He started getting permission first after an incident back in the days before his first LP, when he was still recording solo playing accordion in one of the Cal Poly men's rooms... All his stuff was played on the Dr. Demento radio show then, and he was a frequent live guest. He did a parody of Billy Joel's "It's still rock and roll to me" and called it "It's still Billy Joel to me" and nearly got sued. I heard it one time on Dr. Demento, then never again. Another interesting datum is that most of Al's backing band used to be staffers for the syndicated Dr. Demento show.
@@AnvilMAn603 but didn't they make it so he had to ask after that? That was like a compromise? I thought I remember hearing that somewhere but I could be wrong.
@@danm2084 might be thinking of michael jackson and beat it/bad *edit* iirc he asked persmission and mj was up for helping but technically he didnt have to
I grew up in the late 80s/90s listening to wierd Al. I can't believe he's still going after all these years. One of the most talented artists out there
In 1981 I had to order his first album from the local record store because they didn't plan to carry it. I had to wait three weeks for it to arrive, and vinyl was the ONLY available option.
It's funny to think he was worried about Weird Al's parody effecting the image of his song back then, when that same song was used in the terrible Sonic The Hedgehog live action movie trailer.
The best thing about this whole video is Patton Oswalt as the director, along with Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant (aka Lieutenant Dangle and Deputy Junior from Reno 911, respectively) as the FBI/CIA Agents.
The first time I watched that song my stomach legit dropped as soon as the mood and the lighting changed. Its so well made. The camera zoom effect that looks like hes coming closer while the background is gettinng further away is my favourite thing about thw video. Mixed with the lights, the lyrics, the music effects and his look it was creepy as hell the first time I watched it. It was really cool seing your reaction to this
That's a classic Alfred Hitchcock camera move. Dolly forward with the camera, and zoom out at the same time. The person's face stays the same size but the background telescopes way out behind them. Hitchcock probably didn't invent it but he liked using it.
@@frankie9373 Interesting! Used with the reverse of the zoom (zooming in instead of out) by Zoran Perisic in the front projection scenes in Superman, of course, with the front projector's zoom synchronized with the cameras, so that Superman appears to fly towards the camera while the background appears to stay the same size.
This is by far our favorite one of your reactions and every single time we watch it, we laugh just as hard as we did the first time. I would actually love to see Weird Al reacting to you reacting to this video! That would be hilarious!!!
The first time I ever heard this song (before the single), I was on my ass laughing at how well he'd put the lyrics, especially the end. Was on my repeat play for a while. Such a fun, intelligent and entertaining song.
Loved your reaction when you realized where he was going with this! Please continue your deep dive into Weird Al. The Saga Begins is a lyrical masterpiece. Al wrote it from trailers before the movie even came out and wrote a better story than the movie itself.
“Weird Al is WOKE” -- LMAO!!! I just discovered your youtube channel today & have watched at least 10 of your reaction videos of Weird Al!!! Love them!! Good job! Weird Al has been my hero since 1986 when i was 9!!! I would love for you to do a watch react of Weird Al’s movie, UHF!!! It’s such a good movie!!! PLEASE!!! I’m dying of laughing over here!!! Be so awesome to watch that movie with you!!! 😂😂UHF UHF UHF
That face when the Lizardman reveals himself..priceless..nobody expects the Lizard People. You have got to see "Fat", his parody of Micheal Jackson's "Bad" MJ was so down for that he gave him the costume from the original.
"Don't Download This Song" an original song he did during that whole Napster thing around the turn of the millennium. He made some damn good points while still being funny af.
Man just keep reacting to Weird Al. His videos are just so gold. For modern stuff, do Tacky, Word Crimes, or Perform This Way. For classics, do Fat, I Can't Watch This, or Bedrock Anthem. His non-parody original songs are wonderful too! You've got a hell of a rabbit hole to go down if you want to!
I have fallen in love with your videos dude. I love watching your first reactions to some of my fav artist and songs. You're not a snob, and have a genuine interest in hearing these songs. Honest and forthright. You are boss sauce my man!
Eminem was okay with Weird Al making a parody of "Lose Yourself". But wouldn't allow him to make a video to go with the parody. There's a great interview Weird Al did with Eminem. Where he brought it up with him. 😉 Lose Yourself parody: ruclips.net/video/3YDOZjrVMAY/видео.html Weird Al/Eminem interview: ruclips.net/video/0QOya9-lwQk/видео.html
@@crashbash8549 You mean to say that it isn't a real interview. And that the genius that is, Weird Al just cleverly edited clips from an actual Eminem interview to go with the questions he asked in his video? No...f***ing...way! 🤯😳😱
The face you made at 4:49 made me laugh so hard that I coughed the last remains of a very bad cold I just got. Tks man, your videos are good medecine!!!!!
New to your channel. Can I just say I love your facial expressions. You have an open mind and it feels great to have people in this world like you. Thanks for the great videos.
Wow! I didn’t see that one coming! Word get around too fast for most treachery, these days. That was great! Thanks for the reaction, Jamel. I am at least a little behind on Weird Al videos.
The face you made at the end of that Weird Al video was almost as good as the one you had when you listened to Hocus Pocus by Focus and he started yodeling. Pricesless!!
Man I have been listening to Al for over 20’years. First concert I ever seen. I love watching how you react to him. Y’all both great. Running with scissors was probably one of his best albums.
The "Hamilton Polka" is awesome!!! Oh, and "The Saga Begins" about Obi-wan training Anakin Skywalker. And "I Perform This Way" about Lady Gaga. And "Tacky", which is an amazing one-shot video. Sorry, I grew up on Weird Al, from the time of "Rocky Road" and "My Bologna". I'm 46 now, and I still love his stuff! Weird Al still tours and still releases new stuff, which is an amazingly long career in music. Another thing that I love about Weird Al is that he's had the same group of guys in his band all these decades. He also has a lot of parodies of Micheal Jackson songs because reportedly MJ loved Weird Al's stuff. And if you ever watch the movie, "UHF", which Weird Al starred in, that is probably him at his most goofiest.
@@CBGB_1977 My first concert was Color Me Badd and Paula Abdul in 92 I was 12, CMB was her opening act. I had the world's hugest crush on Paula and still do today. She's always been a class act. I can't say that about a lot of today's female artists.
More Weird Al please, It's all about the pentiums and Trapped in the drive trough. You are right, beside being funny his parodies are elaborated from the lyrics to the video itself. Can't wait for the next one!
The only thing that makes me happier than Al, is watching someone getting the giggles watching him for the first time! It's even better when your reactor has such a wonderful laugh, you make me happy Jamal!
I love this song. The first time you hear it you're like "Oh another food song" but then he starts going on about conspiracies and the illuminati and you're like "What the Heck??!" But when he says "I'm protected because I made this hat" its all "Oooohh."
(THE DOORS & JOHN LEE HOOKER ROADHOUSE BLUES~ RARE STUDIO MIX ). i know you played the doors singing this song but this one is mixed with John Lee one of the great blues singer, if not this one maybe another by him. we need to hear more of these guys like him that inspired a lot of the great bands. he also made some great music with Canned Heat who played at woodstock which had one of the greatest harmonica players of blues named blind owl Wilson who died at an early age. thanks. i guess i am partial to groups like this since i am 74, so i was a young man at the time and it was exciting to see some of the birth of music that started a lot of what is played today.thanks💚
Best thing about watching you react to Weird Al's songs is at the start you see your face go from anticipation to enjoyment/happyness in the first few seconds when you realize which song he is parodying and its awesome seeing that!
THE LOOK ON YOUR FACE WHEN THE FACE PEELED OFF 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂😂🤣
4:53 *the face of someone who has never heard of Alex Jones or Infowars. LOLz
Living Life I almost peed myself!!! 🤣🤣🤣
Absolutely, priceless.
That was my first that was his face was froze for a few seconds lmao
YES!! That was the BEST!
What I love about Weird Al is he can sing the most ridiculous things with such seriousness and conviction. Brilliant.
He never needed permission from the original artists, but he did it because he's that kind of guy
He started getting permission first after an incident back in the days before his first LP, when he was still recording solo playing accordion in one of the Cal Poly men's rooms... All his stuff was played on the Dr. Demento radio show then, and he was a frequent live guest.
He did a parody of Billy Joel's "It's still rock and roll to me" and called it "It's still Billy Joel to me" and nearly got sued. I heard it one time on Dr. Demento, then never again. Another interesting datum is that most of Al's backing band used to be staffers for the syndicated Dr. Demento show.
Prince said no when asked and he just went "Ok, next song!'
@@sephirothrhal1930 he doesnt need permission at all, coolio tried suing him over amish paradise and lost
@@AnvilMAn603 but didn't they make it so he had to ask after that? That was like a compromise? I thought I remember hearing that somewhere but I could be wrong.
@@danm2084 might be thinking of michael jackson and beat it/bad *edit* iirc he asked persmission and mj was up for helping but technically he didnt have to
I grew up in the late 80s/90s listening to wierd Al. I can't believe he's still going after all these years. One of the most talented artists out there
I love how Weird Al cracks us up,yet also manages to squeeze in something educational while he's at it.☺️
That’s What I’m Saying 🤣
Speaking of educational, the next Weird Al song should be "Word Crimes."
That’s what smart people, who like humanity do. Mere creatives don’t give a fuck. About you.
You needed a Weird Al song to tell you that aluminum foil protects your sandwiches?
“All about the Pentiums” is a must. Another rap song he does, and does soooooo wellll!
His best parody IMO. Then again Imma tech geek. lol
Yesss PLEASE react to "all about the pentiums"!
Payin the bills with my mad programmin skills.
Jimmy Mac yes, pentiums is great
Only Al could write a song about technology in 1996 and still have it be relevant in 2020
I've been listening to Weird Al for 34 of my 34 years. He spits bars man
Dare to be Stupid was one of my first cassettes.
@@vulgarprophet2689 Mine was Running With Scissors.
IMO my favorite is The Saga Begins.
Wow, you too?!
In 1981 I had to order his first album from the local record store because they didn't plan to carry it. I had to wait three weeks for it to arrive, and vinyl was the ONLY available option.
I heard Al in an interview once said that Coolio was somewhat upset but that he still cashed the royality checks anyway!
Coolio humbled up a little and they made peace eventually
He did say it was the dumbest thing he did. Meaning he admitted he shouldn't have gotten upset. I think he even said the parody was really funny
Al does have a far longer lasting successful music career than most of his parody targets.
Keep in mind Gangsta's Paradise itself covered Pastime Paradise by Stevie Wonder; any complaint from Coolio was pretty baseless when you realize that.
It's funny to think he was worried about Weird Al's parody effecting the image of his song back then, when that same song was used in the terrible Sonic The Hedgehog live action movie trailer.
Ah, you were speechless at the ending. Love it!
your reaction to the lizard man at the end was priceless i almos fell out fo my chair laughing soo hard..
Your face on the lizard man is priceless! Lol. Gotta love Weird Al!
Jamals look when he started sing about the Illuminati, brilliant XD
That was great, though I loved his expression at the end when the lizard man is revealed.
FYI for people who don't know him, that was Patton Oswalt, who is a hilarious stand-up comedian. ruclips.net/video/tfan5MacmsI/видео.html
@@G12G4 That ending reveal... MIND FRY
lulz
That particular moment in the middle of the song is the main reason I love watching reactions to this song, lol
The best thing about this whole video is Patton Oswalt as the director, along with Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant (aka Lieutenant Dangle and Deputy Junior from Reno 911, respectively) as the FBI/CIA Agents.
They went from being on The State to being the state.
4:46 🤣🤣 That twist ending you never saw coming..
😅
Your face was priceless. I don’t know if he’s awake or if he’s mocking.
The first time I watched that song my stomach legit dropped as soon as the mood and the lighting changed. Its so well made. The camera zoom effect that looks like hes coming closer while the background is gettinng further away is my favourite thing about thw video. Mixed with the lights, the lyrics, the music effects and his look it was creepy as hell the first time I watched it.
It was really cool seing your reaction to this
That's a classic Alfred Hitchcock camera move. Dolly forward with the camera, and zoom out at the same time. The person's face stays the same size but the background telescopes way out behind them. Hitchcock probably didn't invent it but he liked using it.
@@AlanCanon2222 pretty sure he actually did invent it. as far as I know it was first used in vertigo
@@frankie9373 Interesting! Used with the reverse of the zoom (zooming in instead of out) by Zoran Perisic in the front projection scenes in Superman, of course, with the front projector's zoom synchronized with the cameras, so that Superman appears to fly towards the camera while the background appears to stay the same size.
The look on your face near the end is just classic! Loved it.
This is by far our favorite one of your reactions and every single time we watch it, we laugh just as hard as we did the first time. I would actually love to see Weird Al reacting to you reacting to this video! That would be hilarious!!!
You made me laugh so hard at this one!! I need tissues I'm crying.
The first time I ever heard this song (before the single), I was on my ass laughing at how well he'd put the lyrics, especially the end. Was on my repeat play for a while. Such a fun, intelligent and entertaining song.
oh man i love the song but the look on your face is the icing on the cake
Loved your reaction when you realized where he was going with this!
Please continue your deep dive into Weird Al. The Saga Begins is a lyrical masterpiece. Al wrote it from trailers before the movie even came out and wrote a better story than the movie itself.
“Weird Al is WOKE” -- LMAO!!! I just discovered your youtube channel today & have watched at least 10 of your reaction videos of Weird Al!!! Love them!! Good job! Weird Al has been my hero since 1986 when i was 9!!! I would love for you to do a watch react of Weird Al’s movie, UHF!!! It’s such a good movie!!! PLEASE!!! I’m dying of laughing over here!!! Be so awesome to watch that movie with you!!! 😂😂UHF UHF UHF
Found Jamel a few months ago. He's great! Enjoy his discovering what we have loved for years. Well, Weird Al at any time. He is the parody GOAT!
I have probably heard this song ten times but watching the reaction made it better
It's always a treat to see first time listeners react to the sudden shift in the song
That face when the Lizardman reveals himself..priceless..nobody expects the Lizard People. You have got to see "Fat", his parody of Micheal Jackson's "Bad" MJ was so down for that he gave him the costume from the original.
"Don't Download This Song" an original song he did during that whole Napster thing around the turn of the millennium. He made some damn good points while still being funny af.
Oh god, Jamel your facial expression when the cameraman was an alien was excellent!!!!
Man just keep reacting to Weird Al. His videos are just so gold. For modern stuff, do Tacky, Word Crimes, or Perform This Way. For classics, do Fat, I Can't Watch This, or Bedrock Anthem. His non-parody original songs are wonderful too! You've got a hell of a rabbit hole to go down if you want to!
I have fallen in love with your videos dude. I love watching your first reactions to some of my fav artist and songs. You're not a snob, and have a genuine interest in hearing these songs. Honest and forthright. You are boss sauce my man!
"Tacky" MUST be next...
I have Handy, Tacky and Word Crimes coming in that order 👍🏾 Stay Tuned
Word crimes is incredible!
Definately tacky
Don't skip Horoscope, was my favorite to sing back in the day
Tacky is awesome
That look on your face when that alien pulled off his fake face!
Your reaction at the end of this video.....priceless! I can't stop laughing!!!
Eminem was okay with Weird Al making a parody of "Lose Yourself". But wouldn't allow him to make a video to go with the parody.
There's a great interview Weird Al did with Eminem. Where he brought it up with him. 😉
Lose Yourself parody:
ruclips.net/video/3YDOZjrVMAY/видео.html
Weird Al/Eminem interview:
ruclips.net/video/0QOya9-lwQk/видео.html
Romeo Oscar Bravo I really hope that winky face emoji is by there for a very specific reason...
@@jeffbrown8117 Watch Weird Al's interview with Eminem, if you haven't already.
@@Rob_Infinity3 please, please, tell me you knew that the interview was fake
@@crashbash8549 You mean to say that it isn't a real interview. And that the genius that is, Weird Al just cleverly edited clips from an actual Eminem interview to go with the questions he asked in his video? No...f***ing...way! 🤯😳😱
@@crashbash8549 naaam sayin?
The face you made at 4:49 made me laugh so hard that I coughed the last remains of a very bad cold I just got. Tks man, your videos are good medecine!!!!!
Hey if you have ever argued with your spouse about what to eat for dinner, react to "stuck in a drive through" by weird al and try not to laugh.
Love your Reactions, Remind me of mine. I have followed him my whole life. He is a drug you never get enough of ever. thanks for these....
Bought my first weird Al CD in 1988 ... This one gotta be my fav weird Al song of all time
Yeeeesssss!
I comment on one of your videos hoping you'd get to this one! Thank you for diving down the weird AL rabbit hole!
2:03 Prince never approved a request, so he is one Weird Al never parodied
First he talks about foil then he talks about Alien abduction and world domination. Lol Weird Al is the funniest parody singer of all time.
I love, Love, LOVE your reaction at the end.
I have always liked his comedy. Thank you, for this is one I haven't seen.
OMG, the look on your face when you saw the alien! I thought my internet FROZE. Too funny!
Party in the CIA might make you paranoid. Also try Word Crimes, one of my favorites from his newer stuff.
He's a true genius. I love your reactions to him lol. I laugh at the song and your reaction. ✌❤🍻
Jamel the look on your face at the end was priceless 😅
OMG I so loved your expression when Patton Oswald pulled off his mask :)
Was just going to say that... his face was priceless. And held back the laugh then couldn’t. Hahaha
I have to say it, in case no one else has, but your reactions make me laugh almost as much as Weird Al himself does. Keep it up, bro.
I made it to your first pause and had to pause for myself... I am in tears and stinkface mode!!!
This song is a slow burn masterpiece!
At the last Weird Al concert I went to in St. Augustine, we all wore tin foil hats 🧢!!!
dude! your expression at the end... priceless!
New to your channel. Can I just say I love your facial expressions. You have an open mind and it feels great to have people in this world like you. Thanks for the great videos.
Thanks for doing this one! Awesome song!
Wow! I didn’t see that one coming! Word get around too fast for most treachery, these days. That was great! Thanks for the reaction, Jamel. I am at least a little behind on Weird Al videos.
Your face when Patton Oswalt pulled off the mask to show the lizard face had me in tears.
Dahahha omg I love your face at the end with the lizard guy in an Oswald Patton outfit 🤣🤣
HAHAHA your face at the end of the video! Priceless!
I think you would enjoy Tacky by Weird Al!
Love the reactions!!
The face you made at the end of that Weird Al video was almost as good as the one you had when you listened to Hocus Pocus by Focus and he started yodeling. Pricesless!!
Al is absolutely one of the most creative minds in the history of western music.
Man I have been listening to Al for over 20’years. First concert I ever seen. I love watching how you react to him. Y’all both great. Running with scissors was probably one of his best albums.
The "Hamilton Polka" is awesome!!! Oh, and "The Saga Begins" about Obi-wan training Anakin Skywalker. And "I Perform This Way" about Lady Gaga. And "Tacky", which is an amazing one-shot video. Sorry, I grew up on Weird Al, from the time of "Rocky Road" and "My Bologna". I'm 46 now, and I still love his stuff! Weird Al still tours and still releases new stuff, which is an amazingly long career in music. Another thing that I love about Weird Al is that he's had the same group of guys in his band all these decades. He also has a lot of parodies of Micheal Jackson songs because reportedly MJ loved Weird Al's stuff. And if you ever watch the movie, "UHF", which Weird Al starred in, that is probably him at his most goofiest.
Love your reaction! And now I have that song stuck in my head for the next week LOL
Kurt Cobain said he knew he made it when weird Al parity his song
I love it when this song takes that crazy right turn!
Love your Weird Al videos, you're my new favorite channel lolol
It makes me very happy seeing people rediscovering Weird Al. I feel ancient as I've been a fan since the early 80's 😂😂😂
Aaron gooden Weird Al was my first concert when I was 12 in 1885. Hahaha!
@@CBGB_1977 My first concert was Color Me Badd and Paula Abdul in 92 I was 12, CMB was her opening act. I had the world's hugest crush on Paula and still do today. She's always been a class act. I can't say that about a lot of today's female artists.
More Weird Al please, It's all about the pentiums and Trapped in the drive trough. You are right, beside being funny his parodies are elaborated from the lyrics to the video itself. Can't wait for the next one!
I just found your channel and I love it! You crack me up....
The only thing that makes me happier than Al, is watching someone getting the giggles watching him for the first time! It's even better when your reactor has such a wonderful laugh, you make me happy Jamal!
I love your reactions. Thanks.
I love this song. The first time you hear it you're like "Oh another food song" but then he starts going on about conspiracies and the illuminati and you're like "What the Heck??!" But when he says "I'm protected because I made this hat" its all "Oooohh."
Your face at the end..lmao! He CUT! He had to CUT! Hahahaha!
This is my shower singing song haha
Please do Word Crimes next 😀
It will be in the 4 I’m uploading 👍🏾
@@jamelakajamal Always delivering the goods ❤
Abbie_Parent YES!!!
Trapped in the drive-thru! Do it!!
LOVE these Weird Al reactions!!
OMG!! Your reaction was hilarious!!!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
2:56 "The _aluminati..."_ XD
I work at a Reynolds Factory that makes that exact foil he is using... I feel special lol Great video btw!
people always sleep on how good of a singer he really is
Watching you discover WAY gives me life
(THE DOORS & JOHN LEE HOOKER ROADHOUSE BLUES~ RARE STUDIO MIX ). i know you played the doors singing this song but this one is mixed with John Lee one of the great blues singer, if not this one maybe another by him. we need to hear more of these guys like him that inspired a lot of the great bands. he also made some great music with Canned Heat who played at woodstock which had one of the greatest harmonica players of blues named blind owl Wilson who died at an early age. thanks. i guess i am partial to groups like this since i am 74, so i was a young man at the time and it was exciting to see some of the birth of music that started a lot of what is played today.thanks💚
Fun fact: the Men In Black were played by Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant who were Dangle and Junior from Reno 911.
Horus175 I thought it was them!!
"Oh by the way I cracked the code.....". Really when things got serious. He's a genius! Love this song, glad you liked it.
Every time I finish one of your vids, RUclips suggests three more I need to watch.
I'm lovin your reaction videos. Respect!
Your face with the lizard man.... 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂😂🤣
You are very entertaining and humorous....well done!
Sometimes you just wonder how someones mind is wired!! Thanks Jamal enjoyed it!
That facial expression at the end of the song "priceless"
Best thing about watching you react to Weird Al's songs is at the start you see your face go from anticipation to enjoyment/happyness in the first few seconds when you realize which song he is parodying and its awesome seeing that!
That was great! He told the truth in song! 👍🙌
Just admit it's freaking great!¡
Wow! That was a weird one! I never saw all that coming, either!!
"Trapped in the Drive Thru", please! It's one of his best ones. It's long but so worth it. Quite the masterpiece lol
when we come out of quarantine, look for weird al in concert near you.. one of the best concerts you'll ever see!
you look like a deer in the head lights ,way too funny thx man
A genius ... absolutely knows the score!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🤔🤪