According to Weird Al's website, Lucasfilm's official response to this song was, "You should've seen the smile on George Lucas' face." They loved it so much, they included the video as a bonus feature in a Star Wars spoofs compilation for the 2011 Blu-ray box set release of the saga.

@petruger6661

3 жыл бұрын

Now, I remember! That's where I've seen it for the first time!))

@austin62halo

3 жыл бұрын

I own the saga edition blue-rays thanks for the post.

@295g295

3 жыл бұрын

At Lucasfilm, they know the *song* American Pie. kzread.info/dash/bejne/p3WnuJdmeNmTZ7g.html (1971) The kids watching the new Star Wars movies only know the American Pie movie in 1999.

@Angie2343

3 жыл бұрын

Just as how his friend Steven Spielberg loved Al's Jurassic Park parody.

@Angie2343

3 жыл бұрын

Al rspected George's creation. :)

Ironically, this is by far the clearest and most informative plot summary of _The Phantom Menace._

@CaptGage

5 жыл бұрын

lol

@lgmmrm

4 жыл бұрын

Impressively he wrote this BEFORE Phantom Menace came out, based entirely on fan theories and leaks.

@mturnerr11

4 жыл бұрын

In 5 minutes and 37 seconds

@HufflepuffBaseball42313

4 жыл бұрын

@@lgmmrm no way what

@Simon-ow6td

4 жыл бұрын

@@HufflepuffBaseball42313 Looked it up and Al recorded the single 20th of April, the movie released 16th of May, and then the single was released June 24. Apparently he used internet spoilers to write it in advance, and a charity advanced screening to confirm and make some smaller edits.

My favourite fact about this song is that Don McLean's kids sung it to him constantly and he was very afraid he would accidentally sing Weird Al's lyrics by mistake

@Jared_Elam33

9 ай бұрын

He admitted sometimes he sings these lyrics by mistake.

@Kate-ew6he

9 ай бұрын

I often sing these lyrics by mistake

@Jerk7891

9 ай бұрын

"mistake"

@rayepps69

8 ай бұрын

​@@Kate-ew6heI mistake

@MSG685

8 ай бұрын

He does sing this version accidentally

Being parodied by weird al yankovic is like a huge compliment and honour.

@BrendanJSmith

6 ай бұрын

If only Prince saw it that way.

@christystewart4567

6 ай бұрын

Kurt Cobain asked not to make the parody of Nevermind about food. The end result the band loved. As a teenager growing up in the 70s and trying to irritate my parents with rock music I’m sad I didn’t discover that Weird Al song until after my dad died,

@deniseeulert2503

4 ай бұрын

If Al wants to parody a work of yours you know you have arrived.

@kagomecc461

3 ай бұрын

🎉❤😂😎👏 there is saying out there somewhere You know when your a successful performing artist is loved by near all when not only are fans are singing Along your lyrics but the PARODY weird Al lyrics too. 😂 Or you know you've made it when u get that call from Weird Al's team wanting to a parody of ur music and or videos.

@philippegauvin-vallee9371

15 күн бұрын

Just ask Madonna. She literally begged him to parody one of her songs (we all know he did and likely on his own terms).

This was technically the first ever prequel meme.

@fabianrocha9924

2 жыл бұрын

Magnificent arent they?

@Monsieurlemon2

2 жыл бұрын

a good one at that

@domcusco360

2 жыл бұрын

With a million more well on the way

@dieuabsolue4278

2 жыл бұрын

And u want a fact ? It was recorded the same day as columbine massacre.

@jazzyprince3335

2 жыл бұрын

The fuck

*This is the most relatable song I've ever heard.*

@supertacticaldroid1751

3 жыл бұрын

Hello fellow general

@generalgrievous2949

3 жыл бұрын

General Kenobi. You are a bold one to say this out loud.

@Christian-be6eg

3 жыл бұрын

Well hello there, Keniobi

@iswearimnormal6681

3 жыл бұрын

OMG I KNEW YOU WERE REAL! I HAVE LIKE 5 PEOPLE TO CALL! I KNEW I WAS RIGHT!

@Christian-be6eg

3 жыл бұрын

@@ranb00_my_beloved32 Yes Luke, search your feelings you know it to be true

Disney wishes it could make Star Wars content this good

@bilbobaggins9451

4 ай бұрын

100% I'd watch a 2 hour film of this.

@Jared-mf9yb

3 ай бұрын

They can’t make anything good anymore

@StarkIller-df7gw

2 ай бұрын

If it was half as good as this Disney would be doing alright!!

@valentinlageot4101

2 ай бұрын

they made rogue one

@thefinesthobbo4524

2 ай бұрын

@@valentinlageot4101 They got out of their own way and allowed skilled writers write without picking everything that would make the movie worse. It was more that Disney ignored Rogue One until it happened to get completed

In a world in which there are countless hours of parody videos on the internet, Weird Al remains the undisputed GOAT

I can’t believe they went all the way to tatooine to film this

@jonahstein3034

4 жыл бұрын

That must have taken a while.

@lunahetfield

4 жыл бұрын

Time Lord Gina must have taken them YEARS to get there!

@snookiaiai

4 жыл бұрын

maybe even LIGHT YEARS

@TheShinyDude

4 жыл бұрын

That planet is in a Galaxy AT LEAST far far away

@Lily-vo1yy

4 жыл бұрын

It takes more than half a year to get to Mars, how long does it take to go to Tatooine?

This is canon.

@bug7652

3 жыл бұрын

I once saw him and I autographed his robe

@beefthedog2776

3 жыл бұрын

@Alexander Atkinson the fans have learned not to listen to disney on whats cannon.

@watcherwlc53

3 жыл бұрын

@Alexander Atkinson Disney LIES

@PChamileon97

3 жыл бұрын

@@beefthedog2776 this song is more canon than the disney trilogy

@gooddoughnuts1029

3 жыл бұрын

Hopefully Disney won't say otherwise...

I've screamed at a concert once in my life and that was when Al performed this when I saw him live. I thought the concert was over when suddenly storm troopers came out on the stage. I love this man. I've listened and laughed so much to his songs but this is my favorite.

@coney6796

3 ай бұрын

In San Diego?!

@Crusadekoala

3 ай бұрын

@@coney6796 No, in Oslo, Norway.

Weird Al could rename himself "F*cking Awesome Al" and everybody would just be like "Yeah."

@stygiansilver9320

4 ай бұрын

Real

@bigfoot163

Ай бұрын

Saw him in concert 3 times, my neighbor was his base guitarist amd gabe us back stage tickets , I was just a little kid , weird al came over to us all three times, said hi to my and my sister talked a little signed our back stage tickets, and left a lasting impression, I ❤ WEIRD AL, still the too 3 concerts I've ever been to 😂😂

@Cassette-Cryptid

18 күн бұрын

Petition for him to change his name to "Fucking Awesome Al"

@slamdunkninja7009

15 күн бұрын

​@@Cassette-Cryptidi second this

Don McClean himself said he had issues remembering his own words to this song and kept singing Weird Al’s version because his kids wouldn’t stop singing it. Lol. That’s how you know it’s good! Weird Al is a genius.

@luferaupa

2 жыл бұрын

Don is a nice guy. I love him too, and his musics.

@CoolGuyMcgeez

2 жыл бұрын

I have the power to change it from 689 to 690, the power’s too much

@theshredder91

2 жыл бұрын

@@CoolGuyMcgeez well now it's 1k. Your powers gone!

@johnnyb.6989

2 жыл бұрын

@@luferaupa Starry Starry Night is a brilliant song

@hugo_R898

2 жыл бұрын

@@luferaupa didn’t he beat his wife?

I continue to be impressed by the fact that Weird Al managed to work the word "midichlorians" into the rhythm of the song

@scottwpilgrim

4 жыл бұрын

That why he's a legend, and we're left to tell his tales! 😩😩

@CarlJohnson-tw2yp

4 жыл бұрын

@@scottwpilgrim he's alive and still making songs

@danyrose1697

4 жыл бұрын

Scott W Pilgrim yeah he’s still alive, he ain’t dead

@kate434

4 жыл бұрын

@@scottwpilgrim WE'LL TELL HIS STORY (hamilton reference lol)

@glitchymemes1136

3 жыл бұрын

* laughs in prepubecent *

I love that the part of American Pie that says "the father, son, and holy ghost" is now "I'm alive and he's a ghost"

@nthgth

4 ай бұрын

"The Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost" became "met up with Darth Maul, now he's toast." "They caught the last train for the coast" became "Now I'm still here and he's a ghost."

The fact that this song only has 45 million views means that there are almost 8 billion people who don't know that this masterpiece exists.

@EvelynCostarf

Жыл бұрын

Which is a crime

@entertainmint3030

Жыл бұрын

​@@EvelynCostarf Against Humanity

@adipsous

Жыл бұрын

I just found out today. One of the best.

@rowan_the_bi_vampire_cos

Жыл бұрын

I knew about the song but I didn't know it was from this I just heard it once

@hdbricks9492

Жыл бұрын

That is also including people that have rewatched this more than once.

Actors that have played Obi-Wan: Alec Guinness Ewan McGregor James Arnold Taylor Weird Al Yankovic

@LordOFThisWorld19

3 жыл бұрын

Yankovic*

@chrismurray1084

3 жыл бұрын

Weird Al is best

@honeyorsyrup

3 жыл бұрын

Ewan McGregor is the true obi wan

@thekfcman

3 жыл бұрын

@@honeyorsyrup no Alec guiness

@honeyorsyrup

3 жыл бұрын

@@thekfcman you are false

He wrote almost all of this based on internet spoilers. Legend.

@Azwethinkweiz17

2 жыл бұрын

George Lucas also granted him an early showing so the song could be as accurate as possible

@user-oq4yk1xd7d

2 жыл бұрын

@@Azwethinkweiz17 fr ?

@Azwethinkweiz17

2 жыл бұрын

@@user-oq4yk1xd7d Yeah "Yankovic paid $500 to view an advance screening after writing the song, but most of his lyrics were correct, so he made minor changes; the only major change he had to make after the screening of The Phantom Menace was that Anakin did not tell Amidala that he was going to marry her, like Yankovic originally thought."

@flappynautintheocean8824

2 жыл бұрын

Satyr is chill

@CaptCool88

2 жыл бұрын

There was widespread online spoilers in 99?

one of his most vocally impressive songs, he just sounds unironically excellent

@zoeym4868

10 ай бұрын

Actually, Al's tours, over the last few years, are his originals only, no parodies, but he performs one different cover every night. His voice is amazing. There's a bunch on youtube that people who've been able to sneak a video, have posted. Check out his cover of Natural Woman and then Rebel Yell. His range is amazing.

@CainXVII

Ай бұрын

I fell in love with bye bye miss American pie when I heard it on the radio as a teen because the vocals are fantastic. I just found this. Al performs it super close to the original, you could have thought the piano intro was copied right off the cd. A lot of verses even rhyme with the original... He leaves out the next to last verse though, I wish he didn't because it's my favorite (going a bit syncopated), but the original track is 8 minutes so it's completely understandable.

The sith playing the piano gets me everytime.

@fancypants9914

6 ай бұрын

Im pretty sure that's meant to be paplpatine

@lorne510

5 ай бұрын

You mean the senate

@Definitely-aDuck

4 ай бұрын

@@lorne510 Not Yet.

@WulfieZi

2 ай бұрын

I AM the rhythm

@MultiGreenday95

Ай бұрын

You mean it's actually the sith lord we've been looking for

Al has outlasted most of the people he's spoofed.

@takerdust

4 жыл бұрын

he outlasted George Lucas

@Frog-zr1yn

4 жыл бұрын

And Michel Jackson

@PugnaciousProductions

4 жыл бұрын

Cheesy Fries whos michel jackson

@probablymelgibson2344

4 жыл бұрын

@Big Daddy Egg to be fair, that isn't so hard to outlast

@SamanthaLaurier

4 жыл бұрын

There's a good reason for that.

Don McLean was reportedly pleased with "The Saga Begins", a parody of "American Pie", and told Yankovic that the parody's lyrics sometimes enter his mind during live performances. Could you imagine being at a McLean concert, he screws up, and lets one of these go? Legend

@FloorKarpeting

4 жыл бұрын

Mason Burke are you ok

@anindyassdey

4 жыл бұрын

@@FloorKarpeting he's having a heart attack

@Marshtard

4 жыл бұрын

Bason Murke is having a stronk, call a Bondulance

@pvshka

4 жыл бұрын

I legit can't sing some songs without messing up with parody lyrics, but if it happened to the original artist... Oh gawd 🤣

@Jessicatalley22

4 жыл бұрын

mccabber24 That’s awesome. I find myself doing the same thing when listening to the original.

This song is better than the entire sequel trilogy.

@sirrobin8814

4 ай бұрын

Over-dosing on laxatives is better than the entire sequel trilogy! 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

@Definitely-aDuck

4 ай бұрын

That is not exactly the highest bar.

@sethwick8348

3 ай бұрын

It's better than the whole prequel trilogy for sure, those sucked. Sequels were much better.

@itsnick5082

Ай бұрын

​@sirrobin8814 ok now that's dramatic

@abehambino

15 күн бұрын

@@sethwick8348no they weren’t

Watching this on Star Wars day 2024😂😂😂

@Thatslimshadyfan6102

29 күн бұрын

yess I did that

@jenniferjones8401

16 күн бұрын

Me

for a parody..the writing in this song is INCREDIBLE

@gingerlady85

8 жыл бұрын

this man is a damn genius

@drag00n77

8 жыл бұрын

+Ignacio Varga Weird Al is the best.

@roshantruax9134

8 жыл бұрын

+Ignacio Varga It's Weird Al, dude. He always makes the BEST parodies.

@turbodarkle

8 жыл бұрын

+Ignacio Varga this guy is the all time best at making parodies

@drag00n77

8 жыл бұрын

***** AS FUCK?

The original prequel memer.

@bbarrett726

5 жыл бұрын

A surprise to be sure

@dimedead

5 жыл бұрын

@@simonkim8646 absolutely welcome*

@SalumarLP

5 жыл бұрын

@@dimedead Only a Sith deals in absolutes!

@AscendedPOT

5 жыл бұрын

From my point of view, Weird al is the true prequel memer

@flyingsolo3971

5 жыл бұрын

HELLO THERE

"Weird Al" Yankovic is a National Treasure. Protect him at all cost.

@colleen4ever

Жыл бұрын

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

@joeygaming2688

10 ай бұрын

@@colleen4ever so true!

@crazycaptionguy549

4 ай бұрын

INTERnational treasure, Who doesn’t love him

Weird Al's parodies are always better than the originals. And this one is just a legendary song in it's own right.

"Could he bring balance to the force?" Technically, yes.

@archmagefuriard1746

4 жыл бұрын

Well, technically he did it. There were so many adepts of Light side and only a few - of Dark. So he really brought balance between sides of the Force in the galaxy by destroying Jedi Order :)

@connorlove9149

4 жыл бұрын

They interviewed the kid, OH training they forbid

@leesmith6739

4 жыл бұрын

Obi-Wan: You were supposed to bring balance to the Force! Anakin: I did. There's 2 Sith and 2 Jedi left.

@reginaldfromnigeria5206

4 жыл бұрын

@@leesmith6739 That's not balance, though.

@leesmith6739

4 жыл бұрын

@@reginaldfromnigeria5206 I know I was making what's called a joke

This proves us 2 things we might have forgotten: 1) Weird Al can really sing 2) Weird Al is pretty good looking

@nickolasmirt2511

2 жыл бұрын

3)Weird Al also looks like Ewan Mcgregor

@Holy-Rowlo88

2 жыл бұрын

Gotta keep the likes balanced at 69

@matthewallen445

2 жыл бұрын

@@Holy-Rowlo88 He was 40 when this was released.

@floopusdoopus

2 жыл бұрын

@@matthewallen445 he must drink that Paul Rudd water

@KevAng039

2 жыл бұрын

Been a Weird Al fan from the beginning. I’ve never forgotten he can really sing, he’s so talented.

It's when you notice small details that Al got right too, like freaking TAKING THE PADAWAN BRAID OFF after Qui-Gon died. All of that before the movies were even out. Freaking masterpiece.

@brucev6642

7 ай бұрын

I don't think people realize how much work he puts into these creations. I remember seeing one of his videos, I think it was 'Fat' and they ran Michael Jackson's 'Bad' in a split screen, Al did a great job mimicking the original video. It was similar in 'Like a Surgeon' where they have that random lion walking like in Madonna's video.

@dakorius

7 ай бұрын

It's still there, the greenscreen cutout makes it a bit harder too see and it's hanging down his back.

@MrRobarino

6 ай бұрын

The song was recorded before the movie was released, but the video itself was filmed afterwards.

@Sebby_Nineteen

4 ай бұрын

Sorry, the braid is still there until the end.

@ManCheat2

3 ай бұрын

his braid is never taken off bud.

May the 4th be with you.

Palpatine is an amazing piano player. Shame about the fact he's evil.

@swissnor

7 жыл бұрын

That all a matter of perspective.

@vincentpol

7 жыл бұрын

+swissnor clever.

@codofwar666

7 жыл бұрын

Sheev did nothing wrong

@ValpasKankaristo

7 жыл бұрын

+vincentpol It's true tho

@vincentpol

7 жыл бұрын

Valpas Kankaristo I wasn't being sarcastic. The perspective literally matters whether he's a good pianist or not.

I saw Weird Al in concert last year, and this was his encore performance. And it was on May 4th, Star Wars Day. Before he started the song, he told the audience "May the Fourth be with you" and it was pretty much the best moment of my life.

@lindathetford3776

4 жыл бұрын

He performed this in October 2013 for me and I loved it!

@andryuu_2000

4 жыл бұрын

He's clearly the geek god

@randomfrog7974

4 жыл бұрын

omg that's adorable

@jaceyking5015

4 жыл бұрын

@@phantomphanatic2 Yup, wasn't it? :D

@liamzimmer5948

4 жыл бұрын

I was at the 2013 one

I've seen Weird Al a few times in concert, and him and his band are amazing. Al is a really good singer and his band are amazing musicians both in and outside of the band. They've been together for about 40 years or so, have no major controversies, and just go to show that you can make it in the music industry and not be a jerk with a million scandals.

@glennwallace9203

15 күн бұрын

Best concert I've ever been too. Musically excellent, and great fun.

I know this came out before Phantom Menace, but man... that last shot of several copies of Al standing together... It almost makes me think he predicted Attack Of The Clones.

@NativS2002

9 күн бұрын

The Clone Wars were mentioned all the way back in Ep IV.

“He who is tired of weird Al is tired of his life.” - Homer Simpson

@Angie2343

3 жыл бұрын

Weird Al is the person that inspired me to do parodies myself.

@TheLittleRedVixen

3 жыл бұрын

@@Angie2343 cool

@Angie2343

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheLittleRedVixen yup!

@brunobrekalo5502

3 жыл бұрын

True but i'm tired of vevo sending me bilie elish in the i and some other bs when the song is over with a chick in a desert with a chicken

@TheLittleRedVixen

3 жыл бұрын

@@brunobrekalo5502 lol

I can’t believe he rhymed the whole plot of Star Wars

@kinannelson1784

3 жыл бұрын

I know right!

@TheSnekDen

3 жыл бұрын

It's like poetry, it rhymes

@sougotokiwa8439

3 жыл бұрын

It's his world, and we're all livin in it. 🤣 XD

@quingle133

3 жыл бұрын

“The dark side of the force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be... unnatural.” But the light side is too

@Ravioli638

3 жыл бұрын

It's just one movie, but I know what you mean.

Long ago I ceased being surprised at the incredible abilities of Al's band to cover ANY song..... I just listen and marvel.

@nthgth

4 ай бұрын

Right? How do they all get their instruments to sound like other bands so damn closely? Some earlier songs are hit or miss with that, but starting mid to late 90s they pretty much nail it every time. I'd say you have to be an absolute expert on your instrument to pull that off that well. (And the occasional guest musician _from_ the original band doesn't hurt either, lol)

@DarkMorford

2 ай бұрын

Seriously. The fact that they can nail any genre or style, plus that they've been together (and with Al) for so long, makes them arguably one of the greatest cover bands in history. Major props to Jim West (guitar), Steve Jay (bass), Rubén Valtierra (keyboard), and Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz (drums). More people need to know who they are.

In my opinion, this is the best thing to come of the prequels

@tombrearley-smith5777

Ай бұрын

This and Genndy Tartakovsky's Clone Wars animated series.

If this song isn't in the library, then the archives are definitely incomplete.

@raymondm.3748

4 жыл бұрын

JoshuWAH!! I get it!!!

@jakubmejzr3917

4 жыл бұрын

Perhaps the archives are incomplete

@daelen.cclark

4 жыл бұрын

Jakub Mejzr If it does not appear in our records, it does not exist.

@erikaz1590

4 жыл бұрын

Youngling who raised his hand: Someone erased it from the archive memory.

@LS_Customs.

3 жыл бұрын

Mmmmmmm madam person

Recorded: April 20, 1999 Released: June 24, 1999 Watching 20 years later.

@camelxravennova

5 жыл бұрын

Me too

@sceneable8437

5 жыл бұрын

Janitor Bob You do realize that this was recorded the same day as the Columbine Shooting, right?

@janitorbobb9231

5 жыл бұрын

@@sceneable8437 Wikipedia's page on "The Saga Begins" obviously does because that's what I was quoting. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Saga_Begins

@mendica

5 жыл бұрын

boi it was recorded on my birthday

@madogthefirst

5 жыл бұрын

Has it really been 20 years?

Critics "no one could possibly condense the entire movie franchise into a 4 min song" Weird Al "Hold my beer"

@nthgth

4 ай бұрын

I think it's just Episode I

@JohnSmith-zl1tr

2 ай бұрын

@@nthgth It's episode 1 through 3. The only reference to anything after 3 is "maybe Vader someday later" but Anakin is given the name Vader by Palpatine in episode 3 so that doesn't require the original trilogy.

@MrEWhiteYT

Ай бұрын

@@JohnSmith-zl1tr No it's not. It's entirely Episode 1.

@Palendrome

24 күн бұрын

@@MrEWhiteYT Yep, just 1, and a great job at summarizing it honestly

They should give Weird Al the Noble Prize for Literature. And I am absolutely serious.

@KeldorDAntrell

11 ай бұрын

Maybe in an alternate universe but, alas, not in this miserable one.

@edricawebb1578

10 ай бұрын

He's an incredible song writer. They gave Bob Dylan, a songwriter, a Noble Prize for Literature, so I don't think it would be too off the rails to give Weird Al a Nobel Prize for Literature. I personally think his parody, "Trapped In The Drive Through," was a sheer genius analysis of relationship.

@triciafrank8582

2 ай бұрын

I mean Kendrick Lamar got a pulitzer, soooo

It is literally impossible for me to hear the song American Pie and not start singing this song's chorus.

@user-uo7yk3iz5q

4 жыл бұрын

I've listened to this song so many times I still get them confused, when American Pie comes on, I sing a line from this, then line from that and it sounds horrible

@dylanvan3300

4 жыл бұрын

slammedniss fun fact- the singer of American pie (sorry I’m not good with names) also makes that mistake sometimes. He said that in an interview

@doublea6586

4 жыл бұрын

@@user-uo7yk3iz5q I swear I do that, too.

@jacobbau8328

3 жыл бұрын

Which is a parody of which? Help?

@drcrn1

3 жыл бұрын

@@dylanvan3300 Don McLean yes, he did

Finally, proof that this wasn't a fever dream of mine

@Knights_of_the_Nine

4 жыл бұрын

Ya seriously I saw this on live TV and couldn't find it for years

@nelbraudo-441

4 жыл бұрын

Mhmmm

@kevinvu5432

4 жыл бұрын

Ikr?

@Lileplutt

4 жыл бұрын

@Carter Hughes What are you talking about that's vet dream

@spencerthorpe1402

4 жыл бұрын

BRO SAME!!! I told my friends about this and they all thought i was crazy

My son makes me play this every time we go in the car. He’s 6. It still slaps.

Perfect song to celebrate May 4th..! 😀

Darth Sidious can play the piano? That's the biggest kept secret in the galaxy.

@trollshamanpwnage

3 жыл бұрын

Thats not a piano, it actually has a much stupider name with about 9 paragraphs of information gathered from extended universe stuff that is no longer canon because disney

@bloop1470

3 жыл бұрын

@@trollshamanpwnage be it’s a piano

@trollshamanpwnage

3 жыл бұрын

@@bloop1470 there's no such thing as a piano in star wars

@randomlyboard5788

3 жыл бұрын

@@trollshamanpwnage tf of course there is idiotic human being

@bloop1470

3 жыл бұрын

@@trollshamanpwnage yeah, but it’s kinda pointless to correct someone on it.

Pretty cool how that George Lucas guy made a whole Saga about this song

@HHPYEPIC42

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah and the fact it was so good

@shemarbrown2523

2 жыл бұрын

🤣

@Kaizer617

2 жыл бұрын

🤣

@Tbear_7710

2 жыл бұрын

george stole the idea from alyan!

@Whiteguytim

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah

He nails the narrative of Phantom Menace so well lyrically in this parody.

The musicianship here - its probably the best 'non-cover' of American Pie ever, apart from being funny as hell. Everything is arranged and played super tight.

@nthgth

4 ай бұрын

That's how Al and his band do it! They all take the musicianship very seriously, making the songs great to listen to even after you go "oh ha ha I get it" to the lyrics, lol

@abehambino

15 күн бұрын

There is no other good version of American pie, cover or non. Cover.

That moment you realize Weird Al Yankovic understands Star Wars better then Disney.

@Flint_Inferno

4 жыл бұрын

Oof

@atomiczombie29

4 жыл бұрын

@@Flint_Inferno 😬

@john-t-bjohnb3588

4 жыл бұрын

Yes we all understand it better than Disney.......yet they are making the money.

@valarie22

4 жыл бұрын

no one at disney never even seen star wars 😬

@matthewmurdock6187

4 жыл бұрын

*Oof*

It says a lot when Don McLean commented that he struggles with not using Al's lines while performing American Pie.

@i_kickflipped_my_dog

2 жыл бұрын

If I was Don McLean, I would not only be proud of creating one of the best Americana pop songs ever but also one of the best “spoofs” ever. Haha so amazing the way Al treats the songs and even more amazing how the OG artists love them so much.

@connar7623

2 жыл бұрын

Don McLean even helped write this version!

@djr11472

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, Don said he sang the Weird Al version so many times with his kids he struggles to sing his original version sometimes.

@kodakcourage7255

2 жыл бұрын

Let’s go Brandon!

@elijahdavis8758

2 жыл бұрын

@@kodakcourage7255 Why?

I saw this video prior to seeing the movie. It made me appreciate and understand the movie even more.

Getting a remix by weird al is a trophy of the highest honor

I want this to play at the end of The Rise of Skywalker.

@jon327

4 жыл бұрын

ViViSenpai ViViChan This and “I’m Han Solo”

@Stiffjab71

4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant!!!!

@99jarjarbinks

4 жыл бұрын

And "Yoda"

@ancientaxolotl1654

4 жыл бұрын

It will be the credits song

@liamzimmer5948

4 жыл бұрын

U actually should make a petition

This needs to be sung at every major Star Wars convention, period.

@kerrynicholls6683

Жыл бұрын

This sentence needs restructuring. This song needs to be sung at every major Star Wars convention, period.

@thedisappearingfoxbros4001

Жыл бұрын

@@kerrynicholls6683 he listened man

@mroustanding

Жыл бұрын

absolutely

@WalnutAnimations

Жыл бұрын

@@thedisappearingfoxbros4001 the good ending

@shawns_Lego

Жыл бұрын

yes

Weird Al, a musical genius in his own right. He should be in the musical Hall of Fame of every genre in which he has crafted a parody.

@zoetercy9208

4 ай бұрын

Less than half of the songs on AL's 14 studio albums are parodies. AL is an incredible songwriter. I've been to 3 of his original's only tours and he is an amazing musician.

Comedy is tough because everyone has their own "funny," but without a doubt, this song parody is BRILLIANT. Kudos Al.

whats really funny about this song is it came out before the movie did, so weird al wrote the song based on the trailer and internet rumor and still got the story line pretty accurate.

@robertsissco2439

Жыл бұрын

He also paid a lot for a ticket to a premier showing Lucas was putting on to make sure it was correct. He even said in an interview he only had to change a few minor parts in the lyrics to fit the actual plot.

@Koza6969

Жыл бұрын

Actually read somewhere that the soundtrack of the movie came before the movie too, and for example one of the songs is titled "Qui-Gon's Noble End" (spoiler alert much). But still great achievement on Al side tho. Also i dont think he predicted the word "midichlorians" like come on.

@kingaxolotl4085

Жыл бұрын

He really must be a Jedi because if his fore sight was that good

@robertsissco2439

Жыл бұрын

@@kingaxolotl4085 If Jedi had good foresight the Skywalker saga would never have happened

@Platxx

Жыл бұрын

incorrect, Episode 1 was released May 19th 1999, this song was released July 29th

Anyone who can fit the word “mitichlorians” as a lyric has my utmost respect!

@richarddennis3793

Жыл бұрын

its actualy midichlorians lol

@The_Sunny_One

Жыл бұрын

I know I need this guy to write a whole musical nothing greater than a song that fits elaborate words into it

@jacobreeves3110

Жыл бұрын

Mandalorian. There you guy, show me that respect stuff you speak of.

@mrdzin1209

Жыл бұрын

Contrary to anyone who fit the word "midichlorians" in movies has my utmost disgust!

@Heeheehoohoohaahaa

Жыл бұрын

“Um, actually, it’s mitochlorians” 🤓

If only Anakin was taught by Qui-Gon, he would not have turned to the dark side. The mentor you have makes all the difference ...

@LeviForWaifu

3 ай бұрын

Thats why the darth maul song is "duel of the fates". Palpatine and Qi Gon are fighting over the fate of Ani.

@TarmakWorm

Ай бұрын

Qui-Gon was a fanatic

Genuinely one of Al's finest moments. This song is transcendent. Brilliant.

i heard that Don MacLean himself sometimes thinks of this parody whenever he's singing American Pie on stage, because of how much he and his kids love it.... you know you're doing something right when even the ORIGINAL artist loves your parody!

@satinsguard

3 жыл бұрын

Michael Jackson loved "Eat It" and "Fat". In fact, a LOT of artists consider Al making a parody of their song a greater honor than a Grammy.

@illlcrazymethod

3 жыл бұрын

Kurt Cobain apparently loved Weird Al’s parody of Smells like teen spirit.

@indy_go_blue6048

3 жыл бұрын

@@illlcrazymethod The only negative I've ever heard of was Cooleo who's okay with it now.

@superlolbrothers6559

3 жыл бұрын

I heard Eminem also didn’t like his parody, Couch Potato

@saberkiller4567

3 жыл бұрын

@@Atamask r/NothingEverHappens

Fun Fact: Weird Al wrote this song using only internet rumors. Lucasfilm wouldn't give him an advanced screening, and when he finally saw the movie, he had to change only two lyrics. He nailed the entire plot of the movie just based on rumors lmao

@bighand1530

2 жыл бұрын

Wow

@RoseMairie

2 жыл бұрын

Now I wanna know what two lines he changed!

@WhiteWolf-lm7gj

2 жыл бұрын

@@RoseMairie According to another comment on here, there was originally a line about Anakin telling the queen that he was going to marry her

@GT_Void

2 жыл бұрын

It is too precise for just internet rumors unless script security had more holes than a George Lucas plot.

@Jedzelex

2 жыл бұрын

Weird Al said that he wouldn't have made this song without George Lucas' blessing. So he sent Lucas the unreleased song to see if he liked it. Lucasfilm replied with "you should've seen the smile on George's face when he heard the song for the first time". He loved it and Weird Al was relieved about getting the stamp of approval. BTW, Lucas was not annoyed that Weird Al's song revealed plot point from the yet to be released movie it was based on.

Weird Al brings balance to the force!!

My absolute favorite Weird Al song out of all his awesome songs.

Al was 40 here. He looks 30 at the most

@liamzimmer5948

4 жыл бұрын

You know you're kinda right

@isaacforshaw7828

4 жыл бұрын

30? Try early 20s

@misstrussteLgbTq

4 жыл бұрын

He's 60??? He appeared in an episode of crazy ex girlfriend this year and looks the same!

@MrSeancozy

4 жыл бұрын

Clean living... Seriously he's like a boy scout in real life. Probably a real nice guy too

@nylethecinephile3656

4 жыл бұрын

The man has aged like fine hhhwine

"But I'm still here and he's a ghost." CANON

@flappynautintheocean8824

2 жыл бұрын

Just some bros

@flappynautintheocean8824

2 жыл бұрын

Warner bros

@losnfjslefn8857

2 жыл бұрын

😆

@ajh3461

2 жыл бұрын

He can see things before they happen. It's a Jedi trait.

@user-ow2cs7fb5l

2 жыл бұрын

@@ajh3461 well then he can see years into the future

Due to taking place a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, this is in fact the original version of this song.

@brianquinn8570

Жыл бұрын

And also with you

Any fellow Jedi’s and Siths watching this for May the 4th in 2024?

Fun fact: Weird Al actually wrote the lyrics BEFORE the movie even came out. He got all his information from spoilers and leaks. Impressively, when he saw the movie (as part of a preview screening IIRC), he only had to make minor changes.

@thepi399

3 жыл бұрын

satinsguard HOLY SHIT REALLY?

@donlapham1265

3 жыл бұрын

@@thepi399 Yep, it's true! Charity screening of the movie let him know how little he had to change.

@taylormerriweather2824

3 жыл бұрын

Are you sure George Lucas just didn’t make a movie based on this song?

@donlapham1265

3 жыл бұрын

@@taylormerriweather2824 No, no I am not.

@taylormerriweather2824

3 жыл бұрын

Donald Lapham this story’s great! Now it just needs bad cgi and some fake English accents

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

@poohiejoy

5 жыл бұрын

No One Ever Subscribes to Me So True.

@colleen4ever

5 жыл бұрын

Amen!!

@connorseidel7197

5 жыл бұрын

Does it count if Im tired of Homer Simpson?

@drewanderson3429

5 жыл бұрын

@@lerrpurr6661 whatever one where they parody Nirvana

@dashamm98

5 жыл бұрын

I moved on to Rucka

I love Palpatine on piano he has class when it come to the music arts of the force. Show that piano the dark side of the force!.

This is my favorite of his work. Saw this video on cable when it first came out and there were some ladies in the room asking who that was, I said, that is Weird Al. They all did not believe me and one said, "that's not Weird Al, This guy is really good looking" LOL

One of many scenes that George lucas had to cut out from his movies.

@thisisnootnoots

3 жыл бұрын

Instead including all that CGI, what a disgrace

@aydencalvert2687

3 жыл бұрын

What about the droid attack on the wookies.

@adhdbookworm

3 жыл бұрын

🤣

@ralcogaming7674

3 жыл бұрын

It's really a shame, I think the phantom menace would have benefitted greatly from this scene. Obi wan singing in the cantina was beautiful characterization for him. It really shows off his more playful side which we dont see enough of in the prequels.

I think the best part of this song is that it's a legitimately good summary of The Phantom Menace. All the major plot points get touched on, and even the weirder beats get brought up in good humor.

@thefutureisnowoldman7653

Жыл бұрын

It's crazy that he wrote the song before the movie came out

@skateurself

Жыл бұрын

I never realized how accurate it was until I actually saw the movie last week. LOL

@22espec

Жыл бұрын

@@thefutureisnowoldman7653 The scripst were leaked online and there were spoilers everywhere so it was very easy to do.

@humenumene244

Жыл бұрын

@@22espec online🤣 nah man that wasnt that easy like its now.

@Notcosma

Жыл бұрын

I honestly just rewatched episode 1 and thought of this song and I can't believe how unbelievably great this song is

Weird Al is a lyrical genius.. period.

As someone who grew up a major Star Wars fan and then who loves Weird Al and of course a rock classic like American Pie every time I see this I get a kick out of it. Weird Al is an absolute genius and if he's not in the RnR HOF he most certainly deserves it.

@Da_bluedragon

11 ай бұрын

Same lol

Apparently Don McLean loves this so much that occasionally he’ll play it instead of American Pie in concerts

@danaondrackova3431

3 жыл бұрын

seriously?!

@maxihdz

3 жыл бұрын

wait what???

@thehunterator520

3 жыл бұрын

Yes to you two so far, he legitimately loves this version and sometimes he almost accidentally sings this version.

@fuskimeow3703

3 жыл бұрын

@@thehunterator520 i accidentally sing this a lot

@mayoman8565

3 жыл бұрын

there ya go.

One of history GREATEST lyricists. Nuff said.

And i'd just remembered this song as I am rewatching The Phantom Menace as Star Wars month goes. 🤣 Childhood memories unlocked.

This was the first weird al song I ever heard, when I was around 10 years old. Years later, my mom and I saw him in concert and I kept saying "if he doesn't sing the saga begins, I will literally cry" and then the concert was over ??? But no, then he came out for the encore in jedi gear, and it made my whole life. It was so frikkin' cool. 😄❤️ This might be my favorite of all his songs.

@PeugeotRocket

3 жыл бұрын

Haha, I can just imagine how amazing that must have been.

@Stephen-vq1wc

2 жыл бұрын

Soyjak but actually good memories man. But anyway you still will be soyjak

@SStupendous

2 жыл бұрын

Same man

@matthewallen445

2 жыл бұрын

Good choice for your favorite. Mine is Dare to Be Stupid.

@nedpike2186

2 жыл бұрын

I've seen Al in concert. He leaves nothing on the stage. He is a true performer.

I can't believe Weird Al made the best Star Wars movie

@williamking1436

4 жыл бұрын

What did you expect

@Drums_of_Liberation

4 жыл бұрын

I can't believe Weird Al made Phantom Menace into a better movie than the final product we got.

@lebronjames1472

4 жыл бұрын

Pierce Martinez can’t believe the phantom menace is better than the entire sequal trilogy

@Drums_of_Liberation

4 жыл бұрын

@@lebronjames1472 Meh. I'll take Rey Palpatine and lame imitation of Jacen Solo over Jar Jar, Jake Lloyd's acting, midi-chlorians, the Twilight level romance, and Space CNN scenes any day.

@darthmalgus786

4 жыл бұрын

@@lebronjames1472 phantom menace is by far the worst Star wars film ever

25 years later and still a Gem..

Weird Al even predicted the plot of the second movie at the end of this video 😂

“He who is tired of Weird Al … is tired of life itself.” - Homer Simpson ❤️

@jerrykinnin7941

2 жыл бұрын

AMEN

@vintagevhsarchive

2 жыл бұрын

The corollary is not true. I'll never be tired of Weird Al.

@feedmepaperr

2 жыл бұрын

When did he say that? Source?

@80sgirl96

2 жыл бұрын

@@feedmepaperr The Simpsons “That '90s Show” Episode aired Jan 27, 2008

@feedmepaperr

2 жыл бұрын

@@80sgirl96 thanks I'll check it out

The cool thing about this parody is that it strikes the same melancholy tone as American Pie. You know it's not going to end well for Anakin. So Al didn't just write a brilliant new set of lyrics, he imbued them with a genuine sense of grief and longing. Especially the idea of this bright kid with all the potential in the world and how innocent he is now. I'm not really a Star Wars fan, but I still feel all the emotions while listening. So I think it's his deepest song.

@dubyah7308

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking how well the mournful tale of American Pie fit the tragedy of Anakin as well, glad to see I'm not the only one overthinking it ;)

@anthonylesley982

Жыл бұрын

True

@kerrynicholls6683

Жыл бұрын

I’d forgotten the original song. So thank you❤

@swishfish8858

Жыл бұрын

That was definitely not his intent, haha. Dude just wanted to write a song about a massive pop-culture event by parodying a massive pop-culture staple. He did the same thing on his following album for the first Sam Raimi Spider-Man film, penning "Ode to a Superhero" as a parody of Piano Man.

@robinpalm3721

Жыл бұрын

@@swishfish8858 I dunno, I think Al is pretty deep and smart. I sing this song and ode to a superhero to my 3 year old when he goes to sleep. I think both capture the spirit and moral of the stories. With this, a kid with all the potential in the world ruined by war. In spider man, the great power comes great responsibility, as well as that anyone can be “good enough” to be a hero.

This guys lyrical genius is beyond words!

This is is not even a parody, it is a masterpiece on its own. The force is strong with this guy

@thatonegamerguy743

8 жыл бұрын

It's a parody the original is a masterpiece

@ShadowFan221

8 жыл бұрын

I think they're both great. ^^

@extaslash7077

8 жыл бұрын

This one deserves to be the original.

@greenranger1983

8 жыл бұрын

Technically it's not a parody it's a lyrical adaptation.

@hotblackdesiato3022

8 жыл бұрын

I concur.

DonMcLean : "Love this song, my kid does too, sometimes I start singing it by mistake on concert" Lucasfilms : "You should have seen the smile on george's face" This is what we call success

@Xel_Rendwyn

5 жыл бұрын

It is the epitome of parody when you can get the original artist to slip on your lyrics for a song he's been singing for decades.

@oninada

5 жыл бұрын

@@Xel_Rendwyn Is this true?

@Xel_Rendwyn

5 жыл бұрын

@@oninada Well it is my opinion...not sure on any method to determine the "true" epitome of something so subjective. For me, yes.

@oninada

5 жыл бұрын

@@Xel_Rendwyn Is there a video of this somewhere? I would love to see it.

@DOSRetroGamer

5 жыл бұрын

@@oninada You are talking to the wrong person 😉

My father had this on a burned CD full of Wired Al’s songs…. 25 years later, I sing this every time the original is played

Who's here on Star Wars Day 2024? This is so much better than 99% of what Disney ever did with it

@kimmorris9664

Ай бұрын

Yep

Every copy of Attack of the Clones should include this as a prologue before the opening title scroll.

@Drums_of_Liberation

4 жыл бұрын

Every copy of Revenge of the Sith should have this as the prologue and skip Attack of the Clones completely.

@thewiseguy2307

4 жыл бұрын

@@Drums_of_Liberation Good Idea and all, but its about phantom menace

@xxalex423xx

4 жыл бұрын

@@thewiseguy2307 "as a prologue"

@itzjust_michael9233

4 жыл бұрын

Yeaaaaahhhh

@matthewbartlett3442

4 жыл бұрын

And then be destroyed only leaving the prologue

This is what Obi-Wan was really doing on Tatooine while watching Luke.

@rtyertrt7876

2 жыл бұрын

Lol

@shaneshackleford6960

2 жыл бұрын

Jedi Bard, subset of Jedi Sage.

@protobuster12

2 жыл бұрын

He shaved between episode 3 and 4 😆

@flappynautintheocean8824

2 жыл бұрын

Just holding in a nut

@orphancloud1132

2 жыл бұрын

I'm convinced that this is canon.

My new favorite UTube song. Al... I'm 63... I'm just hearing this now. sorry old man... but this is ageless. Congratulations!!

Weird Al is actually such a lyrical genius

This is probably Weird Al's most lyrically impressive parody.

@tifforo1

3 жыл бұрын

"We took him there and we told the tale How his midichlorians were off the scale And he might fulfill that prophecy. The council was impressed, of course. Could he bring balance to the force? They interviewed the kid... Oh, training they forbid Because Yoda sensed in him much fear And Qui-Gon said: now listen here! Just stick it in your pointy ear, I still will teach this boy.

@1MinuteFlipDoc

3 жыл бұрын

he has a few songs that are legitimately better than the originals (lyrics+)

@tincano-beans2114

3 жыл бұрын

White and Nerdy is the tops

@majordamage6949

3 жыл бұрын

While this song is my very favorite of his, Bob is more impressive lyrically. An entire song of palindromes is awesome.

@jon4715

3 жыл бұрын

Major Damage 69 I disagree. Bob is amazing, and the use of nonsensical palindrome phrases is a perfect parody of Bob Dylan's original. But lyrically, it's not as impressive as this. This is his most successful parody. So much so that Don McLean has stated that he often thinks of Weird Al's lyrics before his own.

“Weird Al” Yankovic desrves to be in the music hall of fame. A real genius for sure.

@AnotherSpecialEdMom

4 жыл бұрын

We should start a petition

@matthewbartlett3442

4 жыл бұрын

You got a signature right here!

@codycoyote545

4 жыл бұрын

@@AnotherSpecialEdMom You would think such a legend would already be there.

@RutabegaNG

4 жыл бұрын

@regalblue41 So it'll be posthumous, then?

@violenceteacher6669

3 жыл бұрын

Honestly. Most musicians struggle to be relevant for a couple years. Al’s been going strong for four decades.