Favorite Weird Al songs

[CrimsonFox]

Vote for your top five in order of preference.

[Pumpy Tudors]

If even one of you asswhites says "Weenie in a Bottle", I will murder somebody.

[bulletsponge]

thats a song? hmmm

[ColtCrazy]

Been to a Weird Al concert and loved it.

Hmm, let's see. I'm sure I'll forget something.

1. Ebay Song
2. The Saga Begins
3. A Complicated Song
4. Eat It
5. Yoda

[CrimsonFox]

1.White and Nerdy
2.Amish Paradise
3.Alternative Polka
4.SPAM
5. Christmas At Ground Zero

(okay I had to switch this! :)

Honorable mentions to:
Dare to be Stupid
Yoda

[Bearcat729]

1. All About the Pentiums
2. Nature Trail To Hell
3. White and Nerdy
4. The Night Santa Went Crazy
5. (This Song's Just) Six Words Long

[flounder]

1. Yoda
2. White and Nerdy
3. The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota
4. Living with a Hernia
5. Christmas at Ground Zero

I'm not sure if it has staying power or not, so I'll give an honorable mention to CNR.

[Draft Dodger]

1. All About the Pentiums
2. One More Minute
3. White and Nerdy
4. You're Pitiful
5. Don't Download this Song

Yoda and Buy Me a Condo both got consideration

[General Mike]

Dare to Be Stupid

[dwardzala]

Amish Paradise

[Kodos]

1. One More Minute
2. Yoda
3. The Saga Begins
4. White & Nerdy
5. The Night Santa Went Crazy

Couch Potato gets honorable mention.

[Groundhog]

I kinda dig Pancreas. I haven't listened to a great deal of Weird Al though, but I love the polkas I've heard too.

[ShaneTheMaster]

1. Like a Surgeon
2. Eat It
3. Another One Rides the Bus
4. Amish Paradise
5. I'm Fat

[kcchief19]

Wow ... hard for me to answer. I'm probably the nuttiest Weird Al fan on the board. I've seen him in concert three or four times. His live shows are fantastic with the videos and costume changes. If you asked me to make a list tomorrow, I'd probably come up with 5 different songs.

Melanie
Smells Like Nirvana
Amish Paradise
Good Enough for Now
The Night Santa Went Crazy

[Pumpy Tudors]

I'm probably the nuttiest Weird Al fan on the board.
You throwing down the gauntlet there, pal?

[ntndeacon]

You throwing down the gauntlet there, pal?

ain't he tho.

[ntndeacon]

one that Iam surprised has not been mentioned will shortly appear in the true top 5

[ntndeacon]

1. Dare to be Stupid
2. Pancreas(that has the best line of any song EVA!)
3. Albuquerque
4. CNR
5.Smells Like Nirvana

[sterlingice]

Finally! An Albuquerque sighting- tho it's like this weird B track that just isn't a normal song :D

The lists mostly seem to skew young here. I love the Michael Jackson parodies- tho I think I'd take Eat It at the top of the list. Amish Paradise has always stuck out as one of my favorites, too- big song, great parody. Dare to be Stupid is an absolute classic- somewhat dated, sure (Mr Whipple, anyone?)- but classic. And one thing that I've found interesting is that I think The Saga Begins and Jurassic Park is pretty parallel- both parody 70s songs, are fairly long, and walk you through the plots of the movies but because one was Star Wars, it gets a lot more love.

I also have a special place in my heart for The Night Santa Went Crazy because I tricked quite a few people into listening to it without them knowing what it was in advance and got some great, horrified looks. :D

SI

[Sgran]

1. White and Nerdy
2. Another One Rides the Bus
3. E-bay
4. I Love Rocky Road
5. Eat It

Drive-thru and Whatever You Like

[Thomkal]

Weird Al's new album starts out with a parody of one of my current most-hated songs Pharrell Williams "Happy". It's called "Tacky" and Al gets a lot of help from celebrities like Jack Black. And with a song called Tacky, you have to know its NSFE (Not Safe For Eyes)

Weird Al Yankovic gets ‘Tacky’ with Pharrell’s ‘Happy’ « Nerdist (http://www.nerdist.com/vepisode/weird-al-yankovic-gets-tacky-with-pharrells-happy/)

[gstelmack]

I still have "Christmas At Ground Zero" playing around here regularly. I always make sure it's in the mix when my wife and daughter start playing Christmas carols, since it's my personal favorite...

[Vince, Pt. II]

1. Trigger Happy
2. Taco Grande
3. The Saga Begins
4. Eat It
5. Amish Paradise

[Kodos]

I still have "Christmas At Ground Zero" playing around here regularly. I always make sure it's in the mix when my wife and daughter start playing Christmas carols, since it's my personal favorite...

I do that with "The Night Santa Went Crazy."

[NobodyHere]

Can I really only choose 5?

1. Yoda
2. Fat
3. CNR
4. Don't Download this Song
5. Headline News

And for the most disturbing music video I've ever seen in my life:
1. Perform This Way

[Bobble]

Tough choices...

1. Another One Rides the Bus - my personal gateway song
2. White & Nerdy - 'cause my rims don't spin, to the contrary, you'll find they're quite stationary.
3. Dog Eat Dog - 'cause I used to think that the world was dog eat dog but now I find it's really the reverse.
4. Smells Like Nirvana - Arglebya, ayonawa, Yaddayadda
5. I Lost on Jeopardy - let me tell you what you didn't win...

[kcchief19]

You throwing down the gauntlet there, pal?
I wasn't throwing down, just assuming no one else would want to admit to be as geeky as me when it comes to Weird Al. I own every song he's ever released, and even have a bootleg copy of "It's Still Billy Joel to Me." My favorite concert highlight was when he did "Chicken Pot Pie" in a medley.

Three years later I still back my claim I'd make a list of five completely different songs. I think "Melanie" is the only one I'd have on my list today.

[NobodyHere]

We need a weird al song draft

[Bobble]

Tough choices...

1. Another One Rides the Bus - my personal gateway song
2. White & Nerdy - 'cause my rims don't spin, to the contrary, you'll find they're quite stationary.
3. Dog Eat Dog - 'cause I used to think that the world was dog eat dog but now I find it's really the reverse.
4. Smells Like Nirvana - Arglebya, ayonawa, Yaddayadda
5. I Lost on Jeopardy - let me tell you what you didn't win...

I'd like to change #5 to Party in the CIA - 'cause I'm typing this with my weapon drawn (if you know what I mean...).

[Matthean]

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[Peregrine]

Wow too many to choose - love me some Weird Al. Maybe I need to watch UHF again.

[cartman]

The Doge twitter account is awesome

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

World Premiere Video released today off the new album........'Foil'

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[Matthean]

Word Crimes is great. Foil is really lacking.

[nol]

I don't think we can talk about Weird Al without mentioning his unfortunate legacy: the legions of terrible copycats on YouTube, Twitter, and the like who think that putting *PARODY* in front of something automatically makes it funny.

[ISiddiqui]

Word Crimes have to be on the Top 5 Weird Al songs ever. Tacky is also really great!

edit: Foil took an interesting twist. I liked it!

[ISiddiqui]

I realize no one has linked to Tacky here:

http://www.nerdist.com/vepisode/weird-al-yankovic-gets-tacky-with-pharrells-happy/

[cartman]

The next song got leaked early. It isn't a parody, but a Weird Al original, entitled "Sports Song".

http://h264-aws.vevo.com/v3/h264/2014/07/USRV81400342/usrv81400342_high_1280x720_h264_2000_aac_128.mp4

[Thomkal]

I realize no one has linked to Tacky here:

Weird Al Yankovic gets ‘Tacky’ with Pharrell’s ‘Happy’ « Nerdist (http://www.nerdist.com/vepisode/weird-al-yankovic-gets-tacky-with-pharrells-happy/)


Apparently you missed my post above that set off the recent bout of Weird Al love :)

[Matthean]

The next song got leaked early. It isn't a parody, but a Weird Al original, entitled "Sports Song".

http://h264-aws.vevo.com/v3/h264/2014/07/USRV81400342/usrv81400342_high_1280x720_h264_2000_aac_128.mp4

Isn't that the theme song for the SEC? :lol:

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

I don't think we can talk about Weird Al without mentioning his unfortunate legacy: the legions of terrible copycats on YouTube, Twitter, and the like who think that putting *PARODY* in front of something automatically makes it funny.

I disagree. Social media is what it is. With that said, the legions of attempts you mention make it all the clearer what a creative genius he is. I still laugh hysterically at most of his stuff no matter how many times I've heard it.

[nol]

I disagree. Social media is what it is. With that said, the legions of attempts you mention make it all the clearer what a creative genius he is. I still laugh hysterically at most of his stuff no matter how many times I've heard it.

That's a big YMMV. Doing parody songs inherently has a pretty low comedic ceiling. It's fine in limited doses from someone like Weird Al, but when it becomes saturated with all sorts of imitators it rapidly veers into excessive cheesiness.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Handy!

Weird Al Yankovic - Handy (Parody of Fancy) | Sketchy - Yahoo Screen (https://screen.yahoo.com/sketchy/weird-al-yankovic-handy-parody-133702425.html)

[AENeuman]

Spatula City

[Brian Swartz]

Handy is one of those songs(happened many times before) where I just think it's objectively musically better than the original being parodied. Yeah, the subject matter's pretty dumb, but so is Fancy so ...

Most impressive thing so far might be that the Tacky video was done in one solid take.

[Matthean]

Even Devo admits he did a better Devo song than they have.

[bhlloy]

Nobody mentioned my favorite - You Don't Love Me Anymore. Absolute classic. After that, probably The Night Santa Went Crazy.

[NobodyHere]

I still want a Weird Al Rockband game

[NobodyHere]

Nobody mentioned my favorite - You Don't Love Me Anymore. Absolute classic. After that, probably The Night Santa Went Crazy.

Oh absolutely well written.. I still think it has one of the most depressing tunes ever. I just don't go for Weird Al when I want a depressing song.

[Vince, Pt. II]

Nobody mentioned my favorite - You Don't Love Me Anymore. Absolute classic. After that, probably The Night Santa Went Crazy.

Man, good call. Totally forgot about that one.

[Izulde]

Nobody mentioned my favorite - You Don't Love Me Anymore. Absolute classic. After that, probably The Night Santa Went Crazy.

I was trying to remember the name of this one the other day.

I also quite like "The White Stuff" as my first intro to Weird Al.

[Warhammer]

My favorite is one of his originals, One More Minute.

[Draft Dodger]

My favorite is one of his originals, One More Minute.

mine too. Although Word Crimes may have just supplanted that.

[DanGarion]

"Weird Al" Yankovic - Sports Song from Funny Or Die, Al Yankovic, Ian Jay, Andy Bush, Brad Schulz, Ben Sheehan, Sean Dacanay, Eleanor Winkler, Jessica Leigh Schwartz, and Candy Lopez (http://FunnyOrDie.com/m/92s4)

[SplitPersonality1]

Amish Paradise
White and Nerdy
All About the Pentiums
Smells Like Nirvana
Nature Trail to Hell (IN 3D!!!!!)

[cartman]

Today's new video is another Weird Al original: "First World Problems"

http://popcrush.com/weird-al-yankovic-first-world-problems-video/

[Matthean]

Trying to decide if I can get through it.

Edit: Nope.

[kcchief19]

That's a big YMMV. Doing parody songs inherently has a pretty low comedic ceiling. It's fine in limited doses from someone like Weird Al, but when it becomes saturated with all sorts of imitators it rapidly veers into excessive cheesiness.
Agree and disagree. I disagree that parody songs have a low comedic ceiling, and Weird Al proves that. His best work is among the best comedy out there.

Agree that the saturation of parodies can devalue the genre ... but that's true of everything. I think Weird Al has been hurt by a lot of attention seekers who have posted songs on file-sharing sites as Weird Al songs. But if you like Jerry Seinfeld and then go to open mic night at a comedy club, you'll suddenly think standup comedy has a low comedic ceiling.

[Fidatelo]

"Weird Al" Yankovic - Sports Song from Funny Or Die, Al Yankovic, Ian Jay, Andy Bush, Brad Schulz, Ben Sheehan, Sean Dacanay, Eleanor Winkler, Jessica Leigh Schwartz, and Candy Lopez (http://FunnyOrDie.com/m/92s4)

This one is lots of fun :D

[NobodyHere]

I think I can count on FOFCers to sign this petition...

Weird Al Needs to headline Super Bowl halftime show.
(http://www.change.org/petitions/tracy-perlman-nfl-vice-president-have-weird-al-yankovic-headline-the-super-bowl-xlix-halftime-show)

[flounder]

Sadly, there's no way the No Fun League would ever be cool enough to allow that to happen.

[sterlingice]

He comes out with the fat suit for Fat and there's a wardrobe malfunction. Oh the humanity!

SI

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

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[Matthean]

Not sure if I'm suppose to be surprised that Al ended up with such an attractive wife or not. Odd to see him with gray hair, but he's 54.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

If you haven't picked it up yet, "Mandatory Fun" is $5.99 this week on the iTunes store.

[Thomkal]

Didn't check to see if this was posted in this thread or not, but on Facebook this morning I saw a link to Huey Lewis getting "revenge" on Weird Al for making a parody of one of his songs:

American Psycho with Huey Lewis and Weird Al from Huey Lewis, Al Yankovic, PatB, NickCorirossi, Charles Ingram, Jason Carden, Ben Sheehan, and BoTown Sound (http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/e3662085fb/american-psycho-with-huey-lewis-and-weird-al)

[DanGarion]

If you haven't picked it up yet, "Mandatory Fun" is $5.99 this week on the iTunes store.

And if you prefer to stay away from iTunes it's $5.99 on Amazon as well.

[bulletsponge]

trigger happy is my fav weird al song

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

From Weird Al's Facebook page.

Forget being on the cover of Rolling Stone... THIS is the real deal!! Such a childhood dream come true. Out in April!

https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/1623747_10152983052031005_1931436904198792892_n.jpg?oh=cc328402e1e3aa982b24d20f3691c8a6&oe=5592C8E7&__gda__=1435743159_2e2d889c5bd6e3851c629b5d80ee1e14

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Really awesome performance last night.....

Watch Weird Al Perform ‘Yoda’ With A 13-Year-Old Girl With Autism (http://uproxx.com/tv/2015/03/watch-weird-al-perform-yoda-with-a-girl-with-autism-and-a-choir-of-autistic-children/)

[Peregrine]

Thanks for the link Mizzou - was great to watch.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Kudos to Weird Al............

A Girl Was Bullied For Liking Star Wars, And Was Helped In The Best WayÂ* (http://io9.com/a-girl-was-bullied-for-liking-star-wars-and-was-helped-1725893704)

[cthomer5000]

Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota

[Honolulu Blue]

:party:

I saw Weird Al in concert in May. He's a very good live performer. I also saw him several years ago, and he was very good then. He's one of my favorite singers.

Anyway, top 5? Coming up:

1. King of Suede
2. It's All About the Pentiums
3. Party in the CIA
4. Mr. Popeil
5. Eat It

I think this also kind of hints at my favorite Weird Al album.

[molson]

I don't travel that much, but three times this year I was in places right after Weird Al performed there. I just keep seeing him name on marquees.

I did see him at the Hampton Beach Ballroom in New Hampshire about 15 years ago.

[lighthousekeeper]

when this thread started, i didn't know enough of his songs, but since then my 8 year old has become obsessed with weird al. top 5:

1. drive thru
2. fat
3. berock anthem
4. amish paradise
5. foil

[NobodyHere]

when this thread started, i didn't know enough of his songs, but since then my 8 year old has become obsessed with weird al. top 5:

1. drive thru
2. fat
3. berock anthem
4. amish paradise
5. foil

There's definitely a lot worse music an 8 year old can become obsessed with. I consider you lucky.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

NECA Toys announces a new line of Weird Al figures.

https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpl1/v/t1.0-9/12705782_10153750188011005_835409629641716206_n.jpg?oh=eefabf6b683f95d4cbf7da1ecc9ce07c&oe=576ABD52

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

2016 World Tour dates announced.....

Tour | "Weird Al" Yankovic (http://weirdal.com/tour/)

[NobodyHere]

Watch 'Weird Al' Yankovic Detail 'Medium Rarities' With Quirky 8-Bit Video (http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/weird-al-yankovic-details-medium-rarities-with-new-video-w472577)

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[NobodyHere]

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[NobodyHere]

I bought my tickets to the Bigger and Weirder tour!

Who's coming with me!