Rapper FIRST time REACTION to "Weird Al" Yankovic - Fat!! LMAO,, I'm done...

[@ericwagner1824]

Michael named his album "BAD" Weird Al named his "EVEN WORSE"

[@TheHydrobrain]

😂

[@JeffPhillips-dn2fg]

Michael Jackson was so flattered he gave Weird Al approval to use the same choreographer and as much help to re-create the “Bad” video as closely as possible.

[@Kepi_Kei]

One of the things that I loved about Michael is that he was so humble.

[@andreadeamon6419]

Same location also

[@JustMe-vk4fn]

I always hoped that Mr. Jackson was as happy within himself as he made his fans feel around the world. :)

[@LimbaZero]

Was that also MJ set. He was planning to tear it down but Weird Al asked is he can use it and he got permission if he also teared it down.

[@kgunitkeese17]

@@LimbaZeroit was the same set too. Michale was a fan of Weird Al.

[@ericwagner1824]

Weird Al is a National Treasure. With more than 40 years of musical magic, how he isn't in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a crime.

[@jasondamrau9943]

Probably because the Rock and Roll HoF and Rollign Stone is woke as shit right now and won't acknowledge his greatness

[@4yinyang]

​@@jasondamrau9943??? You think "wokeness" is the reason Weird Al aint in the Hall of Fame? BS, he should be in it don't get me wrong and I don't know if you're memeing/joking right now but blaming "woke" for all the worlds problems has got to stop, it's beyond parody at this point.

[@billkeithchannel]

I saw Al live on the Pentiums tour and was blown away when he came out in the fat suit to perform this song live.

[@jasondamrau9943]

@billkeithchannel i saw him at the Poodle Hat tour and he did the same thing

[@sunsungoaway]

He's too good for it. But if he made it, his songs should be sung by the original artists

[@Malmas7]

Artists were flattered when Weird Al asked the if he could make a parody of their songs. It was an honor to have your song parodied by him.

[@bucketfan4life]

That's what I LOVE about Weird Al! He was an icon to everyone-- except Prince. That was an awkward situation.

[@itsakittyting]

That's why it was so lame that eminem didn't allow the video to his parody🤣

[@renlessard]

Weird Al should be in the Rock n Roll Hall of fame

[@johankaewberg8162]

Or shame. Or both.

[@rons3634]

He writes the parodies, he sings them, he dances in them, he raps in them. He does everything.

[@sophiet1576]

Actually, less than half of the songs on AL's 14 studio albums are parodies. AL is an incredible song writer. Don't forget that he also writes songs for movies.

[@deanbear2027]

Weird Al was in regular rotation on MTV with everyone else. That's how I got into his tunage.

[@ursanator]

Weird Al's version of American Pie "The Saga Begins" with Star Wars theme is brilliant

[@justaguy6129]

Don McLean has admitted to singing some of Weird Al's lyrics while performing American Pie live.

[@shawnpiette5372]

so brilliant that i can't listen to american pie without singing the weird al lyrics

[@JoeFeser]

@@justaguy6129 That is amazing. I have to go look that up.

[@billkeithchannel]

He closed out the Pentiums tour show I went to with Saga and then Yoda as the encore songs. Wearing the full Jedi uniform of course.

[@STC349]

I took my son to Weird Al concert a few years ago. It was so good and I laughed so hard my gut and face hurt. He isn’t a young man, but is so active live. Worth every cent

[@JoeFeser]

You have to do the meet and greet. He will sign stuff for you at times also.

[@billkeithchannel]

When I went to see him on the Pentiums tour my voice was totally gone for the encore from yelling and singing along the entire night.

[@JoeFeser]

@@billkeithchannel He is the most under rated musician in history.

[@teresacartwright5406]

I recall reading that most singers were more than happy to co-operate with "Weird Al". One of my favourites of his is "I Lost on Jeopardy". There's an older one that's a take-off on Madonna "Like A Surgeon". BTW, he's had the same core band for over 35 years.

[@brianvernon249]

In Something About Mary, I just think of Don Pardo speaking “Rice-a-Roni, the San Francisco Treat” when they mention that food item in that movie.

[@billkeithchannel]

The popularity of Al's Jeopardy parody convinced the producers that their old game show brand was still relevant and got them to reboot the show with Alex Trebek as the host and well, the rest is history. Like A Surgeon was actually Madonna's parody title she came up with.

[@Dejayee52]

@teresacartwright5406 If Weird Al paradises one of your songs, you know you've made it!👍

[@RyanRichardsToby]

Yoda is my favorite.

[@aaroncote6750]

Yeah, Michael loved Weird Al’s versions and supposedly helped him with new words on them…Al was all over MTV late 80’s

[@andreadeamon6419]

I miss the is mtv but it's also their fault for reality tv

[@YurikRoss]

Beside all his weird behavior, Michael Jackson seemed like a good dude with a good sense of humor

[@billkeithchannel]

@@andreadeamon6419 The entire point of MTV2 and VH1 was to make available the original all music videos format that the people wanted. The owners of the brand wanted to use the main MTV channel to program and warp the minds of the masses. Corporate agendas suck.

[@RCCRAWL-q7g]

Weird Al was already the king of parody. I feel like he only accepted lyrics help from Michael to be nice.

[@PHOENIXDARKFIRE5000]

This song went to number 3 in New Zealand, 11 in Australia, and in the top 100 billboards in the US and almost every other country that released it. It won the Grammy award for The best concept video in early 1989. “Weird Al” Yankovic came up with the idea for this song when Michael Jackson released “BAD” Weird Al thought it would make a great sequel to his previous song Eat it which was based on another Michael Jackson song Beat it. It was not a coincidence. That these are probably his two biggest songs that he’s ever made. I also heard you recently talking in another video about his song all about the Pentiums My other fave songs of his are parody of Nirvana’s song “smells like teen spirit” which he called “ smells Like Nirvana” it has some hilarious gibberish lyrics Amish Paradise which was a parody of gangster’s Paradise by Coolio for which Coolio sued him for not asking permission The funny part is “Weird Al” Yankovic never asked anyone for permission not even Michael Jackson getting a parody song of your music by “Weird Al” Yankovic in the 80s and early 90s was the equivalent of being a star on the Muppet show in the 70s or being featured as a guest character on The Simpsons in the 90s and ‘00s people were stoked when their songs were mocked by “Weird Al” it meant that you had made it in the music industry in a big way. I mean, he even did Madonna like a virgin. Called like a surgeon. I know so much about this guy‘s career. I could probably talk about it for the next three hours and fill up your hole chat section so I’ll stop now and just say keep them coming.!!

[@derwoodbowen5954]

Weird Al was a staple on MTV when MTV was actually music.

[@Mister_Sir_]

He does James Brown in Living with a Hernia. It’s amazing. You should probably rewatch the original Living in America first to compare. MTV used to do side by side Weird Al hours where they played the original first and Wierd Al after. I remember recording it on VHS in the 90s. 40!

[@justaguy6129]

James taught Al the dance moves himself, and James's band is in Al's video.

[@billkeithchannel]

Such a great parody. Too bad Al is too hard on himself for that album's commercial failure.

[@olivierroy5540]

I remember in Canada, the music channel over here Much Music aired a few specials around Weird Al.

[@tubelious]

it seems almost crazy to think now that MTV used to be a really good channel.. :)

[@a.j.nunnaurbiz6535]

What impresses me, is that Al did all of Michael's dance moves, and he did them in that fat suit!

[@PHOENIXDARKFIRE5000]

For the record this song was released in 1988. Most of his big hits were in the 80s.

[@lisazaccardimeunier8378]

Weird Al took FULL advantage of MTV. The timing was perfect.

[@gregcissell345]

Check out the side by side video so you can see how much Weird Al’s version lines up with Michael’s version.

[@PHOENIXDARKFIRE5000]

@BlackPegasusRaps the movie you’re thinking of was called ‘The Vidiot from VHS “ and it had a character in it called Stanley Sadowski played by the very young and quirky Kramer from TV’s Seinfeld.

[@rubyslippers8215]

BP, I believe his name is pronounced "Yank-O-Vick" - rhymes with "kick". Anyway you say it, his creativity is off-the-charts AWESOME! Love Weird Al!👍

[@First_Command]

Weird Al has tons of gems. One of my all time favorites is: I LOST ON JEOPARDY.

[@UTubeHandlesSuck]

Truth. Pegasus should do Greg Kihn's _Jeopardy_ then follow it with Al's version.

[@RockinMamaT]

You know you were big if Weird Al wanted to do a parody of your song. 😅 Another one rides the bus, parody of Queen Another one bites the dust is great too. Great reaction and Peace out ☮️ ✌️ 🙏

[@BlueGriffin20]

Still love the Star Wars one

[@RobertWhalen-lg8ks]

I loved that all the effects in the video were practical. and this was filmed in the same set as the Bad video.

[@crashwithkirby6708]

Weird al released the Food Album because he realized that up until that point he had enough songs involving food to make an entire compilation album. I have memories of sitting in my cousin’s room, playing twisted metal 2 on the playstation, and blasting the Food Album when I was about 9 years old. Crazy

[@95Comics]

He was all over mtv! His last was “ I’m so handy” you gotta watch that! Gangstas paradise/amish paradise ruled mtv for a year!

[@canis64]

after MTV came out Al started doing videos for his parodies. He put just as much into the videos as he did with the lyrics. And MJ helped him on his two videos Eat it and Fat. He helped him secure the set for fat; it was Micheal's set. UHF was his fifth album and a cult classic movie. Back till, '89, the cable companies were required to provide a local access channel to the general public to broadcast their own content, what could go wrong? You should watch the original video to get all of the stuff he puts in his parody videos. Word Crimes or Trashy would be good next.

[@dannalhobart]

He's great in concert too.

[@stevevalley7835]

Amazing, brilliant, guy. "UHF" is hilarious. "I Think I'm A Clone Now", with lines like "Without a mother or a father, just a test tube and a womb with a view". I used to run a Radio Shack, and put one of Al's albums on as we took inventory. One of my employees dropped his clipboard and shook his head at that "womb with a view" line.

[@PSBFAN1991]

Weird Al was all over MTV and the radio. He’s the best and a total musical genius. ❤ Try some of his originals: Christmas at Ground Zero, Melanie, One More Minute, This is the Life and so on.

[@gl15col]

"Christmas at Ground Zero" is both hilarious and deeply disturbing.

[@Hippie459MN]

One More Minute is amazing! Love that song.

[@tr4l1975]

Dare to Be Stupid.

[@mayLibertyprevail1a]

@@Hippie459MN Yes! "One More Minute" is my favorite! ❤ So funny!

[@billkeithchannel]

Al got great radio airplay in the 80's but something happened in the 90's onward and for some reason he got shunned. The excuse was he "did not fit their format."

[@sanandaallsgood673]

Many don't know that Michael Jackson gave Weird Al permission to do ANY of his songs in parody. He also said Al could use the set from Bad for this video.

[@JohnSmithVGA]

From what I read, they were generally on good terms and Al consulted with him about his compositions based on his songs. And Michael gave the go-ahead for all works except Black or White, as he considered the topic too important in it.

[@susanlawens3776]

A lot of musicians would say that they felt like they finally made it when they found out that Weird Al wanted to do a parody of their song. Reportedly, Madonna was walking with a friend in New York City when she wondered out loud when Yankovic would parody her 1984 hit "Like a Virgin" with "Like a Surgeon". The friend was a mutual acquaintance of Jay Levey, Yankovic's manager, and brought the idea up to him following the encounter. So she, reportedly, imagined her own title of Weird Al's version of her song. If any parody of a song that's from the 80's still holds up and hasn't aged too badly, well, that is an accomplishment in and of itself, because most things from the 80's haven't aged well.

[@Deltron3031]

UHF was such a banger, with Weird Al, Michael Richards before Seinfeld, "Long Duck Dong" from Sixteen Candles, Fran Drescher and Victoria Jackson from SNL. Such a motley crew of a movie. "Badgers, we don't need no stinking badgers!" still cracks me up to this day. And that year as a middle school kid, the movie soundtrack cassettes were immaculate between UHF, Ghostbusters 2 and Prince's Batman.

[@bazzakrak]

One scene in that movie has me laughing so hard everytime, wont srite what it is, I will just in big letters write "SUPPLIES!!!" then I am sure you will know it

[@DeannaVanVelsen-jh7ys]

It was played on MTV in Australia.

[@randytorres8211]

Another fun song by Al is "Ricky" a 1983 song where he duets with voice actress Tress MacNeille. The song is a parody of the 1982 song "Mickey" by Toni Basil. The song is a parody of the 1960s I Love Lucy show.

[@gl15col]

"Ricky" is freakin' great.

[@billkeithchannel]

_every day's a re-run and the laughter's always canned_

[@eggy1962]

This was my fav of AL’s parodies

[@StatsJedi]

"Foil" (Royals), "Handy" (Fancy), "Tacky" (Happy)...take your pick!

[@WanderingCactus]

Party in the CIA If'n you want one where he parodies a genre rather than an individual song, look at Sports Song

[@billkeithchannel]

I wrote a parody of Al's parody I named _Foiled Again._

[@kallsop2]

This was on MTV and VH1. I actually met Al when he was in Tulsa filming UHF and was somewhere in the crowd at the end of the movie. Al is one of the nicest people you could meet.

[@jennifermolina4396]

Weird Al is the master of parodies! I've been to his concert, and it's top notch! So amazing. He is truly fantastic and talented.

[@CalCut-dj7kv]

Gracia senior pegasus. Very happy that you're going down This rabbit hole and appreciating it!!!

[@no_onein2024]

He did a parody of Joan Jett's "I Love Rock n Roll" called "I Love ROCKEY ROAD" HAHA

[@laurabailey1054]

And Madonna’s Like a Virgin called Like a Surgeon

[@JoeFeser]

It is such a bummer that he no longer does this song when he tours. I have met him 3 times, twice while I was wearing a Beat It Jacket.

[@JoeFeser]

And this song is 1988

[@a7734999]

Watch his song Hardware Store. He spits pure fire

[@michellelamar8965]

I was eight and big bro was 10 when this dropped in 1988. And you best believe we watched several MTV top video count downs until we got this on tape lol. Had an actual LP of his album "Even Worse" Weird Al asked MJ if he could parody bad and MJ immediately offered him the set that he had used in his own video. I don't know since you said you hadn't just watched the bad video how much he recognized that he's actually parodying different things and quirks in the video and of MJ not just the song itself. Like the sound effects, the yells, (adding a reason behind MJ's random yells like a mousetrap-Genius!) or the scene with the wind or spinning.. all nods to the original video. Al adds sooo many tiny details to his videos yoy might only catch after several watches lol. My vote for the next one that will really make you think he's lost his mind--The Gaga parody "Perform this way"

[@cmiles97x38]

Some of the best fat jokes ever! That he fit them into the song and MJ's style of singing and following the original video is pure genius!

[@sherryscott8084]

Weird Al’s songs made us remember not to take anything too seriously.

[@goofballpaul576]

For best plus sized singer I would vote for "Mama Cass" Cass Elliot. Solo artist and member of The Manas & The Papas. And a very popular version of Leaving on a Jet Plane duet w/ John Denver.

[@michaeltipton5500]

Wierd Al is a deep rabbit hole.

[@jamesbond99]

true

[@legionaireb]

3:58 - When Weird Al does a concert, there is always a large projection screen behind him. He uses it for special effects, images to supplement his lyrics, and occasionally even to show clips from his music videos and other projects. The screen serves double-duty as a distraction to the audience as Al goes offstage for costume changes. When Al performs 'Fat' (typically at the end of the show before the curtain call and inevitable encore), he plays this clip to set up the song. I tell you, there's nothing like standing in a theater and hearing the entire audience say "Yo, Ding Dong, man! Ding Dong! Ding Dong, yo!" 4:57 - To film this shot, they put Al in a latex chin mask with air bladders under it. Al said to the tech guys "Okay, I want you to keep pumping air into this mask until the makeup bursts." The final shot in the video ends the _FRAME_ before the makeup collapsed. 6:25 - You should have. To make up for it, watch this side-by-side video of Fat and Bad: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mIbOkp59p6etqck 9:27 -- In concert, it's usually a guy in a Santa Clause suit that brings the garden hoe out on stage.

[@PHOENIXDARKFIRE5000]

@BlackPegasusRaps hilarious story but just around 30 years ago or so I seen weird owl and his band perform live in a very small personal setting without too many people and he was hilarious even though his career was coming to an end. He sang this song around halfway through the concert but first he went backstage to the costume change and came out in the fat suit. The funny thing is that during the chorus when he’s saying I’m fat, I’m fat etc. He would jump into the air and as he landed on the stage the entire band would jump into the air like it was caused from his landing. It was really well choreographed and made it so cool to watch. After the concert me and MY mate and his wife went downstairs to the bar to get a drink it was basically empty with only a few people around about half an hour later I turned to my friends and said oh my god look over there. It’s weird out and the band over at that table. Me not being a particularly shy person went over to their table and said hi and told them how much I enjoyed their concert and that I had been a fan and had bought his album ‘Even Worse “ when it first came out on audiocassette. And I told him that I knew every word to every song that he had released from day one. He was so nice that he invited me and my friends over to their table and for the next half an hour or so, he bought us all drinks. And then he politely said that they had to go. And about 10 years later, I seen him at six Flags in California when I was over there on holiday. And I said hi and he remembered me. It was so cool.

[@tj_2701]

Weird Al is The G.O.A.T.

[@andre.gorley]

Hahaha thanks for that reaction! Weird Al is a brilliant lyricist and he respects the original artists so much, hence those great videos. Also, he doesn't get enough credit for his voice and production. The man is a legend !

[@TwistedSisler]

You gotta do his Trapped in the Drivethru (Trapped in the Closet parody)

[@ReggieandMiloTheCat]

That is a BRILLIANT record, highly recommended!

[@JeffPhillips-dn2fg]

One More Minute- BP this may be the best breakup song ever! It’s a Weird Al original and the lyrics are direct and wonderful😂. Love to see you react to this classic tribute to the Doo wop era.

[@Mrowiec]

Party at the CIA / You Don't Love Me Anymore / Like a Surgeon / Wordcrimes / Foil / Trapped in the Drive-Thru - I think these are my fav parodies of his regarding lyrics (esp. Party... and Wordcrimes, tho the beginning of the 2nd stanza in Foil is imo also amazing) and videos (esp. Like a Surgeon, which is basically a comedy akin to Naked Gun movie, while You Don't Love Me Anymore always made me think of Monty Python and their parody of Sam Peckinpah movies). All About the Pentiums is very nice too.

[@Joe-wc7wl]

I relate so much to the second verse of Foil. No doubt that Patton Oswald is a lizard person like Killary Clinton. They’re living among us.

[@LudusAurea]

When I go to get my shoes shined, I’ve gotta take their word. That’s utterly hilarious.

[@STS125]

As the sets hadn't been taken down yet Michael Jackson allowed Weird Al to use the original Bad sets.

[@joe666b]

They were about to be taken down, and they were there at the right time…they got it for free but had to take the set down afterward

[@tobiassabot5851]

There was a time when how you knew you had made it as a band was when Weird Al parodied you. Imo my favorite is his 2011 release "Perform this Way" which was a parody of Lady Gaga's "Born this way" not just for the song but because of the story behind it. He had sought permission from her team to do it and they initially said yes but with a kind of hitch, saying they needed to hear the final version. So Weird Al changed up his schedule, went into the studio at his own expense and completed the recording. But apparently someone in Lady Gaga' camp, not her herself, didn't think it was a good idea and took back their permission. Now permission isn't legally required for a Parody verses a straight up cover, and Al was kind of put out that he went to all the trouble and the expense only to never have that work see daylight, so he released it on the internet for free. It blew up and went viral and apparently as Al stated in interviews Lady Gaga saw it herself and loved it. The song itself is outstanding because while it is absolutely a parody of Gaga's song and visually a gag regarding lots of the performance stunts she was known for, especially early in her career, it's so anthemic that in it's way it's an homage of affirmation as well. The singing is on point, the choreography is insane and the visual effects are crazy. Weird Al isn't just a musical comedian, he is an outstanding songwriter and an incredible vocal talent and anybody that says different needs to re-examine his catalogue, because there is literally no style or form he can't handle.

[@VIKDR1]

This played quite a bit on MTV. Also always watch the original video first. Even if you know the video well, it is so good to have the reminder. Speaking of MTV, they had times they were playing a series of the original, and the Weird Al version. Like an hour or two on a Saturday.

[@scm021374]

I can't hear the real song anymore without singing "Ham on ham on whole wheat all right"

[@jaybakata5566]

The timing for bad and this song are the same. Watching them next to each other. Also, smells like teen spirit by nirvana timing is on with smells like nirvana. Al works very hard, and it shows in all his videos, original songs, and parodies.

[@cultyklatch]

I love how he lays the Southern Preacher accent down like Jackson! (Ending exclamatory words in -uh)

[@wickedninja04]

Check out his polkas. He takes currently (for the time) popular songs and mashes them together in one song. His did the Hamilton Polka, for the Broadway show, before his latest one, Polkamania.

[@vampg8r]

It's definitely time for one of his Polkas. We've seen how well he copies 1 song at a time. Now it's time to see the creativity of 7 songs rolled into 1 and to see how many he can guess the originals of.

[@johntiggleman4686]

@wickedninja04 And "Polkaface."

[@AxeSwipe2011]

Funny you mention Fat Boys. I was never a fan of rap, but "Crushin" hit so hard, I had to buy the 45. Still have it too. 😊

[@matthewcompton3448]

The video for "Fat" is a almost, if not a complete, shot for shot remake of the video for "Bad". I believe there is a a video on KZbin that lines them up side by side so you can watch them both together. I've heard two stories about the setting for the "Fat" video. One story is that it's the actual set Michael Jackson used to shoot the "Bad" video, the other story is that it's the set Michael had remade for the video "Badder", which I believe was part of the Moonwalker mini movie. Both versions of the story have Michael offering the set to Al when he requested permission to make the parody.

[@blstxi]

You definitely have to watch the original song and music video because his parodies go into so much on both the video and the lyrics.

[@TuxKamen]

Years ago, I was showing a VHS of Weird Al videos to a friend. When this video came up, and they showed the three guys tempting Al at the beginning, my friend pointed out that it was the Fat Boys. He told me about seeing the group at an airport one time and his mom scolding him for calling them "Fat Boys", not realizing that was the group's name

[@beckiramsey9561]

Weird Al is amazing, the parodies he can write! A genius! Love your reactions BP!❤

[@StergiosMekras]

~8:10 "...and went ham with it" ...I see what you did there. Well played.

[@gigih.2169]

There's a video somewhere with MJ's Bad and Weird Al's Fat played side by side so you can see how close Al matched the video. It's cool.

[@jessicaleblanc-nh1yl]

He is a good one. His talent for recreating and writing his picks is rather genius. He has been around for so long & each time he delivers. Thanks for sharing this. =)

[@gracemichelli.2am124]

😂😂😂😂 I forgot how funny this was...Great reaction ❤

[@adamellis6785]

One thing a lot of people seem to miss in this video is the reason Al got his fingers caught in a mousetrap and screamed in pain at the end - being that big, his character was always hungry, so he was reaching for the cheese with which the trap was baited.

[@Nyttra]

He is great to see him live, and when he dose this song he comes out in the fat suit. When he jumps and lands his band mates jump up like he made the ground move. It's super funny.

[@BFalconUK]

Apparently, they got a phone call from the set manager for Bad, to tell them that they could use the same set for the parody, but they had to move quickly because they were going to pull it down in a few days... so yeah, that's the actual set that Micheal used in his original video. Bad was in the late 80s btw... but I could see it being released today... I'm very overweight, but I'm fine with such parodies. If anything, it makes you feel a little less down about yourself, seeing other guys as big... it means that you're more likely to lose that weight since dieting and starting exercise needs good morale to do it.

[@piratetv1]

They used to have long shows on MTV where wierd Al took over and played weird videos all day, and promoted his new albums It was called AL TV.

[@trilonias]

I dunno if it has been commented on yet, but another "weighty' song of his is Grapefruit Diet. It's a parody, but I forget for what it parodies off of. And yeah, I remember him being on MTV. But that was so long ago... And Weird Al has been going at it for Decades back then! And he's still going!

[@projoeiii]

I’m sure some of this is already said, but I hope if you do this with gen Z (recommended) you play the side by side of fat and bad. Search it on YT and you’ll find it fast, and it makes everyone appreciate the parody even more. Same with eat it and beat it side by side. Al is a genius and I don’t throw that word around lightly. Hope you had a great thanksgiving, sir. Keep up the good work!

[@shawnadams1460]

Michael loved the idea of this so much he let Al use the original set from his music video BAD!!! Everyone legitimately said "You have not made it in the music industry unless Weird Al has parodied one of your songs!"

[@taylorgerman8170]

For a great example of how good of a lyricist he is, check out his song “Bob” which is a tribute to bob dylan

[@stevehamilton8824]

Michael loved this and he thought it was awesome. Weird Al did it right! "I Love Rocky Road" take off of "I Love Rock n Roll", "Like A Surgeon" take off of "Like a Virgin". etc. So many!

[@brendanbelli8769]

lol Thanks for the laugh brother. Happy Thanksgiving.

[@trucknlifewithladybelle5557]

😆😆😆I forgot how Totally hilarious this was. Truck Driver is sitting in a restaurant laughing her ass off .. yep I’m a big girl😂😂😂😂

[@mrright3277]

He's going on tour next year. Go see him if there's the opportunity, he puts on an awesome show.

[@dkish481]

It's totally ASHAME that we, society as a whole, have forgotten how to laugh. At ourselves, WITH each other, and at comedy!!! We were not offended at every little, itty-bitty thing.

[@paulcaskey]

Smells like Nirvana is amazing. They filmed it in the same location as the original video.

[@Alithia451]

Like a surgeon

[@stevevalley7835]

lol..."cuttin for the very first time"

[@staceyeugster9260]

Check out some of his originals. "One More Minute, Mr. Frump in the Iron Lung, I'll Be Mellow When I'm Dead" are just a few. "Word Crimes, The Saga Begins, Tacky" are some other parodies he's done. There's a story about "The Saga Begins". It's a parody of "American Pie" & Don McClean who sings "American Pie" says his kids play "The Saga Begins" so much that he's caught himself starting to sing it instead of " American Pie" during his concerts!!!!!

[@paulb4604]

Even funnier side note, I believe there's a pizza delivery guy in this video who really was a pizza delivery guy! He showed up to deliver to the set so they asked him if he wanted to be in the video. Only Weird Al! :D

[@paindilla1834]

OMG I'm dying over here 😂🤣 It's been soooooo long since I've seen this and I have never laughed so hard at it. 😂🤣😂 I definitely appreciate it more through adult eyes.

[@aura81295]

So much fun!! 😂 I think it would be good to do double features when reacting to Weird Al showing the original production followed by his parody. That would enhance the experience for viewers that aren't familiar with the original or haven't seen it in a long time. There is so much attention to detail in his work that would be much easier to pick up.

[@luckyrobinshomestead]

I really like Weird Al's song "This Song's Just Six Words Long." The song it was based on, "I've Got My Mind Set on You" (version 1) by George Harrison was an incredibly repetitive song, so it was accurate. Catchy as heck, but not a lot to it lyrically. Al poked so much fun at it, I'm actually surprised George let it see the light of day. He must have thought it was hilarious, too.

[@another_jt]

One of the great things this song does is take all those childhood jokes that are likely inappropriate today, "Your momma's so fat that...." and turns them around to be owned by the singer, "I'm so fat that my shadow weights 42 pounds." They become empowering rather than shaming.

[@secretluvchild6089]

Hey, great reaction. You should watch the side by side videos of this and eat it. Its amazing how well they did with both of those. Dance moves, costumes, everything.

[@Scoondog]

Imagine peak Al years and being 13 and listening to these I think my favorite was “the night santa went crazy” and “atm ish paradise” good stuff!

[@mamak2002]

Watch the side by sides with the originals and Al’s’ versions! Al puts so much work and effort into his parodies. If you are a Star Wars episode, one fan check out his song the saga begins

[@hazelmaylebrun6243]

What's great about it is... Michael loved it. It's a thing now... artists know they've really arrived when Weird Al parodies them. And he doesn't just karaoke their version. He arranges his own and does it from scratch. The man is a major talent... I've loved him since the 1970s when he first appeareed on DR. Demento.

[@kristineruff9186]

Going to see him next year. I'm excited, lol.

[@milandus7249]

I personally love his Hardware store, Bob and polka meddleys or Hamilton polka... ;)

[@jayhank5838]

Crazy Weird Al Yankovic. My kids played that artist so much, I had to leave the house. But I always came back in for more.