Judging by the way he belts out *"ONE! TWO!! THREE!!! FOUR!!!!"* at the absolute top of his voice, I'd say that he was waiting to do this his entire life.
My mom said the same. When I asked for concert tickets for Christmas "to a Weird Al" concert, she said, "No, he's weird." ....yes, mom. That's his name.
Um....I was actually in that group, I was in 11th grade at the time. You can see me playing clarinet in the middle back near the percussion. I remember not being able to play from about the second half on because I was laughing. Thanks, Al. Good times, man.
We performed Il dolce suono several years ago. As we were rehearsing, the conductor counted us off and started imitating Lucia by shouting things like “you son of b****!” These memories are golden.
do you mean the people who were playing the instruments? bc weird al *does* know how to conduct and believe it or not he was genuinely still conducting in the video 😂
Yes he was conducting. He sort of knew what he was doing. Three times I caught AL conducting like a semi pro. He was not entirely winging it. I Love AL Very much
On one hand, I would love to be part of a show like this someday. On the other hand, I seriously doubt I'd be able to stop from at least smiling too much to effectively play my flute.
As wild as he gets up there, he must have a fantastic sense of his flailing limbs and erratic movements to avoid knocking over the music stand or falling off the platform.
I like how everybody in the orchestra is doing their best not to pay attention to him. Every eye is down on the paper, concentrating as hard as they can.
The conductor does 99% of the work in practice. Everyone knows the rhythm in the various sections. When performing, the conductor is more of a reminder and inspiration.
Decades ago a famous old-school German comedian (Loriot) does a similar skid (actually he plays a janitor, walking into the orchestra and starts chasing a bug around, triggering the set). While rehearsing, he was under the impression, that the tact of the orchestra was slightly slow and he felt very bad about it to address it, since they were the (I think) Viennese Philharmonics, and when he did, the First Violine blew him off like: “Man, if you think that, you’ll have to conduct faster”
0:52 Good gracious, it seems like the candle extinguished by itself, however it seems like the clock is going too soon reach 6 in the morning. Oh dear, is that Frederick Fitzgerald Fazbearington located near the door?
This is one of those moments in history which could have flickered brilliantly and then fizzled, but the lucky act of recording it made it legendary. If Al isn't immortal already (which is still hotly debated), feats of wonder like this continually immortalize his genius. And man, the stamina it takes for a performance like that...I'm in hysterical awe. :D
Only you, Mr. Yankovic, can you conduct Bizet's "Overture to Carmen" with your leg behind your head and get away with it. As a preveor of the fine arts, well done.
I came to this video from TwoSetViolin. They were doing a video on why being a conductor is such a hard job, and this was one of the videos they reacted to. They didn't even react because this video is meant to be a joke. I knew that by the way the conductor's dance moves were, this was definitely Weird Al. Fantastic job!! :)
Awesome that this video has no thumbs down. "Weird Al" really beat the system with his awesomeness. Al, keep on doing your great job because i and your fanbase loves it, and we love your leg behind your neck. :)
He is a real gem in this world he always makes me smile. I saw him live and he passed by me. I winked at him and he did the eyebrow wiggle at me and just busted out laughing
love this, especially since there's almost no Al videos from 1990 and 1991 (well to be exact, late '89 to early '92... that time inbetween UHF and Off the Deep End he kinda fell out of the spotlight).
Great musicians ... anyone that could play properly while watching Al doing that must be good - there was one guy that lost it when he did the foot behind the head though :) Thanks for another great laugh Al!
Best. Conductor. EVAR. How in the hell do those people keep a straight face?!? If I were there, I would be cracking up when he jumped on to the platform. :P
0:51 there are so many memes that could be made from this audio alone. POV: you walk past the security camera in a shop with a pack of gum up your ass POV: you have one percent and freddy is outside the left hallway POV: you're the Joker walking out of the vault And many more.
I think this goes to show that as silly as Al likes to be, he has legitimate musical knowledge. Pay attention to his more restricted and subtle body language during the piano part of “The Toreador March.” And the way he flails his arms whenever the score calls for the brass to go fortissimo. He actually looked like he knew what he was doing. And that’s because he does. An even bigger accomplishment, though, was that of the musicians who (for the most part, or if you decide to flat-out ignore the testimonies of orchestra members found in this very comments section) were able to play through the entire suite all the while maintaining a straight face.
The fantastic mixture of raw musical talent and hilarity is so perfectly on brand for him. Of course Bernstein pioneered the one-leg-over-neck stance, but Mr. Yankovic perfected it.
Judging by the way he belts out *"ONE! TWO!! THREE!!! FOUR!!!!"* at the absolute top of his voice, I'd say that he was waiting to do this his entire life.
It's what I'd do if I ever got the chance.
Yeah, I would agree
I’ve heard Arthur Fiedler used to do the same thing.
As an adhd adult this makes my inner adhd child happy lmao
ramones go classical
My mom said the same. When I asked for concert tickets for Christmas "to a Weird Al" concert, she said, "No, he's weird."
....yes, mom. That's his name.
Hmm, the floor here is made of floor
Hmm.. this wall is functioning as a wall…
your mum has bad taste
The british at a football stadium: *hes fingered your m-
You mean Norm-Al?@knucklesmcgirk7190
I played first trombone at this concert. I’ll never forget it!
Thank you for your cervix
Team Trombones!!
That’s awesome! What’s name of this piece and who’s the composer? I want to download it and listen to it.
Congrats!
@@haroutnalbandian945March of the Toreadors/Toreador March by Georges Bizet, part of the Opera “Carmen”
Weird Al is actually a real life Looney Tunes character.
True.
glad im not alone in this lol
Weeeell, they don't call him "Weird Al" for no reason, doc!
Your goddam right
I Wish/Think He Was Going To Voice Act As Sylvester The Cat On Looney Tunes
Um....I was actually in that group, I was in 11th grade at the time. You can see me playing clarinet in the middle back near the percussion. I remember not being able to play from about the second half on because I was laughing. Thanks, Al. Good times, man.
If I was in your position I'd probably not be able to play at all just from the laughter
We performed Il dolce suono several years ago. As we were rehearsing, the conductor counted us off and started imitating Lucia by shouting things like “you son of b****!” These memories are golden.
Understandable
Maybe that is why the horn section sounded like that.
By the way, as a woodwind player also (alto sax) and as a choral singer, I know how you feel.
is he actually conducting properly or waving his arms around willy nilly 😂
Now THAT is how you conduct an orchestra.
Not if you want to hear good music, they couldn't play properly, because of the laughter 😂😂
im an orchestra conductor and i agree!
An energetic performance and the band was good, too.
Stick is not good enough. Baseball bat should do the best trick for conducting the orchestra.
It's like a live action version of those old "Bugs Bunny conducts an orchestra" cartoons!
Leopold
Yes exactly
Weird Al was so much better than Bugs Bunny though 😅
Except we don't have a floating object to stay in place while they go to the restroom
The best part is that I think some of the performers are ACTUALLY trying to follow him.
do you mean the people who were playing the instruments? bc weird al *does* know how to conduct and believe it or not he was genuinely still conducting in the video 😂
Bro they all are following him
@@shotaconera2327 exactly
They didn’t have to try, he was actually conducting.
Despite all the flailing and shenanigans, he was keeping tempo lol
Just the fact that Mr Weird Al is STILL conducting the orchestra with his arms and legs amazes me.
Sometimes there are videos on RUclips that I would really love backstory to. This is one of them.
Also, 1:12 is really goddamn impressive.
veritaseros He's Weird Al, no backstory needed. Weird Al does what he wants.
I believe his drummer, Jon Bermuda Schwartz, worked with the Junior Symphony in some capacity and asked Al to do this, for a fundraising concert.
veritaseros I know right, I was wondering how to hell his leg was able to bend that way
There's some I never want to learn the backstory to, this is one.
I can never take Carmen seriously again after watching Weird Al's conducting.....
OMG I'M LAUGHING MY BUTT OFF
I can never take Carmen seriously again after FNaF...
So truee 😂😂
Particularly "El Toreadores". Weird Al would always come to mind.
we need Al for the super bowl
I agree
Shawn Tune In but they don’t need him
Yes we do
I absolutely love that even through the crazy movements he’s still legitimately conducting! What an absolute legend!
Yes he was conducting. He sort of knew what he was doing. Three times I caught AL conducting like a semi pro. He was not entirely winging it. I Love AL Very much
All the grace and charm (and limberness) of a Looney Tunes character.
And just as great to watch
On one hand, I would love to be part of a show like this someday. On the other hand, I seriously doubt I'd be able to stop from at least smiling too much to effectively play my flute.
The poor wind sections
I would be too distracted to play whatever drum. I love Weird Al too much
Nothing should be taken too seriously. Especially music. Weird Al understands this.
As wild as he gets up there, he must have a fantastic sense of his flailing limbs and erratic movements to avoid knocking over the music stand or falling off the platform.
He's had lots of practice!!
I like how everybody in the orchestra is doing their best not to pay attention to him. Every eye is down on the paper, concentrating as hard as they can.
i cant even watch this without thinking about my band conductor trying it.
Lol
This makes me wonder if conductors just stand there looking stupid because the musicians know what to do
The musicians know what to do.there going to probably want focus on there instrument than the conductor
they keep rhythm
Everyone counts beats slightly differently. They look at the conductor every once in a while to make sure they have the same beat
The conductor does 99% of the work in practice. Everyone knows the rhythm in the various sections. When performing, the conductor is more of a reminder and inspiration.
Decades ago a famous old-school German comedian (Loriot) does a similar skid (actually he plays a janitor, walking into the orchestra and starts chasing a bug around, triggering the set). While rehearsing, he was under the impression, that the tact of the orchestra was slightly slow and he felt very bad about it to address it, since they were the (I think) Viennese Philharmonics, and when he did, the First Violine blew him off like: “Man, if you think that, you’ll have to conduct faster”
The orchestra of '87
Further proving my theory that Al is actually made out of rubber bands
0:28 All FNAF fans slowly rising out of the vents when this leitmotif plays
I burst out laughing when I heard him scream "1, 2 3, 4!"
I simply cannot understand how the wind players do not just burst out laughing in the middle of his routine.
0:52
Good gracious, it seems like the candle extinguished by itself, however it seems like the clock is going too soon reach 6 in the morning.
Oh dear, is that Frederick Fitzgerald Fazbearington located near the door?
Haha, a FNaF reference! I found this quite entertaining!
@@Mattcai2004 I did, and that's why I responded the way I did. Up yours.
Kind regards,
Andrew "Androo" Fingerbottom the 3rd.
@@Mattcai2004the unfunny guy is here guys
This is one of those moments in history which could have flickered brilliantly and then fizzled, but the lucky act of recording it made it legendary. If Al isn't immortal already (which is still hotly debated), feats of wonder like this continually immortalize his genius.
And man, the stamina it takes for a performance like that...I'm in hysterical awe. :D
Reminds me so much of Bugs Bunny! XD
KentuckyWallChicken reminds me of i deserve challenjour, gg
vvvortic wtf are you doing here this isn't a league of legends of video.
Al is much funnier.
Weeeeelll, they don't call him "Weird Al" for no reason, doc!
Leopold
OH MY GOD I WANT THIS MAN TO BE MY CHOIR CONDUCTOR
Lol choir dum
We, as a society, need to be sillier.
Now that’s a sentiment I can toast to!
YES YES YES!!!!
Honestly, it’s actually pretty good, clear ictus, communicates the music well, job well done.
Only you, Mr. Yankovic, can you conduct Bizet's "Overture to Carmen" with your leg behind your head and get away with it. As a preveor of the fine arts, well done.
Being so weird is what I love about him.
0:13 The Violin guy couldn’t control his laugh😂
My brain has been so corrupted that I went "FNAF?" at that one part. You know what Im talking about
hehehe freedy fazbart the bear 🐻
I love the fact that he clearly did some score study for this
Yes he did. I'm not a musician but it looked as if he sort of knew his way around the score.
I came to this video from TwoSetViolin. They were doing a video on why being a conductor is such a hard job, and this was one of the videos they reacted to. They didn't even react because this video is meant to be a joke. I knew that by the way the conductor's dance moves were, this was definitely Weird Al. Fantastic job!! :)
What video?
Awesome that this video has no thumbs down. "Weird Al" really beat the system with his awesomeness.
Al, keep on doing your great job because i and your fanbase loves it, and we love your leg behind your neck. :)
YEAH!!!!!
HOW DID AL’S GLASSES NOT FALL OFF
Weird Al logic
superglue
well, when you eat enough twinkie weener spray-cheese sandwiches...
The logic of weird people idk 🤷🏼♀️
I was just gonna say that!
He who is tired of Weird Al is tired of life.
i'm so tired of life for so long till i found weird's youtube clips, esp, this one :)
thanks homer
Wise words mr Simpson
HOBBITHEAD TRIBUTE VID (WITH LYRICS)
I'm not sure who's performance was more impressive: The orchestra, or Al!
Excellent physical comedy. Just like a cartoon character!
He's like a real-life Bugs Bunny. And didn't expect him to be quite that flexible or have such good balance. Win.
Oh wow. I wish my band director was this energetic. Mine's like the dry eyes commercial guy.
I love how everyone is hearing Toreador March everywhere because of FNAF lol
This is amazing! Would love to see Two Set Violin react to this!
Charles D they actually did lol how did u predict that
@@alexfriedman7904 what video is that? can't find it.
They watched it for 2 seconds and then decided not to 😭
@@evieblue959 "Why being a conductor is the hardest job in the orchestra" or something like that
1:14 How is he more flexible than me?! 🤯
That's one of the perks of being a living cartoon character
@@Jcrafter13 I agree. I am so glad I'm not the only one who sees him as a real life cartoon character.
He once said, "I had my skeleton removed." hahahaha
Nice socks!
This totally made my day! And I thought my orchestra teacher was crazy lol.
Legendary. Absolutely legendary. This man is my hero. Thank you Mr. Al.
Them legs doe.
i know right!!! lolz! hes like a rubber band lol
Long leggos
He is a living legend.
He is eternal.
He is Weird Al.
Al be praised.
All Hail Al !!
Only Al could pull this off and make it so funny yet so good. Bravo maestro!
That's me on the tuba for this show. I wish the camera showed us.
0:51 Me listening to classical music.
Real
Me: “Oh look it’s just another goofy video of Weird Al Yankovic”
My brain 29 seconds: “What the fu-!”
I'm so jealous! Back in High School, I played violin. I would have LOVED to have Wierd Al as a guest conductor 😻😻🤘💚🖤💚
Alfred Yankovic: best conductor ever
That's like watching a classic cartoon 0:25
Every time I see this I fall in love with Al all over again!
The Al of 87
Feddn fesbar
cant belive wierd al conduncted the freddy song
Omg so awesome I wish you could come direct our school orchestra that would be fantastic that was super cool!!!!!
This is insanely iconic.
Al, you are officially the greatest human being EVER!
He is a real gem in this world he always makes me smile. I saw him live and he passed by me. I winked at him and he did the eyebrow wiggle at me and just busted out laughing
We, as a society, do not deserve Weird Al. However, we have been blessed with him, and that makes me happy.
wow I have imagined someone doing something like this since I was a kid, you are making my childhood dreams come true Weird Al!
Carmen will never be the same!
love this, especially since there's almost no Al videos from 1990 and 1991 (well to be exact, late '89 to early '92... that time inbetween UHF and Off the Deep End he kinda fell out of the spotlight).
Top tier pssion, energy, and footwork.
Poor wind instruments had to play looking at the floor because if they saw him they would have laughed too much
Uljepso si mi dan
Hvala puno
I want to watch this video again. And again. And again.
Great musicians ... anyone that could play properly while watching Al doing that must be good - there was one guy that lost it when he did the foot behind the head though :)
Thanks for another great laugh Al!
It is surely a miracle those people could still play when Al is bouncing around like that
The players have got to be good to play as well as they did without laughing until the end. I was laughing the entire time.
That one violinist was cracking up while Al had his leg behind his head, but somehow managed to continue playing
Best. Conductor. EVAR.
How in the hell do those people keep a straight face?!? If I were there, I would be cracking up when he jumped on to the platform. :P
EVAR???? Seriously??? You're kidding right??? ever, just in case you're not kidding
@@kerryhumphries4373 lmao this comment is 13 years old and you actually took the time to correct some long dead slang. calm down. 😂
Weird Al playing the FNAF jingle never ceases to amaze me.
0:51 there are so many memes that could be made from this audio alone.
POV: you walk past the security camera in a shop with a pack of gum up your ass
POV: you have one percent and freddy is outside the left hallway
POV: you're the Joker walking out of the vault
And many more.
Well, I See The Man Is The Great Conductor, And He’s Say… ONE! TWO!! THREE!!! FOUR!!!!
(lights go out)
Weird Al: oh no
If I ever conduct an orchestra, I'm doing it like THIS!!!
his erratic dancing, the suit with the red converse: its perfect
"Weird Al" illustrates why orchestral conductors live such long lives; they have fun doing their job!;)
You could even hear the entire band trying their very best not to laugh xD
I’m 40 been watching his movies and stuff since I was young
How the hell can the musicians keep playing without laughing? My hats off the to them. And Bravo Al !!!
I think this goes to show that as silly as Al likes to be, he has legitimate musical knowledge. Pay attention to his more restricted and subtle body language during the piano part of “The Toreador March.” And the way he flails his arms whenever the score calls for the brass to go fortissimo. He actually looked like he knew what he was doing. And that’s because he does.
An even bigger accomplishment, though, was that of the musicians who (for the most part, or if you decide to flat-out ignore the testimonies of orchestra members found in this very comments section) were able to play through the entire suite all the while maintaining a straight face.
“guys guys this will be funny in like 30 years i promise”
If all conductors were like this, there would be a surge in interest in classical music attendance. Especially by the kids
This may very well be the most awesome thing of all time.
The fantastic mixture of raw musical talent and hilarity is so perfectly on brand for him. Of course Bernstein pioneered the one-leg-over-neck stance, but Mr. Yankovic perfected it.
Weird Al, you're the best!!!!!
Love this man!! Forever!! Would love to see more conductors use his marvelous moves! Maybe more people would attend the Philharmonics...
He should be my choir conductor😂😂😂🎶
I never thought i would see a conducter do the stanky legg.
I mean, that was probably the best conducting and dance moves I’ve ever seen lol. Bahaha 🤣
I can’t imagine what it must’ve been like in that room! Hilarious!
omg... WEIRD AL IS FREDDY FAZBEAR CONFIRMED!!
I never would have guessed that this video is 20 years old just by looking at it.