"Weird Al" Yankovic - Hardware Store (REACTION) First Time Hearing It

[@Rod-Wheeler]

He does one called Word Crimes. As a writer, you will appreciate it.

[@TheNotedHero]

brilliant suggestion! I agree 💯

[@SaeedReacts.]

Now thats a title! 😄

[@Nekomancer1983]

@@SaeedReacts. There is also the song BOB. not gonna say more to not spoil as to what makes the song a literal masterpiece.

[@Bobal27]

Big ups to everyone here so far. Great suggestions, but I’d like to throw in one I’d forgotten about that was way better than I ever gave it credit for: Taco Grande.

[@LegitHarpyHunter]

Word Crimes is legitimate art.

[@radwolf76]

4:36 "The cadence! I really like the cadence in this one. He's going at a fast pace." Everyone who knows: "Just. Wait."

[@SaeedReacts.]

I can imagine :D

[@SpiritOfWanderlust]

That's 123 words recited over 29 seconds in the "list" section. That's an almost jaw-droppingly impressive cadence of 254 words per minute.

[@LighthawkTenchi]

Behold the power of a musical god! Seriously though, he’s been in the game since the 70s, and he’s made a huge impact on the industry, to the point where it’s an honor to have him call and ask to parody one of your songs(which he does call and get permission, one time one of Lady Gaga’s assistants turned him down without asking her, and when she found out, she immediately called him back and gave him her blessing), and I’ve seen the meme floating around that if he ever has a health scare, the people he’s parodied should put on a concert where they sing his parodies of their songs

[@SebastianWeinberg]

I love watching people react to this song. That expression on their faces, when they're halfway through the bridge, and it finally sinks in that, yes, this is really happening, and _he's _*_still_*_ going!_ It's just priceless.

[@SaeedReacts.]

That was amazing!

[@WONDERBOIY]

SAME

[@anna9072]

Weird Al is definitely worth a deep dive.

[@rhyssaliekos73]

you can't go wrong with his catalog for a trove of songs to react to.

[@robbob5302]

He has so many underrated songs.

[@theworldofron2712]

Weird Al is a PERFECTIONIST. He also has a brilliant band that can copy any genre of music or play style and have been for decages. Weird al is only 1 of 3 artists to have Hit songs in 4 different decades. The other 2 are Madonna and Michael Jackson. That is not to shabby of company.

[@anna9072]

And I think it should be emphasized that he did that whole tool list in one breath.

[@SaeedReacts.]

Incredible!

[@theworldofron2712]

Although I did not realize that hardware stores sole Automatic Circumcizers

[@anna9072]

@@theworldofron2712 yeah, I don’t think they keep them on the open shelves 😆

[@jonadabtheunsightly]

@@theworldofron2712 "Automatic circumciser" is a colloquial term (originating as a crass joke) for a device more formally known as a "cigar cutter". I don't think most hardware stores sell them these days, but it used to be fairly common, back in the mid twentieth century when smoking was still considered to be a sign of sophistication and respectability, rather than the reverse.

[@aaroncoffman88]

First time I heard him do that tool list I tried to keep up. Tried, failed, and nearly passed out.

[@ejtappan1802]

Funny, but still thoughtful and complex... excellent description of most of Al's work.

[@Stratelier]

"Happy metal" needs to be an official music genre.

[@Maltiris]

The must underrated pat of Al is his band. They consist of three gentlemen that have been with for decades. They play so many genres and also preform with him with vocals and chants.

[@ashleymarcellini4021]

He recently released a new song called Polkamania. It’s a polka medley version of songs released in the last 10 years.

[@SaeedReacts.]

That sounds interesting! But maybe i should dive into his songs first. I did do a reaction to Word Crimes, but its currently blocked. Its on the free tier of my Patreon in the meantime

[@ashleymarcellini4021]

@@SaeedReacts.oh yeah there’s plenty of Weird Al to hear! I like Like A Surgeon (parody of Madonna’s Like A Virgin), Eat it (parody of Beat It), and White n Nerdy (parody of riding dirty)

[@TheNotedHero]

His song (and music video) called "Tacky" is brilliant! It's one of his more recent ones. Have been laughing to his songs since the early 90s when I first heard his stuff.

[@bazkeen]

Weird Al is an absolute legend 🤣🤣👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Penmanship. There is a word that you don't hear very much of these days unfortunately

[@SaeedReacts.]

He definitely has honed his pen! And great sense of humor 😄

[@allanalogmusicat78rpm]

Penmanship is really meant to describe one's handwriting. It's not generally a superlative to describe clever writing.

[@johankaewberg8162]

The inventory is done in a single breath. I’ve seen him doing it in concert…

[@SaeedReacts.]

Thats incredible!

[@wyattstevens8574]

@@johankaewberg8162 He's said he would *never* do it live!

[@iangoldstein4556]

@@wyattstevens8574 he does a shortened version of the list when he performs live. He almost passed out when he recorded the full list

[@Stratelier]

@@iangoldstein4556 Certainly if he made a duet version of the song, it could be tackled live.

[@LighthawkTenchi]

@@StratelierHe could do a duet version, but I think he enjoys keeping to his original intent in the songs he does, which is fine, I’m just glad we have this example of how awesome he is, even if he can’t replicate it

[@Helge_Torp]

Wanna go down the rabbit hole? it's a deep one 😂 I love Weird Al, and he truly is genious. You should see the movie! I will request some more, but I will mix them in with some other stuff to have some fun once in a while 😊 A very deep song about break-ups is "you don't love me anymore" 😉 Happy to see you had fun, thanks for the reaction 😊

[@SaeedReacts.]

This was a lot of fun. Great to balance the darker stuff with this. And it definitely is not lacking in skill. Good stuff! Thanks again, Helge! Enjoy your weekend!

[@Babbleplay]

Al Fact : That flurry of rapid fire hardware store goods in this song is the reason this is the one song Weird Al won't do at live shows. Just too hard to pull off in one go, without retakes and editing.

[@aenebakk]

Helge you are a legend for requesting this. We definitely need more Weird Al reactions.

[@joanneyates755]

I am from Maine in the United States and the letter "R" is rarely enunciated. We pretty much end words with an "AH" sound. Like Lobstah. Lol. Love your reactions. You are one of my favorites.

[@SaeedReacts.]

Never been, but i know its famous for Lobstah 😄. And also a few of Stephen King's books are set there. Thanks so much for the kind words 😃

[@daleenengelbrecht4861]

Don't we all need a hardware store? Never thought it would will ever find it's way in a song!! Enjoyed it all way through with a big smile. Tx Saeed. Greetings from South Africa

[@SaeedReacts.]

We definitely do! 😃 Very fun song! Thanks for watching. Greetings from Belgium.

[@r0kus]

It was a *really* well equipped store. I mean, automatic circumcizors?

[@lourall5390]

Weird Al has a very deep catalog and it is well worth the dive. You will get a ton of requests but let me suggest that you figure out what the parody is and watch the original first. Without this insight you will miss a lot of the jokes. I have been a fan since 1986. Take the dive, you won't regret it and your channel may bl*w up!

[@SaeedReacts.]

Good advice! Thanks

[@jimhsfbay]

That list was all one breath! He’s never been able to perform that list live though.

[@SaeedReacts.]

That was incredible. I can imagine this is next to impossible to perform live.

[@jonadabtheunsightly]

This one's fundamentally impossible to do live (in exactly the same way as the recording), not because of the list (though that would be quite challenging) but because of the chorus, which has lines that overlap one another slightly, i.e., Al starts lines just slightly before he finishes the previous line. It's subtle, because there are also other singers overlapping with him in a much more obvious way at the same time; but it's there. I suppose the arrangement could be adapted.

[@hearttohartwithbri]

Not true I have seen him do this song with list live twice.

[@LighthawkTenchi]

@@hearttohartwithbriWord is that the list is shortened when done live, which makes sense, and he literally just turned 65, so that plays a role nowadays. Dude’s been in the game since disco was a thing, and he’s outlasted it all!

[@aerynoftalyn1307]

What a fun reaction!!

[@SaeedReacts.]

Thanks so much! Great and fun song!

[@nekomajinc335]

People always seem to miss the automatic circumcisers.

[@SaeedReacts.]

Damn! He slipped that one in there 😅

[@Helge_Torp]

It's used for Cigars 😅 but it's a scary thought!

[@SaeedReacts.]

@@Helge_Torp I bet someone out there has... 😅

[@Helge_Torp]

@@SaeedReacts. probably 🤣

[@DeaconBlues117]

@@Helge_Torp In the world of hardware, it's also a powered machine used to precisely trim PVC pipe to a given length with minimal burring (those annoying little bits that can slow connection and possibly break loose later and collect in a joint somewhere).

[@robbob5302]

Exactly what I thought! You had no idea what’s next! 😂😂😂

[@SaeedReacts.]

Incredible line!

[@resonanttotality8322]

He says he never does this live. He mentioned that it took 37 takes to get it right...

[@theworldofron2712]

Some great story songs from Weird al are Albuquerque The night Santa Went Crazy The Saga Continues (A star wars parody of American Pie) Spider-Man (Parody of Piano man) Stuck in the Drive-Thru The Biggest ball of Twine in Minnesota I Remember Larry Frank's 2,000 inch TV

[@SaeedReacts.]

Thanks for these recommendations. Some interesting titles. Hope i can check them out eventually!

[@RJLupin-zu9xv]

Fun fact: This is faster than "Rap God" by Eminiem, and came out nearly ten years earlier.

[@SaeedReacts.]

Awesome! Might not be faster than his part godzilla which holds (or held) the record for most syllables per second.

[@tommieev5589]

You must do his song Fat (but watch the video for Michael Jackson's Bad right before it for the greatest value. Love Weird Al.

[@robertaandtomcatron3376]

And Michael’s Beat it and Al’s Eat it!😅

[@someonestophimwiththatdamn6150]

this is one of my favourites of his, that chorus still f's with my brain in a way i really like... not to mention that whole inventory reading part 😆

[@SaeedReacts.]

So much fun!

[@aaronbourque5494]

Weird Al is mostly known as a parody artist (taking existing songs and changing the lyrics to be humorous) and it's not that that's bad or anything, it takes a lot of musical talent and skill to copy the genre and style and sound of the groups and songs he and his band parody (sometimes to the point where they sound "more like the original than the original") but his own original compositions are often underrated. Hardware Store is one song he refused to perform live because he doesn't think he'd be able to reproduce the speed of its coda in front of an audience (he supposedly only performed the motormouth section once in studio, for the recording of the song. He speaks at a rate of 242 words per minute, all in 30 seconds and in one breath). But there's plenty of others, he's got two Christmas songs, Christmas at Ground Zero and The Night Santa Went Crazy, he once "celebrated" the tabloid (the 80s, Weekly World News type tabloids, not the celebrity-obsessed more modern tabloids) and the people who bought them in Midnight Star. He wrote an ode to a fictional slasher movie with Nature Trail to Hell (In 3D), and he wrote a lament about how much it sucks after aliens invaded twice, too (Slime Creatures From Outer Space and Attack of the Radioactive Hamsters from a Planet Near Mars). A lot of his originals are also done in the style of other musicians--Prince never gave Weird Al permission to parody any of his songs while he was alive, something Al doesn't NEED because parody is protected under Fair Use laws in the US, but does anyway out of respect for the musicians involved, so instead he wrote Wanna Be UR Lover, which drops any subtlety Prince may have had with his own lyrics (which was never much) and makes one of the raunchiest songs he's ever sung (some of his material could be borderline, and nothing is explicit, but that song goes as close to the edge as possible). Anyway, Weird Al's brilliant.

[@mustangdebbie56]

@aaronbourque5494 I think Traffic Jam is his Prince pastiche. He has said in interviews that Wanna B Ur Lovr is his "Beck trying to sound like Prince" song (see Midnight Vultures).

[@OriginalLictre]

The song that Daniel Radcliff had memorized for the elements was actually written by Tom Lehrer.

[@SaeedReacts.]

Thanks for letting me know about that. I know he memorized a few of these type of songs.

[@DeaconBlues117]

Haven't seen the movie, but it wouldn't surprise me if Al's character sang Lehrer's "The Elements", as Tom Lehrer is one of Al's inspirations.

[@wyattstevens8574]

​@@DeaconBlues117There's a video (Channel 27) where you can actually hear Al perform "Elements!"

[@deborahvernarelli6394]

Well, Saeed, all I can say about this reaction of yours is....umm....🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣...bathroom break...whoo! Just made it..and now to continuem..🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣... rolling on the floor here!! I absolutely loved your reaction!! Thank you for making my day. Yep, Weird Al is a genius with parodies..so many of them. Hugs to you and your family..now I'm off to the hardware store 😂..❤😊

[@SaeedReacts.]

This was a lot of fun 😅 I never know whats going to happen when i press record 😄 Thanks for watching. Have a great day. Much love to you and your family ❤️

[@williamdemerchant7295]

A whole lotta lyrics in this one 🔩

[@JeshuaSquirrel]

Al can certainly spit a verse, as they say. You should check out his appearance on Epic Rap Battles of History in Isaac Newton vs Bill Nye.

[@SaeedReacts.]

Very impressive writing and delivery. Thansk for watching and the recommendations.

[@Helge_Torp]

Wonder if more of his songs will be blocked? I have seen reactors having some songs, including "word crimes" that is blocked still, I guess?

[@SaeedReacts.]

It was a visual copyright so its more about the video than the song. I believe it is owned by SME and they usually do that with video's. After a few days it usually gets unblocked, but if you want the full copyright cleared it takes up to 30 days.

[@s.rry-guld2961]

There was a Fan Made video for this song, made by a bunch of W.o.W. Players, its amazing you should check out

[@bquietsouhear]

Genius!🔥😎 I'm a female I.S.T.P. personality type. Put me in a hardware store, parts store &/or home improvement store & I will roam around looking/wishing/discovering happily, for hours, days/weeks! I 'get' this song and all the excitement that it is based upon. 🤓H🧑‍🔧A😂R🤓D🧑‍🏭W😂A🤓R🧑‍⚖️E😂🤓S🧑‍🌾T🔥O💃R🤸E🧑‍🔧 🗜️🧑‍🏭🔩🧑‍⚖️⚙️💃🪛🤪🪚😮🔧😳🔨🫨🪓🤗⛏️🥹🪜😍🧯😌🪣😜🪝😋🔗🫠⚙️🙂‍↔️🧂🧂😎🗝️😎🔐😂

[@JulieFreyHomeWebBiz]

Song list by topic Game shows "I Lost on Jeopardy" Corporate office work "Dog Eat Dog" Horror movies "Nature Trail To Hell" Online shopping "eBay" Retail stores "King of Suede" Family vacations "The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota"

[@SaeedReacts.]

Thanks for listing these!

[@wyattstevens8574]

And don't forget Mission Statement!

[@chrisklema9992]

Automatic circumcizors...

[@chrischar9428]

Every 27th customer

[@drakemane]

That long sentence is the reason he doesn't perform this live or so i have heard.

[@SaeedReacts.]

Can imagine its very difficult to pull off live

[@Sarcastro_78]

Party at the CIA

[@troyshilanski380]

Belgian is an easy to speak. If you are belgian. But be proud of your country man.

[@SaeedReacts.]

I was born and raised here. Not sure if i ever felt and at home. But there are many great things about Belgium, thats for sure.