Yankovic, Weird Al - Perform This Way Lyrics






My mama told me when I was hatched
Act like a superstar
Save your allowance, buy a bubble dress
And someday you will go far
Now on red carpets, well, I'm hard to miss
The press follows everywhere I go
I'll poke your eye out with a dress like this
Back off and enjoy the show!

I'm sure my critics will say it's a grotesque display
Well, they can bite me, baby - I perform this way
I might be wearin' Swiss cheese or maybe covered with bees
It doesn't mean I'm crazy - I perform this way

Ooo, my little monsters pay... lots 'cause I perform this way
Baby, I perform this way
Ooo, don't worry, I'm okay... hey, I just perform this way
I'm not crazy, I perform this way

I'll be a troll or evil queen
I'll be a human jelly bean
'Cause every day is Halloween
For me...

I'm so completely original
My new look is all the rage
I'll wrap my small intestines 'round my neck
And set fire to myself on stage
I'll wear a porcupine on my head
On a W-H-I-M
And for no reason now I'll sing in French
Excusez-moi, Qui a pété?

Got my straight jacket today, it's made of gold lamé
No, not because I'm crazy - I perform this way
I strap prime rib to my feet, cover myself with raw meat
I'll bet you've never seen a skirt steak worn this way

Don't be offended when you see
My latest pop monstrosity
I'm strange, weird, shocking, odd, bizarre
I'm Frankenstein, I'm Avatar
There's nothing too embarrassing
I'll honestly do anything
But wear white after Labor Day
'Cause baby, I perform this way

Hope you won't think it's cliché if I go nude today
Don't call the cops now, baby, I perform this way
No reason I should regret all the attention I get
I'm not completely crazy, I perform this way, yeah

I perform this way-hey, I perform this way-hey
I'm always deviating from the norm this way-hey
I perform this way-hey, I perform this way-hey
I'm really not insane - I just perform this way-hey





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  1. H.... A....

    It took me way to long to figure out that his face is edited on the body...
    "MUM I've finally made it"
    "oh yeah doing what"
    "I'm Weird Al Yankovic's body"
    "MUM I've finally made it"
    "oh yeah doing what"
    "I'm Weird Al Yankovic's body"

  2. j.... f....

    Unlike other parody songs, this actually doesn't make fun of the original songs artist

  3. B.... L....

    "MUM I've finally made it"
    "oh yeah doing what"
    "I'm Weird Al Yankovic's body"
    Why the hell im I only finding this after 7 years??? I love Weird Al!!!

  4. P.... W....

    Bees will freak me and a lot of my friends out really oh and crotch shots cost a lot of money.

  5. N.... C....

    Mister hippopotamus

  6. A.... ....

    "I'll wrap my small intestines 'round my neck and set fire to myself on stage!"
    B-but that's *_Rammstein!_*

    A.... ....

    😂 (though I'm sure comedian Richard Pryor beats even them on the "setting themselves on fire" part, even if his doing it was while on drugs / not actually part of any kind of performance)

  7. j.... ....

    Weird Al in drag... I’m dying 😵 lol 😂

    j.... ....

    jessejauregui he's not his face is superimposed over that of a female dancer

  8. I.... t....

    This dude has never done illegal drugs because he doesn't need to take them to be funny

  9. T.... ....

    can someone tell me how weird al head is werid, it looks right but wrong.. like it lines with the lighting and it's edited well but what is wrong with it

  10. A.... S....

    Wow. Just wow.

  11. T.... ....

    "He who is tired of Weird Al is tired of life."

  12. P.... ....

    Is it just me.... Because I find his performing much improved perhaps from having to keep his head locked.
    ... Maybe the make-up?

  13. W.... M....

    Ummmm....
    The last bit with the contortion act...
    Is that Al or did he have some trick of the camera for it?

    W.... M....

    The whole thing is Al's face on an actors body

    W.... M....

    @Shadow Cow Says Moo Thank you. Good video but that last bit.... 🤔
    😂😂

  14. s.... w....

    I can't stop watching this lol

  15. B.... J....

    Weird Al in drag... Not the first or last time.

    B.... J....

    Really? I've been going through his catalogue and this is the only time I've ever seen him in drag.

    B.... J....

    Zoey M Like a Virgin should count

  16. J.... P....

    Very strange!

  17. c.... ....

    Who's the woman in those two scenes?

    c.... ....

    Two scenes? Whos the hotty stand-in in the whole video? Hot body. No offense Al :P

  18. O.... t....

    I miss the Laddy Gaga of that period. But if she had really done all those things, I would miss her even more.

  19. y.... h....

    Everyone: you can't parody that, its impossible
    Al: hold my sauer krauts

  20. M.... D....

    Yeah, but weird Al is still hotter than me.

  21. F.... B....

    alyankovic , Don't put your face on her; "YOU RUINS IT!" lol

  22. B.... M....

    Did they super impose Weird Al's face onto Gaga's body? 😂 Or another females body. 😄😄😄

  23. C.... C....

    "And now for some reason I will sing in french, excusé moi keem pt." Al Yankovic 2011

  24. P.... ....

    "I´m really not insane, I just perform this way." - Telling people that you are perfectly normal is actually how you convince them that you are totally nuts. ;)

  25. H.... H....

    im 38% sure thats not his body

    H.... H....

    It's not

  26. E.... W....

    You're very beautiful ! Impressive video BTW LOL X 1000.1

  27. S.... M....

    Who is BETTER HERE, AL or fake madona? 😀

  28. J.... A....

    LOL cool parody !! :)

  29. M.... ....

    That train Hat looks nice.

  30. S.... P....

    tf al is buff???????????????? 0:09

  31. S.... W....

    1:42 hey hey hey

  32. K.... P....

    Is it wrong for me to keep coming back here?

  33. A.... H....

    weird al has a rly hot bod

  34. H.... G....

    lmao lADY gaga EAT YOUR HEart out!!!!

  35. A.... S....

    Ok but weird al donated the proceeds of this video to the human rights campaign what an amazing man

    A.... S....

    In 1985, a beer company offered Al $5 million (at least $15 million by todays standards) to be the spokesman for their beer. He turned it down saying that he didn't want to influence his younger fans to drink.
    He's one of a kind.

  36. d.... ....

    This. Is. Cool 😎

  37. A.... H....

    He has a nice body for an older guy.

  38. D.... C....

    No one has ever disliked Al, in fact, he could bring world peace

  39. C.... L....

    Im so glad you made fun of this stupid lady i hate lady gaga

  40. C.... M....

    Excusez moi qui a pété ?! Haha

  41. h.... ....

    Weird Al making deepfakes before deepfakes were a thing.

  42. X.... J....

    Weird Al was wereing Taj Mahal on his head😄😂

  43. r.... t....

    THANK YOU WEIRD AL!!!!!!....ED SHEERAN NEXT!

  44. X.... S....

    This I'd the only good Lady Gaga parody I've ever seen.

  45. M.... S....

    Weird Al is funny

  46. n.... s....

    Love how he rocked our cheesehead go pack go this sunday

    n.... s....

    My condolences. GO CHIEF'S

  47. C.... N....

    My mom thought this was the original and accidentally played it

  48. T.... D....

    He looks better than her

  49. L.... B....

    not sure if I should be impressed he parodied lady gaga or be uncomfortable by what is being worn

  50. J.... L....

    your all washed up weird al. time to call it quits

    J.... L....

    You're*

  51. T.... W....

    It took me a while yo realize that ***wierd all photo shoped his head onto lady gagas bodey*** couldnt figure out why he had chick hips., and why it was wierdly arousing...if he didnt...man., i got fucking problems

  52. H.... D....

    I might be wearing swiss cheese or covered in bees 😆😆😆

  53. D.... ....

    Help he became a trap

    D.... ....

    AHHHH! Loss di net verführn des is a Falle 😟

  54. A.... R....

    Amasing!

  55. e.... w....

    The gay rights anthem now belongs to the parody king. Next time it may be skrillex

  56. [.... ....

    The VFX in this video are amazing; especially when you consider how old it is.

  57. 4.... P....

    What have watch how can I cure my self from what I just watch....

  58. P.... P....

    2:23 im, so confuuuuuuused. Although he does kinda look like that actress... which is kinda, ok by me... like I said, confuuuuused.

  59. R.... K....

    I think weird Al is unique and awesome

  60. G.... D....

    Hilarious!...and sooooo disturbing.

  61. a.... c....

    It’s been long since he created a parody. I want to see him parody Ariana Grande or Billie Eilish lol🤣

  62. G.... G....

    I'm glad he agrees with me that Lady Gaga is a total ripoff of Madonna.

    G.... G....

    And Madonna is a ripoff of Marilyn Monroe.

  63. B.... S....

    WHOA Trippy

  64. T.... S....

    Al got castrated by the looks of certain things.

  65. M.... S....

    ...and let's all not forget that being asked to perform in a Weird Al video piece is one of the highest honors to be bestowed upon entertainers. Al's bands are composed of all the best sessioneers and he gets any musician he deigns to work with him.

  66. P.... K....

    People said avatar had great cgi. But said nothing watching these effects

  67. R.... D....

    Omg for a minute there I thought he did a great tuck job

  68. P.... R....

    Lol Dude is super flexible! OMG! Haha

  69. j.... k....

    Is that actually weird als body in the bikini? Not saying i dont believe it but some of the shots look like he overlayed his face onto someone elses head

  70. A.... B....

    0:51

    🐝 BEES🐝
    NOT THE
    🐝 BEES🐝

  71. A.... B....

    OH MY GOD !
    😂

  72. V.... ....

    Stefania Germanotta is just Madonna on steroids.

  73. f.... s....

    who else is gay after watching this

  74. M.... R....

    Adoro este artista lembra bem o mont phaiton

  75. Z.... G....

    I grew up listening to Weird Al's music parodies, and it still sounds amazing.😁

  76. A.... D....

    Xfinity cable provider has Youtube LLC without the description, which the involvement of our U.S. Government by the Federal Communications Commission infringement of the U.S. Library of Congress to allow Constitutional liberties to fully enjoy the business ethics by contract and service agreements for re-broadcasting of the content to the public. The Directors Guild of America, and Screen Actors Guild are trade associations for labor agreements when this may impact their royalty rights of copyright and distribution channel, however the Association of Financial Professionals understands exposure limits of the corporate gain on revenue from service agreements of consumers whom can not fully involve their right to education by educational programing which Youtube LLC may provide, or other content. See, all other works by Andrew Drazdik Jr Youtube LLC [Procurement and property disposal powers; determination of small-business concerns (15 U.S. Code 637(b)]; https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYvgllPbe93g4JCveaYWoSg

  77. B.... 2....

    0:38 Wilhelm scream

  78. F.... M....

    began of deep fake?

  79. j.... ....

    I'm so old I remember when Wierd Al was young enough to do the dancing himself.

  80. W.... M....

    Dear lord what has 3 AM rabbit hole brought me to again

  81. J.... S....

    Is it me or does he look more like Molly Shannon than Gaga when he is "nude"?

  82. T.... ....

    I feel like watching this when I was younger was a sin...

  83. C.... A....

    All of a sudden, i have the hots for Weird Al

  84. A.... S....

    Al broke the glass ceiling with this 1!

  85. d.... b....

    he reminds me of Jane Krakowski

  86. A.... M....

    I lol'd.

  87. U.... I....

    This isn't on my Weird Al greatest hits! How did I miss this and why is YouTube just now recommending this?
    Anyhoo, great job Weird Al, but don't be jealous, Gaga will never take your title of Weird. 💚💙💜!

  88. O.... O....

    I like to imagine that the deepfake technology has the main goal to make this clip possible one day.

  89. L.... P....

    Except she did sing in french later

  90. M.... G....

    Watching my 4 year old dancing to this with whooping cough. Weird Al is helping her get through this nasty crap.

  91. P.... P....

    How odd.

  92. C.... S....

    This is HORRIBLE!

    C.... S....

    This is AMAZING!

  93. C.... J....

    Because I will have to castrate myself if it is

  94. C.... J....

    Curious who’s body did he borrow to make this and don’t tell me it’s his lol

    C.... J....

    Nope. It's his alright He just has the ability to morph into what ever is needed for the shoot.

  95. M.... S....

    😳Damn, he is in real good shape for his age...👍

  96. C.... J....

    Wow that actual body performer is awesome

  97. D.... L....

    al is better looking.

  98. M.... B....

    When someone asks you what you want to do with your life

    “I’ll be a troll or evil queen
    I’ll be a human jelly bean”