Topic 'o' the Day: The Genius of Weird Al

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

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Originally Posted by QuikSand

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

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Originally Posted by QuikSand

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

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Originally Posted by Kodos

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

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Originally Posted by Desnudo

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

Draft Dodger · 01-19-2005, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Warhammer

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

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Originally Posted by Coffee Warlord

I. Hate. Sauerkraut!

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

Coffee Warlord · 01-19-2005, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by TargetPractice6

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

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Originally Posted by Draft Dodger

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.

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

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Originally Posted by TargetPractice6

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/for...9&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

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Originally Posted by MrBug708

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

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

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Originally Posted by MrBug708

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

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Originally Posted by sterlingice

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

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Originally Posted by MrBug708

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

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Originally Posted by kcchief19

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

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Originally Posted by MrBug708

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

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Originally Posted by Pumpy Tudors

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

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Originally Posted by SkyDog

Just damn.

No foolin'.

Greyroofoo · 01-19-2005, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Pyser

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

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Originally Posted by Solecismic

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?

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

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Originally Posted by AgustusM

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

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Originally Posted by Greyroofoo

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

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Originally Posted by Pumpy Tudors

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

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Originally Posted by Pumpy Tudors

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

nope.

01-19-2005, 04:07 PM	#8
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01-19-2005, 04:48 PM	#12
gstelmack Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Cary, NC	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. __________________ -- Greg -- Author of various FOF utilities

01-19-2005, 06:05 PM	#25
Vince Pro Starter Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Willow Glen, CA	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. __________________ Every time a Dodger scores a run, an angel has its wings ripped off by a demon, and is forced to tearfully beg the demon to cauterize the wounds.The demon will refuse, and the sobbing angel will lie in a puddle of angel blood and feathers for eternity, wondering why the Dodgers are allowed to score runs.That’s not me talking: that’s science. McCoveyChronicles.com.

01-19-2005, 06:26 PM	#30
Pumpy Tudors Bounty Hunter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Pittsburgh, PA	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. __________________ No, I am not Batman, and I will not repair your food processor.

01-19-2005, 06:31 PM	#33
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	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 __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

01-19-2005, 03:50 PM	#2
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	Your task: The Mount Rushmore of Weird Al songs. Begin.

01-19-2005, 03:58 PM	#3
Pyser Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Los Angeles	yoda!

01-19-2005, 04:03 PM	#4
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	I been around But ain't never seen A guy who looks like a muppet But he's wrinkled and green...

01-19-2005, 04:04 PM	#6
timmynausea College Starter Join Date: Dec 2002	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.

01-19-2005, 04:17 PM	#9
Desnudo Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Here and There	UHF was a defining move for its generation.

01-19-2005, 04:47 PM	#10
Warhammer Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Dayton, OH	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.

01-19-2005, 04:53 PM	#13
SackAttack Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI	"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."

01-19-2005, 05:21 PM	#14
TargetPractice6 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Lexington, KY	Yoda Albuquerque The Night Santa Went Crazy I Remember Larry

01-19-2005, 05:22 PM	#16
Chubby Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Syracuse, NY	Wierd Al rules, seen him twice in concert

01-19-2005, 05:30 PM	#18
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	I. Hate. Sauerkraut!

01-19-2005, 05:50 PM	#21
Chubby Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Syracuse, NY	LALALALALALA-asagna

01-19-2005, 05:52 PM	#22
kcchief19 Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Kansas City, MO	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.

01-19-2005, 06:00 PM	#24
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	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!

01-19-2005, 06:17 PM	#27
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	I know LL Cool J is probably still pissed off at him for making Amish Paradise MUCH more popular than Gangsters Paradise ever was.

01-19-2005, 06:18 PM	#28
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	Smells like Nirvana was scary close to being nearly impossible to discern from the original

01-19-2005, 06:27 PM	#31
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	Coolio, on the other hand, was pissed.

01-19-2005, 06:39 PM	#35
JeffR High School JV Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Kelowna, BC, Canada	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

01-19-2005, 06:52 PM	#37
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	Come again?

01-19-2005, 07:06 PM	#38
Solecismic Solecismic Software Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Canton, OH	I thought this was going to be another complaint about play-calling in the last 30 seconds of the first half. Carry on.

01-19-2005, 07:46 PM	#42
Pyser Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Los Angeles	if i had to choose between a weird al rushmore, or the box...i think id take whats in the box

01-19-2005, 08:55 PM	#46
AgustusM College Prospect Join Date: Dec 2003	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. Last edited by AgustusM : 01-19-2005 at 08:56 PM.

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