“The King of Parody.” His fans really don’t care if he’s hip, either you like him or you’re just wrong 😂

Weird Al bought his daughter a musical instrument Its all going accordian to his plan🙃 🪗

I don't think there's anybody else who could parody an epic song like American Pie and actually do it justice. What a talent.

Weird Al is a serious rabbit hole. This is one of my favorite songs of his. Others include Amish Paradise and Word Crimes. For this song, he actually wrote it before Phantom Menace was released. He wrote the (mostly complete) lyrics based on trailers and leaks on Star Wars forums. When he went to get permission from George Lucas to do it and get his blessing, Lucas told him a couple details for minor edits, but he got almost the entire story into this song before even seeing the movie. George Lucas loves this song, by the way. So does Don McLean, the guy who wrote American Pie, and has even admitted to having to stop himself from singing the wrong lyrics in concert.

You've got about 40 years of Weird Al music to catch up on now! Weird Al is legit one of the most talented entertainers alive today. He can sing, dance, write, rap, act and can shred on accordion. His live shows are hilarious and one of the best concerts you'll ever see. I've been to a few and have even met Al a couple times!

Honestly, Weird Al is one of the greatest artists of the last 40 years, but because he does "comedy" he doesn't get the respect he is due. He is in my top 10 favorite artists.

He wrote the ENTIRE song based on INTERNET rumors of the film BEFORE it was released and nailed the plot perfectly.

It's amazing that the most normal Weird Al has ever looked is when he's doing Star Wars cosplay

I went to school with this guy. When I was in high school, he worked on the Doctor Demento show in LA, and was on the radio in the background. When I went college, (yes, I really went to college) he was at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo working at the campus radio station. In 1978 (yes I went to college in the 70's) I spent the summer in the Dorms, and one morning at 3:00 am, the girls woke us up (the whole dorm), and gave us donuts. Of course, we had to return the favor, so we got someone at the campus radio station to say "its time to WAKE UP!" (at 3:00am). That person was none other than Weird Al Yankovich. Its nice to have meaningful connections to important events in history.

Weird Al is incredibly talented. He wanted to parody Nirvana but he couldn't get in touch with them, he found out Nirvana was going to be on Saturday Night Live so he called SNL to get in touch with them because he always asks for permission before he does it, he got Kurt Cobain on the phone and Kurt thought it was a prank, then realized it was real and told Weird Al he could do a parody as long as it wasn't about food. Kurt said you know you made it when Weird Al parodies one of your songs.

Don Maclean has said that he has mixed up this and his American Pie in concert because his kids played this song so much. I have seen Al in concert 4 times, and they aren't really concerts but an experience. If he tours in Europe again, you would truly have an awesome time, Diane.

Best concert I've ever been to. He's had the same band for like 40 years so they're incredibly tight and they were great musicians to start with. He does lightning fast costume changes for almost every song and he plays short comedy clips while changing. The crowd when I went ranged from toddlers to geriatrics (like me) and everybody had a good time. He keeps the comedy coming for the whole show but it's totally clean. You won't hear a cuss word come out of him.

I have never seen Weird AL do this song before. It's definitely one of his most serious tributes. Most of his songs include a lot of satire and silliness, bordering absurdity. Great choice, Diane.

Weird Al is always good for brightening the day, but seeing Diane's reaction is icing on the cake

His 1st Star Wars parody was Yoda, a parody of the Kink’s Lola. Honestly all his songs are gold. He is just so good with lyrics.

For the record, Coolio came out later and admitted his objection to Weird Al's parody, even after seeing how innocuous Amish Paradise was, was a dumb mistake that he'd apologized for. I'm honestly shocked you've never heard of him, here in America there is no higher praise for a musician than to be honored with a Weird Al parody as he only writes them for songs he personally likes. Edit: if you'd like a recommendation of his original works I strongly recommend One More Minute. He wrote it right after a breakup and purportedly rips his actual exes pictures apart in the music video.

I sometimes feel bad that I like this song better than the movie it’s based on😅

5:52 I sometimes forget how massively talented Weird Al is, he can pull absurd stuff off & I love it.

His best song that was original, is "Spend one more minute with you." A 50s doo-wop inspired song that quickly goes off the rails.

Yankovic wrote the entire song from leaks about the movie because it hadn’t even come out yet. The accuracy was stunning

Weird Al is a genius. He's been doing parodies forever, and doing them to such a high level of perfection. His band (the same band he's had forever) is world class, his lyrics are super clever and he emulates the original artists videos to the nth degree. The man is a national treasure! You need to have seen the original videos to understand how ridiculously good his parodies are.

this song is some of his best work. he perfectly narrated the movie in a classic song. it’s so good i have now lost the ability to sing the real song without concentrating on the lyrics.

So, the most impressive thing about this parody was that he wrote it BEFORE Phantom Menace came out! He relied entirely on rumors, leaks, and internet spoilers. He tried to get into an advanced screening of the film, but was rebuffed. He went opening night, and saw that his lyrics were actually spot on, he only had to change one line before he sent the finished product to his producer. So, yeah, talk about dedication!

A fun fact about The Saga Begins- Al wrote it before Episode 1 came out based on previews and was able to pretty much perfectly tell the story through his song. Also, he later made up with Coolio.

Weird Al is such an iconic part of the music industry. He can sing and rap and churn out a funky catchy polka. When he's doing up somebody else's song, it's not just a parody of the music, but often of the official music video as well. If you're gonna dive deeper down the Weird Al rabbit hole, I might recommend to make sure you've seen the original music video for what he's parodying first, in order to get the most out of Al's version of it. Madonna and Michael Jackson served up some great fodder for his musical twists, among others.

Weird Al is an icon. So much so that he was recently portrayed by Daniel Radcliffe in a movie based on his life. For almost everyone he parodies it is considered amongst the highest of honors. The issue with Coolio was unfortunate, but they hashed it out well before Coolio’s unfortunate passing last year. If you chose to go down the Weird Al rabbit hole I do not think you’ll be disappointed. The man is legitimately a genius.

Once again I click away from another video to watch Diane. Weird Al was a big part of my teenage years. Sometimes his parodies were so much better than the original.😂❤

This one is pretty tame compared to most of his other songs. I hope you'll do some more Weird Al!

🥰Diane dancing to Weird Al tunes is galactic! And cameo appearance by everybody's favorite Chewie!!!

I can't believe it had been almost 25 years since he did this song. Also crazy that I have listened to him since his first song on Dr. Demento like 45 years ago. It's awesome to watch Diane so happy watching him. I don't know if it was his real hair but certainly not his normal hairstyle. And yes, he is extremely talented, he puts as much, or more work into his parodies as the original songs.

I’m very happy you started on your Weird Al journey, I look forward to following along.

I love his parody song of the first episode of Star Wars. That is by far my favorite song from this guy. Weird Al is another American gem.

Weird Al also did guest appearances filling in for VJs(Video Jockeys) on MTV playing music videos.

Diane listened to Weird Al for today’s song reaction choice She picked his Star Wars tribute and thought he had a good voice There were questions about his looks and his hair, the way he spiked it But, she did some chair dancing, which I think means she liked it

“…Just stick it in your pointy ear!…” My kids found this bit years ago and I forgot how funny it was!!😂😂.

His video for “Tacky” is one single shot for 3 minutes. It’s amazing.

Weird Al is the King of making parodies out of songs. He's made so many good ones its hard to choose a favorite. You can tell Chewie likes his pet bed location getting to relax and being a star in front of the camera. Like seeing you dance to the video as always. Thanks for making the summer enjoyable. Happy Parody Music Video Party on the Patio Food Summer Wednesdays.

He made a perfect summary of the story of Episode I in 4 verses and even managed to replicate of mirror some of the original‘s lyrics („The Jedi I admire most“ instead of „The three men I admire most“) and so many more! Simply incredible! There are so many layers to his ingenuity!

Seen him live more than any other act. His shows have always been incredible, fun, and highly frenetic and visual. He does like a dozen costume changes or more, and his backup band are among the most underrated musicians in the business, they can play anything by anybody.

To *really* enjoy Al's parodies it helps immensely if you know the song being covered.

One of the great song parodists of the 20th century, and the beauty of it is that we get him for a big chunk of the 21st century too. He's still cranking them out, and going on tour! Legend.

He's done a lot of great parodies over the years. The first one he did in front of a national audience was "Another One Rides the Bus", a parody of Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust". The one that really put him on the map was "Eat It", parodying Michael Jackson's "Beat It". I think it was just last year that he released a comedic biopic on a digital online channel. It's comedic because he exaggerated a few things in it. A lot of "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story" takes place in the early to mid 80s. Weird Al is played by Daniel Radcliffe, while Rainn Wilson (from the US version of "The Office") plays eccentric radio host Dr. Demento. Weird Al himself appears in the film as a record executive. It also has Evan Rachel Wood as Madonna. They featured her in it because he parodied her song "Like a Virgin" as "Like a Surgeon".

I have been a Weird Al fan since "EAT IT" a send up of Michael Jackson's "Beat It". I had never seen the Star Wars one. Very glad you chose it. I loved it and it was the first time for me too. Cheers

the best description of Al and his band's skill is they can mimic almost ANY performer out there in any style, and be almost indistinguishable from the original (besides the lyrics)

Weird Al is a comedy genius! Most of his big hits are older but he spans many decades starting primarily in the ‘80s. ❤

I've been a fan of Weird Al since the 1980s. I have a son born in 1976 and a daughter born in 1988, and BOTH have been brought up on his music. My daughter's first live concert was Weird Al and it was life changing for her. A belated 12th birthday gift, plus she actually got to meet Al. Over time, Weird All has gone from somewhat amateurish but still clever song parodies to considerable sophistication in performance, writing, and filming while still carrying out a grueling touring schedule. I consider the best of his work to be in this century, following 20 years of practice and hard work. It pays to watch the original musician's song video before watching Weird Al's version; he often matches the original while adding comedic flourishes. Also, some musicians work with Al to provide him the use of the musician's own video locations/stages, teach him the original video choreography, even perform somewhere in the parody itself. This was true of Michael Jackson, James Brown, Nirvana, and Dire Straits. Also, Weird Al is so respected, personally and professionally, in the entertainment business that his videos are full of well-known comedy personalities. Some recommended songs you might do reactions to on your channel: -One More Minute (an original Doo Wop breakup song) -Smells Like Nirvana (Smells Like Team Spirit parody) -Gump (Lump parody) -Word Crimes (Blurred Lines parody) -Foil (Royals parody) -Tacky (Happy parody) -Handy (Fancy parody) -Party in the CIA (Party in the USA parody) -Couch Potato (Lose Yourself parody) -White & Nerdy (Ridin' Dirty parody) -Germs (an original in the style of Nine Inch Nails) -Hardware Store (an original, but includes a truly breathless rap of hardware store products thrilling to hear)

I've heard that Don McClean likes this parody so much that he accidentally started singing these lyrics instead of American Pie at a show.

What everyone expected: Her seeing "I'm Bad" and "Like a Surgeon" What we got: Fan girling over his one Star Wars song.

I can no longer sing American Pie due to this song. Do more Diane. Al is a parody genius.

The FIRST Star Wars Parody Al did was "Yoda" (set of the kink's "Lola"). Al Also did a couple of Michael Jackson Covers as well... For "Fat" they used the same location used in Michael's "Bad" video!... Watch Bad first and get ready to laugh your head off to FAT!

Love Weird AL!!!!!! He's so funny and actually really talented.....Good Good Diane!!!! Cheers from Mississippi

I love that it took you until the chorus to realize which song you were listening to! Most people in the US would hear the first two lines Max before they realized it

I'm another one who's never heard this particular song by him. Not nearly as outrageous as many of his other parodies, but I liked it and thought it was excellently done. Enjoyed your reaction very much and I think you should react to more of his work at some point! 💗

Weird Al is amaszing. He is also a really nice guy. When he does shows he gets local people to do various on stage parts during his songs. I have had the honor to perform with him 3 or 4 times during this song and his other Star wars songs.

If nothing else, pairing/scheduling reactions to original songs and their Weird Al parodies might be something to consider as you would then have the material fresh in your mind. :-) Very glad you have taken your first step into this awesome world of Al.

He has soooo many good parodies, Amish Paradise, Eat it, etc. Don't stop with one song, listen to the rest. I've been listening to Weird Al since Another One Rides the Bus, on the Doctor Demento show.

Love the song and weird Al is awesome. People have said you make it when weird Al parodies you

He is really one of the greatest artists in American music spanning many genres 😂😂😂

A lot of Weird Als songs have catchy lyrics but you don't want to be caught singing them out loud when you're driving with the windows down.

All has been making parodies for a vey long time, he started in college in the late 70s. He almost always asks permission first before recording a parody. One that he almost got in trouble for was his version of Born This Way. Lady Gaga's agent said no when he called, but when Gaga found out, she said yes. The result was a song called Perform This Way.

There's 40 years of his genius. The genius is he can keep an independent story theme going in the lyrics, he can mirror the exact song he's parodying with lyrics that rhyme and as if that wasn't hard enough, it's all funny.

Hope your visit to California was a success. Thinking back to your Beach Boys reaction, if you admire tight harmonies you should listen to The Mamas and The Papas. If you are not aware of them, they were a folk rock vocal group whose harmonies were also "insanely good." For your purposes, because The Mamas and the Papas did so many television appearances (the Ed Sullivan Show and the Hollywood Palace), there are plenty of quality performance videos from which to react. Just beware that if you review their history on a video, they had some rough patches. (If you do go into their histories, please make note of the fact that Cass Elliot did not choke to death on a ham sandwich.)

pk, AFTER watching your entire review (both editor and screen diane)... you went from ahs to ohs, which was endearing. the way your eyes continued to light up as the song progressed showed that you knew the story. all i can say to 'wierd al' is 'eat it'...

Back in the 1980's, he had a thing where he would constantly parody Michael Jackson. In a department store, there was a big display with Micheal Jackson's album Bad. On the cover MJ is wearing a red leather jacket with a ridiculous number of zippers. The display was 3 LP's high, but the bottom record was Weird Al's Even Worse. WA was wearing a similar jacket with even more zippers.

Given the channel motto, he was a necessary watch. 🤣 took 1 of the great storytelling songs and did a good job adapting it to 1 of the great storytelling movies. BOOP

Happy Wednesday Diane! I have grown up listening to Weird Al's music and watching his videos. This particular one is pretty funny, if you get his humor and follow the Star Wars universe! Looks like you enjoyed it immensely! Thanks for the upload! Have a great rest of your week! Hope all is well with you and yours! Be well! It's always a pleasure and a privilege! You should do more reactions to Weird Al's videos! You would get a kick out of them! 😎👍

This is one of the few songs of his I've never heard. Amish Paradise is probably my favorite of his, but he has a lot of really good parodies of popular songs.

Seen him live multiple times and have many of his albums. A great artist, huge catalog of songs

I loved this one! I hadn't seen or heard it before. I have seen many of his other parodies and liked them. This one wasn't so outrageous and funny but was still very enjoyable, especially being a Star Wars fan. Great reaction, Diane!

Weird Al is an American treasure. Pick a song and chances are he will make you smile.

The best Weird Al ones to watch are the ones with songs you like or at least know. That's when you can really see his genius because you are invested in the original

Yankovich is his real name. He was a student at the college I was attended, at the time that I was working on my engineering degree. He asserted in the college newspaper that the acoustics in the men's bathroom, in the Computer Science building on campus, were perfect for composing his first hit. He was also a DJ on the campus radio station: KCPR (K Cal Poly Radio).

His Michael Jackson parodies were always my favorite. He also did a couple Madonna songs that were on point. A lot of artists considered themselves at the peaks of their careers if they were parodied by Weird Al.

That was a terrible summary of the Coolio situation. Fair use does indeed mean that he can, if he wants, release parodies without permission, but Al actually did ask permission. He asked his "people" to talk to Coolio's "people", which is how these things usually go down, and Al was told that everything was okay so he did the song, but he never talked to Coolio directly, and it turns out that there was miscommunication and Coolio had never given his blessing. Al deeply respects the wishes of the artists and has scrapped many parodies because he wasn't given permission, even though he could still legally release them if he wanted to.

He's actually won quite a few Grammys!! Most of my favorite songs by him are his originals!! See: Melanie, Christmas At Ground Zero, Don't Wear Those Shoes, Trigger Happy, Good Enough For Now,etc. Love your channel!! I'm also Irish, Ireland is on my bucket list of places to see!! Much love ❤ from Seattle!!

His hair style varied a lot over the years. In the mid -1980s he released "Like a Surgeon," a parody of Madonna "Like a Virgin," about a surgeon who isn't very good. I remember a lot of laughter over it with my cousin who was in university for pre-med at the time.

I love Weird Al’s parodies. He's very clever and witty. Sometimes I like his parodies better than the original songs. LOL There was a small controversy back when Napster was a thing. People would write parodies and say it was him. Most were offensive and some racist, which is something Weird Al is definitely not about. I remember my sister saying back then she’d stop liking him, because of those songs. Only to find out years later in an interview that it wasn’t him.

If you do any more reactions to Weird Al's music please be sure to listen to whatever song of which he's singing a parody - just to be sure you can appreciate how brilliant he is! 😊 The song you listened to here is a parody of "American Pie" by singer Don McLean. It's often noted that Kurt Cobain of Nirvana actually considered the fact that Weird Al wanted to write a parody of one of their songs as a sign that they had truly "made it"! (And Coolio actually reconsidered his objection about Weird Al doing a parody of Gangster's Paradise. Coolio even told Vice magazine in 2014 that “I apologized to “Weird Al” a long time ago and I was wrong.”.

Weird Al is amazing. One thing I would recommend for any future Weird Al songs is listening to the song it is parodying first, especially if you aren't familiar with it. It will show you how spot on he is in mimicking the origin al while putting his own spin on it. Not necessary of course. He also made a movie called UHF that I really enjoy. You might too.

Having Weird Al parody your song is more exclusive and a higher honor than winning a Grammy.

Well, Weird Al is a very witty fellow who knows how to rhythm and rhyme. His parodies are almost always brilliant and most work spectacularly. He is best in small doses though. I saw him in concert and by the end of the show I was done, and the shtick just wasn't working any more. They just made a movie about him with Daniel Radcliffe playing Weird Al. Haven't seen it, but maybe it could work for twich at the movies with Diane and Chewie. Diane goes on about how comfortable Chewie is in his bed on the shelf, and how much he like to stay there. Next cut empty dog bed and no Chewie for rest of review. The games afoot for the true story, Watson.

If you plan to continue this exploration of Weird Al, one thing to note of his music that has videos, is to pay attention not just to the music and lyrics, but too the music videos as well. He often mirrors and parodies very closely the video as well as the song itself - One of great examples of this is the infamous Amish Paradise, but some others great examples (IMO) are 'Smells Like Nirvana' (Smells like Teen Spirit), 'Fat' (Bad), 'White and Nerdy' (Ridding Dirty), and 'Tacky' (Happy). It really is astounding the attention to detail Al has always employed in his craft.

I am very glad you had the pleasure of discovering Weird Al. "The Saga Begins..:" is epic.

Al is such a legend. A writing, comedic genius. And it's so nice to see the musicians *playing* the song we're hearing. Great video, thanks!

Great as always, Diane. Weird Al is crazy talented but many people overlook the talent of his band. I took my daughter to see him live and our whole family left thoroughly impressed with the musicianship we witnessed at the show. Please check out more Weird Al.

If I could only listen to one musical act ever, it'd probably be Weird Al because it'd basically be a greatest hits medley of the last 40 years with different lyrics.

I have no idea how he looks 23 in this video. I'm 45, and he was already on the Dr. Demento show when I was a kid, listening to him on my alarm clock radio, tucked under my pillow, every Sunday night at 10:30.

Weird Al is simply amazing! It's incredible how true to the flow of the original songs he stays, including rap I would love to see more of his songs on your channel

We love you Diane! Anyway, glad you enjoyed and reacted to Weird Al Yankovic. This song is one of his earliest Parodies and yet with all of his stuff he still enjoys himself and works hard. Anyhow, one of my favorites of his parodies is "Foil" which is a parody of "Royal". Finally, a singer and song that I think would be great to see your reaction to is: Bob Seger and his song "You'll Accomp'ny Me" he is a legendary singer/songwriter. What's more, he is (in my opinion) the greatest of "American Blue-Collar Rock Music".

That was great! I do not remember this parody! He did a great job! American Pie is a classic! He's done quite a few good parodies! Another good parody guy is Cletus T. Judd, he does more country, but is also very entertaining! Love the content Diane!!

It is considered a compliment to have Weird Al parody one of your songs. He is an OG Goat.

The very first time I heard that song it has been my absolute favorite Al song. Everything about it is exactly right. It is so well done that I've shared it with some of my somewhat younger friends and they accused Don McLean of robbing Al. Diane's reactions made my day. Keep the great videos coming.

In a testament to his talent and musical versatility, I've heard more one than rap aficionado refer to him as a GOAT (greatest of all time)

I have been listening to Weird Al's genius since the 1980s, back when I heard him on Dr. Demento. At the time, he only had a few songs out - Another One Rides the Bus and My Bologna. I've followed his work since. He is a genius! I actually saw him once at Disneyworld with his family, but we didn't go up to him. He deserves vacation! He makes a point of asking permission, and thought he had gotten it from Coolio's record company. I highly recommend you watching the original video for any song he parodies first - often the videos are directly connected to his, like Amish Paradise. Others to check out: Like a Surgeon (Like a Virgin), Eat it (Beat it), Another One Rides the Bus (Another One Bites the Dust), Amish Paradise (Gangsta Paradise), White & Nerdy (Ridin), Smells Like Nirvana (Smells Like Teen Spirit), I Lost on Jeopardy (Our Love's in Jeopardy), Yoda (Lola).

Back in the day, there were bands that used to say they knew they had finally made it big because weird al made a parody of one of their songs.

Hi Diane, Chewie (he looks sleepy today). I've not heard this one before, but it's a good one. I first heard Weird Al on the old Dr. Demento radio show. He's done some really good parodies over the years. You might have to be familiar with American TV and pop culture to appreciate some of them such as Stairway to Gilligan's Island, set to the tune of Led Zeppelin's Stairway to Heaven. Anyway, I'll let you two get some rest, since Chewie looks so tired. I love you and your content, good bye for now!

The story about the creation of this song goes that Al wrote the lyrics solely based on the trailer and spoilers on the early net, and he didn't have to change much of anything when he was able to see the movie.

Loved seeing you get so into each lyric as they came up! 😃😃😃😃😃

This always makes me smile when I hear it. Weird Al is great! Loved his talent since I first heard him way back when. He's been doing this a long time.

Fun fact, Coolio actually got paid quite nicely. Al never does a song without permission, even though he legally could. When he went to get permission for , I want my MTV (original song was Money for Nothing, by Dire Straits), from the movie UHF, Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits) gave it to him on one condition, that he himself would play lead guitar.