Alternate Universe Weird Al Yankovic Albums

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Appetite for Some Lunchin' (1987)

Side A
Big Mime (parody of 'Big Time' by Peter Gabriel)
Pour Some Gravy on Meat (parody of 'Pour Some Sugar on Me' by Def Leppard)
Only When I Pee (parody of 'Only in My Dreams' by Debbie Gibson)
Mambo Jumbo (in the style of Miami Sound Machine)
Me and Budd Dwyer (original)

Side B
Earning a Promotion (parody of 'Causing a Commotion' by Madonna)
I Want Your Socks (parody of 'I Want Your Sex' by George Michael)
Dude (Sure Wants Some Gravy) (parody of 'Dude (Looks Like a Lady)' by Aerosmith)
Iran (song about Iran-Contra in the style of Flock of Seagulls and other new wave artists)
Polka in the Patootie (medly)

the most corrupt, deceitful, lying, caniving, treasonist, POS (Old Lunch), Monday, 24 October 2016 19:25 (seven years ago) link

http://i.imgur.com/QlFRDsh.jpg

Whiney G. Weingarten, Monday, 24 October 2016 19:28 (seven years ago) link

From Al's Gravy Period, I see.

rhymes with "blondie blast" (cryptosicko), Monday, 24 October 2016 19:39 (seven years ago) link

I believe he cut two gravy-themed songs from the album for fear of oversaturation.

the most corrupt, deceitful, lying, caniving, treasonist, POS (Old Lunch), Monday, 24 October 2016 19:47 (seven years ago) link

Crass Encounters of the Weird Kind (1977)

Side A
'Buffet Killer' (parody of 'Psycho Killer' by Talking Heads)
'(No One's) Thicker Than Walter' (parody of '(Love Is) Thicker Than Water' by Andy Gibb)
'Feels Like a Landmine' (parody of 'Feels Like the First Time' by Foreigner)
'Carry All My Groceries, Son' (parody of 'Carry On Wayward Son' by Kansas)
'Flo' (parody of 'Peg' by Steely Dan, referencing a character from TV's Alice)

Side B
'Parkay Moon' (parody of 'Marquee Moon' by Television)
'Greasy' (parody of 'Easy' by the Commodores)
'Doc, Save My Spleen' (parody of 'God Save the Queen' by Sex Pistols)
'We Will Abduct You/We Are the Aliens' (parody of 'We Will Rock You' and 'We Are the Champions' by Queen, referencing Star Wars and Close Encounters of the Third Kind)
'Burn This Polka Down!' (medley)

the most corrupt, deceitful, lying, caniving, treasonist, POS (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 25 October 2016 12:43 (seven years ago) link

one year passes...

I unearthed another of these gems on my last trip to Counter-Earth:

Weirdstock '94 (1994)

'What's the Matter With Gwenyth?' (parody of 'What's the Frequency, Kenneth?' by R.E.M.)*
'Please Hold the Hot Peppers' (parody of 'Here Comes the Hotstepper' by Ini Kamoze)
'Only Wanna See U2' (parody of 'Only Wanna Be With You' by Hootie and the Blowfish)
'100% Pure Spuds (The Addiction Continues!)' (parody of '100% Pure Love' by Crystal Waters)
'Spray (I Misted You)' (parody of 'Stay (I Missed You)' by Lisa Loeb)
'I.C.E.C.R.E.A.M.' (parody of 'C.R.E.A.M.' by Wu-Tang Clan)
'Gumby' (parody of 'Zombie' by the Cranberries)
'Whatta Ham' (parody of 'Whatta Man' by Salt-n-Pepa & En Vogue)
'Small Farts' (parody of 'Doll Parts' by Hole)
'Stumps and a Hump' (parody of 'Pumps and a Bump' by M.C. Hammer)
'Up Your Nose - The Sweathog Song' (parody of 'Undone - The Sweater Song' by Weezer)
'Hi-C Splashes' (parody of 'Lightning Crashes' by Live)
'I Love it When They Call Me Big Polka!' (medley)

*(Note: David Fincher's film Se7en was released a year earlier on Counter-Earth)

Bobby Buttrock (Old Lunch), Friday, 5 January 2018 20:01 (six years ago) link

a Weird Al parody of "Big Time" would be called "Pig Time"

frogbs, Friday, 5 January 2018 20:03 (six years ago) link

Maybe on your alternate earth.

Bobby Buttrock (Old Lunch), Friday, 5 January 2018 20:04 (six years ago) link


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