WIERD AL YANKOVIC - Money For Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies (Official HD Video)

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  • Official HD Video for Money For Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies by “Weird Al" Yankovic
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    Ask you voice device to play “Weird Al" Yankovic!
    [Chorus]:
    Oil, that is, well, maybe you call it
    Black gold or Texas tea
    He gonna move next to Mr. Drysdale
    And be a Beverly Hillbilly
    #WeirdAlYankovic #MoneyForNothing/BeverlyHillbillies #HDRemastered
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  • @docproc144
    @docproc144 Před rokem +624

    The fact that Mark Knopfler pretty much told Weird Al, “Yeah you can parody this, as long as I can play the riff” is just so cool to me…

    • @loadeddice4696
      @loadeddice4696 Před 9 měsíci +63

      "Listen Al, this is the sickest riff anyone's ever heard, and only I know how to do it right"

    • @nickgreen4731
      @nickgreen4731 Před 8 měsíci +27

      I didn't know Mark played it on this! I was thinking, 'Whoever copied this is really good...'

    • @turokforever007
      @turokforever007 Před 7 měsíci

      Yup Mark said he would redo it for the song @@nickgreen4731

    • @thekinginyellow1744
      @thekinginyellow1744 Před 6 měsíci +14

      I was thinking "I bet when Al approached him, Mark Knopfler said ' only if I can play in the song'" So happy to see that I read Mark right!

    • @craiga2002
      @craiga2002 Před 5 měsíci +9

      Knopfler insisted on playing the guitar as he was never satisfied with the intro as it was originally played in the video. If you want the original intent of the composer, you have to listen to the parody...

  • @ewetoo
    @ewetoo Před 9 lety +2791

    Reminding you all it's Mark Knopfler on the guitar for real.

    • @Diggy22
      @Diggy22 Před 5 lety +132

      ewetoo Yep. He said it would be the only way he'd let Al do the parody 😁

    • @jamesprice2163
      @jamesprice2163 Před 5 lety +50

      Diggy22 if you're gonna do it do it right the first time

    • @marioserna3564
      @marioserna3564 Před 5 lety +9

      Wowww

    • @nbuehster
      @nbuehster Před 5 lety +48

      Mark Knopfler wasn't the only member of Dire Straits who played in this song. Guy Fletcher played synthesizer.
      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UHF_-_Original_Motion_Picture_Soundtrack_and_Other_Stuff#Personnel
      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Fletcher
      I find it hard to believe Mark Knopfler played guitar on this.
      1. It sounds like a different kind of guitar. (one you would normally hear in Weird Al's other songs)
      2. Some of the riffs aren't as good as the original.
      Then again, there are live versions of Money For Nothing, and the guitar he plays on those sound like the one he played on this.

    • @timomastosalo
      @timomastosalo Před 5 lety +43

      That's way to do it.

  • @blakeclark1133
    @blakeclark1133 Před 2 lety +414

    Weird Al belongs in both the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame and Comedy hall of Fame.

    • @mikewrasman5103
      @mikewrasman5103 Před rokem +2

      Weird Al is way too funny to be in the Comedy Hall of Fame!

    • @GabePuratekuta
      @GabePuratekuta Před rokem +1

      Then we need to make a Comedy Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame just for him!

    • @lukejbarnett1
      @lukejbarnett1 Před rokem

      @@mikewrasman5103 when he looks at the camera to the side and then to the other side to the other side to the other side it is the funniest thing i've ever seen! i laughed so hard i cried for like 2 minutes! to pull that off as well as he did is miraculous bc no one else could do that in music. the expression, timing, physical comedy is the best i've ever seen. the talent it takes to do this is immeasurable. i mean you can do it well but to do it at this level of comedy is magical.

    • @davidwesley2525
      @davidwesley2525 Před rokem +1

      Jan Berry & Dean Torrence , Emerson , Lake & Palmer aren't in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

    • @flashwashington2735
      @flashwashington2735 Před 6 měsíci

      Not the accordion of fame. What about the polka ball of fame? Lyricist hall of fame Oscars for UHF, etc. Etc.

  • @ACDC7369
    @ACDC7369 Před 3 lety +2145

    Anyone who's seen the Beverly Hillbillies knows how genius this is.
    Anyone who's heard Money for Nothing knows how genius this is.

    • @johnhenrymills4517
      @johnhenrymills4517 Před 3 lety +97

      Anyone who’s done both knows this is a masterpiece

    • @selfdo
      @selfdo Před 3 lety +42

      Add that almost any parody that Al did was likely genius. The man's work is the best medicine in life for "what ails ya".

    • @kylerivera3470
      @kylerivera3470 Před 3 lety +14

      I have done neither, but it is still pretty great.

    • @ACDC7369
      @ACDC7369 Před 3 lety +14

      @@kylerivera3470 You should definitely check out Money for Nothing asap.

    • @petergant8767
      @petergant8767 Před 3 lety +14

      Anyone who's heard BOTH, is busting a gut, over how funny both make each other, in combination!

  • @furioussherman7265
    @furioussherman7265 Před 6 lety +7975

    The best part about this is that Mark Knopfler allowed Weird Al to parody Money for Nothing on the condition that Mark himself do the guitar parts for it.

    • @MikeKiker
      @MikeKiker Před 5 lety +374

      Likewise with Ray Manzarek's appearance on the Doors parody "Craigslist". Just adds that little bit of legitimacy to it.

    • @kwijung
      @kwijung Před 5 lety +185

      It does sound really good

    • @runswithbears3517
      @runswithbears3517 Před 5 lety +433

      Only Knopfler could improve upon the best riff ever written, even when he has written it himself.

    • @JoseGarcia-sv3yd
      @JoseGarcia-sv3yd Před 5 lety +105

      Furious Sherman I not only love dire straits but I love weird al and the movie uhf (which this song is from)

    • @markfrancis6508
      @markfrancis6508 Před 5 lety +26

      Furious Sherman Ah. Thanks 4that info!

  • @jadedmastermind
    @jadedmastermind Před 4 lety +596

    The fact that Weird Al maintained relevance for over 30 years is impressive. How many other artists can accurately claim to share such influence?

    • @supremelorddaddyemperorpre6365
      @supremelorddaddyemperorpre6365 Před 2 lety +50

      He’s retained more of a cultural influence than most artists he parodied.

    • @mikewrasman5103
      @mikewrasman5103 Před rokem +35

      Try 44 years!l
      Weird Al has parodied artists who are long forgotten!

    • @probrickgamer
      @probrickgamer Před rokem

      5

    • @buzzedaldrin6317
      @buzzedaldrin6317 Před rokem +5

      Only because he's white and nerdy.
      And Jewish

    • @buzzedaldrin6317
      @buzzedaldrin6317 Před rokem +2

      @@mikewrasman5103 Rico Suave comes to mind. I can't even remember that guy's name. Oh , and New Kids on the Block.

  • @ripleyandweeds1288
    @ripleyandweeds1288 Před 9 měsíci +21

    I've seen UHF where this scene came from, and I cannot stress enough that it just comes out of nowhere and is never mentioned again once it ends.

    • @Britishfurryrectifiersucker
      @Britishfurryrectifiersucker Před 8 měsíci

      When was that?

    • @joanna8967
      @joanna8967 Před 6 měsíci +3

      Well, it's Al's dream of being poor and suddenly getting rich, which kinda happens in the movie. He doesn't get rich, but the success of his station lifts him out of the financial bind he was in.

  • @TheKingOfNachosTM
    @TheKingOfNachosTM Před 25 dny +28

    God damn it Quinton

    • @TheseHotIdiots
      @TheseHotIdiots Před 24 dny +1

      I had the exact same thought

    • @animeguy2356
      @animeguy2356 Před 23 dny

      Glad I wasn't the only one, I never saw the show before so now I can appreciate this track more than ever.

    • @bobshellby8876
      @bobshellby8876 Před 14 dny +2

      russ*

  • @sharonsegal1255
    @sharonsegal1255 Před 4 lety +4185

    Weird AL needs to be inducted to the Rock and Roll hall of fame.

  • @brianarbenz1329
    @brianarbenz1329 Před 11 měsíci +17

    Somebody ought to make a TV sitcom out of the story behind that song! I just got a feeling it'd be a big hit.

    • @edwardhelms
      @edwardhelms Před měsícem

      And whoever made this song should keep making songs! He sounds like he has potential.

  • @srvfan454
    @srvfan454 Před 4 lety +653

    Jed was always so friendly to everyone, even if they were rude to him. A good dad and a kind person. We should all be more like Jed.

    • @minxstole93
      @minxstole93 Před 4 lety +18

      Hear, hear! Especially those who have Jed status amounts of money since they have the means to positively impact way more people than most of us.

    • @jerrykinnin7941
      @jerrykinnin7941 Před 4 lety

      @Die Cast Racing with Von I remember.

    • @marciasloan534
      @marciasloan534 Před 3 lety +2

      ‘Cause he was RICH

    • @marciasloan534
      @marciasloan534 Před 3 lety +4

      He taught my friend
      Genevieve Wilson to
      Tap dance in Florida
      When she was a child

    • @UberBrian69
      @UberBrian69 Před 3 lety +3

      Hmmm Jed good, also, Jedi good... There's gotta be something there!

  • @leokimvideo
    @leokimvideo Před 2 lety +1858

    How the hell he makes Money For Nothing mash with Beverly Hillbillies proves Weird Al is wired in a very different way

    • @musicloverme3993
      @musicloverme3993 Před 2 lety +76

      Fun fact: If you rearrange the letters in Weird, you get wired!

    • @mightymax9948
      @mightymax9948 Před 2 lety +38

      Notable that Beverly Hillbillies is in the public domain so he probably didn't have to worry about copyrights and could even include the video footage freely.

    • @kamakaziozzie3038
      @kamakaziozzie3038 Před 2 lety +8

      @@musicloverme3993 that is kind of fun!

    • @kishascape
      @kishascape Před rokem +15

      @@mightymax9948 Actually it was licensed, this is clipped from the UHF movie and it's stated during the end credits of the full movie.

    • @mightymax9948
      @mightymax9948 Před rokem +2

      @@kishascape Weird Al, not CZcams. Kek

  • @jyk000
    @jyk000 Před 10 lety +901

    pre-Internet computer animation was the best...

    • @ChristopherUSSmith
      @ChristopherUSSmith Před 5 lety +60

      jyk000 Pre-www animation you mean. The Internet has been around since 1969 (ARPAnet). :)

    • @woopsserg
      @woopsserg Před 5 lety +23

      @@ChristopherUSSmith ARPAnet is not internet but it's predecessor.

    • @ChristopherUSSmith
      @ChristopherUSSmith Před 5 lety +29

      @@woopsserg ARPAnet *IS* the Internet. The World Wide Web built upon that tech.

    • @woopsserg
      @woopsserg Před 5 lety +22

      @@ChristopherUSSmith ARPANET is not internet and it was shut down in 1990.

    • @woopsserg
      @woopsserg Před 5 lety +12

      There was a sort of partial transitioning of one into another but they are not the same thing.

  • @susanwalls3580
    @susanwalls3580 Před rokem +113

    If "Beverly Hillbillies" ever gets rebooted, this needs to be the intro song.

    • @Certifiable
      @Certifiable Před rokem +6

      Kinda did with the 90s movie.

    • @okrajoe
      @okrajoe Před 2 měsíci +1

      Good idea - let's reboot it!

  • @kwren-od3si
    @kwren-od3si Před 11 měsíci +6

    It's AL'S musical genius and intelligently fun parodies of both music and society that are still relevant to 2023 that awes me

  • @sovereignofmoebius
    @sovereignofmoebius Před 11 měsíci +2

    Ah yes my favorite music artist
    Wierd Al

    • @ianswift3521
      @ianswift3521 Před 11 měsíci +1

      Il Drewa, the weird al parody band

  • @markfryer9880
    @markfryer9880 Před 4 lety +123

    Only Weird Al could manage to combine Money for Nothing and The Beverly Hillbillies in a song and make it work. Just how Al manages to come up with the ideas for his satirical songs I don't know exactly but the world is a better place for having his songs.

    • @petergant8767
      @petergant8767 Před 3 lety +3

      A lot more fun, in general, too! Same difference.

    • @Tommy1977777
      @Tommy1977777 Před 9 měsíci +1

      Gen X boredom is his secret.

    • @flashwashington2735
      @flashwashington2735 Před 6 měsíci +2

      @@Tommy1977777 It's those high tech computer graphics. Hot from the toaster, no cgi. No auto tune!

  • @KBDProductionsTV
    @KBDProductionsTV Před 9 lety +602

    One of my favourite Weird Al tunes :D

  • @mglmill5082
    @mglmill5082 Před rokem +18

    2:10: “that little clampett got his own CE-ment pond, that little clampett, he’s a millionaire.” Lmao

  • @doubledrats235
    @doubledrats235 Před 11 měsíci +2

    I don’t know how I never saw this music video before. Weird Al is the best.

  • @thesoundsmith
    @thesoundsmith Před rokem +28

    One of my favorite Wierd Al parodies - brilliant from top to bottom. I want my Empty 'V'.

    • @alexandrakemendy2793
      @alexandrakemendy2793 Před 8 měsíci +1

      That last line is "I want my MTV". This was a TV show that featured hit artists of the day (kinda like Casey Casim on radio during the Beatles era, except on TV). So these groups would put up videos of themselves and everybody watched the TV show called "MTV." 👍

  • @SFAPowerhouse
    @SFAPowerhouse Před 5 lety +257

    This song has been around for years, and I'M JUST NOW HEARING OF THIS?!?!?!? WOW!!! Two of my favorite artists together making me rock and laugh!! FREAKIN' SWEET!!!!

    • @petergant8767
      @petergant8767 Před 3 lety +6

      Decades, actually!

    • @joemomma1091
      @joemomma1091 Před 2 lety +7

      You need to watch the movie, "UHF"

    • @killerdinamo08
      @killerdinamo08 Před rokem +1

      His versions of the newer songs are actually better than the originals 😅.

    • @screwyootube1
      @screwyootube1 Před rokem +3

      @@killerdinamo08 that’s kind of a low bar. Just sayin’…

    • @kdrapertrucker
      @kdrapertrucker Před rokem

      I also like "I guess I'm a clone now" which is a parody of Debbie Gibson's 1980s hit "I think I'm alone now"

  • @cavalheiro2062
    @cavalheiro2062 Před 3 lety +124

    I never get tired from listening to Weird Al Yankovic. He is a legend. A absolute talent.

  • @UnboxingLuigi
    @UnboxingLuigi Před rokem +18

    1:32 hahahahah i love it this part.

  • @justinferry6458
    @justinferry6458 Před rokem +143

    Weird Al is a LEGEND!! His parodies are epic! I doubt we will ever see another genius like him. Brilliant work Weird Al!!

  • @Succubus2Angel
    @Succubus2Angel Před 4 lety +225

    The first verse where Al keeps "losing" the camera and getting surprised where it is and then suddenly grabbing it to hold it still for five seconds always gave me a gut laugh ^O^

    • @andrewpelham4906
      @andrewpelham4906 Před rokem +8

      Thanks so much, I've probably watched this video 50 times and never noticed that Al was trying to figure out which camera to pose for

    • @graphicsgod
      @graphicsgod Před 11 měsíci +3

      My favorite part as well! That and the other band mate almost getting killed by the camera lol!

  • @TTony-tu6dm
    @TTony-tu6dm Před 2 lety +40

    The quality of the musicianship in Weird Al’s parodies is always top notch.

  • @Deadbuck73
    @Deadbuck73 Před 10 měsíci +10

    Growing up watching the hillbillies and loving weird Al… it really doesn’t get any better than this.

  • @Wehiremonkeys
    @Wehiremonkeys Před 9 lety +979

    That animation is so advanced it almost crashed Windows Vista lol.

    • @20EsOfficial
      @20EsOfficial Před 8 lety +53

      +Gareth Adams turning on vista could crash it

    • @humbertojimmy
      @humbertojimmy Před 8 lety +39

      +Wehiremonkeys A sure way to make Vista crash is to do a risky thing called "install it".

    • @haloluver123
      @haloluver123 Před 8 lety +4

      dude this is old its just reuploaded its a movie called uhf i think it is a fucking awsome movie

    • @PianistaBida
      @PianistaBida Před 8 lety +5

      Windows Vista? Hah! More like Mac System 7! (or Windows 4 what do you think)

    • @keithbeckett1349
      @keithbeckett1349 Před 8 lety +6

      +Wehiremonkeys crash Windows Vista ? thats not exactly a good measurement of advancement xD

  • @helterskelterproductions
    @helterskelterproductions Před rokem +11

    Watching UHF and seeing this happen basically out of nowhere is one of the best parts of the movie

  • @petergant8767
    @petergant8767 Před 3 lety +20

    Weird Al, PLEASE, don't EVER retire! PLEASE!

  • @fionordequester6748
    @fionordequester6748 Před 3 lety +7

    1:35 - I love this gag. When Weird Al's frantically looking for the camera but it keeps cutting away xD

  • @nicstanko
    @nicstanko Před 9 lety +193

    hen I was a kid those 3d graphics blew my mind.

    • @PoeLemic
      @PoeLemic Před 5 lety +6

      Not anymore ... right? Seen the new Tomb Raider or Red Dead 2 ? Oh wow ...

    • @enigmamz
      @enigmamz Před 5 lety +11

      Oddly, they're still better than Minecraft.

    • @thejay8963
      @thejay8963 Před 5 lety +7

      enigmamz
      I think Minecraft is supposed to be blocky...

    • @samjones9127
      @samjones9127 Před 4 lety

      They were cool.

    • @45Vinylscratch
      @45Vinylscratch Před 3 lety +2

      I'm a 2000s kid but I've always been a fan of weird al because of my dad. I remember watching this movie with him and it stunned me when he said that animation was great when he was a kid himself

  • @ARichardP
    @ARichardP Před 2 lety +21

    Saw Weird Al a few years ago in Tarrytown, NY. His band is excellent. The kind of show you don’t want to end.

  • @josie4065
    @josie4065 Před 2 lety +26

    Money For Nothing came on the radio as I was driving home around midnight last night, and of course it's a crime to listen to that masterpiece at anything less than full volume with the windows and sunroof open, even in February in Montana. Man, what a time to be alive.

  • @woksrandomchannel
    @woksrandomchannel Před rokem +12

    the genius of Weird Al cannot be explained enough.

  • @carlosmarcus3286
    @carlosmarcus3286 Před 4 lety +45

    If this was just the guitar riff playing while a boxy cartoon Weird Al floats toward the TV, it would still be a masterpiece.

  • @mikewrasman5103
    @mikewrasman5103 Před rokem +40

    How Weird Al Yankovic merged Money for Nothing with The Beverly Hillbillies theme song is pure and simple genius!

  • @evil_smartrising1346
    @evil_smartrising1346 Před rokem +26

    It doesn't matter how old I'll be, that guitar opening will play in my head from when I first saw UHF till my death.

  • @robtymec2045
    @robtymec2045 Před 2 lety +44

    UHF was so brilliant. Weird Al should have made 50 more movies

  • @MichaelBrookham
    @MichaelBrookham Před 7 lety +124

    I love it how he is able to make a parody to a song fit the music and beat so well.

  • @Ryhla
    @Ryhla Před 4 lety +28

    Years ago, friends of mine were in a band. Whenever they did a cover of "Money For Nothing", they always did the Weird Al parody in the lyrics. I wonder how many people realized it while dancing to this song.

  • @pallad21
    @pallad21 Před 4 lety +54

    Definitely, Weird Al for the Rock and Roll of Fame!

  • @blonieamw2998
    @blonieamw2998 Před 4 dny

    “He’s gonna move next to Mr. drysdale” makes me laugh so much every dam time

  • @GD20254
    @GD20254 Před 4 lety +28

    "That little Clampett he's a million.....aire"...oh my God I'm dying

    • @TransistorBased
      @TransistorBased Před 4 lety +2

      Most people probably don't know how amazing that line is since the verse is never played

  • @suen5006
    @suen5006 Před 3 lety +37

    I can't believe I just now discovered this!! 32 years later!!

    • @williamzoni1921
      @williamzoni1921 Před 3 lety +1

      Same here lol. My boss and I were talking about Weird Al today and he mentioned a Dire Straits parody. I've never heard this until now. This is gold !

    • @charlesortlip707
      @charlesortlip707 Před 2 lety +1

      Same here. This is hilarious!

    • @ericl2969
      @ericl2969 Před 2 lety +2

      Me too!! All these years later! I'm old enough to remember "The Beverly Hillbillies" too, and I'm just dying at how funny this is.

    • @BassandoForte
      @BassandoForte Před 2 lety

      You should check out the film UHF that this is from - Weird Al Yalkovic stars in that too.... 👍

  • @SagesRS
    @SagesRS Před 4 dny +1

    Quinten really did introduce a new generation to the Beverly Hillbillies. What a weird world to be introduced to!

  • @dean8705
    @dean8705 Před 3 lety +35

    Weird Al has always been ahead of his time.

  • @TheRevolvingTraveler
    @TheRevolvingTraveler Před rokem +46

    I would love to see Weird Al make more parodies songs of classic tv shows.

    • @tomkerruish2982
      @tomkerruish2982 Před 10 měsíci +1

      He's done The Brady Bunch. I don't know of any others.

  • @dtruetheeness
    @dtruetheeness Před 9 lety +5

    Thank you Wierd Al.

  • @BlottyWellRight
    @BlottyWellRight Před 11 měsíci +2

    Excellent!

  • @gjtrue
    @gjtrue Před 11 měsíci

    Cool and interesting seeing such primitive CGI being used back in the 80's. Sure it was rare to see and a treat.

  • @NameNotAlreadyTaken2
    @NameNotAlreadyTaken2 Před 5 lety +19

    1:09 still has me laughing hysterically every time I see it

  • @eleanorhogan8643
    @eleanorhogan8643 Před 2 lety +66

    What is really clever about this is the style of the video and even has Weird Al saying "Beverly, Beverly hillbillies" in the same way as the original character saying "I want my, I want my, I want my MTV" and they have given him a long face like the original character, absolute genius.

    • @josephcranmer5930
      @josephcranmer5930 Před rokem +1

      The person in the original song that is saying i want my mtv is Sting

    • @uroboril
      @uroboril Před rokem

      @@josephcranmer5930 wow!

  • @Theomite
    @Theomite Před rokem +2

    I love that Al misspelled "Weird" in the title of this video almost 10 years ago and it still hasn't been caught or fixed.

  • @freakfoxvevo7915
    @freakfoxvevo7915 Před rokem +8

    Thanks to this song I can never hear the actual Money For Nothing again without immediately singing "Now lookie here people, listen to my story..."

  • @TheLunisbadman
    @TheLunisbadman Před 9 lety +7

    Just watched his new 'Happy' video and this was my first stop on the Weird Al nostalgia train.

  • @grindorblackout1986
    @grindorblackout1986 Před 7 lety +671

    Went looking for the actual video to this song, and found Weird Al.
    I ain`t even mad, holy shit did he do a good job!

    • @robdavieslarper
      @robdavieslarper Před 7 lety +75

      Funny enough, that's Mark Knopfler on guitar. He asked to play on the recording when Al asked him for permission to do the parody.

    • @MarvaGrossman
      @MarvaGrossman Před 6 lety +13

      Supposedly that's Guy Fletcher on keyboards, too. I didn't see either Mark or Guy in the video, though. Either their contribution was audio tracks only, or they were seen but only for milliseconds.
      ...And did you hear what Mark Knopfler's condition for doing the Princess Bride soundtrack was?

    • @Succubus2Angel
      @Succubus2Angel Před 4 lety +16

      Good on ya mate! Weird Al did justice to all the songs he parodied, as they were songs that he enjoyed himself. Nowadays, being parodied by Al is considered more prestiguous than the Grammy itself! As Nirvana's lead singer, Kurt Cobain, stated "I didn't realize we'd made it until I saw the Weird Al video." Still rings true after 27 years...plus, Dire Straits was stoked about the parody and some of the band *played* with WA simply for the joy and fun in doing something out of the ordinary ^_^

    • @petergant8767
      @petergant8767 Před 2 lety +3

      @@Succubus2Angel Makes sense, so they did get paid, just not in cash money!

    • @lonesavior
      @lonesavior Před 2 lety +1

      Which one? Money for Nothing or the actual Beverly Hillbillies theme?

  • @troutymctrouttrout3809
    @troutymctrouttrout3809 Před 2 lety +69

    When he's trying to follow where the camera's at 😂😂
    Seriously though Weird Al is incorporating so many skills here it's ridiculous. It's not a coincidence his career has lasted decades. Full on legend.

  • @nv1493
    @nv1493 Před 2 lety +8

    The blend of these is pure genius.

  • @NostalgiaMan
    @NostalgiaMan Před 5 lety +656

    UHF Was so awesome

  • @DanyTV79
    @DanyTV79 Před 10 lety +18

    First "Weird" Al video I had ever seen so many years ago... thanks to upload it.

  • @user-fu5dq7bc4g
    @user-fu5dq7bc4g Před 4 měsíci +2

    Weird Al was always brilliant! The whole movie ("UHF") was pure genius.

  • @jackthebear1976
    @jackthebear1976 Před 4 lety +306

    "Weird" Al Yankovic is a legend in music. Every artist who had a song that he parodied, said its an honor to have been asked, and was happy to oblige. The only artist to complain about the parody was Coolio, when Al parodied "Gangster's paradise".

    • @oliverb96
      @oliverb96 Před 4 lety +34

      Jack The Bear coolio raps about been a gangster when really he should rap about living in his mums trailer and eating peanut butter jelly sandwiches

    • @JimBob-ky8sm
      @JimBob-ky8sm Před 4 lety +69

      Prince was a total stick in the mud about it as well and told him no several times.

    • @thomasfurgalack2577
      @thomasfurgalack2577 Před 4 lety +28

      Marshal Mathers aka Eminem said no video but Al still made a song.

    • @Randyincv
      @Randyincv Před 4 lety +29

      I think Coolio was actually impressed after the fact.

    • @daddyraven
      @daddyraven Před 4 lety +16

      Coolio was a mona park crip from compton who never represented his hood and was outcasted as a studio gangsta

  • @fin9914
    @fin9914 Před 10 lety +6

    Finally a nee song amazing!!!!

    • @Brownd55
      @Brownd55 Před 10 lety +30

      it's from '89 dude

  • @cigarindustries
    @cigarindustries Před 10 lety +17

    UHF was the best movie ever

    • @AceripXF
      @AceripXF Před 5 lety +1

      it WAS a pretty good movie

  • @Mixster707
    @Mixster707 Před 2 měsíci

    BACK WHEN TV AND MUSIC FELT GOOD❤

  • @james_dl
    @james_dl Před 4 měsíci +1

    This film and this song shaped my childhood.

  • @hazeman671
    @hazeman671 Před 8 lety +94

    Mmmmmm that MS-DOS era computer graphics...

    • @Erzahler
      @Erzahler Před 4 lety

      Reminds me of Miramar's "The Mind's Eye."

    • @rsmith02
      @rsmith02 Před 4 lety +4

      Wasn't it done on an Amiga? MS-DOS was weak for graphics at the time.

    • @Sashazur
      @Sashazur Před 3 lety

      I think for most people the Dire Straits video is the first computer animated one they remember, but I remember one before that -“Hard Woman to Please” by Mick Jagger.

  • @85jim07
    @85jim07 Před 5 lety +33

    UHF was such an underrated film. I'm from the UK and I doubt anyone I know has ever seen or heard of it.

  • @stebaer
    @stebaer Před 7 měsíci +1

    How I first recall both seeing this movie in The Summer of '89and then this video later on MTV.

  • @Imnotplayinganymore
    @Imnotplayinganymore Před rokem +5

    Mashes two songs together brilliantly and parodies MTV at the same time. This man's skill knows no boundaries.

  • @graycloud057
    @graycloud057 Před 4 lety +35

    Al is not only a genius but a really, really good person.

  • @countdracula6769
    @countdracula6769 Před 5 lety +375

    He who is tired of Weird Al is tired of life-Homer Simpson

  • @_KayleeLovesMusic_
    @_KayleeLovesMusic_ Před 2 lety +9

    I love how close this is to the original, it's trippy

  • @hugh2hoob668
    @hugh2hoob668 Před 3 lety +7

    I remember watching this on MTV as a kid with *Mario Lemieux's 5 goals 5 ways game*
    (That still hasn't been repeated to this day in 2022)
    *1988,1989* was awesome times

  • @starletohara1631
    @starletohara1631 Před 2 lety +25

    Weird Al,you are my hero!You've taken one of the coolest songs of the 80s,one of my favorite tv shows as a kid,and spliced them together seamlessly !Bravo!😎

    • @obscure.reference
      @obscure.reference Před 2 lety

      i’m not weird al

    • @starletohara1631
      @starletohara1631 Před 2 lety

      @@obscure.reference Never thought you were,lol.There's only one Weird Al;the rest of us have to settle for being strange.👽

    • @obscure.reference
      @obscure.reference Před 2 lety

      @@starletohara1631 oh sorry i thought you were talking to me

  • @busterpremiumproductions5840
    @busterpremiumproductions5840 Před 9 měsíci +3

    The genius of this is he never has to do anything beyond describe the very basics of the plot to the show that anyone would know and it just sticks

  • @bigd.9325
    @bigd.9325 Před 2 lety +2

    Definitely a top 10 Al song.

  • @lukejbarnett1
    @lukejbarnett1 Před rokem +3

    when he looks at the camera to the side and then to the other side to the other side to the other side it is the funniest thing i've ever seen! i laughed so hard i cried for like 2 minutes! to pull that off as well as he did is miraculous bc no one else could do that in music. the expression, timing, physical comedy is the best i've ever seen. the talent it takes to do this is immeasurable. i mean you can do it well but to do it at this level of comedy is magical.

  • @thecensoriouscritic9358
    @thecensoriouscritic9358 Před 10 lety +8

    He's back!!!! :D

    • @chebby7
      @chebby7 Před 4 lety

      And this time, he's mad...
      No more Mr Passive Resistance.

  • @TheBrooklynbodine
    @TheBrooklynbodine Před 2 lety +1

    Thanks so much for this!

  • @lyndatietjen5953
    @lyndatietjen5953 Před 2 lety +11

    Weird Al is freaking BRILLIANT. The man is a genius.
    I mean really, could any of US have come up with the satires and parodies he has?

  • @Ziggy_Stark.
    @Ziggy_Stark. Před rokem +3

    I heard when he asked mark Knopfler if he'd mind if he did a parody of his song; Mark answered with,
    "Only if I can play on it." That's a gold seal of approval right there.

  • @MobBossBobRoss
    @MobBossBobRoss Před 10 lety +602

    *Weird Al
    They misspelled his name?

  • @palaceofwisdom9448
    @palaceofwisdom9448 Před 2 lety +1

    Being spoofed by Weird Al is a greater honor than winning a Grammy. Prove me wrong.

    • @lr3.3
      @lr3.3 Před 2 lety +1

      Spot on brother/sister !

  • @tankapples
    @tankapples Před rokem +2

    This is one of my favorite songs ever. Both this and the original

  • @EmeraldLavigne
    @EmeraldLavigne Před 3 lety +6

    One of the very few Weird Al songs that I've listened to the original more.

  • @thane732
    @thane732 Před 10 lety +55

    Not available in my country. Well fuck that.

    • @N73B60
      @N73B60 Před 10 lety

      what's your country?

    • @thane732
      @thane732 Před 10 lety

      USA. I live in Boston.

    • @N73B60
      @N73B60 Před 10 lety +7

      ***** how do you know if Pinkie Pie is a brony or a pegasister?

    • @lolb4udie
      @lolb4udie Před 10 lety

      ***** lol another parasprite

    • @lolb4udie
      @lolb4udie Před 10 lety +8

      such stereotype

  • @BestLoserVS
    @BestLoserVS Před rokem +1

    Massive lol at the lyric "That little Clampett, he's a millionaire"

  • @koldaussie
    @koldaussie Před 2 lety +7

    This is amazing and brings back the best of the 80s!

  • @dickmarx1298
    @dickmarx1298 Před 4 lety +7

    These visual effects are frickin awesome.
    Next dimension stuff for that year

  • @MsThebeMoon
    @MsThebeMoon Před 8 měsíci +4

    Weird Al immortalized late 20th century pop culture. Love you, Al. Hope all is well and you tour in 2024. Attending a live show of yours is on my bucket list and my bucket has a hole in it.

  • @JoeyLovesTrains
    @JoeyLovesTrains Před 11 měsíci

    1989 CGI is so fascinating. Crazy that even stuff like that was possible

  • @patrickcanter2831
    @patrickcanter2831 Před měsícem

    One of my all time favorites.

  • @justgearheadstuff2718
    @justgearheadstuff2718 Před 3 lety +3

    Best opening guitar riff of all time.

  • @clydeb7713
    @clydeb7713 Před 4 lety +3

    A pure genius with real talent.

  • @sloppydog4831
    @sloppydog4831 Před rokem +1

    Didn't know this. Weird AL has been a genius for a long time.

  • @shredman87.57
    @shredman87.57 Před 5 měsíci +2

    Uhf was such a good movie

  • @rosalitabender6910
    @rosalitabender6910 Před 5 lety +1287

    I can't believe the dire straits stole this song

    • @RandomAmerican3000
      @RandomAmerican3000 Před 5 lety +86

      And his cutting edge graphics.

    • @Nandru85
      @Nandru85 Před 5 lety +44

      That jawline graphics sure can cut through diamonds

    • @3Crisstopher3
      @3Crisstopher3 Před 5 lety +4

      @@Nandru85 I'm not wearing any diamonds

    • @trivial7
      @trivial7 Před 5 lety +7

      They can't even make original music.

    • @maimadha
      @maimadha Před 4 lety +2

      @@RandomAmerican3000 you are awesome