“I’m very good at integral and differential calculus” God, I wish I was a modern major-general
@adamkurowski19345 жыл бұрын
Well he's a model modern major-general, you could be a shit modern major-general :d
@bobjoe48884 жыл бұрын
You'll never guess what I'm doing while listening to that part of the song
@theultimatebro92784 жыл бұрын
@@bobjoe4888 my mother
@allanrichardson14684 жыл бұрын
Give the job to a modern mainframe terminal!
@foxcraft52154 жыл бұрын
u mean, u wish u were the very model of a modern major general
@divinity19847 жыл бұрын
I’m in my school musical, and we’re doing this play! I’m the modern major-general. *...god help me.*
@henryjiang96646 жыл бұрын
ComedyBits Good luck with being good with Integral Calculus and Differential Equations.
@chrisgbresciani6 жыл бұрын
Wow me right now
@rubenderegge81986 жыл бұрын
Major-general
@elijahkelley76165 жыл бұрын
How'd it go?
@boobiye5 жыл бұрын
Don't worry! Do what Peter did! I am the djwjejrughxbjsiehrhf General sjrutufbdbsjsjrhfbx dndbdjdnsbdjd mineral dbxjebgjdjsbrbfh historical fjdjejrnfjdn with the eggs on top
@fredo10707 жыл бұрын
Major General is the Godfather of Rap.
@neonyeko5 жыл бұрын
Sadly we lost the elegance in modern day.
@trucetruce3355 жыл бұрын
Chairman Neoneko! “ ÒwÓ Today’s music SUCKS. I *hate* my generation. I only listen to monkey oots and insect buzzing from 1000000000000000 years ago. I’m _SO_ much smarter and elegant than everyone else because I have a different music taste 😤 uwu”
@ritawing10645 жыл бұрын
Oh well said! Good one!
@godspeedhxh12065 жыл бұрын
The major general walked so Eminem could run
@arielbemeliahu86195 жыл бұрын
@@trucetruce335 what an old man you are. I listen to neanderthals banging rocks
@bastionboi65525 жыл бұрын
That actor when he has to sing this song: *Had to be me. Someone else might have gotten it wrong.*
@bru93834 жыл бұрын
AGH! My heart!
@88larei4 жыл бұрын
Bastion Boi I understood that reference :)
@johncarriere29113 жыл бұрын
I have an urge to test seashells right now after listening to this..😭
@im13sandman2 жыл бұрын
666 likes ...yikea
@defox50194 жыл бұрын
So basically he knows everything except what he needs to know to be the very model of a modern Major General... I reccomend a promotion.
@chrisdaniels39294 жыл бұрын
That'll shift him out of the way!
@BlackMonk664 жыл бұрын
No. Most of what he claims to know is nonsense. For instance, just how do you hum a fugue?
@defox50194 жыл бұрын
@@BlackMonk66 science
@BlackMonk664 жыл бұрын
@@defox5019 You mean by genetically modifying someone to have at least two mouths, so they'll be able to hum separate lines? Yeah, that could work.
@reichtangle77343 жыл бұрын
@@BlackMonk66 Maybe he does have 2 mouths
@Musicfan10204 жыл бұрын
I have seen a bunch of versions of this on KZbin, and while this guy is good, I think the best version is from a Canadian Festival in 1985 where the general enters coming down a slide (hidden behind rocks).
@Musicfan10204 жыл бұрын
@riflemanusa YES! That's the one! Got to love it!
@reichtangle77343 жыл бұрын
@@Musicfan1020 What happened to his reply? For those who didn’t see it, he said: when he says when he can tell a Mauser rifle from a javelin, he throws the flag like a javelin!
@Musicfan10203 жыл бұрын
@@reichtangle7734 I don’t know. Maybe he deleted his profile?
@reichtangle77343 жыл бұрын
@@Musicfan1020 Yeah probably.
@omnirhythm3 жыл бұрын
It's this one, for those wondering: kzbin.info/www/bejne/np23mqZ_lK2Gndk
@amadeusamwater4 жыл бұрын
Heck, I can tell a Mauser from a javelin, but that calculus stuff is way outside my league.
@deeznoots62414 жыл бұрын
amadeusamwater that’s the point, he has barely a rudimentary knowledge of military matters despite being very knowledgable about everything else.
@allanrichardson14684 жыл бұрын
Eat lots of fig NEWTONS and you can understand calculus. Would I LEIBNITZ to you? Or move to Little Rock (that’s what “calculus” means).
@adicawidasuparman91444 жыл бұрын
@@deeznoots6241 so that's why he's only better in tactics than a novice in a nunnery
@royaldakat58333 жыл бұрын
you ever tried integrals? quite the pain
@ilovemuslimfood6663 жыл бұрын
Operas used to diss each other back then??? That verse about that “nonsense from the Pinafore” made me do a double take.
@cameronscott93993 жыл бұрын
Actually both are written by the same people lol
@wordforger3 жыл бұрын
Gilbert taking a dig at himself there since he wrote the thing. :P
@chooseyourpoison51052 жыл бұрын
Gilbert didn't take himself too seriously and made a joke about his own operetta. Bit like how Disney took the piss in The Lion King when Zazu starts singing "It's a Small World" and Scar yells "No! ANYTHING but that!"
@cmlazar Жыл бұрын
Both written by Gilbert and Sullivan
@BookshelfQBattler5 ай бұрын
Gilbert and Sullivan wrote Pinafore so they were doing self deprecating humor
@HubrisInc5 жыл бұрын
Why does the set look like the inside of an airport terminal
@darrenclements4 жыл бұрын
Wait ... Got it ! Ahough the Express rail fare is honestly quite criminal, Its marginally quicker and it gets you to the terminal, They say the tube is quicker but I haven't got an Oyster Card, I tried to find a ticket booth but actually it's rather hard; When you've gone through security and wound your way through duty free This is the modern paradigm of traveller anonymity.
@rogerkearns80944 жыл бұрын
Yes, it is indeed a model of a modern major terminal.
@rogerkearns80944 жыл бұрын
@@chocolatesouljah Too kind, thank you. Now, get you back to work. ;)
@travistommy88644 жыл бұрын
@@darrenclements fucking hilarious
@Laceykat664 жыл бұрын
@@travistommy8864 Which is what SHE said last night.
@Paco0parla3 жыл бұрын
I have seen some renditions of the part of mayor general by now in youtube, and I like very much how each one makes a different interpretation of the character. Some actors play it with seriousness and solemnity, other do it in a cocky way, and this one simply makes the character to play along the scene. It is so funny each new time.
@SevCaswell2 жыл бұрын
It is interesting also to see how many lyrics get 'updated' to make current and more local references and jokes. As the song was originally full of digs and references to the current political and military leaders of the time.
@redpug50422 жыл бұрын
gotta love theater
@cindydott452 Жыл бұрын
I love the version where the major general makes his entrance by swooping down a slide, while standing!
@geoffreywilson7008 Жыл бұрын
This man's preening prose and puffery is of enough significance to make pirates pause plundering and ponder puzzledly, and pushes me to produce a piece of whimsy guff packed full of the letter P... I ran out of wind and posted anyway for one more proficient to finish properly.
@slots14075 ай бұрын
Excellent, sir! (raises hat)
@Dwamak8 жыл бұрын
Best song to sing as your cirriculum vitae when you make a job application.
@shanaynayokeil65538 жыл бұрын
LOOOOL
@Insipidont8 жыл бұрын
Post video.
@Devonimp3 жыл бұрын
The patter is fantastically intricate and well delivered, and I love the jovial buffonishness of the Major-General. But what sells this scene to me is the pirate captains look of absolute 'WTF is going on right now.' through the entire song XD
@benoitdot37565 жыл бұрын
1:25 Did a character from a Gilbert and Sullivan musical just insult Gilbert and Sullivan?
@peter-william5 жыл бұрын
Yep
@peter-william5 жыл бұрын
4th wall break
@Finzun4 жыл бұрын
Sometimes people hate themselves
@RealHogweed4 жыл бұрын
Also happens in tge finale of mozart don giovanni, when leporello recognizes an aria from "the marriage of Figaro" and utters "i know this one, unfortunately"
@benoitpellet16574 жыл бұрын
Yep - and it was in the original lyrics, too. Gilbert knew how to make fun of himself.
@howardsmith93425 жыл бұрын
"That infernal nonsense Pinafore," great stuff!
@Danirider124 жыл бұрын
I am the very model of a scientist salarian, I've studied species turian, asari, and batarian. I'm quite good at genetics (as a subset of biology) because i am an expert (which i know is a tautology). My xenoscience studies range from urban to agrarian, I am the very model of a scientist salarian.
@jorenvanderark35674 жыл бұрын
WTF?
@Brainwashed1014 жыл бұрын
@@jorenvanderark3567 Mass Effect 2 reference!
@scotchrobbins4 жыл бұрын
IN SHORT IN STUDIES RANGING FROM THE URBAN TO AGRARIAN, HE IS THE VERY MODEL OF A SCIENTIST SALARIAN.
@varric4 жыл бұрын
I knew that someone was going to quote Mordin Solus LMAO
Basically a Modern Major General is a living encyclopedia?
@mr.silbergleit57246 жыл бұрын
Dubem Ogwulumba actually not true if you'd listen to it all
@ashleydaniel64676 жыл бұрын
During the 19th century officers in the British army would often buy their commissions. So they were well educated but not always intelligent or good officers. The plucky and adventurous bit for example could refer to the poorly thought out cavalry charges that were common at the time. Men chasing glory would ride with sabers drawn straight into the bayonets of French farmers. You pretty much have hit the nail on the head though.
@namingisdifficult4086 жыл бұрын
Han5 Wermhat he also says that his military knowledge “has only been brought down to the beginning of the century “
@charleslawrenceperkins98086 жыл бұрын
That's right! Our Man M-M-G was Wikipedia before there was Wikipedia.
@monsieurboks6 жыл бұрын
Pretty much. He knows everything there is to know, except that which would be actually useful for his job.
@HighCrystal4 жыл бұрын
He is the very model of a man who drives a Cavalier He’d like to have a Griffin but he found that it was much too dear He would have had a Jaguar, it really is a lovely car But in the end he settled for a light blue Vauxhall Cavalier Wrote that for a friend of mine who sadly is now dead. RIP Peter
@jamessuselessfacts57363 жыл бұрын
My FrIeNd iS dEaD gIvE Me LiKeS
@xjayy16132 жыл бұрын
@@jamessuselessfacts5736 What is wrong with you? You make me hate people like yourself basement bottom feeder.
@reseballisho15872 жыл бұрын
Hehehehehe hey lois I died before my friend could write this song too me
@samrizzardi22138 жыл бұрын
The second daughter from the left is so hilariously enthusiastic
@Dan-ob7it8 жыл бұрын
Kinda cute, too...
@por22ito7 жыл бұрын
Who wouldn't be if you get to sing in this song :)
@Milordvega5 жыл бұрын
Is she the one who draws the right triangle during the "square of the hypotenuse" line (0:42) ? So cute and plucky
@SaxandRelax4 жыл бұрын
she’s really good lmao
@ironwolf567 ай бұрын
I like how the implication of this performance of this song is that their father does this so often that the daughters have an entire backup routine for it.
@NiennaFan1Ай бұрын
YES
@allanrichardson14684 жыл бұрын
Tom Lehrer did a hilarious takeoff on the tune of this song around 1960, naming the chemical elements in no particular order, through nobelium (atomic number 102), closing with “There may be many others but they haven’t been discahvered,” pronounced to rhyme with “Hahvahd.”
@zr3755 Жыл бұрын
These are the only ones of which the news has come to Harvard
@GhostLink92 Жыл бұрын
Mass Effect also did a take on this with "Scientist Salarian".
@cdrocrossdiscovery11 ай бұрын
I've lost count how many times I've attempted this song and ended up a babbling mess. Any performer that can get through this song without getting mush-mouthed is my hero!
@DoomFinger5115 жыл бұрын
That was the weirdest version of The Pirates of the Caribbean I ever watched.
@clivegoodman165 жыл бұрын
It is "The Pirates of Penzance".
@artemreinhart7475 жыл бұрын
Clive Goodman oh wow I didn’t know that... it isn’t like the *title* says it.
@danielgelber44945 жыл бұрын
So it would seem.
@3dPrint_and_chill5 жыл бұрын
@@clivegoodman16 woooooosh
@davidabowen5 жыл бұрын
Clive Goodman i think its a joke... jesus.
@marypagones60733 жыл бұрын
The girls' reactions are pitch-perfect! They really make the song.
@Ryan-wx8of6 ай бұрын
Those backup singers were so badly out of sync and hard to understand, I wouldn't be surprised if they had never practiced once.
@colinsmith6116Ай бұрын
That was great. How the Major General can remember the words, and sing them so quickly really amazes me.
@Leah-nx1rk19 күн бұрын
he isn't the very model of a modern major general for nothing
@sedwards2207Ай бұрын
Just a shout out for the costumes which are absolutely beautiful! ❤
@JustineWittich4 ай бұрын
He made it to the end, and never missed a syllable of Gilbert's insane lyrics. Fantastic!
@metallicarchaea18209 ай бұрын
Eminem has been real quiet when this dropped
@CookingWithJackDaniels4 жыл бұрын
Have I heard this song many times? Yes Will I click it every time it shows up in my recommended? Absolutely!
@farche28 жыл бұрын
Was it my imagination, or did the ladies chorus sound all out of sync with each other and the orchestra
@mikehammer83347 жыл бұрын
Frank Ch. Eigler Whenever I try singing this it comes out completely fucked
@lindsayolh5 жыл бұрын
Agreed. Slightly better later.
@PoseidonRM5 жыл бұрын
Yeah, not great.
@anniespencer78794 жыл бұрын
And they squeal and giggle too much.
@dizzyology75144 жыл бұрын
My thought exactly. I had thought that this would serve as a nice tribute to Sir Peter Jonas, who was General Director of the English National Opera from 1985-1993 and who died on April 22, 2020. But the scrappy chorus singing does the production little credit. (I then discovered that the show dates from June 2015 and was posted at that time, so we can absolve Jonas from any association with this one.) R.I.P anyway, Sir Peter.
@alanshadastrokeanddiedinho28975 жыл бұрын
Gilbert and Sullivan making fun of their on operetta That infernal nonsense Pinafore.
@poly_hexamethyl4 жыл бұрын
Old guy must be pretty fit to have the breath to sing such long phrases right after jumping around like that.
@pauls70566 жыл бұрын
I love this song. This chap does it best of all - with his acting. Every time I watch it I giggle. Great job. G&S would think this is the best. I'm sure.
@hi-im-lugh95706 жыл бұрын
A girl in my drama class has been sentenced to preform this song in monologue form, I wish her the best of luck
@cthulhufhtagn24834 жыл бұрын
"In conics I can floor peculiarities parabolous." Wow. Just...wow. Learning that line must take as much work as that feat.
@allreligionismidcontroll Жыл бұрын
He really is, in matters vegetable, animal and mineral, the very model of a modern major-general
@jaspergregorio97745 жыл бұрын
"Had to be me. Anyone else might've gotten it wrong."
@PURPLECATDUDE77344 жыл бұрын
“Genophage cured. Krogan free. New beginning, for all of us”
@varric4 жыл бұрын
@@PURPLECATDUDE7734 If you makes him sing in ME2, Mordin begun to sing instead of saying that.
@jamesevaggelou58893 жыл бұрын
Absolutely marvelous!!! I want to go to the theatre only for the major general.
@GroundhogRoy2 жыл бұрын
Love the 19th century backdrop.
@ronnig40097 жыл бұрын
His voice is AWESOME!
@kimber10666 жыл бұрын
The chorus here is a lot of fun to watch, especially at the Pinafore and sat as he parts.
@jaxhoffalot28123 жыл бұрын
This is at or near the pinnacle of our culture.
@timothymccormick52083 жыл бұрын
This song changes EVERY time I hear it... how many variations are there? (and I would absoLUTELY love to have a copy of the movie with Angela Lansbury).
@robertmmm7Ай бұрын
Hell yeah! That was awesome!
@carolvogelman52615 жыл бұрын
Trying to learn Gilbert and Sullivan lyrics is so much more fun than word puzzles! I should think would keep one's mind pretty sharp!
@thatguyinelnorteАй бұрын
Well done that man!
@strugglingcollegestudent3 жыл бұрын
I’ve memorized about half of it. Just got the Babylonic cuneiform and Caracas’s uniform stanza down. I already feel so accomplished.
@HDilk3 жыл бұрын
agreed
@richardduployen64293 жыл бұрын
The performer directed me decades ago in a London opera group called Opera Viva. He underplays it & doesn't gabble it. Personally I always do the military accent.
@lesliesheppard2503Ай бұрын
Gilbert and Sullivan operas are simply wonderful.
@nodisalsi2 жыл бұрын
The medals the Maj-General wears look real. They are (from top down and left to right): Sutlej Medal (1846) Punjab Medal (1849) Army of India Medal (1851) (possibly) South Africa Medal (1853) (possibly) Baltic Medal (1856) Empress of India Medal (1877) Indian Mutiny Medal (1858) India General Service Medal (1854) Crimean War Medal (1854)
@PointyTailofSatanАй бұрын
For an old guy, he's got a good set of lungs.
@Rick_KingАй бұрын
"Have you ever known what it is to be an orphan?" "Often!" I love this play, and was lucky to see it twice in Los Angeles in 1980, with Barry Bostwick, Andy Gibb and Pam Dawber!
@Themaxxrad993 жыл бұрын
This man fucking killed it, that salute at the end you can feel the "FUCK YEAH!" coming off it. Absolutely love it.
@kimberlysmith5793 жыл бұрын
I remember listening to this song (entire album) back in 68/69. I played it on my mini HiFi over and over. I’m now 63 years old and I’m still listen to this day.❤️🎶
@Harkness782 жыл бұрын
OK, go and listen to it some more....
@kimberlysmith5792 жыл бұрын
@@Harkness78 Why Not!!
@pheenix426 жыл бұрын
♪I am the very model of a scientist Salarian!♪
@briemac47805 жыл бұрын
Someone else might have gotten it wrong. ;)
@alexanderjones844 жыл бұрын
When matters come back tactical, and physics theoretical, I am the very model of a modern major general!
@varric4 жыл бұрын
I broke Omega's one rule... In more ways than one.
@lauratang65509 жыл бұрын
This makes me laugh every time. Great job!
@jameslong6727 жыл бұрын
Laura Tang cos of family guy haha
@lukacunningham342 Жыл бұрын
This guy may need some water afterwards
@johnmarlin726911 ай бұрын
One of the most fun roles in the theatre.
@stopmessingwithyt Жыл бұрын
"Then I can hum a fugue of which I've heard the music's din afore, And whistle all the airs from that infernal nonsense Pinafore." O Gilbert and Sullivan, you sly lads. :)
@TotalDramaHarold Жыл бұрын
I love how they call their own play infernal nonsense
@Lolawestie4 жыл бұрын
After nearly 10 minutes after hearing the McDonald's menu song from the 80's and recognizing the tune from my music history class, I have finally found the original song the McDonald's menu song was based off of lmao
@robertshorthill683611 ай бұрын
I had a Patrick Sky record album from the '60s, with guest Mississippi John Hurt singing Gibert and Sullivan! The lyrics were, "Gilbert and Sullivan". Everybody laughed, a great song. Then I discovered this one. Just as good.
@princessraban2al5 жыл бұрын
My friend was the main character as the General and he did great on the fast songs! 😊
@MarissaBrigitte4 жыл бұрын
I’m in this show rn! It’s sm fun 💖
@Mnnvint4 жыл бұрын
You kind of see where Monthy Python got a lot of their style from.
@rickoc64355 жыл бұрын
About ten years ago I saw this performed in Tombstone AZ at the Bird Cage Theater. It was great, anyone in the neighborhood should stop by.
@davidstedeford3874 жыл бұрын
This is a patter song the name patter derives from Pater Noster (Our Father) and refers to the speed at which the Lord's Prayer was sometimes recited. This mustbe the best-known of all G&S's patter songs (nothing to do with rap) and how anyone can get through it without losing the words is beyond me!
@bpvadm4 жыл бұрын
excellent, and with this "tongue breaking" text
@betty5064Ай бұрын
Very clever stage design.
@brennenfoerst390828 күн бұрын
VERY clear, indeed 😂
@SophStevenson6 жыл бұрын
Can’t stop singing the elements song instead of the real lyrics 😂
@grahampearson56702 жыл бұрын
I've read about WS Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan. This song is the most notable in the Gilbert & Sullivan opera The Pirates of Penzance.
@amhunter7556 Жыл бұрын
My very favourite of all G&S - and it's a hard choice! But let's face it, Pirates is absolute superior pantomime at it's very best!
@saturnalia92206 жыл бұрын
THE ORIGINAL RAP GOD.
@みつあん-q8c6 ай бұрын
Hello from Japan. I am using a translator. I listened to Tom Lehrer's "The elements song" translated into Japanese when I was in elementary school. I recently found out that the original song is "Major-General's Song" and came here to listen to it. It's a very good song with an addictive quality that makes me listen to it over and over again. Thank you for the opportunity to meet this song. I also like "Major-General's Song" sung by Minion(*ˊ˘ˋ*)♡
@hugh02219 жыл бұрын
Wish I could hear David SUCHET singing this - although we won't be hearing "Poirot's the very model of a modern major detective~" anymore.
@KimmyQueen8 жыл бұрын
He did this at one point as poirot for a lark?
@BaronVonMott27 күн бұрын
His knowledge of all matters military may be minimal, And all of his persuasion tactics borderline subliminal, But clearly in most any field considered academical, He is the very model of a modern major-general!
@Char1iBr0wn2 жыл бұрын
Bravo! That could not be easy to remember!
@TheGuy-kb5mh4 жыл бұрын
My dude can tell a Mauser rifle from a javelin. Truly a learned man.
@PhilipJackson035 жыл бұрын
If you fully remember this I must give you my 100% respect.
@Juliett-A4 жыл бұрын
Those ladies are just have having so much fun.
@ogaoms89859 ай бұрын
This is what school thinks we're like, when we graduate 😂😂😂
@bronwynecgАй бұрын
Aaaahhhhh memories with Mordin Solus… ☺️😜👍🏽
@jimmyyu21844 жыл бұрын
That is freakin' great when all the ladies sang the line "Commisary-ate" (watch all their reaction, that is great, also!!) and surprised the heck out of him... If one does not know, that is his line, not the chorus' line. =)))
@HonkeyKongLive2 жыл бұрын
I like this one more than most because it has the "harrumph" the character needs. He has to be stuffy and full of himself, not flouncy.
@iankinney439 Жыл бұрын
I just showed this video to a modern Major-General. Lol 😂
@km6qxe7762 жыл бұрын
I so want to hear Daveed Digs perform this.
@maraiglesias79224 ай бұрын
It's I am the very model of a cartoon individual from Animaniacs!
@mencken8 Жыл бұрын
“There’s antimony, arsenic, aluminum, selenium-“
@mensamoo8 жыл бұрын
I see what they say about the Ikea set....
@ElizabethAftons_Fan Жыл бұрын
We’re learning this at a musical theatre club and I had to study it due to the test we have so this helped! :)
@tr98096 жыл бұрын
I saw this at the National Theatre, it was superb!
@Oscarin99103 жыл бұрын
Everyone with me: *I AM THE VERY MODEL OF A SCIENTIST SALARIAN*
@kushalpaul24052 жыл бұрын
Papa Mama Loca Pipa
@snozzlehead925 жыл бұрын
I'd like to see Eminem do this!
@foxfoxfoxxxx9 ай бұрын
man i love this song
@raulparrado1547 Жыл бұрын
The song that makes Mass Effect players cry xd
@dotandgrahamxxxx44874 жыл бұрын
Love this. Opera.
@monarchist18387 жыл бұрын
With the eggs on top!
@grumbeard8 ай бұрын
I am the very model of a scientist Salarian...
@jakeryker5465 жыл бұрын
I wish Eminem would try being a modern major general xD
@anneprocter7 жыл бұрын
I'm suppossed to be doing geography homework. WHY. WHY MUST I RETURN TO YOU