Wesley Willis - Retard Bus

[@mrgakozak]

Wesley Willis made so many songs that would be perfect to play in all sorts of situations. He was a genius.

[@stecklein7]

I miss that guy. So real.

[@tuskogma2877]

stecklein7 he was the best

[@mikehawksafloppin]

Greg Kozak I was having a shitty day at work and about to snap. I told my foreman I was sorry for being a borderline retread. He said it's ok. I can work with you. And then he went and put my momma smokes crack rocks on. It was a real ice breaker. It really made my day.

[@Nightowl-wv9mj]

I know I play suck my dogs dick on 'vr chat lol

[@randusapplecorn7277]

i dream about him still he headbutted me in 1999

[@WileyCylas]

I was on the special Ed bus. It was our anthem but we got in trouble for singing this.

[@kristyartemis30]

This is the funniest fucking comment I’ve ever seen

[@WileyCylas]

@@kristyartemis30thank u! Totally worth almost being kicked off it for!

[@dr.jonesmurphy5743]

Do you have fetal alcohol syndrome

[@SuperBandMom]

😂😂😂 Wesley Willis would have loved this comment.

[@MadeForNothing.]

That's like punishing a black kid for saying nigga, it just doesn't make sense.

[@dotjretion]

wesley predicted fortnite

[@scumbagbenis3015]

I love fortnite but holy shit this is fucking hilarious

[@devincrawford6508]

This couldn't be anymore correct, your comment deserves more likes good sir.

[@PyroSpartan1337]

I snorted so fucking loud upon reading this holy fuck

[@4ll3sb4n4n3]

I can't even XD

[@gringobanditosvevo]

turds, accompanied by farts

[@matthewiler7094]

You got to love that one-minute instrumental break in the middle.

[@christopherbond5846]

Yes, the one minute instrumental.

[@dyerseve07]

Instrumental that is one minute, yes

[@OWlsfordshire]

I hate that bs in every song he has lazy writing

[@EEN-Radio]

One min solo on a two min song lol.

[@mrpebis2208]

Rudy Simmons that's the point. He didn't even make the instrumentals himself. He'd have his keyboard on auto mode and use whatever it spit out as the music for his songs. then he'd write half-assed, comedic lyrics and put it out

[@winthisone]

When I was a kid I would see him on the Chicago Transit Authority trains moving car to car, drawing, talking to people with great conviction and trying to sell his art. He was always interesting to listen to, even though I didn't always understand him. He was a gentle person, full of energy and zest. I think he's up there with Studs Terkel as a great Chicago character.

[@TransistorBased]

Is this picture something he did? I've seen it for a couple of his songs

[@aurum7695]

@@TransistorBased yea, I think he drew all of his album art

[@TransistorBased]

@@aurum7695 it's really good! I wonder if any of his works ever get sold

[@Tim85-y2q]

@@TransistorBased Sometimes they do, but there are also a lot of fakes out there now.

[@Tim85-y2q]

Yeah, sadly many people write him off as a joke or a novelty, but he really was a genuine Chicago staple back in the day. Everybody I knew who met him said the same thing you did.

[@MrNintega]

"The rock n roll jam session was terrific." -Wesley Willis

[@4ll3sb4n4n3]

"The jam session was whooping a horse's ass from a BELT" - Wesley Willis

[@loopedchopped]

@@4ll3sb4n4n3 *whiff

[@JFKHaircut]

Ness

[@fastenbulbous]

Nothing better.

[@SlickBlackCadillac]

This guy is a genius

[@AUSROTTENY2K]

"The jam session was whipping a horse's ass with a belt" Ok, I just spit out water laughing at that line.

[@user-uv8rw1qm3u]

yes

[@lSAMV31l]

10 years later and it's still the best part of the song.. haha

[@ghostwriter991]

Same

[@roadflare]

Winamp, it really whips the horses ass with a belt

[@youngarchaeotech189]

This man sang about whatever he wanted to, and no three-letter agency, nor major label, and not even one person on this green earth could ever stop him.

[@Whocareslol420]

Based legend

[@laat6503]

“Three letter agency” gee you must have been a short bus kid

[@AveTrueToCaesar8212]

@@laat6503 It glows.

[@MrSayyousayme]

Crazy, Wesley used a keyboard program to melody his lyrics. All his songs are based on singing with keyboard chord changes and percussion, by pressing different keys. The similarity in sound from track to track is due to repeatedly using this format. The joy is the lyrics, his own voice, the rap style, the timings he controls and the uniquness and humour of his music. He inspired the likes of Katy Perry to write stuff, she did well with 'Simple', inspired by Wesley Willis.

[@chrishenniker5944]

Was Katy Perry inspired by Wesley Willis to write a song?

[@r.a.8861]

+Chris Henniker yea! I thought everybody knew this already?

[@muledeer1976]

+Chris Henniker Yes, She wishes she was Wesley..She said so in Simple.

[@r.a.8861]

muledeer1976 katy perrty wanted wesley willis to bang her out!

[@kakstin]

+ MexicanMarine - Ever heard the Wesley Willis Fiasco song "I Can't Drive"? Just think of KP when you listen to the lyrics... ;-)

[@ocularpatdown8196]

I pray everyday that hopefully one day I'll find myself in a conversation where I can say "the rock n roll jam session was terrific" and it not be out of context.

[@philipbay1548]

Has it happened yet?

[@na1s479]

please update

[@ocularpatdown8196]

@@na1s479 still not yet but I will keep you posted

[@johnnyreb5345]

​@@ocularpatdown8196😂😂😂I said that once after my band played a gig one night, everyone just about killed themselves laughing

[@robskyle]

RIP Wesley Willis and Pontiac. No longer are either driving excitement.

[@thenumbah1birdman]

Nah. Wesley is still driving excitement with his songs.

[@robskyle]

@Pontiac Soviro That's interesting and I'm not surprised because it wouldn't be the first time natives were given the shaft and then things were named after them...

[@redfogwhitefrost2583]

I read this comment right after he said that line.

[@TBustah]

At this point, I just hope GM lets it rest in peace. There was real hope there for a while that it might come back someday (Lutz and other bigwigs didn’t want to kill it in the first place, and part of it lived on with the Chevrolet SS), but with Holden gone, no new Camaro ahead, and GM’s unattainable goal of going all-electric by 2035, it seems far less likely. If they revive it as an EV brand, I’m going to go on a murderous rampage.

[@theredscourge]

The company may be gone, but many Pontiacs are still alive and well in my neighborhood!

[@hubblebublumbubwub5215]

All music journalists should report like Wesley Willis

[@nazxxxul]

wesley willis wrote his lyrics in a very similar manner to how james ellroy writes his novels. consequently they are both epic artists

[@sinane.y]

LOL indeed.

[@Chad-Tyrone-Pookey]

That would be something. Except we don’t have journalists, just left wing partisan hacks.

[@loopedchopped]

@HULK HOGAN they are on my sidte whiff the Midas touch

[@deepspacedruid7673]

The rock and roll jam Session was terrific

[@uraniumproductionz]

The only man to write not one, but multiple disses against the CTA, fucking genius

[@APBHub]

I love you

[@APBHub]

You are the love of my life ❤️🍆🍆

[@donnytheretard1550]

I love how 50% of the song is the instrumental in the middle

[@hiicantthinkofaname]

Another of Wesley's famous keyboard solos.

[@falagarius]

Thats the terrific guitar jam session

[@Pringlefan]

The theme of Seattle public transport

[@x2f01mick]

Pretty much everywhere in North America.

[@terrythompson6386]

Sound transit

[@markpreston6930]

There is no Seattle Public Transport you fool. METRO or Sound and some commuter buses to Skagit and Thurston.

[@matts.6234]

When my neighbors play Free Bird on repeat several times over a bonfire I'm going to play this.

[@r.a.8861]

yes.💪

[@whoaaudio]

+mattpunk s. hahaha!

[@whoaaudio]

+Wesley .Alan. Engstrom howdy

[@shanejones8884]

mattpunk s. what the hell is wrong with Free Bird? it's a great song in moderation.

[@Mistah_Phrog]

Shane Jones the thing is he said it’s on loop

[@austinm9119]

I'm 6344 years old today, and I payed the local bowling alley manager $40 to play this song 7 times an hour. I then proceeded to bowl a personal best of 145.

[@Gooberocity]

Jesus christ its Jason borne

[@porgyt7177]

Is it weird (offensive) if , At First, I misread your name as "Autism"?

[@rwaitt14153]

i suddenly have a new life goal.

[@TurbodanNM]

This is concentrated, brilliant comedic genius.

[@stevelibby6852]

He sang about what he knew. That is what makes it so textured and real.

[@Part_Time_Fox]

As a bus driver this is very accurate to what I face every day. 🦊💙

[@HGAMES69]

@@ebola6658 you're one of the worst people I ever have to interact with in my life

[@enterpassword3313]

​@Ebola lol savage

[@murdoch3396]

Play it on your bus one day XD. Also, what’s with the bus driver hate here???

[@FavoretFox]

Oh my goodness

[@justyouraveragefurryhunter226]

I bet it is lol

[@willh8435]

I really like this guys drawings in all seriousness

[@craigusselman546]

He was so talented one of my favorite musicians

[@MickyRichards]

His art is fantastic. no need to add "in all seriousness". The baseline should be that he is an artist, not a meme.

[@Chef_Alpo]

​@@MickyRichardshe is a meme though

[@MickyRichards]

should be a respected artist @@Chef_Alpo

[@malazkarar1171]

He's got mad chops!

[@EntranceIntoLight]

"Rock over London, rock on Chicago. Pontiac,we are driving excitement "

[@fletchkeilman2205]

Played a show with him when I was 19. He wrote a song about Godzilla for me. We headbutted and said "Rah". I miss him

[@LOKJazz]

Rock over London Rock on Chicago Wesley, I'll see you when I get there RIP

[@moehoward4618]

I am 62 years old.i play this before I have to drive to work.

[@guiitarfreak_]

Legend.

[@dane1808]

Rest in peace, Wesley.

[@koalanectar9382]

God no matter how old I get listening to wesley willis just makes me cry with laughter.

[@ashleyr9629]

He was magical.

[@christinamaddox4128]

It's been 3 years ... it's time to listen to the magic again

[@TheRoflcopter84]

I almost pissed my pants laughing the first time I heard his stuff in the late 90s. I was off at college when I got a letter in the mail. Somehow Wesley made the local paper when he died. My dad clipped and mailed me the obituary 😂

[@GOBBLESS247]

The jam session was whooping a horses ass with and belt

[@itsumayo]

I feel like Wesley can only write 3 verses at a time, and just uses instrumental filler for a good 1-2 minutes. But he’s gotta have the iconic “rockin with London, rock on Chicago”.

[@dantegaming2566]

My dad was really good friends with this guy

[@LegoBrickFilmsYouTubeChannel]

He was?

[@fox2006kid64]

No, Your dad is a fatass

[@holymolyno8056]

He was lucky

[@zacharygerhart8504]

He met him on the Retard Bus headed towards Rock N Roll McDonalds

[@PeterTurbo4]

My dad works for Nintendo

[@The_Super_Poodle]

I don’t know if it’s wrong to laugh because he said it was a way to escape his demons and laughing helps me 😂😂

[@SomeOrangeCat]

He made his work to be enjoyed.

[@nocreativename]

Laugh my friend, laugh! 😃

[@HarryToeface]

I know this is an old comment but do not let people dictate what is funny to you. Enjoy life because it is so fucking short.

[@smittywerbenjagermanjensen3216]

I actually played this on my school bus, nobody figured out who it was.

[@Naderade]

National hero

[@ztm999]

TheycallmeNade I mean, he was number one...

[@andrewblack9796]

@@ztm999 underrated response. Thank you sir.

[@animegod1675]

Mad lad

[@JonH-r4f]

Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen You were number 1

[@43nostromo]

OMG, this was my high school prom song. So many memories.

[@Tarodenaro]

Holy sh*t, he predicted KZbin rewind 2018 so many years ago it's amazing.

[@murdoch3396]

I just remembered this after thinking of school memories and about the time I got suspended for playing this in class on the school computers XD Took me a while to remember exactly what song it was after 10 years

[@somekidwithacomputer2939]

Rock over London! Rock on Chicago! And rock on Wesley Willis!

[@machinegunangel]

Breakfast of Champions!

[@smonkerino]

The beat is just "Rock N' Roll McDonalds" but just sped up.

[@YouthEnergy]

***** no shit

[@smonkerino]

I just noticed all his songs are like tht

[@smonkerino]

A Goose I never thought I would be insulted by a goose. lol

[@Darkmage956]

+CrazyDogg30 he sings over demo tracks from his electronic keyboard yo It's beautiful

[@phearz0r]

+CrazyDogg30 very astute observation, you must have descended from a long line of musicians

[@McGillicuddy849]

What a rock star, rock n’ roll will never die.

[@NASCAR_Junk]

Every time I see the super slow buses around my college campus I think of this.

[@BillBraskyy]

0:12 makes me laugh out loud literally out of control every time 😆😂🤣

[@SamS-sn4uu]

Same

[@jikal9032]

Finally a song about an experience from my youth

[@REexpert44]

A man ahead of his time

[@THApeanutMagician]

No sex No drugs No glorifying violence Just some good old fashioned music with a positive message.

[@thesteveus]

and plenty of ass-whoopin'

[@topper2142]

Rock and roll McDonalds.. “McDonald’s will make you fat,they are worse than Burger King” 🤣🤣🤣 Truth!

[@csguy3223]

“Retard bus”

[@FizzyArtCola]

he wrote a song about whooping batman's ass

[@johnroscoe2406]

Yeah, just white kids pointing and laughing at the "goofy black dude saying stupid shit because he has real issues." Yeah, SO wholesome.

[@throneintheocean615]

Always wanted to see Mike Tyson and Wesley Willis jam together. They could have made a great Phil Collins cover album or just a satirical EP.

[@ohtoowrx]

Oh, youtube, what would I do without you? I started watching videos on sky diving, now I am here.

[@TheDoppelgangster]

I want this played at my wedding.

[@jingalls9142]

Hell I'll marry ya just for the bit!

[@Chef_Alpo]

Update?

[@topper2142]

Wesley Willis,the official singer of bus riders.

[@pizzamanpodesta145]

RIP Wesley, your music and art are second to none!

[@SomeOrangeCat]

According to Star Trek, music from this era is considered classical.

[@JSTNtheWZRD]

I first heard him when i was a kid in the car at night, i turned the radio on and he was saying MOVING VIOLATION HELLRIDE and loved him ever since. Chicago

[@diesrabb]

holy shit this song is genius

[@vince2696]

i know right

[@securityboy122]

holy shit they made a bus for me

[@thesaucylorax]

I play this out loud as loud as possible in school along with lots of his other songs

[@Peacho19]

Who needs sanity when you have Wesley Willis?

[@minotaurei]

I want to run for office and make this my campaign theme

[@hare4199]

Holy shit how have I not heard of this man sooner?

[@levinausley288]

This is actually commentary on the duality of man

[@BluPotato]

I loved Wesley He lived his life to its fullest

[@cavalierliberty6838]

When you're happy you listen to the song, when you're sad you understand the lyrics. And what I understand is Pontiac drives excitement.

[@smallcreature7999]

i sing this to myself everytime the short bus pulls up to my apartment complex

[@reviathan3524]

I work in retail. We have this PC that besides using for work, we can play music. I'd sneakily add this music in the playlist. Fortunately customers are too ignorant that this song is directed towards them when playing

[@YouT00ber]

Well done king 🤴

[@fatdogasmr2189]

This speaks to me on such deep levels

[@SwantonBomb46]

Omg this guy has more talent than any singer right now

[@edwardsimmonds521]

A rock n roll classic.

[@BAgodmode]

Dude wrote a song about my school bus, how’d he know?

[@logoschannel23]

I really wish Wesley Willis music played at my job on the overhead speakers.

[@brettw.1632]

Putting that Casio backing band to work😎

[@michaelcraig9744]

Where the lyrics say "masochist," I'm pretty sure he's saying Magikist. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magikist

[@erikjleiken]

+Michael Craig I was gonna say, I've only gotten down like a Magikist, not a masochist.

[@DeadKoby]

Makes you wish that Wesley came to YOUR band's show, so you could be immortalized in a song.

[@rumpleforeskin5064]

Oh my god I forgot about this fella !! Legend thanks for putting this up

[@StoneWeevil]

Probably my favorite Wesley Willis song

[@4ll3sb4n4n3]

If only he'd still be among us to collaborate with the Eric Andre Show. That would have been a match made in heaven.

[@guiitarfreak_]

amogus

[@24ksantos]

Very inspirational lyrics so deep and beautiful 😂

[@colonelforbin73]

I'm so glad this song was made.

[@TylerBonenfant]

i took a short bus once but it was because my school had program for students who were gifted and talented. my mom refused to let me take it again and i got kicked out of the program halfway through fifth grade 😊

[@cavalierliberty6838]

Retard bus Retard bus Retard bus Retard bus

[@billy79521]

Pontiac. We are driving EXCITEMENT!

[@eleven99]

1st grader nursery rhymes: The wheels on the bus go round and round 1st grader special ed nursery rhymes:

[@lepzig1]

classy Wesley you freaking ROCK!!!!!!!

[@ThePhysicalReaction]

I like the awareness of the other students on the bus.

[@susiefairfield7218]

Saw a band called "Retard Bus" feat. Soiled Betty, at a rock fest in 1992 in Grand Rapids Michigan they were awesome and rocked the place

[@willyeckerslike9437]

Was the rock and roll jam session terrific?

[@cavalierliberty6838]

Were they whooping a motherfucker's ass with a belt?

[@Chef_Alpo]

That's likely what the song is referencing, a lot of Wesley's songs are about bands and performances.

[@twobalcain]

Makes great walmart ambient music fo shoppin'!

[@carlojacobo7776]

All of his songs are great to solo over

[@kozmic4276]

yeah coz they're just default casio backing tracks lul

[@mightymax9948]

I love his work. Easily the best use of Band In A Box.

[@GTAVBM]

Awesome. R.I.P.

[@jimsmith3971]

Truly talented. No more torture hell rides Wes. RIP.

[@laurengregg7293]

*now this is **_MY_** type of music*

[@JoseMorales-lw5nt]

Please, somebody help me hear this correctly.... For a moment.... I could have sworn I was listening to the ghost of Dusty Rhodes!😂❤

[@4ll3sb4n4n3]

Outsider Music: best music genre!

[@snausages43]

I love the random brand plugs at the end of his songs 😂

[@WolfeSpeider]

Hope this song makes it into Trucker Fucker 2

[@pocketfudgy]

Play this at my funeral

[@Hoopalover]

0:18 the best part

[@LadyMipha]

I scream for help, but I can't get feelings that this brings me out nearly as well as the time I almost died.

[@bruh9317]

Oh shit! This is the Rock and roll McDonald's guy!

[@jasonthomas6684]

The jam session was whipping the horse’s ass with a belt! I lol’ed so hard 😂😂

[@wontonjon]

I'm supposed to be taking a test right now...

[@markrobertson2052]

To know one Wesley masterpiece is to know them all.

[@jirden]

For some reason at 0:11 I hear "The jam session was whooping a horse's ass with a belt" lol

[@bigshermabg]

I love the extended electric piano solos the best

[@skeetervalentine2471]

My mom sings this to me every night before bed.

[@PMurray2694]

I bet she has sweet jugs that would whoop a tiger's ass

[@danielrussell1594]

Lyrical genius.