― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 03:40 (seventeen years ago) link
“You don't want to err on the side of Weird Al Yankovic. The idea of being weird is as quaint as a gaslight lamp, of course. Like calling mental institutions Laughing Academies. I suppose that's an example of humor obscuring truth. I use it more like psychological realism. I don’t take pleasure in Ingmar Bergman movies or bleak music that aggressively exterminates hope, like Nico albums. All humor falls between Weird Al and Nico.”
― A-ron Hubbard (Hurting), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 03:51 (seventeen years ago) link
― max (maxreax), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 04:21 (seventeen years ago) link
― max (maxreax), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 04:24 (seventeen years ago) link
― your daughter is one (Jody Beth Rosen), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 04:28 (seventeen years ago) link
― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 04:36 (seventeen years ago) link
― Doctor Casino (Doctor Casino), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 04:46 (seventeen years ago) link
― Brian O'Neill (NYCNative), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 05:43 (seventeen years ago) link
― curmudgeon (DC Steve), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 10:37 (seventeen years ago) link
― ramon fernandez (ramon fernandez), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 12:59 (seventeen years ago) link
― A-ron Hubbard (Hurting), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 13:07 (seventeen years ago) link
― A-ron Hubbard (Hurting), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 13:09 (seventeen years ago) link
"Ricky"? "I Love Rocky Road"? "Another One Rides The Bus"?
― Young Fresh Danny D (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 13:19 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 13:21 (seventeen years ago) link
One thing I don't believe I'll ever get sick of if I live to be 100 years old: Weird Al gigantic pop hits of the day polka medleys. Polkamania is awesome. The gimmmick that keeps on giving! (And some of that shit like the Killers and Franz F sounds BETTER as polkas!)
― M@tt He1geson: Real Name, No Gimmicks (Matt Helgeson), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 13:41 (seventeen years ago) link
I vaguely remember a Grammys-themed special Weird Al did for syndicated TV as a one-off back in 1985 or so. Much Prince mocking, as well as Kevin Cronin from REO Speedwagon as a guest star, scarily.
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 13:43 (seventeen years ago) link
new album's pretty good, although a Cake pastiche might be the worst idea he's ever had. I do love "Confessions Part III", though.
― Alex in Baltimore (Alex in Baltimore), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 13:46 (seventeen years ago) link
I caught some VH1 in a hotel last week and there was some sort of "this week's countdown" going on - Al was in the top five!
― Doctor Casino (Doctor Casino), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 13:49 (seventeen years ago) link
― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 14:36 (seventeen years ago) link
― Young Fresh Danny D (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 15:05 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 15:06 (seventeen years ago) link
― Young Fresh Danny D (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 15:08 (seventeen years ago) link
It's on Even Worse.
Also think that "Smells Like Nirvana" is very actively about Nirvana, probably to the point of killing it. It does seem to be a gradually accelerating trend in his work though...
― Doctor Casino (Doctor Casino), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 15:20 (seventeen years ago) link
― Alex in Baltimore (Alex in Baltimore), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 15:27 (seventeen years ago) link
"My Bologna" was a Dr. Demento staple, and crossed over to mainstream Bay Area radio, while Yoda was still a sketch in Jim Henson's workshop. Approximately.
― Vornado (Vornado), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 15:45 (seventeen years ago) link
― Rowlando for the kidz (Sam Rowlands), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 16:00 (seventeen years ago) link
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Thursday, 19 October 2006 10:40 (seventeen years ago) link
― Young Fresh Danny D (Dan Perry), Thursday, 19 October 2006 10:48 (seventeen years ago) link
― Euai Kapaui (tracerhand), Thursday, 19 October 2006 11:11 (seventeen years ago) link
― Sadly, he will be the next Alexis Petridish. (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 19 October 2006 11:12 (seventeen years ago) link
Unless he was 15 when he did "My Bologna", he's um, several years older than 45 . . .
― Vornado (Vornado), Thursday, 19 October 2006 14:04 (seventeen years ago) link
― Alex in Baltimore (Alex in Baltimore), Thursday, 19 October 2006 14:24 (seventeen years ago) link
― Rowlando for the kidz (Sam Rowlands), Thursday, 19 October 2006 14:47 (seventeen years ago) link
― A-ron Hubbard (Hurting), Thursday, 19 October 2006 14:59 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 20 October 2006 03:31 (seventeen years ago) link
― A-ron Hubbard (Hurting), Friday, 20 October 2006 04:13 (seventeen years ago) link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzRxkxu5ZKc
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 14 November 2006 17:53 (seventeen years ago) link
― Alex in Baltimore (Alex in Baltimore), Tuesday, 14 November 2006 18:10 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 14 November 2006 18:12 (seventeen years ago) link
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Tuesday, 14 November 2006 21:22 (seventeen years ago) link
― The Android Cat (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 14 November 2006 21:25 (seventeen years ago) link
― j blount (papa la bas), Tuesday, 14 November 2006 21:28 (seventeen years ago) link
― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Tuesday, 14 November 2006 22:13 (seventeen years ago) link
Makes more sense if the previous one was a cover though. I didn't know that.
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Tuesday, 14 November 2006 22:17 (seventeen years ago) link
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 13:12 (seventeen years ago) link
1:55-2:10 in this video = career peak
― original dixieland jaas band (Curt1s Stephens), Friday, 10 October 2008 17:40 (fifteen years ago) link
aznlilhero (13 hours ago) Show Hide 0 Marked as spam Reply wtf is with the face at the end lol hella scary
― some dude, Friday, 10 October 2008 17:43 (fifteen years ago) link
"Amish Paradise"- brilliant and much more interesting than the originalI say classic
― Vision, Friday, 10 October 2008 20:02 (fifteen years ago) link