Music video by Weird Al Yankovic performing The Saga Begins. KZbin view counts pre-VEVO: 8,874 (C) 1999 Volcano Entertainment lll, LLC
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@aldotorres19835 жыл бұрын
Ironically, this is by far the clearest and most informative plot summary of _The Phantom Menace._
@CaptGage5 жыл бұрын
lol
@lgmmrm4 жыл бұрын
Impressively he wrote this BEFORE Phantom Menace came out, based entirely on fan theories and leaks.
@mturnerr114 жыл бұрын
In 5 minutes and 37 seconds
@HufflepuffBaseball423134 жыл бұрын
@@lgmmrm no way what
@Simon-ow6td4 жыл бұрын
@@HufflepuffBaseball42313 Looked it up and Al recorded the single 20th of April, the movie released 16th of May, and then the single was released June 24. Apparently he used internet spoilers to write it in advance, and a charity advanced screening to confirm and make some smaller edits.
@Obi-Wan_Kenobi3 жыл бұрын
*This is the most relatable song I've ever heard.*
@supertacticaldroid17513 жыл бұрын
Hello fellow general
@generalgrievous29493 жыл бұрын
General Kenobi. You are a bold one to say this out loud.
@Christian-be6eg3 жыл бұрын
Well hello there, Keniobi
@iswearimnormal66813 жыл бұрын
OMG I KNEW YOU WERE REAL! I HAVE LIKE 5 PEOPLE TO CALL! I KNEW I WAS RIGHT!
@Christian-be6eg3 жыл бұрын
@@ranb00_my_beloved32 Yes Luke, search your feelings you know it to be true
@treiz019 ай бұрын
My favourite fact about this song is that Don McLean's kids sung it to him constantly and he was very afraid he would accidentally sing Weird Al's lyrics by mistake
@Jared_Elam339 ай бұрын
He admitted sometimes he sings these lyrics by mistake.
@Kate-ew6he9 ай бұрын
I often sing these lyrics by mistake
@Jerk78919 ай бұрын
"mistake"
@rayepps698 ай бұрын
@@Kate-ew6heI mistake
@MSG6858 ай бұрын
He does sing this version accidentally
@footdocmom10 ай бұрын
Being parodied by weird al yankovic is like a huge compliment and honour.
@BrendanJSmith6 ай бұрын
If only Prince saw it that way.
@christystewart45676 ай бұрын
Kurt Cobain asked not to make the parody of Nevermind about food. The end result the band loved. As a teenager growing up in the 70s and trying to irritate my parents with rock music I’m sad I didn’t discover that Weird Al song until after my dad died,
@deniseeulert25034 ай бұрын
If Al wants to parody a work of yours you know you have arrived.
@kagomecc4613 ай бұрын
🎉❤😂😎👏 there is saying out there somewhere You know when your a successful performing artist is loved by near all when not only are fans are singing Along your lyrics but the PARODY weird Al lyrics too. 😂 Or you know you've made it when u get that call from Weird Al's team wanting to a parody of ur music and or videos.
@philippegauvin-vallee937114 күн бұрын
Just ask Madonna. She literally begged him to parody one of her songs (we all know he did and likely on his own terms).
@catjammusic2 жыл бұрын
This was technically the first ever prequel meme.
@fabianrocha99242 жыл бұрын
Magnificent arent they?
@Monsieurlemon22 жыл бұрын
a good one at that
@domcusco3602 жыл бұрын
With a million more well on the way
@dieuabsolue42782 жыл бұрын
And u want a fact ? It was recorded the same day as columbine massacre.
@jazzyprince33352 жыл бұрын
The fuck
@notmyrealname4534 жыл бұрын
According to Weird Al's website, Lucasfilm's official response to this song was, "You should've seen the smile on George Lucas' face." They loved it so much, they included the video as a bonus feature in a Star Wars spoofs compilation for the 2011 Blu-ray box set release of the saga.
@petruger66613 жыл бұрын
Now, I remember! That's where I've seen it for the first time!))
@austin62halo3 жыл бұрын
I own the saga edition blue-rays thanks for the post.
@295g2953 жыл бұрын
At Lucasfilm, they know the *song* American Pie. kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3LWh2hjfdtgbbc (1971) The kids watching the new Star Wars movies only know the American Pie movie in 1999.
@Angie23433 жыл бұрын
Just as how his friend Steven Spielberg loved Al's Jurassic Park parody.
@Angie23433 жыл бұрын
Al rspected George's creation. :)
@thefinesthobbo45247 ай бұрын
Disney wishes it could make Star Wars content this good
@bilbobaggins94514 ай бұрын
100% I'd watch a 2 hour film of this.
@Jared-mf9yb2 ай бұрын
They can’t make anything good anymore
@StarkIller-df7gw2 ай бұрын
If it was half as good as this Disney would be doing alright!!
@valentinlageot41012 ай бұрын
they made rogue one
@thefinesthobbo45242 ай бұрын
@@valentinlageot4101 They got out of their own way and allowed skilled writers write without picking everything that would make the movie worse. It was more that Disney ignored Rogue One until it happened to get completed
@Crusadekoala Жыл бұрын
I've screamed at a concert once in my life and that was when Al performed this when I saw him live. I thought the concert was over when suddenly storm troopers came out on the stage. I love this man. I've listened and laughed so much to his songs but this is my favorite.
@coney67963 ай бұрын
In San Diego?!
@Crusadekoala3 ай бұрын
@@coney6796 No, in Oslo, Norway.
@timelordrohan94254 жыл бұрын
I can’t believe they went all the way to tatooine to film this
@jonahstein30344 жыл бұрын
That must have taken a while.
@lunahetfield4 жыл бұрын
Time Lord Gina must have taken them YEARS to get there!
@snookiaiai4 жыл бұрын
maybe even LIGHT YEARS
@TheShinyDude4 жыл бұрын
That planet is in a Galaxy AT LEAST far far away
@Lily-vo1yy4 жыл бұрын
It takes more than half a year to get to Mars, how long does it take to go to Tatooine?
@rayphoenix72963 жыл бұрын
Actors that have played Obi-Wan: Alec Guinness Ewan McGregor James Arnold Taylor Weird Al Yankovic
@LordOFThisWorld193 жыл бұрын
Yankovic*
@chrismurray10843 жыл бұрын
Weird Al is best
@honeyorsyrup3 жыл бұрын
Ewan McGregor is the true obi wan
@thekfcman3 жыл бұрын
@@honeyorsyrup no Alec guiness
@honeyorsyrup3 жыл бұрын
@@thekfcman you are false
@zackwood71165 ай бұрын
Weird Al could rename himself "F*cking Awesome Al" and everybody would just be like "Yeah."
@stygiansilver93204 ай бұрын
Real
@bigfoot163Ай бұрын
Saw him in concert 3 times, my neighbor was his base guitarist amd gabe us back stage tickets , I was just a little kid , weird al came over to us all three times, said hi to my and my sister talked a little signed our back stage tickets, and left a lasting impression, I ❤ WEIRD AL, still the too 3 concerts I've ever been to 😂😂
@Cassette-Cryptid16 күн бұрын
Petition for him to change his name to "Fucking Awesome Al"
@slamdunkninja700914 күн бұрын
@@Cassette-Cryptidi second this
@YoshiCh1ef-je6me8 ай бұрын
I love that the part of American Pie that says "the father, son, and holy ghost" is now "I'm alive and he's a ghost"
@nthgth4 ай бұрын
"The Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost" became "met up with Darth Maul, now he's toast." "They caught the last train for the coast" became "Now I'm still here and he's a ghost."
@NoalFarstrider3 жыл бұрын
This is canon.
@bug76523 жыл бұрын
I once saw him and I autographed his robe
@beefthedog27763 жыл бұрын
@Alexander Atkinson the fans have learned not to listen to disney on whats cannon.
@watcherwlc533 жыл бұрын
@Alexander Atkinson Disney LIES
@PChamileon973 жыл бұрын
@@beefthedog2776 this song is more canon than the disney trilogy
@gooddoughnuts10293 жыл бұрын
Hopefully Disney won't say otherwise...
@basketballgirl7232 жыл бұрын
Don McClean himself said he had issues remembering his own words to this song and kept singing Weird Al’s version because his kids wouldn’t stop singing it. Lol. That’s how you know it’s good! Weird Al is a genius.
@luferaupa2 жыл бұрын
Don is a nice guy. I love him too, and his musics.
@CoolGuyMcgeez2 жыл бұрын
I have the power to change it from 689 to 690, the power’s too much
@theshredder912 жыл бұрын
@@CoolGuyMcgeez well now it's 1k. Your powers gone!
@johnnyb.69892 жыл бұрын
@@luferaupa Starry Starry Night is a brilliant song
@hugo_R8982 жыл бұрын
@@luferaupa didn’t he beat his wife?
@zoetercy9208 Жыл бұрын
The fact that this song only has 45 million views means that there are almost 8 billion people who don't know that this masterpiece exists.
@EvelynCostarf Жыл бұрын
Which is a crime
@entertainmint3030 Жыл бұрын
@@EvelynCostarf Against Humanity
@adipsous Жыл бұрын
I just found out today. One of the best.
@rowan_the_bi_vampire_cos Жыл бұрын
I knew about the song but I didn't know it was from this I just heard it once
@hdbricks949211 ай бұрын
That is also including people that have rewatched this more than once.
@kcryrine505610 ай бұрын
one of his most vocally impressive songs, he just sounds unironically excellent
@zoeym486810 ай бұрын
Actually, Al's tours, over the last few years, are his originals only, no parodies, but he performs one different cover every night. His voice is amazing. There's a bunch on youtube that people who've been able to sneak a video, have posted. Check out his cover of Natural Woman and then Rebel Yell. His range is amazing.
@CainXVIIАй бұрын
I fell in love with bye bye miss American pie when I heard it on the radio as a teen because the vocals are fantastic. I just found this. Al performs it super close to the original, you could have thought the piano intro was copied right off the cd. A lot of verses even rhyme with the original... He leaves out the next to last verse though, I wish he didn't because it's my favorite (going a bit syncopated), but the original track is 8 minutes so it's completely understandable.
@BuffyRowan4 жыл бұрын
I continue to be impressed by the fact that Weird Al managed to work the word "midichlorians" into the rhythm of the song
@scottwpilgrim4 жыл бұрын
That why he's a legend, and we're left to tell his tales! 😩😩
@CarlJohnson-tw2yp4 жыл бұрын
@@scottwpilgrim he's alive and still making songs
@danyrose16974 жыл бұрын
Scott W Pilgrim yeah he’s still alive, he ain’t dead
@kate4344 жыл бұрын
@@scottwpilgrim WE'LL TELL HIS STORY (hamilton reference lol)
@glitchymemes11363 жыл бұрын
* laughs in prepubecent *
@mariem246013 жыл бұрын
He wrote almost all of this based on internet spoilers. Legend.
@Azwethinkweiz172 жыл бұрын
George Lucas also granted him an early showing so the song could be as accurate as possible
@user-oq4yk1xd7d2 жыл бұрын
@@Azwethinkweiz17 fr ?
@Azwethinkweiz172 жыл бұрын
@@user-oq4yk1xd7d Yeah "Yankovic paid $500 to view an advance screening after writing the song, but most of his lyrics were correct, so he made minor changes; the only major change he had to make after the screening of The Phantom Menace was that Anakin did not tell Amidala that he was going to marry her, like Yankovic originally thought."
@flappynautintheocean88242 жыл бұрын
Satyr is chill
@CaptCool882 жыл бұрын
There was widespread online spoilers in 99?
@ThillerKillerX Жыл бұрын
The sith playing the piano gets me everytime.
@fancypants99146 ай бұрын
Im pretty sure that's meant to be paplpatine
@lorne5105 ай бұрын
You mean the senate
@Definitely-aDuck4 ай бұрын
@@lorne510 Not Yet.
@WulfieZi2 ай бұрын
I AM the rhythm
@MultiGreenday95Ай бұрын
You mean it's actually the sith lord we've been looking for
@megalodon2k24 ай бұрын
This song is better than the entire sequel trilogy.
@sirrobin88144 ай бұрын
Over-dosing on laxatives is better than the entire sequel trilogy! 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
@Definitely-aDuck4 ай бұрын
That is not exactly the highest bar.
@sethwick83483 ай бұрын
It's better than the whole prequel trilogy for sure, those sucked. Sequels were much better.
@itsnick5082Ай бұрын
@sirrobin8814 ok now that's dramatic
@abehambino13 күн бұрын
@@sethwick8348no they weren’t
@Jason-kg4rs4 жыл бұрын
Al has outlasted most of the people he's spoofed.
@takerdust4 жыл бұрын
he outlasted George Lucas
@Frog-zr1yn4 жыл бұрын
And Michel Jackson
@PugnaciousProductions4 жыл бұрын
Cheesy Fries whos michel jackson
@probablymelgibson23444 жыл бұрын
@Big Daddy Egg to be fair, that isn't so hard to outlast
@SamanthaLaurier4 жыл бұрын
There's a good reason for that.
@mccabber244 жыл бұрын
Don McLean was reportedly pleased with "The Saga Begins", a parody of "American Pie", and told Yankovic that the parody's lyrics sometimes enter his mind during live performances. Could you imagine being at a McLean concert, he screws up, and lets one of these go? Legend
@FloorKarpeting4 жыл бұрын
Mason Burke are you ok
@anindyassdey4 жыл бұрын
@@FloorKarpeting he's having a heart attack
@Marshtard4 жыл бұрын
Bason Murke is having a stronk, call a Bondulance
@pvshka4 жыл бұрын
I legit can't sing some songs without messing up with parody lyrics, but if it happened to the original artist... Oh gawd 🤣
@Jessicatalley224 жыл бұрын
mccabber24 That’s awesome. I find myself doing the same thing when listening to the original.
@PJK0PA15Ай бұрын
Watching this on Star Wars day 2024😂😂😂
@Thatslimshadyfan610228 күн бұрын
yess I did that
@jenniferjones840114 күн бұрын
Me
@TheLizardKing1967 Жыл бұрын
"Weird Al" Yankovic is a National Treasure. Protect him at all cost.
@colleen4ever Жыл бұрын
He that is tired of Weird Al is tired of life- Homer Simpson
@joeygaming268810 ай бұрын
@@colleen4ever so true!
@crazycaptionguy5494 ай бұрын
INTERnational treasure, Who doesn’t love him
@KM-pn1vk8 жыл бұрын
for a parody..the writing in this song is INCREDIBLE
@gingerlady858 жыл бұрын
this man is a damn genius
@drag00n778 жыл бұрын
+Ignacio Varga Weird Al is the best.
@roshantruax91348 жыл бұрын
+Ignacio Varga It's Weird Al, dude. He always makes the BEST parodies.
@turbodarkle8 жыл бұрын
+Ignacio Varga this guy is the all time best at making parodies
@drag00n778 жыл бұрын
***** AS FUCK?
@motalux5 жыл бұрын
The original prequel memer.
@bbarrett7265 жыл бұрын
A surprise to be sure
@dimedead5 жыл бұрын
@@simonkim8646 absolutely welcome*
@SalumarLP5 жыл бұрын
@@dimedead Only a Sith deals in absolutes!
@AscendedPOT5 жыл бұрын
From my point of view, Weird al is the true prequel memer
@flyingsolo39715 жыл бұрын
HELLO THERE
@CanadaDragon1Ай бұрын
May the 4th be with you.
@VampDemigod8 ай бұрын
It's when you notice small details that Al got right too, like freaking TAKING THE PADAWAN BRAID OFF after Qui-Gon died. All of that before the movies were even out. Freaking masterpiece.
@brucev66427 ай бұрын
I don't think people realize how much work he puts into these creations. I remember seeing one of his videos, I think it was 'Fat' and they ran Michael Jackson's 'Bad' in a split screen, Al did a great job mimicking the original video. It was similar in 'Like a Surgeon' where they have that random lion walking like in Madonna's video.
@dakorius7 ай бұрын
It's still there, the greenscreen cutout makes it a bit harder too see and it's hanging down his back.
@MrRobarino6 ай бұрын
The song was recorded before the movie was released, but the video itself was filmed afterwards.
@Sebby_Nineteen4 ай бұрын
Sorry, the braid is still there until the end.
@ManCheat23 ай бұрын
his braid is never taken off bud.
@kaicreech73364 жыл бұрын
"Could he bring balance to the force?" Technically, yes.
@archmagefuriard17464 жыл бұрын
Well, technically he did it. There were so many adepts of Light side and only a few - of Dark. So he really brought balance between sides of the Force in the galaxy by destroying Jedi Order :)
@connorlove91494 жыл бұрын
They interviewed the kid, OH training they forbid
@leesmith67394 жыл бұрын
Obi-Wan: You were supposed to bring balance to the Force! Anakin: I did. There's 2 Sith and 2 Jedi left.
@reginaldfromnigeria52064 жыл бұрын
@@leesmith6739 That's not balance, though.
@leesmith67394 жыл бұрын
@@reginaldfromnigeria5206 I know I was making what's called a joke
@TheDesperateArtist2 жыл бұрын
This proves us 2 things we might have forgotten: 1) Weird Al can really sing 2) Weird Al is pretty good looking
@nickolasmirt25112 жыл бұрын
3)Weird Al also looks like Ewan Mcgregor
@Holy-Rowlo882 жыл бұрын
Gotta keep the likes balanced at 69
@matthewallen4452 жыл бұрын
@@Holy-Rowlo88 He was 40 when this was released.
@floopusdoopus2 жыл бұрын
@@matthewallen445 he must drink that Paul Rudd water
@KevAng0392 жыл бұрын
Been a Weird Al fan from the beginning. I’ve never forgotten he can really sing, he’s so talented.
@user-le9qt5te3xАй бұрын
Weird Al's parodies are always better than the originals. And this one is just a legendary song in it's own right.
@d.d.72874 күн бұрын
In a world in which there are countless hours of parody videos on the internet, Weird Al remains the undisputed GOAT
@ovni22957 жыл бұрын
Palpatine is an amazing piano player. Shame about the fact he's evil.
@swissnor7 жыл бұрын
That all a matter of perspective.
@vincentpol7 жыл бұрын
+swissnor clever.
@codofwar6667 жыл бұрын
Sheev did nothing wrong
@ValpasKankaristo7 жыл бұрын
+vincentpol It's true tho
@vincentpol7 жыл бұрын
Valpas Kankaristo I wasn't being sarcastic. The perspective literally matters whether he's a good pianist or not.
@jaceyking50154 жыл бұрын
I saw Weird Al in concert last year, and this was his encore performance. And it was on May 4th, Star Wars Day. Before he started the song, he told the audience "May the Fourth be with you" and it was pretty much the best moment of my life.
@lindathetford37764 жыл бұрын
He performed this in October 2013 for me and I loved it!
@andryuu_20004 жыл бұрын
He's clearly the geek god
@randomfrog79744 жыл бұрын
omg that's adorable
@jaceyking50154 жыл бұрын
@@phantomphanatic2 Yup, wasn't it? :D
@liamzimmer59484 жыл бұрын
I was at the 2013 one
@SolidIncMedia2 ай бұрын
I've seen Weird Al a few times in concert, and him and his band are amazing. Al is a really good singer and his band are amazing musicians both in and outside of the band. They've been together for about 40 years or so, have no major controversies, and just go to show that you can make it in the music industry and not be a jerk with a million scandals.
@glennwallace920313 күн бұрын
Best concert I've ever been too. Musically excellent, and great fun.
@darkelybuddha7 ай бұрын
I know this came out before Phantom Menace, but man... that last shot of several copies of Al standing together... It almost makes me think he predicted Attack Of The Clones.
@NativS20028 күн бұрын
The Clone Wars were mentioned all the way back in Ep IV.
@tinvu18784 жыл бұрын
“He who is tired of weird Al is tired of his life.” - Homer Simpson
@Angie23433 жыл бұрын
Weird Al is the person that inspired me to do parodies myself.
@TheLittleRedVixen3 жыл бұрын
@@Angie2343 cool
@Angie23433 жыл бұрын
@@TheLittleRedVixen yup!
@brunobrekalo55023 жыл бұрын
True but i'm tired of vevo sending me bilie elish in the i and some other bs when the song is over with a chick in a desert with a chicken
@TheLittleRedVixen3 жыл бұрын
@@brunobrekalo5502 lol
@lookiesamyt97453 жыл бұрын
I can’t believe he rhymed the whole plot of Star Wars
@kinannelson17843 жыл бұрын
I know right!
@TheSnekDen3 жыл бұрын
It's like poetry, it rhymes
@sougotokiwa84393 жыл бұрын
It's his world, and we're all livin in it. 🤣 XD
@quingle1333 жыл бұрын
“The dark side of the force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be... unnatural.” But the light side is too
@Ravioli6383 жыл бұрын
It's just one movie, but I know what you mean.
@chrismaverick98284 ай бұрын
Long ago I ceased being surprised at the incredible abilities of Al's band to cover ANY song..... I just listen and marvel.
@nthgth4 ай бұрын
Right? How do they all get their instruments to sound like other bands so damn closely? Some earlier songs are hit or miss with that, but starting mid to late 90s they pretty much nail it every time. I'd say you have to be an absolute expert on your instrument to pull that off that well. (And the occasional guest musician _from_ the original band doesn't hurt either, lol)
@DarkMorford2 ай бұрын
Seriously. The fact that they can nail any genre or style, plus that they've been together (and with Al) for so long, makes them arguably one of the greatest cover bands in history. Major props to Jim West (guitar), Steve Jay (bass), Rubén Valtierra (keyboard), and Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz (drums). More people need to know who they are.
@vnappen18 күн бұрын
My son makes me play this every time we go in the car. He’s 6. It still slaps.
@1080Frostbite4 жыл бұрын
If this song isn't in the library, then the archives are definitely incomplete.
@raymondm.37484 жыл бұрын
JoshuWAH!! I get it!!!
@jakubmejzr39174 жыл бұрын
Perhaps the archives are incomplete
@daelen.cclark4 жыл бұрын
Jakub Mejzr If it does not appear in our records, it does not exist.
@erikaz15904 жыл бұрын
Youngling who raised his hand: Someone erased it from the archive memory.
@LS_Customs.3 жыл бұрын
Mmmmmmm madam person
@janitorbobb92315 жыл бұрын
Recorded: April 20, 1999 Released: June 24, 1999 Watching 20 years later.
@camelxravennova5 жыл бұрын
Me too
@sceneable84375 жыл бұрын
Janitor Bob You do realize that this was recorded the same day as the Columbine Shooting, right?
@janitorbobb92315 жыл бұрын
@@sceneable8437 Wikipedia's page on "The Saga Begins" obviously does because that's what I was quoting. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Saga_Begins
@mendica5 жыл бұрын
boi it was recorded on my birthday
@madogthefirst5 жыл бұрын
Has it really been 20 years?
@nilbog42066 ай бұрын
In my opinion, this is the best thing to come of the prequels
@tombrearley-smith5777Ай бұрын
This and Genndy Tartakovsky's Clone Wars animated series.
@ernestgarner837711 ай бұрын
Critics "no one could possibly condense the entire movie franchise into a 4 min song" Weird Al "Hold my beer"
@nthgth4 ай бұрын
I think it's just Episode I
@JohnSmith-zl1tr2 ай бұрын
@@nthgth It's episode 1 through 3. The only reference to anything after 3 is "maybe Vader someday later" but Anakin is given the name Vader by Palpatine in episode 3 so that doesn't require the original trilogy.
@MrEWhiteYTАй бұрын
@@JohnSmith-zl1tr No it's not. It's entirely Episode 1.
@-Patali-22 күн бұрын
@@MrEWhiteYT Yep, just 1, and a great job at summarizing it honestly
@slammedniss4 жыл бұрын
It is literally impossible for me to hear the song American Pie and not start singing this song's chorus.
@user-uo7yk3iz5q4 жыл бұрын
I've listened to this song so many times I still get them confused, when American Pie comes on, I sing a line from this, then line from that and it sounds horrible
@dylanvan33004 жыл бұрын
slammedniss fun fact- the singer of American pie (sorry I’m not good with names) also makes that mistake sometimes. He said that in an interview
@doublea65864 жыл бұрын
@@user-uo7yk3iz5q I swear I do that, too.
@jacobbau83283 жыл бұрын
Which is a parody of which? Help?
@drcrn13 жыл бұрын
@@dylanvan3300 Don McLean yes, he did
@JeevesAnthrozaurUS4 жыл бұрын
Finally, proof that this wasn't a fever dream of mine
@Knights_of_the_Nine4 жыл бұрын
Ya seriously I saw this on live TV and couldn't find it for years
@nelbraudo-4414 жыл бұрын
Mhmmm
@kevinvu54324 жыл бұрын
Ikr?
@Lileplutt4 жыл бұрын
@Carter Hughes What are you talking about that's vet dream
@spencerthorpe14024 жыл бұрын
BRO SAME!!! I told my friends about this and they all thought i was crazy
@michaelwalker8144 Жыл бұрын
They should give Weird Al the Noble Prize for Literature. And I am absolutely serious.
@KeldorDAntrell11 ай бұрын
Maybe in an alternate universe but, alas, not in this miserable one.
@edricawebb157810 ай бұрын
He's an incredible song writer. They gave Bob Dylan, a songwriter, a Noble Prize for Literature, so I don't think it would be too off the rails to give Weird Al a Nobel Prize for Literature. I personally think his parody, "Trapped In The Drive Through," was a sheer genius analysis of relationship.
@triciafrank85822 ай бұрын
I mean Kendrick Lamar got a pulitzer, soooo
@laurierenner4592Ай бұрын
I saw this video prior to seeing the movie. It made me appreciate and understand the movie even more.
@cuzimryte70113 жыл бұрын
Darth Sidious can play the piano? That's the biggest kept secret in the galaxy.
@trollshamanpwnage3 жыл бұрын
Thats not a piano, it actually has a much stupider name with about 9 paragraphs of information gathered from extended universe stuff that is no longer canon because disney
@bloop14703 жыл бұрын
@@trollshamanpwnage be it’s a piano
@trollshamanpwnage3 жыл бұрын
@@bloop1470 there's no such thing as a piano in star wars
@randomlyboard57883 жыл бұрын
@@trollshamanpwnage tf of course there is idiotic human being
@bloop14703 жыл бұрын
@@trollshamanpwnage yeah, but it’s kinda pointless to correct someone on it.
@omegajbmb4 жыл бұрын
That moment you realize Weird Al Yankovic understands Star Wars better then Disney.
@Flint_Inferno4 жыл бұрын
Oof
@atomiczombie294 жыл бұрын
@@Flint_Inferno 😬
@john-t-bjohnb35884 жыл бұрын
Yes we all understand it better than Disney.......yet they are making the money.
@valarie224 жыл бұрын
no one at disney never even seen star wars 😬
@matthewmurdock61874 жыл бұрын
*Oof*
@thomasfrank7480 Жыл бұрын
The musicianship here - its probably the best 'non-cover' of American Pie ever, apart from being funny as hell. Everything is arranged and played super tight.
@nthgth4 ай бұрын
That's how Al and his band do it! They all take the musicianship very seriously, making the songs great to listen to even after you go "oh ha ha I get it" to the lyrics, lol
@abehambino13 күн бұрын
There is no other good version of American pie, cover or non. Cover.
@davekingrey10098 ай бұрын
He nails the narrative of Phantom Menace so well lyrically in this parody.
@MattJM962 жыл бұрын
Pretty cool how that George Lucas guy made a whole Saga about this song
@HHPYEPIC422 жыл бұрын
Yeah and the fact it was so good
@shemarbrown25232 жыл бұрын
🤣
@Kaizer6172 жыл бұрын
🤣
@Tbear_77102 жыл бұрын
george stole the idea from alyan!
@Whiteguytim2 жыл бұрын
Yeah
@Seven_Leaf2 жыл бұрын
It says a lot when Don McLean commented that he struggles with not using Al's lines while performing American Pie.
@i_kickflipped_my_dog2 жыл бұрын
If I was Don McLean, I would not only be proud of creating one of the best Americana pop songs ever but also one of the best “spoofs” ever. Haha so amazing the way Al treats the songs and even more amazing how the OG artists love them so much.
@connar76232 жыл бұрын
Don McLean even helped write this version!
@djr114722 жыл бұрын
Yeah, Don said he sang the Weird Al version so many times with his kids he struggles to sing his original version sometimes.
@kodakcourage72552 жыл бұрын
Let’s go Brandon!
@elijahdavis87582 жыл бұрын
@@kodakcourage7255 Why?
@user-kk2jc6nj3h4 ай бұрын
Getting a remix by weird al is a trophy of the highest honor
@racejayАй бұрын
Perfect song to celebrate May 4th..! 😀
@cease8424 жыл бұрын
I want this to play at the end of The Rise of Skywalker.
@jon3274 жыл бұрын
ViViSenpai ViViChan This and “I’m Han Solo”
@Stiffjab714 жыл бұрын
Brilliant!!!!
@99jarjarbinks4 жыл бұрын
And "Yoda"
@ancientaxolotl16544 жыл бұрын
It will be the credits song
@liamzimmer59484 жыл бұрын
U actually should make a petition
@pedrovieira-ri7lk Жыл бұрын
This needs to be sung at every major Star Wars convention, period.
@kerrynicholls6683 Жыл бұрын
This sentence needs restructuring. This song needs to be sung at every major Star Wars convention, period.
@thedisappearingfoxbros4001 Жыл бұрын
@@kerrynicholls6683 he listened man
@mroustanding Жыл бұрын
absolutely
@WalnutAnimations Жыл бұрын
@@thedisappearingfoxbros4001 the good ending
@shawns_Lego Жыл бұрын
yes
@HoboJoe14164 ай бұрын
Weird Al, a musical genius in his own right. He should be in the musical Hall of Fame of every genre in which he has crafted a parody.
@zoetercy92084 ай бұрын
Less than half of the songs on AL's 14 studio albums are parodies. AL is an incredible songwriter. I've been to 3 of his original's only tours and he is an amazing musician.
@gordonhamilton88273 ай бұрын
Comedy is tough because everyone has their own "funny," but without a doubt, this song parody is BRILLIANT. Kudos Al.
@schoenbc1 Жыл бұрын
Anyone who can fit the word “mitichlorians” as a lyric has my utmost respect!
@richarddennis3793 Жыл бұрын
its actualy midichlorians lol
@The_Sunny_One Жыл бұрын
I know I need this guy to write a whole musical nothing greater than a song that fits elaborate words into it
@jacobreeves3110 Жыл бұрын
Mandalorian. There you guy, show me that respect stuff you speak of.
@mrdzin1209 Жыл бұрын
Contrary to anyone who fit the word "midichlorians" in movies has my utmost disgust!
@Heeheehoohoohaahaa Жыл бұрын
“Um, actually, it’s mitochlorians” 🤓
@toraushnaull116 Жыл бұрын
whats really funny about this song is it came out before the movie did, so weird al wrote the song based on the trailer and internet rumor and still got the story line pretty accurate.
@robertsissco2439 Жыл бұрын
He also paid a lot for a ticket to a premier showing Lucas was putting on to make sure it was correct. He even said in an interview he only had to change a few minor parts in the lyrics to fit the actual plot.
@Koza6969 Жыл бұрын
Actually read somewhere that the soundtrack of the movie came before the movie too, and for example one of the songs is titled "Qui-Gon's Noble End" (spoiler alert much). But still great achievement on Al side tho. Also i dont think he predicted the word "midichlorians" like come on.
@kingaxolotl4085 Жыл бұрын
He really must be a Jedi because if his fore sight was that good
@robertsissco2439 Жыл бұрын
@@kingaxolotl4085 If Jedi had good foresight the Skywalker saga would never have happened
@Platxx Жыл бұрын
incorrect, Episode 1 was released May 19th 1999, this song was released July 29th
@samuelross9884 Жыл бұрын
If only Anakin was taught by Qui-Gon, he would not have turned to the dark side. The mentor you have makes all the difference ...
@LeviForWaifu3 ай бұрын
Thats why the darth maul song is "duel of the fates". Palpatine and Qi Gon are fighting over the fate of Ani.
@TarmakWormАй бұрын
Qui-Gon was a fanatic
@MikeBezalel Жыл бұрын
Genuinely one of Al's finest moments. This song is transcendent. Brilliant.
@ringtailedfox3 жыл бұрын
i heard that Don MacLean himself sometimes thinks of this parody whenever he's singing American Pie on stage, because of how much he and his kids love it.... you know you're doing something right when even the ORIGINAL artist loves your parody!
@satinsguard3 жыл бұрын
Michael Jackson loved "Eat It" and "Fat". In fact, a LOT of artists consider Al making a parody of their song a greater honor than a Grammy.
@illlcrazymethod3 жыл бұрын
Kurt Cobain apparently loved Weird Al’s parody of Smells like teen spirit.
@indy_go_blue60483 жыл бұрын
@@illlcrazymethod The only negative I've ever heard of was Cooleo who's okay with it now.
@superlolbrothers65593 жыл бұрын
I heard Eminem also didn’t like his parody, Couch Potato
@saberkiller45673 жыл бұрын
@@Atamask r/NothingEverHappens
@streetrat482 жыл бұрын
Fun Fact: Weird Al wrote this song using only internet rumors. Lucasfilm wouldn't give him an advanced screening, and when he finally saw the movie, he had to change only two lyrics. He nailed the entire plot of the movie just based on rumors lmao
@bighand15302 жыл бұрын
Wow
@RoseMairie2 жыл бұрын
Now I wanna know what two lines he changed!
@WhiteWolf-lm7gj2 жыл бұрын
@@RoseMairie According to another comment on here, there was originally a line about Anakin telling the queen that he was going to marry her
@GT_Void2 жыл бұрын
It is too precise for just internet rumors unless script security had more holes than a George Lucas plot.
@Jedzelex2 жыл бұрын
Weird Al said that he wouldn't have made this song without George Lucas' blessing. So he sent Lucas the unreleased song to see if he liked it. Lucasfilm replied with "you should've seen the smile on George's face when he heard the song for the first time". He loved it and Weird Al was relieved about getting the stamp of approval. BTW, Lucas was not annoyed that Weird Al's song revealed plot point from the yet to be released movie it was based on.
@travisbeeler809 ай бұрын
Weird Al brings balance to the force!!
@TurquoiseInk10 ай бұрын
My absolute favorite Weird Al song out of all his awesome songs.
@Cuzjudd4 жыл бұрын
Al was 40 here. He looks 30 at the most
@liamzimmer59484 жыл бұрын
You know you're kinda right
@isaacforshaw78284 жыл бұрын
30? Try early 20s
@misstrussteLgbTq4 жыл бұрын
He's 60??? He appeared in an episode of crazy ex girlfriend this year and looks the same!
@MrSeancozy4 жыл бұрын
Clean living... Seriously he's like a boy scout in real life. Probably a real nice guy too
@nylethecinephile36564 жыл бұрын
The man has aged like fine hhhwine
@arinestlebaum85643 жыл бұрын
"But I'm still here and he's a ghost." CANON
@flappynautintheocean88242 жыл бұрын
Just some bros
@flappynautintheocean88242 жыл бұрын
Warner bros
@losnfjslefn88572 жыл бұрын
😆
@ajh34612 жыл бұрын
He can see things before they happen. It's a Jedi trait.
@user-ow2cs7fb5l2 жыл бұрын
@@ajh3461 well then he can see years into the future
@iristhevampiressАй бұрын
Any fellow Jedi’s and Siths watching this for May the 4th in 2024?
@alexisglaab2572 Жыл бұрын
Due to taking place a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, this is in fact the original version of this song.
@brianquinn8570 Жыл бұрын
And also with you
@satinsguard3 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: Weird Al actually wrote the lyrics BEFORE the movie even came out. He got all his information from spoilers and leaks. Impressively, when he saw the movie (as part of a preview screening IIRC), he only had to make minor changes.
@thepi3993 жыл бұрын
satinsguard HOLY SHIT REALLY?
@donlapham12653 жыл бұрын
@@thepi399 Yep, it's true! Charity screening of the movie let him know how little he had to change.
@taylormerriweather28243 жыл бұрын
Are you sure George Lucas just didn’t make a movie based on this song?
@donlapham12653 жыл бұрын
@@taylormerriweather2824 No, no I am not.
@taylormerriweather28243 жыл бұрын
Donald Lapham this story’s great! Now it just needs bad cgi and some fake English accents
@Harrisonmego5 жыл бұрын
"He who is tired of Weird Al is tired of life." -Homer Simpson
@poohiejoy5 жыл бұрын
No One Ever Subscribes to Me So True.
@colleen4ever5 жыл бұрын
Amen!!
@connorseidel71975 жыл бұрын
Does it count if Im tired of Homer Simpson?
@drewanderson34295 жыл бұрын
@@lerrpurr6661 whatever one where they parody Nirvana
@dashamm985 жыл бұрын
I moved on to Rucka
@willpierson8310Ай бұрын
I love Palpatine on piano he has class when it come to the music arts of the force. Show that piano the dark side of the force!.
@dditch66Ай бұрын
This is my favorite of his work. Saw this video on cable when it first came out and there were some ladies in the room asking who that was, I said, that is Weird Al. They all did not believe me and one said, "that's not Weird Al, This guy is really good looking" LOL
@zebare7264 жыл бұрын
One of many scenes that George lucas had to cut out from his movies.
@thisisnootnoots3 жыл бұрын
Instead including all that CGI, what a disgrace
@aydencalvert26873 жыл бұрын
What about the droid attack on the wookies.
@adhdbookworm3 жыл бұрын
🤣
@ralcogaming76743 жыл бұрын
It's really a shame, I think the phantom menace would have benefitted greatly from this scene. Obi wan singing in the cantina was beautiful characterization for him. It really shows off his more playful side which we dont see enough of in the prequels.
@vulcanhumor2 жыл бұрын
I think the best part of this song is that it's a legitimately good summary of The Phantom Menace. All the major plot points get touched on, and even the weirder beats get brought up in good humor.
@thefutureisnowoldman7653 Жыл бұрын
It's crazy that he wrote the song before the movie came out
@skateurself Жыл бұрын
I never realized how accurate it was until I actually saw the movie last week. LOL
@22espec Жыл бұрын
@@thefutureisnowoldman7653 The scripst were leaked online and there were spoilers everywhere so it was very easy to do.
@humenumene244 Жыл бұрын
@@22espec online🤣 nah man that wasnt that easy like its now.
@Notcosma Жыл бұрын
I honestly just rewatched episode 1 and thought of this song and I can't believe how unbelievably great this song is
@ChildOfAshes1 Жыл бұрын
Weird Al is a lyrical genius.. period.
@reded19052 ай бұрын
One of history GREATEST lyricists. Nuff said.
@sheilarough2363 жыл бұрын
Apparently Don McLean loves this so much that occasionally he’ll play it instead of American Pie in concerts
@danaondrackova34313 жыл бұрын
seriously?!
@maxihdz3 жыл бұрын
wait what???
@thehunterator5203 жыл бұрын
Yes to you two so far, he legitimately loves this version and sometimes he almost accidentally sings this version.
@fuskimeow37033 жыл бұрын
@@thehunterator520 i accidentally sing this a lot
@mayoman85653 жыл бұрын
there ya go.
@dionshare710311 ай бұрын
As someone who grew up a major Star Wars fan and then who loves Weird Al and of course a rock classic like American Pie every time I see this I get a kick out of it. Weird Al is an absolute genius and if he's not in the RnR HOF he most certainly deserves it.
@Da_bluedragon11 ай бұрын
Same lol
@AshParth560Ай бұрын
And i'd just remembered this song as I am rewatching The Phantom Menace as Star Wars month goes. 🤣 Childhood memories unlocked.
@maddyluvsjohnny173 жыл бұрын
This was the first weird al song I ever heard, when I was around 10 years old. Years later, my mom and I saw him in concert and I kept saying "if he doesn't sing the saga begins, I will literally cry" and then the concert was over ??? But no, then he came out for the encore in jedi gear, and it made my whole life. It was so frikkin' cool. 😄❤️ This might be my favorite of all his songs.
@PeugeotRocket3 жыл бұрын
Haha, I can just imagine how amazing that must have been.
@Stephen-vq1wc2 жыл бұрын
Soyjak but actually good memories man. But anyway you still will be soyjak
@SStupendous2 жыл бұрын
Same man
@matthewallen4452 жыл бұрын
Good choice for your favorite. Mine is Dare to Be Stupid.
@nedpike21862 жыл бұрын
I've seen Al in concert. He leaves nothing on the stage. He is a true performer.
@PatrickLongblkwhtrbbt4 жыл бұрын
I can't believe Weird Al made the best Star Wars movie
@williamking14364 жыл бұрын
What did you expect
@Drums_of_Liberation4 жыл бұрын
I can't believe Weird Al made Phantom Menace into a better movie than the final product we got.
@lebronjames14724 жыл бұрын
Pierce Martinez can’t believe the phantom menace is better than the entire sequal trilogy
@Drums_of_Liberation4 жыл бұрын
@@lebronjames1472 Meh. I'll take Rey Palpatine and lame imitation of Jacen Solo over Jar Jar, Jake Lloyd's acting, midi-chlorians, the Twilight level romance, and Space CNN scenes any day.
@darthmalgus7864 жыл бұрын
@@lebronjames1472 phantom menace is by far the worst Star wars film ever
@Punisher67912 ай бұрын
25 years later and still a Gem..
@80sgirl962 жыл бұрын
“He who is tired of Weird Al … is tired of life itself.” - Homer Simpson ❤️
@jerrykinnin79412 жыл бұрын
AMEN
@vintagevhsarchive2 жыл бұрын
The corollary is not true. I'll never be tired of Weird Al.
@feedmepaperr2 жыл бұрын
When did he say that? Source?
@80sgirl962 жыл бұрын
@@feedmepaperr The Simpsons “That '90s Show” Episode aired Jan 27, 2008
@feedmepaperr2 жыл бұрын
@@80sgirl96 thanks I'll check it out
@mamasquid1401 Жыл бұрын
The cool thing about this parody is that it strikes the same melancholy tone as American Pie. You know it's not going to end well for Anakin. So Al didn't just write a brilliant new set of lyrics, he imbued them with a genuine sense of grief and longing. Especially the idea of this bright kid with all the potential in the world and how innocent he is now. I'm not really a Star Wars fan, but I still feel all the emotions while listening. So I think it's his deepest song.
@dubyah7308 Жыл бұрын
I was thinking how well the mournful tale of American Pie fit the tragedy of Anakin as well, glad to see I'm not the only one overthinking it ;)
@anthonylesley982 Жыл бұрын
True
@kerrynicholls6683 Жыл бұрын
I’d forgotten the original song. So thank you❤
@swishfish8858 Жыл бұрын
That was definitely not his intent, haha. Dude just wanted to write a song about a massive pop-culture event by parodying a massive pop-culture staple. He did the same thing on his following album for the first Sam Raimi Spider-Man film, penning "Ode to a Superhero" as a parody of Piano Man.
@robinpalm3721 Жыл бұрын
@@swishfish8858 I dunno, I think Al is pretty deep and smart. I sing this song and ode to a superhero to my 3 year old when he goes to sleep. I think both capture the spirit and moral of the stories. With this, a kid with all the potential in the world ruined by war. In spider man, the great power comes great responsibility, as well as that anyone can be “good enough” to be a hero.
@erikwebber6038Ай бұрын
Weird Al even predicted the plot of the second movie at the end of this video 😂
@bleuefishАй бұрын
Who's here on Star Wars Day 2024? This is so much better than 99% of what Disney ever did with it
@kimmorris9664Ай бұрын
Yep
@log1c918 жыл бұрын
This is is not even a parody, it is a masterpiece on its own. The force is strong with this guy
@thatonegamerguy7438 жыл бұрын
It's a parody the original is a masterpiece
@ShadowFan2218 жыл бұрын
I think they're both great. ^^
@extaslash70778 жыл бұрын
This one deserves to be the original.
@greenranger19838 жыл бұрын
Technically it's not a parody it's a lyrical adaptation.
@hotblackdesiato30228 жыл бұрын
I concur.
@billveusay94235 жыл бұрын
DonMcLean : "Love this song, my kid does too, sometimes I start singing it by mistake on concert" Lucasfilms : "You should have seen the smile on george's face" This is what we call success
@Xel_Rendwyn5 жыл бұрын
It is the epitome of parody when you can get the original artist to slip on your lyrics for a song he's been singing for decades.
@oninada5 жыл бұрын
@@Xel_Rendwyn Is this true?
@Xel_Rendwyn5 жыл бұрын
@@oninada Well it is my opinion...not sure on any method to determine the "true" epitome of something so subjective. For me, yes.
@oninada5 жыл бұрын
@@Xel_Rendwyn Is there a video of this somewhere? I would love to see it.
@DOSRetroGamer5 жыл бұрын
@@oninada You are talking to the wrong person 😉
@Dr.Reason Жыл бұрын
This guys lyrical genius is beyond words!
@beebobbi843 Жыл бұрын
My new favorite UTube song. Al... I'm 63... I'm just hearing this now. sorry old man... but this is ageless. Congratulations!!
@Unqualifiedmedicalperson4 жыл бұрын
Every copy of Attack of the Clones should include this as a prologue before the opening title scroll.
@Drums_of_Liberation4 жыл бұрын
Every copy of Revenge of the Sith should have this as the prologue and skip Attack of the Clones completely.
@thewiseguy23074 жыл бұрын
@@Drums_of_Liberation Good Idea and all, but its about phantom menace
@xxalex423xx4 жыл бұрын
@@thewiseguy2307 "as a prologue"
@itzjust_michael92334 жыл бұрын
Yeaaaaahhhh
@matthewbartlett34424 жыл бұрын
And then be destroyed only leaving the prologue
@tysonmarcum71173 жыл бұрын
This is what Obi-Wan was really doing on Tatooine while watching Luke.
@rtyertrt78762 жыл бұрын
Lol
@shaneshackleford69602 жыл бұрын
Jedi Bard, subset of Jedi Sage.
@protobuster122 жыл бұрын
He shaved between episode 3 and 4 😆
@flappynautintheocean88242 жыл бұрын
Just holding in a nut
@orphancloud11322 жыл бұрын
I'm convinced that this is canon.
@nickankhazali2995 Жыл бұрын
Weird Al is actually such a lyrical genius
@GlidyBun Жыл бұрын
I can't believe he condensed the entire movie into a 5 minute song
@jon47154 жыл бұрын
This is probably Weird Al's most lyrically impressive parody.
@tifforo13 жыл бұрын
"We took him there and we told the tale How his midichlorians were off the scale And he might fulfill that prophecy. The council was impressed, of course. Could he bring balance to the force? They interviewed the kid... Oh, training they forbid Because Yoda sensed in him much fear And Qui-Gon said: now listen here! Just stick it in your pointy ear, I still will teach this boy.
@1MinuteFlipDoc3 жыл бұрын
he has a few songs that are legitimately better than the originals (lyrics+)
@tincano-beans21143 жыл бұрын
White and Nerdy is the tops
@majordamage69493 жыл бұрын
While this song is my very favorite of his, Bob is more impressive lyrically. An entire song of palindromes is awesome.
@jon47153 жыл бұрын
Major Damage 69 I disagree. Bob is amazing, and the use of nonsensical palindrome phrases is a perfect parody of Bob Dylan's original. But lyrically, it's not as impressive as this. This is his most successful parody. So much so that Don McLean has stated that he often thinks of Weird Al's lyrics before his own.
@stuartj12344 жыл бұрын
“Weird Al” Yankovic desrves to be in the music hall of fame. A real genius for sure.
@AnotherSpecialEdMom4 жыл бұрын
We should start a petition
@matthewbartlett34424 жыл бұрын
You got a signature right here!
@codycoyote5454 жыл бұрын
@@AnotherSpecialEdMom You would think such a legend would already be there.
@RutabegaNG4 жыл бұрын
@regalblue41 So it'll be posthumous, then?
@violenceteacher66693 жыл бұрын
Honestly. Most musicians struggle to be relevant for a couple years. Al’s been going strong for four decades.