Two music producers (Lizzo, Aidy Bryant) try to help the Black Eyed Peas (Kenan Thompson, Cecily Strong, Chris Redd, Bowen Yang) come up with lyrics for their songs.
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All jokes aside, the writers of this skit really analyzed the black eyed peas at their prime lol.
Is that who they were? I didn't get this one at all. Wasn't really listening to pop music in the early 2000s.
Their prime was many years before this simple disco hits
@@BeeWhistler you most likely didn’t get it cuz you didn’t listen to them lmao
@@BeeWhistler Early 2000s? The prime of the Black Eyed Peas was in the late 2000s decade.
@@BeeWhistler you should get their album
That whole part where Cecily just keeps singing "the people in the place" over and over in response to questions is one of the funniest moments she's had this season.
Only funny part of the skit. Lizzo remains terrible. The Asian guy has never been funny. Aidie Bryant plays the same exact character in every sketch. The black dudes are funny enough. It’s just a blah show anymore.
@@bdub8522 jesus christ how do you manage to only know the name of the white cast member
@@mallorysierra_ I think we know lmao
@@mallorysierra_ Don't worry, they didn't even spell her name right.
@@bdub8522 I think this is the wrongest anybody has been about SNL in a long time.
The “people in the place” part Cecily did had me ROLLING
Yooooo Right!!!!
Oh cool and how far did you roll? I laughed so hard that I rolled all the way to the nearest McDonald's and got a sprite then I continued laughing and rolled all the way back home haha jk jk
You were actually rolling?
@@sarahbenton7573 yup I was forwards rolling around the house.
that was the funniest bit
I used to think their lyrics were dumb, until I traveled to Thailand, India, and a bunch of other countries and heard people who spoke very little English singing along with these songs at every bar. I realized it’s actually genius, they have huge global hits that don’t need to be translated.
I have to agree. I always thought that was why Black Pink was globally successful for the same reason.
Also I love this and think the skit is hilarious
@@MichelleWu4ever so true. I remember sitting poolside in Pattaya and I swear they played the same Black Eyed Peas song 100 times in a row.
And I”m blue daba debadudaay was one the biggest global hits of the 90s ever
Developing simple catchy lyrics that can be used globally is a successful marketing strategy.
“Do you have any other notes?” “MAH HUMPS!” 😂
Oh cool you heard what she said too. Thanks for writing it down 😐
I thought she said “my house” as in house note
@@lisajackson3743 no. She said “mah humps”. It’s from another song
@@fezzik7619 Yeah no problem! Anything for you buddy!!! 😐
@@YayWei320 Just another unoriginal tool who repeats a joke in the comments section like people didn’t all hear it. You’re awesome!
I used to listen to the black eyed peas a lot as a child so this hit home lol
I still listen to them. Why did you stop? Something doesn't have to be current to be good. To be fair, I listen to them when working out not so much otherwise.
Same, i get that boom boom pat.
Omg I used to hit the clubs at the height of their fame lol! This comment makes me feel so old!😂
I liked them during their Shut Up, Hey Mama and Don't Phunk With My Heart era but the Boom Boom Pow era sucked
I forgot Let's Get It Started. I liked that song too
Whoever wrote the Cecily Strong part where she just repeats the people and the place deserves a $10,000 bonus because I was crying and just kept rewinding that part🤣
Yep.
🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🥰🥰
Me too!!!🤣🤣🤣
She sounds just like her too.
I didn't
I never stopped to think about how ridiculous those lyrics are... I love when someone points stuff like that out!! Great sketch and amazing singing, they sounded EXACTLY like the real song!!
And still better then most rap lyrics today 😆
Hate to sound hipster, but I have. It's the Ole Tubthumping rip. They actually made a horrible song to prove that people are stupid enough to eat it up. Which, ironically, is very clever. So is it a success, or a failure? 🤔 meh, I'm up at 4am pondering such things. (The snl skit was fun). Afterthought: it's not horrible, but it is a horrible earworm. Nickelback sux, just thought everyone should know.
I'm just saying this has us this has cowbell vibes the SNL sketch vibes
Lol
That's what's great about music ...you can have some "silly" song make your body move and be a great song for the right occasion!
I always thought these songs were a social experiment to see how bad a lyric could be and still be in a hit. They literally list the days of the week.
Yea, Simon & Garfunkle they're not.
Its a bopper not a deep song. They have great songs with meaning like where is the love
😆 I know! With those lyrics I couldn't understand why the songs were so popular when they released.
@@marisgoldenhour6212 they were popular because they were simple and catchy. Detailed lyrics aren't the only thing that makes a good song.
Good and Popular are 2 Very Different Things-and one usually has little to do with the other. 😆 🤣
This sketch has said so many things I've felt for so long.
same!!
Yep!
I’m so stuck in 2000 and late because these lyrics still keep me up at night.
I'm back here again because i heard the black eyed peas on the radio. I just can't unsee this happening lol
@@deannas2778 Did you go somewhere and see "the people in the plaaayyyce"? 🙂
Black Eyed Peas was created specifically for this sketch. Nothing more.
Lol
and for April Ludgate to kill them.
Something about the way Kenan says "boom boom boooom " gets me everytime
100%
Kenan Thompson will never fail to deliver
Overrated af hes not funny pete is not funny Michael che is jot funny yet they get more time why? Eite bs they dont even care that they fn suck.
Kenan is literally SNL goat 🐐
Never
...Deliver nothing?
He sings better than that 'pro'.
The audacity to refer to him as 'William' lmaoooooo 😂😂😂
He FULLY deserves to be referred to as William, lol.
I love the Black Eyed Peas, and really loved this skit. No one listens to these songs for deep, thought-provoking lyrics...just for the silly, fun, danceable, and singable fun.
Well you can't listen for thought-provoking moments, clearly...they won't let us
I totally agree with you. I Love the BEPs and what made them a Global sensation was easy lyrics to follow along and being a fun catchy tune to sing at Karioke events!
Yeah I understand these, it's probably just odd if one's first exposure to them was "Where Is The Love" and expected the rest of their work to be like that (I know I did)
The part where they try to come up with lyrics for “let’s get…” just completely flew over the audience’s head. It was genius.
“It has to be something that we could say *forever* 😀”
It started
That always bothered me about them. And then when they changed it, I felt like I was being gaslit. Weren't the lyrics... And now they're... And no one knew the original lyrics.
I thought they were gonna use the whole sketch to focus on that song lol
@@physcho20x9 omg I forgot it used to be r-word
Let’s just take a minute to appreciate Cecily’s voice
Better than the guest
And rack
And her legs too
Watch Her in Shmigadoon
Lol
This makes you realize just how little they had to try when writing their songs yet they are still so good.
Nah their stylists, content Creators Djs and PR team were explendid!!
They're first two albums were killer, and even Elephunk had more going for it than not. They just turned into a party band, unfortunately.
@@davidadams2395 They sold out to make mindless music for the masses.
@@noneya1238 You're not wrong.
They're manufactured products for the music industry.
I'm in tears with Taboo coming up with Woo-hoo. That part is what made that song. Great skit
"People in the place" had me dying 🤣🤣🤣
Bowen playing Taboo is the funniest part. Everyone thought Taboo was asian. hahah
The actual Asian one is apl.de.ap. He’s Filipino lol
When i was younger and heard that there was an asian member in BEP i thought it was taboo 😂
Honestly I thought he was either Asian or Native American. I still don’t know what his race is.
@@chey6073 Taboo is of Mexican descent
@@faireatbest Per the last time SNL did a sketch mocking BEP Taboo said he was from the Matrix
I listened to all of these songs on repeat freshman year of college during my workouts. this skit is amazing.
I used to listen to them heavy and I still like them to this day. This skit was cringe
*sketch
@@JoeyDNetsfan the sketch isn't hating on them, just riffing on how silly the lyrics are. relax, dude.
LITERALLY AMAZING
Also my freshman year. I didn’t the mazel tov…
It's great to see Cecily back in a role as a kind of throwback to her Gemma character! Even the ditty at the beginning of this skit is a throwback to Gemma's song!
It’s time for her to move on tbh
I love how Lizzo can barely contain her laughter 💗 😂
She can barely act, that's why
Looks intentional. Some of the guests, especially those who aren't really popular, trying to look like they're going to "break" to make their skits funnier.
oh come on you Grinch (good point though lol) @@raydemolay6603
Ya I agree. It looked intentional. Which made it not so funny
Super fake
I am watching for the third time and I am still laughing .... Cecily is killing me People in the place! XD
I think this is my sixth time watching it. Watching Cecily try not to crack up is funny too. IN THE PLAAAACE!
Yea I'm dying
@@BamaDan197319 I showed it to my 8 year old brother , first I played the actual song from the black eye peas then showed him this he was laughing hysterically XD specially with cecily
I’m glad they did this because when I listen to these Black Eye Pea songs I be thinking the same thing especially Boom Boom Boom
FINALLY!!!
Those were the “temp lyrics” sent to them by the label LOL 😂
They have a album called “ Masters of The Sun” everyone need to listen to the lyrics of that album.
This is amazing, the only missed opportunity is the part of song where they just list off the days of the week 🤣
💀💀
🤣🤣🤣 But yet....they produced some really catchy tunes! Who doesn't know the days of the week!!🤣🤣
Ok
The deconstruction of the Black Eyed Peas lyrics and thought that went into this skit makes it one of the most epic ones of late. Such a good job, SNL!
This supports the notion that record sales depend more on luck than skill. You could also argue the BEP was the first sign of the human species declining. Somehow we became so lost that we appreciated garbage lyrics and beats from them. No advanced species would value their contributions.
I see that 2000s nostalgia is upon us. And I'm here for it :) Edit: thx for all the likes everyone! Dang
Same. These songs were my childhood lol
ugh, please, no. the 90s also sucked.
@@kitcoffey7194 any suggestions? what, should they bring back big bands and Lawrence Welk? 😂
Next favorite?
@@kitcoffey7194 Just because the 90s sucked for you doesn't mean that it sucked for the rest of us.
2:15 what a voice wow she's got power in her voice .. The people in da Place
As one of the people in...da place, I have to agree with your comment
This skit seems like it was written 10 years ago, thrown into a vault, forgotten, then last minute produced. Brilliant!
The listener just endows the lyrics with meaning with their own impulse to move and have fun, making the audiences impulse the subject of the song. Their songs are about timing, impulse and beat, creating a sense of spontaneity. Imagine how much of a musical genuis you have to be to make an audience go excited with only “boom boom pow”.
SHUT UP!!!!!!
I've had this exact thought in my head for years! I've gone off on rants about how this is exactly how this must have happened in the studio. The only thing missing from this sketch is when asked for more lyrics to have one of them say "Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday..."
😂
😂😂💯
Monday at the disco club...... Tuesday at the disco club.... Wednesday at the disco club
Kenan and Cecily always deliver!
Bowen too
Deliver what???🤨🤨🤨
Cecily’s voice never disappoints
Ok
The Black Eyed Peas are the “we’ll put this up on the refrigerator” of music
🤣🤣🤣
I’m screaming. My entire childhood in a sketch.
I was born in the early 70s and feel the same way!
This was so funny. Excellent writing and delivery! Lizzo seems like such a fun person to work with. Hilarious she almost lost it a few times.
Right and on a show like SNL, I bet they had a blast on set.
Yeah you can tell she was enjoying herself. Lizzo’s awesome.
I don't know much about her but I really enjoyed her. She was having a genuinely good time and was very likeable.
yeah Lizzo was amazing, best host in a long time!! all but like two bits were funny!!
This didn’t age well
The "let's get it started" joke was so good, something we can say forever lmao
Chris Redd always impresses me with his dance moves.
Ok
@@farhad_v25 Got it out of your system? Duderageous, brah! You okay, dawg?
@@ratreides6353 I’m just trolling lol. I’ve replied “ok” to everyone here cuz me and my friends were bored lmfao
@@farhad_v25 Ok 😉
Bowen’s wig is friggin EVERYTHING😭😭😭❤️❤️
"She's suffocating me" 😂😂
I feel like Cecily was going to break in the first 40 seconds. You can see her trying to hold a smile back as soon as Kenan started singing. This sketch was hilarious!
Tbr though Black Eyed Peas is untouchable. What a perfect band. They gave us so many great hits.
I love this skit. Such memories of the Black Eyed Peas from the 2000s with Fergie. 😍😍😍
Incredible behind the scenes look at the genius that went into these timeless classics
Lol!Sarcasm I love it!!!!
saw this on SNL it was soooo funny i had to come watch again. The "gotta get dat" and "people in the place" is so spot on and so funny.I wonder how the Black Eyed Peas think of this
I didn’t want this skit to end.
Well it did
This is probably how this song was written. Love this song. 😂😂
The way they made a nod to the fact that “Let’s get it started” wasn’t the original name of the song
Somehow I knew that would be the final joke of the sketch haha
Something we can say forever! 😅
My favorite joke 😂
When I found out those were not the real lyrics, I was shook. The edited version sounds so much better.
I dont know who thought the original lyrics were fine. Even in the early 2000s the r word was a no no. Also, lets get ot started is way better
I watched this last night and couldn't stop laughing. SNL nailed Black Eyed Peas of 10 years ago.
Thanks Captain Obvious
Do their songs really have lyrics like this?
@@dbadagna yes they do
@@dbadagna Most party song do
2008 was 14 years ago!
The older I get the more impressed I get with the WRITING of these sketches lmao. This was genius
Lizzo and Cecily playing off of each other had me ROFL.
Watching lizzo start to break when she says 3008 sent me 😂
@@deannas2778 It was her little "Okay, why?" while trying so hard to keep it together. 😂
@@Southernblonde1310 her giggles are contagious as hell
Liar
cecily's voice is everything 😍
It’s actually only 1 thing
I have always loved these music and I still sing them. Until now, I hadn’t realize how funny the lyrics were.
"It's Will-i-am, and I know." *Snap*
Aidy looks so good with that hair 😍 I remember my friend singing this song with her headphones on when it first came out just saying let's do it and do it and do it do it do it over and over and she sounded crazy 😂
😂😂😂
Lowkey THE best skit ever💀 What makes it even more hilarious is this is probably how that song happened sksksksks💀
Forgot about this one....its perfect lol
This sketch really hit home, because back in High School we made a similar skit with my improv team. But it was all the Black Eyes Peas members in a writting room !
seeing Lizzo and Aidy together live honestly made it worth staying up this late
craft services getting paid extra this week
Get your ass to bed Joey - love dad
@@niceremark6824 👎
Yass Aidy Bizzo and Lizzo back together again
Like the video they did the last time Lizzo was the musical guest!
This skit had me in tears because of the accuracy 😂
Not just lyrics…”I gotta feeling” as a whole song is only one level above that Rebecca Black Friday song when it comes to mind numbing simplicity 😂 I’ve never understood it’s popularity at all
Shit song, but it's catchy so it's easy/fun to dance to. Not everything has to be deep I guess.
I was shaking with how much laugh this got out of me. You guys didn’t do it… “The people…. The place “ 😂😂😂😂😂🤣
SNL has really stepped it up this season. Keenan was on SNL for 5 years in 2008.
Agree 100%!! Lots of talent on stage and in the writers room. Not to mention the makeup sets and costumes. It’s really impressive
They are KILLING it with the sketches this week, I’m dying xD Cecily is the mvp as always and Chris’ delivery is amazing
The way Kenan says boom has me rolling 🤣. Even Cecily nearly fully cracked on the berm berm beeerrmm.
I still remember listening to Black Eyed Peas in the 2000s, and I still listen to their songs!
"I am so tired of the Black Eyed Peas. It's rock and roll for people who don't like rock and roll, it's rap for people who don't like rap, it's pop for people who don't like pop." (Robert California)
well say what u want about Black Eyed Peas, but they once did a song with James Brown yes The Godfather of Soul James Brown before he died
No matter how good you are, there will always be some sad wannabe that never made it to your level who will try to to be spiteful about you to get a tiny bit of publicity for themselves. (Will Eyed Pea)
Behind The Front and Bridging The Gap are their albums before they got "stupid" with Fergie. Legit worth a listen.
well it took a bit for me to get into pop, but I was there before black eyed peas. I grew up on rap. rock and roll was always cool too. And black eyed peas is still great to me. a fun party song to mix it all together, bring it on. ever been in the military or any setting where people are from everywhere and listen to their own genre mostly? drinking coubtry songs, hard and party rap, pop or rock and roll....well THAT'S the place where black eyed peas shine the most. Put that on and EVERYONE feel like a PIECE of what they like is beinf represented.
(Ryan nods head in approval)
"I want it to be 3008" Rofl... Lizzo brain dead after hearing that
2:45 THAT WAS AMAZING FERGIE YOU'RE A GENIUS!!! LMAO
However simple the lyrics, those songs are still floorfillers. Love BEP
BOWEN YANG & AIDY BRYANT are hilariously funny!! This skit was awesome & had me rolling in laughter. I have always loved all the cast members since the early 70’s
"The Place!" 😂
The Black Eyed Peas was my entire party phase back then. Gives me such nostalgia
This is one of the best SNL skits ever! Everyone did a terrific job to stay in character
LIZZO is having the time of her life!
Cecily has an amazing singing voice.
Now this would be a good series to start..I am 🤣🤣🤣
This skit was so well-thought out, well-written, and well-casted. Kudos to all the writers and characters! And Lizzo breaking character is absolutely charming. 💜💜💜
Okay but Bowen and Chris slayed this
Lizzo and Aidy make a great pair. Bowen and his wig cracked me up. Let’s do it.
One day people won't get this skit is describing actual, massive songs that made them all idols.
Cecily is BANGIN!
Aidy and Lizzo need to do a movie ASAP. I hope this is a recurring sketch with different music groups lol.
No
@@munknown9722 Yes
This is 100% Lizzo’s beef with the Black Eyed Peas lazy song writing and I am HERE FOR IT
Doesn’t she basically write nursery rhymes? 🤣. BEP lyrics are trash too. 😂
Yeah, because she's so much better 🙄 She's a joke.
@@skankhunt-wy9wy bro, look at your username, now we both know you wouldn't get signed a record deal.
Chris Redd dancing to Bowen just deadpan delivering lyrics is sending me
Plenty of fun sketches from this episode, but this was my favorite sketch of the night. Im still watching it. Brings me back!!
lol I can see the progression of Boom Boom Pow being exactly like this.
This is hilarious, one of their funniest bits.
This is so claaaaaaassic, I come back here to watch it over and over again, SO FUNNY!
Lizzo trying not to laugh 😂 was so funny
The only joke that might not have hit well is that I question how many know the actual title of "Let's Get It Started".
Agreed. I keep thinking about how no one actually sang the original version after a month or so, it just morphed into the "clean" version after people (and the label, no doubt) recognized that the word isn't quite the same as hyphy's "get stupid."
tbh I’m kinda surprised that no one caught that lmao
Oh yeahhhh! Until you pointed it out I completely forgot about that! I kept thinking “why can’t they say started forever…”🤦🏻♀️🤣
I scrolled way too far to find this comment 😂
I've been watching snl for 40 years and I still love it
Maad Tv was good too
Why
This ain't a skit it was ACTUAL FOOTAGE AHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHA
This is one of those all time greatest sketches!
God, the late night SNL Binge is Real
Same!
Ikr same
Refreshing and watching as they upload lol
nothing like staying up till 3 binging snl
Same here! When I was in high school I would just have to wait for reruns and hope to see my fav sketches again but now it’s alllllll on KZhead 🤩🤩🤩🤩
Can we talk about Chris Redd’s sweet moves at the end
Yes! I was like does ANYONE see that?!?!
I came to the comments to see if I was the only one impressed by his moves.
Yeah, ok. But “Where is the love” is a very deep, meaningful song.
Something that feels true to who you are as a group MAZEL TOV! I died 😂