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Subject: Weird Al Parodies
My favorite Weird Al songs are his two Michael Jackon parodies, "Eat It" and "Fat" and his early 90's parody of Nirvana, "Smells Like Nirvana"; the songs by themselves are hysterical and are even funnier when you see the music videos.
A little FYI: one of my favorite stories about Weird Al is about when he was in college working as a DJ and one of the things he used to do on the air was put on the Debby Boone record "You Light Up My Life" and then scratch it with the needle. I think he must've wrecked a lot of 45's doing that!
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I like his Like A Surgeon and Eat It...as well as I Lost on Jeopardy. ;D
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A little FYI: one of my favorite stories about Weird Al is about when he was in college working as a DJ and one of the things he used to do on the air was put on the Debby Boone record "You Light Up My Life" and then scratch it with the needle. I think he must've wrecked a lot of 45's doing that!
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Not to mention turntable needles. I'm sure his station manager was very pleased! >:(
I remember Weird Al when he was simply "Weird Al" on the Dr. Demento show. Some of my favorite early Als were
"I Love Rocky Road" (Joan Jett's "I Love Rock 'n' Roll"), "Another One Rides the Bus" (Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust"), and, of course, "My Balogna" (The Knack's "My Sharona"), which was recorded in his college dorm bathroom! ;D
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Weird Al was one of the first cassette tapes I ever owned! I was only 10 when it came out so "like a surgeon" kinda scared me..because of the video of him walking around a hospital and all.
But I loved Dare to be stupid, George of the jungle, Cable T.V, Slime creatures from outer space... ;D
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He should be doing more parodies. ;D
Weird Al is just too funny. :D
Howard
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I hope he didn't slow down b/c of the incident when he did Omish Paradise. (w/ Coolio having a big hissy fit and no sense of humor) ::)
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Oooh,I got one....
"In The Gravy"
parody of "In The Navy"(Village People) ;D :D
Howard
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He put out a cd about five years ago called "Running with Scissors". One of the songs was a parody of Don Mclean's hit "American Pie" called the "The Saga Continues" - sort of a tribute to the latest Star Wars movie that was coming out at the time.
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I hope he didn't slow down b/c of the incident when he did Omish Paradise. (w/ Coolio having a big hissy fit and no sense of humor) ::)
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I hope he didn't slow down b/c of the incident when he did Omish Paradise. (w/ Coolio having a big hissy fit and no sense of humor)
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Regarding "Amish Paradise," Coolio was all indignant, saying "Yo, I'm not down wid dat!" As though it was HIS song. He ripped "Gangsta's Paradise" right from Stevie Wonder's "Pastime Paradise." Like a lot of immature people, Coolio has (as you say) no sense of humor and takes himself way too seriously. Weird Al's reaction was great. He didn't point the finger back at Coolio, he just shrugged, grinned, and said "I'm sorry." ;)
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Yeah, I thought he handled it well. Coolio's so stupid. ::)
I'm glad to hear he's still been at it.
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Regarding "Amish Paradise," Coolio was all indignant, saying "Yo, I'm not down wid dat!" As though it was HIS song. He ripped "Gangsta's Paradise" right from Stevie Wonder's "Pastime Paradise." Like a lot of immature people, Coolio has (as you say) no sense of humor and takes himself way too seriously. Weird Al's reaction was great. He didn't point the finger back at Coolio, he just shrugged, grinned, and said "I'm sorry." ;)
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Favorite '80's "Weird Al" Parodies:
"Like A Surgeon"
"Stand"
"Eat It"
"Dare To Be Stupid"
"Hooked on Polkas" medly
"One More Minute"
"Yoda"
"I Lost On Jeaopady"
"Fat"
"Ricky"
"I Love Rocky Road"
"UHF"
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Woops wrote,
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"I Lost On Jeaopady"
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Oh yeah, I forgot "I Lost on Jeopardy," that was a great video, too. Greg Kihn had a cameo in it. That's the funny thing, guys like Kihn and Doug Feiger (The Knack) loved the spoofs on their songs. Most artists would be flattered to have a song well known enough to parody. In the '80s, an interviewer asked Weird Al if anyone refused to let him do a parody, Weird Al said, "Oh, just people who wear lots of purple and have no sense of humor." Clue: he wasn't talking about Barney.
The movie UHF was wicked funny! That's the first place I saw Michael Richards, later known as Kramer, as the janitor. There's a scene in which Weird Al does a Sam Kinnison imitation. Blink and you would miss it, but he's on his ex's answering machine going "Ohh, ohh, I'm in hell!!" :D
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Did everyone see the Eat It video? ;D
Howard
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I LOVE Weird Al. Some of my favs are (not in any order):
I Lost on Jeopardy
One More Minute
Gonna Buy me a Condo (I'm sure not too many know this one)
Amish Paradise
Eat it
Smells like Nirvana
Headline News
Dare to be Stupid
In 3D
As they say, you know you are somebody when Weird Al does a parody of your work.
Cat
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That's what Weird Al quoted Dave Grohl as saying during his interview on Behind the Music a few years ago. One of the things I loved about the "Smells Like Nirvana" video was when Dick Van Patten made a cameo sitting in the bleachers. :D :)
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I LOVE Weird Al. Some of my favs are (not in any order):
I Lost on Jeopardy
One More Minute
Gonna Buy me a Condo (I'm sure not too many know this one)
Amish Paradise
Eat it
Smells like Nirvana
Headline News
Dare to be Stupid
In 3D
As they say, you know you are somebody when Weird Al does a parody of your work.
Cat
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That's what Weird Al quoted Dave Grohl as saying during his interview on Behind the Music a few years ago. One of the things I loved about the "Smells Like Nirvana" video was when Dick Van Patten made a cameo sitting in the bleachers. :D :)
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Yup-that is where I got the quote from. ;D
Cat
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Taco Grande is my favorite! ;D
Howard
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He should be doing more parodies. ;D
Weird Al is just too funny. :D
Howard
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Actually, he is still doing parodies. His latest CD is called POODLE HAT and has some good stuff on it. It's nominated for a Grammy. The song "Couch Potato" is probably the highlight of the CD. He parodies Eminem on his song "Lose Yourself."
My favorite Weird Al Yankovic songs are...
My Bologna
Another One Rides The Bus
Amish Paradise
Smells Like Nirvana
Couch Potato
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I hope Eminem had a better sense of humor about it than Coolio did.
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Actually, he is still doing parodies. His latest CD is called POODLE HAT and has some good stuff on it. It's nominated for a Grammy. The song "Couch Potato" is probably the highlight of the CD. He parodies Eminem on his song "Lose Yourself."
My favorite Weird Al Yankovic songs are...
My Bologna
Another One Rides The Bus
Amish Paradise
Smells Like Nirvana
Couch Potato
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I hope Eminem had a better sense of humor about it than Coolio did.
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Unfortunately, no.
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I'd like to see him try a Village People parody "In The Gravy". ;D
Howard
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Oh, I remember now. I think what happened was Eminem would'nt let Weird Al make a video of his parody or something like that.
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Unfortunately, no.
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I think my favorite is "The White Stuff", a take on The New Kids On The Block, "The Right Stuff", that's about the filling in an Oreo. I also like the polka medley that's on the album that the above mentioned song is on. "Amish Paradise" is also one of my favorites. I love the video.
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he also has one song called "cats in the kettle" a really great twist on "cats in the cradle"
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He hasn't poked fun of The Village People lately. ;D
Howard
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While rummaging through some old boxes in my attic, I discovered that I actually still have an old VHS tape with the video to "Eat It" on it!! 8)
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These songs are great:
Albuquerque *
Amish Paradise
Bedrock Anthem
Deep Fryer
Eat It
Everything You Know Is Wrong *
Fat
Girls Just Want To Have Lunch
I Can't Watch This
I Lost On Jeopardy
I Remember Larry *
I Think I'm A Clone Now
I Want A New Duck
I'm So Sick Of You *
Lasagna
Like A Surgeon
One More Minute *
Pretty Fly For A Rabbi
Rice Rice Baby
Ricky
Since You've Been Gone *
Smells Like Nirvana
Still Billy Joel To Me
Stop Draggin' My Car Around
Taco Grande
Theme From Rocky XIII
When I Was Your Age *
Will the Real Slim Shady Please Shut Up
Wrong Foot Amputated
You Don't Love Me Anymore *
(* not a parody)
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I wonder when he is going to do a hilarious parody of the current pop princesses Britney/Christina/Jessica? THAT Id like to see!
I personally think that a performer hasnt truly hit the big time in pop culture unless Weird Al has done a parody of their song. Coolio and Eminem should feel honored instead of pissed off at Weird Al.
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How come he hasn't done a Village People Parody lately? ???
Howard