I would say being snubbed by The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is the most rock & roll thing that could happen. Because the HOF is the least R&R thing in the world. They routinely snub the most rock & roll acts. They're a joke.

@sebastianshepherd3614

Жыл бұрын

And I get inclusion, but how they define rock and roll seems a bit loose.

@TheRockinDonkey

Жыл бұрын

@@sebastianshepherd3614 Well-said.

@Narcolepsykid

Жыл бұрын

Eminem did get inducted...

@robtymec2642

Жыл бұрын

I agree. Not being inducted into the Hall of Fame is a badge of honor. When Rush finally made it in, I almost hoped they were going to say: "You know what? It's okay. Hard pass!"

@ME-im3ui

Жыл бұрын

You need to go to the acronym Hall of Fame. I heard it's in R.I.

Weird Al is one of two artists that I've actually gone to see in concert. I absolutely cannot hear any of the songs he's parodied without his lyrics anymore. Honestly, I thought *_I Lost On Jeopardy_* was an original song until this year.

@moeball740

Жыл бұрын

1) I've also seen Al in concert 2) While many artists have given their approval for Al to lampoon their hit songs, Greg Kihn actually appeared in the video for I Lost On Jeopardy which parodies Greg's song (Our Love's In) Jeopardy!

@TheRockinDonkey

Жыл бұрын

@@moeball740 Marc Knopfler played guitar on his parody of "Money For Nothing"

@JStryker47

Жыл бұрын

I thought the same about Bohemian Polka at first. I also saw Al in concert, with my best friend, back in 2000. Best part was when he did part of Grapefruit Diet. When he pointed the microphone to our section of the audience, my friend and I were seemingly the only ones who shouted, "Diet!" back at him, and he looked right at us in surprise - as if to say "Wow, really? Just you two?", as he continued singing.

@JBProject2

Жыл бұрын

It was definitely a Parody. A smash hit.

@kernelpickle

9 ай бұрын

@@TheRockinDonkeyit’s definitively the best studio version of that guitar riff, because it sounded so much more aggressive than the original. Also, Dweezil Zappa played guitar in the style of his father on Genius in France, because Frank Zappa was a huge influence on Al and every other nerdy white guy that age. (Including my Dad, who is the same age as Al, and looked like they were stamped out of the same mold back in the day.) Genius in France is actually an extremely brilliant style parody of Zappa, and if you’re familiar with his work, there’s little things scattered throughout it that are very Zappa, but also very Al, and with the ability to look back with perfect hindsight you can understand where his influence crept into a lot of Al’s earlier work.

I really enjoyed this video. I just want to point out something everybody overlooks. I saw Al being interviewed by Dan Rather and he explained that he was seriously bullied in school and that's why his mother watched him with binoculars. It wasn't just because she was over protective. Being 2 years younger than everybody made him a target for kids that put him into trash cans and forced him to give them his lunch money. I like your video editing, btw and Summer Woods music is great.

@sebastianshepherd3614

Жыл бұрын

I think Mary and Nick did the best they could. From their perspective, Lynnwood was kind of becoming a dangerous place around that time. Even so, that sheltered upbringing had an effect I think a lot of people can probably relate to. There's no "right answer" in parenting. Thanks for the comment and for watching. Good, thoughtful discussions inspired by Al are always welcome. :)

@spicyselena

Жыл бұрын

@@sebastianshepherd3614 my parents were like this, our elementary and middle school was literally down our street like not even a mile away well they wouldn't let us ride our bicycle's to school alone. They drove alongside us to make sure we were safe. Even when we were in middle school and older my parents were very watchful.

Somehow "the movie, UHF" and "failure" just don't register in the same conversation to me. UHF will ALWAYS be one of my favorite movies.

When Al reenacts Jim Morrisons famous drunk onstage rant, I knew I was watching top level comedy. Edit- When you mentioned Al was done with food songs, it makes Foil even more genius because it STARTS as a food parody, then goes wonderfully dark.

He’s sold over 12 million albums. That’s a pretty great legacy.

i have to say that the same thing with weird al and being generally misunderstood or seen as a "one-hit wonder" also applies to other artists as well. a great example of this is DEVO, always the same questions in interviews, only famous for one song but have done much better in their fourth dimensional satire. great video by the way! long live al.

@sebastianshepherd3614

Жыл бұрын

Have you ever seen the video of DEVO performing at Kent State? It was like they had traveled to the future and brought the 80s back to the 70s.

"he who is tired of weird Al is tired of life" - Homer Simpson It is amazing how weird Al can have such a resounding popularity among the public and a ton of cameos and voice acting parts without having any "official" awards for it, but in a way, that is the beauty about him. Legend says that the reason Kurt Cobain killed himself was because he was afraid his music was becoming too commercial, which is what a punk rocker trying to always be on the outside, fighting the system, should be afraid of. In a way, weird Al is always walking the thin line between being an extremely popular artist, while not being recognised for it and always staying on the outside, but without being so edgy, anti establishment about it. Also, remember when COVID hit, and all the socially inept actors sang "imagine", or saying "we are all in this together" from within their million dollar mansions? Weird Al put one video: his accordion rendition of Classical Gas by Tommy Emmanuel, just to remind us that beyond being a master parodist and an unexpectedly great rapper, he can take a break and just play amazingly complicated musical pieces

"Making deliberate eyes at Prince" I nearly died laughing. I commend you for calling out the constant repetition of those SAME. FOUR. QUESTIONS!!! that His Royal Peculiarity must be beyond exhausted of answering yet again when they inevitably rear their lazy, uninspired heads.

I love Al's New movie! I've watched it at least 10 times already! I don't care what anyone says. The movie is a timeless masterpiece and I REALLY HOPE it comes out on DVD and/ or blue ray. It deserves a spot on my wall of best movies ever!

@emmitstewart1921

Жыл бұрын

Al can now say he's made it in the music industry. Weird Al Yankovich has made a parody of him.

@tau-5794

11 ай бұрын

I don't know, it seems a little insensitive for Weird Al to make a parody of the tragically deceased Al Yankovic.

@christophersanders3252

3 ай бұрын

@@tau-5794 I cried, laughing during the end credits. I was thinking oh please go there and they absolutely did.

I could watch an entire episode on UHF, his work on "Johnny Dangerously," and how he took a date to see naked gun in the theater knowing he had a cameo in the movie. #totalballermove

@sebastianshepherd3614

Жыл бұрын

YES! There are so many interesting details I couldn't get into without it becoming a huge, ungraspable thing, but I definitely will come back to Al. I mean, I talk about him at least once a day! Ha

@henrybierman8431

Жыл бұрын

My favorite part was rauuls animal kingdom

Saying the 'Weasel Stomping Day' is about animal cruelty is not inaccurate, but also a very shallow interpretation. It's a song about the arcane, divisive, and sometimes cruel thing people do in the name of tradition.

I have been a hardcore fan of Al since I heard Eat It and Another One Rides The Bus. I got to see him live in 1985, and I loving love that he is getting so much attention today. And the “Yo Ding Dong, Man” is a test we give anyone trying to join my cool kids table. That and “Dental Plan (Lisa needs braces)”.

Great video. I have loved Al for years and actually got to see him in concert once. It was amazing. There were small kids with their parents, grandparents, teens the lot. Everyone wearing Hawaiian shirts and having a rocking time. I wish he would come back again. Thanks for posting.

I saw Weird on opening night at the SCAD film festival. The whole audience adored it.

@sebastianshepherd3614

Жыл бұрын

I was at Beyond Fest. The energy was fantastic.

So you mean he didn't actually kill Pablo Escobar?

@cursedtails1249

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately no, he didn’t

Sebastian, I enjoyed watching your video. First time watching -- when I clicked Play I assumed I would hear yet another robot voice mispronouncing names and throwing out factless information. I was so pleasantly surprised! You have worked hard on this presentation and it shows. I have followed Weird Al for decades and I didn't hear anything off. Kudos to you! You have earned my subscription.

14:44 the night santa went crazy

I had an aunt Dot, my mother's side. My mother was pretty much a lonely child (being her brother was 14 years older than her) her parents had her later in their lives living in Torrance California. My mother played accordion when she was a kid and is now 67. There's Too Many on these things are WAY to similar. XD

Weird Al is the Three Stooges of our time but especially my age group. He's a true icon and hopefully will be making parodies for a long time to come.

I've yet to see the movie. But, I contend that Weird Al Yankovic is the greatest writer of our time. There are few people to have ever lived that grasp such a mastery of the English language. He is, in no uncertain terms, The GOAT.

Al's great, I love him

I love how Weird Al is actually the narrator I can totally tell his voice

@sebastianshepherd3614

Жыл бұрын

Of this video or the film?

This is a very good video, it's good to see a documentary style video that actually has some insightful things to say about Weird Al

@sebastianshepherd3614

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 🙏

I wasn’t interested in W:TAYS until I heard Al say in an interview that he was really looking forward to the Elton John biopic and was disappointed with how much they changed the facts. His passion for the truth spurned him to make the most outrageous film ever.

That's not Stan Freberg singing "Hello Mudda Hello Fadda," it's Allan Sherman.

Great video! Love all the visuals and facts. I hope your channel grows. You have a definite gift for what you do.

@sebastianshepherd3614

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Do you have anything you'd like to see covered here?

@EvanFowler

Жыл бұрын

@@sebastianshepherd3614 I'm with him. 103 subscribers is a crime. This was extremely well put together. I mean, if you're taking random requests, then Tom Waits. There are way too few in depth videos about Tom Waits online, whether it be the jazz years, the Island experimentals, or even just focusing on his more spoken word songs. I'd watch basically any amount of Tom Waits content that someone wants to put out there. Just a thought.

I’m so glad that Al didn’t adopt the crips or whatever gang and turned into the weird Al we know!

How does this guy only have 378 subs? We need to get him to 1k

"Yo, ding dong, man, ding dong, ding dong yo." - How said hello for about ten years

Love the Volcano worshipers club, that turned into an in joke in UHF where they have a show called the Volcano worshipers hour lol so awesome!

I'm reminded of the "Bad Religion" title track "Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction"

This is wayyyy too good to be from a channel this size. You are criminally underrated sir.

I met him at Ontario Place once and i was so awkward; i was 8, ran up with my brothers and asked are you weird al, he said yes, and then we just ran away bouncing around shouting i knew it. He must have been like "okay?"

2:37 ahhh I finally know where that came from, good.

He is so funny, his parodies are excellent intelligent just bring on the superlatives, he had me rolling of the couch with his video's.

The Volcano Worshippers’ Club! And valedictorian of his high school class at age 16! 🤩

A great individualist and survivor. Viva, Weird Al!

Randomly watched your vid via search after watching the movie, and well done. I agree it's a gem in terms of parodizing the biopic genre. It was a lot of fun.

@sebastianshepherd3614

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. I found it even better the second time around.

Great voice for commentary style videos! Plus you're an Al fan 😂

@sebastianshepherd3614

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that!

Watching Al with binoculars? Now that's an Italian mother!

I've just watched a 20min video that is really good and you only have 448 subscribers?? Great to get in on a channel early. Keep doing it!

I think its Allen Sherman, not Stan Freeberg

@sebastianshepherd3614

Жыл бұрын

Oh, shoot! You're right! Ooops

Wow, this was amazing! Underrated as hell!

This video is incredible. Keep it up, Sebastian!

I just saw this in my feed and I'm blown away how few views and subscribers you have. This is great content. Keep it up and I hope it will lead to more success!

I still think it's funny that the one regret that Al has about the biopic is that he didn't let Daniel Radcliffe sing.

I'm extremely impressed. Very well done video.

@sebastianshepherd3614

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! 🙏

Towards the end I was hearing christmas at ground zero and the night santa went crazy

Your voice sounds like Weird Al trying REALLY HARD not to sound like Weird Al

All is the definition of the internet

Oh HELL yeah. I loved Dr. Demento, Spike Jones, Tom Lehrer. Of COURSE I love Weird Al. So proud that he turned that nickname on it's ear. EVERYONE knows who Weird Al is!!!

So I am from India and I have no idea about pop culture and never hear of weird Al but saw the trailer with Daniel radcliffe I love all the weird movie he does . Now I am soooo interested in weird al and everything about him.

It is sad to see Al Yankovic murdered by Madonna in 1985, what a loss that would never been alleviated if he wasn't still alive till now!

It was made for a fan like you. ❤ and me! Great video. Good info

Imagine bullying someone and giving them a nick name only for them to use that Nick name as their stage name and become one of the most famous comedy musician figures in the country

Hey Johnny dangerously tune in the background I need to find a way to watch that some time.

I love Weird Al , going to watch movie this week can’t wait!!! Always been a fan of his since day one❤

2:46 - That's Allan Sherman not Stan Freberg

Coolio did give him permission to parody Gangsta’s Paradise. But once he heard it, he didn’t like it. Once they made up, he regretted being mad at Weird Al.

hows this guy only got 400 subs

The straight answer to the abstract schism of ( oxymoron ) between ( ' The Wizard of Oz vs Pleasantville ' // ' black & white vs color tv ' ) is a maritime Alfred in a breached 4th wall of communications straight out of Adam Wests utility belt boy wonder ! - Did somebody say " you cant make this stuff up " - ?

I'm a big fan of I Think I'm a Clone Now, and nobody else seems to be. I never hear anyone mention it, and when I mention it no one ever knows what I'm taking about. But at least "I can stay at home while I'm out of town".

The reason Weird Al isn't in the rock n roll hall of fame is because he's better than the rock n roll hall of fame.

Outstanding!

Really well made video!! ^__^

@sebastianshepherd3614

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Keep up the good work. We need more Al. Got a flavor for more Al

@sebastianshepherd3614

Жыл бұрын

More to come!

Awesome video! I loved the new Weird Al movie it was so perfect!

I love how the new movie is just a parody of als life lol

Great vid!!!!

Weird Al has been a life long inspiration. Thanks to him, I also Dare to be Stupid.

tHsT NoT FUnNy HeHeeE (the song had Special meaning)

Loving the videos. Keep them coming. Stop hardcoding the subs onto the video.

@sebastianshepherd3614

Жыл бұрын

Noted!

@sebastianshepherd3614

Жыл бұрын

I still don't know how to do it the other way. I'll have to look into that.

To be fair, Weird Al really only ripped off Coolio for the video. Coolio had no right to be mad about the song when he did the exact same thing, writing new words to a Stevie Wonder song.

What a ride of a vide, keep going man ❤️‍🔥

@sebastianshepherd3614

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙌

Who is that Take Me Down To SLO Town cover from?

Hello I have subscribed to your KZread channel

That “Those Same Four Questions” bit was all too true. Shows you just how little research the host(esse)s put into their interviews beforehand. On another note, I hope Al doesn’t go exclusively digital releases. Physical media doesn’t have to worry nearly as much about censorship or file corruption.

@sebastianshepherd3614

Жыл бұрын

And then they name the video something like "What Artist Didn't Give Weird Al Permission for a Parody?" as though they got a scoop.

@famousdraven5443

Жыл бұрын

I _want_ to say it is a "Standard Four Questions" they must ask every time for new fans discovering Al and learning quickly instead of having to catch up on 30 years worth of interviews. Regardless, Al always approaches the questions with patience and class!

I enjoyed this video. Great companion to the movie imo.

@sebastianshepherd3614

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Good show, please keep rolling!

What do you mean "Truth versus Fiction"? Are you implying the biopic isn´t fact?

Al is a king. always has been

Hey man, great video. a bit of advice, unless it's completely relevant, try to avoid using music with lyrics while you're talking so you don't have to fight over them.

@sebastianshepherd3614

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip

GREAT GREAT video!!

@sebastianshepherd3614

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Really well done! If I may offer a piece of constructive criticism, sometimes the backing music makes it a little hard to focus on your narration. Maybe mix it a little bit quieter? Your narration is clear and easy on the ears but I find that the lyrics are a little distracting. Great song choice, though.

That's Allen Sherman, not Stan Frieberg.

Anybody know what song is playing in the background audio that starts around 4:32? I can hear the chorus saying "take me down (take me down) to that good old ???" but I'm having a hard time making out other lyrics to find the song.

@gregvs.theworld451

Жыл бұрын

I actually found the song, it's one of Al's old ones called Take Me Down. Still, I can't find the more mellow, folksy sounding version maybe sung by a woman used in this video however. *EDIT* Nevermind, I realized Sebastian actually linked the artist who performed the cover in the description, Summer Woods.

@sebastianshepherd3614

Жыл бұрын

That's the cover Summer Woods did for her EP Chihuahua Hat. Check her out. Even Al couldn't stop talking about how great it was!

Fab! 👌

For some reason I don’t see any mention of Al in the current Lynwood high

If a spaceship ever landed in my back yard & aliens got out & asked me to take them to my leader, I'm taking them to Weird Al Yankovic's place. Because I can't think of a better individual upon which all of humanity could be judged. Plus I'm pretty sure no other advanced civilization would ever have invented the accordion, so we'd have that whole unique thing going for us, too.

Allan Sherman

I thought your channel had several million subs!

@sebastianshepherd3614

Жыл бұрын

Maybe one day!

Ding dong, yo!

About coolios music video that guy with curly hair who’s that he looks like he would been in a rock band or something then rap he has cool curly hair like loose like

@jakeknapp6833

Жыл бұрын

I don’t know about everybody make mistakes maybe some not everyone it’s like no one knows who

10:13 America invented punk in Detroit in the mid 60’s and since then there has NEVER been a point where there haven’t been thousands of punk bands throughout the country.

10:15 he kinda looks like Deadpool all cleaned up 😂

Good job on tgis vid 👍 . i would love to see him on SNL . LOL

@sebastianshepherd3614

Жыл бұрын

You and me both!

@frankromero5581

Жыл бұрын

Maybe theyll ask him to host i think he would be real good player . lol

My lands man, such quick takes on the opening intro edit is seizure inducing….

awesome video

@sebastianshepherd3614

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Bill!

@SkywalkingBountyHunter96

Жыл бұрын

@@sebastianshepherd3614 thank you for an awesome video :) love the @Summer Woods and metal al chad kelson song cameos Approve of choice on music decisions:) 😊❤🎃 your friend Shamim

@sebastianshepherd3614

Жыл бұрын

@@SkywalkingBountyHunter96 how could I not use such great music?! And such cool people too.

Where'd that "Take me Down" cover in the background come from?

@sebastianshepherd3614

Жыл бұрын

That's the lovely and talented Summer Woods. The link to her music is in the description. :)