OT: Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

[Woodpecker]

Drops November 4th

 

[yeahtoasty]

The fact that Weird Al has managed to carve a 40-year career out of doing what he does makes me happy for reasons I can't quite explain. Individually, his parodies aren't really even that funny but there's something about the cumulative silliness of his output that just makes me laugh whenever I hear one.

I remember hearing "My Bologna" on Dr. Demento way back in '79. Never, ever could've imagined that he'd still be a thing in 2022.

 

[91Joe95]

Saw him in concert more than twenty years ago. He is actually a very talented musician, and in so many different genres.

 

[saturdaysarebetter]

I lost on Jeopardy, Eat it, Like a Surgeon, etc.

 

[91Joe95]

This is the song that made Devo jealous that Weird Al pulled off the sound that they had been striving to achieve.

 

[JerseyLion]

It’s very un-pc, but Fat was one of his best. Really liked the video too. Yo ding dong, ding dong yo. You ain’t fat, you ain’t nothin.

 

[bbrown]

It’s very un-pc, but Fat was one of his best. Really liked the video too. Yo ding dong, ding dong yo. You ain’t fat, you ain’t nothin.

Amish Paradise is pretty great…

 

[s1uggo72]

A good friend went to college w him. Cal Poly

 

[Midnighter]

Love Weird Al.

 

[OuiRPSU]

If you like Hamilton, you’ll love this:


And if you don’t like Hamilton, what’s wrong with you?

 

[TheBigUglies]

Weird Al is doing a show in Williamsport next week. Saw him back in the 80s when he opened for the Monkees at the Mann in Phila. He puts on a great show.

 

[GreggK]

I think this movie will be brilliant. Basically, it’s the retelling of Al’s life as if he was a heavy drinking, brawling, ladies man. In reality, it’s a super quiet Christian guy. That in and of itself is a funny set up.

 

[91Joe95]

His tribute to Charles Nelson Reilley. Gitty up Gene.

 

[BobPSU92]

One of my favorites:

 

[PhillyBillyReprise]

Frankie Yankovic - Wikipedia

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[BrucePa]

Not a fan.

 

[ApexLion]

A good friend went to college w him. Cal Poly

Saw that factoid the other day. Our son is looking at Cal Poly Pomona.

 

[Woodpecker]

Saw that factoid the other day. Our son is looking at Cal Poly Pomona.

That one might be independent of SLO

 

[Still in State Colllege]

Great career for a guy still doing what he did as a teenager with a cassette recorder.

 

[bbrown]

Great career for a guy still doing what he did as a teenager with a cassette recorder.

+1. And speaking of a band that I think is criminally underrated...Weezer.

 

[Connorpozlee]

It’s very un-pc, but Fat was one of his best. Really liked the video too. Yo ding dong, ding dong yo. You ain’t fat, you ain’t nothin.

“Ham on, ham on, ham on whole wheat”