Music video by "Weird Al" Yankovic performing Smells Like Nirvana. KZhead view counts pre-VEVO: 7,037 (C) 1992 Volcano Entertainment lll, LLC
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Why are people butthurt about Weird Al making fun of Nirvana? Quit being major fanboys. Weird Al personally asked Kurt if he could parody the song. No, the song wasn't created in 2009 like many people seem to think, that's simply an upload date because if you didn't know, KZhead didn't exist in 1992 when this song was created, but you'd have to do the impossible task of reading the description to solve that mystery. Plus, you cant deny that Weird Al did a wonderful job of mocking the original song. I've known the original song since long before I heard Weird Al's version. Its been around 20 years yet I still cant decipher a word Kurt was saying. Weird Al portrayed that perfectly with "bargle nawdle zouss" as it doesn't get much closer to the original than that. For those who actually read all of that, here is a fish with no relevance. >
@YourFather1439 жыл бұрын
YAYA
@tuckerlacey99099 жыл бұрын
Kurt told Weird Al just don't make it about food, and he actually liked the song, besides: ¿what's wrong with parody or satire?
@larrote64679 жыл бұрын
I love parodies as long as they are done well. Weird Al created a masterpiece.
@YourFather1439 жыл бұрын
My favorite band is Nirvana and I love this parody because when this song came out, people really couldn't understand the lyrics and I believe they only included a few lyrics in the cd cover so you really had to guess what he was saying (Internet was in it's infancy as well). And Kurt said he liked it....
@justinmeyer60449 жыл бұрын
I think the sheep and cow parts are hillarious and brilliant, as well as the gargling solo
@larrote64679 жыл бұрын
Folks shouldn't be whiney about this song. Cobain is on record as having liked it and in fact considered this parody as a sign that Nirvana had achieved the big time. Parody requires a lot of work to pull off accurately and in fact it is rather difficult to do a good and humorous parody without having love and respect for the source material. Heck just LOOK at this video. They went through the trouble of getting most of the people from the original video to play in it, act similarly to the way the original was shot and even get their instruments to sound similar. Then listen to the lyrics, creative, funny, and stylized in Al's usual way without feeling a leap from his usual style of music. Do you have any idea how difficult it is to get a result like that? To have a sound that is both your own yet similar to someone else's and still be entertaining all on its own? Te amount of dedication put into this one production of video and song shows a deep love and respect for the source material.
@gskaloyan9 жыл бұрын
People are only whiny because Cobain blew his brains out. Nirvana is overrated anyways.
@HaxorPwnerHax9 жыл бұрын
I couldn't agree more. Al Yankovic manages to perfectly mimic the style and sound of the original work in all of his parodies, and yet give it his own touch. That takes a lot of skill of both Al and his band, and it shows respect to the original work. Also: legally speaking, Al doesn't even need to ask for permission; but he does so anyway to make sure there are no hard feelings, and he abandons his plans when the original artist doesn't like the idea.
@534DaHill9 жыл бұрын
534DaHill Spot on Gskaloyan, Daniel K. and 534Dahill! (Bookplate, that is a bit harsh... might be true as far as him killing himself... but as to me personally.. I am too old to make a call on Nirvana being overrated. I was born in 62 so I am not the target audience. I was soo jaded I considered most of the bands in the 80's to be "New bands" or "Upstarts", (obviously I was in my 20's so that was a bit silly). Once I pulled my head out of my butt, I had to admit I really liked many bands in the 80's... I liked them a lot! I am slow to like a new song/band, but I do like some of the newer stuff, (not much... still have a very hard time liking Rap/Hip Hop, but that is OK). As I said, ... I am not the target audience.Sluggo
@sluggotg9 жыл бұрын
gskaloyan In fact the only worry Kurt had was that the song was going to be about food until Al said "I'm going to make fun of the way that no one can understand your lyrics". This whole song was done with a huge amount of respect and all of the members of Nirvana knew this.
@davekeenanpayne9 жыл бұрын
gskaloyan yep! and im sure Al had to get permission to even do the Parody anyways or it would violate copy right laws not to mention Nirvana would get paid in the process for it
@DefianceGal9 жыл бұрын
As a lifelong Wield Al fan, his gargling water 2:13 cuts so straight to the point, I die laughing evertime
@douglasnolan449411 ай бұрын
It's fing brilliant
@jameswoodend60299 ай бұрын
That whole sequence is my favorite part of any music video ever, right from the very first moment I saw it. Al gargling water, the doofus in the background getting hit in the head with the ball, and the guy on fire nonchalantly walking into the frame. Absolute pinnacle of parody, the whole history of comedic acting distilled into a single scene.
@miloskrs8 ай бұрын
this had be rolling :D
@swnsng8 ай бұрын
He even does it live too 🤣
@RB01.104 ай бұрын
Yes I agree very hilarious 😂
@lisaparsons41243 ай бұрын
"Sing distinctly? We dont wanna! Buy our album, were Nirvana!" 🗣️🔥🔥
@nickphaux3 ай бұрын
Lowkey the line that hits hardest.
@A_Fabulous_KilljoyАй бұрын
"The garage band, from Seattle! Well it sure beats, raising Cattle! Yeah!"
@airbendingeagle2358Ай бұрын
Best lyric in a Weird Al Video.
@ladyjc727314 күн бұрын
We're nirvana, because it's short for we are. Why are apostrophes so hard for posters to comprehend? Oh yeah, laziness.
@davidcosta224410 күн бұрын
Over 4000 dislikes? I guess it doesn't even matter if Kurt fucking Cobain himself thought this was brilliant...
@EhAmes949 жыл бұрын
He actually thought it was better than the original...which he wasn't so serious about to begin with.
@TheMeanMongoose9 жыл бұрын
Haters gonna hate.
@Redeyedragonblade9 жыл бұрын
...and I bet you all the dislikes are people who were born after Nirvana wrote this song and after Al decided to parody it. Figures.
@indilandojones9 жыл бұрын
best ever
@monstersock9809 жыл бұрын
Nirvana fans (born after Cobain's death) are soooo so so serious
@villings9 жыл бұрын
This was actually filmed at the same place as the original and has some of the same actors in it, Wierd Al went all out on this one
@marcuskillett63704 жыл бұрын
@Ninjakitten42 Weird Artificial Intelligence.
@jacksonpercy80444 жыл бұрын
The Janitor is the same
@epsilon65164 жыл бұрын
It is the same set and some of the same extras, ya. And Al did that when he filmed some Michael Jackson parodies as well, as Jackson let him use the same sets and stuff, too, like the subway in "Fat".
@howdyouknow3 жыл бұрын
Including the headless man and the mannequin?
@iqceo42763 жыл бұрын
Source?
@cockyburritos45073 жыл бұрын
Lyrics; What is this song all about? Can't figure any lyrics out How do the words to it go I wish you'd tell me, I don't know Don't know, don't know, don't know, oh no Don't know, don't know, don't know Now I'm mumblin', and I'm screamin' And I don't know what I'm singin' Crank the volume, ears are bleedin' I still don't know what I'm singin' We're so loud and incoherent Boy, this oughta bug your parents Yeah Blergh Haai It's unintelligible I just can't get it through my skull It's hard to bargle nawdle zouss With all these marbles in my mouth Don't know, don't know, don't know, oh no Don't know, don't know, don't know Well, we don't sound like Madonna Here we are now, we're Nirvana Sing distinctly, we don't wanna Buy our album, we're Nirvana A garage band from Seattle Well, it sure beats raisin' cattle Yeah And I forgot the next verse Oh, well, I guess it pays to rehearse The lyric sheet's so hard to find What are the words? Oh, never mind Don't know, don't know, don't know, oh no Don't know, don't know, don't know Well, I'm yellin', and we're playin' But I don't know what I'm sayin' What's the message I'm conveyin'? Can you tell me what I'm sayin'? So, have you got some idea? Didn't think so, well, I'll see ya Sayonara, sayonara Ayonawa, hodinawa Odinaya, yodinaya Yadda-yadda, yah-yah Aye-yaah
@thaliagrace78378 ай бұрын
Thanks for the lyrics
@popsmackle80398 ай бұрын
I can't seem to figure out any lyrics...
@thegoofygoblin2081Ай бұрын
Who agrees that Weird Al needs to be inducted into the Rock and Roll hall of fame if he's not already in there
@ladiiblue2u634 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely!
@mosart7025 Жыл бұрын
Hell yeah!
@FuryanJedi13 Жыл бұрын
Fr
@dj-um7el11 ай бұрын
Absolutely lol I love weird al he is a legend and deserves his place in the rock and roll hall of fame
@masonroberds136611 ай бұрын
If it takes one induction for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to gain some much needed credibility, it's Weird Al as far as I'm concerned. Single handily proved to be the measuring stick of the music industry.
@jonathanc767410 ай бұрын
I'm glad the drummer's shirt said "Drummer" or I might not have guessed who he was supposed to be.
@BrokenZen3115 жыл бұрын
Knowing Drummers, he was wearing it so he wouldn't forget.
@acorr145 жыл бұрын
Whoever it is, it’s not Dave Grohl.
@kane_7_5 жыл бұрын
The kick drum says "drum" on it.
@NoOne-yp8ot5 жыл бұрын
No One I thought it was a large bagel
@billymayo36405 жыл бұрын
Good thing the drum said drum on it I forgot what it was jeeze
@MrWest-lu2kl5 жыл бұрын
The gargle solo. LMAO. The greatest gargle solo ever.
@kickdogseal3 жыл бұрын
I ALWAYS lose it when he does that 🤣🤣🤣
@kenia84393 жыл бұрын
EVER? Top 10, sure. But ever? Idk.
@aplus10803 жыл бұрын
Hard to argue this statement.
@graehamhenderson32703 жыл бұрын
Closely followed by the kazoo chorus 🙌🏻😂
@zarabee28803 жыл бұрын
No! I disagree. The Gargoyle who gargled Gershwin on the Muppet Show was equally as talented.
@jrmangus3 жыл бұрын
Here's a fun fact. You can see it by watching both videos and it was said in an interview with Mr. Yankovic. He's using the exact same set... More so. The chearleaders, janitor, and audiance extras are made up of many of the exact same people from the original video. He didn't just make a parody. He mirrored the entire video and got just about the entire original crew to help him do it.
@mikaelafoscore12363 ай бұрын
"Sing distinctly? We don't wanna! Buy our album, we're Nirvana!" Best lyric ever
@louanneblochmusic3 ай бұрын
Fun fact: Kurt said that hearing his song being parodied by Weird Al was what made him realize that Nirvana had made it
@jmckenzie9623 жыл бұрын
Are you sure ?
@lexkanyima21953 жыл бұрын
@Shy Cutie it's so innovated
@lexkanyima21952 жыл бұрын
At certain Mode,Weird Al said that Kurt Cobain is the closest thing that have USA with the True Punk Rock XD
@miguelangelreyesdiaz63802 жыл бұрын
I see.
@TheUnforgiven592 жыл бұрын
@@lexkanyima2195 anyone who grew up in the 90's saw that VH1 special that everyone is quoting from in these comments, yes he did say it.
@eljefe59572 жыл бұрын
I am amazed by the number of commentators on this video who didn't know that Nirvana gave Weird Al permission to do this song.
@09MurphyM9 жыл бұрын
It's still a shit cover version. Nirvana is way more heavy and Kurt Cobain is 100 times better singer than this try hard clown.
@ichcheekok28669 жыл бұрын
Ich Chee Kok Weird Al is trying to be heavy or a better singer. His style is to make fun of and make a joke of songs. It would take an absolute idiot to not understand that.
@fulhamjayify9 жыл бұрын
You're the idiot if you think this is good.
@ichcheekok28669 жыл бұрын
Ich Chee Kok Again you miss the point, it's not meant to be good, it's meant to be funny. You're awfully dense.
@fulhamjayify9 жыл бұрын
this isn't good…it's BRILLIANT!
@davejohn36009 жыл бұрын
He starts losing his mind at the end...pulls off a man's nose, demolishes a building, and cuts his hair off?! Lmao!!
@jerrycordova1971 Жыл бұрын
Yes and so hilarious 😀
@lisaparsons41243 ай бұрын
Every single time he gets to the part about the marbles in his mouth, I can’t help but laugh
@WhereIsMyHatАй бұрын
3:06 Holy fuck the kid was stage diving and he was holding its nose as in actual diving. The little details on weird aI parodies is what makes it so perfect
@aggelbeatboxer5 жыл бұрын
"its nose"
@derrrtee5 жыл бұрын
@@derrrtee because kids are objects (?)
@kunstderfugue5 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: Weird Al went through the trouble of tracking down many extras from the original video to make this as authentic as possible.
@daxbradley43462 жыл бұрын
Thats dedication
@theactualgarfield2 жыл бұрын
And they managed to film this on the same set as the original version
@notserp18362 жыл бұрын
that's awesome He pays a lot of attention to detail, like he mimics the style of the artists really really well too
@anonymoususer38882 жыл бұрын
Stretching the definition of fun fact. Maybe it’s a fact but that’s as much ill grant you
@jaystreet462 жыл бұрын
@@jaystreet46 thanks I appreciate it!
@daxbradley43462 жыл бұрын
I find the "this outta bug your parents" line funny because the generation that made this IS my generations parents. So if they heard us playing this full volume they'd prolly join in on the head banging.
@eridonstewart9973 Жыл бұрын
I understand why Kurt thought this was so funny this is absolutely hilarious
@You.good.darling8 ай бұрын
Fun fact: Tony Hawk is an extra in this video and Weird AL didn't know until a tweet in 2009 from Hawk himself.
@lawson2963 жыл бұрын
@Andrew Brooking Thanks!
@lawson2963 жыл бұрын
@Andrew Brooking thats him?
@chmelys3 жыл бұрын
Nobody ever recognizes Tony Hawk lmao
@sun2902 жыл бұрын
Dang you're right!
@mariodatguy49882 жыл бұрын
fortige is gay
@bradymetzinger87552 жыл бұрын
"He who is tired of Weird Al is tired of life" -Homer Simpson.
@shaggystoner52355 жыл бұрын
Amen
@ketamine9014 жыл бұрын
Ha ha I remember that episode hommers band was sadgasmm
@LiamEgan174 жыл бұрын
Liam Egan bruh it was a nirvana parody
@lRlSHBLADE4 жыл бұрын
Irish Blade yes I get that but homers band that was a parody of nirvana was called sadgasm
@LiamEgan174 жыл бұрын
Brain freeeezee
@jimihendrix93164 жыл бұрын
This has got to be my favorite Weird Al music video, and probably the funniest music video of all time. All the background gags make this feel like it was made by the guys who made Airplane. Weird Al is so good.
@MaesterMike9 ай бұрын
"It's hard to bargle nawdle zouss with all these marbles in my mouth" has me dying. Weird Al is truly a national treasure.
@ThunderStruck115Ай бұрын
when he said "bargle nawdle zouss" that really hit deep
@whyareyoulookinghere91354 жыл бұрын
Yeah it really spoke to my soul
@TheEFRoommates3 жыл бұрын
And marbles just took it to next level man
@VoodooV13 жыл бұрын
Sadly, it reminds me of how I must of sounded when I was a heroin addict.But I still giggled.
@b0t1553 жыл бұрын
I dont understand xd
@simonxd59373 жыл бұрын
Too, too?! It went deep into my core!
@petergant87673 жыл бұрын
funny trivia: the janitor is the same person in both videos.
@amehak7624 жыл бұрын
And all the kids who are sitting, are the same lol
@Jancek343 жыл бұрын
I'm guessing no?
@sirdangelo3 жыл бұрын
duh!
@yevgeniyzharinov74733 жыл бұрын
I heard he specifically re-hired the same actors to make the parody more legit
@jacksonpalmer89553 жыл бұрын
The singer too
@marioconte62233 жыл бұрын
2:14 is actually insanely impressive. Al fuckin gargles water 100% perfectly in tune.
@ihaveacar6 ай бұрын
I've seen AL perform this live and he is an impressive singer and gargler! He throws the cup of water into the audience after he gargles, it's hilarious!
@sophiet15766 ай бұрын
He also DID make the basketball shot. (This is just something my other nirvana loving friend told me so I’m not sure.)
@thesourcenerd5 ай бұрын
Fun fact: At 1:46 in this music video, Tony Hawk is seen next to the cow! (The guy wearing the white t-shirt) I didn’t know this until watching a previous video where Weird Al mentioned he was in this video!!
@airplaneguy44 Жыл бұрын
I was wondering where he was in this music video ever since I first learned that he was in the music video!
@ThomasR4155 ай бұрын
This has to be one of the greatest music videos ever created, surely? The amount of visual gags and jokes is unmatched here. Weird Al on top of his game.
@gravelly96 Жыл бұрын
@@qjinx1 No, it was not directed by John Landis, it was directed by Robert K. Weiss, one of the *producers* of Kentucky Fried Movie.
@naysayer1238 Жыл бұрын
the visual gags 😆 i love all the details he puts in his videos… yep Al the man !!!
@heyoldman2003 Жыл бұрын
@@qjinx1 Samuel L. Bronkowitz?
@richstrobel Жыл бұрын
Yo u have 666 likes !
@Willow_clawson Жыл бұрын
Personally i didnt understand the joke about tearing off the head and hand and the part with the children, where their tray flies away and then they are dragged. Is this a reference or kind of absurd?
@HE_Tbl Жыл бұрын
My old band covered the original song; sometimes I would switch to this song in the third verse just to fuck with people...
@zendaddy6218 жыл бұрын
Lmafo that's just perfect xD
@Dchcrge008 жыл бұрын
+zendaddy link please
@iainkirkpatrick48698 жыл бұрын
+zendaddy621 Did you sing "It's hard to bargle nawdle zouss..."?
@Floymin8 жыл бұрын
+zendaddy621 That is classic dude.....I bet nobody hardly noticed......too funny.
@370ZGuy8 жыл бұрын
+zendaddy621 Could anyone understand it well enough to notice?
@steveneiman21588 жыл бұрын
3:24 The entire ending sequence kills me, but the moment I see that nose getting stretched with the pliers I lose it😂😂😂NEVER. GETS. OLD.
@roberts.8430 Жыл бұрын
I just read today on Facebook that Smells Like Teen Spirit was recently scientifically calculated to be the most iconic rock song ever written. I don't know about you lot, but I prefer Smells Like Nirvana myself.
@steveskrobot59928 ай бұрын
Al Yankovic's parents died of CO poisoning before a show, he got the news and went on stage anyways because "since my music had helped many of my fans through tough times, maybe it would work for me as well" The guy is probably the best dude in the industry
@SZebS4 жыл бұрын
What is co
@profound3694 жыл бұрын
@@profound369 carbon monoxide
@SZebS4 жыл бұрын
I think about that sometimes. What a sad, awful thing to go through. 😔
@Jackiedyk4 жыл бұрын
@@profound369 Russians calls that "угарный газ"
@critic_ninja16224 жыл бұрын
I think Walt Disney's parents died of that too. He bought them a new house which had a problem with the heating system leading to the accident. I could be wrong however.
@sonniepronounceds-au-ni92874 жыл бұрын
Guys. . . Kurt loved this parody. Even if he didn't, the entire premise of Kurt's philosophy is to just be yourself and not care what anybody thinks of you. Just go all out or don't go out at all. If you said this was a disgrace just because you think Kurt would, you completely miss the point of his message.
@TomboTime10 жыл бұрын
Add to that the fact that the setting is the EXACT same studio used by Nirvana and many of the extras were in the real video (the janitor for one).
@DaRozeman10 жыл бұрын
DaRozeman Alfred Unkovic used the same footage from the original clip but added in his footage.
@UnwovenSleeve10 жыл бұрын
I saw an interview they did to Kurt Cobain, and he said that he loved this video, and he laughed his ass off when Weird Al showed him. So, ``hyperrespect my artist´´ fans can laugh too.
@clonka10 жыл бұрын
***** he didn't hate smells like teen spirit. he hated the fact that there were lots of fans that requested that songs and only that one. and I can see his POV considering that Nirvana had so many other awesome songs like: Aneurysm, Heart Shaped Box, Lithium, Milk It etc. and people only wanted to listen to Teen Spirit. In the late days there were concerts where Cobain actually refused to sing it, despite the audience's frantic requests.
@shracken10 жыл бұрын
If you look at the recent interview with dave on jimmy fallon he said that yankavic asked kurt permission to do a parody of it and he said yes
@hannamontana310 жыл бұрын
This brings me back to my childhood. Not sure I ever heard it during my childhood but being a swedish kid that doesn't know english I definitely didn't know what they were singing in the original but I still wanted to sing along.
@Juel92 Жыл бұрын
he likes those pretty songs
@zimriel6 ай бұрын
THE DRUMMER COLLAPSING AT THE END IS THE FUNNIEST THING EVER
@user-hx9vd3bx3eАй бұрын
Wow I didn’t even notice that until I read this comment 😂 there is so much going on in this video
@CaseyShontz28 күн бұрын
I feel like being parodied by Weird Al is one of the highest honours an artist can receive. Screw Grammys. This is the shit.
@bigboredthing10 жыл бұрын
That's the way Kurt took it-he knew Nirvana had 'made it', when he heard this song :)
@musiclovingchick610 жыл бұрын
musiclovingchick6 Even Dave Grohl today remembers watching this music video with the band. They all loved it and had a great laugh watching it.
@AdderTude10 жыл бұрын
AdderTude That's awesome!! Love it :)
@musiclovingchick610 жыл бұрын
So did Kurt, if what I read is right.
@secretagentmann910 жыл бұрын
***** That....is.....AWESOME!
@musiclovingchick610 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: Even though he's allowed to parody whatever, under the protection of fair use, Weird Al almost always asks permission first. Absolute legend.
@Juke-Fox3 жыл бұрын
ALWAYS and he pays every artist royalties. Al's a class act.
@chickadee6773 жыл бұрын
chickadee Kurt's daughter apparently still gets royalties from this as well
@big_arg3 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately, some artists had said no.
@AxGryndr3 жыл бұрын
Not all his parodies are actually fair use. Unless it's critical or a review (like this) then it's probably not. You can't just take someone's song, change the lyrics to something unrelated, then claim fair use.
@johnmacaulay91323 жыл бұрын
Yup.
@sammargera4543 жыл бұрын
I was laughing throughout the entire video but Weird Al chopping his fringe at 3:29 had me in hysterics.
@tas56863 ай бұрын
Weird al really captured the spirit of grunge music with this
@theworldsgreatestjidiot9667Ай бұрын
At 1:42 the song switches from being a parody of Nirvana to being a promotion; telling the listeners about what kind of band Nirvana is, where they're from, what their music sounds like (or rather, who they don't sound like) and telling everyone to buy their album. It's no wonder Kurt enjoyed it so much!
@WorldsOkayestBassPlayer Жыл бұрын
Al loved Nirvana's music. There was a lot of mutual respect there.
@sweepkick Жыл бұрын
I dunno if you were alive when Smells like Teen Spirit hit the charts, but EVERYONE knew who Nirvana is back then. EVERYONE. From the poppers to the hair metal fans. This record was number 1 for like an eternity.
@0x777 Жыл бұрын
@@0x777 I was alive but quite young.
@WorldsOkayestBassPlayer Жыл бұрын
@@0x777 yep I was like 6 or 7 at the time, and I can confirm this is true 🤘
@stevenswapp476811 ай бұрын
Kurt was excited about being covered by Weird Al. He felt that's when they hit the big time.
@MsThebeMoon8 ай бұрын
1:06 Someone just rips off someone's head off and throws it. 💀💀💀
@insightverified21584 жыл бұрын
3:02 he just rips his arm off
@tsfallout81784 жыл бұрын
Ya lol that weird al for you
@Floodbait_1174 жыл бұрын
Talk about teenage angst😬
@juliestrom4124 жыл бұрын
That’s the grunge feeling for ya
@baldrickthedungspreader31074 жыл бұрын
🙊😯🙈
@nessavazquez10934 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: Weird Al called Kurt Cobain while Nirvana was on the set of SNL for permission to parody the song and Kurt instantly gave him permission
@ChromeBone238 ай бұрын
This song and mv were so funny that Nirvana decided to make a depressing hardcore version of Weird Al Yankovic's song. Actually, they say the name of the band was inspired by this song Smells Like Nirvana.
@daylightflute6 ай бұрын
That is not even close to true.
@thesourcenerd5 ай бұрын
@@thesourcenerdway to miss the joke
@Itmeb4 ай бұрын
@@Itmebi made this comment a month ago and i now am just understanding the joke 🤦
@thesourcenerd4 ай бұрын
Fun fact: Kurt loved this parody and even said that he felt he & Nirvana had ''made it'' once he'd heard it. So, shut the *fuck* up about how this is offensive to Nirvana or some shit, and enjoy the music.
@MichaelMitchell-nn2ig8 жыл бұрын
Who wouldn't want a parody of there song done by weird al
@logansundberg61248 жыл бұрын
+Michael Mitchell offense is taken, not given... nothing wrong with making a parody
@AwoudeX8 жыл бұрын
+Michael Mitchell who exactly are you telling to shut up? Doesn't appear to be anyone here who's complaining...
@aurel96848 жыл бұрын
+Film Producer the thing is that these 3 dudes came from nothing (Kurt was still living in his car while nevermind was made). They wanted to be rock stars and one way to get recognized was to have a parody done by wierd al and release nevermind
@logansundberg61248 жыл бұрын
lie....Kurt died before this song was made
@calebgallimore97568 жыл бұрын
You guys do know Weird Al actually got permission from Kurt Cobain, right? Kurt thought it was pretty funny.
@Tgrogg19 жыл бұрын
but, kurt cobain blasted his head with a shotgun in the late 90s, so how did he see it? O_o
@sveinungmagnussen86239 жыл бұрын
If you look in the description you can see this song was made in 92 Kurt killed himself in 94.
@Tgrogg19 жыл бұрын
Awwww pretty cool n cute of him!
@marissasue3199 жыл бұрын
he allowed him 2 doit because he knew nirvana sucked.
@skigh459 жыл бұрын
skigh45 stupessss smfh
@marissasue3199 жыл бұрын
Another fun fact Weird Al Yankovic called Nirvana while they were on the set of SNL to ask if he can make a parody of Smells Like Teen Spirit
@ericaw99158 ай бұрын
Everyone commented this
@redglove77488 ай бұрын
I honestly didn't read any of the comments beyond the first one
@ericaw99157 ай бұрын
Love the "Drummer" shirt. And "Sing distinctly, we don't wanna!" gets me every time.
@unenutero43895 ай бұрын
Why can't idiots on KZhead realise that Al got Kurts permission before making this. Plus Kurt loved this parody.
@DOLproductionZ7 жыл бұрын
True, kurt did say he loved it. kurt was all for things like thit.
@frosty8487 жыл бұрын
Nirvana was a major success because of that parody.
@phantomzone27257 жыл бұрын
Parodies are a way of saying YES WEIRD AL REDID MY SONG I'M FAMOUS!!!
@j_freed7 жыл бұрын
Apparently all the nirvana members were really excited that he was doing this and were all fans of his work
@tomspencer73077 жыл бұрын
They were literally in Nirvana when they heard he was doing this.
@j_freed7 жыл бұрын
Another fun fact: After this song was released Nirvana sold another million units. It pays to be parodied kids.
@translucentorb4 жыл бұрын
I think that is why Madonna came up with the idea Like a Surgeon
@montoyat19774 жыл бұрын
oh well, I guess it pays to rehearse
@Ofek_924 жыл бұрын
@J G You Mean Micheal Jackson?
@voiceman12334 жыл бұрын
@@Ofek_92 Yeah Lol
@voiceman12334 жыл бұрын
This parody really fits my perspective on Teen Spirit: It makes no sense at all.
@SacredFire7774 жыл бұрын
Truth be told, you understand more words in this than you do in the original
@reddblueblur Жыл бұрын
It might be the truth, but is it a Fun Fact?
@mosart7025 Жыл бұрын
At the end of the Nirvana song, I swear I hear Kurt repeating "Lady Gaga, Lady Gaga". I know Kurt isn't saying that, but that's what I hear every time.
@MsThebeMoon8 ай бұрын
2:55 is that tony hawk!?
@theworldsgreatestjidiot9667Ай бұрын
Yeah
@TheRealLegoDocOckАй бұрын
Fun fact: Weird Al accidentally put Tony Hawk in the music video. Al had no idea he was in it until years after it was released
@famlrnamemssng4 күн бұрын
Apparently Kurt Cobain loved this and was incredibly honored to have been parodied by Weird Al.
@LiberalsArePoop5 жыл бұрын
Makes sense, Being parodied by Weird Al is like a stamp of "You made it!" in the music business
@ArtistTheArtist055 жыл бұрын
@@ArtistTheArtist05 thats actually what Kurt said
@xwoog56865 жыл бұрын
Also, he thought that it would be another parody on food.
@eddiegness5 жыл бұрын
@Josh Tiger Actually no. When he saw the video, he was honored (as he said being parodied by Al means "you've made it" in the music business), and thought it was absolutely hilarious and apparently fell over laughing.
@StormsparkPegasus5 жыл бұрын
Yeah, he said it in an MTV interview
@sabrinahardin91155 жыл бұрын
I enjoy how professional they are. The drummer is even labeled in case of confusion.
@charliedegraves99904 жыл бұрын
yeah thank god they did that just wouldn't have known what he was maybe the pianist, guitarist or just someone nodding his head and playing with sticks!
@mhozayien4 жыл бұрын
And the drum says "drum" xD
@elinicoritale63844 жыл бұрын
Documentation is important
@VoodooV13 жыл бұрын
Why are they fliping hair up and down?
@carnabarana26203 жыл бұрын
The Gargle to Kazoo section is great. It makes me think of when you don't know one part of a song so you just hum it and then jump back into singing the bit you know.
@cantaloupegodling352 Жыл бұрын
My favourite parts: 0:13: The cheerleader (also donut) 1:06: The head getting yeeted 1:16: The guitar 1:36: More yeeting of body parts (pretty much throughout the whole thing) 1:49: Chicken dance 1:55: Guy with banana (imo best part) 1:58: Old man's food being yeeted 2:11: Sheep 2:16: Everything happening here (+ Kazoos afterwards) 2:36: Guitarist go bye 2:41: The delayed shot 2:50: Bootiful ballerina 2:59: More yeeting of food 3:07: The girl guide crowdsurfing 3:14: Guy stealing symbal 3:21: Smashing stuff on someone's head 3:24: Whatever's happening with this guy's nose 3:26: Blowing up building (+ same guy holding symbal) 3:32: Drummer go bye 3:40: Weird Al go bye Ok basically the whole video
@Hannah-le-Banana4 ай бұрын
You forgot 2:55 Tony Hawk. (the guy with the sunglasses)
@OmegaII4 ай бұрын
@@OmegaII Oh I didn't see him lol
@Hannah-le-Banana4 ай бұрын
I know the guy who threw the sandwich
@SunChip.43213 ай бұрын
@@SunChip.4321 That's so cool!
@Hannah-le-Banana3 ай бұрын
Is the guy with banana Jon Hamm?
@ryanmcgary621217 күн бұрын
When Weird Al Yankovic asked Kurt Cobain for permission to parody this, Kurt asked him if it would be about food. Al said it would be about how no one could understand his lyrics. Kurt found that hilarious, and said absolutely.
@TheLovelySheri2 жыл бұрын
And this is why I still love music artists.
@Missy39402 жыл бұрын
Well it is so funny as Al Yankovic's song wasn’t that different from original
@karolinakuc47832 жыл бұрын
Actually this is a parody of a song by Seattle grunge band "Nirvana"; the parodical song is made by the artist "Weird" Al Yankovic.
@keithklassen53202 жыл бұрын
@@keithklassen5320 Kurt Cobain is the singer from Nirvana
@TheLovelySheri2 жыл бұрын
@@TheLovelySheri *was
@NipponNostalgicTV2 жыл бұрын
Fun Fact: 1:17 is such an impossible guitar bend that many artists, even kurt himself, could not replicate, making weird al the absolute MOST underrated guitar player of ALL TIME
@secondchildhood1142 Жыл бұрын
Is this a joke?
@noshutup6617 Жыл бұрын
This IS a joke
@noshutup6617 Жыл бұрын
I understand this joke
@noshutup6617 Жыл бұрын
I like this joke
@noshutup6617 Жыл бұрын
@@noshutup6617 Top 10 Character Arcs
@Loogia Жыл бұрын
Fun fact: Tony hawk (After he got famous and started his own skateboard business) is featured in this video (As a blond guy with sunglasses and white & teal shirts- you can see him at 2:55) and apparently al himself didn't realize until years later
@Letcharlieplay25456 ай бұрын
i love how weird al managed to incorporate the basketball hoop in the background of the original music video. He's brilliant.
@sirmemes12255 ай бұрын
it's the same set
@slav43355 ай бұрын
@@slav4335 I meant that he used it by throwing the basketball.
@sirmemes12255 ай бұрын
"It's hard to bargle nawdle zouss" LMAO
@cflo13867 жыл бұрын
JL Ikr so relatable
@jamewtf7 жыл бұрын
with all these marbles in my mouth!!!!!!
@hunterburroughs32967 жыл бұрын
I too like to bargle nawdle zouss. I think.
@Zzyzzyzzs7 жыл бұрын
"ur merely making fun of all the poor littel kiddies in africa who have to bargle all the nawdle zouss every day for a living uv neever bargled nawdle zouss so you're merely here to disinform people and laugh at their struggles ppl like yuo disgust meeeeeeeeeee"
@KoltoxOfficialChanel7 жыл бұрын
Koltox are you fucking serious we got an sjw here fuck off with your minecraft profile pic
@CherryDKaya6 жыл бұрын
Fun Fact: a lot of the actors in this are the same as the original nirvana video.
@KelseysWonderland113 жыл бұрын
The janitor for example :D
@FelixvonMontfort2 жыл бұрын
f off
@bradymetzinger87552 жыл бұрын
@@bradymetzinger8755 No
@jimjoh46272 жыл бұрын
@@bradymetzinger8755 I'm telling mom
@loafabread14462 жыл бұрын
only the staple ones, you didn't want to mention the fat cheerleader dude or the dude with a braided ponytail on the top of his head with all of his head shaved except for the patch above his ears.
@isaacsanders6952 жыл бұрын
The drummer falling off the stool at the end 😂😂😂
@KC-fb8ql Жыл бұрын
What age are you? 10 😆 🥁
@David-vg8lx10 ай бұрын
Al has been the master of parodies and videos for four decades now😂
@ashenmoonclash9 ай бұрын
Too bad his real genius is overlooked. Less than half of the songs on Al's 14 studio albums are parodies. 80% of Al's songs are originals. I've been to 3 of his Vanity Tours and he only performs his amazing origina songs. Al and his band of over 40 years are incredible!!
@zoeym48689 ай бұрын
Ya'll realize that Kurt Cobain said he felt "honored" by this parody, right? Even the guys in Nirvana were fans of Weird Al. Some people get offended far too easily.
@USAFdejavu10 жыл бұрын
I find it impossible to believe Weird Al is now 61, cause he doesn't even look older than 40.
@grimmquinn20033 жыл бұрын
Yeah, but he also looked 40 when he was 25!
@aaroncostello88123 жыл бұрын
Clean living
@deloreanfan813 жыл бұрын
Me too! I am the same age and I am going bold and have a few grey hairs.
@ZulcanPrime3 жыл бұрын
Dude he was 40 in the 80s
@jharvey4332 жыл бұрын
@@jharvey433 He was born in 1959, soooo no he wasn't.
@aaroncostello88122 жыл бұрын
I heard “smells like teen spirit” on the radio the other day and just started singing “smells like nirvana” instead.
@joshuacook903Ай бұрын
I love the fact they got the janitor from the original in this and hes eating bagles out of the trash 😂
@ReadingAreaRailfan9 ай бұрын
donut?
@MsSavagechef6 ай бұрын
Somes time stamps for parts in the video, if you need it probably not 0:13 An old man acting like a cheerleader 0:17 The janitor eats a bagel out of his cleaning bucket 0:24 Weird Al Cobain gets introduced 0:44 The janitor attempts to swim in air 0:51 " This Space For Rent " 0:55 Dave Grohl's Shirt that says " drummer " 1:00 A child or a person with dwarfism shining a light into Weird Al Cobain's face 1:06 A girl rips of a guy's head 1:12 Burp 1:16 Weird Al Cobain bend's his guitar like it's freaking rubber 1:29 *Bargle Nawdle Zouss* 1:31 Marbles 1:35 Somebody in the audience gets yeeted 1:37 More marbles 1:40 Another person gets yeeted 1:43 Krist do be rocking in those tight red pants doe 1:45 *Moo* 1:54 The audience impersonating cramped worms inside a container trying to move, also, Banana dude 1:58 This dude eats a cheeseburger, and dude #2 slaps it out of his hand. 2:07 *Moo* 2:09 Damn, this girl really wants to fly one day. 2:11 What the hell do sheeps say again? I don't know. 2:14 *Gurgle, Fire, Swallow* 2:23 That's a pretty fresh kazoo solo, not gonna lie dude. 2:26 Holy crap, mr. janitor is back with a tuba! 2:30 Basketball bois 2:41 Nice trick shot, Weird Al Cobain 2:46 The janitor finds a tutu 2:50 The janitor is now a ballerina. 2:54 A 4th person is yeeted, seriously, how many people want to fly. 2:58 Leave those girl scouts alone, god damnit. 3:02 A shirtless guy that seems like he hasn't showered in days rips off a dude's arm. 3:06 Yo, leave the girl scouts *alone* 3:10 Somebody falls through the roof. 3:12 Slam dunk! 3:16 Hit n' run 3:18 - 3:26 I don't even know, dude 3:26 Weird Al Cobain blows up a building, and I don't know why I'm saying this casually. 3:29 Don't cut your own hair, mom said you're not allowed 3:32 Ring-a-ring-a-rosies, a pocket full of posies, a tissue, a tissue, *we all fall down* Hope this was useful, probably wasn't.
@sirdangelo3 жыл бұрын
Good
@stoyankastaneva41823 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much this is litterly going to be my favorite comment just because you took the time to find the best parts, and i think 5 kids said yeet in thus video.
@user-uj2xp7lm6e3 жыл бұрын
I think it's actually a glazed donut but okay
@magpie-yf8gf3 жыл бұрын
thanks im blind but this helped
@nothingmatters2983 жыл бұрын
Moo
@kyloren223 жыл бұрын
Fun Fact: This song also helped revive Weird Al's music career. This song came out of a creative slump Al went through after UHF failed and he was treated as a bit of an 80s relic.
@samuelkronfeld1122 жыл бұрын
Yeah I never wanted a Weird Al album until I heard this s***. It's the only one I've ever owned. I've heard bad hair day. That one is pretty good too.
@SuperCrazyPsycho731 Жыл бұрын
You forgot to start with 'Fun Fact:" ...
@porflimbornapilis2556 Жыл бұрын
Which just shows how people don't know good cinema, UHF was/is AWESOME! :D 😎😂🤣😂🤣😂
@michaelriddick7116 Жыл бұрын
Wait UHF failed? I loved that movie
@henrybierman8431 Жыл бұрын
UHF was gold
@WHOputTHEbompINthere Жыл бұрын
This music video was my introduction to Weird Al as a kid. Loved it then, still love it now. Al’s stuff always manages to be as timeless as the songs he does parodies of.
@XardionZ5 ай бұрын
I love this parody, too. I makes me sad, though, that 80% of Al's songs are his amazing originals, and hardly anyone even knows about them. I was over the moon, though, to go to 3 of his originals only tours, and hear the crowd go crazyy for these incredible songs. His band is unbelievable!!!
@zoetercy92085 ай бұрын
1:12 I love how the guy with “this space for rent” written is completely stationary
@ethanwunder3788 Жыл бұрын
I wonder how long it took him to find a similar t-shirt to Kurts.
@simonhunter34305 жыл бұрын
Exactly my thoughts!
@rhodayackez95704 жыл бұрын
He probably just asked for someone to make it for him
@otavio0484 жыл бұрын
They did an insane job of production design in the video. The sneaker tapping out the beat on the bleachers in the beginning is the exact one from the Nirvana video.
@ernestmueller86514 жыл бұрын
Lawyer Morty hey
@jonathandover47614 жыл бұрын
@@jonathandover4761 hey whatsup
@otavio0484 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: Kurt actually liked this video more than the actual music video.
@sagnikbanerjee76313 жыл бұрын
yes he did, the whole band thought it was hilarious
@heneverforesakesme40383 жыл бұрын
Of course he did
@thundergroot223 жыл бұрын
@@thundergroot22 we *all* did
@saturnhexe3 жыл бұрын
Lol! Really???
@SkiingKing3 жыл бұрын
same to be honest
@John-el1ki3 жыл бұрын
2:13 that "solo" has no right being this awesome lol
@marcosvas317 ай бұрын
FUN FACT: The Janitor used in this parody is the SAME Janitor used for the real Nirvana music video!
@boxbreaker2011 Жыл бұрын
They actually used the original set and most of the original cast from the music video...and of couse cobain approed....so whats wrong?
@littleferrhis9 жыл бұрын
Kurt approved a video made in 2009? I kind of doubt it.
@zboe1009 жыл бұрын
Zeven Addison learn the difference between "made" and "uploaded"
@lms7029 жыл бұрын
Zeven Addison So many fucking autistic spergs in the comment section, it's actually impressive.
@Kascaded9 жыл бұрын
Zeven Addison Video was made in 1992.
@Diecastreviews9 жыл бұрын
Kascaded Please don't use "autistic" as an insult. Thank you.
@PhiNickGaming9 жыл бұрын
Normally, Al doesn't write parodies in which the lyrics are nothing but poking fun at the artists, but he's still classier than today's parody "artists" who are just being jerks.
@ElectroTherapyFTSoul4 жыл бұрын
Kurt completely approved of this, so its really not a problem
@squamham84264 жыл бұрын
kzhead.info/sun/qrR6fJakfINvmYE/bejne.html
@catfishman70324 жыл бұрын
Rucka rucka ali
@gavinl15654 жыл бұрын
He's better than not just parody artists, but also of those who call themselves real singers today
@beth49424 жыл бұрын
Also just FTR, he got permission before he did these. Nirvana (especially Kurt) fully approved of this and thought it was hysterical
@st.jimmy02444 жыл бұрын
1:43 "Well, we don't sound like Madonna" After "Weird Al" Yankovic's parody Nirvana's Smell Like Teen Spirit sold 1M more
@ginasousabranco56373 ай бұрын
The fact Kurt Cobain loved this parody should be considered the highest compliment.
@user-wg3dy3mo5y2 ай бұрын
The kazoo solo is honestly a banger
@samoomoo66754 жыл бұрын
Sa MooMoo I Kazoo to it when this video pops up in my autoplay
@Red-fv4bi4 жыл бұрын
The gurgling on water as well tbh
@scheurkanaal4 жыл бұрын
And the tuba.
@averagebritishguy70823 жыл бұрын
Actually that's a kazoo choir!
@petergant87673 жыл бұрын
If you wanna get technical its a soli... maybe Im a band geek...
@jacksonpalmer89553 жыл бұрын
Cobain reportedly really loved this parody and was able to laugh with it.
@Shadoefax7604 жыл бұрын
He's quoted as saying that he knew "we made it when Weird Al covered our song!'
@tombstoneharrystudios5844 жыл бұрын
“He who is tired of Weird Al is tired of life”
@vietdroid4 жыл бұрын
I dont know why that jump he does at 0:46 is so fucking funny, but it is
@yukondeighton80754 ай бұрын
2:15 I can’t believe Weird Al invented Splatoon music.
@ariadneon Жыл бұрын
Fun fact: Kurt loved this.
@leemacwilliams22378 жыл бұрын
Of course. How could I forget.
@leemacwilliams22378 жыл бұрын
+Lee MacWilliams (KiraHeisenberg) ?
@amswegg56498 жыл бұрын
I know you're trolling. Everyone knows he died in 94, this song came out before that. The video was uploaded in 09.
@leemacwilliams22378 жыл бұрын
This came out in 92. Kurt died in 94.
@dandell89778 жыл бұрын
wow someone is stupid
@Charlister_7 жыл бұрын
for some reason the rubber guitar at 1:17 always gets me
@4345ghee8 жыл бұрын
lmao i thought i was the only one!!
@kendryamonique8 жыл бұрын
Same here but i disliked the video Because i love nirvana and kurt cobain
@thegamingmonkeys84167 жыл бұрын
+TheGamingMonkeys That's stupid. Kurt loved this song.
@woolies_water7 жыл бұрын
+TheGamingMonkeys. that's why i liked this version and video so much because I'm a HUGE nirvana fan and they liked it too ... they said you know you made it when someone makes a parody of your work..
@kendryamonique7 жыл бұрын
+Kendrya Monique ok
@thegamingmonkeys84167 жыл бұрын
Fun fact. Victoria Jackson was in Weird Al’s movie UHF. At the time she was a cast member for SNL. Al was having trouble contacting Kurt Cobain to get his permission to release this parody. So he waited until Nirvana was a musical guest on SNL and then called Victoria who went and got Kurt who felt privileged that Al wanted to parody Teen Spirit.
@airdriverАй бұрын
That gargled solo is legendary
@SHENDOH Жыл бұрын
The Nirvana version should've had the cow and sheep part.
@nonplayerzealot45 жыл бұрын
Seems like a precursor to the Taylor swift 🐐version of trouble 🤣
@peedrowchan-man1024 жыл бұрын
And the gurgling sound
@sonicthehedgeboi14894 жыл бұрын
and the kazoo's!
@jawadad8024 жыл бұрын
"buy our album, we're nirvana" That's what I call songwriting
@juliepowersbbyg2 жыл бұрын
It's actually "Don't want you (to) buy our album..." -- A jab at grunge which was a response against going with the labels and "getting popular, and rich" was the biggest offense you could do, you have to stay like a garage band.
@pulli232 жыл бұрын
@@pulli23 it's buy our album
@nurdyguyz2 жыл бұрын
@@pulli23 he's saying don't wanna sing distinctly
@nurdyguyz2 жыл бұрын
We don’t sound like Madonna We’re nirvana 🤣🤣🤣
@thedoc58792 жыл бұрын
@@thedoc5879 I'm waiting for someone to correct you not that you are wrong I'm just saying thats youtube
@Davidjon19462 жыл бұрын
Parodies now: laugh at the creator Parodies then: laugh with the creator
@itnsk2629Ай бұрын
Weird Al has never been mean spirited, he is a good guy to this day! He never wants to get a laugh at someone else's expense.
@zoeym4868Ай бұрын
@@zoeym4868 Yeah, Weird Al is good guy, His parodies are really funny.
@itnsk2629Ай бұрын
@@itnsk2629 Did you know that less than half of the songs on AL's 14 studio albums are parodies? AL's an incredible songwriter. He writes songs for movies. He's the one who wrote the theme song to the Captain Underpants movie, for example.
@zoeym4868Ай бұрын
@@zoeym4868 Wow, thanks for the information, Weird Al is a genius.
@itnsk2629Ай бұрын
I can only imagine how much Nirvana loved this song.
@VictoriaLampini22 күн бұрын
that water solo...
@crtl59115 жыл бұрын
Steven xyz it was perfection
@liambarrett85 жыл бұрын
Steven xyz water solo am I right?
@matheustran80095 жыл бұрын
LOL
@biggiecheese78945 жыл бұрын
what about the kazoo
@aljaberhk4 жыл бұрын
Hanan Aljaber the kazoos where amazing
@diegoestrada84854 жыл бұрын
There are two ways you know you made it in showbiz: - Guest starring in The Simpsons - Weird Al parodying your song
@RandomDuude4 жыл бұрын
Weird Al appeared on The Simpsons twice so yeah
@Vitorio5824 жыл бұрын
Now he just needs to parody one of his own songs.
@Lars61384 жыл бұрын
There actually was a Simpsons episode based on the success of grunge and nirvana with homer as Kurt but obviously without the sad ending
@charliecramp204 жыл бұрын
Don't forget the South Park
@miloszivkovic62564 жыл бұрын
I want to see a concert where everyone he's parodied performs the parodies.
@TimJenningsVideo4 жыл бұрын
The old dude who is the janiter, is that the same bloke from the original video? I swear there are some people from the original in this, which makes it awesome!
@enjoyyoursleep110 ай бұрын
yes
@debranchelowtone8 ай бұрын
This was the band who taught me you can make jokes while singing I bet we're never going to have another guy like this ever
@zelda12509 ай бұрын
Weird Al is one of a kind and the mold was broke.
@MsThebeMoon8 ай бұрын
Sing distinctly... wE dOn’T wAnNa! Buy our album wE’rE nIrVaNA!!!!
@peysonj.phillips76004 жыл бұрын
Does anyone who is playing the drums
@maggiebees19483 жыл бұрын
Maggie Bees Dave Grohl
@christianjohnson72283 жыл бұрын
wE’rE nIrVaNa!1!1!111! also i love your profile picture
@VLNC_-ci8pf3 жыл бұрын
_"This was our right of passage. When Al did us, we knew we'd made it."_ -Kurt Cobain.
@lonestar67096 жыл бұрын
J G yeah, rite
@mrbenoit50185 жыл бұрын
I mean, listen to the lyrics in the original. "Here we are now, imitate us."
@freedomlover95605 жыл бұрын
@Otto Von Bismarck I'm surprised. I always thought it was "entertain us."
@MrEgofreak5 жыл бұрын
It was a great honor werid Al got to parody Kurt cobin song
@asunarave23815 жыл бұрын
Just to clarify my "imitate" comment...I'm just screwing with everyone. Just a joke, sorry about the confusion.
@freedomlover95605 жыл бұрын
KURT KURT!!!!! Its your cousing Marvin!!! Marvin COBAIN!!!! YOU searching for this new sound !? Listing to THIS!!!!!
@DeFuchs5 ай бұрын
1:16 why his guitar bend like that bc i dont think its supposed to bend like that
Why are people butthurt about Weird Al making fun of Nirvana? Quit being major fanboys. Weird Al personally asked Kurt if he could parody the song. No, the song wasn't created in 2009 like many people seem to think, that's simply an upload date because if you didn't know, KZhead didn't exist in 1992 when this song was created, but you'd have to do the impossible task of reading the description to solve that mystery. Plus, you cant deny that Weird Al did a wonderful job of mocking the original song. I've known the original song since long before I heard Weird Al's version. Its been around 20 years yet I still cant decipher a word Kurt was saying. Weird Al portrayed that perfectly with "bargle nawdle zouss" as it doesn't get much closer to the original than that. For those who actually read all of that, here is a fish with no relevance. >
YAYA
Kurt told Weird Al just don't make it about food, and he actually liked the song, besides: ¿what's wrong with parody or satire?
I love parodies as long as they are done well. Weird Al created a masterpiece.
My favorite band is Nirvana and I love this parody because when this song came out, people really couldn't understand the lyrics and I believe they only included a few lyrics in the cd cover so you really had to guess what he was saying (Internet was in it's infancy as well). And Kurt said he liked it....
I think the sheep and cow parts are hillarious and brilliant, as well as the gargling solo
Folks shouldn't be whiney about this song. Cobain is on record as having liked it and in fact considered this parody as a sign that Nirvana had achieved the big time. Parody requires a lot of work to pull off accurately and in fact it is rather difficult to do a good and humorous parody without having love and respect for the source material. Heck just LOOK at this video. They went through the trouble of getting most of the people from the original video to play in it, act similarly to the way the original was shot and even get their instruments to sound similar. Then listen to the lyrics, creative, funny, and stylized in Al's usual way without feeling a leap from his usual style of music. Do you have any idea how difficult it is to get a result like that? To have a sound that is both your own yet similar to someone else's and still be entertaining all on its own? Te amount of dedication put into this one production of video and song shows a deep love and respect for the source material.
People are only whiny because Cobain blew his brains out. Nirvana is overrated anyways.
I couldn't agree more. Al Yankovic manages to perfectly mimic the style and sound of the original work in all of his parodies, and yet give it his own touch. That takes a lot of skill of both Al and his band, and it shows respect to the original work. Also: legally speaking, Al doesn't even need to ask for permission; but he does so anyway to make sure there are no hard feelings, and he abandons his plans when the original artist doesn't like the idea.
534DaHill Spot on Gskaloyan, Daniel K. and 534Dahill! (Bookplate, that is a bit harsh... might be true as far as him killing himself... but as to me personally.. I am too old to make a call on Nirvana being overrated. I was born in 62 so I am not the target audience. I was soo jaded I considered most of the bands in the 80's to be "New bands" or "Upstarts", (obviously I was in my 20's so that was a bit silly). Once I pulled my head out of my butt, I had to admit I really liked many bands in the 80's... I liked them a lot! I am slow to like a new song/band, but I do like some of the newer stuff, (not much... still have a very hard time liking Rap/Hip Hop, but that is OK). As I said, ... I am not the target audience.Sluggo
gskaloyan In fact the only worry Kurt had was that the song was going to be about food until Al said "I'm going to make fun of the way that no one can understand your lyrics". This whole song was done with a huge amount of respect and all of the members of Nirvana knew this.
gskaloyan yep! and im sure Al had to get permission to even do the Parody anyways or it would violate copy right laws not to mention Nirvana would get paid in the process for it
As a lifelong Wield Al fan, his gargling water 2:13 cuts so straight to the point, I die laughing evertime
It's fing brilliant
That whole sequence is my favorite part of any music video ever, right from the very first moment I saw it. Al gargling water, the doofus in the background getting hit in the head with the ball, and the guy on fire nonchalantly walking into the frame. Absolute pinnacle of parody, the whole history of comedic acting distilled into a single scene.
this had be rolling :D
He even does it live too 🤣
Yes I agree very hilarious 😂
"Sing distinctly? We dont wanna! Buy our album, were Nirvana!" 🗣️🔥🔥
Lowkey the line that hits hardest.
"The garage band, from Seattle! Well it sure beats, raising Cattle! Yeah!"
Best lyric in a Weird Al Video.
We're nirvana, because it's short for we are. Why are apostrophes so hard for posters to comprehend? Oh yeah, laziness.
Over 4000 dislikes? I guess it doesn't even matter if Kurt fucking Cobain himself thought this was brilliant...
He actually thought it was better than the original...which he wasn't so serious about to begin with.
Haters gonna hate.
...and I bet you all the dislikes are people who were born after Nirvana wrote this song and after Al decided to parody it. Figures.
best ever
Nirvana fans (born after Cobain's death) are soooo so so serious
This was actually filmed at the same place as the original and has some of the same actors in it, Wierd Al went all out on this one
@Ninjakitten42 Weird Artificial Intelligence.
The Janitor is the same
It is the same set and some of the same extras, ya. And Al did that when he filmed some Michael Jackson parodies as well, as Jackson let him use the same sets and stuff, too, like the subway in "Fat".
Including the headless man and the mannequin?
Source?
Lyrics; What is this song all about? Can't figure any lyrics out How do the words to it go I wish you'd tell me, I don't know Don't know, don't know, don't know, oh no Don't know, don't know, don't know Now I'm mumblin', and I'm screamin' And I don't know what I'm singin' Crank the volume, ears are bleedin' I still don't know what I'm singin' We're so loud and incoherent Boy, this oughta bug your parents Yeah Blergh Haai It's unintelligible I just can't get it through my skull It's hard to bargle nawdle zouss With all these marbles in my mouth Don't know, don't know, don't know, oh no Don't know, don't know, don't know Well, we don't sound like Madonna Here we are now, we're Nirvana Sing distinctly, we don't wanna Buy our album, we're Nirvana A garage band from Seattle Well, it sure beats raisin' cattle Yeah And I forgot the next verse Oh, well, I guess it pays to rehearse The lyric sheet's so hard to find What are the words? Oh, never mind Don't know, don't know, don't know, oh no Don't know, don't know, don't know Well, I'm yellin', and we're playin' But I don't know what I'm sayin' What's the message I'm conveyin'? Can you tell me what I'm sayin'? So, have you got some idea? Didn't think so, well, I'll see ya Sayonara, sayonara Ayonawa, hodinawa Odinaya, yodinaya Yadda-yadda, yah-yah Aye-yaah
Thanks for the lyrics
I can't seem to figure out any lyrics...
Who agrees that Weird Al needs to be inducted into the Rock and Roll hall of fame if he's not already in there
Absolutely!
Hell yeah!
Fr
Absolutely lol I love weird al he is a legend and deserves his place in the rock and roll hall of fame
If it takes one induction for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to gain some much needed credibility, it's Weird Al as far as I'm concerned. Single handily proved to be the measuring stick of the music industry.
I'm glad the drummer's shirt said "Drummer" or I might not have guessed who he was supposed to be.
Knowing Drummers, he was wearing it so he wouldn't forget.
Whoever it is, it’s not Dave Grohl.
The kick drum says "drum" on it.
No One I thought it was a large bagel
Good thing the drum said drum on it I forgot what it was jeeze
The gargle solo. LMAO. The greatest gargle solo ever.
I ALWAYS lose it when he does that 🤣🤣🤣
EVER? Top 10, sure. But ever? Idk.
Hard to argue this statement.
Closely followed by the kazoo chorus 🙌🏻😂
No! I disagree. The Gargoyle who gargled Gershwin on the Muppet Show was equally as talented.
Here's a fun fact. You can see it by watching both videos and it was said in an interview with Mr. Yankovic. He's using the exact same set... More so. The chearleaders, janitor, and audiance extras are made up of many of the exact same people from the original video. He didn't just make a parody. He mirrored the entire video and got just about the entire original crew to help him do it.
"Sing distinctly? We don't wanna! Buy our album, we're Nirvana!" Best lyric ever
Fun fact: Kurt said that hearing his song being parodied by Weird Al was what made him realize that Nirvana had made it
Are you sure ?
@Shy Cutie it's so innovated
At certain Mode,Weird Al said that Kurt Cobain is the closest thing that have USA with the True Punk Rock XD
I see.
@@lexkanyima2195 anyone who grew up in the 90's saw that VH1 special that everyone is quoting from in these comments, yes he did say it.
I am amazed by the number of commentators on this video who didn't know that Nirvana gave Weird Al permission to do this song.
It's still a shit cover version. Nirvana is way more heavy and Kurt Cobain is 100 times better singer than this try hard clown.
Ich Chee Kok Weird Al is trying to be heavy or a better singer. His style is to make fun of and make a joke of songs. It would take an absolute idiot to not understand that.
You're the idiot if you think this is good.
Ich Chee Kok Again you miss the point, it's not meant to be good, it's meant to be funny. You're awfully dense.
this isn't good…it's BRILLIANT!
He starts losing his mind at the end...pulls off a man's nose, demolishes a building, and cuts his hair off?! Lmao!!
Yes and so hilarious 😀
Every single time he gets to the part about the marbles in his mouth, I can’t help but laugh
3:06 Holy fuck the kid was stage diving and he was holding its nose as in actual diving. The little details on weird aI parodies is what makes it so perfect
"its nose"
@@derrrtee because kids are objects (?)
Fun fact: Weird Al went through the trouble of tracking down many extras from the original video to make this as authentic as possible.
Thats dedication
And they managed to film this on the same set as the original version
that's awesome He pays a lot of attention to detail, like he mimics the style of the artists really really well too
Stretching the definition of fun fact. Maybe it’s a fact but that’s as much ill grant you
@@jaystreet46 thanks I appreciate it!
I find the "this outta bug your parents" line funny because the generation that made this IS my generations parents. So if they heard us playing this full volume they'd prolly join in on the head banging.
I understand why Kurt thought this was so funny this is absolutely hilarious
Fun fact: Tony Hawk is an extra in this video and Weird AL didn't know until a tweet in 2009 from Hawk himself.
@Andrew Brooking Thanks!
@Andrew Brooking thats him?
Nobody ever recognizes Tony Hawk lmao
Dang you're right!
fortige is gay
"He who is tired of Weird Al is tired of life" -Homer Simpson.
Amen
Ha ha I remember that episode hommers band was sadgasmm
Liam Egan bruh it was a nirvana parody
Irish Blade yes I get that but homers band that was a parody of nirvana was called sadgasm
Brain freeeezee
This has got to be my favorite Weird Al music video, and probably the funniest music video of all time. All the background gags make this feel like it was made by the guys who made Airplane. Weird Al is so good.
"It's hard to bargle nawdle zouss with all these marbles in my mouth" has me dying. Weird Al is truly a national treasure.
when he said "bargle nawdle zouss" that really hit deep
Yeah it really spoke to my soul
And marbles just took it to next level man
Sadly, it reminds me of how I must of sounded when I was a heroin addict.But I still giggled.
I dont understand xd
Too, too?! It went deep into my core!
funny trivia: the janitor is the same person in both videos.
And all the kids who are sitting, are the same lol
I'm guessing no?
duh!
I heard he specifically re-hired the same actors to make the parody more legit
The singer too
2:14 is actually insanely impressive. Al fuckin gargles water 100% perfectly in tune.
I've seen AL perform this live and he is an impressive singer and gargler! He throws the cup of water into the audience after he gargles, it's hilarious!
He also DID make the basketball shot. (This is just something my other nirvana loving friend told me so I’m not sure.)
Fun fact: At 1:46 in this music video, Tony Hawk is seen next to the cow! (The guy wearing the white t-shirt) I didn’t know this until watching a previous video where Weird Al mentioned he was in this video!!
I was wondering where he was in this music video ever since I first learned that he was in the music video!
This has to be one of the greatest music videos ever created, surely? The amount of visual gags and jokes is unmatched here. Weird Al on top of his game.
@@qjinx1 No, it was not directed by John Landis, it was directed by Robert K. Weiss, one of the *producers* of Kentucky Fried Movie.
the visual gags 😆 i love all the details he puts in his videos… yep Al the man !!!
@@qjinx1 Samuel L. Bronkowitz?
Yo u have 666 likes !
Personally i didnt understand the joke about tearing off the head and hand and the part with the children, where their tray flies away and then they are dragged. Is this a reference or kind of absurd?
My old band covered the original song; sometimes I would switch to this song in the third verse just to fuck with people...
Lmafo that's just perfect xD
+zendaddy link please
+zendaddy621 Did you sing "It's hard to bargle nawdle zouss..."?
+zendaddy621 That is classic dude.....I bet nobody hardly noticed......too funny.
+zendaddy621 Could anyone understand it well enough to notice?
3:24 The entire ending sequence kills me, but the moment I see that nose getting stretched with the pliers I lose it😂😂😂NEVER. GETS. OLD.
I just read today on Facebook that Smells Like Teen Spirit was recently scientifically calculated to be the most iconic rock song ever written. I don't know about you lot, but I prefer Smells Like Nirvana myself.
Al Yankovic's parents died of CO poisoning before a show, he got the news and went on stage anyways because "since my music had helped many of my fans through tough times, maybe it would work for me as well" The guy is probably the best dude in the industry
What is co
@@profound369 carbon monoxide
I think about that sometimes. What a sad, awful thing to go through. 😔
@@profound369 Russians calls that "угарный газ"
I think Walt Disney's parents died of that too. He bought them a new house which had a problem with the heating system leading to the accident. I could be wrong however.
Guys. . . Kurt loved this parody. Even if he didn't, the entire premise of Kurt's philosophy is to just be yourself and not care what anybody thinks of you. Just go all out or don't go out at all. If you said this was a disgrace just because you think Kurt would, you completely miss the point of his message.
Add to that the fact that the setting is the EXACT same studio used by Nirvana and many of the extras were in the real video (the janitor for one).
DaRozeman Alfred Unkovic used the same footage from the original clip but added in his footage.
I saw an interview they did to Kurt Cobain, and he said that he loved this video, and he laughed his ass off when Weird Al showed him. So, ``hyperrespect my artist´´ fans can laugh too.
***** he didn't hate smells like teen spirit. he hated the fact that there were lots of fans that requested that songs and only that one. and I can see his POV considering that Nirvana had so many other awesome songs like: Aneurysm, Heart Shaped Box, Lithium, Milk It etc. and people only wanted to listen to Teen Spirit. In the late days there were concerts where Cobain actually refused to sing it, despite the audience's frantic requests.
If you look at the recent interview with dave on jimmy fallon he said that yankavic asked kurt permission to do a parody of it and he said yes
This brings me back to my childhood. Not sure I ever heard it during my childhood but being a swedish kid that doesn't know english I definitely didn't know what they were singing in the original but I still wanted to sing along.
he likes those pretty songs
THE DRUMMER COLLAPSING AT THE END IS THE FUNNIEST THING EVER
Wow I didn’t even notice that until I read this comment 😂 there is so much going on in this video
I feel like being parodied by Weird Al is one of the highest honours an artist can receive. Screw Grammys. This is the shit.
That's the way Kurt took it-he knew Nirvana had 'made it', when he heard this song :)
musiclovingchick6 Even Dave Grohl today remembers watching this music video with the band. They all loved it and had a great laugh watching it.
AdderTude That's awesome!! Love it :)
So did Kurt, if what I read is right.
***** That....is.....AWESOME!
Fun fact: Even though he's allowed to parody whatever, under the protection of fair use, Weird Al almost always asks permission first. Absolute legend.
ALWAYS and he pays every artist royalties. Al's a class act.
chickadee Kurt's daughter apparently still gets royalties from this as well
Unfortunately, some artists had said no.
Not all his parodies are actually fair use. Unless it's critical or a review (like this) then it's probably not. You can't just take someone's song, change the lyrics to something unrelated, then claim fair use.
Yup.
I was laughing throughout the entire video but Weird Al chopping his fringe at 3:29 had me in hysterics.
Weird al really captured the spirit of grunge music with this
At 1:42 the song switches from being a parody of Nirvana to being a promotion; telling the listeners about what kind of band Nirvana is, where they're from, what their music sounds like (or rather, who they don't sound like) and telling everyone to buy their album. It's no wonder Kurt enjoyed it so much!
Al loved Nirvana's music. There was a lot of mutual respect there.
I dunno if you were alive when Smells like Teen Spirit hit the charts, but EVERYONE knew who Nirvana is back then. EVERYONE. From the poppers to the hair metal fans. This record was number 1 for like an eternity.
@@0x777 I was alive but quite young.
@@0x777 yep I was like 6 or 7 at the time, and I can confirm this is true 🤘
Kurt was excited about being covered by Weird Al. He felt that's when they hit the big time.
1:06 Someone just rips off someone's head off and throws it. 💀💀💀
3:02 he just rips his arm off
Ya lol that weird al for you
Talk about teenage angst😬
That’s the grunge feeling for ya
🙊😯🙈
Fun fact: Weird Al called Kurt Cobain while Nirvana was on the set of SNL for permission to parody the song and Kurt instantly gave him permission
This song and mv were so funny that Nirvana decided to make a depressing hardcore version of Weird Al Yankovic's song. Actually, they say the name of the band was inspired by this song Smells Like Nirvana.
That is not even close to true.
@@thesourcenerdway to miss the joke
@@Itmebi made this comment a month ago and i now am just understanding the joke 🤦
Fun fact: Kurt loved this parody and even said that he felt he & Nirvana had ''made it'' once he'd heard it. So, shut the *fuck* up about how this is offensive to Nirvana or some shit, and enjoy the music.
Who wouldn't want a parody of there song done by weird al
+Michael Mitchell offense is taken, not given... nothing wrong with making a parody
+Michael Mitchell who exactly are you telling to shut up? Doesn't appear to be anyone here who's complaining...
+Film Producer the thing is that these 3 dudes came from nothing (Kurt was still living in his car while nevermind was made). They wanted to be rock stars and one way to get recognized was to have a parody done by wierd al and release nevermind
lie....Kurt died before this song was made
You guys do know Weird Al actually got permission from Kurt Cobain, right? Kurt thought it was pretty funny.
but, kurt cobain blasted his head with a shotgun in the late 90s, so how did he see it? O_o
If you look in the description you can see this song was made in 92 Kurt killed himself in 94.
Awwww pretty cool n cute of him!
he allowed him 2 doit because he knew nirvana sucked.
skigh45 stupessss smfh
Another fun fact Weird Al Yankovic called Nirvana while they were on the set of SNL to ask if he can make a parody of Smells Like Teen Spirit
Everyone commented this
I honestly didn't read any of the comments beyond the first one
Love the "Drummer" shirt. And "Sing distinctly, we don't wanna!" gets me every time.
Why can't idiots on KZhead realise that Al got Kurts permission before making this. Plus Kurt loved this parody.
True, kurt did say he loved it. kurt was all for things like thit.
Nirvana was a major success because of that parody.
Parodies are a way of saying YES WEIRD AL REDID MY SONG I'M FAMOUS!!!
Apparently all the nirvana members were really excited that he was doing this and were all fans of his work
They were literally in Nirvana when they heard he was doing this.
Another fun fact: After this song was released Nirvana sold another million units. It pays to be parodied kids.
I think that is why Madonna came up with the idea Like a Surgeon
oh well, I guess it pays to rehearse
@J G You Mean Micheal Jackson?
@@Ofek_92 Yeah Lol
This parody really fits my perspective on Teen Spirit: It makes no sense at all.
Truth be told, you understand more words in this than you do in the original
It might be the truth, but is it a Fun Fact?
At the end of the Nirvana song, I swear I hear Kurt repeating "Lady Gaga, Lady Gaga". I know Kurt isn't saying that, but that's what I hear every time.
2:55 is that tony hawk!?
Yeah
Fun fact: Weird Al accidentally put Tony Hawk in the music video. Al had no idea he was in it until years after it was released
Apparently Kurt Cobain loved this and was incredibly honored to have been parodied by Weird Al.
Makes sense, Being parodied by Weird Al is like a stamp of "You made it!" in the music business
@@ArtistTheArtist05 thats actually what Kurt said
Also, he thought that it would be another parody on food.
@Josh Tiger Actually no. When he saw the video, he was honored (as he said being parodied by Al means "you've made it" in the music business), and thought it was absolutely hilarious and apparently fell over laughing.
Yeah, he said it in an MTV interview
I enjoy how professional they are. The drummer is even labeled in case of confusion.
yeah thank god they did that just wouldn't have known what he was maybe the pianist, guitarist or just someone nodding his head and playing with sticks!
And the drum says "drum" xD
Documentation is important
Why are they fliping hair up and down?
The Gargle to Kazoo section is great. It makes me think of when you don't know one part of a song so you just hum it and then jump back into singing the bit you know.
My favourite parts: 0:13: The cheerleader (also donut) 1:06: The head getting yeeted 1:16: The guitar 1:36: More yeeting of body parts (pretty much throughout the whole thing) 1:49: Chicken dance 1:55: Guy with banana (imo best part) 1:58: Old man's food being yeeted 2:11: Sheep 2:16: Everything happening here (+ Kazoos afterwards) 2:36: Guitarist go bye 2:41: The delayed shot 2:50: Bootiful ballerina 2:59: More yeeting of food 3:07: The girl guide crowdsurfing 3:14: Guy stealing symbal 3:21: Smashing stuff on someone's head 3:24: Whatever's happening with this guy's nose 3:26: Blowing up building (+ same guy holding symbal) 3:32: Drummer go bye 3:40: Weird Al go bye Ok basically the whole video
You forgot 2:55 Tony Hawk. (the guy with the sunglasses)
@@OmegaII Oh I didn't see him lol
I know the guy who threw the sandwich
@@SunChip.4321 That's so cool!
Is the guy with banana Jon Hamm?
When Weird Al Yankovic asked Kurt Cobain for permission to parody this, Kurt asked him if it would be about food. Al said it would be about how no one could understand his lyrics. Kurt found that hilarious, and said absolutely.
And this is why I still love music artists.
Well it is so funny as Al Yankovic's song wasn’t that different from original
Actually this is a parody of a song by Seattle grunge band "Nirvana"; the parodical song is made by the artist "Weird" Al Yankovic.
@@keithklassen5320 Kurt Cobain is the singer from Nirvana
@@TheLovelySheri *was
Fun Fact: 1:17 is such an impossible guitar bend that many artists, even kurt himself, could not replicate, making weird al the absolute MOST underrated guitar player of ALL TIME
Is this a joke?
This IS a joke
I understand this joke
I like this joke
@@noshutup6617 Top 10 Character Arcs
Fun fact: Tony hawk (After he got famous and started his own skateboard business) is featured in this video (As a blond guy with sunglasses and white & teal shirts- you can see him at 2:55) and apparently al himself didn't realize until years later
i love how weird al managed to incorporate the basketball hoop in the background of the original music video. He's brilliant.
it's the same set
@@slav4335 I meant that he used it by throwing the basketball.
"It's hard to bargle nawdle zouss" LMAO
JL Ikr so relatable
with all these marbles in my mouth!!!!!!
I too like to bargle nawdle zouss. I think.
"ur merely making fun of all the poor littel kiddies in africa who have to bargle all the nawdle zouss every day for a living uv neever bargled nawdle zouss so you're merely here to disinform people and laugh at their struggles ppl like yuo disgust meeeeeeeeeee"
Koltox are you fucking serious we got an sjw here fuck off with your minecraft profile pic
Fun Fact: a lot of the actors in this are the same as the original nirvana video.
The janitor for example :D
f off
@@bradymetzinger8755 No
@@bradymetzinger8755 I'm telling mom
only the staple ones, you didn't want to mention the fat cheerleader dude or the dude with a braided ponytail on the top of his head with all of his head shaved except for the patch above his ears.
The drummer falling off the stool at the end 😂😂😂
What age are you? 10 😆 🥁
Al has been the master of parodies and videos for four decades now😂
Too bad his real genius is overlooked. Less than half of the songs on Al's 14 studio albums are parodies. 80% of Al's songs are originals. I've been to 3 of his Vanity Tours and he only performs his amazing origina songs. Al and his band of over 40 years are incredible!!
Ya'll realize that Kurt Cobain said he felt "honored" by this parody, right? Even the guys in Nirvana were fans of Weird Al. Some people get offended far too easily.
I find it impossible to believe Weird Al is now 61, cause he doesn't even look older than 40.
Yeah, but he also looked 40 when he was 25!
Clean living
Me too! I am the same age and I am going bold and have a few grey hairs.
Dude he was 40 in the 80s
@@jharvey433 He was born in 1959, soooo no he wasn't.
I heard “smells like teen spirit” on the radio the other day and just started singing “smells like nirvana” instead.
I love the fact they got the janitor from the original in this and hes eating bagles out of the trash 😂
donut?
Somes time stamps for parts in the video, if you need it probably not 0:13 An old man acting like a cheerleader 0:17 The janitor eats a bagel out of his cleaning bucket 0:24 Weird Al Cobain gets introduced 0:44 The janitor attempts to swim in air 0:51 " This Space For Rent " 0:55 Dave Grohl's Shirt that says " drummer " 1:00 A child or a person with dwarfism shining a light into Weird Al Cobain's face 1:06 A girl rips of a guy's head 1:12 Burp 1:16 Weird Al Cobain bend's his guitar like it's freaking rubber 1:29 *Bargle Nawdle Zouss* 1:31 Marbles 1:35 Somebody in the audience gets yeeted 1:37 More marbles 1:40 Another person gets yeeted 1:43 Krist do be rocking in those tight red pants doe 1:45 *Moo* 1:54 The audience impersonating cramped worms inside a container trying to move, also, Banana dude 1:58 This dude eats a cheeseburger, and dude #2 slaps it out of his hand. 2:07 *Moo* 2:09 Damn, this girl really wants to fly one day. 2:11 What the hell do sheeps say again? I don't know. 2:14 *Gurgle, Fire, Swallow* 2:23 That's a pretty fresh kazoo solo, not gonna lie dude. 2:26 Holy crap, mr. janitor is back with a tuba! 2:30 Basketball bois 2:41 Nice trick shot, Weird Al Cobain 2:46 The janitor finds a tutu 2:50 The janitor is now a ballerina. 2:54 A 4th person is yeeted, seriously, how many people want to fly. 2:58 Leave those girl scouts alone, god damnit. 3:02 A shirtless guy that seems like he hasn't showered in days rips off a dude's arm. 3:06 Yo, leave the girl scouts *alone* 3:10 Somebody falls through the roof. 3:12 Slam dunk! 3:16 Hit n' run 3:18 - 3:26 I don't even know, dude 3:26 Weird Al Cobain blows up a building, and I don't know why I'm saying this casually. 3:29 Don't cut your own hair, mom said you're not allowed 3:32 Ring-a-ring-a-rosies, a pocket full of posies, a tissue, a tissue, *we all fall down* Hope this was useful, probably wasn't.
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Thank you so much this is litterly going to be my favorite comment just because you took the time to find the best parts, and i think 5 kids said yeet in thus video.
I think it's actually a glazed donut but okay
thanks im blind but this helped
Moo
Fun Fact: This song also helped revive Weird Al's music career. This song came out of a creative slump Al went through after UHF failed and he was treated as a bit of an 80s relic.
Yeah I never wanted a Weird Al album until I heard this s***. It's the only one I've ever owned. I've heard bad hair day. That one is pretty good too.
You forgot to start with 'Fun Fact:" ...
Which just shows how people don't know good cinema, UHF was/is AWESOME! :D 😎😂🤣😂🤣😂
Wait UHF failed? I loved that movie
UHF was gold
This music video was my introduction to Weird Al as a kid. Loved it then, still love it now. Al’s stuff always manages to be as timeless as the songs he does parodies of.
I love this parody, too. I makes me sad, though, that 80% of Al's songs are his amazing originals, and hardly anyone even knows about them. I was over the moon, though, to go to 3 of his originals only tours, and hear the crowd go crazyy for these incredible songs. His band is unbelievable!!!
1:12 I love how the guy with “this space for rent” written is completely stationary
I wonder how long it took him to find a similar t-shirt to Kurts.
Exactly my thoughts!
He probably just asked for someone to make it for him
They did an insane job of production design in the video. The sneaker tapping out the beat on the bleachers in the beginning is the exact one from the Nirvana video.
Lawyer Morty hey
@@jonathandover4761 hey whatsup
Fun fact: Kurt actually liked this video more than the actual music video.
yes he did, the whole band thought it was hilarious
Of course he did
@@thundergroot22 we *all* did
Lol! Really???
same to be honest
2:13 that "solo" has no right being this awesome lol
FUN FACT: The Janitor used in this parody is the SAME Janitor used for the real Nirvana music video!
They actually used the original set and most of the original cast from the music video...and of couse cobain approed....so whats wrong?
Kurt approved a video made in 2009? I kind of doubt it.
Zeven Addison learn the difference between "made" and "uploaded"
Zeven Addison So many fucking autistic spergs in the comment section, it's actually impressive.
Zeven Addison Video was made in 1992.
Kascaded Please don't use "autistic" as an insult. Thank you.
Normally, Al doesn't write parodies in which the lyrics are nothing but poking fun at the artists, but he's still classier than today's parody "artists" who are just being jerks.
Kurt completely approved of this, so its really not a problem
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Rucka rucka ali
He's better than not just parody artists, but also of those who call themselves real singers today
Also just FTR, he got permission before he did these. Nirvana (especially Kurt) fully approved of this and thought it was hysterical
1:43 "Well, we don't sound like Madonna" After "Weird Al" Yankovic's parody Nirvana's Smell Like Teen Spirit sold 1M more
The fact Kurt Cobain loved this parody should be considered the highest compliment.
The kazoo solo is honestly a banger
Sa MooMoo I Kazoo to it when this video pops up in my autoplay
The gurgling on water as well tbh
And the tuba.
Actually that's a kazoo choir!
If you wanna get technical its a soli... maybe Im a band geek...
Cobain reportedly really loved this parody and was able to laugh with it.
He's quoted as saying that he knew "we made it when Weird Al covered our song!'
“He who is tired of Weird Al is tired of life”
I dont know why that jump he does at 0:46 is so fucking funny, but it is
2:15 I can’t believe Weird Al invented Splatoon music.
Fun fact: Kurt loved this.
Of course. How could I forget.
+Lee MacWilliams (KiraHeisenberg) ?
I know you're trolling. Everyone knows he died in 94, this song came out before that. The video was uploaded in 09.
This came out in 92. Kurt died in 94.
wow someone is stupid
for some reason the rubber guitar at 1:17 always gets me
lmao i thought i was the only one!!
Same here but i disliked the video Because i love nirvana and kurt cobain
+TheGamingMonkeys That's stupid. Kurt loved this song.
+TheGamingMonkeys. that's why i liked this version and video so much because I'm a HUGE nirvana fan and they liked it too ... they said you know you made it when someone makes a parody of your work..
+Kendrya Monique ok
Fun fact. Victoria Jackson was in Weird Al’s movie UHF. At the time she was a cast member for SNL. Al was having trouble contacting Kurt Cobain to get his permission to release this parody. So he waited until Nirvana was a musical guest on SNL and then called Victoria who went and got Kurt who felt privileged that Al wanted to parody Teen Spirit.
That gargled solo is legendary
The Nirvana version should've had the cow and sheep part.
Seems like a precursor to the Taylor swift 🐐version of trouble 🤣
And the gurgling sound
and the kazoo's!
"buy our album, we're nirvana" That's what I call songwriting
It's actually "Don't want you (to) buy our album..." -- A jab at grunge which was a response against going with the labels and "getting popular, and rich" was the biggest offense you could do, you have to stay like a garage band.
@@pulli23 it's buy our album
@@pulli23 he's saying don't wanna sing distinctly
We don’t sound like Madonna We’re nirvana 🤣🤣🤣
@@thedoc5879 I'm waiting for someone to correct you not that you are wrong I'm just saying thats youtube
Parodies now: laugh at the creator Parodies then: laugh with the creator
Weird Al has never been mean spirited, he is a good guy to this day! He never wants to get a laugh at someone else's expense.
@@zoeym4868 Yeah, Weird Al is good guy, His parodies are really funny.
@@itnsk2629 Did you know that less than half of the songs on AL's 14 studio albums are parodies? AL's an incredible songwriter. He writes songs for movies. He's the one who wrote the theme song to the Captain Underpants movie, for example.
@@zoeym4868 Wow, thanks for the information, Weird Al is a genius.
I can only imagine how much Nirvana loved this song.
that water solo...
Steven xyz it was perfection
Steven xyz water solo am I right?
LOL
what about the kazoo
Hanan Aljaber the kazoos where amazing
There are two ways you know you made it in showbiz: - Guest starring in The Simpsons - Weird Al parodying your song
Weird Al appeared on The Simpsons twice so yeah
Now he just needs to parody one of his own songs.
There actually was a Simpsons episode based on the success of grunge and nirvana with homer as Kurt but obviously without the sad ending
Don't forget the South Park
I want to see a concert where everyone he's parodied performs the parodies.
The old dude who is the janiter, is that the same bloke from the original video? I swear there are some people from the original in this, which makes it awesome!
yes
This was the band who taught me you can make jokes while singing I bet we're never going to have another guy like this ever
Weird Al is one of a kind and the mold was broke.
Sing distinctly... wE dOn’T wAnNa! Buy our album wE’rE nIrVaNA!!!!
Does anyone who is playing the drums
Maggie Bees Dave Grohl
wE’rE nIrVaNa!1!1!111! also i love your profile picture
_"This was our right of passage. When Al did us, we knew we'd made it."_ -Kurt Cobain.
J G yeah, rite
I mean, listen to the lyrics in the original. "Here we are now, imitate us."
@Otto Von Bismarck I'm surprised. I always thought it was "entertain us."
It was a great honor werid Al got to parody Kurt cobin song
Just to clarify my "imitate" comment...I'm just screwing with everyone. Just a joke, sorry about the confusion.
KURT KURT!!!!! Its your cousing Marvin!!! Marvin COBAIN!!!! YOU searching for this new sound !? Listing to THIS!!!!!
1:16 why his guitar bend like that bc i dont think its supposed to bend like that
It’s a rubber guitar lol 😂
@@damiantombstone2102 ik
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