes like piss, one or the other I'm sure.

[@elijahbutterfield4869]

Kevin Saale I beg to reason the latter.

[@shakazulee2359]

Eli Butterfield if you think they are being serious you're fucking retarded

[@rockstrongo1112]

All of these fucking douchebags saying GWAR sucks...they clearly don't understand that for these past 30 years that that was the point.

[@smilingdog4067]

+Dyllon Johnston They are the Jim Carrey version of rock n roll. Over the top and a walking joke. ... a joke they are _trying_ to be.

[@troywilson4694]

that was not the point, but, alright.

[@SgtPnkks]

+Audiodrone (Official) would make more sense if it wasn't a shortened version of Gwaaarrrgghhlllgh

[@thesmirker2909]

+Dyllon Johnston I never gave GWAR a second thought, but this cover vid showed me they dont fuck around when it comes to musical entertainment. As a old Kansas fan I couldnt be more satisfied with how this song was treated and the way GWAR made it their own. ... "my wayward son. Get off your ass and get a job!"

[@smilingdog4067]

Steven Arredondo I'm listening to the fucking song!

[@BukaTheNoise]

I don't know what's funnier, the video or morons in the comment section who believe GWAR take themselves seriously

[@LinZhasInfiniteSwag]

It's pretty evenly split if you ask me. lol

[@ScreamingBeast]

The band makes it quite obvious that they are joking.

[@misterme27]

ScreamingBeast A bloobity blah blah blibbity blah blah bloo. It's not that obvious. lmao

[@ScreamingBeast]

Adam Meyer What?

[@misterme27]

ScreamingBeast 5:15 lol

[@markschroeder5559]

I was once at a low point of my life where I exclusively listened to bands named after geographical locations I am sorry for anyone I might have hurt back then

[@RJay207]

America and Alabama approve... Nobody else does, though.

[@synthesisgames]

Don't forget Chicago!

[@mackaladon]

nice

[@belaireman]

Kansas

[@jonnie2bad]

i accept your apology and forgive you, we all stray from the path once in our lives.

[@michaelredkey1916]

I keep coming back to this video, it always cheers me up

[@jus_joe_king]

yup i added to my playlist. best cover i heard in while.

[@RJay207]

Then make sure to watch Oderous reading "Goodnight Moon".

[@lich.possum]

These fuckers I swear, they look like power ranger villains and their music sounds like what a bad porno looks like and I fucking love em

[@jerrywyles4002]

i was starting to hate you until you said u loved them bohab for life live well back on your home planet oderus...shortly after i got my nitroburrning funny bong he tragically left the band to go to home world😢

[@lovelylychee2255]

Kane Bunny Psychopath --- Oh god, my thoughts exactly!! 😆 they absolutely look like the Power Ranger villians and the baddies/vampires/creatures(?) from Buffy the Vampire Slayer ✨🤣

[@TheFuryGlitch]

Kane Bunny Psychopath that is the best description of anything I have ever heard and I need it on a t-shirt

[@chrisgrow]

With all the costumes and the rest of it you forget what good musicians these guys are

[@mackaladon]

first time I've ever listened to any gwar and they did a hilarious and a fantastically crunchy version of a classic rock tune. props fellas, that was some bad ass stuff.

[@OutcastAngelV]

This is by all means my FAVORITE cover on this channel

[@boomstick900]

jon timmermann better start breaking ribs then.

[@littlewoodenboy1971]

Loved the original - loved this - R.I.P. Oderus.

[@maxxford23]

U are missed Oderus Urungus

[@ryderrs]

Just a shade under 60 Billion years old...far too young.

[@user-co6ww2cm9k]

he didn't die he left to invade other worlds

[@ericjohnson3336]

Blake 😢

[@pwnjones]

I think I played DayZ with him for a while.

[@jigan001]

I saw them play this a few months before Oderus passed away. They played at the Observatory, honestly it was the best cover of a song I ever heard in my entire life. This is prettt fucking good too holy shit.

[@TheBeefCentral]

The Observatory SA ?

[@jigan001]

Undercover Fries yuuuuuuuuuuuup!

[@TheBeefCentral]

Nice i go there sometimes

[@michaelolivares6914]

This cover is so fucking badass! haha i love it I'm a music major and i have to say props af to GWAR original cover af

[@txkuntryboy]

Original cover lol

[@-Vitalis-]

> Original cover

[@massv953]

LoL never knew about these guys, pretty hilarious. I gotta watch for a show, costumes are great.

[@carlnoble12]

think their costumes good check out lordi lol

[@gobbledock666]

Costumes?....What costumes? X) Glad you found them!

[@evansmith2680]

Too bad you won't see Oderus the lead singer, he OD'd

[@massv953]

Evan Smith he dead? :/

[@eratoisyourmuse659]

Cory R Yeah. Heroin.

[@DarkSparkCannabis]

Was never a big fan of GWAR but this is definitely the best cover out of these A.V. vids. Fucking hipster bands can suck it.

[@The_Death_Owl]

Zac L.HEY thao and the get down stay down are the shit, the rest can go fuck themselves!

[@McCready12]

That's all they have here is hipster douchebag bands. And none of them have any talent.

[@1049662]

Steve N Seagulls playing Sabotage, Screaming Females playing Shake it Off, They Might Be Giants playing Bills Bills Bills, Punch Brothers playing Reptilia, there's plenty of good stuff here.

[@charutreeraven9845]

Oh, no! You're surly not referring to GWAR as being a hipster band. If so. You yourself may be suffering from a bit of the "hipster" persona.

[@delpantion6045]

charutree raven all too true my friend.... You see the first sign is usually denial

[@darthtortugas]

When I miss Dave I play this, Thank you AV Club.

[@x_bipolar_bear_c5143]

R.I.P David Brockie LET US SLAY!!!!!!!!!!

[@sethdillard5840]

Whenever I'm unemployed, I just think of Oderus' ass in the camera shouting at me to get off the couch and get a god damn job. Whenever I'm lazy, I hear it yelling at me to get my ass out the door. Thanks Dave! GWAR ETERNAL

[@ActualCouchPotato]

His description of Kansas at the beginning... Killed me

[@CiPhEr505]

ThePoetech *SHEER BRILLIANCE!*

[@DIGITAL7Media]

I LOVE GWAR. I have seen them many times and they always put on a great show. They never take themselves seriously. This is awesome. And many many props to them for having almost identical tones to their guitars like the real song.

[@MAFiA303]

I'm here because I miss oderus urungus RIP

[@andya2547]

+Saad MAFiA Corey Taylor is better

[@andya2547]

Dick Hertz haha that's why they also sell gwar shirts and accessories at hot topic and how you guys haven't won a Grammy award

[@dickhertz2170]

Gwar sucks ass, too

[@andya2547]

Dick Hertz then why you here

[@dickhertz2170]

Greg Gammago haha

[@Jeffmetal42]

"get the hell off the couch and get a god damn job." PURE. FUCKING. GOLD. Rest in intergalactic mayhem you pile of space shit!

[@iamthem.a.n.middleagednerd1053]

"Get off the couch and get a goddamn job" the wisdom of Oderus

[@GregStallion]

This may single-handedly be the coolest thing ever.

[@GoddessSixx]

Watching Oderus shake his bare ass is visual gold.

[@DILDOlover]

R.I.P. Oderous

[@johnythejedi1195]

LEGENDS NEVER DIE DUDE!!

[@mackalenvaughn5948]

this version is so much better than the original.

[@rippandora08]

I laughed my ass off watching this!! R.I.P. Dave Brockie. u are forever missed!!

[@Crampsam]

Those guitar tones are genuinely fucking gnarly

[@ashercohen4]

actually i love this cover, would be cool if they would have done a proper studio version..

[@NodDisciple1]

Too bad Gwar seems to hate it. D: You think they'd take a proverbial bullet for the fans.

[@crimsonspartanstudios5641]

I think the Battle Maximus album has a studio version second to last (51:33)

[@christophercomer2544]

Nothing says Kansas quite like a giant alien penis and assless chaps ...

[@larryjohnson7429]

saem

[@littleteethkeith]

All chaps are assless.

[@jayesper4390]

+Christopher Comer LMAO

[@millerjohn619]

If they had asses they wouldn't be chaps, they would be PANTS.

[@koookiekrisp]

hilarious

[@OutcastAngelV]

Everyone who dislikes this obviously doesn't understand GWAR. Everything about this cover is BRILLIANT. I love genre changed song covers, and this one is perfect.

[@Prettyincamo90]

SHEER BRILLIANCE

[@hooliganismisback8837]

people thay say gwar sucks totally miss the point of the band... infact they are geniuses... only band that i can think of the each album they cut is a complete story is music form.... and they are all very tallented musicians that play all types of music competently

[@jsvkia1]

HooliganismIsBack Story form, and you are thinking of concept albums, and Pink Floyd were the masters of that.

[@LEO1WOLF]

jsvkia1 - - I agree with you on P.F., Queensryche did a decent job of concept albums as well.

[@1nnards]

Calm down, middled aged dads that jammed out to this as youngins, they're just giving Kansas shit, I'm sure they respect Kansas a bunch.

[@skeeter197140]

"Zha boo ba da boo ba da."- Oderus Urungus

[@adamJKpunk]

Dave brockey was a fucking maniac lol

[@tooties545]

Carry on my wayward Gor-Gor.

[@cmhavner]

I don't know what this is. I don't know what it's about nor why, but I needed this in my life.

[@unarmedstrike1487]

RIP ODERUS

[@joshstegner2266]

GWWWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ekki6820]

Not once did I enjoy GWAR growing up. Now that I've re-watched this I can happily say the same damn thing. Thanks guys, it was funny, to say the least.

[@camazotzz]

I love when artists treat the material they are working with with the proper respect it deserves

[@retroshark]

This is the greatest thing I've ever seen. This is amazing

[@mrvampire2311]

Saw these guys back in 2010, easily the most entertaining band i've seen live.

[@jus_joe_king]

i keep liking all these comments i'll be loving this one for long time. best cover so far...

[@alliecomet5103]

My son graduated college last year and has been pretty much sitting on the fucking couch ever since...i made him watch this video because i thought Oderus' ad-libbing might motivate him...but now all he does is sit on the couch smoking weed while youtubeing the legacy of Gwar!

[@nileharding8556]

omfg this is an instant classic reborn! "carry on my wayward son,get off the couch and get a goddamned job!" priceless

[@shitzhead3436]

Kansas must be proud. they were covered bye GWAR!!!!

[@0525loki]

Gwar was an amazing band who never took themselves seriously, but put on some amazing live shows. It was a bummer when Dave died, as he seemed to be the spiritual head of the group.

[@Seagaltalk]

Haven't had that much fun listening to a cover song in a long time

[@carataylor3886]

Loving this way much more than I should.....all i can say is thank you....

[@gamerwarden1015]

I remember seeing the lead singer on Red Eye. Mad respect

[@farriva]

I've got no words. Gwar rules!!!!!

[@jeromyperez5532]

I can actually smell this. Has this been the fabled what the Rock has been cooking for these many years??

[@joshlamson1955]

Best song and version of said song I've heard in the past 300 years.

[@keithschedewitz8933]

we will never see such a creative metal genius as Dave brockie ever again... 😳

[@mattwales2734]

Best Part: Lead guitar player singing a back-up 'Don't you cry no more'. Gets me every time.

[@PenniDeadful]

This is probably the greatest thing I have ever seen ever.

[@clfrey75]

Wow! Sheer brilliance! God I miss Dave! RIP good sir!

[@salvatoremalfa8716]

Best cover of Kansas ever..!

[@barscotch]

OMG I LOVE THIS SO MUCH! Simultaneously cracking up and in awe.

[@DIGITAL7Media]

I seriously watch this almost every morning at work.....sooo damn good. Happy I saw them live a few times before Dave's death.

[@Spandodin]

3 years now...He is still dearly missed!

[@sabrinamcgyverina281]

I am so in love with this Cover! ^^

[@xXkillfest7Xx]

Dat Sasa same! Find myself coming back just to listen to it.

[@alsosean]

That was sheer brilliance!!!

[@apostrophe.t]

Dude. GWAR. Rest in peace, man. I didn't even care about this song, either, but I think about this cover from time to time.

[@implayingsomebass4753]

This is the best cover of any song EVER.

[@airthief36]

can't believe GWAR is still around... they been around forever!

[@WhatUpMyNinja]

"Get off the couch and get a god damned job!" HAHAHA. I don't remember that in the original.

[@onewheelup]

damn i had to come back and hear it again 11 months later and it was as good as the first time.i highly recommend you seeing theses guys,i saw them 3 times back in the day and don't miss the X cops too.great show,best money can buy.love these guys.

[@dkyelak]

How are they without Dave? I can't bear to watch or listen.

[@onewheelup]

i honestly don't know dude,check it out,I'm sure their still pretty bad ass.

[@Episcleritis]

This is the first GWAR song I've listened to. They're great!

[@Username00011000]

+Mike You picked a bad time to get into GWAR

[@stickiedmin6508]

Watching this, for about the twentieth time now, in May 2017 - it's been more than three years since we lost Dave and the cold, hollow feeling inside still isn't going away. He was utterly unique and we will *_never_* see his like again... ... unless we're lucky enough to die gloriously in battle, after which we will awake in Valhalla where Oderus reigns in revolting glory, with a latex fist and a tentacley cod piece! --S

[@Kolonite_]

Best cover I've heard in a long time.

[@BretAtwood]

As a proud Richmonder, this makes me so happy...

[@lilithrose3732]

gets my approval! Oderus is so funny to me! R.I.P

[@Russell3267]

"Get the hell up from the couch and go get a job!" I just fucking lost it 😆

[@WildBillHabiki]

jeez that was AWESOME! it was so much better than any concert video. The sound was just spectacular. Thanks a lot for this!

[@Niafi11]

Gwar...you guys are the Shit of the Universe. Oklahoma Loves you. And so do i.

[@akrocuba]

LOVE IT!!!! Especially the outfits!!

[@stiltomonkey6137]

love it. heard a lot of covers. THIS IS THE BEST

[@codyt6250]

That " Shabba dabba dooba da" kills me everytime.

[@exactlywhatisaid]

i just caught that. fucking lol and rip :(

[@Nekrokilla]

I STILL AND FOREVER WILL LOVE THIS VIDEO. SHABOOBA DABOOBIDA!!!!!

[@Mysterytour7]

This cover gives me life.

[@mmcg8688]

This is one of those clips you see and think, "Okay, that's enough internet for tonight."

[@WorldsWorstBoy]

R.I.P

[@bowlochili]

I've been saying this since I saw them play in the 80's. If they took music seriously, they would be the largest band in the world. RIP Dave.

[@TheSpectreN8]

Beavis & Butthead mega drive game hunt for gwar tickets

[@holyballswappfalls1158]

The GWAR video game featuring Beavis and Butthead?

[@virtualtrixter]

Funny as hell! You can definitely tell they put no effort into this whatsoever! Get your ass of the couch and find a job my unemployed son!

[@johnforge997]

I love that band on your avatar "Down" and Nola is a great album. I used to listen to is all the time.

[@GregoryAlanBaileygamereviews]

Art Bell ruled the radio best host in the history of radio.

[@fingershardcore]

nope that Belongs to Howard Stern

[@thegreatsiberianitch]

Art Bell +1

[@mizzd67]

yeah, with no effort whatsoever, they still kick major ass!

[@woogiebear]

this is my favorite version of this song ever

[@geneclark3600]

i saw gwar at a little crap hole in long beach called fenders ballroom way back when i was young, the mic stand fell on my head, had a huge goose egg the next morning, it hurt like hell...but, was one of the best nights of my life

[@xtraflo]

I'm Ashamed to admit - I'm 39yo and this is the first time I've ever listened to Gwar ..

[@calvinsky]

AMAZING

[@hadifelani]

the song isn't even started yet and im already liked this video. too hilarious hahahaha

[@babymex81]

Damn that was amazing