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Old 07-18-2014, 04:37 AM   #51
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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.
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Old 07-18-2014, 10:07 AM   #52
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My favorite is one of his originals, One More Minute.
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Old 07-18-2014, 10:25 AM   #53
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My favorite is one of his originals, One More Minute.

mine too. Although Word Crimes may have just supplanted that.
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Old 07-18-2014, 11:34 AM   #54
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"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
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Old 07-18-2014, 12:01 PM   #55
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Amish Paradise
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Old 07-19-2014, 11:20 AM   #56
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Today's new video is another Weird Al original: "First World Problems"

http://popcrush.com/weird-al-yankovi...roblems-video/
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Old 07-19-2014, 11:42 AM   #57
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Trying to decide if I can get through it.

Edit: Nope.
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Old 07-19-2014, 01:27 PM   #58
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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.
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Old 07-21-2014, 12:10 AM   #59
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This one is lots of fun
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Old 08-07-2014, 11:55 PM   #60
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I think I can count on FOFCers to sign this petition...

Weird Al Needs to headline Super Bowl halftime show.
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Old 08-08-2014, 06:52 AM   #61
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Sadly, there's no way the No Fun League would ever be cool enough to allow that to happen.
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Old 08-08-2014, 06:56 AM   #62
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He comes out with the fat suit for Fat and there's a wardrobe malfunction. Oh the humanity!

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Old 08-17-2014, 08:01 PM   #63
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Old 08-17-2014, 11:13 PM   #64
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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.
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Old 09-24-2014, 02:30 PM   #65
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If you haven't picked it up yet, "Mandatory Fun" is $5.99 this week on the iTunes store.
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Old 09-24-2014, 02:37 PM   #66
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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
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Old 09-24-2014, 02:52 PM   #67
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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.
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Old 09-24-2014, 03:43 PM   #68
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trigger happy is my fav weird al song
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Old 02-17-2015, 06:16 PM   #69
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From Weird Al's Facebook page.

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

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Old 03-09-2015, 12:19 PM   #70
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Really awesome performance last night.....

Watch Weird Al Perform ‘Yoda’ With A 13-Year-Old Girl With Autism
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Old 03-09-2015, 04:24 PM   #71
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Thanks for the link Mizzou - was great to watch.
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Old 08-23-2015, 08:29 PM   #72
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Kudos to Weird Al............

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Old 08-23-2015, 08:52 PM   #73
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Old 08-27-2015, 08:22 AM   #74
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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.
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Old 08-27-2015, 12:17 PM   #75
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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.

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Old 08-27-2015, 12:42 PM   #76
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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
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Old 08-27-2015, 12:48 PM   #77
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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.
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Old 02-08-2016, 11:13 AM   #78
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NECA Toys announces a new line of Weird Al figures.

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Old 02-23-2016, 02:44 PM   #79
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Old 03-18-2017, 06:16 PM   #80
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Watch 'Weird Al' Yankovic Detail 'Medium Rarities' With Quirky 8-Bit Video

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