Weird Al - Smells Like Nirvana (Live @ The Orpheum Theater,

[@RednaZela]

He's "playing" left handed. Nice touch.

[@blew_1343]

im left handed really and i have a left handed fender telacaster

[@tim-obeartheclawmachineguy9616]

He’s talented eh

[@Kinseliplier]

i don't think it really matters weather your left or right handed. im right handed but i can play this song just as good.

[@idrankdetergent]

I'm left handed but don't even play left handed guitar lmao I just learnt right handed cause it was what my right handed older brother hax

[@Paulbruso]

Kurt played left handed that’s why it’s a nice touch

[@johnnypolo1983]

The ridiculous choreography of the cheerleaders makes this even more awesome than it already it is.

[@0x777]

But say what you want, the girls have skill and talent!

[@timey_103]

“And I forgot the next verse” (complete silence) “Oh well, never mind.” Weird Al is a genius

[@alinusgheiming]

he's so random i love him

[@gzuz4148]

Love how the bass player even lowered his bass way bellow his waist like Krist

[@IkeSan]

The closest thing to a Nirvana concert in the 21st century.

[@vigilante8374]

Local H does a pretty great Nirvana show occasionally, says in character the whole time. I remember the first Nirvana show they did in the late 90s he kept purposefully knocking over the mic stand and then instead of picking it up he just finishes the song on the floor.

[@lukaszwodzynskiHNB]

Just need to get Dave on drums and Krist on bass. Nobody will notice Kurt being replaced with Al

[@RichieDb2]

Weird Al is one of the most important figures in music history.

[@jooree7696]

We all know that

[@tankunicorn134]

One of? I think you mean THE

[@GnomeChomsky9999]

Weird Al is the only one..

[@ihate2danimationprofiles895]

he who is tired of weird al is tired of life

[@LeeTong69]

i love how he doesnt even plug in the guitar, weird.....

[@a-ddaigrepont3375]

James Williamson what ye is this ?

[@rsmith02]

His band has a different guitarist... he's just mimicking Cobain

[@ojongontrol6650]

@@rsmith02 yea

[@bubba6675]

@Ryder why

[@cynthiak3376]

@@rsmith02 Pat Smear(from the Germs) played lead - Al has nailed Kurt. (Rest in peace)

[@donnix1192]

Fun fact: Krist Novoselic, Nirvana’s incredible bass player, is also an accordion player like Al.

[@bookworm272]

His technique is flawless

[@smarkmalark]

So smooth. Almost as if he wasn’t playing at all during some parts

[@jbrdbr111]

Cheerleader nearly did the split on his face when he was laying down at the end lol xD

[@a-ddaigrepont3375]

jbrdbr111 what year is this ?

[@dimoivanov8263]

2011

[@tankunicorn134]

@@dimoivanov8263 1989

[@Kinseliplier]

@@tankunicorn134 no its clearly 2011 and this song didn't exist until the 90s lol

[@bigbro-rn9mi]

I love that when he forgot the last verse he finished it with the actual lyrics

[@0x777]

That's the joke. Usually the fans sing the lyrics here flawlessly, must have been one of the first concerts where he played this one.

[@spacewolf9596]

I can imagine this being a live Nirvana concert if they were still around

[@vestonbruno2795]

I believe Al completely forgot his third verse! Could you believe that?

[@truesoulghost2777]

No...it was a rip on Kurt being so trashed that he would forget his lines.

[@tankunicorn134]

@@truesoulghost2777 if only someone made a joke about it 🤔

[@Lord_Numpty]

This is the man who memorised how to sing the last part of Amish Paradise backwards, so… probably!

[@Madadader]

Imagine Nirvana covering Weird Al's parody of Nirvana. Almost wish you could see it.

[@dogsareawesome9197]

*takes the whole stand with the mic during the last verse*

[@jasonsmith8300]

1:51 my favorite line from any weird al song

[@warchild4974]

Kurt is a funny dude if you think about it. As Weird Al never does a parody unless the artist gives him permission, so I can imagine how that went when Weird Al went to ask Kurt. Haha Kurt probably thought the idea was brilliant and just funny, as well it's Weird Al parodying one of your songs lol

[@rsmith02]

You don't have to guess, he spoke about it in interviews as being when he knew Nirvana made it.

[@warchild4974]

@@rsmith02 Yeah the internet led me to that answer just a bit after I made this comment. Kurt just asked Weird Al, "Will it be about food!" when he called him to ask.

[@nonameman7114]

I love how Kurt must’ve been a fan of Al because he knew enough that Al’s songs at the time were about food.

[@Kinseliplier]

@@nonameman7114 Just Eat iiiiit Eat iiiit it dosen't matter if its boiled or fryed just Eat iiiit!!

[@Kinseliplier]

@@Martys-4x4 that's the same thing. No on cares.

[@phoenixman8569]

he'll probably be 90 years old still performing, doing parodies of artists of the time that as of now have not yet been born!!!!!

[@carpdogg08]

The gargle solo tho

[@carnabarana2620]

I love how everyone are worming around and a big fat crowed fighting you have to look at the background

[@ellosurs3334]

Its the fact the song slowly speeds up

[@declawedIRL]

Kurt cobain lives on.

[@a-ddaigrepont3375]

lol

[@skaterhk213]

No he dead

[@elang7961]

@@skaterhk213 r/woosh

[@ryuklikesapples6752]

@@skaterhk213 😐

[@Kinseliplier]

@@elang7961 what was skater saying?

[@Joninexamgraduate]

Darkfawfulx He literally forgot the verse. XD

[@annacarr2567]

man nirvana is getting gimmicky with thier concerts with those cheerleaders, at least cobain is a little more understandable now, novoselic hair is looking a little ratty though, pat smear pulled the whole song through though when cobain decided to stop playing like right at the beggining, lol like wtf, your the lead, play the guitar, grohls drumming has seemed to gotton worse, and who the heck was that guy on the keyboard

[@yungbanz5202]

Seriously man

[@JohnyNJ]

+anna carr what a fuck are you talking about?

[@nightmareonfriday1334]

Ikr, i also dont understand why they only play one song...

[@EclipseColdfire]

And one that Cobain hates himself

[@senorpigeon9564]

r/woosh

[@tamerlanenj]

this is honestly just a rockin version of Teen Spirit. I like Al's tempo.

[@theshockerpit7274]

Bet you The ghost of Kurt Cobain is just sitting there and it’s just laughing

[@peterdavies2960]

There’s no such things as ghosts...

[@theshockerpit7274]

Wait so you mean the Ghostbusters just use special effects instead of hiring actual ghost

[@nervous_young_inhuman]

@@peterdavies2960 that's not proven So there could be your just narrow minded

[@AmazingJuniorBros]

@@peterdavies2960 You’d be surprised

[@strangeraxolotl7779]

Have you ever seen a ghost? The answer is probably no So you can't prove they don't exist just cuz u never saw one​@@peterdavies2960

[@a-ddaigrepont3375]

cheerleaders in this song rule

[@DevilishKira]

it was all sad and boring until he filled his mouth with water.. then i started singing and banging my head. That's probably due to the reaction of the audience.

[@lorimyers4783]

And the sadness at the beginning was likely due to the fact it is a depressing Nirvana song.

[@bl5533]

@@lorimyers4783 glad people are still coming back to this song lol

[@lorimyers4783]

@@bl5533 and I think we’re all glad Kurt Cobain paused for a beat after Al asked him if he could do the song about how the lyrics were hard to understand and then said “yeah I think that’ll be funny”. If I read right, the song revived his career.

[@smarkmalark]

@@lorimyers4783 Really? Teen Spirit was definitely one of their lightest and least depressing songs

[@Kinseliplier]

@@smarkmalark no it wasn't it was very hard and very depressing at least from kurts point of view from his vocal style and what he says in the song. the whole song is literally about kurt cobain being a tortured angry soul in desperate search of happyness that he cannot find.

[@m4a8n9]

From Argentina! Great Video! Weird Al Genius!

[@stoyankastaneva4182]

I thought there were a lot of people in the background that were going through each other and climbing on each other..

[@Blokewood3]

If he didn't have marbles in his mouth it would be so much easier to bargle nawdle zouss.

[@eap4048]

Honestly got flashbacks of Kurt when Al had his back to the crowd.

[@brianlowe2161]

BRAIN FREEZE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@thematnetwork7404]

What is this song all about Can’t figure any lyrics out How do the words to this go I wish you’d tell me I don’t know Don’t know don’t know don’t know oh no Don’t know don’t know don’t know oh no Don’t know don’t know don’t know oh no And i mumbling And I’m screaming And I don’t know know what I’m singing Crank the volume Ears are bleeding We’re so loud and Incoherent Boy this outa Bug your parents Yea It’s unintelligible I just can’t get it through my skull It hard to bargle nozzle zous With all these marbles in my mouth Don’t know don’t know don’t know oh no Don’t know don’t know don’t know oh no Don’t know don’t know don’t know oh no And we don’t sound like Madonna Here we are now We’re nirvana Sing distinctly We don’t wanna Buy our album We’re nirvana A garage band from Seattle Well it shure beats raisin cattle Yea And I forgot the next verse (Oh well I guess it pays to rehearse The lyric sheets so hard to find What are the words) Oh nevermid Don’t know don’t know don’t know oh no Don’t know don’t know don’t know oh no Don’t know don’t know don’t know oh no And I’m yellin And we’re playin And I don’t know what I’m saying What’s the message I’m conveying Can you tell me what I’m saying So if you’ve got Some idea didn’t think so so I’ll see ya Sianara Aryara Adi aura Nota Yata Yanayaay

[@ludovica36]

Hey Hello again.. Nice to see you got some footage! :)

[@Kinseliplier]

its funny how hes clearly holding his guitar backwards and he also clearly didn't plug it in lol

[@fishyboi98]

Kurt actually played left-handed, so it's a nod to that.

[@Kinseliplier]

@@fishyboi98 but it's also to show that he's clearly not actually playing the guitar and he's clearly just faking the guitar.

[@Veganerd_]

@@Kinseliplier Yeah, he was performing it the same way he did the music video, which is pretty cool.

[@Kinseliplier]

@@Veganerd_ I like the Part in the Music Video where He Bends the Neck of the Guitar Really Far Backwards with Ease showing that it's Clearly made of a Soft Rubber or Foam and it's Not a Real Guitar too Lol

[@seangoeswwe5067]

He needs to do come as you are

[@tachalorah]

2:50 was he just too focusing on his audience singing or he "actually" didn't track the rhythm?

[@awkwardboy]

I've wondered this since seeing Al perform live in 2013: do those two cheerleaders travel with the band? Or do they hire separate dancers in each city? It seems so odd to have backup dancers for only one song.

[@Darkfawfulx]

was that forgetting intentional?

[@wgoran5650]

Darkfawfulx Yep.

[@jeffersonaraujoelcristiano]

This man is crazy.

[@ChrisCa1601]

Yep

[@Ricziden]

yes

[@crimson1718]

guitar is not plugged xD

[@trev827]

I feel fantastic its obvious hes not playing xD hes just acting being backed up by an actual band

[@burntcocaine5794]

@@trev827 we know

[@dogsareawesome9197]

@@burntcocaine5794 theres kurt cobain then theres burnt cocain

[@christianjackson9360]

"Life smells what is DOGSHIT," now that's what it needs to be heard!!

[@UncleFexxer]

What is your problem? You seem very angry and unhappy.

[@a-ddaigrepont3375]

the girls in this did better than al did JS

[@Kinseliplier]

why is he leaning back so far while screaming? he looks like hes about to break his back lol.

[@erniliu9579]

this guy makes songs better

[@cynthiak3376]

Honestly, I bet that had Kurt lived, he WOULD have played this! I saw Nirvana live - I think at the Crocodile in Seattle, (L-O-U-D!!) I could easily see Grohl on drums and Krist on bass! Would Kurt have gargled? Yup! Long live Al and Rest in peace Kurt. Krist could have done an accordion solo too!! 😁

[@Minidvbandit]

okay i love the song but am i the only one confused as to why his strat has a tele neck fhdsgfeghws

[@mapavlikify]

It is a play on the fact that Kurt created a guitar by mashing two fender guitars together... A jaguar and a mustang... but do you get the joke?

[@karayv]

Nice vid! ) And I like the girls )

[@kinghobothe4th837]

karayv congratulations your a pervert

[@_klel]

@@kinghobothe4th837 you face are pervert

[@judg3m3ntal]

@@nervous_young_inhuman Grammarly ad?

[@fluffyjudebear9404]

I am left handed so id play but guitar right sided up

[@brendan909]

"i forgot the next verse................................................................................nevermind'

[@roxy8888]

What handed he is?

[@romansilvas3945]

A true Rock star "besides Kurt Cobain"

[@alpscarlett8897]

Hope kurt was alive when he made this

[@Veganerd_]

He was, and he and the band loved it. Kurt also said in an interview that when Weird Al asked to parody the song, he knew that Nirvana had made it big.

[@paramount243]

lol hahahah

[@binghamguevara6814]

Weird Al

[@a-ddaigrepont3375]

What yr is this ?

[@MobyDew]

It's in the description :) October 15th, 2011.

[@a-ddaigrepont3375]

@@MobyDew oh yea lol

[@a-ddaigrepont3375]

@Anthony vaan Lecter lol

[@a-ddaigrepont3375]

@@dobrinkastaneva3953 takes one to know one demonRAT

[@senamraid]

oh fuck

[@freel1pe128]

que porra é essa

[@soueupj6152]

Aleatorius Weird Al esse cara é brabo pesquisa dps

[@Kinseliplier]

This has to have Killed Als Voice. How can you scream like that and Not Hurt your Voice. it definitely Destroys my Voice everytime I do the Screaming Part from this Song.

[@tamerlanenj]

Al got voice training specifically for that

[@Kinseliplier]

@@tamerlanenj Really?

[@Kinseliplier]

@@tamerlanenj Really?

[@tamerlanenj]

@@Kinseliplier he studied with Judy Tenuta how to do a raspy grunge voice without shredding his vocal cords

[@Kinseliplier]

@@tamerlanenj I still have trouble with that when I do Teen Spirit Covers irl. I can sound Loud and Raspy and Powerful And similar to Kurt Cobain but I usually Always Scream as Hard as I Can and Put Everything I have into it until I Blow out my Voice at the End in order to get that sound and I almost Always end up Destroying my Voice for a few days.

[@RepaidGold58]

Can you please tell me why the guitar he’s supposed to be using is a 69 lake placid blue mustang, however he’s using a Stratocaster with a telecaster head stock (yeah, I know. I’m a nerd. No need to tell me)

[@marcstov]

is he playing?

[@ZombieCrazy100]

yeah i guess

[@sup542]

Better than Nirvana

[@_mariofourcade_1261]

thats playback

[@dillonohlemiller9027]

_MarioFourcade _ *live

[@alexsentertainmentplace809]

You probably think that be he’s not actually playing the guitar the vocals are recorded live and the guitar is just a reference to the music video along with the rest of his outfit

[@stephaniethesing5359]

He's exhausting..

[@rockylps]

shut up

[@paperossa5572]

Qelcome back kurt cobain

[@OrdinarySimonTheJoe]

Who thinks hurt would have been mad seeing/hearing this song

[@sophiathefurbst]

If you meant Kurt, he actually really liked it. He liked the music video Al made better than the original, and said he felt like he had finally made it once Weird Al covered him. The song was released before KZbin, when Cobain was still alive.

[@AmazingJuniorBros]

He’s the one who gave permission and asked if it was gonna be about food, Weird Al told him it was gonna be about how no one understands his lyrics and Kurt thought it was funny, just look it up like the previous commenter said theres a whole interview on it

[@MisterCrow9]

Did weird al ever parody tool? If not I suggest prison sex.

[@Вертоплясов]

а в чем шутка? какое-то тупое кривляние

[@BlueMarioGangsta]

Карьера Странного Эла Янковича в том что он пародирует песни заменяя в них слова Тот же Beat It Майкла Джексона он спародировал заменив слова в нем на слова связанные с едой (также назвав пародию Eat It) Около 1990го года, нирвана начинала становиться популярной (сейчас smells like teen spirit одна из самых известных рок песен в мире), Янкович спросил у Курта через людей можно ли ему сделать пародию (так как прикол Эла в том что он пародирует чужие песни, если есть разрешение) и курт ему разрешил, и да, эта пародия можно сказать является высмеиванием и кревлянием, но не в плохом виде, он взял тех же актеров что из видео нирваны для оригинального мюзик видео (того же уборщика, чирлидеров, тд.), и когда пародия вышла, курт похвалил ала назвав его гением музыковой индустрии, и для него иметь пародию его песни от Эла было поощрением.

[@Вертоплясов]

@@BlueMarioGangsta спасибо за ответ!) видимо мне знаний английского не хватило чтоб выкупить в чем там прикол

[@AL-jq2bi]

He looks so fucking depressed

[@AL20ty]

Honestly, live shows suck

[@CoinCaseCarny]

Not his best work

[@MobyDew]

Thank you for this comment on a 12 year old video.

[@skaterhk213]

This is just distasteful

[@bonnyverry6615]

What

[@jasserazzz5864]

lmao stfu

[@fateandbullets5135]

Kurt loved this

[@skaterhk213]

@@fateandbullets5135 don’t speak for a man who isn’t with us any more

[@fateandbullets5135]

@@skaterhk213 he really loved it there is enough evidence listen to dave grohl he knew him the best

[@Ihatemushrooms77]

The cheerleaders are 🔥