Topic 'o' the Day: The Genius of Weird Al [Archive]

Kodos

01-19-2005, 03:48 PM

Discuss. I'm listening to "Dare To Be Stupid" right now, and I can't help but feel that this guy is underappreciated. He is just so damned clever.

QuikSand

01-19-2005, 03:50 PM

Your task: The Mount Rushmore of Weird Al songs. Begin.

Pyser

01-19-2005, 03:58 PM

yoda!

Kodos

01-19-2005, 04:03 PM

I been around
But ain't never seen
A guy who looks like a muppet
But he's wrinkled and green...

Kodos

01-19-2005, 04:04 PM

Your task: The Mount Rushmore of Weird Al songs. Begin.

Don't forget the Weird Al song HoF.

timmynausea

01-19-2005, 04:04 PM

It is really close in terms of who was the single greeatest genius named Al. Einstein or Yankovic. Sure, Einstein had a lot going for him, but Weird Al could literally take any popular song and make it about food.

Radii

01-19-2005, 04:05 PM

Your task: The Mount Rushmore of Weird Al songs. Begin.

YES. I expect to see this thread when I get home tonight.

Kodos

01-19-2005, 04:07 PM

We'd have to break it down into parody songs, polkas, and originals.

Parody: Yoda
Original: One More Minute
Polka: Hooked On Polkas

Desnudo

01-19-2005, 04:17 PM

UHF was a defining move for its generation.

Warhammer

01-19-2005, 04:47 PM

One More Minute:

....
I would rather rip my heart right out of my rib cage and throw it on the floor and stomp on it til I die, than spend one more minute with you. Oooohhh, ooohhh, ooohhh, oooohhhh.

Warhammer

01-19-2005, 04:48 PM

I been around
But ain't never seen
A guy who looks like a muppet
But he's wrinkled and green...

I know Darth Vader's really got you annoyed, but remember if you kill him, then you'll be unemployed!

gstelmack

01-19-2005, 04:48 PM

Eat It (especially good when watching the video right after seeing the Beat It video)
Yoda
Christmas at Ground Zero
The Saga Begins (another AWESOME video)

Special bonus points to "Mr. Frump in the Iron Lung" for tackling such delicate subject matter.

SackAttack

01-19-2005, 04:53 PM

"Why Does This Always Happen To Me?" needs to be on the list of originals.
I'm partial to "Ode to a Superhero" as far as parodies go, but I also have an odd attachment to "Theme From Rocky XXXVIII."

TargetPractice6

01-19-2005, 05:21 PM

Yoda
Albuquerque
The Night Santa Went Crazy
I Remember Larry

TargetPractice6

01-19-2005, 05:22 PM

UHF was a defining move for its generation.Would UHF be considered a guilty pleasure for me?

Chubby

01-19-2005, 05:22 PM

Wierd Al rules, seen him twice in concert :D

Draft Dodger

01-19-2005, 05:27 PM

One More Minute:

....
I would rather rip my heart right out of my rib cage and throw it on the floor and stomp on it til I die, than spend one more minute with you. Oooohhh, ooohhh, ooohhh, oooohhhh.

my favorite Al song too.
"I'm stranded all alone at the gas station of love, and I have to use the self-service pumps".

Coffee Warlord

01-19-2005, 05:30 PM

I. Hate. Sauerkraut!

TargetPractice6

01-19-2005, 05:32 PM

I. Hate. Sauerkraut!At one point I knew the whole song word-for-word.

Coffee Warlord

01-19-2005, 05:42 PM

At one point I knew the whole song word-for-word.

I coulda kept up with you at one point myself.

Chubby

01-19-2005, 05:50 PM

LALALALALALA-asagna

kcchief19

01-19-2005, 05:52 PM

I'll have to chew on the Mount Rushmore. May be too difficul to narrow down to four classics.

For originals, I think Melanie and Good Old Days are underrated. Good Enough for Now is another. I tend to like his original tunes that parody a musical style or artists. Good Old Days is a great James Taylor parody.

Based on the concerts, I think the biggest fan reactions have been for Amish Paradise and Dare to Be Stupid. Aside, of course, from Yoda and The Saga Begins which he usually does together as an encore that really gets the crowd going.

I think my proudest musical possession would be a copy of his never-released "It's Still Billy Joel To Me." I think QS would enjoy that one.

Kodos

01-19-2005, 05:55 PM

my favorite Al song too.
"I'm stranded all alone at the gas station of love, and I have to use the self-service pumps".

I was just gonna quote that one. :D

Kodos

01-19-2005, 06:00 PM

They've got hands all covered with fungus!
They've got eyes like some kind of bug!
I sure hope they don't come in here -
I just shampooed the rug!

Vince

01-19-2005, 06:05 PM

Amish Paradise
You Don't Love me Anymore
Trigger Happy
Taco Grande

Off the top of my head, those are my rushmore. When I have a better chance to think about it, I might have to edit the list.

sterlingice

01-19-2005, 06:10 PM

At one point I knew the whole song word-for-word.
It was a great time killer at work since you'd like up and 12 minutes had gone by.

http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/~fof/forums/showpost.php?p=567479&postcount=24

SI

MrBug708

01-19-2005, 06:17 PM

I know LL Cool J is probably still pissed off at him for making Amish Paradise MUCH more popular than Gangsters Paradise ever was.

MrBug708

01-19-2005, 06:18 PM

Smells like Nirvana was scary close to being nearly impossible to discern from the original

Chubby

01-19-2005, 06:24 PM

I know LL Cool J is probably still pissed off at him for making Amish Paradise MUCH more popular than Gangsters Paradise ever was.
I'll bet you LL Cool J couldn't give two craps about either song :D

Pumpy Tudors

01-19-2005, 06:26 PM

Jeez, a Weird Al Mount Rushmore? That's damned difficult. I'll give it a quick shot.

The Night Santa Went Crazy
You Don't Love Me Anymore
Smells Like Nirvana
It's All About the Pentiums

With the right setup, "The Night Santa Went Crazy" is awesome in concert. The first time I saw him, I was in a place (the Saenger Theatre in New Orleans) that did snow effects with bubbles. At the time, I thought Al had brought that setup, but the next time I saw him was at the House of Blues, and it didn't happen (then again, he didn't sing the song either). On top of that, I went back to the Saenger to see Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and they did the snow effect, so I guess it was a Saenger thing.
"Bedrock Anthem" and "Like A Surgeon" are great in concert, too.

I particularly like "When I Was Your Age," "Talk Soup," and "King of Suede" off the top of my head, but they're certainly not Mount Rushmore material. I really need to look at a complete discography to try to make my definitive Mount Rushmore, but I feel pretty comfortable with the four I chose. Damn, I might have to listen to Weird Al on the way home from work tonight.

Kodos

01-19-2005, 06:27 PM

Coolio, on the other hand, was pissed.

Pumpy Tudors

01-19-2005, 06:27 PM

I know LL Cool J is probably still pissed off at him for making Amish Paradise MUCH more popular than Gangsters Paradise ever was.
You mean Coolio. That entire incident between Coolio and Weird Al was bizarre.

sterlingice

01-19-2005, 06:31 PM

That reminds me, I've also seen him twice in concert and it's just awesome. He brings in video boards with sketches, music videos, etc and has all kinds of props and costumes. It's really an awesome show. My only regret is that both times I went, no one was really getting into the concert, people were mostly dead in their seats, clapping after each song, but this is a far departure from the type of rock concerts I'm used to

SI

Pumpy Tudors

01-19-2005, 06:34 PM

That reminds me, I've also seen him twice in concert and it's just awesome. He brings in video boards with sketches, music videos, etc and has all kinds of props and costumes. It's really an awesome show. My only regret is that both times I went, no one was really getting into the concert, people were mostly dead in their seats, clapping after each song, but this is a far departure from the type of rock concerts I'm used to
You were just in the middle of shitty crowds. Both of the times I've seen him in New Orleans, the crowd was awesome.

JeffR

01-19-2005, 06:39 PM

Eat It
Pretty Fly for a Rabbi
Living With a Hernia
And for an original song, You Don't Love Me Anymore:

I knew that we were having problems when
You put those piranhas in my bathtub again
You're still the light of my life
Oh darling, I'm begging, won't you put down that knife?

You know, I even think it's kinda cute the way
You poison my coffee just a little each day
I still remember the way that you laughed
When you pushed me down that elevator shaft

Draft Dodger

01-19-2005, 06:44 PM

I know LL Cool J is probably still pissed off at him for making Amish Paradise MUCH more popular than Gangsters Paradise ever was.

wow, you are SO white.

MrBug708

01-19-2005, 06:52 PM

Come again?

Solecismic

01-19-2005, 07:06 PM

I thought this was going to be another complaint about play-calling in the last 30 seconds of the first half. Carry on.

cthomer5000

01-19-2005, 07:26 PM

I'll have to chew on the Mount Rushmore. May be too difficul to narrow down to four classics.

For originals, I think Melanie and Good Old Days are underrated. Good Enough for Now is another. I tend to like his original tunes that parody a musical style or artists. Good Old Days is a great James Taylor parody.

Based on the concerts, I think the biggest fan reactions have been for Amish Paradise and Dare to Be Stupid. Aside, of course, from Yoda and The Saga Begins which he usually does together as an encore that really gets the crowd going.

I think my proudest musical possession would be a copy of his never-released "It's Still Billy Joel To Me." I think QS would enjoy that one.
Goold Old Days would be my vote

the "torturing rats with a hacksaw, and pulling the wings off of flies" line was just brilliant.

Ben E Lou

01-19-2005, 07:32 PM

I know LL Cool J is probably still pissed off at him for making Amish Paradise MUCH more popular than Gangsters Paradise ever was.Just damn.

Pyser

01-19-2005, 07:45 PM

You were just in the middle of shitty crowds. Both of the times I've seen him in New Orleans, the crowd was awesome.

at the show i was at, people formed a conga line and danced all through the aisles, jumping up and down during "biggest ball of twine in minnesota".

Pyser

01-19-2005, 07:46 PM

if i had to choose between a weird al rushmore, or the box...i think id take whats in the box :)

cthomer5000

01-19-2005, 07:47 PM

Just damn.
No foolin'.

Greyroofoo

01-19-2005, 07:49 PM

if i had to choose between a weird al rushmore, or the box...i think id take whats in the box :)

Nooooooooooothing, absolutely nothing..........

Does anyone remember the Weird Al show?
Why do all the good shows get cancelled?

gstelmack

01-19-2005, 08:03 PM

I thought this was going to be another complaint about play-calling in the last 30 seconds of the first half. Carry on.
l, I, what's the difference? http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/%7Efof/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

AgustusM

01-19-2005, 08:55 PM

how can there be this many tech geeks in one place and not yet one mention of "Its all about the Pentiums!"

plus - I truly thought I was the only person who appreciated the song Albuquerque - I have never heard another human being ever mention it, and yet it appears to be universally known, around FOFC at least.

Draft Dodger

01-19-2005, 08:59 PM

how can there be this many tech geeks in one place and not yet one mention of "Its all about the Pentiums!"

well, it's not like you mistook Coolio for LL Cool J...but Pentiums has been mentioned already. Great song. Much better than Jay-Z's original. ;)

Pumpy Tudors

01-19-2005, 09:00 PM

Smells like Nirvana
Weenie in a Bottle
Gump
All about the Pentiums
Errr, I don't think "Weenie in a Bottle" is Weird Al.

Greyroofoo

01-19-2005, 09:12 PM

Errr, I don't think "Weenie in a Bottle" is Weird Al.

Every reference i could find has the song credited to weird al

Draft Dodger

01-19-2005, 09:13 PM

Errr, I don't think "Weenie in a Bottle" is Weird Al.

nope (http://free.house.cx/~eil/etc/notal_list.html).

AZSpeechCoach

01-19-2005, 09:36 PM

Errr, I don't think "Weenie in a Bottle" is Weird Al.

However, in the early 80s, Al DID have an unreleased, "concert only" song called "If I could make love to a bottle," based on the Jim Croce song.

I have seen Albuquerque performed as a prose interpretation. I've been to 6 live Al shows, meeting him and getting an autograph twice. I also won a radio contest for tickets by rubbing cottage cheese on my body while singing "Attack of the Radioactive Hamsters from a Planet Near Mars."

I also brought in "Gangsta's Paradise" and "Amish Paradise" to teach my students a lesson about how music can be poetry.

I love Al. I hope Al loves me.

In a platonic way.

He is married with a kid now.

Kodos

01-19-2005, 10:14 PM

It's awful what happened to his parents. I hope Al is doing okay. :(

Suicane75

01-19-2005, 10:47 PM

I don't get it, never have, never will. But I got love for those who do.

Craptacular

01-19-2005, 11:16 PM

I had trouble making one mix CD of the best Weird Al songs, much less pick a few.

I'll have to bring in some of my Al CDs to work tomorrow.

Honolulu Blue

01-20-2005, 08:24 AM

My Mt. Rushmore of Weird Al songs, and why I put them there:

* My Bologna (the first parody)
* Eat It (the commercial success)
* One More Minute (the first original to be released as a single)
* Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota (the first epic)

These aren't my favorites. But I do think he's been underappreciated as a musical genius.

gi

01-20-2005, 08:52 AM

Nature Trail to Hell (in 3D) will always be one of my favorites. Usually see him every time he comes to Meadowbrook in Michigan. Love him in concert.

JeeberD

01-20-2005, 09:45 AM

Going to buy me a condo,
Going to buy me a quisinart.
Wall to wall carpeting,
wallet full of credit cards
Oh OH!

Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota is probably my personal favorite...

Kodos

01-20-2005, 10:33 AM

It does seem strange that folks see him in concert...

Pumpy Tudors

01-20-2005, 10:51 AM

It does seem strange that folks see him in concert...
SkyDog, ban this man!

AZSpeechCoach

01-20-2005, 05:07 PM

It does seem strange that folks see him in concert...

He has more costume changes than Cher, he walks out into the audience, he has videos and scenes from UHF playing...it's not a concert, it is a happening.

Pyser

01-20-2005, 06:17 PM

He has more costume changes than Cher, he walks out into the audience, he has videos and scenes from UHF playing...it's not a concert, it is a happening.

haha. its a happening.

its a movement. its a goddamn political party! vote weird al!

Craptacular

01-20-2005, 09:08 PM

Well, I listened to three of his albums at work today, and got to listen to some goodies for the first time in a while (ones that aren't on my one mix CD of his), such as "The Night Santa Went Crazy", "Bohemian Polka", "She Never Told Me She Was A Mime", and "Since You've Been Gone".

Speaking of my mix CD, on road trips with friends, I always have it with me. We do a pretty mean version of "One More Minute". Of course, the best part might be that after that song's mellow ending, the next song kicks in right away: "Living With A Hernia". Of course, I have to scream the "OW!" a few seconds into it.

Greyroofoo

04-14-2006, 06:51 PM

Does it seem to anyone else that Weird Al just gets better and better with time? Or is it just me?

Craptacular

08-22-2006, 09:12 PM

The first single from his new album is available for download on his myspace page:
hxxp://www.myspace.com/weirdal

It's called "Don't Download This Song".

Awesome. The video debuts tonight.

Kodos

10-27-2006, 10:09 AM

I just recently got a broadband connection, making music downloads more palatable, so I've been able to download some Weird Al songs that I'd never heard. I love The Saga Begins and the Emimem parodies. Great job, Al!

Oilers9911

10-27-2006, 11:31 AM

Just damn.

Just wow, and Just damn have jumped the shark. But so has jumping the shark.

Oilers9911

10-27-2006, 11:47 AM

Check out Weird Al's - Bob. A parody of Dylan's Subterranean Homesick Blues video but all the rhymes are palindromes. Awesome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_pYYff7qP0

Pumpy Tudors

10-27-2006, 12:11 PM

Just wow, and Just damn have jumped the shark. But so has jumping the shark.
But had it jumped the shark 1 year, 9 months, 7 days, 15 hours, 59 minutes ago when SkyDog posted it?

Oilers9911

10-27-2006, 03:46 PM

But had it jumped the shark 1 year, 9 months, 7 days, 15 hours, 59 minutes ago when SkyDog posted it?

Perhaps not then but in the 500 times he posted it since it sure has.

Pumpy Tudors

10-27-2006, 04:11 PM

Perhaps not then but in the 500 times he posted it since it sure has.
Just damn.

Passacaglia

10-27-2006, 04:38 PM

Just wow.

dacman

10-27-2006, 04:43 PM

But had it jumped the shark 1 year, 9 months, 7 days, 15 hours, 59 minutes ago when SkyDog posted it?

Can you recite pi to a thousand places?

Pumpy Tudors

10-27-2006, 04:53 PM

Can you recite pi to a thousand places?
Sure. I'll even put it in a "code" box to avoid breaking the tables.

3.1415926535897932384626433832795028841971693993751058209749445923078164062862089986280348253421170679821480865132823066470938446095505822317253594081284811174502841027019385211055596446229489549303819644288109756659334461284756482337867831652712019091456485669234603486104543266482133936072602491412737245870066063155881748815209209628292540917153643678925903600113305305488204665213841469519415116094330572703657595919530921861173819326117931051185480744623799627495673518857527248912279381830119491298336733624406566430860213949463952247371907021798609437027705392171762931767523846748184676694051320005681271452635608277857713427577896091736371787214684409012249534301465495853710507922796892589235420199561121290219608640344181598136297747713099605187072113499999983729780499510597317328160963185950244594553469083026425223082533446850352619311881710100031378387528865875332083814206171776691473035982534904287554687311595628638823537875937519577818577805321712268066130019278766111959092164201989

Oilers9911

10-27-2006, 05:27 PM

Just wow.

Just stop. Now look what you made me do.

Oilers9911

10-27-2006, 05:28 PM

Sure. I'll even put it in a "code" box to avoid breaking the tables.

3.1415926535897932384626433832795028841971693993751058209749445923078164062862089986280348253421170679821480865132823066470938446095505822317253594081284811174502841027019385211055596446229489549303819644288109756659334461284756482337867831652712019091456485669234603486104543266482133936072602491412737245870066063155881748815209209628292540917153643678925903600113305305488204665213841469519415116094330572703657595919530921861173819326117931051185480744623799627495673518857527248912279381830119491298336733624406566430860213949463952247371907021798609437027705392171762931767523846748184676694051320005681271452635608277857713427577896091736371787214684409012249534301465495853710507922796892589235420199561121290219608640344181598136297747713099605187072113499999983729780499510597317328160963185950244594553469083026425223082533446850352619311881710100031378387528865875332083814206171776691473035982534904287554687311595628638823537875937519577818577805321712268066130019278766111959092164201989

Had to look it up didn't you?

st.cronin

10-28-2006, 10:58 AM

I want a new duck. One that won't steal my beer. One that knows how to wash my car. One that's never gonna try to escape - or I'll tie him up with duck tape.

ntndeacon

10-28-2006, 09:15 PM

This Song is just 6 words long (six words long)

Towelhead

10-29-2006, 10:44 AM

I know LL Cool J is probably still pissed off at him for making Amish Paradise MUCH more popular than Gangsters Paradise ever was.

Here's something from the Wikipedia entry on Weird Al:

Negative

One of Yankovic's most controversial parodies was 1996's "Amish Paradise (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amish_Paradise)", based on "Gangsta's Paradise (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gangsta%27s_Paradise_%28song%29)" by hip-hop artist Coolio (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coolio). Reportedly, Coolio's label gave Yankovic the impression that Coolio had granted permission to record the parody, but Coolio maintains that he never did. Complicating the issue further, "Gangsta's Paradise" already samples heavily from a Stevie Wonder (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie_Wonder) song, "Pastime Paradise." While Coolio claimed he was upset, legal action never materialised, and Coolio accepted royalty (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royalties) payments for the song. After this controversy, Yankovic has always made sure to speak directly with the artist of every song he parodied. At the XM Satellite Radio (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XM_Satellite_Radio) booth at the 2006 Consumer Electronics Show (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_Electronics_Show) Yankovic and Coolio made peace. On his Website, Yankovic wrote of this event, "I don’t remember what we said to each other exactly, but it was all very friendly… I doubt I’ll be invited to Coolio’s next birthday party, but at least I can stop wearing that bulletproof vest to the mall."<SUP class=reference id=_ref-22>[27] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%22Weird_Al%22_Yankovic#_note-22)</SUP>
In 2003, Yankovic was denied permission to make a video for "Couch Potato", his parody of Eminem (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eminem)'s "Lose Yourself (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lose_Yourself)":
<DL><DD>"Last year, Eminem forced me to halt production on the video for my 'Lose Yourself' parody because he somehow thought that it would be harmful to his image or career."<SUP class=reference id=_ref-23>[28] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%22Weird_Al%22_Yankovic#_note-23)</SUP> </DD></DL>For the Poodle Hat Al TV (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_TV) special, Yankovic raised the question of artistic expression in a false interview with Eminem. As always, Yankovic edited the footage of a previous Eminem interview and inserted himself asking questions such that it made Eminem sound like a hypocrite on the matter of an artist's right to free speech (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_speech).<SUP class=reference id=_ref-24>[29] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%22Weird_Al%22_Yankovic#_note-24)</SUP>
<SUP></SUP>

Towelhead

10-29-2006, 11:07 AM

When I was a little kid, I asked my mom to play for music lessons so that I could learn how to play "This is the life." (the theme from Johnny Dangerously)

On the organ. <groan>

My List:
All Time Favorite: Need I say?
Fave Polka: Polkarama! and Polka Power! (tie. both crack me up every time)
The Night Santa Went Crazy (Nothing says Christmas like mass reindeercide)
Love Weird Al's but not the original: Amish Paradise and Smells Like Nirvana (tie)

ANd "FAT"--I can't even remember the lyrics to "Bad" without imagining them to the FAT video.

stevew

10-22-2008, 12:17 AM

Izulde

10-22-2008, 12:38 AM

All these Weird Al songs and nobody's mentioned "The White Stuff" yet?

That was a song we listened to nonstop at summer camp way back in the day.

Sgran

10-22-2008, 02:18 AM

This thread just proves how timeless Wierd Al is.
I was showing my kids his backlog of videos on Youtube and stumbled onto White and Nerdy...then E-Bay. What a genius. But still my all-time favorite line is: Your tablemanners are a crying shame, stop playing with your food this aint some kinda game!

My Mount Almore:
Eat it!
White and Nerdy
E-bay (I'm highest bidder!)
Another One Rides the Bus -- YouTube - First Television Appearance by "Weird Al" Yankovic (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNlOL8tBVL8)

JeeberD

10-22-2008, 07:53 AM

I must be getting old. I have no idea what song he's parodying in his new release...

Matthean

10-22-2008, 08:16 AM

I must be getting old. I have no idea what song he's parodying in his new release...

Don't worry too much. His versions are better than the originals.

Pumpy Tudors

10-22-2008, 09:56 AM

All these Weird Al songs and nobody's mentioned "The White Stuff" yet?

That was a song we listened to nonstop at summer camp way back in the day.
There's a joke in here somewhere.

I must be getting old. I have no idea what song he's parodying in his new release...
Yeah, I sorta felt like that when the "Running With Scissors" album came out. I mean, I knew which songs he was parodying, but I hadn't heard them before. To this day, I still haven't heard "It's All About the Benjamins" and I heard "Pretty Fly For a Rabbi" before I heard "Pretty Fly For a White Guy." A long time ago, I had heard every song he parodied a bunch of times. Now, it's hit-and-miss. "American Idiot"? Yes, I've heard it a lot. "Ridin' Dirty"? No, I still haven't heard it at all.

I still love the parodies because they generally don't require you to hear the original first anyway. I guess the theme of "Smells Like Nirvana" would be lost on someone who hasn't heard the song he's parodying, but for the most part, the parodies work on their own.

I've now seen Weird Al in concert 4 times, and I'll see him the next time he performs within 50 miles of me, whenever that is. It'll probably be several years from now, but I guess I have to wait. It's not like I'm going to go to his house with a bloody bouquet of roses with his name stitched into my forehead.

Waaaait a minute. That gives me an idea...

Fidatelo

10-22-2008, 10:08 AM

I love Whatever You Like, both the T.I. version and the Weird Al version. It's arguable which one is better, so I tend to listen to them about equally.

Weird Al is great.

Kodos

10-22-2008, 10:54 AM

"Cuz I'm stranded all alone in the gas station of love, and I have to use the self-service pumps..."

Mustang

10-22-2008, 10:56 AM

Timely bump for Weird Al's b-day tomorrow.

sachmo71

10-22-2008, 01:51 PM

My kids love The Saga Begins.

That is all.

Greyroofoo

03-16-2010, 12:48 PM

For those that haven't heard some of his more recent stuff. Also another album by Al is due to be out this year.

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ntndeacon

03-16-2010, 05:32 PM

The best Weird Al Line ever is
My Pancreas attracts every other Pancreas in the universe with a force proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the distance between them

Greyroofoo

05-17-2010, 12:02 PM