Anyone who was either in a band when they were fourteen or remember's their friend's first band knows EXACTLY why this is genius!!! John's gulp and Rick's tongue-on-lips concentration during the solo, priceless!!!!
It sure was. And I can still remember the 1st time I saw it as a child losing my fucking mind laughing at Candy when he does that. Its absolutely perfect.
I love that they're actually playing their instruments - and they're good enough to be able so sound like bad players. It's harder than you might think.
Honestly I like this arrangement better than the original, which was kind of over-sung and over-produced. Even with the intentional sloppy playing and goofy singing it's just so much more fun.
Rick Moanis. The man known as Wayne Szalinski from Honey I Shunk the Kids, Honey I Blew Up the Kid and Honey We Shrunk Ourselves. Barney Rubble from 1994 film The Flintstones
The 5 Neat Guys are the parents of the Recess Monkeys. Great musical talent flowed heavy in their bloodline, obviously. Gone Gone Gone Gone So Long will be played at my funeral.
First time I have ever seen this and I can't believe it. This may be the most perfect sketch ever. I have watched it 7 times in a row. The lyrics, musicianship, anxiety, solo... and of course John candy's gulp should be studied forever on the perfection of comedic timing. How is this not more popular?
Also wonderful are: 1. Eugene switching up his tambourine rhythms mid-measure; 2. The three boys' acca pella falling apart so quickly but them plodding through anyway. This skit was brilliant. Long live The Recess Monkeys! 🎸
SCTV was pure comic genius, but this was one of their best skits. I remember nearly choking from laughing so hard when I first saw this about 35 yrs ago.
I'm constantly impressed with how Eugene Levy could transform himself into such a convincing "kid". The makeup/hair/mannerisns.. For being the hairiest guy in the cast..how can he be the best/most convincing kid!?!! Wow!
not sure if you're talking about "channels" now, youtube channels, or channels back in 1981, when SCTV was on the airwaves...used to drive frantically to get home by 1 am when SCTV was on some obscure UHF station in the DC area. Loved SCTV then, good to see it again!
As hilarious as everyone is, not enough praise for Levy's completely lost eyes and pubescent deep voice, he really captured that doofus backup vocalist in a mediocre band
They are all playing. Rick is playing everything upside down as it’s strung for a righty. Amazing. The arrangement sounds like something from the 90’s.
Rick rocking the right handed strat upside down and still strung for righty. How is this even playable? He's really playing it, but wow, all guitar theory, fingerings, chords etc.. out the window here. Hendrix played a right handed strat but strung it upside down as many lefty players do. Considering that, this is pretty good playing. Rick Moranis FTW!
czech oht Doyle Bramhall III! Albert King! Paul Raymond(UFO)! Eric Gales! EARLY Paul McCartney! Paul and Jimi could play righty flip AND proper lefty!!! I'm lefthanded - but learned righty straightaway: I cannot play a lefty ...
I think they all played their own instruments, I never see this in syndication, I saw it in the original show, I was in high school when this aired, I used to watch it Friday nights after Johnny Carson.
SCTV is unsurpassed in parody and send ups of every aspect of entertainment, sports, television. What a crew of talent. SNL gets all the hype but SCTV outdid them in quality and quantity.
I remember seeing this when it actually aired way back when, and the funniest part was John Candy's "nervous gulp"-- probably because we can all relate to it!
For the unknowing, that’s My Girl by Chilliwack. A great song by a Canadian band and of course, SCTV is Canadian. Good choice. Listen to the band here on TH-cam. Great vocal range. 80’s music was great.
Whats great is they're really playing! John loved playing drums as a hobby and Rick was a musician and played piano and as a guitar player, he is actually playing a right handed upside down guitar LEFT HANDED, loved all of these guys! RIP John
This is a real song by the Canadian band Chilliwack. It was a huge hit in 1981. You should check it out if you've never heard it, because this is even funnier when you know what the original sounds like. th-cam.com/video/yahBtp_1jWE/w-d-xo.html
I thought it sounded familiar. I had 40 years to wipe it from my memory. At least now, I will always think of The Recess Monkeys version instead of the one by Chilliwack. 🤢
It's great to see how the drummer and lead guitarist for the Queen Haters started. I did not know Stephen Sealy and Paul Rey were originally in The Recess Monkeys. I heard Steve Applebaum became a VJ and changed his name to Gerry Todd.
so much memories of starting a band in the 90's - the nervous tension, the palpable fear of screwing up - and the look on your face if not sure if it sounds any good... and then candy dealing with uncontrolled drooling from stage fright... good memories...
Agreed. SNL needed a whole studio filled with shills instructed to laugh and clap. SCTV provided the laughs without people telling us to laugh in the background.
@@robkunkel8833 Just human instinct I suppose. The need to feel intellectually or culturally superior to others based on your taste in media. SNL is mainstream and neutered to the point of oblivion while SCTV is underground and risque. Being a fan of SCTV, I tend to favor it over SNL. The comparison exists because they are similar in concept.
Having grown up in the 80s, there were a good number of bands that sounded just like this live. They'd have over produced studio albums and videos on MTV, and than you'd see them live and they sounded almost exactly like this. 😎
in Chingago, Chilliwack had a previous tunage that got a lot of airplay, so when I saw this, I was thinking 'who came out with this garbage?? it deserves this lampooning!!!' then maybe 8yrs later, I find out it's Chilliwack and - yop - it's horrible!!!
Agree with all the comments. I cried I laughed so hard when this first aired and I still do today... I don’t know if anyone else remembers but I always thought preteeen world was a direct send-up of a pbs show for middle school kids called Zoom...around in the mid 70s. There was a kid on the show who looked exactly like Stephane. SCTV hit it spot on. Also reminds me of all my high school “coffeehouse” performances. :(...Classic and thanks for bringing this back!
Canadian Studmuffin Hi, Im a big fan and its sort of funny to see a beatles and bowie to like SCTV. It's the greatest show ever. If you haven't seen the short "High Q" there is a Beatles refrence. Have a good day. ☺
Wow; I only saw the syndicated versions and have never seen this before! This is pure gold. I play guitar, and sounded about that bad when I started at 16!
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Yep that gulp by John Candy should go down as one of the best timed comedic moments of all time
did anyone notice his second one at 2:28?
And he came back from it on the beat. His genius will be missed.
He did that in every Pre-Teen Wolrd skit.
Comic genius
@@carlottarobbins7005 Love him so much!
It's kind of unreal how good this is.
Anyone who was either in a band when they were fourteen or remember's their friend's first band knows EXACTLY why this is genius!!! John's gulp and Rick's tongue-on-lips concentration during the solo, priceless!!!!
I think Weezer stole this band's act.
I agree!
you won the internet for the year
Weezer never rose above copying one act or another nearly verbatim. I always felt sorry for their fans who obviously didn't know any better.
no shit!!!!!!
Kind of reminds me of Dead Kennedys Punk Rock Girl I mean dead milkmen
Gonna tell my kids this was Weezer.
This is such a good comment
it basically is lol
Already did!
That's the most awesome thing ever.
😂😂
Candy's nervous gulp...utter genius.
Larry Horricks haha the best!
+Larry Horricks YES!, it is those subtle nuances that give his genius away. Such a huge loss for the arts.
Larry Horricks gulp is fantastic
It wasn't a nervous gulp, the implication was that he had to swallow some spit to keep going. I've been there in a performance before. X-D
It sure was. And I can still remember the 1st time I saw it as a child losing my fucking mind laughing at Candy when he does that. Its absolutely perfect.
Catherine O'hara has always been magic. Understated.
Boasting that she's up after midnight then lets out an involuntary yawn!
KEVIN!
Decent!
The tongue sticking out as he's concentrating on the killer guitar solo...🤣🤣🤣
I love that they're actually playing their instruments - and they're good enough to be able so sound like bad players. It's harder than you might think.
And when you're used to singing in tune, it's so hard not to do so. I love how their voices crack just like pre-pubescent boys!
I've tried to be that bad, and it's very hard
Honestly I like this arrangement better than the original, which was kind of over-sung and over-produced. Even with the intentional sloppy playing and goofy singing it's just so much more fun.
You've got to be GOOD to imitate how Bad beginners are 👌
Also, Rick is playing a right handed guitar lefty (upside down).
This entire sketch is pure brilliance on oh so many levels.
Levy hitting the tambourine on 1 & 3 during the chorus, belatedly realizing he’s wrong, then switching to 2 & 4...BOTH TIMES
I love that wicked guitar solo by Rick Moranis.
It's all in how you hold your tongue.
jwnagy Yeah, I have been working on that part of the lick.
A Great White North Southpaw.
Rick Moanis. The man known as Wayne Szalinski from Honey I Shunk the Kids, Honey I Blew Up the Kid and Honey We Shrunk Ourselves. Barney Rubble from 1994 film The Flintstones
How can you forget Bob and Doug McKenzie with freaking Geddy Lee??
Absolutely nailed the high school garage band, teenage angst, live performance jitters of playing music before a 'live' audience. Hilarious.
Yep. Too me back to mid-80s Middle School talent show!
The 5 Neat Guys are the parents of the Recess Monkeys. Great musical talent flowed heavy in their bloodline, obviously. Gone Gone Gone Gone So Long will be played at my funeral.
I'll make the egg salad sandwiches.
@@jeffreythames4307 I'll bring the cabbage rolls and coffee
I'll just hang out side . Drink ☕ n smoke 🚬
The apex was the Shmenges. If you haven’t seen it, The Last Polka in on TH-cam, it’s so funny.
LETS! HAVE BAND PRACTICE IN THA REC ROOM!
First time I have ever seen this and I can't believe it. This may be the most perfect sketch ever. I have watched it 7 times in a row. The lyrics, musicianship, anxiety, solo... and of course John candy's gulp should be studied forever on the perfection of comedic timing. How is this not more popular?
Also wonderful are: 1. Eugene switching up his tambourine rhythms mid-measure; 2. The three boys' acca pella falling apart so quickly but them plodding through anyway. This skit was brilliant. Long live The Recess Monkeys! 🎸
DETERMINATION!
This is better than most music made today.
Candy's gulp was hilarious and he's also got the Ringo Starr-esque drumming down.
You can tell that they're actually decently competent musician that know enough to know EXACTLY how to fake sucking.
Comedic genius
It sounds ironic but you have to be a genius to play dumb.
I’m impressed Rick Moranis is playing a guitar upside down.
Because for parts of it they were actually good.
@@SherwoodyI wonder if he’s actually right-handed.
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“Decent. That should get those phones ringing!” dead
Remember when people said Decent! and Excellent!--?
@@RideAcrossTheRiver What about when people used to say "that's so crescent fresh", or "crescent fresh at best"?
Best cover of this song ever.
what is the song??
My Girl by Chiliwack.
Katherine O'Hara cracks me up in this sketch, haha. Nailed it!
Decent! That should get those phones ringing!
i never realized i need schoolgirl katherine ohara in my life, but here we is nonetheless 🥴😖😤
She's a friggin' comedy genius! That yawn and "...uh oh..." and tired squints at the end! 😂😂
That's one killer guitar solo at the end.
The brilliance of this at all levels is amazing and so hilarious at the same time.
Great show. So glad we have these clips.
Rick Moranis is amazing. Such a sweet little guy on the guitar, only one who didn't participate in the epic voice crack at the end.
Moranis, Levy and Candy are superb in this sketch! Actually playing and acting like kids…marverous…simply marverous. 😉🤘🤘🤘
Don’t forget Catherine O’Hara’s spot on teeny popper portrayal!
I have watched this dozens of times just to see John Candy's nervous gulp. I die every time.
Stephan's appearance on Mel's Rock Pile was equally hilarious.
@@garyrasberryjr.552 Do you find it odd that he pronounces his name 'Steff-en'?
Same!
Rick did a great job singing and playing guitar!
Gene did a good job playing guitar along with Candy and the drums.
SCTV was pure comic genius, but this was one of their best skits. I remember nearly choking from laughing so hard when I first saw this about 35 yrs ago.
Like Moranis' guitar lick helped by tongue extension . They are the Best North American comedy group since Leif Erickson and his band of Vikings
I'm constantly impressed with how Eugene Levy could transform himself into such a convincing "kid". The makeup/hair/mannerisns.. For being the hairiest guy in the cast..how can he be the best/most convincing kid!?!! Wow!
Candy's Beav impression is pretty good too!
Rivers Cuomo saw this and had an epiphany. Incidentally, Rick is fretting chords upside down as the strings aren't reversed.
That guitar solo at the end and Moranis' "I'm nailing it" face just made me pee my pants. #gold
CLASSIC SCTV... Raw humour and talent. Those were the days!! ❤👍
It's eerie how much Moranis looks like Rivers Cuomo from Weezer in this.
kurtispopp conspiracy theory: the reason we never hear from him anymore is because he's a vampire and he never ages, so he is Rivers Cuomo.
U mean how much Cuomo looks like Moranis. Come on now.
Cuomo looks like Moranis, Moranis looks like Robert "Butch" Johnson.
Beat Happening is still one of my favorite bands
Rick is a talented individual.
hahahahaha you dont like the son ?
*song
Wow.
What happened to Rick?
not sure if you're talking about "channels" now, youtube channels, or channels back in 1981, when SCTV was on the airwaves...used to drive frantically to get home by 1 am when SCTV was on some obscure UHF station in the DC area. Loved SCTV then, good to see it again!
As hilarious as everyone is, not enough praise for Levy's completely lost eyes and pubescent deep voice, he really captured that doofus backup vocalist in a mediocre band
Eugene plays guitar for real. This skit is amazing in so many ways...captures so much!
They are all playing. Rick is playing everything upside down as it’s strung for a righty. Amazing. The arrangement sounds like something from the 90’s.
So good. thanks for posting. I remember seeing this in the 80s. LOVED IT.
Damn moranis was old school alternative
Oh man, look at Candy's perm!
I loved this show and am so glad the actors are still working.
+Anner Chisline Except for Candy, who's dead.
+OptimusWombat I remember when he died.
And Moranis who left the business to take care of his wife.
mike dutdut *kids
His wife’s death was the reason he retired.
@@Mr.BeastFacts yea your right i thought the timeline fell a bit different.
My favourite character changes every time i view this masterpiece. one of their best bits.
This was amazing then and it's still amazing now.
Whenever this song comes on the radio in our car, we always start singing it just like these guys!! Good times, good times... XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD
Rick rocking the right handed strat upside down and still strung for righty. How is this even playable? He's really playing it, but wow, all guitar theory, fingerings, chords etc.. out the window here. Hendrix played a right handed strat but strung it upside down as many lefty players do. Considering that, this is pretty good playing. Rick Moranis FTW!
czech
oht
Doyle Bramhall III!
Albert King!
Paul Raymond(UFO)!
Eric Gales!
EARLY Paul McCartney!
Paul and Jimi could play righty flip AND proper lefty!!!
I'm lefthanded - but learned righty straightaway: I cannot play a lefty ...
bassists:
Jimmy Haslip!
Lee Pomeroy!
Gerald V. Casale!
Wayman Tisdale!
Same way I learned to play it. That's what happens when you are self taught. Still he knows what he is doing.
Loved these guys when they were on K Records
Pure no-wave punk genius. Rick’s junky Mission of Burma-style solo... That takes courage.
I'm dying that someone has mentioned Mission of Burma on an old SCTV clip lmao
@@Stzit I just figured out 'rhesus monkeys'
@@Stzit same
HAHAHA! John Candy taking a swallow in between words! I've been there performing!
2:53 - the effort he puts into that guitar solo!
he’s playing upside down lol
Ha. It reminds me of the guitar solo in the Dead Milkmen's "Punk Rock Girl" .
This great 70 band played at my high school in 76. Along with Max Webster and the Stampeders.
And we had April Wine and Edward Bear lol
I think they all played their own instruments, I never see this in syndication, I saw it in the original show, I was in high school when this aired, I used to watch it Friday nights after Johnny Carson.
Saw it 35 years ago and still can’t forget it.
Rick's really playing. Excellent.
First time seeing this funny version of that 70s original great song. Good times are forever.
SCTV is unsurpassed in parody and send ups of every aspect of entertainment, sports, television. What a crew of talent. SNL gets all the hype but SCTV outdid them in quality and quantity.
bangin' guitar solo, Rick!!
I remember seeing this when it actually aired way back when, and the funniest part was John Candy's "nervous gulp"-- probably because we can all relate to it!
Whether is the Recess Monkeys or the Queen Haters, John Candy behind a drum kit will always deliver hilarity.
Yeah, that would make me lauuugh....
That skit had Dark Helmet,Barf,Mickey and Maude.Awesome.
Used to watch SCTV every chance I got in my teen years along with Fernwood Tonight and Mary Hartmann, Mary Hartmann. That does explain a lot LOL!
Man. I want to buy this album.
For the unknowing, that’s My Girl by Chilliwack. A great song by a Canadian band and of course, SCTV is Canadian. Good choice. Listen to the band here on TH-cam. Great vocal range. 80’s music was great.
Whats great is they're really playing! John loved playing drums as a hobby and Rick was a musician and played piano and as a guitar player, he is actually playing a right handed upside down guitar LEFT HANDED, loved all of these guys! RIP John
I genuinely like that song.
This song is better than 99.99% of the stuff played on the radio.
This is a real song by the Canadian band Chilliwack. It was a huge hit in 1981. You should check it out if you've never heard it, because this is even funnier when you know what the original sounds like. th-cam.com/video/yahBtp_1jWE/w-d-xo.html
You read my mind!
4 years, later; it is closer to 100 percent, now, in case i forget.
I thought it sounded familiar. I had 40 years to wipe it from my memory. At least now, I will always think of The Recess Monkeys version instead of the one by Chilliwack. 🤢
I agree 100%.
5 dislikes proves there are more good people in the world than bad.
It's great to see how the drummer and lead guitarist for the Queen Haters started. I did not know Stephen Sealy and Paul Rey were originally in The Recess Monkeys. I heard Steve Applebaum became a VJ and changed his name to Gerry Todd.
As a fan of outsider music, I actually consider this a masterpiece
Same
"And opening for The Shaggs tonight please welcome to the stage, The Recess Monkeys!"
If you like this you love The Shaggs
so much memories of starting a band in the 90's - the nervous tension, the palpable fear of screwing up - and the look on your face if not sure if it sounds any good...
and then candy dealing with uncontrolled drooling from stage fright...
good memories...
That's one hot guitar lick laid down by Rick Moranis. 😝
SCTV was head and shoulders above SNL.
Not a stupid comment, a fact LOL
Agreed. SNL needed a whole studio filled with shills instructed to laugh and clap. SCTV provided the laughs without people telling us to laugh in the background.
As much as I loved SCTV...they used a laugh track. SNL at least had a live audience.
@@theofficialvernetheturtley338 ... Apples and oranges. Who made this contest.? Why do people need to find one “better “ than the other.?
@@robkunkel8833 Just human instinct I suppose. The need to feel intellectually or culturally superior to others based on your taste in media. SNL is mainstream and neutered to the point of oblivion while SCTV is underground and risque. Being a fan of SCTV, I tend to favor it over SNL. The comparison exists because they are similar in concept.
John Candy on the drums. That show was legendary
How brilliant is the name Recess Monkeys!
Having grown up in the 80s, there were a good number of bands that sounded just like this live. They'd have over produced studio albums and videos on MTV, and than you'd see them live and they sounded almost exactly like this. 😎
I have all their albums
As much as I always loved this sketch, it got 10x funnier when I realized they are covering Chilliwack!
YES!!
I just discovered the original song. Incredible.
in
Chingago,
Chilliwack had a previous tunage that got a lot of airplay, so when I saw this, I was thinking 'who came out with this garbage??
it deserves this lampooning!!!'
then maybe 8yrs later, I find out it's Chilliwack and - yop - it's horrible!!!
Really works great as a 1965ish pop song!
I went YEARS, maybe decades not knowing this was a real song!
Agree with all the comments. I cried I laughed so hard when this first aired and I still do today... I don’t know if anyone else remembers but I always thought preteeen world was a direct send-up of a pbs show for middle school kids called Zoom...around in the mid 70s. There was a kid on the show who looked exactly like Stephane. SCTV hit it spot on. Also reminds me of all my high school “coffeehouse” performances. :(...Classic and thanks for bringing this back!
Rick playing it left hand!
But strung upside down. Albert King played his Flying V like that.
This was the nucleus for A Mighty Wind, I tell ya! 😂🎉
John Candy with an afro?! What a time to be alive.
You gotta give this a thumbs up! Brilliant!
The bands' name is funny enough, let alone their performance!
i remember watching this performance on tv, way back when. def classic
When can I get their single, cause this is awesome😂😂😂😂😂😂
Loved this show!!!
always dwarfed SNL in talent. SCTV was the best!
SCTC was far more innovative. also had the advantage of not being live
I miss John Candy! These guys were so funny together! Best Canadian show ever!
Funniest show ever!
Canadian Studmuffin Hi, Im a big fan and its sort of funny to see a beatles and bowie to like SCTV. It's the greatest show ever. If you haven't seen the short "High Q" there is a Beatles refrence. Have a good day. ☺
Hey CSF, where have you been?
@@hippojuice23 Still here!
Give them a year or two...these guys will be huge!
I used to dream of being in a band like this.
You still can! Go for it!
Wow; I only saw the syndicated versions and have never seen this before! This is pure gold. I play guitar, and sounded about that bad when I started at 16!
Better than many bands I've suffered thru over the years!
This is beautiful-comedy-genius.
The Recess Monkeys are soo metal
You could fill a room with how many ways this is funny.
Oh my god Eugene and that tambourine! Shake it!
He really let loose at the end!
Love that song ❤️