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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
@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...
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.
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.
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.
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 😂
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
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”.
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
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
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 😊
Got hear from a link saying this was better than anything Twenty One Pilots has made, he wasn't lying. Of course, it's not that hard to be better than Twenty One Pilots.
the whole "neurotic rap" or whatever the fuck you wanna call it with 1000 other people doing the same thing was fucking garbage, is that trend over yet?
![O-Zone - Dragostea Din Tei [Official Video]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/YnopHCL1Jk8/mqdefault.jpg)
Wesley Willis made so many songs that would be perfect to play in all sorts of situations. He was a genius.
I miss that guy. So real.
stecklein7 he was the best
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.
I know I play suck my dogs dick on 'vr chat lol
i dream about him still
he headbutted me in 1999
You got to love that one-minute instrumental break in the middle.
Yes, the one minute instrumental.
Instrumental that is one minute, yes
I hate that bs in every song he has lazy writing
One min solo on a two min song lol.
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
I was on the special Ed bus. It was our anthem but we got in trouble for singing this.
This is the funniest fucking comment I’ve ever seen
@@kristyartemis30thank u! Totally worth almost being kicked off it for!
Do you have fetal alcohol syndrome
😂😂😂 Wesley Willis would have loved this comment.
That's like punishing a black kid for saying nigga, it just doesn't make sense.
"The jam session was whipping a horse's ass with a belt" Ok, I just spit out water laughing at that line.
yes
10 years later and it's still the best part of the song.. haha
Same
Winamp, it really whips the horses ass with a belt
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.
Is this picture something he did? I've seen it for a couple of his songs
@@TransistorBased yea, I think he drew all of his album art
@@aurum7695 it's really good! I wonder if any of his works ever get sold
@@TransistorBased Sometimes they do, but there are also a lot of fakes out there now.
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.
wesley predicted fortnite
I love fortnite but holy shit this is fucking hilarious
This couldn't be anymore correct, your comment deserves more likes good sir.
I snorted so fucking loud upon reading this holy fuck
I can't even XD
turds, accompanied by farts
"The rock n roll jam session was terrific." -Wesley Willis
"The jam session was whooping a horse's ass from a BELT" - Wesley Willis
@@4ll3sb4n4n3 *whiff
Ness
Nothing better.
This guy is a genius
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.
Has it happened yet?
please update
@@na1s479 still not yet but I will keep you posted
@@ocularpatdown8196😂😂😂I said that once after my band played a gig one night, everyone just about killed themselves laughing
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.
“Three letter agency” gee you must have been a short bus kid
@@laat6503
It glows.
The only man to write not one, but multiple disses against the CTA, fucking genius
I love you
You are the love of my life ❤️🍆🍆
When my neighbors play Free Bird on repeat several times over a bonfire I'm going to play this.
yes.💪
+mattpunk s. hahaha!
+Wesley .Alan. Engstrom howdy
mattpunk s. what the hell is wrong with Free Bird? it's a great song in moderation.
Shane Jones the thing is he said it’s on loop
RIP Wesley Willis and Pontiac. No longer are either driving excitement.
Nah. Wesley is still driving excitement with his songs.
@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...
I read this comment right after he said that line.
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.
The company may be gone, but many Pontiacs are still alive and well in my neighborhood!
All music journalists should report like Wesley Willis
wesley willis wrote his lyrics in a very similar manner to how james ellroy writes his novels. consequently they are both epic artists
LOL indeed.
That would be something. Except we don’t have journalists, just left wing partisan hacks.
@HULK HOGAN they are on my sidte whiff the Midas touch
The rock and roll jam Session was terrific
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.
Was Katy Perry inspired by Wesley Willis to write a song?
+Chris Henniker yea! I thought everybody knew this already?
+Chris Henniker Yes, She wishes she was Wesley..She said so in Simple.
muledeer1976 katy perrty wanted wesley willis to bang her out!
+ MexicanMarine - Ever heard the Wesley Willis Fiasco song "I Can't Drive"? Just think of KP when you listen to the lyrics... ;-)
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.
Jesus christ its Jason borne
Is it weird (offensive) if , At First, I misread your name as "Autism"?
i suddenly have a new life goal.
This is concentrated, brilliant comedic genius.
I love how 50% of the song is the instrumental in the middle
Another of Wesley's famous keyboard solos.
Thats the terrific guitar jam session
I am 62 years old.i play this before I have to drive to work.
Legend.
As a bus driver this is very accurate to what I face every day. 🦊💙
@@ebola6658 you're one of the worst people I ever have to interact with in my life
@Ebola lol savage
Play it on your bus one day XD. Also, what’s with the bus driver hate here???
Oh my goodness
I bet it is lol
I really like this guys drawings in all seriousness
He was so talented one of my favorite musicians
His art is fantastic. no need to add "in all seriousness". The baseline should be that he is an artist, not a meme.
@@MickyRichardshe is a meme though
should be a respected artist @@Chef_Alpo
He's got mad chops!
Rock over London
Rock on Chicago
Wesley, I'll see you when I get there
RIP
The theme of Seattle public transport
Pretty much everywhere in North America.
Sound transit
There is no Seattle Public Transport you fool. METRO or Sound and some commuter buses to Skagit and Thurston.
He sang about what he knew. That is what makes it so textured and real.
"Rock over London, rock on Chicago. Pontiac,we are driving excitement "
I actually played this on my school bus, nobody figured out who it was.
National hero
TheycallmeNade I mean, he was number one...
@@ztm999 underrated response. Thank you sir.
Mad lad
Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen
You were number 1
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
God no matter how old I get listening to wesley willis just makes me cry with laughter.
He was magical.
It's been 3 years ... it's time to listen to the magic again
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 😂
Rest in peace, Wesley.
OMG, this was my high school prom song. So many memories.
My dad was really good friends with this guy
He was?
No, Your dad is a fatass
He was lucky
He met him on the Retard Bus headed towards Rock N Roll McDonalds
My dad works for Nintendo
No sex
No drugs
No glorifying violence
Just some good old fashioned music with a positive message.
and plenty of ass-whoopin'
Rock and roll McDonalds.. “McDonald’s will make you fat,they are worse than Burger King” 🤣🤣🤣 Truth!
“Retard bus”
he wrote a song about whooping batman's ass
Yeah, just white kids pointing and laughing at the "goofy black dude saying stupid shit because he has real issues." Yeah, SO wholesome.
Holy sh*t, he predicted RUclips rewind 2018 so many years ago it's amazing.
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
What a rock star, rock n’ roll will never die.
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 😂😂
He made his work to be enjoyed.
Laugh my friend, laugh! 😃
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.
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”.
Rock over London!
Rock on Chicago!
And rock on Wesley Willis!
Breakfast of Champions!
A man ahead of his time
Finally a song about an experience from my youth
I want this played at my wedding.
Hell I'll marry ya just for the bit!
Update?
The jam session was whooping a horses ass with and belt
RIP Wesley, your music and art are second to none!
0:12 makes me laugh out loud literally out of control every time 😆😂🤣
Same
Oh, youtube, what would I do without you? I started watching videos on sky diving, now I am here.
Holy shit how have I not heard of this man sooner?
I loved Wesley He lived his life to its fullest
According to Star Trek, music from this era is considered classical.
The beat is just "Rock N' Roll McDonalds" but just sped up.
***** no shit
I just noticed all his songs are like tht
A Goose I never thought I would be insulted by a goose. lol
+CrazyDogg30 he sings over demo tracks from his electronic keyboard yo
It's beautiful
+CrazyDogg30 very astute observation, you must have descended from a long line of musicians
Every time I see the super slow buses around my college campus I think of this.
holy shit this song is genius
i know right
Wesley Willis,the official singer of bus riders.
Who needs sanity when you have Wesley Willis?
I play this out loud as loud as possible in school along with lots of his other songs
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
Oh my god I forgot about this fella !! Legend thanks for putting this up
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.
Dude wrote a song about my school bus, how’d he know?
This speaks to me on such deep levels
A rock n roll classic.
i sing this to myself everytime the short bus pulls up to my apartment complex
Omg this guy has more talent than any singer right now
All of his songs are great to solo over
Makes you wish that Wesley came to YOUR band's show, so you could be immortalized in a song.
I want to run for office and make this my campaign theme
This cured my severe addcition and depression... For 5 mins 😂😂
I'm so glad this song was made.
Probably my favorite Wesley Willis song
I really wish Wesley Willis music played at my job on the overhead speakers.
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.
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
Was the rock and roll jam session terrific?
Were they whooping a motherfucker's ass with a belt?
That's likely what the song is referencing, a lot of Wesley's songs are about bands and performances.
I got here by googling "weirdest music genres" and I regret nothing.
classy Wesley you freaking ROCK!!!!!!!
Putting that Casio backing band to work😎
Very inspirational lyrics so deep and beautiful 😂
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
Well done king 🤴
If only he'd still be among us to collaborate with the Eric Andre Show. That would have been a match made in heaven.
amogus
1st grader nursery rhymes: The wheels on the bus go round and round
1st grader special ed nursery rhymes:
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 😊
Retard bus
Retard bus
Retard bus
Retard bus
I love his work. Easily the best use of Band In A Box.
Where the lyrics say "masochist," I'm pretty sure he's saying Magikist.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magikist
+Michael Craig I was gonna say, I've only gotten down like a Magikist, not a masochist.
Truly talented. No more torture hell rides Wes. RIP.
Awesome. R.I.P.
Outsider Music: best music genre!
This is actually commentary on the duality of man
For some reason at 0:11 I hear "The jam session was whooping a horse's ass with a belt" lol
My mom sings this to me every night before bed.
I bet she has sweet jugs that would whoop a tiger's ass
I love the random brand plugs at the end of his songs 😂
*now this is **_MY_** type of music*
I used tonlike this bad, saw them play once too. I never could have wrote this kick-ass song about the show though!
0:18 the best part
To know one Wesley masterpiece is to know them all.
Did Wesley draw the picture used here ? Guy cracks me up!
Play this at my funeral
40 people dont have a good taste in music
Makes great walmart ambient music fo shoppin'!
Pontiac. We are driving EXCITEMENT!
The jam session was whipping the horse’s ass with a belt! I lol’ed so hard 😂😂
Got hear from a link saying this was better than anything Twenty One Pilots has made, he wasn't lying. Of course, it's not that hard to be better than Twenty One Pilots.
Raptor 777 grinding ceramic is more enjoyable to listen to than 21 terrorists
21 miles per hour into a building
the whole "neurotic rap" or whatever the fuck you wanna call it with 1000 other people doing the same thing was fucking garbage, is that trend over yet?
this is peak artwork 👌
Oh shit! This is the Rock and roll McDonald's guy!
I like the awareness of the other students on the bus.