I was in the Navy and stationed in very-hot central California (NAS Lemoore) when this came out. A buddy and I used to greet each other in the summer by saying "hey, how about this heat" just to mess with the people around us.
My brother always used to play this on his acoustic guitar. He passed away in 2021 fucking cancer. He was the greatest guy and I miss him a lot. This song always brings back happy memories.
My favourite line is “I walk around in the summertime saying ‘how about this heat’”. Not just the line but more how he delivers it and emphasises it with three guys backing him up right behind. Perfection. 😂😂😂
34 years old now. Loved this song when I was about 16. Sitting here and it came up on my phone. Played it with my 5 year old son. My wife did not think that was nearly as funny as I did. Oh well.
My ex-husband who was still my friend and the father to our three boys loved this song so much. He would listen to it on repeat when it first came out. My sister made a promise to him that if she out lived him it would play at his funeral. We'll just about three weeks she lived up to her promise. Sadly he passed away at 47 and left us all heartbroken. He was my asshole for 26 years and I miss him so much.
I played Ozzy Osbourn music at my husbands funeral, He would have loved this song being played too. He was an Ass his whole life, but he was mine for 20 years…I miss him very much. My Condolences hun.
Everytime? How many visits we talk en This is my first heard it along time ago a TV And for yrs I'd say to my dog Vinny Sing the Dennis leary song vince I m an ass etc. Cuz he use to get all bossy with me. Dd
U ever wonder if he sung it live on Christmas becuz he knew how many kids were alone abused and hopeless and he wanted to give kids like us some hope that at least 1 grown up would try 2 be honest? I mean I remember being in Massachusetts on Christmas in 1994 and he was 1 of only a handful of people old enough to be my parents who made me believe they valued honesty. And we lived long enough to see this on youtube. Good 4 him and good 4 us. Peace out to fallen comrades from srebenica 2 boston harbor❤❤❤❤❤❤
We tell citizens that they shouldn't have the 2nd Amendment, while giving terrorists patriot missile systems and apache gunships. Yeah, we didn't forget this song.
Now Grandpa Joe, are you telling fibbers again? We all know the unfortunate story of how he inherited the chocolate factory, so Wonka could flee all the lawsuits and charges for child endangerment, while Charlie shacked up with a rather handsome young Oompa Loompa girl, and left you and the rest of the family out in the cold to live in the back alley behind the factory, and chase rats and roaches down for food all day, while you constantly fight over it all in the courts. It’s all really so sad.
2:47 "Y'know what im gonna do im gonna blast asshole from my chinese made out door portable speaker just to piss of my neighbours and there aint a god damn they can donabout it, YEAH"
I was reminiscing about singing along to this on road trips as a teen and decided to check it out again for the first time in ages. God damn I'm glad I grew up.
You and me both. Amazing. I did watch rescue me briefly when it was on the bube tube but I had no Idea Dennis leary made this masterpiece. I knew him as the stepdad in the sandlot and from rescue me
@@garretthorsch8143 I'm 64, and an Australian who found the sensible reflection in this song hopeful that American folks would recognise it's intent, still to this day. As a musician I have many good respected USA friends I have played and toured with. What has changed sir? Everyone is scared for your nation... Be well Sir .
Best part of this song..."I park in handicapped spaces while handicapped people make handicapped faces". Kills me every single time i hear this classic.
My mother and i have made a funny face at each other during that part since back when this 1st came out. The whole handicap faces thing... just fukn kills me lol
The choreography The sound The rhythm The tempo The lyrics The camera work The transitions The music The lighting The visual quality The clothing The characters The message Are all to the highest degree of perfection Edit: also The violence The sexiness The delusions
fun fact: in 1993 this song topped australian radio station triple js "hottest 100" songs of the year - voted by listeners. I can recall a triple j phone interview with denis after the count to congratulate him on the win. He was very appreciative yet perplexed how it got to number 1. ... I've still got the cd - brilliant year of songs :)
@@zakofrx I don't know of JJJ (being a US native), but given people say that about a lot of things that have openly shown left-leaning roots they always had (and oddly so, assuming anyone even cares), Denis Leary very clearly made this back then to parody and make fun of middle class right-leaning and adjacent folk. So if anything, they'd congratulate him even more nowadays
@@MasterOfKnowledge. Leary is from Massachusetts. This song is basically every middle/working class Blue Dog Democrat in New England I grew up with. I don’t know his intentions, but being of his ilk I definitely don’t see this as specifically satirizing conservatism. It’s about class to me.
@@McSwift Eh, could be. It just comes off as one of those songs that takes a dig at a lot of the crass, white-collar, more typically right-leaning crowd of folk just based on general stereotypes, ignoring any state- or region-based ones. Hell, could be digging at both crowds and a be a class thing. I suppose that does give one more thing for people to think about, though
100% correct. It was big in Aust. Heard it regularly on triple m Sydney driving the Parramatta to Liverpool Woodville road commute way back then in my 1975 Cortina. Your comment sparked some great memories. Cheers.
I hear ya on that..used to be 24/7/365 Videos with actual "real songs"..,and good music, interviews with artists.....headbangers ball was my favorite show..ah..the good old days 🤘💜 now its reality TV ..😥 that sux👎
@@zerabbiitt idk if its true so feel free to look into it, but apparently Louis CK said he came up with most of this song/idea, and dennis "stole" it, which if it actually is true, well it fits with the narrative of the songs kind of ironically doesn't it?
I bought it on cassette (that shows how old i am) when it first came out. There were a couple songs on one side and live stand up on the other side. The stand up was funny and this was the best song on it. The whole thing was good. That's when he broke out and became big time. He was the big man on the comedy circuit at that time and everyone wanted to book him on the night time talk shows. His comedy was edgy and it seemed like everybody, guy or girl, liked him. That type of comedy would be too offensive now. It would hurt someone's feelings. Back then it was perfect for the time and he made millions being an asshole and singing about it. Only in America.
This song will NEVER get old. And the perfect man sung it. Love him leading the kid into the fence and never throwing the ball and him barking at the cat. Classic.
Blue Gilmore he stole the whole concept from Louis CK, then turned it into a song. His entire career was predicated on shit he stole from Bill Hicks. Dennis Leary is a fraud.
Stefan M. Lmao. You must be either really young or just straight up living in a trailer park with people that lived a hard life. He definitely does not look like he is in his 40s now at 62 years old. But thanks, we all have a visual of what 40 year olds look like in your neighborhood ridden with meth and dope heads
It gets funnier when you know the backstory of the song. He stole it from Louis CK apparently, which only goes to make the song hit harder because he's an Asshole.
@hudson solutions Yes! I have seen that forgotten gem! When i was young i really didnt like Micahel Douglas's character. But now, I sympathize with him, and im like "oh ok i get it it now"
@@marcgutierrez2436 I do to a point: I was in a similar situation (my job got automated, had issues in my relationship but never broke up). I think in the early 90's it was different because the economics were artificially skewed towards defense spending for 30 years previous and the bill came due when Russia collapsed.
Every time I hear this song, it reminds me of my husband who passed away back in September on this year. This was one of his favorite songs..I miss you so much my love.
Don't you just love it when you start thinking of a song that you've forgotten about for years and later on you go on RUclips and it's suggested for you. That happened to me today with this song and here I am.
I disagree ...I feel like this specifically tries to paint people who are patriotic as assholes. I would have been there right with you longer ago as was the narrative for so long. After the 2 years we have been through and all that has been revealed one would have to be blind and in denial to not see the bait and switch that has taken place. You were entrained for how long to think patiotism and freedom was a villainous asshole thing to do. Well thank God for them now ... That is if you have not completely villinized the idea of God ... As well. And I'm not talking about man in the sky kind of god here .... That is also part of the rhetoric... I could go on ... No this message only serves as a piece of the evidence that this attempt to separate people into boxed oppositions has been in play a very long time ... And your comment ... Is evidence that in some people it has been fully integrated.... It blows me away that I can see how I fell into it as well ... All the lies The very people whom claimed to be opposed to the establishment are now bowing to it ... Ask your self ... How the hell did that happen ?
@@AgapeLove878 Decades of Marxist ideology filtered through our failing educational system, where losers are given participation awards and a cry closet lined in gender neutral decorations.
He has other songs, can't remember the titles, but you forget you're listening to Dennis Leary, and at the end, you say, Holy Crap!! That was Dennis Leary!!!
I didn’t even know denis Leary was a comedian until we’ll after I had seen him In “Judgement Night” A pretty great 90s movie with Emilio Estevez, cuba gooding Jr and Denis Leary plays the main antagonist. It’s been one of my favorite movies since I first watched it on vhs back in the day. Leary plays a really good asshole lol
Sending you warm fuzzies and just wanted to brighten your day, by getting a notification to come here and listen to this amazing song. ❤ ❤❤ i hope you have a fantastic week.
I dont though, she actively tried not to keep up with political talk and thats what i admired about her. She had more interesting things to think about it. :') @-Gax-
I've had the honor of owning this cassette for well over 20 years. The downtrodden song is great also at the end of his set. This cassette will never get old
Cassettes were the best technology for a while there, I still have old ones with this song on one that I play at work sometimes, lol!! The younger tradies don't seem to get it anymore I'm finding but like records, they all had their place in history eh!!
This is still one of the coolest songs of the time, Dennis Leary and Henry Rollins are the only 2 people of this era who could pull off nearly anything they did so well in all facets of life's adventures. BIG thumbs up for sharing this clip. Thank-you...
*It's why I came back here; home with my brothers..* I thought about it as I say down to shit and here we are.. let's come back and meet here at least once a year, brother..
We all know that handicap places are for fat overweight black women, oh God Facebook Google and everything that is politically correct will Slaughter me for this I say goodbye my friends you may never hear from me again
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“I walk around in summertime saying ‘How about this heat!!!’” That line pops in my head every time the temp goes above 90 degrees!!
I was in the Navy and stationed in very-hot central California (NAS Lemoore) when this came out. A buddy and I used to greet each other in the summer by saying "hey, how about this heat" just to mess with the people around us.
oh yeah 100% and when my wife is complaining I remind her it won't be long and we will be complaining about the snow lol
I love walking around in the summer time saying that.
Today it was 29° Celsius you get the point right 😂😂
the line pops up in my head whenever it is above 60 degrees
My brother always used to play this on his acoustic guitar. He passed away in 2021 fucking cancer. He was the greatest guy and I miss him a lot. This song always brings back happy memories.
Sounds like a nice Joe sorry for ur loss ❤
Sounds like he was a real asshole. Sorry for your loss.
Your brother. HES AN ASHHOLE!!! 😅😅😅
Sorry for the loss of your brother ✌️
Sorry to hear that! He sounded like a really cool rebel. Keep your head up bro. Much love and respect to you and your family. ✌🏿
My grandpa was in hospice in the 90s dying of cancer and this was his favorite song.
Grandpa was a savage fam
Badass grandpa
Your grandpa probably wouldn't want our condolences so I'll drink an extra beer in his honor later.
Go out with a smile on your face
I'm a hospice nurse, I hope I was playing it for him.
My favourite line is “I walk around in the summertime saying ‘how about this heat’”. Not just the line but more how he delivers it and emphasises it with three guys backing him up right behind. Perfection. 😂😂😂
The original line was "hey fuck this heat"
Hash tag, metoo....
Mines the " while handicapped people make handicapped faces"😂
It’s so hard to express how amazing this song really is. Hits right in the cockles.
Yeah bro I bet
Maybe the sub- cockle area?
In the sub-cockles.
@@apeckingbird maybe in the liver or kidneys?
Maybe even in the colon
We don’t know
Been singing this song to my wife for 20 years and she thought I made it up all this time .she loved to hear it for real today
Haha my husband sings it to me too. 😂
That must have been an eye opener for her
Ravy?
He'll ya ha
@@darrentylor5473brown-eye opener?
34 years old now. Loved this song when I was about 16. Sitting here and it came up on my phone. Played it with my 5 year old son. My wife did not think that was nearly as funny as I did. Oh well.
Women with senses of humor are like hairless cats. Rare.
Time for a new wife.
Buy some flowers bruh. Matter fact se m d to her work.
Oh, what my father did when my mother wasn't around lol
Kids are to sheltered now. Thats why they don't know how to deal with anything. Yeah my wife would be exactly the same.
Another moment in time for my dear friend John. 1991 24 years old. Still here brother. Thanks for posting this. Miss my friend. ❤.
Dear future generations, please dont let this song die.
I agree Dennis Leary contributed something to this world... that people should not forget ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘
How about ya just shut up and sing the song?!
my dad showed me this song, im 14 and we blast it and sing every word together!
❤
Who did he steal it from ?.
My ex-husband who was still my friend and the father to our three boys loved this song so much. He would listen to it on repeat when it first came out. My sister made a promise to him that if she out lived him it would play at his funeral. We'll just about three weeks she lived up to her promise. Sadly he passed away at 47 and left us all heartbroken. He was my asshole for 26 years and I miss him so much.
Sounds like he had good taste
He was a true man
I played Ozzy Osbourn music at my husbands funeral, He would have loved this song being played too. He was an Ass his whole life, but he was mine for 20 years…I miss him very much.
My Condolences hun.
To be fair, it'd be more honest to lower me down with this song than any Flogging Molly song I actually wanted to be played at my funeral.
aww baby, i am so sorry... even the assholes are true to us... and i am sorry you lost a real person
I blast this song while driving, during cookouts or gatherings, and it's like a call to my people. The song of our heart. All the way to our cockles.
while others of us play it to keep the riff raff away.
Maybe even our sub cockles
@@stephencrousey9388 Maybe even in the colon...
Sometimes I park in handicap spaces while handicapped people make handicapped faces...
I don't care what you say that is brilliant poetry right there.
That face he makes when he says NAHH just kills me everytime
L0L
2:38
Yeeeessss
Everytime?
How many visits we talk en
This is my first heard it along time ago a TV
And for yrs I'd say to my dog Vinny Sing the Dennis leary song vince
I m an ass etc.
Cuz he use to get all bossy with me.
Dd
From 2:50 on, vintage Dennis Leary rant! 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
In the 90s he sung this live for a Christmas special I was alone a kid watching. Thanks Dennis 😅😂
That's fuckin awesome bro hell yeah
@gbeach85 I feel that is perfectly in the spirit of the song.
U ever wonder if he sung it live on Christmas becuz he knew how many kids were alone abused and hopeless and he wanted to give kids like us some hope that at least 1 grown up would try 2 be honest? I mean I remember being in Massachusetts on Christmas in 1994 and he was 1 of only a handful of people old enough to be my parents who made me believe they valued honesty. And we lived long enough to see this on youtube. Good 4 him and good 4 us. Peace out to fallen comrades from srebenica 2 boston harbor❤❤❤❤❤❤
You turned out just fine! :) 90s kids are pretty cool because we grew up on the edge
@gbeach85wasn't he outed as a pervert??
Please rise for our national anthem..
A-S-S-
H-O-L-E!
Damn right!
Always and Forever
Competition and Assholery, forever and ever, Amen.
yes
After the 2024 election, I'd vote for this guy!
27 years later and it's still not old.
Gets better every day
Put out on my birthday jun 16th
how it can be ? the people are the same
Very true
27 years later band I'm still petitioning for this to be our Anthem
I hope this song never gets forgotten
It won't be.
By the looks of it, it will never get old
We tell citizens that they shouldn't have the 2nd Amendment, while giving terrorists patriot missile systems and apache gunships.
Yeah, we didn't forget this song.
you made that happen
I just wish everyone knew he stole it
This song is more relevant now than it has ever been.
we really do need a new leary.
Should do a remix called I’m a democrat!
He stole this bit from Louis CK
@@jy5254 he might have stole the premise from him but not the whole thing. if that is even true.
ck couldn't pull this off though.
A song i can relate too. I sang this when my grandson got that golden ticket and i used it for myself
I can't blame you. Your grandson would just get a sex change and compete against women.
Always thought it was hilarious how you laid in bed while your family starved but jump right up like a MF to go to a candy factory
This made my day omg
Hahaha hey how is life at the chocolate factory??
Now Grandpa Joe, are you telling fibbers again? We all know the unfortunate story of how he inherited the chocolate factory, so Wonka could flee all the lawsuits and charges for child endangerment, while Charlie shacked up with a rather handsome young Oompa Loompa girl, and left you and the rest of the family out in the cold to live in the back alley behind the factory, and chase rats and roaches down for food all day, while you constantly fight over it all in the courts. It’s all really so sad.
I’ve been playing this on my outside pool speakers for my neighbors around the clock for years. This is the song of my people.
Lol😂
2:47 "Y'know what im gonna do im gonna blast asshole from my chinese made out door portable speaker just to piss of my neighbours and there aint a god damn they can donabout it, YEAH"
😂😂😂😂😅😂😂😂😂😂 😝👌🏾
1:14 mins
Isn’t that Bowie, masquerading as Leary and vice versa
I bet your neighbors agree with your conclusion
I walk around in the summer time saying "How about this heat?" The true definition of an asshole. Genius.
Been there, done that!
Nope just an American in the middle East I reckon lol.
Me. I wanna go live in a swamp man. Humid. Hot. Muggy mugness
I don’t get this one
@@animalia5554 its really hard to put it in words assholes always state the obvious like it means something
I was reminiscing about singing along to this on road trips as a teen and decided to check it out again for the first time in ages.
God damn I'm glad I grew up.
This song puts a smile on my face every time I listen to it. Thank you
ME TOO!!! SING IT LOUD!!
denis leary stole this entire bit
@@AoE2Replays From who?
I'm a English bloke and I've never heard that song before, but I really liked it, he's a great comedian and not a bad singer, well done Dennis!!
Well, us Americans are like that. Understandable.
@Tony Cummings. Same 😆
Welcome to a great sneak peak into what blue collar Americans are really like, bongbro.
You are a English bloke?? Well you need a fucking English lesson!! I am an asshole!!
Dennis was a joke thief and a hack...
I am 26 years old, and I am devastated it took me this long in life to discover this song. Absoloutely brilliant.
You and me both. Amazing. I did watch rescue me briefly when it was on the bube tube but I had no Idea Dennis leary made this masterpiece. I knew him as the stepdad in the sandlot and from rescue me
@@garretthorsch8143 I'm 64, and an Australian who found the sensible reflection in this song hopeful that American folks would recognise it's intent, still to this day. As a musician I have many good respected USA friends I have played and toured with. What has changed sir? Everyone is scared for your nation... Be well Sir .
It's OK. You're forgiven
Because you’re an As-Hole! 😂
I'm 51 and just discovered it today. Better late than never 😂
Best part of this song..."I park in handicapped spaces while handicapped people make handicapped faces". Kills me every single time i hear this classic.
U think when he says I piss on the toilet seat
2 words... Nuclear fu*%ing weapons ohKAY😂😂
By far the funniest line in the song along with little baby seal eyes for headlights 😂😂😂😂
My mother and i have made a funny face at each other during that part since back when this 1st came out. The whole handicap faces thing... just fukn kills me lol
The choreography
The sound
The rhythm
The tempo
The lyrics
The camera work
The transitions
The music
The lighting
The visual quality
The clothing
The characters
The message
Are all to the highest degree of perfection
Edit: also
The violence
The sexiness
The delusions
And the gratuitous violence is superb.
@@conner53 yes I wondered if I forgot one
And dennis leary, super hot
Wow so original didn't see this on every song before
..."the delusions."...,.
This song never gets old.
Lies again? AE didn't stand for American Education
Stolen from louis ck
@@bontronblockcap
@Shaman196and yet stayed to comment 🤔
Sounded old when it came out
This is not a song.
Its a philosophy.
I agree with you.
Yes
Incorrect, it's a lifestyle
Wrong. It's an ANTHEM!
The escalation in this comment section is outstanding!
Carry On!
Wow! Just discovered this today. RIP.
Same! Hahaha
better than never lol
I'm 61 and I never heard til today...lol. I love it!
He is not dead lmao
Haven’t heard this since I was 18. I’m 30 now and this is more relevant than ever, down to the Cuban cigars.
Lmao I heard this when I was like 13! One of my mom's favorite songs! 🤣
Signs of our Times 🙄
fun fact: in 1993 this song topped australian radio station triple js "hottest 100" songs of the year - voted by listeners.
I can recall a triple j phone interview with denis after the count to congratulate him on the win. He was very appreciative yet perplexed how it got to number 1.
... I've still got the cd - brilliant year of songs :)
and now JJJ would try and cancel him and all the listeners for hate speech..
@@zakofrx I don't know of JJJ (being a US native), but given people say that about a lot of things that have openly shown left-leaning roots they always had (and oddly so, assuming anyone even cares), Denis Leary very clearly made this back then to parody and make fun of middle class right-leaning and adjacent folk. So if anything, they'd congratulate him even more nowadays
@@MasterOfKnowledge. Leary is from Massachusetts. This song is basically every middle/working class Blue Dog Democrat in New England I grew up with. I don’t know his intentions, but being of his ilk I definitely don’t see this as specifically satirizing conservatism. It’s about class to me.
@@McSwift Eh, could be. It just comes off as one of those songs that takes a dig at a lot of the crass, white-collar, more typically right-leaning crowd of folk just based on general stereotypes, ignoring any state- or region-based ones. Hell, could be digging at both crowds and a be a class thing. I suppose that does give one more thing for people to think about, though
@@zakofrx no they wouldnt
This was a HUUUUGE hit in Australia, and we proudly played the unedited version
100% correct. It was big in Aust. Heard it regularly on triple m Sydney driving the Parramatta to Liverpool Woodville road commute way back then in my 1975 Cortina. Your comment sparked some great memories. Cheers.
Good on ya.
Real estate available? Jk
We still do, especially on Christmas day! Hahahahahahaha
Onya'Sonya
No cure for cancer is maybe the GOAT of comedy specials. Dave Chapelle is a close 2nd. Thanks Denis for all the laughs
You are absolutely sir. Criminally underrated comedy routine.
I remember this video when it first aired on MTV, when they actually played music. Great song...lol
Wait what they played music🤔
I hear ya on that..used to be 24/7/365
Videos with actual "real songs"..,and good music, interviews with artists.....headbangers ball was my favorite show..ah..the good old days 🤘💜 now its reality TV ..😥 that sux👎
Watching this on freaking Thanksgiving. Hate this holiday!😅
I want this played at my funeral
And I'm Canadian
@@mabenstein1 relevance??
Mark Abenstein my brother used to sing this song at kareoke lol
My fiance wants this played at his funeral.
I want to like your comment, but I mustn’t, the number is perfect
This is so pure it brings tears to my eyes...so much truth, modern poetry.
Words I live my life by.
Also: "Why don't you just shut up and sing the song pal" Love that shit lol, straight to the point.
Thank Louis CK
Were all just Assholes.....
Real Assholes.......
I found this last year and I can't stop showing this to my friends
The Second National Anthem of the United States right here
"Asshole and proud of it," rolls off the tongue better than, "Don't tread on me." 🤔
truth
NO, Third, behind America, Fuck Yeah!
& bugger red coin already said that.
@Red Coin Oh well great minds think alike i guess.
In case u didn't know, this is one of the very best songs ever written n worth note, memory, n shared. This world is lesser without this song
Not a clue why this was recommended but I'm glad it was
Cause you an AssHole
I was listening to Body Count's 'Cop Killer' and this was next in the queue. I don't know why, maybe it was out in the same year.
😀✌
dont be GLADD when you can be an asshole
I suppose, referencing your browsing habits, the algorithm classifies you as an ASSHOLE :)
Timeless classic. Always puts a smile on my face.
Same :D
this brings back child hood memories listening to this song on the frosh cd... im sure i still have it kicking around somewhere
This song is even more relevant now than it was in 1993
But in a good way... Not a dumb@** MAGA piece of 💩 way.
For real.
BIGTIME!
Speaking from personal experience everyone born in 93 is an asshole xD
Change the 116 to the 117 God Bless the USA President Elect Rosario 💚💌❤️🌎🌍😎😘😋💋😎❣️🗽😱😇♥️💙😝💜👍⭐✨🤍🥺👍
I want this to be my exit song at my funeral..
Please do it😂😁
Same
Your asshole 😜 awesome idea
No one turns up to arseholes funerals ⚰️
@@iamasmurf1122 an excellent point. Hook up p.a. sytem outside church so that the public knows that another joins asshole Valhalla!
How am i just now discovering this gem?! This song was ahead of its time
Actually, this song was PERFECT when it came out and everyone loved it
Gant B speaks the truth
@gimmiepig what joke hasnt been stolen?
@@zerabbiitt idk if its true so feel free to look into it, but apparently Louis CK said he came up with most of this song/idea, and dennis "stole" it, which if it actually is true, well it fits with the narrative of the songs kind of ironically doesn't it?
Lavia he came up with a joke that they both used onstage but tbh you can’t credit Louis with the song
I bought it on cassette (that shows how old i am) when it first came out. There were a couple songs on one side and live stand up on the other side. The stand up was funny and this was the best song on it. The whole thing was good. That's when he broke out and became big time. He was the big man on the comedy circuit at that time and everyone wanted to book him on the night time talk shows. His comedy was edgy and it seemed like everybody, guy or girl, liked him. That type of comedy would be too offensive now. It would hurt someone's feelings. Back then it was perfect for the time and he made millions being an asshole and singing about it. Only in America.
This song will NEVER get old.
And the perfect man sung it.
Love him leading the kid into the fence and never throwing the ball and him barking at the cat.
Classic.
Blue Gilmore he stole the whole concept from Louis CK, then turned it into a song. His entire career was predicated on shit he stole from Bill Hicks. Dennis Leary is a fraud.
@@Dustomatic they had similar styles but that is very common. It is just as easy to say that hicks had stolen from Pryor.
I turn 40 this year, and I wholeheartedly embrace this anthem! 😂🇬🇧
38! lol
60 years an asshole still proud of it.
U were 10 when this came out lol
Hell yeah l know what you mean
53 and I agree lol
Dad bought this tape for my 16th birthday. We sang it all day. My only bonding experience with my Dad in my teens. Aw, sweet 16 memories, lol!
“John Wayne’s not dead, he’s frozen”
Always bust up with this line
And when we thaw him out ya know how pissed the dukes gonna be?
True genius
@@jasonkeen712 You ever take a cold shower? Well multiply that by 15 million times
@@jasonkeen712 The Duke would be so pissed! lol.
We used to yell out, John Wayne's gay' in lock up. The guard was a huge fan and always turned red af. Worth the cell searches.
Denis Leary has always looked like he was 40, even when he was 7.
The pay-off is that he still looks like he's in his 40's at 62.
Weapon X- It was all that asshole livin".
Stefan M. Lmao. You must be either really young or just straight up living in a trailer park with people that lived a hard life. He definitely does not look like he is in his 40s now at 62 years old. But thanks, we all have a visual of what 40 year olds look like in your neighborhood ridden with meth and dope heads
Hahaha 🤣
@@shortthrow50 You wouldn't be wrong about the meth and dope heads.
What a lovely song, ah the good old days when peaceful and beautiful music still existed, Gotta love Denis!
I agree, I wish we could go back to the 1790s to enjoy good music. Good old days indeed.
Just discovered this gem recently! Can’t believe I was today years old when I discovered they wrote a song about me!
It gets funnier when you know the backstory of the song. He stole it from Louis CK apparently, which only goes to make the song hit harder because he's an Asshole.
@@justinlast2lastharder749 Louis CK claimed it was stolen by Leary.. Leary said he didn't and he co-wrote it with someone else. /shrug.
"Handicapped people making handicapped faces", I die every time it's just too good.
true
I like to park
In handicapped spaces
While handicapped people
Make handicapped faces!
My favorite line from the song 🤣🤣🤣🤣
How do you die more than once?
it's a figure of speech@@TheRattleSnake3145
Got me right in my cockles!
The funny thing is his daughter sang this song at her school and Dennis had to explain to the teacher where she heard it. Dennis was like I wrote it!
Now that's funny !!!!!
True story?
@@donfrandsen7778 un
@@johnsmithkey379
Not sure what "un" means
I was merely saying the video is hilarious , I love it .
He used louis' stand up routine as a huge inspiration to this song.. half ripped off from comedy, half turned more comedy
Man, I remember hearing this when I was in grade school and thinking it was the funniest thing ever.
It still is
Woah, seeing you here is wild, didn't expect you to be here.
Hey man, i was wondering if you could do a video about deadbolt? I think it would be cool is all.
I heard this song for the first time last week and it I'd the funniest song I've ever heard 😂 😂😂
I’ve been here for years, don’t steal this song from me please.
They hadn't yet invented music when I was in grade school. But this is a favorite. Right up there with the Rappin Duke....
Last night I saw him perform this song on stage at the Boston garden it was an awesome early birthday present from my dad thanks dad
He’s still alive?
@buellb0y yes sir
STILL one of the all-time BEST SONGS EVER IN 2024!
now more then ever
And Dennis stole it from Louis CK, made a song and all that. That makes it funnier.
Just found this love it
Yep!! 😂❤
Perfect timing 😂
Wow, I can't believe this song is 30 years old now. Man, time has flown.
96' the year I graduated high school. It has been a while hasn't it.
Yeah. R.I.P Dennis Leary
@@vivelajonny ..... he's not dead.
Ugh. Really? God I remember when it came out.
'93 to be exact, good times back then!!😂😂😂😂
Masterpiece. Cannot believe I've spent my whole life so far without finding this inspiring vision of the American dream.
Diche Bach cheers lol
Now you just need to go watch No Cure For Cancer and your life will be complete
Thanks! will check that out
Investigate all the people he's ripped off.
Elsbeth Steele hes a asshole, he admitted it LMFAO
Who’s here in 2024
I'm more of an asshole than you because I'm here too only gooder than you. 😂
I am… sometimes I park in handicap spaces while handicap ppl make handicap faces!
Lesssgoooo😂
Assholes.
As people say its a tradition every year
1995, 15 year old me: wtf, Denis Leary has issues
2021, 41 year old me: Ahhh, this song finally makes sense
YESSSS!!! 41 yrs old here too. Now go watch Falling Down and see how you identify with Michael Douglas these days as well 😂
@hudson solutions Yes! I have seen that forgotten gem! When i was young i really didnt like Micahel Douglas's character. But now, I sympathize with him, and im like "oh ok i get it it now"
I was a misanthrope at 15... This made perfect sense for 26 years.
@@marcgutierrez2436 I do to a point: I was in a similar situation (my job got automated, had issues in my relationship but never broke up). I think in the early 90's it was different because the economics were artificially skewed towards defense spending for 30 years previous and the bill came due when Russia collapsed.
This was stolen from Louis C.K.
Back when MTV didn't suck.
pythonfan1 back when songs didn't suck
They still sucked, they just sucked less
Back when the “M” in Mtv meant something.
A long, long time ago
this song was 09
mtv starting goin to shit in on the late 90s when
they stoped playing video ad starting playing that (reality) shit
The "how about this heat" line gets me every time
lmao, i stopped saying it after hearing that
i started since
The duality of man.
And who knew more than 30 years later this song would hold true, but we'd be using a different term rather than "asshole".
This song has never resonated more than now. When it came out, I thought, “yeah, that’s funny!” Now, I want to blast it in my car all day long.
I’ll drink to that. Nobody cares.
Say that sh×t! Never been truer than it is today. Repeal Roe v Wade. Alito and his pals should have the words branded onto them.
you probably missed the point of the song if im taking a wild guess lol
Yes!! Effing right ,on target
@@coreytrayn I guess she feels more like an asshole than ever before
One of the greatest songs ever written.
I’m overwhelmed by the irony of that statement
Since 1993
i used to listen to this song a lot around christmas time. just gives me that warm christmas spirit
yes some one that makes since.
thank you.
Nonxmas fan here 👋
In your cockles?
Yepp, reminded me of "The Season's upon us" by the Dropkick Murphys;o)
Though aesthetically I now prefer "Smile and nod" by TBW Esq.
Amen brother
The go to "break out the guitar when everybody's hammered" song.
Every time I hear this song, it reminds me of my husband who passed away back in September on this year. This was one of his favorite songs..I miss you so much my love.
Sorry to hear about your loss. People say time heals all wounds and that's bullshit. Hang in there tho. Wish you good luck
Sending healing energy
It's not too late, we can still live in a world where songs like this exist.
Greetings from irela d..
The world is full of liberals it might be hard
The world is full of liberals it might be hard
You know he's making fun of people like you, right?
@@anonimus8375 that's the sidebrilliance of the song, it's an obvious critique yet it's become the theme song of people it actually criticizes.
Don't you just love it when you start thinking of a song that you've forgotten about for years and later on you go on RUclips and it's suggested for you. That happened to me today with this song and here I am.
RUclips reads your mind.
What a song man, definitely on my list of relatable music
Denis Leary is a legend.
And a Cuban cigar!!
And a a$$hole 😂😂😂😂
Ah Dennis. We need ya, man. Today more than ever.
We still have Louis CK, who actually came up with this song. Really, we could use Bill Hicks.
@@rosk169 cope lmao
@@rosk169 smd
He's not dead you know.
@@Tetragrammaton22 Nah, he's frozen!
Life truly imitates art. This aged remarkably well!
Werd
I disagree ...I feel like this specifically tries to paint people who are patriotic as assholes. I would have been there right with you longer ago as was the narrative for so long. After the 2 years we have been through and all that has been revealed one would have to be blind and in denial to not see the bait and switch that has taken place.
You were entrained for how long to think patiotism and freedom was a villainous asshole thing to do. Well thank God for them now ... That is if you have not completely villinized the idea of God ... As well. And I'm not talking about man in the sky kind of god here .... That is also part of the rhetoric...
I could go on ...
No this message only serves as a piece of the evidence that this attempt to separate people into boxed oppositions has been in play a very long time ... And your comment ... Is evidence that in some people it has been fully integrated....
It blows me away that I can see how I fell into it as well ... All the lies
The very people whom claimed to be opposed to the establishment are now bowing to it ...
Ask your self ... How the hell did that happen ?
Lies again? Ali Express
@@AgapeLove878 Decades of Marxist ideology filtered through our failing educational system, where losers are given participation awards and a cry closet lined in gender neutral decorations.
@@PhaQ2 yeah none of that actually exists, it's some weird fantasy you have in your mind
I never NOT listen to this when it comes across my feed. I wish I could upvote it more than once.
So HE’S the guy who uses every public toilet I’ve ever been to just before me.
Yuuup
🤣🤣🤣He's awesome.
Who's the guy who 💩's on the seat then?
Yes. Every single toilet. It's always him, only him.
@@jegr3398 my question who is that gets the poop splattered on the wall.
No matter how many times I listen, it’s always hilarious. This is an American classic
Denis Leary was ahead of his time.!!!
I think you mean Louis CK
Louis CK for the material, Bill Hicks for the persona, nnnKAY? nnKAY!
@@kebrabazon Correct
He's an actor reading scripts ripping off Bill Hicks@@kebrabazon
Denis Leary stole his entire schtick from Bill Hicks...who was right about everything
The Ref is one of my favorite movies with Denis Leary.. its absolutely hilarious..
This is the greatest song ever written that Jack Black was seeking.
You sir are a king for that comment
Yep. Louis CK is definitely a great writer, but man did he look different back in the day. I can barely recognize him in this video.
Jeremy C Louis CK wishes he had thought of this song.
Tom A YES! The perfect comment!
@@MamaMOB Denis Leary wishes he was funny, or at the very least, talented.
I forgot all about this.
All jokes aside. Dude is actually a pretty good singer.
He has other songs, can't remember the titles, but you forget you're listening to Dennis Leary, and at the end, you say,
Holy Crap!! That was Dennis Leary!!!
Nathan giesbrecht
Tru
I love the opening to his Christmas special.
ruclips.net/video/LP4-7VQV42k/видео.html
no, no he's really not. just stop it
Uncensored Version ??? I wasn't aware of a clean version..
gnexus01 they say I’m a butthole
@@bradmcgaw7330 haha, no shit?
Kert Allikvee and the runt is cut out and he they bleep stuff
@@krtntt696 No, just buthole.
The censored version is 4:41 minutes of dead air.
I'd forgotten about this gem. Till the underdogs did a cover version. 😂😂😂😂 Old pleasures re-found and enjoyed again.
I'm not a Denis Leary fan, but I love this song, plus this song compliments his voice as a singer.
Louis appreciates it
Who knew he could sing as well as act.
I didn’t even know denis Leary was a comedian until we’ll after I had seen him
In “Judgement Night”
A pretty great 90s movie with Emilio Estevez, cuba gooding Jr and Denis Leary plays the main antagonist. It’s been one of my favorite movies since I first watched it on vhs back in the day. Leary plays a really good asshole lol
Whenever I feel agitated or some is pissing me off, I will just break out singing this song. It actually helps to calm me down.🇺🇸
I DO TOO!! .....I JUST START SINGIN AND DONT STOP TILL THE PREVOOUS SHIFT LEAVES!!!!!
Relax mindy
Sending you warm fuzzies and just wanted to brighten your day, by getting a notification to come here and listen to this amazing song. ❤ ❤❤ i hope you have a fantastic week.
Same, new Zealand ftw
I think you’re my soulmate.😂
14 years later and this song is still the realist song ever written, Thank you 👍👍
'93
Lol 14 years 😂
Why wasn't it uploaded in 93 then?
Logistics, Brock
Unbelievable
One of the best songs of my childhood that'll always bring a smile to my face
My mom loved this song... My dad always treated her like she was dumb when it came to politics but I think she knew just enough... I miss you mom
I mean, so do you,
"She knew just enough"
That's sounds sweet but the implication is that you agree with your dad...
@@-Gax-I think what he meant by “she knew just enough” was that she knew enough to know it was fucking bullshit and rigged against the average Joe.
❤
Raise a glass for your mom and her politics.
I dont though, she actively tried not to keep up with political talk and thats what i admired about her. She had more interesting things to think about it. :') @-Gax-
This song has been stuck in my head for 30 years....
I've had the honor of owning this cassette for well over 20 years. The downtrodden song is great also at the end of his set. This cassette will never get old
Cassettes were the best technology for a while there, I still have old ones with this song on one that I play at work sometimes, lol!! The younger tradies don't seem to get it anymore I'm finding but like records, they all had their place in history eh!!
I love the exorcist tongue flicker when he's blowing smoke towards the end: nice little detail.
Genius song.
73 and never heard this some before, but now its on my play list
This is still one of the coolest songs of the time, Dennis Leary and Henry Rollins are the only 2 people of this era who could pull off nearly anything they did so well in all facets of life's adventures. BIG thumbs up for sharing this clip. Thank-you...
Bill Hicks
This followed by Liar.
Sam Kinison was slightly earlier but still in the same category as well
@@1kevinjay There's a few rare people who fit this group eh! Every decade or time period has a couple of greats.
George carlin
I had forgotten about this song. I’m glad someone reminded me!
“Sometimes I park in handicapped spaces while handicapped people make handicapped faces”
Gets me every single time
*It's why I came back here; home with my brothers..*
I thought about it as I say down to shit and here we are.. let's come back and meet here at least once a year, brother..
It was beautiful
🥴
Incredibly un-PC but low key funny 😛
We all know that handicap places are for fat overweight black women, oh God Facebook Google and everything that is politically correct will Slaughter me for this I say goodbye my friends you may never hear from me again
Every once in a while, I'll put this on while driving with my wife to remind her she's living the American dream.
And until you posted this, she was none the wiser LOL.
Lol...i love it
Kek