J3FF3R00 Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 I was just thinking about how brilliant he is and and how I tend to find that I have a very special bond with other people that share a deep appreciation for the man, the myth, the accordion. Btw, I'm shocked that there isn't a Weird Al thread already. That part in "Dare To Be Stupid" where he says "I can't hear you... I still can't hear you... OK, I can hear you now", may be one of the finest moments ever recorded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhonny Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Saw him at the Godspeed ATP in the UK, I hadn't really given him much time before then but massively fell in love. A fantastic show and very very funny. He's not particularly big over here which is a shame, or at least he was probably a bit before my time in the 80s/early 90s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCM Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 [youtubehd]Pb8C7dxTGRM[/youtubehd] [youtubehd]QfvLcozLwtE&feature=endscreen&NR=1[/youtubehd] [youtubehd]2XbCWmY0eqY[/youtubehd] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Frankie5fingers Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 ive been absolutely fascinated with the dude ever since i was child. ive seen UHF like a billion times, own every single song of his, know a bit of trivia, i own "The Weird Al Show- the complete series" on DVD, watched Al tv back when it was on MTV, saw it when he brought it back for a special episode a couple years ago when he released Lynwood, own his music video collection thing on DVD and on and on and on. oh, and i know every lyric to just about every song. you play any song of his and i instantly start singing with it. but alas, i kinda started pulling away from him. i still havent bought Alpocalypse and really haven't been keeping up with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweepstakes Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Never got into him. I feel like he represents a type of humor that my generation as a whole, and probably the ones before and after it, appreciates, but that I never got into for whatever reason. One that has blossomed and become basically the norm at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J3FF3R00 Posted November 1, 2012 Author Share Posted November 1, 2012 Never got into him. I feel like he represents a type of humor that my generation as a whole, and probably the ones before and after it, appreciates, but that I never got into for whatever reason. One that has blossomed and become basically the norm at this point. Thy this out, young whippersnapper... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9qYF9DZPdw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweepstakes Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Yeah, I remember that one. It was sorta clever. EDIT: Definitely of the rule and not an exception. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sweepstakes Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 He's clearly influential. There's dozens of Youtube heroes now doing stuff in that vein. I could probably think of a few but that sounds about as fun as trying to remember the names of beanie babies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Frankie5fingers Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 no one could ever do what Weird Al does. he really is quite a genius. most think its so easy to make parodies, but anyone who got the Bonus dvd that came with Straight Outta Lynwood has seen how intense the dude gets about this stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J3FF3R00 Posted November 1, 2012 Author Share Posted November 1, 2012 He's clearly influential. There's dozens of Youtube heroes now doing stuff in that vein. I could probably think of a few but that sounds about as fun as trying to remember the names of beanie babies. Troll on. no one could ever do what Weird Al does. Some try. Many die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redruth Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 i remember his mtv takeover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 weird al was my favorite thing from ages 8-14, and while I don't really listen to him anymore, UHF is still definitely one of my top 5 movies, and I always enjoy hearing a song of his when it comes up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCONES TO DIE FOR Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 i remember his mtv takeover ALtv! I still like him because my inner 12-year-old never really grew up. http://youtu.be/SHnTocdD7sk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr lopez Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 love him. gump is one of his finest imo melanie is also great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Frankie5fingers Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 gump is one of his finest imo same. id say its in a tie with Bedrock Anthem for my favorite song by him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J3FF3R00 Posted November 2, 2012 Author Share Posted November 2, 2012 I mean, come on. The guy is a friggin genius. This one isn't one of my favorites, by any stretch, but it illuminates the full scope of his powers... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsgeTNnYywg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweepstakes Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 He's clearly influential. There's dozens of Youtube heroes now doing stuff in that vein. I could probably think of a few but that sounds about as fun as trying to remember the names of beanie babies. Troll on. lol, you call that trolling? here I thought I was being pretty respectful. Oh well, with some folks it's either with em or against em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sergeantk Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 He's clearly influential. There's dozens of Youtube heroes now doing stuff in that vein. I could probably think of a few but that sounds about as fun as trying to remember the names of beanie babies. Troll on. lol, you call that trolling? here I thought I was being pretty respectful. Oh well, with some folks it's either with em or against em. you're on WATMM dude anyways, yeah weird al is funny, but i dont worship him or anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acroyear Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2mU6USTBRE ham on, ham on, ham on whole wheat... ALRIGHT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Wall Bird Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 UHF pretty much defined my life from the age of 10-12. So many memories: [youtubehd]8n1hKQULa9Y[/youtubehd] One of my favorite Al moments was when he was recruited to sing the title theme for 'Spy Hard'. Quality stuff. Curiously, the only video of the film's opening titles I could find is without the film credits, which leaves Al to react to title cards that aren't there. Hmm.... [youtubehd]F7KMMxAQp8I[/youtubehd] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YEK Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 i used to be huge into him. i had many of his albums on tapes, saw him live, still love UHF obviously. actually i got into other music by listening to his parodies... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J3FF3R00 Posted November 2, 2012 Author Share Posted November 2, 2012 i used to be huge into him. i had many of his albums on tapes, saw him live, still love UHF obviously. actually i got into other music by listening to his parodies... I thank him for exposing me to The Kinks. That is HUGE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuatxuk Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Dude, I swear I actually started a topic for Weird Al about a month ago but got sidetracked and forgot about it. Thank's for starting one, I agree it's long overdue. http://youtu.be/SHnTocdD7sk See that right there is a perfect example of his brilliance - as if "trapped in the closet" was absurd and hilarious by itself, weird al made a parody as enjoyable as the original. I think others would of tried to hard or stuck too closely to the original song subject. He nails every little detail - the phrasing, R. Kelly's redundant writing style, the plot turn timing... I'm actually impressed, not let down, that's yet another food song. i used to be huge into him. i had many of his albums on tapes, saw him live, still love UHF obviously. actually i got into other music by listening to his parodies... My parents had all the tapes from the 80s/early 90s as well. Basically my introduction to most 80s pop music hits. There are dozens of Top 40 "classics" I still find inferior to the Weird Al covers. The guitar solo in "Eat It" is fucking epic compared to the Van Halen solo in "Beat It" and I still feel like listening to "Smells like Nirvana" after I hear "Smells Like Teen Spirit." Tony Hawk is an extra in that video btw... Saw him do a Q&A at a screening of UHF in Austin. It was a lot of fun, he answered some good questions (funny enough the better questions came from kids), including a tidbit about how the worst song he did was probably "Girls Just Want to Have Lunch" which he says resulted from his label begging him to do a Cyndi Lauper parody. I'll admit too he's not the most hilarious, edgy, or absurd other comedians but he's sincere and a real class act. He has cleared every single parody, or now just released them for free, and he's done and even wrote a letter of apology to Coolio, who is pretty much the only artist he ran into issues with after releasing a song. I wish he did more straight originals, some of my favorite songs of his are neither style parodies or specific song parodies, like this one: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Wall Bird Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 Love me some Weird Al originals. Spy Hard theme? Great. Since You've Been Gone?: Awesome [youtubehd]4539G-5yUgg[/youtubehd] Albuequerque? Ohhhhhh yeaaaahhh: [youtubehd]dJxMAiRGg98[/youtubehd] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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