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
Hey girl, You know our economy's in the toilet But I’m still going to treat you right
I said you can have whatever you like (if you like) I said you can have whatever you like (if you like) yeah, yeah
Tater tots, Cold Duck on ice And we can clip coupons all night And baby you can have whatever you like (if you like) I said you can have whatever you like (if you like) yeah, yeah
Take you out for dinner, anywhere that you please Like Burger King or Mickey Ds And baby you can have whatever you like (if you like) I said you can even have the large fry (large fry) yeah, yeah
Baby, you should know I am really quite a sweet guy When I buy you bathroom tissue I always get the two-ply Want it, you can get it, my dear I got my Costco membership card right here, yeah
You like Top Ramen, need Top Ramen Got a cupboard full of 'em, I’ll keep 'em coming You want it, I got it, go get it, just heat it Dump the flavor packet on it and eat it
Pork and beans and Minute Rice And we can play Cribbage all night And baby you can have whatever you like (if you like) I said you can have whatever you like (if you like) yeah, yeah
I can take you to the laundromat downtown And watch all the clothes go round and round And baby we can go wherever you like (if you like) I said we can go wherever you like (if you like) yeah, yeah
Hottest shorty I know, if you had some lipo You could be second-runner-up Miss Ohio Seven dollar bills rolled Up inside my plastic billfold Buy you a bagel even if it isn’t day old And you never ever gotta wear your sister’s old clothes As long as I’m still assistant manager at Kinko’s Cut your hair with scissors and a soup bowl You ain’t got to pay me, that’s the way that I roll
My chick can have want she want At Wal-mart she can pick out anything she want I know girl you ain’t never had a man like that Who doesn’t make you buy generic brand like that, Yeah
You like my Hyundai, see my Hyundai I can take you to see your cousin Phil next Sunday But that’s kind of far and I’m not made of cash Do you think you could chip in for gas? Mac and Cheese would be all right But let’s send out for pizza tonight And you can order any toppings you like (if you like) I said you can even have the last slice (the last slice) yeah, yeah
Ran myself a cable from my neighbor next do' Now I can get free HBO And baby you can watch whatever you like (if you like) I said you can watch whatever you like (if you like) yeah
And you can always ride the city bus Got a stack of tokens just for us Yo, my wallet’s fat and full of ones It’s all about the Washingtons, that’s right
You want White Castle, need White Castle Long as you got me it won’t be no hassle You want it, we’ll get it, just don’t be a hater If I grab a bunch of napkins for later
Thrift store jeans on sale half-price The underwear at Goodwill is nice And baby you can have whatever you like (if you like) I said you can have whatever you like (if you like) yeah, yeah
Baby, I can give you anything you please Even share my government cheese And baby you can have as much as you like (if you like) I said you can have as much as you like (if you like) yeah, yeah
― some dude, Friday, 10 October 2008 20:07 (fifteen years ago) link
omg
― original dixieland jaas band (Curt1s Stephens), Friday, 10 October 2008 20:09 (fifteen years ago) link
Kurt Cobain was supposedly a big Weird Al fan as well ("a musical genius" etc)
― Vision, Friday, 10 October 2008 20:12 (fifteen years ago) link
how many artists are there that dedicate their careers to following & emulating trends in pop music? dude has spent nearly thirty years studying Top 40 songs inside & out
― original dixieland jaas band (Curt1s Stephens), Friday, 10 October 2008 20:30 (fifteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R32aFmxL9HY
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 17 June 2009 12:28 (fourteen years ago) link
"white and nerdy" and especially its video is so classic.it always cracks me up when, at the beginning, the guys try to lock up the car... so many great details.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lp6eswhgOKk&feature=fvst
― AleXTC, Wednesday, 17 June 2009 12:52 (fourteen years ago) link
http://vassifer.blogs.com/photos/uncategorized/weird.JPG
― Alex in NYC, Wednesday, 17 June 2009 13:47 (fourteen years ago) link
^^^ respect
― HIS VAGINA IS MAKING HIM CRAVE SALAD. (HI DERE), Wednesday, 17 June 2009 13:48 (fourteen years ago) link
That was three of four years ago at a book release party at BB King's on 42nd Street. He was exceptionally cool, but I was surrounded by HARDCORE Yankovic-heads. Think Insane Clown Posse have devoted fans? They have nothing on Yankovic. He commands a nation.
― Alex in NYC, Wednesday, 17 June 2009 13:52 (fourteen years ago) link
And if I had to pick a single Weird Al track, I'd go for either his Devo tribute, "Dare to Be Stupid," or his 1992 send-up of "Rico Suave" called "Taco Grande." Genius.
― Alex in NYC, Wednesday, 17 June 2009 13:57 (fourteen years ago) link
I kind of think they're the same ppl sometimes; the average Juggalo does look a lot like a Weird Al fan once you take off the makeup...
"Dare To Be Stupid" would be me one pick as well. That whole album is probably my favorite.
― HIS VAGINA IS MAKING HIM CRAVE SALAD. (HI DERE), Wednesday, 17 June 2009 13:59 (fourteen years ago) link
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/3231da28bb/weird-the-al-yankovic-story
― Wat ho, goatee'd man? Thy skinnee jenes hath byrn'd my corneyas. (stevie), Tuesday, 23 March 2010 16:47 (fourteen years ago) link
this goes out to jaymc (you were robbed and did NOT look like a shame and a disgrace on national tv) and greg kihn, who was once popular enough to be parodied by weird al
<3 weird al, jaymc, greg kihn, and what the hell -- alex trebek too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvUZijEuNDQ
― ghee hee hee (La Lechera), Tuesday, 27 July 2010 22:10 (thirteen years ago) link
this was recently brought to my attention. genius.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nej4xJe4Tdg
― Sun Tea (Pillbox), Wednesday, 25 August 2010 21:48 (thirteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pS8Hi-HAIgs
Kinda great, if just as a sort of time-capsule of what signified mellowing-out at the turn of the 80s. "No Joni Mitchell 8-tracks in the car!"
― Doctor Casino, Saturday, 4 September 2010 16:53 (thirteen years ago) link
"hey, he's gonna sit by you!" = genius
― Kim, Saturday, 4 September 2010 17:13 (thirteen years ago) link
I interviewed Al last month; it was interesting to read the responses on the Yankovic fan forum, which I didn't even know existed until I checked the traffic logs for my blog.
― Born In A Test Tube, Raised In A Cage (unperson), Saturday, 4 September 2010 17:13 (thirteen years ago) link
This is a really interesting interview, unperson! Nice job.
― Doctor Casino, Saturday, 4 September 2010 18:43 (thirteen years ago) link