"Weird Al" Yankovic - Mission Statement (Official 4K Video)
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Artist - Brian Wisniewski
Editor - Aaron Williams
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The constant repetition of Synergy is so spot on that it kills me.
Yeah it's synergistic...
Companies today will talk about how they don't use words like "synergy".... before going on to tell you about how they can pivot in the face of unprecedented challenges. Corporate language goes through trends like everything else, and today Syndergy is out
This song was hand-crafted from the ground-up to be even better than the last song. A lot of it is based on best practices, including optimized note-alignment and rhythmic empowerment. Moving forward with a win-win milestone. It brings to the table the clear goal of pushing the envelope of storytelling. Its proactive framework impacts countless brick-and-mortar establishments worldwide.
But what synergies does it deploy to monetize its assets while promoting detail-oriented diversity on a quasi-international basis?
Bravo 😆
That was equal parts delightful and painful to read.
Needs more synergy.
and it is a great freakin song!!
For those too young to get the joke, this is a style parody of Crosby, Stills & Nash, a folk-pop super-group from the 60's. They were hippies who spoke out against corporate interests, war, and politics. Al took their sound (flawlessly), and wrote a song in corporate jargon (the exact opposite of everything CSN was about). It's really brilliant, to those who get the joke.
Whats even better is sitting in on corporate meetings i have heard nearly all this stuff used. I have always thought of this song. Thanks for csn info.
@Anony Mousse Its good information. It adds to the comedy of the song if you didn't already know. If someones comment is gonna ruin something for you then why are you reading comments
@Anony Mousse I didn't get the joke until I read the comment and I appreciate being informed. If you didn't that's fine but don't get angry at someone for wanting to share something other people might find interesting.
@Anony MousseAnd you seem the kind of person standing at the liquor store at the corner spending his unemployed days drunk and ranting at everything? Just an assumption, you know ... same rights ...
Stop flexing on me
Exactly like every mission statement ever written, except for two things:
1. The music and graphic arts show a level of creativity that is, to put it mildly, not encouraged in large corporations.
2. Unlike the average executive at a multinational corporation, Weird Al knows he's spewing BS and doesn't actually believe everyone else is buying into it.
I think the style fits best simply because it's mocking every whiteboard animation for businesses lmao. Although to be honest I do think a more corporate art style would have made it a little more interesting
Al? My manager wants to have a word with you, he wants to know how you got the transcript of his last speech.
What's so significant about the number 1911?
Max Thomas A better question: what is the significance of the number 2.098?
lol
Max Thomas (1+1+1)*9= 27
R.J. Lupin
Ohhh... kay? My question was directed at Ox777, since 777 in hexadecimal is 1911 in decimal, and in computer science Ox denotes a number in hexadecimal.
This song and video, more than anything else he’s ever done, crystallizes just how brilliant and clever Weird Al is. He’s never worked in a modern tech corporation, as far as I know. But he totally nails that world. He didn’t just Google for some buzzwords and shove them in a song. He actually understands the context. Furthermore, his choice of Crosby, Stills, and Nash as a style parody is unbelievably sarcastic, given their hippie, flower child worldview and cultural context. This is the most incisive social commentary I’ve ever seen.
As applicable as it was 7 years ago. Corporate America is led by those who may have been formed by Crosby, Stills, Nash desired worldview of free-thought; unfortunately they are captive to the same power-grabbing, oppresive mindset, which the earlier generation abhorred. Nothing changes, it's about money and control.
He captured Pfizer perfectly. Also Neil Young who’s literally a Pfizer shill now.
Well, it's right up there for me. Here's another of my favorites, called "Harvey and Sheila," sung to the tune of "Havah Nagila," from the great Allan Sherman. (Sherman is best known for "Hello Muddah Hello Faddah.") This song makes fun of the Amercan definition of succeeding (money money money) by rising through the corporate ranks. czcams.com/video/UUKn_Ar96PE/video.html
And yet, appropriately, he said absolutely nothing in a 5 minute presentation... just like a keynote speaker
I thought the buzzwords didn't have context, since they're buzzwords. Or do you mean he specifically used corporate buzzwords & didn't throw in buzzwords from other fields?
"People who enjoy meetings should not be put in charge of anything."
-Thomas Sowell
But what if there was free ice cream?
@@nyssabrown2880 i’m sold
Well I enjoy them to laugh at, so I guess I shouldn't be in charge of anything. I suppose that's right since I'd just burn it all down and laugh.
“If you were to sum up why the human race never has, and never will, reach its full potential, that word would be ‘meetings’. “
Dave Barry
@@Capcoor Cool quote.
Translation: "We need to make more money."
Truuuuee
...at lower costs
Monty Python said it a different way. "Gentlemen, our MP saw the PM this AM and the PM wants more LSD from the PIB by tomorrow AM or PM at the latest. I told the PM's PPS that AM was NBG so tomorrow PM it is for the PM."
@@bassmaster867 ...because right now, nothing we do works together, our machines are falling apart, we aren't doing what we're good at, we don't know what we're good at, we're making it up as we go (and badly at that), we aren't collecting what we're owed, and no one knows who we are. While we're at it, how do we get our people to work harder for less money?
"...And we're also firing people."
Used the lyrics of this song as this year's annual report. Got glowing reactions from management, and got promoted. :D
You got promoted???
I'll take Things that didn't happen for 500
I'll take 'Didn't read my username' for 1000.
Troll You forgot his name, Joe. Or as it should be, "Alex".
+Troll Read your user name. Made the speech anyways. Answered some questions with more bullshit after the presentation and went from a cashier to regional performance manager in the last three days.
I was gunna come back here and tell you how I got fired. I can't now as I have to incentivize the keystones of our organization towards more fruitful uses of their clock hours.
So, thanks, I guess.
Cashier giving a presentation. Don't buy it.
I finished the video and now I think I have an MBA
And it cost ALMOST NUTHIN'!!!!
Step Back History I'm sorry to hear that. Is it terminal?
If you can recite it, you basically have everything an MBA needs except the Magic-8-Ball for management decisions.
Step Back History l
A fellow had just been hired as the new CEO of a large high tech corporation. The CEO who was stepping down met with him privately and presented him with three numbered envelopes. "Open these if you run up against a problem you don't think you can solve," he said.
Well, things went along pretty smoothly, but six months later, sales took a downturn and he was really catching a lot of heat. About at his wit's end, he remembered the envelopes. He went to his drawer and took out the first envelope. The message read, "Blame your predecessor."
The new CEO called a press conference and tactfully laid the blame at the feet of the previous CEO. Satisfied with his comments, the press -- and Wall Street - responded positively, sales began to pick up and the problem was soon behind him.
About a year later, the company was again experiencing a slight dip in sales, combined with serious product problems. Having learned from his previous experience, the CEO quickly opened the second envelope. The message read, "Reorganize." This he did, and the company quickly rebounded.
After several consecutive profitable quarters, the company once again fell on difficult times. The CEO went to his office, closed the door and opened the third envelope.
The message said, "Prepare three envelopes."
As someone who is doing studies that have to deal with business, I must say this is refreshing to listen to because it reminds me all these big words mean nothing.
+Missy R. And because of what this song shows we can call it a masterpiece.
Missy R. So "synergy" isn't an actual thing?
Jason Goldman Synergy has become a buzzword...
Missy R. Yeah I hate these business shenanigans. To me it seem like they do pretend work then come out, basically singing this song and making everything foggy and unfocused...
***** If you're referring to the music, rather than the lyrics, then it's a mashup of "Carry On / Questions" and "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes", by Crosby Stills and Nash.
This should be played before corporate meetings to shame anyone who's about to get up and do the usual corporate presentation. Genius as usual, Mr. Yankovic!
I'm sharing this with everyone in the office.
This song seriously streamlined my workflow.
Doctor Octagonapus But did it optimize your company's global trajectory for holistically delivering on the promise of its stated mission with a client-centered, results-focused, multi-platform, cloud-compliant strategy?
With SYNERGY!
Lol... well played.
Corporate speak to Crosby Stills and Nash. This man is a genius
biffyqueen Genius indeed.
Genius as usual.
Is that the opposite of "speaking truth to power"?
Genius in France.
@@Ian07_ No that's Zappa.
4 and a half minutes of sound and fury, signifying nothing.
BRILLIANTLY SYNERGISTIC!!
Well, life is but a walking shadow...
@@LappndogProductions I SO would have gone with "tale told by an idiot."
@@elimgarak7330 Are these Crosby Stills and Nash song you're naming? (JK!!)
@@LappndogProductions out out brief song
Any time you have to go to a business meeting they should just play this song because it covers all the bases of whatever they were going to say anyway.
This is basically 95% of LinkedIn.
exactly!!!
You mean 95% of the 1% that isn't spam inviting acquaintances.
I offended someone by publicly stating that "learnings" is not a word.
I learn on linkedin how to use Artificial Intelligence with Six Sigma Practices to Implement Game-Changing Competitive Advantages!
...and people wonder why I dont use linkedin
Props to the artist who actually found a way to visualize most of this meaningless corporate lingo. I'm sure it wasn't easy to come up with everything.
It's not meaningless at all, mate. It's just overly complicated, so that only a few people can actually understand it. But yeah, props to the artist.
They're not meaningless, but in the context of "business speak buzz words", they're superficial. The point of these terms isn't to address some real underlying trend in business, it's to hypnotize both the layman and the lessers in a business hierarchy to achieve some notes of competency, while saying effectively nothing. I mean, you can string a bunch of philosophical terms together, and still imply nothing about how to actually use them in relation to each other.
Yeah it is all about presenting tautologies in corporate lingo and appearing smart by not saying anything factual (that could be shown to be wrong). I am rather confused why so often some people are on really well paid positions who do not show any skills at all. it sometimes seems that all the people leading the company engage in pointless meetings and presentations and statistics not saying, doing nor deciding anything and there is no one competent to realize it is not working or useful.
www.truscribe.com/ does this for a living. Weird Al was probably easier than their usual clients, since they could always fall back on pigs with wings and other intentionally ridiculous imagery.
@@NetAndyCz There's another group of people that has pointless meetings where nothing is done or decided. Congress.
This easily beats having to sit through a 3 hour HR lecture on not wasting time, all while wasting time.
HR Interviewer: So, what are your qualifications?
Me: I know Wierd Al's 'Mission Statement' by heart.
HR Interviewer: Welcome to upper management!
It took me a minute to absorb the irony; it's a 60s/70s psychadelic folk song encouraging the least hippie-esque things imaginable, corporate profit, globalization, etc. Also sounds a lot more interesting melodically than most of the songs he's simply been spoofing.
“Carry On” by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, 1970
@@salmonisyummiyeet163 As well as "Suite Judy Blue Eyes".
All those hippies are middle management
@@selewachmDon't know if I've heard "Carry On," but out of the gate ("We must all efficiently...") it sounds like Suite: Judy Blue Eyes!
People are complaining because this isn't a direct parody of something they are familiar with. This is actually just as much of a work of genius as Word Crimes, easily. This is my second favorite song on the entire album. It's brilliant.
I feel the same way.
That's not why people are complaining. Weird Al's songs are supposed to be funny. While this is a good song, it's not funny at all.
HeadshotScout who said they supposed to be funny ?
HeadshotScout Who said parody is supposed to be funny?
It's a parody of Suite Judy Blue Eyes by Crosby, Stills and Nash actually, thank you.
Every time a corporate BS meeting comes up, I copy this link into the group chat. Haven't got fired yet!!!
You won't get fired, you'll face company human resource positive restructure outflows
@@postblitz or "Leave on his/her own terms"
He missed "sea change" and "vertical integration". Otherwise, that was pretty much all of the useless corporate meetings I've ever attended distilled down to 4.5 minutes.
Oh, and you're getting laid off and/or no raises this year.
Perks and "Flexibility" is replacing raises.
Also, Blue Ocean, Red Ocean
actually instead of raises this year, you are all getting new job titles
Instead of being Programmer, you are promoted to Professional Code Inputer Advisor!(same pay)
All business terms are now either buzzwords, buzz-phrases, or buzzfeed.
As a business major this is basically every essay I wrote.
Jonathan Ingersoll say nothing, but in long form
As an education major, pretty much same 😂
And like every report/presentation/sales speech you will write to the eternity and beyond
Every kid/adult in every class that fosters BS like this needs to stand up and call it out at least once per course.
And like every performance review where we have to set goals.
When I bought "Mandatory Fun", put it in my car, and first heard this song, I busted a gut, laughing so hard I nearly crashed. _All the corporate buzzwords!_ (except "pivot", apparently).
The really sad thing is that I more or less completely understand the lyrics. Yes, I _know_ they mean nothing, but I also _understand_ they mean nothing.
I always bust a gut when listening to Al
So many flaky, buttery layers of brilliance on display here. Like a comedic, musical croissant.
Hey, YOU should write a song!
@@gideonbrown4215 I did. It's about this girl I hate. It's called "That Girl I Hate".
Obsessed with this comment :D
My god that part around 3:00 is perfect. The selfie-taker, the oil derricks, the peace-signing suit, and most of all the cheerful bird-watchers pointing out the predator drone!!! Utter genius.
Only those who have sat through a thousand PowerPoint presentations can TRULY appreciate the brilliance of this epic song.
Google Translate needs to add an "English -> Business" option.
I'd be much more interested in the "Business -> English" option. There seem to be plenty of experts in turning normal English into business speak already. ;)
+DroidFreak36 Yeah
+Quentin Lovejoy Also, a minecraft business language, what's one more language?
Actually, that's all that "Machine Learning" and "Artificial Intelligence" is all about.
Technical Computer Jargon, Technical Chemistry Jargon, and General Jargon
--> English, French, German, and Simplified Chinese
While they're at it.
There's a quote it goes something like: A politician is someone who speaks for hours while saying nothing at all.
And this is exactly it and it's brilliant.
A skilled politician is someone who can speak for hours and make it sound they're saying nothing at all, except to the people they're actually talking to.
Paradigm shift...
This song really makes me feel like I'm about to put my two weeks in.
I sent this to my boss. He wasn't amused.
lol
RIP
oof
That's the very reason for this parody--these people use this gibberish as if it had some intrinsic meaning or value, and because neither they nor anyone else thinks about these words, they continue the aping one another in their charade.
wa- wa -why??
When I first heard this, I had not read the background. Perfectly done in the style of CSN/CSNY. I then read the background of the song, even his meeting Graham Nash and their conversation, amazing. Graham had asked when Al would record a parody of "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" to which Al responded by playing him this song. Wow. Great job Al!!!!
I had to load quite a few comments before Ctrl-F found yours. This tune smacks hard of Judy Blue Eyes and I really enjoyed that bit of trivia; thanks!
The best part is: That end part with the "doo-doo-doo's", that SOUNDS like it's taken directly from "Judy Blue Eyes", if you listen close, it's NOT the exact melody, but it's awful close. "Weird Al" is a true musical genius--he makes it SOUND LIKE the group without carbon-copying their previous work.
@@Armitage112a Beginning sounds like the intro to the CSN song "Carry On".
But can we put it in the cloud?
MetFanMac I don't know. The clouds too far up there. I like to keep things basic.. But wait, I need the cloud, we all need the could, cloud is love, cloud is life, cloud is the only thing that will help us survive.
"We are the Cloud. Your biological and technological distinctiveness will be added to our own. Resistance is futile."
Of course we can...with...SYNERGY!
Yup! With SYNERGY!
We CAN put it in the cloud, yet we must remain grounded.
This is both a four-year business program distilled into 4 1/2 minutes and a perfect argument against going to business school.
I have officially lost count of the number of meetings I find myself singing this in my head.
"I'm sorry, but 'synergy' and 'proactively' --aren't these just buzz words that dumb people use to sound important?"
"I'm fired, aren't I?"
oh yeah
you aren't fired, you are simply being removed from your current place of employment due to failing to meet our, quite reasonable, expectations. unfortunately we are not offering any severance packages at the moment, so I would recommend that you take up any complaints you have with human resources.
That applies to the whole song
I love how this song captures how much is said without saying anything real as seen in the corporate world.
Don't forget to triangulate the automatonic business monetizer to create exceptional synergy.
So this is basically a Dilbert strip turned into a song. I approve.
That's exactly what I thought. Reminded me most of the boss.
on Scott Adams....'After all, he believes that Donald Trump was a “Wizard” of persuasion. He claimed that men were inclined to rape women, and once pretended to be his own fan in an online forum. Last week, Scott Adams told Forbes that he believed that “goals are for losers.” '
He is part of the problem.....a baby boomer bullshit artist.
Not enough whining about how stupid management is and how engineers are the real heroes.
I put Dilbert on my yearly program introduction, laughed at the corporate emails from the new CEO, which read very like Al's, and for years had to write buzzworded mission statements no one ever read.
When the new boss of our unit came in, we had a bit of a clash of attitudes.
I occasionally wonder how my old workplace is getting on...
@@mrtrashcompaktor1540, Where’d you find the guy who asked?
Just listen to this in your sleep for a few days and you'll be a qualified management consultant in no time.
This song is great because it's a fantastic style parody of CSNY but also because the topic of the song so hilariously mirrors and illustrates the transition that the children of the Summer of Love made in their own lives. They became the thing they hated and they did it very well.
The hippies unfortunately declared war on the wrong thing and ultimately had to fall in line.
Brilliant weaponisation of that old CSN sound. From hippie blarney to yuppie blarney.
So just checking if I'm getting this right; this song is about completely nothing right? Just like most corporate meetings? That's the vibe I'm getting! :P
+XFanmarX
Yep. It's all corporate speak that people use when they want to talk but don't actually have anything to say.
+XFanmarX Yes, but the other gimmick is that the music is in the style of the '60s band Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young, who were typical free spirits of that time who hated corporations and this kind of language.
+The Boff Collection Sounds very much like Carry On.
I know because that's my favorte CSN song.
No, this song is actually surprisingly accurate. It basically sums up the last 3 years of my business management degree and then some haha.
+just a cat But it's done on a whiteboard.
Revisiting this today in honor of David Crosby. RIP.
It's the dark, dark sarcasm of parodying a baby boomer anthem into something so antithetical to that generation's naïve idealism which makes this one so enjoyable.
Everybody making comments about business and the emptiness of big words, and all I can think is "Wow, took Al long enough to do a Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young parody".
+Chris Waegelein My exact thought when I first heard this song was "It's about time."
A subliminal medley too. Carry On/De Ja Vu/ Suite Judy Blue Eyes
I could only recognize De Ja Vu and Suite Jude Blue. XD
I heard the carry on and suite judy blue
The content of the song makes It's doubly ironic that it's a CSNY song.
So much SYNERGY!
*S Y N E R G Y*
I'm told the guys who did this video actually do graphics for real power point presentations.
That's awesome.
David Johnston
......sigh
Any idea what the program they used is called? I think it would be really useful ...
Search "TruScribeVideos".
But we want to do all this on a budget.
Adjusting our workforce to sustain our reserve assets.
@TheRenaissanceman65 We're rightsizing.
In his big long career this has to be one of the best songs Weird Al's ever done. Very ambitious rendering of one of the most ambitious songs in pop music history.
yeah great to hear some csny \ csn influence here
@b phillip Woah, wait, which one?!!
I hear this every time I’m in a meeting and my boss starts going on in corporate speak. I swear I was bobbing my head to the tune the last time.
I just admitted that to my boss while playing it for him at lunch. Thankfully he found it as funny as I thought he would.
As someone who used to work in marketing, this gives me PTSD. So glad I don't work in a corporate environment anymore.
PTSD, we can sell that! Not sure just how yet. We'll turn it over to the marketing department.
"At the end of the day" is the phrase that I love to hate. It means nothing, and to me sounds like something is only going to happen at 11:59PM.
"The company has undergone organization optimization due to our strategy modification, which includes empowering the support to the operation in various global markets" - Red 5 on why they laid off 40 people suddenly.
Weird Al would be proud.
+A.J. Collins Translation: We're using cheep overseas labor now.
But... the sentence itself isn't even structured properly... "empowering the support to the operation" isn't just marketing gibberish it's not even an English sentence.
Is "laid off" just a weasel term for "vaporized by the Empire?" Falling to the dark side, young Skywalker is.
And "Synergyyyyyyyy"
@A.J. Collins, What is "Red 5"???? Why do you write "Weird Al would be proud."? He is not dead. Not everyone over 30 is dead.
I’m shocked by how relevant this still is, 8 years later
Only in corporate speak can you use a whole lot of words while saying nothing at all.
Apparently you've never listened to politicians during filibusters, stump speeches, or...well, any time they're awake. ;)
Jaded Empath Wait, you're telling me that politicians and business men and women are different? That's news to me.
Well, there *are* differences; much like tigers and sharks have differences, but ultimately get grouped together into the broad category of "things to avoid if possible"...along with politicians and businesspeople. :D
112steinway Actually, not that many politicians are from the business world. You'll find that lawyers are an overrepresented group, however. That might be why so many laws seem to have no other function than to provide yet another way for lawyers to make money.
What about politics?
Only Weird Al can combine cliche corporate sales lingo with a Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young style song. I love it!
This harmonious oeuvre demonstrates an unparalleled mastery in the fusion of melodic constructs with intricate linguistic formulations, resulting in a synergistic auditory experience that transcends conventional genre boundaries. Yankovic's aptitude for integrating the esoteric lexicon of corporate parlance into a seamless lyrical narrative serves as a testament to his ingenuity and reinforces his status as a visionary in the musical landscape.
Cascade flow of comprehensive synergy! Very skilled performance scanning. Very refreshing and so out of standard framework!
Absolutely! By leveraging seamless integration, companies can unlock new revenue streams and optimize their assets to drive profitability. With a focus on synergy and collaboration, organizations can break down silos, streamline processes, and maximize efficiency, ultimately leading to a more robust bottom line. By embracing a holistic approach that combines technology, innovation, and teamwork, businesses can achieve sustainable growth and success in a rapidly evolving marketplace.
I see what you did there
I... am in love with this song. Not only is it based on one of my favorite songs - but it PERFECTLY ENCAPSULATES the hippie side of mission statements; and I don't think he missed a SINGLE buzzword that's been in use for... gosh, the last 20 years or so. Just take it word for word when you are told to write your next Mission Statement for a company and you'll be a hit!
Thanks for sharing..I lurve this song! As Starbucks mission is "To inspire and nurture the human spirit...." I'm now going to have my first coffee of the day so I can start to wake up! It's not a Starbucks though.. lol have a great day..:-)
Niamh Curran You have a great day yourself :D I'm also drinking coffee; it's 3:15am here; and coffee definitely inspires and nurtures the spirit :)
It sure does..I'm a total caffeine addict! You're drinking coffee at that hour..you're as bad as me ☕️ lol however it's 8.30am here and on my way to work so it'll be the first of many! Have a great day..whatever you're doing..thanks again for starting my day with a great song and video.. :-D
“This is a sublime and inspired work of art” - Lippy Pongstockings
The video captures that infuriating style of "inspiring" corporate videos and infographics so well
Turning boiler plate mission statements into song lyrics. Only Al would think of that. lol
i cried...
tears of joy
tears that someone understands
That is so frigging awesome
Once someone actually says this to you, ask them to say what their business actually does in layman's terms. Seeing their eyeballs spin is worth hearing all that jargon.
Loved the animators shout out to the accordion.
The company where I work had 15 employees. We got bought out by a company with 600 employees. Two months after that we got bought out by a company with 5000 employees. There is no escape from the corporate BS!
This was just posted in one of my work slack channels and marketing + upper management are the only ones not cracking up. Glorious.
The best thing about a meeting where you boss is talking like this song is, you know nothing is going to change.
Brilliant social commentary, on how the height of 60's optimism was bastardized into corporate enthusiasm. I hope SteveJjobs got to see this.
Aside from Carry On and Suite:Judy Blue eyes, there is some bridge from Deja Vu.
Also the word "synergy" is sung like "Guinevere".
Oh man this reminds me of back when it came out how there was such a serious corporate infatuation with the word “synergy” for almost every company to a point I couldn’t avoid it in applications for Walmart and Target 😂
I just recently re-listened to a bunch of CSNY songs, and this totally has that sound nailed.
The thing I love about Al’s songs is that he’s able to say the most complicated shit in the most matter-of-fact way possible.
Weird Al exposes the fact that it's a lot of big words that mean nothing.
Absolutely loved this one. The style parody was pulled off perfectly.
Seriously?
What was it a parody of?
Parody of Suite Judy Blue Eyes by Crosby, Stills, and Nash, who were very anti-corporate. Al used this anti-corporate style for a corporate song about the words used in business' mission statements to get investors.
And here we are in 2020, where this music video is STILL relevant! I wish I could like this more than once!
OMFG, this is too accurate. WAY TOO ACCURATE. 😂😭😂😭😂😭
I put this song word for word on my application and got the job! Thanks Weird Al!
You're smart, but I bet your bosses are really stupid.
This song doubles as a vocabulary bank for writing a CV
I'm taking a college cost accounting class. I can confirm that the bullshit levels expressed in this song are accurate to my textbook.
Most of the times that I am trapped in a "motivational" mor-stevejobism rant by an executive, I start to hear this song in my head
I feel as though I've been sent to a corporate seminar hosted by the Grateful Dead.
Jacoblonewolf that would be freaking awesome
@Jacoblonewolf, It's Crosby, Stills, and Nash, not the Dead.
@@lancebaker1374 To be fair, though, the Dead took a lot of influence from CSNY when they recorded Workingman's Dead and American Beauty. Apparently, the CSNY guys agreed to teach the Dead how to sing harmony in exchange for Jerry Garcia adding pedal steel guitar to "Teach Your Children". But the vocal influence is definitely there; listen to "Uncle John's Band" or "Attics of My Life" and you will definitely hear it.
TLDR: CSNY were big influences on the Dead in 1970, to the point where they gave the Dead vocal lessons.
Edit: Geez, why did I even write this?
GOOD GOD, THIS MAN IS A FUCKING GENIUS!
I think that it's a sad commentary on our general public that a masterpiece like this has 2 million views while that hack Bart Baker has 100 million. Come on guys we're better than that.
+MrMagoo Who is this Bart Baker?
Lurtz s He's a one joke troll who's parodies are low level insults of the song's artist.
Where as Al is the thinking man's satirist.
I will take your word for it.
+MrMagoo Well my friend.. You understand, I guess, that these 100 million people don't even understand half of the words in this song, let alone the meaning. They stuck there, with a bad, uncreative jokes, idiotic insulting humor. Make peace with the fact that majority is hopeless. Idiocracy...
Who's Bart Baker?
Whichever of the "Quick Draw Whiteboard" marketing companies he went to have this done probably thought this was the coolest one they ever did.
This is a work of genius! So much of what makes this parody great is what it implies without directly saying it. A mission statement is designed to get a company working in harmony. This song is full of harmony, yet no direct mention of the word. Based on Suite Judy Blue Eyes by Crosby Stills and Nash (that sounds like the name of a law firm), so much of the musical material is as clichéd as the mission statement language that fills the tune without saying a whole lot. I love the paradox of the classic hippie anthem remixed to support corporate profits, toe tapping and harmonious to make the corporation seem more human. Yet listen closer and notice how the Autotune is turned just a little higher on lines like "monetize our assets", reminding the listener that this is really a machine posing as something more organic. I also find it interesting that while Weird Al typically parodies a specific tune or the style of a band, here he parodies the style of a specific tune so recognizably, yet with just enough variation to the accompaniment and melody to call it his own tune - the way a company might steal a competitor's idea, change the packaging, and market the product as its own innovation. This whole album is some of his best work to date and I love the fact that he has used the same back-up musicians since he debuted in the early 80s.
I had no idea Weird Al had been hired to create press releases for fortune 500 companies.
Way to synergize your assets, Al!
WOW! This is just wow! Mr. Al, you never cease to amaze me! I remember you from Dr Demento... '79... listening on the "mighty MET" KMET in LA! But your work is astounding on soooo many levels!
When I worked for Apple, about 80% of all info spoken in "team" meetings could have (and often was) sent by email. Synergistic. We just went through the redundant meeting routine like zombies. Sometimes we got pizza, which counteracted the banality of the meeting "speech". Synergistic. Fortunately, our "team" leader was not deep into lingo and buzzwords, so we actually understood more than half of what he said, whereas with this brilliant Weird Al video, NONE of it makes any real-world sense. Synergistic. Even so, THAT IS THE POINT. Weird Al has extracted many (not all) company-speek terms and showed how nonsensical they are. Synergistic.
Maybe I'm too far gone to the world of computer nerds, but "Cloud Computing" seems like it should have been in the song somewhere.
The term "the cloud" is slowly working itself into daily buzzwords around the office - even though it's always used incorrectly.
Dunoid Cloud-based solutions leverage the synergy of the core user experience via seamless integration of real-time metrics.
HansLemurson Instant promotion right there.
Dunoid Big Data!
Dunoid Cloud computing is such a buzzword to management that they have no Idea the concept has been around for quite a while..... back in the day when you uploaded a photo to myspace you were "Cloud Computing" because you were saving something to a server that you access online. But if you want to impress your upper management and you work for IT all you have to do is say that you are integrating the company system to a centralized cloud...... and then all you have to do is just start using the word cloud instead of server or shared drive around the office...... you'll probably get a raise.
Stop impressing me Al! You're making my head hurt! Head hurt BAD!
I know that this is intended as a joke, but for some reason I feel really motivated after watching this.
Weird Al is a musical and lyrical genius, he is one of my heroes for sure.
This song came into my head the other day, so I decided to copy the lyrics and post them to my LinkedIn account. Now I'm the CEO of the world. Thank you, Weird Al Yankovic.
Having worked in the corporate jungle for over 35 years now, I find this song and the white board video absolutely ingenious and almost too spot on. "It's mission-critical to stay incentivized!" HAHAHAHA! Wow, yup :)
Been in that meeting. Thanks to Weird Al for the summary notes.
"Proactively overseeing day-to-day operations" is one of the scariest terms you can hear come from upper management.
What exactly does it mean- why is it "scary?"
@@wyattstevens8574 Basically a bunch of office pencil pushers will be looking over the shoulders of the floor workers doing the actual work. Imagine trying to do a final exam with the professor basically breathing down your neck.
How did I not know this song existed until today? Really captures the spirit of Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young.
"I Haven't understood the least word of this speech."
"We make money. Without remorse."
"Ah, O.K. ! I understand everything."
OMG, an homage to CSNY and "Suite Judy Blue Eyes"! Weird Al is a genius!
I love Weird Al's original songs so much.
I guess you could say this is original, but it is a pastiche (i.e. style parody) of Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young: right up front, it already sounds like "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes!"