High praise to Weird Al for doing the right thing by respecting Prince’s wishes. Al seems to be a really good person and the kind of person you would want as a friend.
@@aleckelsey2663: Well, Eminem screwed him over; he gave permission for the song, but then after the song was done _rescinded_ permission for the video, leaving Al without a lead video for the entire Poodle Hat album.
It's too bad that Weird Al couldn't keep his mouth shut about what song by Prince that he was going to parody. If he wasn't going to do it, then he shouldn't have told the public about it, and just kept it between him and Prince.
My brother took a group of us to celebrate his wife's birthday to a Weird Al concert. We all thought it was a joke. One of the best concerts I've been to
I've been to 6 Weird Al concerts. Two of them were his original songs only tours. What an amazing song writer, performer and his band is incredible. I loved it. Your brother was so great to take you.
Wow. My brother and his wife don't even call on my birthday. 😅 Consider yourself lucky you have such an awesome brother! 😊 Also, I'd love to see a Weird Al show if he ever came to Australia, but yeah, it's Australia. It's a long way away. 😢 He'd need a lot of spiderman comics and mamas homemade rhubarb pie on his way to see the biggest Lobster, Banana and Pineapple in Australia.
Truth. Saw him for the first time a few years ago. Wow. Weird Al exceeded my expectations. I couldn't believe how tight the band was, how GREAT the sound was, and how hysterical the show was.
It's very respectable that Al honored Prince's wishes to not parody his music even after his death. Most people would view an artist's death as a cash opportunity, and Al stuck to integrity. What a guy.
That's the first time I've ever heard him go into any detail about his wife. For the longest time all I knew was hes married because he wears a ring. That was really sweet.
I love Weird Al so much. I'm glad he's getting all this widespread current recognition. He brought me so much pure joy as an 80's kid that I just want to see him be generationally iconic.
I sort of "met" Al through a kind of osmosis. My wife was a producer for NBC in Las Vegas and he came in for an interview. She told him what a fan I was and he gave her an autographed pic addressed to me.
Al is very gracious and patient. If there’s one thing anyone who interviews him should know by now (after like 40 years) it’s that the “had anyone ever said no” question has been asked a billion times.
When I was around 12 years old another kid and I thought AL should do raspberry beret and change it to raspberry kool-aid. We even wrote lyrics. I guess prince wouldn't have been a fan.
Well yeah what rhymes with Purple Rain? Actually just remembered Tim Hawkins did a parody called Potty Trained, he doesn't ask permission but you're not legally required to. Weird Al is famous enough that it's in good taste for him to ask.
@@CaptHayfever I looked it up, and since parodies "add something new" to the song, they usually fall under Fair Use if it follows the legal rules for parodies, and payment is not required even if they're monetized.
prince was about as close to an enlightenment age composer as we have had in the modern era. he already had enough fun being made of him on a personal level. it is not surprising he didnt want that added to.
Social Media has definitely ruined such romantic interactions like that. Granted social media has allowed for people to know someone from a distance, but it just isn't as special.
I love that apparently girls Weird Al doesn’t find attractive can be referred to as “homely”, like that’s a nice and pure sounding type of why to describe it and I’m sure all us homely girls appreciate it 😂🎉❤
Homely is a very old word that has always been a nice way of saying ugly. So be aware if someone calls you that, they're not just saying they don't find you attractive, they're saying you're a dog.
The word "homely" does have different meanings in different countries - in the UK it's used the way "homey" is used in the US, kind of cozy - so while Weird Al meant it as "ugly ", not everyone does!
Have sum more sake have sum more spam, it doesn't matter if it's fresh or canned just EAT IT. I still remember that line to this day listening to Dr. Demento.
@@RoyalMasterpiece I don't think autocorrect comes up with words that don't exist, or does it?! But seriously, posting stuff like that is just lazy and inconsiderate, a bit of friendly mockery is the best thing to expect.
@@DerEchteBold could be touch screen device , different finger slides get misinterpreted often , , , buy reply is correct, , ,this is simply over-hyped popular social media TEXTING , no reason for "grammar police" n jerk bullies , 😇👍👍
Even Sinead O’Connor! Not a fan of hers apparently 😢 but she’s great. He just didn’t like that she covered in her song without first asking. Like I’ve just heard he was really upset with her, the way I’ve heard her talk on it in tv and media
that's funny because Prince thought the Micheal Jackson Fat/Bad parody was funny. There is a recording on RUclips of him talking about it during a rehearsal
Why would Prince want or need that? Lol He didn’t need Al to promote his music, he did a fine job all on his own. So the gain would be what… let this loon make fun of you? LOL I don’t think his declining automatically equates to being an ego maniac. 😅
All other celebrities Weird Al asked were fine with it, because they have a sense of humor and it's an honor. But it was definitely Prince's choice. Another comedian made a funny Prince parody called Poddy Trained, his name is Tim Hawkins and he actually sings better than Weird Al.
@@vonniemichelle3670 I know he was super famous and talented, I'm from Minnesota btw and I heard about him twice today, it was weird. But MJ and Lady Gaga also gave permission to be parodied. Prince did have an ego from what I've heard, it probably didn't help that people practically worshipped him.
High praise to Weird Al for doing the right thing by respecting Prince’s wishes. Al seems to be a really good person and the kind of person you would want as a friend.
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Except that WASN'T The right thing!
Prince was being a dick and you don't even have to have permission legally to make a song parody.
Al wasn't terribly kind to Eminem though, but in an extremely funny way.
@@aleckelsey2663: Well, Eminem screwed him over; he gave permission for the song, but then after the song was done _rescinded_ permission for the video, leaving Al without a lead video for the entire Poodle Hat album.
He's said that if an artist refuses to be parodied, he backs off.
It's too bad that Weird Al couldn't keep his mouth shut about what song by Prince that he was going to parody. If he wasn't going to do it, then he shouldn't have told the public about it, and just kept it between him and Prince.
My brother took a group of us to celebrate his wife's birthday to a Weird Al concert. We all thought it was a joke. One of the best concerts I've been to
I've been to 6 Weird Al concerts. Two of them were his original songs only tours. What an amazing song writer, performer and his band is incredible. I loved it.
Your brother was so great to take you.
Wow. My brother and his wife don't even call on my birthday. 😅
Consider yourself lucky you have such an awesome brother! 😊
Also, I'd love to see a Weird Al show if he ever came to Australia, but yeah, it's Australia. It's a long way away. 😢 He'd need a lot of spiderman comics and mamas homemade rhubarb pie on his way to see the biggest Lobster, Banana and Pineapple in Australia.
Why would it be a joke?
FACT. I went and saw him in August. It was easily the funniest live anything I’ve ever seen in my life.
Truth. Saw him for the first time a few years ago. Wow. Weird Al exceeded my expectations. I couldn't believe how tight the band was, how GREAT the sound was, and how hysterical the show was.
Remember he technically does not need permission, he asks because it's the right thing to do
And don't forget that he pays every artist he parodies.
And don't forget that he's never eaten even one baby.
@@runnersdialzero1244 there's no proof of that.
@@elvwood Al's a vegan. That's proof enough.
@@zoetercy9208 But he wasn't always a vegan. so....🙃
I've been a die-hard Weird Al fan for over 15 years and I don't think I've ever heard the story of how he met his wife. Adorable
There is an old documentary about weird al probably made by MTV where they talk about this. You can probably find it on RUclips
I didn't knew he is married and has a daughter! What a lovely story
Sweetie, I’ve been a Weird Al fan since his music first played on Dr. Demento-over 40+ years ago, well before Madonna popped her first bubble.
It's very respectable that Al honored Prince's wishes to not parody his music even after his death. Most people would view an artist's death as a cash opportunity, and Al stuck to integrity. What a guy.
You can see how much Weird Al is in love with his wife by the expressions on his face. She is one lucky woman!
That's the first time I've ever heard him go into any detail about his wife. For the longest time all I knew was hes married because he wears a ring. That was really sweet.
Weird Al is an icon. I love that he is unchanged by Hollywood and so is his wife and daughter. ❤️
Weird Al is a fun guest!!!! Invite him back more often!!!! 👍👍👍👍
Wow, the way he met his wife is a fairytale dream for many people.
Must be cool so share a name with his daughter.
Aww the way his voice cracked when he mention marrying his wife 🥹🥹🥰🥰
I love Weird Al so much. I'm glad he's getting all this widespread current recognition. He brought me so much pure joy as an 80's kid that I just want to see him be generationally iconic.
How he met his wife was pretty awesome. wow
And I love that he is still married to her. A wonderful family man.
Prince was a musical genius, but he was also an egomaniac. Weird Al is a giant ball of fun and love. ✨💖✨
To me, Prince, struck me as an a hole. MJ was bigger and had no issues with Weird Al.
or he just didn't want a parody of one of his songs
not everybody needs to like everything
Would you say he is a Giant Ball of Twine, perhaps in Minnesota?
Prince was known to not even like recording artist to cover his music. It makes since that he would also not approve of a parody.
@@dimitreze which is why he was an egomaniac
Wow protect him at all costs!! He seems so nice ❤
I’ve never seen Al get so genuinely romantic on TV before. So wholesome ❤
Weird Al is probably one of the few celebrities that i wish i met someday.
Never heard the story of how he and his wife met. Nice original question for a change!!!
He's a hoot! Loved listening to him Sunday night's on Dr. Demento.
Ohhhh my! I forgot all about that!
"I mean I woulda married her if she was homely."- Weird Al being a real one.
Weird Al should be in the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame
maybe the comedy Hall of Fame but Rock N Roll...hell no!...still a fan though
He should be in the Rocky Road Hall of Fame
I've love this dude for so long one of the best iconic artist of his time no one else is doing this good job
I don't think I've clicked a video so fast. Weird Al is great! Watch his biopic if you haven't yet.
It is one of the best movies ever!
Bloody love you Weird Al... BLOODY LOVE YA!
I sort of "met" Al through a kind of osmosis. My wife was a producer for NBC in Las Vegas and he came in for an interview. She told him what a fan I was and he gave her an autographed pic addressed to me.
Weird Al is perhaps the most down-to-Earth human being in all of music. I've been a fan of his since the 80s.
Weird all is in the top 5 most genuine nicest guys in entertainment
💯
The most wholesome interview ever!
One of my favorite gags in the "Like A Surgeon" video was the opening PA voice paging Dr. Howard, Dr. Fine, Dr. Howard. Three Stooges reference.
He has great energy
I love the energy and happiness between Drew and Weird Al.
I've seen Weird Al live ONCE and it was a great show. The man is definitely an entertainer. I'll always like Weird Al. :)
It's crazy how his speaking voice hasn't aged a day
Weird Al is one of the most underrated musicians/artists of the last 40 years.
Totally agree - and that damn Weird movie is nothing short of absolute genius 💜
@@tylerpurrden We loved it. I really wasn't sure what to expect but we both ended up enjoying the heck out of it.
He really is a brilliant man. I love his music :)
Hands down one of her best interviews 🔥
Al is very gracious and patient. If there’s one thing anyone who interviews him should know by now (after like 40 years) it’s that the “had anyone ever said no” question has been asked a billion times.
Ahhh yesss love him, ❤️ my dad made me listen to him growing up
Now I got like a surgeon, stuck in my head. Thanks Drew. 😆❤️
Cutting for the very first time
Drew is infectiously enthusiastic.
i like how sparkly his shirt is!!!!
Beautiful
I didn't know I needed this combo until I had it. Now I only want this combo.
He would know Bill Mumy.😍
Al is a good and talented dude.
" Another one ride's the bus"
Al did the real life Love is Blind before the show existed!
Yeah that Lost in Space star/Billy Mummy) doesn't mess around! He totally set Weird Al up with a real Sweety Baby!!
I always enjoyed Weird Al.
The feel good story I needed today. Weird Al rules
Al has been giving dozens of interviews on this movie. Lost In Space kid played matchmaker? Fantastic!
Al is a sweetheart
Bill Mumy, was on "Babylon 5", also.
they met because of dr demento
mumy was a member of barnes and barnes and created the classic "fish heads"
Eat them up...Yum!!!
o love drew and AL....
I can finally get to watch your show I'm not working for once and OMG I have my weekends off 🙃. I m so happy ☺️ to see you guys again.
Weird Al is fantastic.
The real cute story is that they got married on a tiny chappel on a hill under a rainbow. Look up the photos
I remember listening to weird al on tape in the 90s!!! Ahh such a fan!
Hey Drew you have a fine n good talkshow here , , Weird-AL is an icon of awesome , , , give a raise to whoever booked him , , , 🎸🎸👍👽
How has this man not aged
When I was around 12 years old another kid and I thought AL should do raspberry beret and change it to raspberry kool-aid. We even wrote lyrics. I guess prince wouldn't have been a fan.
0:10 😮 that thing she did with her hair 😍
Adorable
I talked to my husband for hours over the phone b/f we met as well. 38 yrs later... :) all good
Weird Al did a style parody of Prince's Let's Go Crazy called Traffic Jam that's on his Alapalooza album.
I feel like he answers this question so often
Well yeah what rhymes with Purple Rain?
Actually just remembered Tim Hawkins did a parody called Potty Trained, he doesn't ask permission but you're not legally required to. Weird Al is famous enough that it's in good taste for him to ask.
Al's always asked permission and paid every artist he parodied.
@@mrmagoo8510 I knew the first part, I didn't know he paid them but it makes sense
@@sarahberkner: The payment is required (songwriting royalties); the permission isn't.
@@CaptHayfever I looked it up, and since parodies "add something new" to the song, they usually fall under Fair Use if it follows the legal rules for parodies, and payment is not required even if they're monetized.
prince was about as close to an enlightenment age composer as we have had in the modern era. he already had enough fun being made of him on a personal level. it is not surprising he didnt want that added to.
Like a surgeon is better omg love it
Wierd al is amazing and I love Drew's heels and earrings
Weird Al is a genius
As much as I ADORE Weird Al, I don’t blame Prince. He probably didn’t want his integrity/creativity compromised, and I commend him for that.
So what artist had their integrity compromised by a Weird Al song?
It's an honour to be told by Prince that he doesn't want you parodying his music.
Social Media has definitely ruined such romantic interactions like that. Granted social media has allowed for people to know someone from a distance, but it just isn't as special.
Everyone's seen a bird in the airport! This is a LION! Loose in a HOSPITAL!
Got To See You BacK in The 80's AL...At VaLLeYfaiR, Shakopee, Minnesota... RemembeR?
Great Show and 😊 ThanKs from 🏡 HopKins Minnesota
CLass of 1984
I'm from Minnesota too and I like his song, "The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota"
Something in Common... 🧁 Sweet Twine Time... gonna try to look it up now...thanks from 🏡 HopKins Minnesota...Stay Safe.
Have A Good Night NeighboR.
This is so cute! I didn't know Drew had her own show and I'm excited to see more 😊
Nice show drew
I love that apparently girls Weird Al doesn’t find attractive can be referred to as “homely”, like that’s a nice and pure sounding type of why to describe it and I’m sure all us homely girls appreciate it 😂🎉❤
Homely is a very old word that has always been a nice way of saying ugly. So be aware if someone calls you that, they're not just saying they don't find you attractive, they're saying you're a dog.
I have never thought of homely as a positive. Plain is more positive sounding but similar in meaning
The word "homely" does have different meanings in different countries - in the UK it's used the way "homey" is used in the US, kind of cozy - so while Weird Al meant it as "ugly ", not everyone does!
I NEED that shirt!!!
Have sum more sake have sum more spam, it doesn't matter if it's fresh or canned just EAT IT. I still remember that line to this day listening to Dr. Demento.
I had to look up what EGOT was, didn't know that was a thing
I also collected license plates! 🤣😂🤣
😍drew barrymore😍
all I know is if me and weird al were in the same room we would free associate the nuke codes by accident
Well, at least Mocheal Jackson had a sense of gumor!
And he could spell, unlike yourself
@@veggigoddess Really? Why judge him? Maybe it was autocorrect or something else. No need to be a bully.
@@RoyalMasterpiece
I don't think autocorrect comes up with words that don't exist, or does it?!
But seriously, posting stuff like that is just lazy and inconsiderate, a bit of friendly mockery is the best thing to expect.
Michael loved Al's parodies, so much so that for Eat It and Fat Michael gave him the original locations and Eat It features the Beat It dancers
@@DerEchteBold could be touch screen device , different finger slides get misinterpreted often , , , buy reply is correct, , ,this is simply over-hyped popular social media TEXTING , no reason for "grammar police" n jerk bullies , 😇👍👍
I love Weird Al!!
Oh geez these two. I wanna see them do a funny movie.
I'm a huge Ozzy fan and Wierd Al,Crazy Train could be GravyTrain
Does anyone have a WEGOT?
Eminem has everything but a tony and lin manuel Miranda needs an Oscar
@@melsotelo5109 let's get Manuel that Oscar!
I'm thinking Tim Rice, possibly Alan Menken and Andrew Lloyd Webber
After seeing this… Weird Al should have be the host of Love is Blind
My first movie crush. First and only time I heard the phrase penis breath too but that was sibling rivalry.
Prince was widely known to hate covers and found people who do them to be gimmicks and not true artists.
Even Sinead O’Connor! Not a fan of hers apparently 😢 but she’s great. He just didn’t like that she covered in her song without first asking. Like I’ve just heard he was really upset with her, the way I’ve heard her talk on it in tv and media
@@courtneyn.m.1687 he hated all covers but yea without asking him first would be even worse. I thought it was a collab this whole time.
Who cares, Al didn't do covers. And Prince was a douchebag anyhow. Everyone knows that
He thought his 💩 didn’t stink
@@ZennaD to be fair he was a musical genius the likes no one could really compare
she looks like the charismatic voice chick
1:04 WOOF WOOF
He could've done, 'Like a sturgeon.' Where he's living like a big Russian fish.
that's funny because Prince thought the Micheal Jackson Fat/Bad parody was funny. There is a recording on RUclips of him talking about it during a rehearsal
It seems hard for Drew to be sincere. Well at least she's trying
She was raised to use her acting voice all the time.
God I see what you do for others :P
😍😍😍
Why would Prince want or need that? Lol He didn’t need Al to promote his music, he did a fine job all on his own. So the gain would be what… let this loon make fun of you? LOL I don’t think his declining automatically equates to being an ego maniac. 😅
did michael jackson need al to promote his music?
stop defending that dead junkie
All other celebrities Weird Al asked were fine with it, because they have a sense of humor and it's an honor. But it was definitely Prince's choice. Another comedian made a funny Prince parody called Poddy Trained, his name is Tim Hawkins and he actually sings better than Weird Al.
Prince wasn’t just another celebrity.
@@vonniemichelle3670 I know he was super famous and talented, I'm from Minnesota btw and I heard about him twice today, it was weird. But MJ and Lady Gaga also gave permission to be parodied. Prince did have an ego from what I've heard, it probably didn't help that people practically worshipped him.
So many people call prince talented, must not have listend to his music. It's horrible.