"Weird Al" Yankovic - "Eat It" (coverage take)

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Recently a friend of mine was digitizing all the original film footage that we shot for the "Eat It" video, and he came across this "coverage" take. Basically this is a take where the director just points the camera at the star of the video, who just does anything they feel like doing for the duration of the song. It's insurance, in case for some reason the production runs out of time and doesn't get all the shots they were hoping to get. I'm pretty sure NOTHING from this take got used in the final video, but I still thought it was stupid/amusing enough to share.

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@biggusdickus3936 hace 1 año

Al's such a great guy, he's making sure that the camera guy's not hungry.
@kriticalitylives hace 1 año

Basically just watching weird al having a mental breakdown in a small dorm room. I Love It
@ChrisKogos hace 1 año

Whenever I hear Beat It in public I can't help but sing these lyrics.
@leokimvideo hace 1 año

Incredible, shows the absolute comic genius to pull this off as a coverage take. Weird Al keeps finding things to do in a very limited setting.
@fgcvndhdgrhfdfg hace 1 año

Al rolling around in his bed covering himself in food and garbage is hilarious.
@pr0kris hace 1 año

Al's way more flexible than I had expected. Well, I guess I never thought about how flexible Al is.
@Nick-zj2bv hace 1 año

I can’t believe Michael Jackson stole his song.
@InvestmentJoy hace 1 año

This is artistry in its absolute most pure form.
@alecboyce1998 hace 1 año

This alternate footage is incredible! Weird Al the GOAT of music parodies!
@goatness hace 1 año

Oh, Al. You fell for that "coverage take" trick. The director was just collecting ridiculous footage for potential blackmail.
@TheLyricsAnalyst hace 1 año

Dude, I was shocked when he was able to put his leg over his head. Not just a musician, but a flexible dancer!!!
@lukemitchell6231 hace 1 año

This is a work of true genius. I can see why Michael Jackson chose to parody it.
@EqualsPeach hace 1 año

Weird Al went through a forty-year de-aging process just to bring us new footage of an old video. Dedication right there \m/
@Adahop hace 1 año

I love all the little flubs you can see, like when he accidentally says a word from the original song rather than his version. 😂
@wfowkes1 hace 1 año

Fun fact: this is actually one of Al's original compositions. Too bad it got overshadowed by MJ's little tweak on it.
@HHAKitty hace 10 meses

The insane part is that some of Weird Al's parodies age better than the original songs.
@Jared_Wignall hace 1 año

This is really cool. I wonder if there’s other footage like this with your other music videos you’ve done over the years and if so how much still exists.
@punchfisttop hace 1 año

Weird Al is honestly one of the greatest musicians of all time!!!
@TomsterMusic hace 1 año

There's probably hundreds of "coverage takes" from Weird Al's videos still to be uncovered! GIVE THEM TO US NOW. 🎶😮😮🎶
@jcrossan1351 hace 1 año

“Have some more chicken have some more pie it doesn’t matter if it’s boiled or fried” - Chuck McGill