Marc Yu on Ellen DeGeneres Show 2006

[BOXINGFANFAN]

super wow

[wescottianum]

He has the same birthday as me which in january 5th o yeah so epic

[evariccifan]

Omg I know him! My brother ans I went to a music camp in Michigan and they were in the same cabin!

[XU0038221]

what is his first joke about

[Classified978]

It's very... contemporary.

[JonaVicis]

Extremely smart kid. Extremely talented too.

[yanange]

love his ebay comment!! Very cute, hope he makes more appearances like Emily Bear!

[carldudesons]

wow its a contemporer piece, for the first time i heard.....

[rachelyjs]

Somebody who plays the piano can you explain why he taps the top of the piano midway while playing the song??

[Pattunka]

@rachelyjs it's a contemporary piece that he's playing and the composer has chosen to include tapping the piano and "plucking the strings" to be part of it.

[pianogirl925]

he's so adorable :)

and very good at piano. haha.



[R0R096]

he talks alot ..,..

[tcottarel]

and he goes to my school..

[halomaniac8795]

This kid goes to my school and i never knew he was this boss!! he's my new besty. im in 7th grade he's in 6th

[tcottarel]

@halomaniac8795 jordannn

[nomang3996]

i don't understand decomposing joke.. im not a native speaker...can anyone explain about it?

[tcottarel]

@nomang3996 he said that that some of his favorite composers are decomposing. decomposing as in they are dead and their bodies are rotting

[nomang3996]

@tcottarel so, it's funny because of the rhyme of composing and decomposing?

[tcottarel]

@nomang3996 no. decomposing means rotting. people rot when they are dead. he is saying that his favorite musicians are dead, and therefore they are rotting (decomposing)

[nomang3996]

@tcottarel then, why is this a joke? she is still composing unlike most of the composers i like who are already decomposing... isn't it just a fact? is it funny?

[tcottarel]

@nomang3996 Like you said, you're not a native speaker. It's hard to explain you a joke like this. To americans, it is funny.

[nomang3996]

@tcottarel ok, thank you for your kind answer :)

[PeonHero]

@nomang3996

Yes it's funny. It's clever, it was spoken by a 7 year old. It was also spoken by someone who doesn't speak English natively.

[orlandosb]

LMAO at the way he says, "Do you know your monkey stole my beer?!?!"

[noraaron4321]

he sounds so rehearsed but i love him he's so cute

[seanjohnam]

can someone say witty?

[yvonnita2]

Can I get this kid please?!! Whoooa.. Love him

[VaijayantiUSA]

Yu are re-Marc-able!!!

[DutchRodent]

Whahahaha Hero!! :P

[hoodloz]

He is amazing but I hate how rehearsed he is, he's a kid let him be spontaneous!

[Kuutamo13]

@hoodloz I completely agree with you. The 'decomposing' pun was obviously not his own.

[Iammikelew]

This kid is insanely good!

[girlsfromschool]

he goes to my school

[chrissiemoocow]

He's such a fake and annoying little kid!!! argh! whoever taught him to be like that. I wish he would just be natural

[maysonbaby1]

@chrissiemoocow shut up you ass dnt be jealous

[RadioFreeSpike]

As much as I like the music of dead white European guys, I appreciate that he's taking on the work of living composers as well.

[tenebre55]

He goes to my school =O

[Durgrimstvern]

PUN DETECTED.

[MrGreenknight11]

i want his parents to put him up for adoption so i can have him lmao

[1986mjmm]

The kid was remarkable!!, I wish to have a kid like him someday., He's talented, cute and he even makes a joke., Kudos for the parents!., :)

[yoka955]

really cool! He did things with the piano i didn't even know you could. Though you can tell English is not his dominant language.

[chichi123xx]

He is so cute!!!! I adore him!!!!'

[wwefan1nick]

Little jet li ftw

[hugoperezpahua]

wtf who shrunk jet lee hahahahahahahahaahahahahah

[lilrollz]

@UAE4lifex0 oh my god me too!!!!

[jmurph40slu]

most of the composers i like who already decomposing! LMFAO

[marzissexy101]

lol ahhaha can u sign it for me so i can sell it on ebay LOL

[xItachisGFx]

lol, that kid's a natural!! =))) HE'S SO ADORABLE!!! "unlike the other composers who are decomposing." lol, that was epic :))))

[11lazerbeam]

he was born on the EXACT day as me!

[Sim151796]

aww hes so cute and verry inteligent.

[remmytemmy]

baha. 'she is still composing, unlike most who are decomposing." he needs his own little drum to ba bum bum bummm. =]

[shetan83]

LMAO, this kid is too funny!

[OOOuise]

i don't get the joke?!

[gent0113]

@OOOuise The pianoist thought the person was talking about a song. So he said: No, but if you hum it, I will play it.

[ItsUhhWildRush]

omg he is the cutest kid ever!!!!!!! im going to steal him!!!! his accent is sooo cute! omg......sooo cute

[chrisevilmonkey]

this kid is so proper

[monkeychidori]

lol its funny how he's in my chinese school

[lalablue72]

he is amazingly cute

[MikeJackson85]

he has a cute exent =)

[ksluv09]

"Oh, and i like the junk food my mom won't allow me to eat." lol "will you sighn it so that i can sell it on ebay." CUTEST KID IN THE WORLD!!!

[thehighcoco1]

im going to play a song thats very RIFFMIC lol

[cupcakemimi]

i love himm he's soo kewt. &&nd i love his accent its too kewt. awwh

[FaithHope21]

OMG I AM GONNA STEAL THAT KID ._. Im serious.

[ExpertReviews007]

he is my favorite 7 year child prodigy!!!

[snakehands]

He is the cutest kid in the world. I liked the song he played too - fun.

[lisan004]

he is soo freakin' cute and smug :P

i loveee him!

[gerardbedecarter]

Great !

[oooooopsy]

Hahha, if you don't understand the joke then you're stupid.. :p

[oooooopsy]

haha, cuuute !! :D

[themaclover4ever]

hahahaha he's hilarious(:

'can you sign it so that i can sell it on ebay?'

[redvenizkx]

i dun understand the joke at all..y does talk liktat?

[mosby14031]

The pianist thinks that he is being asked if he knows a song named "Your monkey stole my beer?" when the patron asks "Do you know you monkey stole my beer?". Of course, he doesn't know such a song and says to the angry patron "No, but if you hum it, I'll play it", all in all a funny misunderstanding.

He speaks like that because English probably isn't his first language

[winnisthatonekid]

@redvenizkx hes foriegn

[chippen62]

didnt realises there were so many ways of playing the piaono lol x

[Drunkenprophet23]

I love how the kid answers every question in the form of a short essay.

[Audyisblessed]

oMG... he's really adorable.... <3

[Cypha1]

i dont know if its just me but his answer sounded like he learned them by heart

[sandradeeism]

it might his accent that makes it seem like that...i mean he's supposed to be genius and all..

[mmasny]

my god what a piece is this ??????

it's beyond me :)

[jmunky123]

i love the way he talks =)

[Pixiegnom]

OMG he's awesome and so adorable!!!

[jonanice]

he cud have a career as the first famous pianist/comedian lol

[djtopmodel]

the pianist thought that "did you know, your monkey stole my beer" was a song

[xifan11]

i didn't get the joke...

[jonanice]

thought that 'the money stole my beer' was a song request

[sdseals2076]

He sooooooooo talented and cute. I love his jokes especially about the decomposing composers.

[SoulieKobSKG]

what a kid! smart and funny : -)

[slimanime]

fantastic!

[EinaudiRulez]

Cute kid. He's a talented pianist and funny but it sounded like he rehearsed everything that he said or somthing.

[wildboy5634]

this kid is sooo funny

[loveAndySixx]

ugh funny but like he shows no emotion

[liveasong]

sounds like he learned his interview by heart. LOOOL.

[smyi96]

so cute!!!! LOL!!!

[moia1988]

genius!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[chugawillis]

this kid can make a lot of money being a comedian

[layloemay]

god i wish i had his talent.

[whalewatcher321]

holy shit he is so cute

[slimmy107]

OMG this kid is so funny XD

[ishurgrl]

holy shit

give me that kid

[halomaniac8795]

@ishurgrl he goes to my school and he says u cant have him

[dzenyPl]

does someone know what the song is called that he plays? I love it!

[lollipopi1]

hes soo cute :DD!!

[fijicutie4ever]

"can you sign it so i can sell it in ebay"? hahaha i love him!

[beccaRed11]

heeee soooo cute, n i love hes accent! so adorable

[misssunshine1062]

oh my god he is precious!!

[veenassa]

omg he is so funny.

[iLuVsHoEs64]

aaaaww he is SO adorableee, i love the way he talks, it's so cuteee

[cantabile91]

omg he's hilarious! haha.

[dooditssona]

can you sign it so i can seel it on ebay? xDD

[mtx1177]

lil fucker! haha plays chopin like its nothin.

[VICTORIAY]

He is ADORABLE !!

[Rafmaninofff]

Hello. He's amazing....

I am sorry, but I am french, I havn't understand the name os the composer and of the piece Marc yu plays.... Can you help me please?

[sara092]

he's so handsome!

[AMANAKILELEI]

hahahahahaha lol this kid is frikin tight !!

[mARika1271]

WoW!!!!!!

:O

[animalhugo]

He's amazing...I love the genius!!!! keep on in that way Marc!!!!

[neenacassidy]

OMG!!!!!! HES SO EFFING CUTE.

[strawberryxcherries]

SO CUTE!!

[markdoldol]

ei mark doldol yu... can i ask what is the nationality of your mom coz we're quite have the same surname???? maybe your my long lost cousin....

[CarriedOnEaglesWings]

maybe its just me, but i think unless you really appreciated contemporary modern music, this piece would be a bit lost on a fairly mainstream audience.

especially as hes a young kid, people might just think hes making loads of mistakes with the notes.

[an1esa]

What is with the tapping?? I simply don't get it...Please do explain...

[stinkid]

its just adding another sound by tapping.

[cutey9985]

It's just part of the music, tapping is like pizz...pizzacato another form of playing music.

[anonymousQ45]

its obvious hes not from america and he probably came to america to get the best musical education. hes still learning english

[armjoint1]

Actually, he IS from USA. He was born and raised in California.

[pianooo4447]

actually, i dont think you can get the best musical education in america.

[goaliegirl1891]

ellen is so hysterical!

[chaingin91]

He plays as if he's rushing to somewhere.

[axdcs1]

hong kong ftw!

[Carrolah]

he is soo cute!

[shinichi24]

Marc Yu is look alike Jet Li... ^^, xD

[mbaeza]

"Thats what I like about YU"...Niiiice

[trufflex]

creative :D

[Diemandmusic]

ooooh he's so cute! the song he played was beautiful, very creative. He's amazing, and his hands and fingers are beautiful.

loved his jokes! lol

[jackjiezhang]

his jokes were written and prepared, obviously

[trufflex]

true. after he said his jokes he straight away said just kidding -.- lol :D

[DirtyFangs]

I'm so sad I really wanted to go but I let the tickets sell out!

[dreamsr4living]

It's called - Rhythms from the North Country - and it's by a composer caleld Gwyneth W. Walker

[ROCKon277vt]

GO HONG KONG! <3 GO MARC YU! <3

[tomodachi13ne]

MARC YU !!!!

♥

[konrox]

he is soooo funny!!

[Elogirly18]

he's so freakin cuute, talented and super funny

[owenissalty]

did he rehearse what he was gonna say? it seems so forced

[d0ne]

i think it just seems that way because english is obviously not his first language so he has to think before he speaks.

[RelentlessStriker]

right you are... and I think he speaks in English very well... :D

[tsinro]

i think he lives in california

[Enelya00]

He's SO FUNNY!!!

"She is still composing unlike most of the composers that i like who are already DECOMPOSING!!" xD

[harrisonli4]

(ver-too-oso) lol.

[sharkchomp16]

the next lung lung

[jnewburger]

hahahaha wtf

[OMGitsTonyy]

LOL HAHAHA ''can you sign it so i can sell it on ebay?'' xD

[sacmer555]

lol too funny

[frozt321]

the drumming was BAD !

[Imaginaryflower]

yeah lame idea

[teimmise]

he is so cute and i love his accent and his jokes are really funny i love him

[koskowa]

Lol he's so talented and adorable =D

[fdesignr]

Ellen obviously adores him and I do too because he is so adorable and funny. A musical genius and prodigy. :)

[sabbysyc]

has anyone seen the piano score? i'm just wondering when he's tapping the piano, does it say "tap tap tap..." on the score ... The kid is great, if it doesn't say that, it's creative!

[discotaz]

he's adorable, but he sounds so scripted, its a little strange.

[rinirino]

so talented and funny. another gifted child.

[soccerceltic7]

ok lets get some thing start

leave his accent only

it doesnt mtter where he is born

bringing anything about candians are crap is wrong

i am australian

if u are a american and have a probley with this little kid u need to grow he is like 8 or 9 now and he is a great painost he is sooo cute to

[Karime18]

I f*cking agree with you! ACCENTS ARE COOL, and people who don't have one are just jealous! So what if he has an accent, I bet when you learn another language you will still have an accent, now that question is: Do you want people to make fun of your accent? I don't think so, so BACK OFF and leave the child alone!

[mariobraganza]

Why make this shit about accents? There is no standard measure for accent. We have British accent, chinese accent, american accent, arabic accent, indian accent, aussie accent,french accent....its enuff that people are united by this common language..

[strawberrycake888]

maybe he was born in the usa but spent a lot of time abroad?

[claireglory]

To learn more about Mark Yu try searching for him at google or wikipedia or you could watch the national geographic for the documentary film of Mark Yu.

Mark Yu got that accent maybe because of his mother or relatives or "I don't know" but the thing I'm definitely sure is he was born and raised in the US.

[mbaeza]

y is everyone so fuckin concerned about his accent!???...the kid is so sute and hes funny and he has talent

HES A KID!!!...GROW THE FUCK UP!!!

[hockeymaster2000]

wtf,the music sound so fucking weird.people watch emily bear not this little boy.he plays some shit that not many people know about this shit.only his people from his country knows about this shit.

[coolboxbueno]

Hey, do you even know "Rhythms from the North Country" was actually composed by Gwyneth W. Walker? If you don't, just quit leaving stupid comments, you dumb racist!

[hockeymaster2000]

I don't give a rats ass who composed this piece,I Just don't like it period.

you are in titile to have your own opinion and I am in title to mind,so shut the fuck up.you are so fucking dumb you know that.not everybody likes everthing.you like this shit and I don't

[coolboxbueno]

Thanks for proving that you're a dumb ass.

It's the verb "to entitle", not ~in titile~ or ~in title~

You don't know about this piece of music doesn't mean the boy is playing shit. Also what you put as "his people from his country" was the root cause of your brainless and racist comment.

[hockeymaster2000]

people use all kinds of ways to write shits.they write oh my god with (OMG) for god sake.knows a days everybody write broken english,but it doesn't mean you do it all the time.I know how to write entitile stupid fuck.

again he plays like shit,and he plays this piece in chinese or korean.tell me how many american knows about this piece?.only a kid like him comes from foreigner country to play this shit.the reason why he's on ellen show is because the american thinks its interesting to them.