Listening to "Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota," dying of lols I'm not even sure it gave me as a lad. Would have been a great career-ender, really.
― Doctor Casino, Saturday, 19 July 2014 02:19 (ten years ago) link
i was just hoping i could play this song as a fun intro to my classes in the fall and i can't because of the stupid mouthbreather thingwhich means it's only good for the "grammar nazis", who are not my people― La Lechera, Thursday, July 17, 2014 9:11 AM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― La Lechera, Thursday, July 17, 2014 9:11 AM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
LL, have you seen this?http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=13521
― jaymc, Saturday, 19 July 2014 04:45 (ten years ago) link
I have just been alerted to the existence of this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBvh6JPSmy0
I thank you, Weird Al, from the bottom of my heart.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Saturday, 19 July 2014 15:05 (ten years ago) link
I think I've waited my whole life for "Mandatory Fun."
mo-ne-tiiiiizze our asssets
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 19 July 2014 15:43 (ten years ago) link
Paul McCartney, also a Yankovic fan, refused Yankovic permission to record a parody of Wings' "Live and Let Die", titled "Chicken Pot Pie", because McCartney is a vegetarian and found the parody to be improper.[81]
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 19 July 2014 15:51 (ten years ago) link
oh paulpaws
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 19 July 2014 17:06 (ten years ago) link
Today is the most time I've spent with Weird Al since listening to Dare to Be Stupid/Polka Party for about 2 years straight. What a treasure.
― Dokken played here for a Ribfest and people were total assholes (Sparkle Motion), Saturday, 19 July 2014 17:25 (ten years ago) link
THIS SONG IS JUST SIX WORDS LONGTHIS SONG IS JUST SIIIIX WORDS LONG
― Neanderthal, Saturday, 19 July 2014 17:28 (ten years ago) link
From the excelsior thread:
What Carl Wilson gets wrong is his theory that Weird Al coarsens pop music when actually his pastiches and parodies show how songs about surgeons, Jeopardy, the Amish, etc are no more banal than pop songs. Dare to be stupid!
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 19 July 2014 17:29 (ten years ago) link
I always liked his pseudo-cock rock number "Young, Dumb, and Ugly"
― Neanderthal, Saturday, 19 July 2014 17:35 (ten years ago) link
RYE OR THE KAISER
― Neanderthal, Saturday, 19 July 2014 17:42 (ten years ago) link
omg don't eat prunes again
― Now I Am Become Dracula (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Saturday, 19 July 2014 18:17 (ten years ago) link
Accordion is amazing on ^that
― a powerful slander against people who eat (Drugs A. Money), Saturday, 19 July 2014 21:42 (ten years ago) link
Pixies have been done definitively. I just don't see the point of anyone ever trying it again.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTZ0hYlto7Q
― dlp9001, Sunday, 20 July 2014 02:22 (ten years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmGy3WAQ_wk
― dilligaf escape plan (Whiney G. Weingarten), Sunday, 20 July 2014 02:26 (ten years ago) link
that prunes thing has such a great punchline.
― everybody loves lana del raymond (s.clover), Sunday, 20 July 2014 04:22 (ten years ago) link
https://twitter.com/alyankovic/status/490724534513700864
― cwkiii, Sunday, 20 July 2014 05:26 (ten years ago) link
hey now. take that off-topic post to the feminist theory thread.
― chikungunya manatee (Sufjan Grafton), Sunday, 20 July 2014 05:52 (ten years ago) link
but joking aside, I'm glad he apologized and confirmed that he did not know.
― chikungunya manatee (Sufjan Grafton), Sunday, 20 July 2014 05:57 (ten years ago) link
Yeah...the guy has never toured Europe in his entire career, so I could easily see him being unaware of a lot of language differences between here and England
― some dude, Sunday, 20 July 2014 13:20 (ten years ago) link
I saw weird al in England, btw
― dilligaf escape plan (Whiney G. Weingarten), Sunday, 20 July 2014 13:50 (ten years ago) link
He goes by 'Daft Albert' in England tho
― 龜, Sunday, 20 July 2014 13:53 (ten years ago) link
Yeah but when he did ATP he said in an interview that he'd never performed in Europe before for 30 years
― some dude, Sunday, 20 July 2014 14:20 (ten years ago) link
Hoping he'll replace the word with "fuckstick" in future editions and live shows
― da croupier, Sunday, 20 July 2014 15:23 (ten years ago) link
He should have never gone over there anyway. Touring America was good enough for Elvis.
― Humorist (horse) (誤訳侮辱), Sunday, 20 July 2014 17:23 (ten years ago) link
104k copies sold first week - first comedy album to top the chart since 1963 apparently!
― jamiesummerz, Thursday, 24 July 2014 09:11 (ten years ago) link
Read that as 104 copies and figured, yeah, sounds about right.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 24 July 2014 12:10 (ten years ago) link
it's weird, it totally feels like weird al's moment right now! but why?? when he did alpocalypse three years ago nobody cared
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 24 July 2014 12:17 (ten years ago) link
He was able to leverage his brand across multiple social media platforms
― 龜, Thursday, 24 July 2014 12:22 (ten years ago) link
it's weird, it totally feels like weird al's moment right now! but why??
Will be answered in Al's TED Talk
― relentlessly pecking at peace (President Keyes), Thursday, 24 July 2014 13:40 (ten years ago) link
i think it's because alpocalypse wasn't very good.
― Maggie killed Quagmire (collest baby ever) (frogbs), Thursday, 24 July 2014 13:58 (ten years ago) link
Because almost half of Alpocalypse had already been released two years prior and the lead Lady Gaga parody single was kind of anti climatic?
― MarkoP, Thursday, 24 July 2014 14:01 (ten years ago) link
I mean "Straight Out of Lynnwood" was pretty big, I thought that was Weird Al's moment too
― Maggie killed Quagmire (collest baby ever) (frogbs), Thursday, 24 July 2014 14:28 (ten years ago) link
i guess he's lucky that there have been 5 or 6 major catchy as shit recent singles for him to parody this time round?
― jamiesummerz, Thursday, 24 July 2014 14:42 (ten years ago) link
Yeah most of the song parodies on this album are of songs from 2012-2013, whereas Alpocaypse's material wasn't as fresh at the time (Party in the USA, You Belong To Me, Whatever You Like) or just forgettable (Nothin On You).
― MarkoP, Thursday, 24 July 2014 14:56 (ten years ago) link
yeah he definitely tries to have the right parody at the right time with every new album but it only really clicks every few albums. "Fat," "Smells Like Nirvana," "White & Nerdy," those are the ones that brought him roaring back when it seemed like he was finally fading away. this album feels a little different just because so far it's not just one song or video driving it...maybe in a month we'll be able to say oh "Word Crimes" or "Tacky" is the big one but right now it's hard to call.
― not pop, shambhala, where to buy weed (some dude), Thursday, 24 July 2014 15:24 (ten years ago) link
The eight videos in eight days gimmick put Mandatory Fun over the top. He was a top story on the music/entertainment blogs every day for a week, and he debuted his videos through a lot of different platforms, which ensured that the videos reached a large number of people, who would then share on social media. It helps a lot that the songs and videos were all pretty good this time around, and that the songs he parodied were all inescapable, massive hits. Anyway, couldn't be happier for the Vicar of Yanks.
― voodoo chili, Thursday, 24 July 2014 16:03 (ten years ago) link
he's just at a really good spot, I know Weird Al is beloved by all ages but it seems like people between the ages of 12-15 really really like him, and a lot of those people became celebrities or worked in the entertainment industry and meanwhile Weird Al's career is still going. that's also the reason why They Might Be Giants constantly draws big crowds even though they haven't had a real hit in forever.
― Maggie killed Quagmire (collest baby ever) (frogbs), Thursday, 24 July 2014 16:07 (ten years ago) link
lot of alsplaining going on in here
― dilligaf escape plan (Whiney G. Weingarten), Thursday, 24 July 2014 16:16 (ten years ago) link
"amish paradise" was the one everyone liked when i was a kid iirc
― ciderpress, Thursday, 24 July 2014 16:16 (ten years ago) link
jesus christ how old am I
― Star Gentle Uterus (DJP), Thursday, 24 July 2014 16:17 (ten years ago) link
also I hadn't noticed that "Word Crimes" cracked the top 40, lolololol
― Star Gentle Uterus (DJP), Thursday, 24 July 2014 16:18 (ten years ago) link
i still encounter people reciting the amish paradise lyrics now and then
― ciderpress, Thursday, 24 July 2014 16:21 (ten years ago) link
I had graduated from college by the time "Amish Paradise" came out
― Star Gentle Uterus (DJP), Thursday, 24 July 2014 16:22 (ten years ago) link
I hadn't even reached rumspringa
― Lewis - J'Agour (crüt), Thursday, 24 July 2014 16:26 (ten years ago) link
lol crut
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 24 July 2014 16:29 (ten years ago) link
Pretty amazing that my two 7-year-old boys are giggling at Weird Al just like I was at their age. Ok, just realized I was more like 11, but still...
― schwantz, Thursday, 24 July 2014 16:30 (ten years ago) link
Weird Al just joined Madonna and Michael Jackson as the only people who've had new top 40 hits in the 80s, 90s, 00s and 10s
― da croupier, Thursday, 24 July 2014 16:31 (ten years ago) link
(have to throw that "new" in lest some one bring up whitney's death sales boost and bon jovi's "nerdy celtics fan" viral moment)
― da croupier, Thursday, 24 July 2014 16:32 (ten years ago) link
"amish paradise" was the one everyone liked when i was a kid iirc― ciderpress, Thursday, July 24, 2014 9:16 AM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalinkjesus christ how old am I― Star Gentle Uterus (DJP), Thursday, July 24, 2014 9:17 AM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― ciderpress, Thursday, July 24, 2014 9:16 AM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― Star Gentle Uterus (DJP), Thursday, July 24, 2014 9:17 AM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
My cousin used to tape the Dr Demento show from the Vancouver BC station, which is naturally where I first heard Weird Al. Those tapes did much to form what I thought (and think) is funny.
Circa 1984 I had a picture of weird al taped to my wall and asked my mom for (knockoff) checkered vans.
I think it's great that kids of successive years have encountered him in virtually the same way.
― Dokken played here for a Ribfest and people were total assholes (Sparkle Motion), Thursday, 24 July 2014 16:34 (ten years ago) link