"Weird Al" Yankovic - Smells Like Nirvana (Official Video)

[@jmckenzie962]

Fun fact: Kurt said that hearing his song being parodied by Weird Al was what made him realize that Nirvana had made it

[@lexkanyima2195]

Are you sure ?

[@lexkanyima2195]

@Shy Cutie it's so innovated

[@miguelangelreyesdiaz6380]

At certain Mode,Weird Al said that Kurt Cobain is the closest thing that have USA with the True Punk Rock XD

[@TheUnforgiven59]

I see.

[@eljefe5957]

@@lexkanyima2195 anyone who grew up in the 90's saw that VH1 special that everyone is quoting from in these comments, yes he did say it.

[@Juke-Fox]

Fun fact: Even though he's allowed to parody whatever, under the protection of fair use, Weird Al almost always asks permission first. Absolute legend.

[@chickadee677]

ALWAYS and he pays every artist royalties. Al's a class act.

[@big_arg]

chickadee Kurt's daughter apparently still gets royalties from this as well

[@AxGryndr]

Unfortunately, some artists had said no.

[@johnm91326]

Not all his parodies are actually fair use. Unless it's critical or a review (like this) then it's probably not. You can't just take someone's song, change the lyrics to something unrelated, then claim fair use.

[@sammargera454]

Yup.

[@SZebS]

Al Yankovic's parents died of CO poisoning before a show, he got the news and went on stage anyways because "since my music had helped many of my fans through tough times, maybe it would work for me as well" The guy is probably the best dude in the industry

[@profound369]

What is co

[@SZebS]

@@profound369 carbon monoxide

[@Jackiedyk]

I think about that sometimes. What a sad, awful thing to go through. 😔

[@critic_ninja1622]

@@profound369 Russians calls that "угарный газ"

[@sonniepronounceds-au-ni9287]

I think Walt Disney's parents died of that too. He bought them a new house which had a problem with the heating system leading to the accident. I could be wrong however.

[@theworldsgreatestjidiot9667]

Weird al really captured the spirit of grunge music with this

[@DadDudeBruh]

Cobain LOVED this video

[@austinnix4416]

if you like that listen to his song Calling In Sick

[@TheLovelySheri]

When Weird Al Yankovic asked Kurt Cobain for permission to parody this, Kurt asked him if it would be about food. Al said it would be about how no one could understand his lyrics. Kurt found that hilarious, and said absolutely.

[@Missy_394]

And this is why I still love music artists.

[@karolinakuc4783]

Well it is so funny as Al Yankovic's song wasn’t that different from original

[@keithklassen5320]

Actually this is a parody of a song by Seattle grunge band "Nirvana"; the parodical song is made by the artist "Weird" Al Yankovic.

[@TheLovelySheri]

@@keithklassen5320 Kurt Cobain is the singer from Nirvana

[@NipponNostalgicTV]

@@TheLovelySheri *was

[@marcuskillett6370]

This was actually filmed at the same place as the original and has some of the same actors in it, Wierd Al went all out on this one

[@Porkey_Minch]

@Ninjakitten42 Weird Artificial Intelligence.

[@epsilon6516]

The Janitor is the same

[@howdyouknow]

It is the same set and some of the same extras, ya. And Al did that when he filmed some Michael Jackson parodies as well, as Jackson let him use the same sets and stuff, too, like the subway in "Fat".

[@iqceo4276]

Including the headless man and the mannequin?

[@cockyburritos4507]

Source?

[@BrokenZen311]

I'm glad the drummer's shirt said "Drummer" or I might not have guessed who he was supposed to be.

[@acorr14]

Knowing Drummers, he was wearing it so he wouldn't forget.

[@KaneHulen]

Whoever it is, it’s not Dave Grohl.

[@steviecopeland]

The kick drum says "drum" on it.

[@billymayo3640]

No One I thought it was a large bagel

[@Muradachi]

Good thing the drum said drum on it I forgot what it was jeeze

[@nickphaux]

"Sing distinctly? We dont wanna! Buy our album, were Nirvana!" 🗣️🔥🔥

[@A_Fabulous_Killjoy]

Lowkey the line that hits hardest.

[@airbendingeagle2358]

"The garage band, from Seattle! Well it sure beats, raising Cattle! Yeah!"

[@ladyjc7273]

Best lyric in a Weird Al Video.

[@davidcosta2244]

We're nirvana, because it's short for we are. Why are apostrophes so hard for posters to comprehend? Oh yeah, laziness.

[@Gwweeennnnn]

At the same Time i trad this comment, these lyrics are coming out 😮🤯

[@RandomDuude]

There are two ways you know you made it in showbiz: - Guest starring in The Simpsons - Weird Al parodying your song

[@Vitorio582]

Weird Al appeared on The Simpsons twice so yeah

[@Lars6138]

Now he just needs to parody one of his own songs.

[@charliecramp20]

There actually was a Simpsons episode based on the success of grunge and nirvana with homer as Kurt but obviously without the sad ending

[@miloszivkovic6256]

Don't forget the South Park

[@TimJenningsVideo]

I want to see a concert where everyone he's parodied performs the parodies.

[@kickdogseal]

The gargle solo. LMAO. The greatest gargle solo ever.

[@kenia8439]

I ALWAYS lose it when he does that 🤣🤣🤣

[@aplus1080]

EVER? Top 10, sure. But ever? Idk.

[@graehamhenderson3270]

Hard to argue this statement.

[@zarabee2880]

Closely followed by the kazoo chorus 🙌🏻😂

[@jrmangus]

No! I disagree. The Gargoyle who gargled Gershwin on the Muppet Show was equally as talented.

[@charliedegraves9990]

I enjoy how professional they are. The drummer is even labeled in case of confusion.

[@mhozayien]

yeah thank god they did that just wouldn't have known what he was maybe the pianist, guitarist or just someone nodding his head and playing with sticks!

[@elinicoritale6384]

And the drum says "drum" xD

[@VoodooV1]

Documentation is important

[@carnabarana2620]

Why are they fliping hair up and down?

[@louannebvb]

"Sing distinctly? We don't wanna! Buy our album, we're Nirvana!" Best lyric ever

[@peterhiser7883]

I was hearing this exact lyric as I was reading this comment.

[@ColaTai]

Same wtf

[@PhotonU812]

Sing distinctly, when I wanna..?

[@secondchildhood1142]

Fun Fact: 1:17 is such an impossible guitar bend that many artists, even kurt himself, could not replicate, making weird al the absolute MOST underrated guitar player of ALL TIME

[@noshutup6617]

Is this a joke?

[@noshutup6617]

This IS a joke

[@noshutup6617]

I understand this joke

[@noshutup6617]

I like this joke

[@Loogia]

@@noshutup6617 Top 10 Character Arcs

[@daxbradley4346]

Fun fact: Weird Al went through the trouble of tracking down many extras from the original video to make this as authentic as possible.

[@theactualgarfield]

Thats dedication

[@notserp1836]

And they managed to film this on the same set as the original version

[@anonymoususer3888]

that's awesome He pays a lot of attention to detail, like he mimics the style of the artists really really well too

[@jaystreet46]

Stretching the definition of fun fact. Maybe it’s a fact but that’s as much ill grant you

[@daxbradley4346]

@@jaystreet46 thanks I appreciate it!

[@rikkifknrobin]

the biggest honor as a musician is getting a weird al parody of your song

[@backyardboys0]

Iris Ianovale yea that and Bart baker

[@kenklein9120]

But Paul turned him down.

[@kociarzultimate384]

Or if you get referenced in JJBA

[@Antibong]

Yeah you’d know wouldn’t you?

[@MidnightinSavannah]

Not to coolio

[@jeepmega629]

Fun Fact: Tony Hawk, yes, the Pro Skater himself, appears in the audience of this music video. Weird Al had no idea about this until Tony tweeted about it nearly 30 years later!

[@Mithrix-ld5qo]

and his son created Ronin Cobain Hawk too

[@gravelly96]

This has to be one of the greatest music videos ever created, surely? The amount of visual gags and jokes is unmatched here. Weird Al on top of his game.

[@naysayer1238]

@@qjinx1 No, it was not directed by John Landis, it was directed by Robert K. Weiss, one of the *producers* of Kentucky Fried Movie.

[@heyoldman2003]

the visual gags 😆 i love all the details he puts in his videos… yep Al the man !!!

[@richstrobel]

​@@qjinx1 Samuel L. Bronkowitz?

[@Willow_clawson]

Yo u have 666 likes !

[@HE_Tbl]

Personally i didnt understand the joke about tearing off the head and hand and the part with the children, where their tray flies away and then they are dragged. Is this a reference or kind of absurd?

[@Rychotech]

Cobain: "Ok sure you can make a parody, but it's not going to be about food is it?" Weird Al: "No it's going to be about how nobody can understand your lyrics."

[@ZanWhen]

Well, he /did/ do Fat and Eat it...

[@kickboxer778]

Hot ones?

[@adamdavis4417]

Kirby Z he did an entire album on just food ..

[@gamma21285]

That's an actual statement from Weird Al himself for those that don't know

[@Justaghost-gv4vi]

Well he did have marbles in he’s mouth

[@douglasnolan4494]

As a lifelong Wield Al fan, his gargling water 2:13 cuts so straight to the point, I die laughing evertime

[@jameswoodend6029]

It's fing brilliant

[@miloskrs]

That whole sequence is my favorite part of any music video ever, right from the very first moment I saw it. Al gargling water, the doofus in the background getting hit in the head with the ball, and the guy on fire nonchalantly walking into the frame. Absolute pinnacle of parody, the whole history of comedic acting distilled into a single scene.

[@swnsng]

this had be rolling :D

[@RYMAN1321]

He even does it live too 🤣

[@lisaparsons4124]

Yes I agree very hilarious 😂

[@tas5686]

I was laughing throughout the entire video but Weird Al chopping his fringe at 3:29 had me in hysterics.

[@juliepowersbbyg]

"buy our album, we're nirvana" That's what I call songwriting

[@pulli23]

It's actually "Don't want you (to) buy our album..." -- A jab at grunge which was a response against going with the labels and "getting popular, and rich" was the biggest offense you could do, you have to stay like a garage band.

[@nurdyguyz]

@@pulli23 it's buy our album

[@nurdyguyz]

@@pulli23 he's saying don't wanna sing distinctly

[@thedoc5879]

We don’t sound like Madonna We’re nirvana 🤣🤣🤣

[@Davidjon1946]

@@thedoc5879 I'm waiting for someone to correct you not that you are wrong I'm just saying thats youtube

[@brianvaira486]

When he performs this live, after “I forgot the next verse...” he just stares out into space for thirty seconds 😂

[@raam726]

Can i get a link

[@Andymedlin1]

Weird Al live is a must-do experience, I took my (then) 4th grader to see him in Charlotte, great show.

[@wesleyoldham-cartoonsandtv1962]

I saw him in Mt Pleasant during the Poodle Hat tour. The audience went nuts when he did that.

[@petergant8767]

Comedy is easy when you have good timing!

[@carlgustav945]

@@petergant8767 Timing and Delivery

[@lawson296]

Fun fact: Tony Hawk is an extra in this video and Weird AL didn't know until a tweet in 2009 from Hawk himself.

[@lawson296]

@Andrew Brooking Thanks!

[@chmelys]

@Andrew Brooking thats him?

[@sun290]

Nobody ever recognizes Tony Hawk lmao

[@mariodatguy4988]

Dang you're right!

[@bradymetzinger8755]

fortige is gay

[@MsTaylorsArt]

I can NOT believe that I missed this one! Weird Al is too much. LOLOL Gotta love that guy!

[@09MurphyM]

I am amazed by the number of commentators on this video who didn't know that Nirvana gave Weird Al permission to do this song.

[@ichcheekok2866]

It's still a shit cover version. Nirvana is way more heavy and Kurt Cobain is 100 times better singer than this try hard clown.

[@fulhamjayify]

Ich Chee Kok Weird Al is trying to be heavy or a better singer. His style is to make fun of and make a joke of songs. It would take an absolute idiot to not understand that.

[@ichcheekok2866]

You're the idiot if you think this is good.

[@fulhamjayify]

Ich Chee Kok Again you miss the point, it's not meant to be good, it's meant to be funny. You're awfully dense.

[@davejohn3600]

this isn't good…it's BRILLIANT!

[@lonestar6709]

_"This was our right of passage. When Al did us, we knew we'd made it."_ -Kurt Cobain.

[@mrbenoit5018]

J G yeah, rite

[@freedomlover9560]

I mean, listen to the lyrics in the original. "Here we are now, imitate us."

[@MrEgofreak]

@Otto Von Bismarck I'm surprised. I always thought it was "entertain us."

[@asunarave2381]

It was a great honor werid Al got to parody Kurt cobin song

[@freedomlover9560]

Just to clarify my "imitate" comment...I'm just screwing with everyone. Just a joke, sorry about the confusion.

[@WorldsOkayestBassPlayer]

At 1:42 the song switches from being a parody of Nirvana to being a promotion; telling the listeners about what kind of band Nirvana is, where they're from, what their music sounds like (or rather, who they don't sound like) and telling everyone to buy their album. It's no wonder Kurt enjoyed it so much!

[@sweepkick]

Al loved Nirvana's music. There was a lot of mutual respect there.

[@0x777]

I dunno if you were alive when Smells like Teen Spirit hit the charts, but EVERYONE knew who Nirvana is back then. EVERYONE. From the poppers to the hair metal fans. This record was number 1 for like an eternity.

[@WorldsOkayestBassPlayer]

@@0x777 I was alive but quite young.

[@stevenswapp4768]

@@0x777 yep I was like 6 or 7 at the time, and I can confirm this is true 🤘

[@MsThebeMoon]

Kurt was excited about being covered by Weird Al. He felt that's when they hit the big time.

[@thejohnbackflip]

2:18 this gargling solo was revolutionary in rock music. weird al truly is a genius

[@shaggystoner5235]

"He who is tired of Weird Al is tired of life" -Homer Simpson.

[@ketamine901]

Amen

[@LiamEgan17]

Ha ha I remember that episode hommers band was sadgasmm

[@lRlSHBLADE]

Liam Egan bruh it was a nirvana parody

[@LiamEgan17]

Irish Blade yes I get that but homers band that was a parody of nirvana was called sadgasm

[@jimihendrix9316]

Brain freeeezee

[@samoomoo6675]

The kazoo solo is honestly a banger

[@Red-fv4bi]

Sa MooMoo I Kazoo to it when this video pops up in my autoplay

[@scheurkanaal]

The gurgling on water as well tbh

[@averagebritishguy7082]

And the tuba.

[@petergant8767]

Actually that's a kazoo choir!

[@jacksonpalmer8955]

If you wanna get technical its a soli... maybe Im a band geek...

[@leemacwilliams2237]

Fun fact: Kurt loved this.

[@leemacwilliams2237]

Of course. How could I forget.

[@amswegg5649]

+Lee MacWilliams (KiraHeisenberg) ?

[@leemacwilliams2237]

I know you're trolling. Everyone knows he died in 94, this song came out before that. The video was uploaded in 09.

[@dandell8977]

This came out in 92. Kurt died in 94.

[@Charlister_]

wow someone is stupid

[@ThunderStruck115]

"It's hard to bargle nawdle zouss with all these marbles in my mouth" has me dying. Weird Al is truly a national treasure.

[@huntress1013]

The greatest honour for any singer - to get a Weird Al version.

[@jamesprice2163]

If i started a band and weird al covered one of our songs id feel like i was a king

[@mariesparza1594]

Eminem took it as an insult because it was a hit single "Couch Potato" was Wierd Al's version and "Lose Yourself" was Eminem's version

[@translucentorb]

Another fun fact: After this song was released Nirvana sold another million units. It pays to be parodied kids.

[@montoyat1977]

I think that is why Madonna came up with the idea Like a Surgeon

[@Ofek_92]

oh well, I guess it pays to rehearse

[@voiceman1233]

@J G You Mean Micheal Jackson?

[@voiceman1233]

@@Ofek_92 Yeah Lol

[@SacredFire777]

This parody really fits my perspective on Teen Spirit: It makes no sense at all.

[@Oniqueen]

Tony Hawk being in this video and Weird Al not knowing for twenty years is the most Tony Hawk thing ever.

[@owenc.0]

And it’s just a reminder how freaking awesome the world is

[@ma5ticore]

timestamp?

[@nikbol43below]

@@ma5ticore 2:55

[@ma5ticore]

@@nikbol43below thank you

[@FrenkTheJoy]

I just think Tony Hawk has a really unrecognizable face. He just looks like someone randomly generated a white guy in the sims.

[@You.good.darling]

I understand why Kurt thought this was so funny this is absolutely hilarious

[@sagnikbanerjee7631]

Fun fact: Kurt actually liked this video more than the actual music video.

[@heneverforesakesme4038]

yes he did, the whole band thought it was hilarious

[@thundergroot22]

Of course he did

[@Krzztl]

@@thundergroot22 we *all* did

[@SkiingKing]

Lol! Really???

[@John-merman]

same to be honest

[@ryuklikesapples6752]

the water gurgle solo is absolutely beautiful.👏😌

[@waukivorycopse2402]

It shows the spine tingling power of that melody

[@crazyman8472]

I liked the kazoos and the tuba. 😁

[@justfuntimedoingnothing8477]

I laughed so hard at this my lungs refused accepting air 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@thousanddegreeraj]

I reckon every song now should replace their guitar solos with gurgling sections

[@bacht4799]

@@crazyman8472 think being one of the teenagers and told “ play this kazoo.. “ best day ever.. maybe..

[@ameanasaur]

Fun Fact: This is the actual song, Nirvana covered this and got big. Their rendition of this song is without a doubt amazing.

[@david203]

You're confusing Nirvana with Michael Jackson...

[@chadsmith3929]

What?

[@Dairunt1]

@@chadsmith3929 YOU'RE CONFUSING NIRVANA WITH MICHAEL JACKSON (jk, you have to watch the movie to understand the reference)

[@tuesdayherrington7572]

Ameanasaurus Rex, I don’t think that’s true. I think Nirvana’s song was the original song and then weird Al asked Nirvana if he could do a parody of that song and they were okay with it.

[@THE_mr.jiggles]

​@@david203 no they both did

[@thaliagrace7837]

Lyrics; What is this song all about? Can't figure any lyrics out How do the words to it 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 Now I'm mumblin', and I'm screamin' And I don't know what I'm singin' Crank the volume, ears are bleedin' I still don't know what I'm singin' We're so loud and incoherent Boy, this oughta bug your parents Yeah Blergh Haai It's unintelligible I just can't get it through my skull It's hard to bargle nawdle zouss 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 Well, 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 sure beats raisin' cattle Yeah And I forgot the next verse Oh, well, I guess it pays to rehearse The lyric sheet's so hard to find What are the words? Oh, never mind Don't know, don't know, don't know, oh no Don't know, don't know, don't know Well, I'm yellin', and we're playin' But I don't know what I'm sayin' What's the message I'm conveyin'? Can you tell me what I'm sayin'? So, have you got some idea? Didn't think so, well, I'll see ya Sayonara, sayonara Ayonawa, hodinawa Odinaya, yodinaya Yadda-yadda, yah-yah Aye-yaah

[@popsmackle8039]

Thanks for the lyrics

[@thegoofygoblin2081]

I can't seem to figure out any lyrics...

[@Minister_for_Grass]

Guys don’t fall for it, he made these up. There are no lyrics.

[@fishyteam2729]

@@thegoofygoblin2081 me to i cant figure any of them out

[@leiannkirby6688]

Your a legend for this bro,thanks that helped me,I used it to sing along lol

[@dodgermaven]

It should be considered an absolute honor to get covered by Weird Al.

[@everettfritz8374]

I believe Kurt Cobain actually said that this song made him realize that nirvana had "made it" in the music industry

[@donnamariedavidson5065]

Yes! Exactly.

[@kissmy_butt1302]

Most artist do except Coolio but I think he did it to draw more attention to himself.

[@JohnnyShagbot]

@@kissmy_butt1302 Coolio retracted that a while back to be fair, he eventually came to terms with and appreciated it as I recall.

[@TheAnxietyCloset]

​@@JohnnyShagbot Al himself said it was all an overblown misunderstanding (TL;DR, Coolio's producers gave the okay without clearing it with Coolio, it all worked out). If anyone could be said to have feuded with Weird Al, it was Prince who actually had his minders give Al a telegram not to even look at him when they were seated in the same row at the Grammys.

[@gabrielross3659]

O forgot about the part of Nirvana where the entire audience spontaneously pulls out their kazoos that they all brought and played them in a perfect solo

[@minimoe2807]

Pure Al genius!

[@faust3904]

I always have my kazoo handy, just in case

[@claraaziz9873]

I legit read that a second or two before the audience did that.

[@slappy8941]

It's a chorus, not a solo.

[@faust3904]

@@slappy8941 Hey Slappy. It's actually the bridge of the song, not the chorus, and they're playing kurt's guitar solo with kazoos, which he plays during the bridge. The arrangement goes...Intro Verse Chorus Verse Chorus Bridge Verse Chorus (Outro).

[@amehak762]

funny trivia: the janitor is the same person in both videos.

[@Jancek34]

And all the kids who are sitting, are the same lol

[@sirdangelo]

I'm guessing no?

[@yevgeniyzharinov7473]

duh!

[@jacksonpalmer8955]

I heard he specifically re-hired the same actors to make the parody more legit

[@marioconte6223]

The singer too

[@SuperSuperspoof]

Just last night, I went to a bar to do karaoke and performed this RIGHT AFTER someone performed the original.

[@comeonmang]

legend

[@Andipandi77]

with the legendary gargling?

[@SuperSuperspoof]

@@Andipandi77 I did my best (without any actual marbles)

[@bigboredthing]

I feel like being parodied by Weird Al is one of the highest honours an artist can receive. Screw Grammys. This is the shit.

[@AdderTude]

musiclovingchick6 Even Dave Grohl today remembers watching this music video with the band. They all loved it and had a great laugh watching it.

[@secretagentmann9]

So did Kurt, if what I read is right.

[@richardzowie4086]

***** The janitor was also from Nirvana's SLTS video.

[@eastvandb]

@@secretagentmann9 He's on video saying he laughed his ass off.

[@grimmquinn2003]

I find it impossible to believe Weird Al is now 61, cause he doesn't even look older than 40.

[@aaroncostello8812]

Yeah, but he also looked 40 when he was 25!

[@deloreanfan81]

Clean living

[@ZulcanPrime]

Me too! I am the same age and I am going bold and have a few grey hairs.

[@jharvey433]

Dude he was 40 in the 80s

[@aaroncostello8812]

@@jharvey433 He was born in 1959, soooo no he wasn't.

[@whyareyoulookinghere9135]

when he said "bargle nawdle zouss" that really hit deep

[@TheEFRoommates]

Yeah it really spoke to my soul

[@VoodooV1]

And marbles just took it to next level man

[@b0t155]

Sadly, it reminds me of how I must of sounded when I was a heroin addict.But I still giggled.

[@simonxd5937]

I dont understand xd

[@petergant8767]

Too, too?! It went deep into my core!

[@WhereIsMyHat]

Every single time he gets to the part about the marbles in his mouth, I can’t help but laugh

[@danielzimmerman4501]

Fun fact Weird Al has outlived many of the artists he has parodied.

[@malkavianfreak]

That's not very fun. I'm not inviting you to any more parties.

[@grester5929]

h

[@ericstromberg9608]

Outlived or just outlasted?

[@doraorak]

@@ericstromberg9608 *OUTBE'ED*

[@stefanm.734]

Sad fact.

[@HLHReviews]

Weird Al: Hey, Kurt, can I do a parody of Smells Like Teen Spirit? Kurt Cobain: Is it going to be about food? Weird Al: No. It’s going to be about how people can’t understand your lyrics.

[@ov6021]

Kurt: sure you can parodie I don't mind

[@SlyFunkyMonkey]

I know where you got that from.

[@ov6021]

@@SlyFunkyMonkey really where

[@deebaker6463]

Love it!!!!

[@deebaker6463]

Love it so much...I know all the lyrics and al is clever as ever!

[@ladiiblue2u634]

Who agrees that Weird Al needs to be inducted into the Rock and Roll hall of fame if he's not already in there

[@mosart7025]

Absolutely!

[@FuryanJedi13]

Hell yeah!

[@dj-um7el]

Fr

[@masonroberds1366]

Absolutely lol I love weird al he is a legend and deserves his place in the rock and roll hall of fame

[@jonathanc7674]

If it takes one induction for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to gain some much needed credibility, it's Weird Al as far as I'm concerned. Single handily proved to be the measuring stick of the music industry.

[@AlanPrice-b7n]

The fact Kurt Cobain loved this parody should be considered the highest compliment.

[@kristinachaney7391]

He said it meant more to him than any award he got ❤

[@beaverpancakes5953]

I love how Dave ghrohls shirt just says drummer lol

[@chrisdayton35]

beaver pancakes and his drum says “drum”

[@lukeb0030]

need more 'h'

[@karpetcabin]

Lol

[@thomasgeorge9025]

Ghrhohlhs*

[@teeminger5111]

only realised now lmao

[@Okaypeopleofearth]

POV: You’re ready to rip your head off after seeing the thousands of “Kurt liked this more than the original” and “this is when Kurt said he knew they made it as a band” comments

[@zephyrna6249]

Fun Fact: POV: FUN FACT FUN FACT FUN FACT FUN FACT

[@DoctorBastard]

That head ripping bit in the video must be your favourite...

[@LanzX502]

How is that fact fun

[@bellabear653]

No Kurt liked weird Al full stop and he enjoyed it on a satirical level like all of us. I don't believe I have seen Kurt comment saying he liked it more than the original but it wouldn't be surprising given his contempt for the original song by 93-94.

[@strobelightgaming1559]

Those comments literally ruined the video for me

[@ElectroTherapyFTSoul]

Normally, Al doesn't write parodies in which the lyrics are nothing but poking fun at the artists, but he's still classier than today's parody "artists" who are just being jerks.

[@squamham8426]

Kurt completely approved of this, so its really not a problem

[@catfishman7032]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYGkfWWierZsnKs

[@gavinl1565]

Rucka rucka ali

[@beth4942]

He's better than not just parody artists, but also of those who call themselves real singers today

[@st.jimmy0244]

Also just FTR, he got permission before he did these. Nirvana (especially Kurt) fully approved of this and thought it was hysterical

[@CerberiRedWolf]

If Im not mistaken, Weird Al said in an interview the guy in sunglasses at 2:55 is Tony Hawk who didnt tell anyone he was an extra until he mentioned it on Twitter a couple years ago

[@bryanbuboxxx]

"Several of the cheerleaders and audience members were from the original video (the original video, from Nirvana), and Tony De La Rosa reprises his role as the janitor" Source: Wkipedia. On a personal note, this is just amazing.

[@adgato75]

I wonder how many "several" is. I saw the Nirvana video many times and the cheerleaders don't look like the same girls. Also , if I recall correctly , they weren't professional back-up dancers or professional extras , they were strippers the guys got from a local club.

[@thegoatcarnival]

"It's not going to be about food, is it?" "No, it's going to be about how no one can understand your lyrics."

[@khyrianstorms]

Swag Feather Spice lords reunite

[@sydneya403]

Was looking for a comment mentioning this😂🍗

[@freedomlover9560]

lol

[@petergant8767]

Nirvana ,"Oh, nibblyvous!

[@aggelbeatboxer]

3:06 Holy fuck the kid was stage diving and he was holding its nose as in actual diving. The little details on weird aI parodies is what makes it so perfect

[@derrrtee]

"its nose"

[@kunstderfugue]

@@derrrtee because kids are objects (?)

[@noided4230]

Don't u dare assume that kid's gender, u gotta ask its pronouns first

[@aggelbeatboxer]

@@noided4230 true. (to clarify, my use of "its" 5 years later, might be a language barrier. Using "it" pronouns is sort of cutesy in my language, and is used for kids of a young age very often)

[@Vintagefan60]

It's the same girl scout

[@jasonhood2558]

Dick Van Patten’s happy head bobbing takes this video from great to legendary.

[@Shadoefax760]

Cobain reportedly really loved this parody and was able to laugh with it.

[@tombstoneharrystudios584]

He's quoted as saying that he knew "we made it when Weird Al covered our song!'

[@vietdroid]

“He who is tired of Weird Al is tired of life”

[@samuelkronfeld112]

Fun Fact: This song also helped revive Weird Al's music career. This song came out of a creative slump Al went through after UHF failed and he was treated as a bit of an 80s relic.

[@porflimbornapilis2556]

You forgot to start with 'Fun Fact:" ...

[@michaelriddick7116]

Which just shows how people don't know good cinema, UHF was/is AWESOME! :D 😎😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@henrybierman8431]

Wait UHF failed? I loved that movie

[@WHOputTHEbompINthere]

UHF was gold

[@MadMan731]

UHF was too ahead of it's time Weird Al literally predicted reality TV lol.

[@dyr234]

that rubber guitar bend never gets old 🤣

[@dinozzo97]

Thats my favorite part. I lose it all the time. 😂😂😂

[@jamesmarshall8798]

Never seen this video before but that crippled me 😂

[@06capoeirista]

Legit had me rolling

[@travisneill704]

No joke I did a spit take first time I saw that guitar arm bend

[@fenderflapper1551]

then he goes HIIIEEEGH!

[@giggleshitter.5000]

"Sing distinctly, we dont wanna!! Buy our album, were nirvana" 🗣🗣🔥🔥🥶🥶

[@grabembythecovfefe9591]

As Dave said, "If Weird Al does ya, you know you've made it."

[@Nayoh-yp4rh]

NO DAVID, YOUR HUGE

[@pyotoru9475]

How do You know that?

[@Hulk2k6]

Some people were real good sports and found it funny (Michael Jackson, etc) others didn't (Coolio)

[@_yellow]

Hulk2k16 That's understandable

[@kasperdomagala4544]

Hulk2k6 prince

[@ryanjackson5463]

This aged perfectly... Like fine wine... Great humor in a humorless world.

[@bogdvnmnl]

i can't agree more

[@AnnalinaSR21]

humor died when everyone started using woke shit Twitter

[@kamsolusar8529]

@@AnnalinaSR21 you're not being oversensitive and dramatic at all. I'm sorry you never discovered Taika Waititi.

[@kamsolusar8529]

@John Ludwig Nah, people said that in 1990s. You just didn't hear them because there was no Twitter and your social circle was just a bunch of close minded fools.

[@jimistheman9732]

Oh look, the right wing fanatics even have to rant in a music thread. The left owns your heads, LOL.

[@jayterra8154]

What amazes me is that he got the all the extras in the original video to be in this song!! 😂😂

[@jayterra8154]

*video not song ugh*

[@Walterbgaming]

Even the cow?

[@mobbossegizii7009]

What about the cheerleader with hairy arm pits

[@McAllen07]

I was not aware of that detail, but now I can see it.

[@j_freed]

Casting agencies are wonderful things aren't they. Some of these actors went on to get real jobs!

[@CathyKitson]

Weird Al's genius was he sounded REALLY like the original. It's so much like the original it makes it all the funnier.

[@YourFather143]

Why are people butthurt about Weird Al making fun of Nirvana? Quit being major fanboys. Weird Al personally asked Kurt if he could parody the song. No, the song wasn't created in 2009 like many people seem to think, that's simply an upload date because if you didn't know, KZbin didn't exist in 1992 when this song was created, but you'd have to do the impossible task of reading the description to solve that mystery. Plus, you cant deny that Weird Al did a wonderful job of mocking the original song. I've known the original song since long before I heard Weird Al's version. Its been around 20 years yet I still cant decipher a word Kurt was saying. Weird Al portrayed that perfectly with "bargle nawdle zouss" as it doesn't get much closer to the original than that. For those who actually read all of that, here is a fish with no relevance. >

[@tuckerlacey9909]

YAYA

[@larrote6467]

Kurt told Weird Al just don't make it about food, and he actually liked the song, besides: ¿what's wrong with parody or satire?

[@YourFather143]

I love parodies as long as they are done well. Weird Al created a masterpiece.

[@justinmeyer6044]

My favorite band is Nirvana and I love this parody because when this song came out, people really couldn't understand the lyrics and I believe they only included a few lyrics in the cd cover so you really had to guess what he was saying (Internet was in it's infancy as well). And Kurt said he liked it....

[@larrote6467]

I think the sheep and cow parts are hillarious and brilliant, as well as the gargling solo

[@Icix1]

The craziest thing about weird al is so close he gets to the original, not just vocals but instrumentation. Sounds so much like the original...

[@bertaboy9078]

also the same extras

[@rafaelsot01]

Jopdan and the same location.

[@AndrewLoyal]

he has a super talented band that can play almost any style of music and perfectly replicate most songs. He has also had the same band for over a decade (maybe more, I'd have to check).

[@AntiChangeling]

It's actually faster than the original.

[@BewegteBilderrahmen]

King Tiger Tooth the speedup might be from youtube's 30fps on a 24fps recording. that's a 25% speedup

[@KelseysWonderland11]

Fun Fact: a lot of the actors in this are the same as the original nirvana video.

[@FelixvonMontfort]

The janitor for example :D

[@bradymetzinger8755]

f off

[@jimjoh4627]

@@bradymetzinger8755 No

[@loafabread1446]

@@bradymetzinger8755 I'm telling mom

[@isaacsanders695]

only the staple ones, you didn't want to mention the fat cheerleader dude or the dude with a braided ponytail on the top of his head with all of his head shaved except for the patch above his ears.

[@azdaze227]

So many great things i never noticed on the first watch. The dude on fire randomly running through the shot, the basketball team playing since its a gym, "kurts" swish right afterward, Tony Hawk, the dummy being thrown around that gets dropped, and the drummer absolutely nailing Dave Grohl behind all the hair. Gold.

[@clifftrainor6774]

I love how Al loves getting personal permission from the original artists like he did for Kurt Cobain and Michael Jackson. He even said these two were the most difficult to track down and he could barely understand anything Cobain said to him so he took it as a yes.

[@lunayoshi]

Yeah, he's a stand-up guy like that. :) I heard Kurt was cool with Weird Al doing a parody but asked him if it was going to involve food like so many of Weird Al's other parodies, lol.

[@theheavymetalbrony2257]

Indeed, Al even said; Oh no, It´s going to be about how you can´t understand the lyrics properly. (I´m paraphrasing here btw).

[@Fanik10]

Not Coolio though. Al said one of his guys asked Coolio. Coolio denied it.

[@JakkFrost1]

Kurt Cobain actually totally loved this parody, which is awesome

[@Fanik10]

Jakk Frost So everyone was a winner.

[@crtl5911]

that water solo...

[@liambarrett8]

Steven xyz it was perfection

[@matheustran8009]

Steven xyz water solo am I right?

[@biggiecheese7894]

LOL

[@aljaberhk]

what about the kazoo

[@diegoestrada8485]

Hanan Aljaber the kazoos where amazing

[@jamesprice2163]

Only person who can make farm animals, gargling water and kazoos sound awesome in grunge song hahaha

[@melaskan7286]

sad Neil Young sounds

[@heyimnothim3]

2:15 throat solo had it for me ✋ 😤 ✋

[@Sofia-The-First]

This is by far Weird Al’s best song. I like how he included lyrics similar to the actual song instead of changing every lyric to make it sound silly. I also like how he included all the scenes from the original video and simply highlighted the crazy antics of grunge concerts of the 90’s. His resemblance to Kurt Cobain is also very good.

[@GrantTaylortgrantt]

Very good, but I recently found "The Saga Begins" and it may be better.

[@threespeech7605]

One of the best parodies out there.. should be watched back to back with the original by Nirvana for best effect!

[@mattmc9812]

It's one of his few parodies that are a roast as well

[@justarandomdude2218]

Gangstas paradise is the funniest

[@mattmc9812]

@@justarandomdude2218 U mean Amish paradise

[@str8skills985]

Ya, people don't realize Nirvana was all in when weird Al called him to do this parody. Nirvana was just starting out and when weird Al proposed this to Kurt, Kurt knew they made it and it would help them. Dave Grohl and weird Al are great friends and all of Nirvana was very pleased that weird Al chose to do this parody and Kurt loved it. A lot of young Nirvana fans don't know that Kurt Cobain had a really good sense of humor. He wasn't like the artists nowadays. I'll give you all another fact. Kurt and Al became friends and in the song, Al did Kurt a favor and advertised for his band, "We're Nirvana, buy our album." RIP

[@ryanahr2267]

I'm not even a tiny bit surprised that Al and Dave are friends, but I am absolutely delighted.

[@ohmanhotham8823]

Matt Fu then at 27 the satanist committed suicide...

[@elderrusty541]

Matt Fu and I think another reason Kurt was all for it is that he said that Smells Like Teen Spirit is the only Nirvana song he didn’t really like

[@MrParkerman6]

He never said he didn't like it or hated it, he just didn't like that it overshadowed their other songs.

[@swishfish8858]

At first they were skeptical, though. At the time, Al's stuff had become predictable. When he asked for permission to make a parody, the first thing they said was "is it going to be about food...?".

[@Snandra66]

I love how instead of playing the solo he just gurgles some water to the melody instead, the audience joins in on kazoos and finally the janitor plays the last few notes on a tuba. Fucking brilliant.

[@092375gwen]

*French horn

[@tahutoa]

Gwendolyn Eve Hill Look up what a French horn looks like.

[@SasukeUchiha-zf3gm]

That sound was definitly not from a Tuba

[@WeerdMunkee]

I was SOOO happy when this came out!! Having been a Weird Al fan since he first came out, then being a new Nirvana fan when they broke out, it was such a lovely thing to see him do this! Then, to know the story behind how he got permission...Al is such a cut above the rest!! 😄

[@tomtom21194]

Sing distinctly, we dont wanna! Buy our album we're Nirvana

[@jessecuster5877]

I was blessed enough to see this man (Weird Al Yankovic) in concert with my father. This man is a genius and one of the very rare kind-hearted artists out there. I highly recommend seeing the real thing because one video just doesn't do him justice. His parents had unfortunately passed away the next week of carbon monoxide poisoning. It broke my heart because he loved them dearly and they inspired him to be creative. He's a legendary figure is the music business. Fun fact-Kurt Cobain liked this song and was happy to have a “parody of it"

[@Gr8_Z28]

Fun game: show this to a drunk person and tell them it's the real video

[@ilikecreepypastas7374]

lol

[@hughjazz6300]

I did it and my friend thought it was the original until he saw 'kurt' wearing glasses .But he only realised at 03:13

[@jamesbutcher3297]

Show it to someone who isn't drunk and say they must be drunk because it's the real song

[@eddiegness]

Then they're not drunk enough hahaha

[@monkmonkmonk123]

Or high

[@XardionZ]

This music video was my introduction to Weird Al as a kid. Loved it then, still love it now. Al’s stuff always manages to be as timeless as the songs he does parodies of.

[@zoetercy9208]

I love this parody, too. I makes me sad, though, that 80% of Al's songs are his amazing originals, and hardly anyone even knows about them. I was over the moon, though, to go to 3 of his originals only tours, and hear the crowd go crazyy for these incredible songs. His band is unbelievable!!!

[@DrachonaTheWolf]

I'll never forget everyone crowding around a computer during free time and watching nothing but Weird Al videos. This is probably still my favorite video.

[@felixcroc]

Did that a ton as a kid, and downloaded lots off Limewire (sorry Al!). I even used to be able to recite Albuquerque from memory

[@DrachonaTheWolf]

@@felixcroc I didn't even know how to buy music when I was a kid. I found Limewire and, later, Frostwire, and just started downloading.

[@TheBurbyGirl]

Time well spent...

[@travisneill704]

The first time I saw this video we were crowded around a work computer

[@Voiidpriince]

I love Weird Al, he literally doesn't have to ask permission to make these parodies but he always asks the artists if it's okay and gives them respect.

[@kasperdomagala4544]

Voiidpriince well most of his parodies he asked.

[@ieatsandpaper5954]

Voiidpriince... your username and the quirk in it sound peculiar Void prince, prince of void, hmm Does the word Sburb hold any meaning to you

[@Chalky.]

That's why he still hasn't done a Prince song because he refused to give him blessing to do a parody.

[@frank234561]

Weird Al is a national treasure.

[@mariebrown5681]

Yes, agreed.

[@JonnyApple445]

*international

[@alexschneider1667]

OK BUT NOW IM IMAGINING A MOVIE OF NICOLUS CAGE GOING ON A QUEST TO FIND WEIRD AL WHATVE YOU DONE

[@Cairo98_]

@@alexschneider1667 😂

[@stupidthefish4981]

No that‘s Nick Cage

[@unfunniestman]

To this day i still have no idea what does a mosquito have to do with Kurt's libido. Man, i wish i was alive when Nirvana was at its peak. Miss them so much.

[@Thrifty032781]

This was the first thing by Weird Al I ever saw, back in the early 1990s. I saw it on MTV. I thought it was the most amazing thing ever. I was saddened that back in those days we were at the mercy of MTV to air it. How wondrous that i can see it whenever I want now.

[@studiopapa5874]

MTV is utter garbage

[@samuelmauldin9131]

Studio Papa it is now!

[@BeerDad69]

Thrifty032781 You didn’t watch ALtv? It was incredible. Like one Saturday morning a month there would be a 3 hour block of weird als videos hosted by him.

[@realpotassium]

199th like

[@Deanobucko917]

oh i'm sure they played 10,000 times a week back in the day

[@travelmisguide]

Tony Hawk cameos 0:22, 2:54 (guy with the sunglasses)...according to Al's gq interview

[@rubarjam1911]

Thank you. This made it so much easier.

[@CJG4L]

Isn't the guy right next to the one in sunglasses at 2:54? Also at 1:58, behind Dick Van Patten, according to Tony Hawk himself

[@GenericPlaythroughs]

Yeah that's not Tony Hawk. Either a joke or misunderstanding. MV from 92

[@josuke014]

And after 30 years kurts daughter and tony's daughter are married...

[@4345ghee]

for some reason the rubber guitar at 1:17 always gets me

[@kendryamonique]

lmao i thought i was the only one!!

[@thegamingmonkeys8416]

Same here but i disliked the video Because i love nirvana and kurt cobain

[@woolies_water]

+TheGamingMonkeys That's stupid. Kurt loved this song.

[@kendryamonique]

+TheGamingMonkeys. that's why i liked this version and video so much because I'm a HUGE nirvana fan and they liked it too ... they said you know you made it when someone makes a parody of your work..

[@thegamingmonkeys8416]

+Kendrya Monique ok

[@The-emoboy1993]

If your song got parodied by weird al, you made it in the music industry

[@nonplayerzealot4]

The Nirvana version should've had the cow and sheep part.

[@peedrowchan-man102]

Seems like a precursor to the Taylor swift 🐐version of trouble 🤣

[@sonicthehedgeboi1489]

And the gurgling sound

[@jawadad802]

and the kazoo's!

[@Walkerman404]

I don't understand why so many Nirvana fans hate this. Kurt actually loved this song, unlike the original, which he actually hated.

[@TiffanyRay]

he hated his own song? wow didnt know that

[@Walkerman404]

Oh he absolutely came to despise it.

[@markie_p]

Exactly. Only when he heard that weird al parodied it, he felt he made it in the music industry.

[@Handel_Opaz]

Yep, Nirvana kinda did a parody of Smells Like Teen Spirit themselves whenever they played it live. Or at least Kurt did, singing off-key with different lyrics or fucking up the solo deliberately. But it's no wonder Kurt loved this parody, it is one of the funniest Weird Al songs ever.

[@cameronlambert5185]

I mean he liked it at first, but he was forced to play it so much he grew to hate it.

[@maduekwechibuike9478]

Is it weird that I love this parody as much as the real thing?

[@AlfsGirl]

I love it more.😁

[@MidoriyaYet]

Well it’s weird to me that I actually find this parody even better than the original song.

[@LoFiSiYT]

I love Nirvana and I love Weird Al. I remember both songs coming out and being so happy about both of them! If I remember correctly Weird Al went to Seattle and advertised for anyone who had been in the original video. They got the same gym and the same janitor dude and I think some of the same cheerleaders too. What a legend!!

[@tttrrriiippp]

just shows how good Weird Al is.

[@dylanmarthaler6694]

Nirvana even loves the song as .uch or more than their own

[@unenutero4389]

Love the "Drummer" shirt. And "Sing distinctly, we don't wanna!" gets me every time.

[@rulliantheskunk2091]

So is nobody gonna discuss how this woman at 1:05 just casually tears somebody's head off?

[@thund3rnutz]

I think it’s a dude but yeah let’s just not question it

[@Vor_Tex_Sun]

It's a dude but yeah: :D

[@TikalTheEchidnaWarrior]

How come no one noticed that

[@abutts02]

I’m sure it was either a full dummy or just a person covered in a shirt with a fake head.

[@neobius4204]

there is the same kind of scene in "eat it " so.....

[@gravedigr12]

before people hate on weird al they should know he personally calls and asks for permission from these artists and helps them get more fans. Kurt himself actually said he thanks weird al for getting him into the lime light

[@Sergius_del_Motor]

The most boring dialog ever: - Blasphemy! - Kurt approved!

[@huskycashewdrums6171]

@@Sergius_del_Motor that was really funny bro😐😐

[@magemega5293]

Yes in some artists case. But nevermind was already gold and rocketing towards platinum when weird Al did this parody.

[@jamessummers5946]

Paul MaCartney is the only person who has ever rejected Al from doing a parody of one of his songs. Weird Al was going to do a parody of “Live and Let Die” called “Chicken Pot Pie” but McCartney wouldn’t let him as he was vegan and didn’t want a song like that linked to him but instead suggested to call it “tofu pot pie” but Al said the chorus was going to go “bock bock bock booock” but tofu makes no noise so it would have never worked.

[@gus.smedstad]

McCartney was hardly the only one. A quick search will give you an article detailing at least 10 different musicians who refused, including McCartney and Prince. Prince stands out for me, because reading between the lines, it's apparent the man had no sense of humor. It's worth watching Kevin's Smith's story about his week with Prince.

[@lix88440000]

2:15 this is one of the most creative shit I've ever seen and I've seen a lot of shit

[@ricardotramirez]

Comedic genius

[@airdriver]

Fun fact. Victoria Jackson was in Weird Al’s movie UHF. At the time she was a cast member for SNL. Al was having trouble contacting Kurt Cobain to get his permission to release this parody. So he waited until Nirvana was a musical guest on SNL and then called Victoria who went and got Kurt who felt privileged that Al wanted to parody Teen Spirit.