Is still around. I don't think I've heard anything from him since the days of Fat and Amish Paradise.

He's releasing a new video per day for 8 days. I saw his Tacky video going around yesterday, but I am partial to today's, Word Crimes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Gv0H-vPoDc

Bets on what the next parodies will be?

7/15/2014 1:02:45 PM

"Fat" and "Amish Paradise" were almost a friggin' decade apart. You didn't hear his big "Polka Face" medley a few years ago?

[Edited on July 15, 2014 at 1:05 PM. Reason : Because it was pretty choice.]

7/15/2014 1:05:08 PM

I suppose I should have said those are his only two songs I could name off the top of my head, and he hasn't crossed my mind since the last time I heard one of them.

No, I must have missed that one.

7/15/2014 1:08:30 PM

Posted in the other thread, Weird Al rapping as Sir Issac Newton
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yis7GzlXNM

And Weird Al was recently Hitler on Drunk History.

He was pretty funny as Uncle Muscle on the Tim & Eric show

The Night Santa Went Crazy is one of his best, in my opinion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yis7GzlXNM
(Scully & Mulder make an appearance)

I'm afraid that I might not even recognize some of the parodies since I hardly listen to any "mainstream" modern music.

Polka Party was the third record I ever got, after Michael Jackson's Thriller and ZZ Top's Afterburner

The Night Santa Went Crazy is one of his best, in my opinion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yis7GzlXNM
(Scully & Mulder make an appearance)

[Edited on July 15, 2014 at 1:21 PM. Reason : ]

7/15/2014 1:09:19 PM

Here's a list of all his music videos, and links:

http://www.weirdal.com/links.htm

Tacky had a great video, I like the humor of today's song better though...especially where the mocks Prince since they have a little spat going on.

7/15/2014 1:09:46 PM

Not sure if anybody watches, but he's been on that Comedy Central show @Midnight a couple of times.

7/15/2014 1:18:52 PM

UHF is the Citizen Kane of comedies

7/15/2014 1:38:40 PM

somebody must listen to all things considered.

7/15/2014 1:42:38 PM

I heard this on the radio this morning riding to work.

7/15/2014 1:50:42 PM

Skwinkle, don't you remember "Perform This Way" (2011) or "White & Nerdy" (2006) or "Ebay" (2003...okay, it was released as a single in 2007 but the album came out in 2003) or even "The Saga Begins" (1999)?

[Edited on July 15, 2014 at 7:39 PM. Reason : also "All About the Pentiums" (1999) lol

[Edited on July 15, 2014 at 7:41 PM. Reason : oh yeah, also "Whatever You Like" (2009)

7/15/2014 7:37:30 PM

I adore Word Crimes. Brilliance. Anything which openly mocks the complete horror of poor spelling, grammar, and generally inept grasp of the English language which is commonly seen everywhere one goes on the internet nowadays gets a gold star from me.

I sincerely hope that he comes back to the DPAC with a tour for this new album. I would gladly buy a ticket on the first available day.

7/15/2014 9:09:18 PM

^^ Now that you mention it, I think I heard White and Nerdy.

7/15/2014 9:51:37 PM

word crimes.



THANK YOU

7/16/2014 8:52:57 AM

does it worry anyone else that he has not aged at all? I think he is an alien.

7/16/2014 8:54:22 AM

^ First thing I noticed upon loading up Tacky for the first time.

7/16/2014 9:06:24 AM

Quote :

"Posted in the other thread, Weird Al rapping as Sir Issac Newton https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yis7GzlXNM And Weird Al was recently Hitler on Drunk History. He was pretty funny as Uncle Muscle on the Tim & Eric show The Night Santa Went Crazy is one of his best, in my opinion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yis7GzlXNM (Scully & Mulder make an appearance) I'm afraid that I might not even recognize some of the parodies since I hardly listen to any "mainstream" modern music. Polka Party was the third record I ever got, after Michael Jackson's Thriller and ZZ Top's Afterburner The Night Santa Went Crazy is one of his best, in my opinion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yis7GzlXNM (Scully & Mulder make an appearance)"

7/16/2014 9:51:50 AM

(Scully & Mulder make an appearance)

7/16/2014 9:57:55 AM

best weird al song ever.

7/16/2014 9:59:04 AM

His parents died in 2004 in their home from Carbon Monoxide poisoning

7/16/2014 10:05:48 AM

L

O

L

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=w-0TEJMJOhk

7/16/2014 12:10:44 PM

fuck yeah Reno 911

7/16/2014 2:07:28 PM

Quote :

"(Scully & Mulder make an appearance)"

In the same video? ... linked 3 times

7/16/2014 2:43:18 PM

^haha, I realize I repeated the same line twice, but didn't realize I posted the same link three times

^^^will watch later. I thoroughly enjoyed Word Crimes

7/16/2014 3:00:12 PM

All his videos:

http://www.spin.com/articles/every-weird-al-yankovic-video-ranked/

7/16/2014 4:03:57 PM

http://www.wral.com/-weird-al-on-his-weirdly-successful-week-in-music/13827670/

He was interviewed on one of the MSM news broadcasts last night, I caught the last few seconds of it.

7/22/2014 10:10:07 AM

i used to have every single weird al tape back in the 90's. loved him. his new stuff if is funny too.

7/22/2014 12:34:39 PM

7/22/2014 8:57:50 PM

Someone gave me tickets to the Koko Booth show last night.

It was kinda given as a gag gift, and I wasn't sure what to expect, but it was actually really fun.

Unfortunately it had to be cut-short due to the weather.

^he did that song, came out in full Nirvana attire, cheerleader w/ pop-poms dancing around, bassist bare-footed and holding his bass near the ground. Also came out in the Fat suit, devo attire, etc. etc.

[Edited on June 19, 2015 at 11:42 AM. Reason : ]

6/19/2015 11:40:58 AM

I was there and it was excellent

an absolute pro

6/19/2015 11:41:57 AM

Wish we could've made it.

6/19/2015 12:44:24 PM

The Daily has a really good episode today about Weird Al (accompanying the NYT feature)

4/12/2020 7:58:40 PM

Damn I thought this was gonna be about weird AI

4/12/2020 8:39:10 PM

^^^^^

I was there, too! That storm rolled in fast. My sister literally started crying because he didn't do word crimes yet.

Also, I have a pretty decent collection of his old stuff on vinyl that my dad passed to me.

4/14/2020 9:20:34 PM

pretty sure he started with Word Crimes?

thought he performed it while walking to the stage from the lake

upon further review, he did not

https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/weird-al-yankovic/2015/koka-booth-amphitheatre-cary-nc-3c9152f.html



[Edited on April 14, 2020 at 9:27 PM. Reason : my b]

4/14/2020 9:25:09 PM

I still want to go see him

4/14/2020 10:16:29 PM

Quote :

"Damn I thought this was gonna be about weird AI"

LOL me too and it got me excited

4/15/2020 12:24:15 AM

Yeah, I remember him walking out around the lake to Tacky.

Polka Party! was one of the first records I ever got (along with ZZ Top's Afterburner, Thriller, and Europe's Final Countdown). Switched to tapes soon after that.

4/15/2020 11:40:50 AM

His debut album came out 40 years ago today:

https://www.npr.org/2023/05/03/1171948750/40-songs-from-40-years-of-weird-al-yankovic

5/3/2023 10:54:15 AM

oh man i was worried he died for a sec

5/3/2023 10:58:05 AM

National treasure

5/3/2023 11:27:09 AM

his biopic from last year rules

5/3/2023 11:51:09 AM

Quote :

"oh man i was worried he died for a sec"

Did you see "RIP" or "BIH" (EMCE) in the thread title?

5/3/2023 11:57:19 AM

^^I'd actually like to see an honest biography. But Daniel Radcliffe killed as Weird Al.

5/3/2023 12:36:51 PM

Yes, I thoroughly enjoyed the biopic, will watch again.

One scene/line in particuarl had me dying, can't recall it now though.

5/3/2023 12:40:17 PM

an earnest biopic of Weird Al completely misses the point

also, that’s what Behind the Music was for, and there is an ep on him

^ I lost it over “hay boy”

[Edited on May 3, 2023 at 12:43 PM. Reason : .]

5/3/2023 12:42:12 PM

Weird AI...is that like ChatGPT writing hit songs or wha?

5/3/2023 1:24:23 PM

UHF > biopic

5/3/2023 1:41:25 PM

Justin's got opinions

5/3/2023 1:56:05 PM

Justin is also making that statement without having seen the biopic


But i do love UHF

5/3/2023 2:46:30 PM

absolutely a huge opportunity if he hasn't already made/announced an album called Weird AI

5/3/2023 2:50:58 PM