Surfing USSR - Ray Stevens Comedy Classics

[DarkHelmet14]

@koopalingsforever19 Not at all. This sounds nothing like Back in the USSR. It's an original song by Ray Stevens

[DarkHelmet14]

What is the name of the Russian song he borrowed from at 2:12?

[mrmadloveable]

people are morons

[mrmadloveable]

the czar will retun home >.<



[mrmadloveable]

their will be no debate after flames flames flames :) with no klove =

[Reddaytonadog3]

We're loyal to the party and the party line.I remember this from when I was a kid looking at Ray Stevens comedy classics, Thanksgiving Day, 1994.

[Duquedecasitodo]

I have never seen this before. Ray Stevens is a genius!

[DexonME]

Hearing this makes me want to go camping. My grampa always sings it camping around the fire and he plays his guitar. Good memorys

[Chevroletman5]

I love it

[sterlingdyar]

I'm pretty sure the "woman" at 1:51 is not really a woman

[nick56677]

wanna***

[nick56677]

seeing this makes me wam ma find my old vhs of this

[P2000Camaro]

I used to have the VHS of this!!!

[fallonestrello90]

i love this! i used to watch this when i was lil :)

[AqWmAn]

YO YO YO YO YO YO YO YO YO YO YO

[TelvanniGuard]

I watched this at my Babysitter's when I was 7..

[autocrat111]

damn that yoyo part makes me chuckle every time

[jerichojlt]

i have like 6 of his cd`s, u just gotta love these songs ,wish i could find one with this song on it

[chr10000]

I thought I was the only person who watched this with my grandpa when I was a kid. I guess not

[RaisinBrandom]

man my parents use to sit me in front of the tv and put this in, and i still love all this music.

[RosesareAllie]

i really wish i could find this mp3 on the web :P

[S3mperFid3lis]

Oh god, I never noticed they were standing in front of a board when I was younger.

[LeothirNanirhandel]

@S3mperFid3lis

I've seen this video like ten times, and I didn't see the board until you wrote this. ^^

[PrescottValleyMan]

even though people say they watched this with their grandfathers, I did and still watch this with my dad, we love this guy!!!!!

[Timinater1994]

yo yo yo yo yo...yoyoyoyoyoyo yo yo...yoyoyoyoyoyoyoyoyoyoyoyo.

[evilcrusher]

@Timinater1994 this had me laughin for hours, they hall have yoyo's in those scenes. great song!

[UtahMike41]

Good clean comedy.  Gotta love Ray Stevens!

[cavegirl627]

Whats this about a a soviet sub at at malibu?

[cavegirl627]

yay ray stevens rocks!!!

[cjone33]

long live ray stevens wish there was more upcoming stars that were as good of a person as him.

[sporeman2678]

In soviet russia surfboard surfs you!

[raakone]

@koopalingsforever19 Well, both this and Back in the USSR are making fun of the Beach Boys!

[raakone]

This is funny. What's the name of that Russian song they're "yo-yo-yo-ing"?

[Psychomorgan]

I remember thisss

[deloreanfan81]

the 'movie star' is so hot

[88Mickyfan]

I still have this on dvd. I like this song!

[cody8683]

ya i rember this when i was little

[cody8683]

why dont they have this on itunes

[WOWJBEOWULF]

Nice image of Russian woman, the legend is their poontang is sideways and they have hairy backs; really is a problem from the Cold War, must be the cold weather from Russia.

[hawkeyesiowa14]

hamster is there engine

[OLDBEATERSIX]

man, 19 years ago i used to watch this with my grandma.

[captainwelchjag]

love his videos

[rocknrollamusic]

And folks wonder why everyone wants to come the the states.... yo figure...

[SamSparkus]

A very vague memory of this one from my mom showing me it as a toddler brought me back alot of good times.

[Licmycat]

LMAO!

[Heroduothecomedian]

not to brag but i still know the lyrics by heart and i got all of rays songs on my MP3 player xD

[Banjomountain]

@koopalingsforever19 I think its a parody of Surfin' USA by the Beach Boys.

[livin4jc09]

that movie star is gross. just saying 

[Darkil2]

haven't seen this in forever *sigh* good times...

[joshuabrooks21]

I like the part where Ray says, "We don't wanna start no nuclear fight, we just wanna have a beach party tonight, woo ooh," and when the guys are playing with the yo-yos as they sing the "yo, yo," part, especially when the yo-yos get tangled...funny!

[RosesareAllie]

i want the mp3 for this..anyone know where i can download it for free?

[Chevroletman5]

You gotta love Ray Stevens.

[gratefultobehere]

yo yo yo yo yo yo XD

[judypiano]

I love this guy, Ray

[Thearl]

Thanks for the post.

[Midgetgirl733]

I have the tape and im not old

[365674]

I still have this tape lol

[ev123able]

Gorbachev has a return adress

[S3mperFid3lis]

Heh, I have this tape. I always watched this song first.

[NodDisciple1]

I'm glad to see Ray Stevens' is making a comeback. He's so funny. XP

[joshuabrooks21]

Yet another comedic gem from Ray Stevens. Why isn't it on his boxed set?

[ighforever]

lol

[Zenerik15]

SO MUCH FUN TO WATCH

[tuggerman89]

the 2 wives in the backround are going at it

[roguefem]

~snicker~ The whole song is great, but the "yo yo yo" bit makes me laugh every time!

[atletico45]

Sorry, it's Moonlight Special instead of Midnight Special

[atletico45]

Since Ray started out back in 1960 he has always overdubbed all voices

appearing on his songs except for the female back-ups. Too many hits to

name but his extraordinary achievements are wonderfully exposed on:

Freddie Feelgood and 5-piece band where he also imitates the musical

instruments and Midnight Special where besides the voices he also imitates

doowop music and an incredible Jerry Lee Lewis imitation

[ACcountryFan]

The opening bit where Ray does his impressions of Gorbachev and Reagan was exclusive to this music video. The actual recording that appears on Ray's 1988 album doesn't feature that comical banter.

[thebeatles4ever99]

JOHN LENNON!!! THERE WAS A PICTURE OF JOHN LENNON!!!! i didnt who he was until i was 9 (3 years ago)

[dryspud]

You know all these other people comment that Mike Love from the Beach boys is singing in this, haven't they thought that Ray might be imitating his voice?

[ACcountryFan]

quote: "You know all these other people comment that Mike Love from the Beach boys is singing in this, haven't they thought that Ray might be imitating his voice?"

@dryspud: It's baffling to me, as well. I guess they don't want to think Ray can do impressions of other singers. The song was recorded back in 1988 and it's based not only on the news of the day but on the Beach Boys SURFIN' USA song as well as the Beatles BACK IN THE USSR...that's why there's a picture of John Lennon in the song.

[zelefant]

Yoooóóóó

[luvlipstickkisses]

The lead voice has got to be Mike Love of the Beach Boys. I bet the Beach Boys are backing Ray Stevens

[ACcountryFan]

@luvlipstickkisses: Nope...Ray's doing all of the voices. He overdubs his own voice and sings harmony with himself on a lot of his songs. There's usually a trio of women who sing back-up on his songs, too, but all the main voices are Ray's. A good example of Ray's over-dub prowess is shown on the song "Sunset Strip" from 1970. In that song Ray uses Beach Boys-style harmony throughout the song's chorus. Another good example of his over-dubbing use is on "All My Trials".

[edwindonaldsnider]

Very interesting .. and fun. That is Mike Love's voice in there for sure....

[JOELDSDLR]

is there an mp3 for this?

[ACcountryFan]

@JOELDSDLR: unfortunately Ray's 1988 album hasn't been digitally re-issued, so this song isn't available as an Mp3 yet. The best you can do is listen to the song by way of this video. The song was written by a guy named William Martin, according to the songwriter credits on Ray's 1988 album. The album for those who want to search for it on eBay is called I NEVER MADE A RECORD I DIDN'T LIKE. He's dressed up as Will Rogers on the album's cover doing a rope trick.

[KristinJean99]

is this on DVD at all? I need to keep this going!

[music04777]

Yes it is. It's on DVD and VHS, it's called "Ray Stevens Comedy Classics". It's always available on Ebay.

[fatriani]

also, yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo

[fatriani]

everyones granddparents have this tape

[younglink309]

it's a fact!

[sqhschief]

Ya mine does! Lol!

[MrPhenomenal7]

lol my mom has this tape! she's old enough to be someones grandparents tho lol jk

[sudmalis100]

@fatriani actually, my dad, and he's not even 50

[Tigersfan829]

@fatriani sooooooooooooo true lol

[stushanksta]

@fatriani THAT'S REAL TALK!!!!

[Keis]

@fatriani My dad has this tape. lol

[jeremiah20092009]

@fatriani -- YUP! I think all Grandparents have this VHS. lol

[MichaelJacksonLov691]

@fatriani mine do, i grew up listening 2 ray stevens!!!! i love him and his music!!!!

[buffyslayer30]

@fatriani my grandparents used to own this tape but my sister blair has it now because she loves ray stevens too and not everyones grandparents have this tape I am sure I am sure he offends some people but not my friends and family they love him and say they he kicks ass.

[awsomeshot]

@fatriani i know whats with that lol?

[Xxstevo69xX]

@fatriani dude my grandparents have this tape!!!

[SsO491]

@fatriani i totally agree mine.. mine do i use to watch it with them all the time lol

[NekoCat86]

I used to watch this tape with my grandpa when I was kid. Ray Stevens always brings back good memories.

[yourface284]

@NekoCat86 I know i loved watching this at my grandpas

and we went to every thrift store looking for a copyy and after 3 years of searching we found the VCR.

[JeiHeirumaru]

@NekoCat86 You and me both, dude! xDDD

[StreetSpeed10]

@NekoCat86 Same here man. I still have the VHS tape some where lol.

[kingallen69]

@NekoCat86 same here and now that hes gone listing to him brings a tear to my eye

[karlrove01]

@kingallen69 What do you mean gone?! He's very much alive and making great political songs. Go to the Ray Stevens channel. He's brilliant!

[kingallen69]

@karlrove01 i was talking about my grandpa we used to watch his videos all the time and now that hes gone i get a tear to my eye when i see his videos

[crazyhorse1369]

@NekoCat86 Me 2

[thekellycullen]

@NekoCat86

so true i still watch the tape with my grandpa



[DarksideCookiez]

@NekoCat86 saame :)(: 

[myanimeaddict]

@NekoCat86 I had the VHS of this too.



[hmchick2101]

When Ray has his sunglasses on he looks just like my grandpa did :)

[ivebeenused6]

i always had to fast-forward this song on the VHS because that "woman" in the heart-shaped glasses scared me...

...as an adult, i still find her kind of creepy.

[EMUmonster]

my grandma had this tape

[LittleIngram43]

me too!!! lol. :)

[samgunc]

mine too, lol! I watched it everytime I was at her house..

[covertdee]

i had never seen this till 5 years back when a friend said it was something he watched at his grandparents

[MocWonderday]

not many people realize that this song is a parody of a parody. the beatles' Back in the USSR was a beach boys parody song. stevens pays homage to the original song @ 1:12 with the picture of john lennon.

[Precipitation]

This takes me back to 1988.

[shadowstar131]

I LOVE THIS

[tylersmmith07]

lol I think everybodies grandparents had this vhs. I watched it all the time with my grandfather. 2:13 always made me laugh.

[m3shad]

An added not ..my other grandfather looks very similar to ray stevens ..well he did when he was younger anyway

[m3shad]

BAHAHA my grandparents also had a vhs of this stuff ..i used to watch it every time i went over there ..this is so nostalgic for me..i love it !

[samgunc]

whoa, weird - mine too. My Gma said she would leave it to me when she died...lol

[m3shad]

HAHA nice ! ..I should see if my grandparents still have their copy lying around somewhere and ask if i can have it :p

[sbobrules97]

I have the ray stevens comedy classics video

[boredwhitegirl]

lol I can remember watching this at a young age with my pawpaw

[myanimeaddict]

me too

[blueeyedkygirl19]

my pappaw had the vhs tape and i was very lil i was lke 3 or sumthing and i loved it XD

[shedisek]

Same here. Back in old Kentucky. The Sitting Up With the Dead video scared the hell out of me though.

[blueeyedkygirl19]

lol that was my fav!! theres one vid i cant remember the song or anything all i can remeber is that in the vid the words would come up and a lil yellow ball i think would go along with the lyrics XD

wat part ok ky??

[shedisek]

South eastern.

[blueeyedkygirl19]

cool. im from central ky.

[NihilistArmstrong]

This is full of fail and AIDS!!

[SirCharlesPerkins]

Ray is just your ordinary, average, everyday, vanilla-type, garden-variety, insane genius.

[judyat420]

show ray stevens respect! hes a great song writer and he should be treated as a great song writer.

[Ruggan2030]

God what an ignorant post. Ray Stevens is an american classic. Personally I really dont see what his orientation has to do with anything. Then again, people who are homophobic will find any reason to smear a person no matter what context.

[nooktamorbid]

Even though this man made songs before I was born. I was literally grown up knowing many of his songs. Still AMAZING! thanks you!

[kacedin]

me too

[ThiefInLaw]

This is some silly shit.

[HairMetalBabe]

This was my favorite when I was little...& still is!! =]

[maeparker04]

I have this VHS. ;3 Soo Awesome.

[DarkWolfStudio]

I believe 1:13 establishes this video as epic win

[DEACONAP4LOVE]

i HAVE THIS FUCKING VHS!!!!

[puddlepirate1]

Ha ha- Lenin, Lenin, Lenin, Lennon!

[Sherman21Hits]

COOL!!!!!!

[Dix424USA4]

The BBs can't sue, Ray wrote this song.. He's incredible.. and this song is sooo funny. Get some humor buy Ray.. ( my heart throbs and my feet tap) ty for this vid its great

[glade20]

exactly *humbs up*

[keepinlow]

Rnt the Beach Boys the other Russian sub guys?

[StuffedAnimalAdvisor]

Its a pretty funny.

I'm shocked the Beach boys didn't sue him,

[kutzbill]

Well, the Beach Boys could have been sued for the song Surfing USA in the first place, it was Chuck Berry's song "Sweet little 16" music in the first place.

[abbrunette]

holy cow I haven't seen this since god only knows when I loved this one so much

[justmusicandme]

Thanks for posting ----What a funny guy!

[blackhorseqtz1971]

I totally forgot about this video. Used to watch it as a kid. I've since got Ray Stevens on DVD but this one isn't on it!

[Hariswish15]

Dude I use to own this video but alas it has gone missing along with MANY of my old memories

[FrogOfParis]

'we thought the girls were bewitching back at moscow u" lol

[EntJ]

What is the Russian song called at the end?

[Ilgas]

Polyushka Polye

[Ilgas]

or Poliushko Polie

[uuaz62]

Tango yoyo

[TVRM610]

Funny Stuff

[EnronD]

I love how clips are recycled throughout this video. One of my childhood favorites!

[UKwildcatTV]

I honestly have never seen nothin like this... 5/5

[TheAmbassador520]

I know its stupid, but for some reason, the yo-yo gag is just killing me.

[gaoutlaw]

The hamster is the reactor..lol

[monkeybobo123]

lolz, the one guy's leader is John Lennon!

:-D!

[ksp62562]

favorited!

[kristimarie1988]

I love the Yo-Yo's......lol

[doncarlos46]

...funny as "Les Luthiers"

[jesusf5e3a5ck]

This is funny better than sufin USA

[hotflboi2005]

I have this video tape loved it!

[skylar07]

me 2!!!

[seanhewitt1]

when i was with my grandma in her truck i herd this song on a old tape

[Mr572u]

Stupid Russians! They were supposed to be invading Georgia!