Weird Al Yankovic *Word Crimes* Reaction Video
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- Today we react to Weird Al Yankovic and his parody song word crimes. We hope you enjoy the reaction
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Keep an eye out when he gets to the part about irony; there’s an image of rain on a wedding day, which is a jab at Alanis Morrisette’s big hit song “Ironic” which is notorious for using the term “ironic” incorrectly.
Which she did on purpose. The only irony in the song was the fact that she named it Ironic without it having any actual irony in it. Brilliant. It wasn’t a jab, just coincidence 😉
@@andirandolph8830 And weird al is a known lover of 90s alternative. He's said that it is one of favorite sounds in rock. Isn't that ironic?
@@mikechmielewski386 dontcha think? 😉
@@andirandolph8830 No she didn't? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ironic_(song)
@@andirandolph8830 A little toooo ironic...
Weird Al is a national treasure.
Prince is the only artist to have turned Al down multiple times when asked for permission to do parodies of some of his songs, and has apparently been rather nasty about it. So Al sneaks in a Jab at prince every now and then in his songs as a subtle payback for being a jerk.
I think it's a half jab, half nod.
How do you know that is Al's reason? This video contains a compliment to Prince, not a jab.
Yeah no he’s not meaning it as a jab. He just kinda joking around about Prince.
Also Prince wasn’t really nasty about anything.
"Get out of the gene pool." LMAO
Weird Al is my hero though, he always makes me laugh. My favorite of his songs have gotta be Amish Paradise, e-Bay, and I Lost on Jeopardy
eBay is criminally underrated
Being a geek I really like "It's all about the Pentiums".
I love Weird Al and it's Amazing to me that his band, who has been the same band since the beginning, can play ANY type of music from Polka to Rock and everything in between. You guys mentioning that when you get a hand written letter it just surprises me that kids nowadays can't even READ Cursive writing anymore, I mean they don't teach it in school anymore, which is RIDICULOUS to me. Best wishes from British Columbia.
I encountered a non cursive reader at a FedEx. I had to type the name and address for her. Generation X isnt dead yet, those guys are in for many frustrating years of not being able to read! I love British Columbia, and your name. Very poetic!
@@amandas.6500 Thank you...it is my birthname not a pseudonym..
@@velvetplatz1024
😶😲😎 Even better!
@@amandas.6500 So what part of the world do you call home??
@@velvetplatz1024
Colorado, I love the mountains!
I've always regarded that emails and internet posts should be written as clearly as a letter. (Do you remember those?) I notice that TH-cam's "spell checker" can be quite wrong, at times. Still, I will check the spelling on seldom-used words, if it "doesn't look right." I have misspelled words when I didn't proofread responses, so I too, am guilty of "Word Crimes." I looked up Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" and wanted to wash off the keyboard! (It's "Rapey" stuff.:(
It's important to proof read emails, text, social media comments etc. I proofread a work email and meant to say "wasn't" but I typed "was". Im so glad that I proofread it before sending it.
I love Weird Al! All his songs are 🔥!
Samme
I think the origins of the spelling problems in texting are from the early phones that allowed texting BUT we only had the telephone keypads to work with and each letter was shared by 3 numbers! It was born out of trying to text as quickly as possible
I love that you guys enjoyed the song so much! Adam, you've definitely got some "table dancing" skills, bopping along like you did. I have been a Weird Al fan since I was six. The first song of his I ever heard was "I Love Rocky Road", and the first album I ever bought was his "Even Worse" album since I was also a Michael Jackson fan at the time. Now that I'm grown up and in my 40s, I'm still a huge fan. I have a degree in English lit and a love for the English language in general, and this song NEVER GETS OLD. And it still makes me laugh. Definitely in my top 5 favorites.
Huzzah! I'm so glad you both enjoyed that one! I groove along to it as well. I always aim for proper grammar, but auto correct likes to help, so, I'm guilty too. Thanks guys! 💕🍻 Cheers!
I was having a really bad day. Then I saw this and I laughed the whole time. Thank you for recommending this.
I have loved Weird Al's stuff since I was a kid (and I'm pretty old now so that tells you how long he's been around). I love this whole song, because it's informative. But I particularly like his criticism of "I could care less." I have always disliked that expression because, as he says. It means you DO care. But I've always been accused of strict grammar (I think I spelled that right). Great video and reaction. I subscribed.
Al just turned 60. Can hardly believe it. But I've been listening to him since I was a kid, and I'm 46 now.
The proper retort is: "I couldn't care less', as Weird Al points out.
Always #OxfordComma
It gives me anxiety when it’s not used lol
My favorite comeback to stupid rants is you’re* so I’m definitely guilty of that 😂
I love this song and video!
#myrequest - Tacky by Weird AL (parody of 'Happy" by Pharrell Williams
This one is great! Especially the guest stars!
@@amandas.6500 They really help make the video work. 😊. Which guest in the video is your favorite?
@@amann2547
Aisha Tyler & Jack Black. Aisha has a funny video called No Ass At All where she makes fun of herself. She & Jack are just naturally funny entertainers!
@@amandas.6500 Was that Aisha Tyler? I didn't recognize her - I was wondering who that was! Thanks for letting me know! 😁
Don't blame it on texting, guys. It's laziness - let's face it!
One thing that drives me crazy is when people say "I feel nauseous" when they should say "I feel nauseated." "Nauseous" means something that causes nausea.
Could be literally holding the thing that causes the nausea but the majority of the time that is used erroneously is by people thinking it is the correct term.
I do have to admit I might use quotation marks a little too much, ha ha
I just re-watched your reaction to this, and I love it just as much as the first time. Even the table dancing. :)
Not all of his songs are parodies, but he is best known for them. He has quite a number of originals.
1:16 One joke he totally forgot about in Canadian Idiot.
5:05 Weird Al committed some of the crimes he mentioned. I literally heard him literally say something literally happened in some interviews.
One thing that could save you from committing word crimes when typing something is if, in addition to spell check, it also had grammar check. (example: "I could care less." would be changed to "I couldn't care less.".)
Anything Weird Al is well worth your time. He's a genius!
#MyRequest (choose any of the following)
Tacky - Parody of Happy
Foil - Parody of Royals
Amish Paradise - Parody of Gangster Paradise
Smells Like Nervana - Parody of Smells Like Teen Spirit
White And Nerdy - Parody of Ridin' Dirty
The Saga Begins - Parody of American Pie
Ode to a Super Hero - Parody of Piano Man
Headline News - Parody of MMM MMM MMM
Yoda - Parody of Lola
Living With A Hernia - Parody of Living In America
I Love Rocky Road - Parody of I Love Rock & Roll
Like A Surgeon - Parody of Like A Virgin
I Perform This Way - Parody of I Was Born This Way
Fat - Parody of Bad
Eat It - Parody of Beat It
Weird Al has done other good parodies such as "Like a Surgeon" that parodies Madonna's song "Like A Virgin" and
"Living With A Hernia" which is a parody of "Living In America"
I think this is mt favorite Weird Al, clever, funny, and educational(?). The lyrics just zoom by so fast!
I like that you threw in a typo just to see if anyone noticed!
@@DravenGal Uh, yup, 'cause I'm just that clever...
@@edwardthorne9875 😜😆
I believe that should be “so quickly.”
@@jackmandu Ouch.
There were so many 80's, 90's and 00's references...
Only Al could make a lesson fun. If you haven't, check out "Living With a Hernia" (parody of "Living in America" by James Brown). Al teaches everyone about the common types of hernias you could get in that one.
3:52 - When he says "Time to learn your homophones is past due", they're showing "Lightening" and "Lightning"... If only the people who changed "Thunder Force IV" into "Lightening Force" saw this video...
How often do we learn things with the help of music. Thank You Weird Al for the lesson and all your great music. Guys keep going down the Weird Al Rabbit Hole!
Here's a little Canadian news report everyone may have missed. (I've only supplied link to cbc's website, but there are many others, if anyone wants to look)
Statue:
On August 14, 2020, a cedar wood statue of Rambo was unveiled in Hope, (British Columbia) Canada, 38 years after Rambo was released. Mayor Peter Robb, Canadian Minister of Parliament Mark Strahl, and the statue's sculptor, Ryan Villers, attended the ceremony.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/edmonton-chainsaw-carver-ryan-williers-rambo-carving-1.5691388
I am forgiving of abbreviating words down to single letters because of how messaging used to have a fairly restrictive character count, as well as the speed needed to communicate with text in games where timing is critical to success.
I don't know if you guys are fans of the Simpsons or not, but he has a nod to one of their longtime characters (now since retired, due to the death of the voice actress), Mrs. Krabappel. Right after he sings "If you don't know how to conjugate", it scrolls to the top of the paper where the teacher's name is Mrs. Krabappel. Notice also, at the very beginning of the song, where he shows pages of the dictionary, you can quickly catch "accordion" (his instrument of choice) and a picture of himself within the pages of Webster's.
Some cunning linguist...brilliant!
So brillant!
English is not my main language, so let me see if I got this, this is a play on words with the sex action?
@@psicogames5509 you are correct!!
The weird thing is, I enjoy whatching the videos on this channel than the original : )
Now this is the reaction I like to see
And there wasn’t even a reaction from you guys lmao
There wasn't? Could have fooled me :P - Adam
Next Weird Al song y'all should review is 'Canadian Idiot'.
Amazing as usual! 💖
C'mon. You just watched word crimes and then at 5:56 say "it literally sits on your brain stem" and put your hand on your head somewhere around the parietal lobe, nowhere near your brain stem. :) (But good video guys!)
When I see "eh" I hear more of an E sound than an A sound in my head, so that shirt sounds different to me when I read it.
"I don't do proper grammar". Well you nailed that one. I swear you use the word like more than a valley girl.
Like for real :P
@@CanadiansReact lol just giving you hell because it's this particular video. Normally wouldn't bother me at all.
Ur vids gr8 !!! 😂
Now, that was irony 😂
Because of Weird Al, I now know the difference between Who and Whom! Thanks Al.
Must admit, I’m always confused why Americans say “I could care less”.
This American always says, "I couldn't care less!" Although, I know I'm rare. ;)
As an American, plenty of us are confused as to why some say that as well
Glad to hear it folks. I apologise for lumping you all in together.
"Stephen Pinker argued that the way most people say “could care less”-the way they emphasize the words-implies they are being ironic or sarcastic along the lines of the Yiddish phrases like “I should be so lucky!” which typically means the speaker doesn’t really expect to be so lucky"
@@misterkite Can you be unironically ironic?
4:17 He literally responded the same way as the example. It's called a "literal expressive" to exaggerate the figurative statement which by grammar terms is acceptable.
You should check out Weird Al's portrayal of Sir Isaac Newton in Epic Rap Battles Of History.
Yes
Nice....Love it...been following him since early 80s
Hey From Saskatchewan! I would like to let you guys know that I love your videos that you guys do and I have sent you lost of requests but I know that you havr lost to pick from! Nice pick on Weird Al music video....! Have you guys heard of the band from Saskatchewan called The Dead South....??
Hey Mitchell! Sorry that we haven't done your requests. Sometimes its very hard to manage the requests, filming, editing, tending to personal stuff, work stuff and all the other stuff in between haahaha. We appreciate you keep sending us requests :). SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH! I actually have heard of The Dead South but haven't checked out their stuff. I will now thought! :) thanks for the suggestions! - Adam
I have dyslexia so, word crimes is a daily thing for thing for me.
Thanks for the video. I enjoyed it.
fun fact and a maybe fact weird al pays for the licence for all his parodied songs,(maybe fact?) Michael Jackson apparently liked the idea so he let al use the actual sets of beat it and bad and was present for some of the recording sessions.
Weird Al rules all! I've enjoyed his stuff since I was a youngster in the 80's. #myrequest Weird Al's original song "You Don't Love Me Anymore" th-cam.com/video/kWD5gdpt4Dw/w-d-xo.html
"What's a contraction?"
What women have when they have a baby.
OMG! This is so funny!
Cheers Kenneth! Thanks for watching with us :)
"It literally sits on your brain stem."
No it "figuratively" sits on your brain stem. ;-)
speaking of word crimes..... "Like you know" LOL Just kidding. LOL
To be nit picking on it, while I am guilty for lots of this "word crimes" I do try to spell check all stuff I write. But irony is that Weird Al has a wrong letter in his name when he is writing his name. It is not written "Yankovic" but "Janković" but I guess we can skip that.....
My wife is a word Nazi. If she is watching me write to someone she will push me aside and correct all my mistakes.
He-hee, speaking of neurolinks, try to react to "Foil" by Weird Al). The second part kinda makes you think (through much laughter)))
Weird Al!!!!! GOAT!!!!!!
Too many "likes." "You know, like this " or "like that." Toastmasters is waiting for you!
Love it!
Hey guys great reaction
Have you ever heard of a guy named Leo Moracchioli he does amazing covers of pretty much any genre of music in metal
Best of Al’s
White and Nerdy
Confessions
Weird Al's great! ♡♡♡
I love weird Al
Neuralink could be dangerous! No joke, some of the things that pass through my brain need to stay there and doesn't necessarily need to be shared.
One thing that drives me nuts is when people use "was" when they should use "are"
Love the US EH shirt.
I have tribble spelting wurds moist of the tame.
A lot written as alot is one that really winds me up.
Was that Emily @akowski dancing?
I love weird al
Al is a cunning linguist indeed.
Your/you're is the most common word crime I've seen online.
Your right!!
@@CanadiansReact LOL. I see what you did there.
O, Canada; whoah, Canada. 😜
This music video is a parody of Blurred Lines
What’s funny (at least for me) is that I know people try to get their point across quickly in texts or web posts. But for me as the reader come across a spelling or grammatical error it as though the writer just threw up a brick wall and I have to stop and think about what they’re saying.
It doesn't help when some people don't even bother with simple punctuation like commas or periods - or they use commas in place of other punctuation. It makes people's statements challenging to understand at best, and horrific at worst. 😖
Ya'll should look in too his song "bob"
You need to review:
Amish Paradise
I lost on Jeopardy
One More Minute
The Force Awakens
Tacky
Fat
Eat It
Perform This Way
Or people that uses your, when they mean you're and the other way around
Valentine's Day stuff is in the local shops and one label for a product said "Your stunning" genuinely annoyed me. I commented on it to staff.
U 2 r soh kewl!!
can you do a reaction video subdivisions Rush
Nice
Hi Terry! Thanks! :)
@@CanadiansReact you are welcome
I talk good english.
lol cunning linguist...
Some people can get realy wack about spelling.Thell rant about it and never realy comment on the content.Very anal parents maby.
Love what ya did there
People who are excited for Elon Musk´s evil inventions, scare me.
Do can’t watch this weird al, no one has done this one
Btw isn't it weird that American English is some of the most complicated shit? Ffs
Also, with Twitter and TikTok, there are character limits, so ppl use shorthand. I think if you can understand what ppl are saying, then it's fine, but people are just being pedantic and they don't have a real argument. It's also kind of classist because not everyone is well educated. It's a TH-cam comment, not an academic paper!
I HATE the apostrophe f ups! It's is NOT its'!!!
It bums me out that you guys have gone so downhill with the reaction choices lately. I love the stand up reactions but all the family guy videos and random ones like this just aren't entertaining. Still love the channel and I understand there's only so much stand up but there's so much out there still! This crap is just cringy, weird Al wasn't even funny back when we were kids... that being said, it's hilarious watching the fella on the left dance during the song haha
I love Weird Al, he's a music and comedy genius.
The juxtaposition of Thicks rapey song turned into a song about grammer is genius!
@@zoetercy9208 strong use of the word genius... lol but to each their own..I'm in no position to tell you what to think is funny. I just don't know anyone that thought he was funny after the age of like 10. Most comedic "geniuses" have far more success and stick around way longer as well. I'm just bored of their reaction choices in general tho and this was more just the icing on the cake, nothing against him specifically. I like the channel a lot but losing interest
Ok, so you dont like Weird Al. That's fine. That doesn't mean the channel is going "downhill". What was this, the second Weird Al video? I think the channel has a wide variety of reactions. Comedy, educational, try not to laugh, there's something for everyone here.
@@RayD_19 Al's been going strong for over 40 years, he's won 5 grammys, has 7 platinum and 5 gold albums. His concerts are sold out and amazing, I've seen him 5 times in the last 6 years.
Only 4 artists have had a top 40 song in each of the last 4 decades, Michael Jackson, Madonna, U2 and Weird Al.
Al's outlasted almost every artist he's parodied.
'i, am the age of the majority
'i, am not the age of the minority
'i, have done my due-diligence
'i, the master data controller
therefore
'i, hold subject matter jurisdiction. 😎👍😉