'Fat' Weird Al Yankovic?! Vocal ANALYSIS of another Michael Jackson cover!

We're back to Weird Al, and I couldn't be happier. I normally don't do back to back videos like this unless something absolutely stands out, and the sheer amount of requests I had to cover "Fat" instead of "Eat It" was unimaginable. Let's let Weird Al teach us some body positivity!

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Join professional opera singer Elizabeth Zharoff, as she listens to Weird Al Yankovic performing "Fat" for the first time.
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Performed by Weird Al Yankovic - Words and Music by Weird Al Yankovic
Original Music by - Michael Jackson
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Elizabeth Zharoff is an international opera singer and voice coach, with 3 degrees in voice, opera, and music production. She's performed in 18 languages throughout major venues in Europe, America, and Asia. Currently based somewhere between Los Angeles and Tucson, Arizona, Elizabeth spends her days researching voice, singing, teaching, writing music, and recording TONS. She also plays Diablo and Dungeons & Dragons.
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[Incandescentiron]

What is great about MJ is that not only did he give Weird Al permission to parody the song, he allowed him to use the original sets of the video. Very cool!

[peternguyen]

What has always impressed me about Weird Al is his ability to sound like the artist he is parodying but still sound like himself at the same time.

[Wild_Lee_Coyote]

I would love to watch a tea time with Weird Al. He has been such an influencer with a HUGE range that never really gets the recognition he deserves because his songs are parodies.

[ironklaw]

I saw Weird Al live on his Bad Hair tour when I was a kid. For "Fat", he ran out on stage in the full fat suit and danced around in it. I remember this one choreographed moment where he hopped up and down and when he landed, his whole band bounced up in unison. It was such a little touch, but it stuck in my 12 year-old brain forever.

[TheColourofawesome]

"Over the top yet specific and well done" is actually the perfect description of everything Weird Al's done.

[robbienance]

Al sent me several autographs when I was young. I would mail in my cassette covers, and I always got them returned signed. Al was one of my first heroes. A gents gent is he.

[davidbell]

the Smells like Teen spirit parody goes insane with the sound effects while managing to be far more coherent than the original

[houdinjeff]

Al's voice is simultaneously distinctive, you'd never mistake him for someone else, and a chameleon, he can sound like so many other artists. While his straight up parody ability is unparalleled, I honestly prefer some of his original or style parody songs. Things like "Skipper Dan, " "Frank's 2000" TV, " "The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota, " and of course "Hardware Store." If at all possible, please, please, please reach out and see if he'd be up for an interview, he is a national treasure and allegedly the nicest guy in the music business. I'm sure a long talk with him from your perspective would be completely unique in his career. So many people focus on the comedy aspect of his work, which is exceptional, but his technique and musical chops deserve some time in the spotlight.

[jmkqfnvyl]

“Trapped in the drive thru” is quite a vocal tour de force with range and runs and such. “Hardware store” is prob the most excellent example of his prowess in clear diction and lyrical pacing.

[LucentTV]

Fun facts: MJ supported Al heavily, loved his parody, and his approval was a major factor in other big artists starting to be willing to work with him (Weird Al, while he could parody anybody, only wants to parody those who bless him to do so). MJ was also involved in these parodies, even listed as a co-writer on Eat It. In this video, they are actually using the set from MJ's 'Badder' video from his movie of the same name! That's one of the reasons it is just sooo good.

Sadly, with the Leaving Neverland 'documentary' coming out and reigniting all the old MJ controversy, Al has stopped performing any MJ parodies in order to stay out of all of the controversy.

[philstratton]

When it comes to his enunciation, Weird Al IS the very model of a modern major general! Always enjoyed Fat, and most of his other spoof songs (like Amish Paradise, I Lost on Jeopardy, and many others). I’ve been a Weird Al fan since I first heard My Bologna on the Doctor Demento Show ages ago. Thanks for sharing this with the world.

[tarinindell]

For all the good parts of this video, i especially like the guys in the background.

Some genuinely heavy dudes keeping up with some good cardio and a pretty crisp dance routine.

Props to those guys, they did great.

[iDEATH]

One of my favourites for just how clever the lyrics are is "Word Crimes." There's so much to choose from, though, when it comes to Weird Al.

[corawilhelm]

I saw Weird AL in concert when this song came out.
He wore that suit.
It was the last song.
He played in a warehouse, so he did a lot of this song. He did the part of lifting his arm & started to get FAT.
Everyone was totally amazed.
It was a fantastic concert

[BrettNance]

You’ve mentioned how good Al’s vocal range is, both with impressions and octaves, which is what really makes his live performances even more incredible. He goes from Michael Jackson to Coolio to Don McLean to Kurt Cobain, and so on, all with choreography and costume changes. He’s absolutely amazing. It would also be cool to see you break down some of his originals like One More Minute (a doo wop) or Close But No Cigar (stylistically derivative of Cake, but original).

[JeffOfTheMountains]

Fun Fact: It took over 3 hours to put the "fat" makeup on Weird Al. Also, let's see a reaction please for "Hardware Store" because Weird Al shows off RIDICULOUS breath control.

[grahamokeefe]

Something that I think has always separated Al from lesser parodists is his attention to detail. He parodies EVERYTHING. The instrumentation on the track, the vocal style, the look of the video - everything. And it's always perfect. I would suggest "White and Nerdy" it's rap, but it's perfect parody - maybe not right for the channel, but you'll love it!

[kevinspalding]

Elizabeth's gleeful giggling in this reaction made my day!😂

[bradpriebe]

Weird Al is a genius. The extent and scope of his body of work is Incredible. There are artists like Post Modern Jukebox and Leo who take a song and put their own spin on it while staying true to the song.
Then there's Weird Al who stays true to the song while completely re-imaginng it.

[bluzdude]

The detail in this video, as you mentioned, is exquisite. In fact, not only did they do basically a shot-for-shot re-enactment, they used the exact same set. The sound effects always kill me, especially that part where he kind of "discovers" all the sounds, ending with that "poink" of the thumb.