Civil War Soldiers - SNL

>> I HEARD WERE MARCHING SOUTH TOMORROW. >> FEELS LIKE THIS WAR IS NEVER GOING TO END. >> I SWEAR, SOMETIMES I FORGET WHAT WE ARE EVEN FIGHTING FOR. WE HAVE BEEN FIGHTING THIS WAR SO LONG I WONDER IF MY FAMILY WILL RECOGNIZE ME. >> I'M TEAR TIRED OF HEARING ALL THIS GRUMBLING. HOW ABOUT A SONG. SOMETHING TO LIFT OUR SPIRITS. A REAL FOOT STOMPER. >> HOW ABOUT OLD NEW YORK? >> AH, OLD NEW YORK. NOW THAT'S THE TUNE THAT WILL PUT THE FIGHT BACK IN YOU. WHAT DO YOU SAY, BOYS? >> YEAH! GREAT SONG. ♪♪♪ >> I'M FROM NEW YORK I AM AND I'M NORTH OF YANKEE LAND THEN ONE DAY THE UNION ARMY ♪ ♪ BECAME A CALLIN AND THEY SAID SON GRAB UP YOUR GUN, THERE IS ♪ ♪ GLORY TO BE WON AND SOON THE DIXIE BOYS WILL BE A FALLING ♪ ♪ ONE, TWO, THREE IT'S THE UNION CALL FOR ME NEVER FEAR THE GRAPE ♪ ♪ SHOT NOR THE CANONS ROAR OH, LIBERTY AND I HAPPILY AND BURY ME BACK HOME IN OLD NEW YORK ♪ ♪ AND WERE SINGING LIKE OH OH OH PROBABLY TILL THE SUN COME UP ♪ ♪ OH OH OH WE'LL STAY ON FOREVER NOW ♪ ♪ OH, OH, OH DANCE UNTIL THE PILLS WEAR OFF ♪ ♪ OH OH IT'S A PARTY AT MY PARENT'S HOUSE ♪ [ LAUGHTER ] >> I DON'T REMEMBER THAT PART OF OLD NEW YORK. >> NO, SORRY, I ADDED IT. I FELT LIKE IT NEEDED LIKE A FAT CATCHY HOOK. PEOPLE CAN SING ALONG -- IT'S GOOD RIGHT? >> IT'S ALREADY STUCK IN MY HEAD. >> YOU KNOW WHAT WOULD SOUND GOOD? [ CHEERS ] IF YALL DID A BRIDGE AFTER THAT HOOK. >> HEY, SHUT UP --! >> OKAY. >> LISTEN, OLD NEW YORK IS A SOLDIER'S SONG. IT'S ABOUT COURAGE. AND MAKING MY LOVED ONES PROUD. SO MAYBE BEST NOT TO CHANGE IT. >> OF COURSE. MUSICALLY IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WANTED THAT HOOK. ♪ NOW I MISS MY FAMILY AND I MISS BUT TO RUN AWAY FROM WAR IS A BETRAYAL ♪ [ SINGING OVER EACH OTHER ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ OH OH OH SKINNY DIPPING IN THE POOL OH OH OH ♪ ♪ ALL OUR FRIENDS ARE MAKING OUT OH, OH, OH OH OH OH ♪ ♪ IT'S A PARTY AT MY PARENT'S HOUSE OH, MY GOD ♪ ♪ IT'S A WIN THE AND SUDDENLY IT WAS CLEAR THIS IS ♪ ♪ THIS IS THE BEST NIGHT OF LIFE EVERYBODY SING IT RIGHT OH OH OH ♪ >> WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE? [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] >> I'M VERY SORRY, SIR. I THOUGHT SOME SINGING MIGHT BOOST MORALE IN CAMP. >> OH NO, I'M SORRY. I WAS PRETENDING LIKE I WAS THE DAD IN THE SONG LIKE -- [ LAUGHTER ] LIKE I WAS COMING HOME AND SEEING THE PARTY AT MY MY HOUSE AND BE LIKE, "WHY ARE YOU HERE?" [ LAUGHTER ] >> YEAH YEAH, THAT WOULD BE A FUN BREAK IN THE SONG. >> YEAH, YEAH, MAYBE THERE IS A SWITCHEROO AND THE DAD'S CUTTING INTO IT? >> OR WE CAN JUST DO THE REGULAR VERSION OF OLD NEW YORK. >> WHO AM I KIDDING? THAT HOOK IS FIRE. [ LAUGHTER ] THE WHOLE TRACK IS LIT. LET'S TAKE IT FROM THE DAD COMING IN. >> OKAY. >> NO PARTIES AT MY HOUSE! WITHOUT ME! [ LAUGHTER ] TWO, THREE, FOUR. ♪ OH, OH, OH ♪ EVERYBODY GET EXCITED OH, OH, OH ♪ ♪ EVERYBODY OH OH OH EVERYBODY IS EXCITED OH OH OH PARTY AT MY PARENTS'S HOUSE ♪ >> OH, MAN, THAT CANON SOUNDED AMAZING. HEY, PROPS TO WHOEVER SHOT THAT CANON. THAT WAS A PUNCH AT THE END. >> THAT WASN'T ONE OF OURS. >> BUT THEN WHO SHOT IT? [ CANON FIRE ] >> AND WHEN THE SMOKE CLEARED, ALL THAT WAS LEFT OF THE THIRD NEW YORK INFANTRY WAS THEIR BRAVELY, THEIR SACRIFICE AND OUR NATION'S FIRST BIG FAT HOOK. [ LAUGHTER ] [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] [ LAUGHTER ]

Channel: Saturday Night Live

Views: 5,882,074

Keywords: SNL, Saturday Night Live, Season 42, Episode 1722, Jimmy Fallon, Harry Styles, Beck Bennett, Alex Moffat, Mikey Day, Bobby Moynihan, Kyle Mooney, saturday night live, snl, snl season 42, jimmy fallon, snl jimmy fallon, snl host jimmy fallon, jimmy fallon snl, snl harry styles, the tonight show, host, comedian, sketch, satire, season 42, live, new york, comedy, funny, hilarious, late night, music, guest, laugh, impersonation, episode 18, ep 18, coast to coast, all timezones

Id: eIdXxDARU_0

Length: 4min 32sec (272 seconds)

Published: Sun Apr 16 2017