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Genius.  I love this man.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dU95v23MQ4c

Honestly he's my hero.  He takes the pretentiousness out of music and injects music with light-hearted lyrics about nothing important.  So many "artists" these days have a stupid message in their songs, or they want to be taken seriously.  Relax people.  It's just music.  Have fun with it.

Yep, me too.  Saw him in concert several years ago.  Surprisingly (or maybe not) a great show!  I remember buying Weird Al in 3-D when it came out.  This my favorite Weird Al song: 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A42ZYNno5oQ

I have loved him since I was a kid.

Nirvana was probably my favorite of all time.  Or maybe Amish paradise.  But then again I loved his Micheal Jackson ones to.

To many good ones over the years.  Just when you think he has disappeared he comes back with a great song.

GET OUT OF HERE EARLY NINTIES

Although I don't dig him as much as I used to, his music is a big part of my early teen years.

And, as anybody who's visited the "Let's Sing" thread knows, I still know several of his tunes by heart.

In fact, I'm gonna head over there right now...

The first concert i ever went to was a weird Al concert.

Funny story, he was doing a gig in Seattle and the day before the concert he was promoting the show on our local afternoon/post soap opera gossip show.  A friend and i went to the crappy soap show just to watch them interview Al, and we ended up winning tickets to the concert!  Not only that, but after the crappy afternoon/post opera show ended my friend and i dashed out the front doors and caught Al before he climbed into his limo, and the dude signed my ticket stub :)  greatest day of my life.  He's a lot shorter than you might think, too.

While I thought Fat was his best video, his best moment in a music video was the backwards-running segment from Amish Paradise:

http://www.youtube.com/embed/NjXupfuOJAc?start=179&end=198

I thought he did a pretty good job with the lip-syncing here, considering the fact that he had to learn to do it "in reverse," for lack of a better way to describe it. Say what you will about the man, that there is dedication to the craft. Though he missed his mark a bit at the very end...

It isn't a Weird Al album without a polka.  Seriously, I think there would be riots on the streets if he skipped out on that part.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRJILK3NxSM

I love the polkas.  My favorites are the ones from the 80's, even though my greatest exposure to pop music was in the 90's.

I haven't listened to Weird Al in such a long time.  I believe the last new album I listened to was Straight Outta Lynwood.

The first maybe 7-8 albums I ever owned were Weird Al albums. I had absolutely no interest in music until my dad brought me home a tape with the UHF soundtrack and a few extra songs tacked onto it because he thought I might like it. I think he regretted how much I enjoyed it after that because we would rotate music on family road trips and my pick was ALWAYS Weird Al. In 3-D is probably my favorite album of his, but its pretty hard to choose just one.

I agree "In 3-D" is amazing.  Gonna Buy Me a Condo, Midnight Star, Eat It, Nature Trail to Hell, Mr. Pompeil, I Lost on Jeopardy, etc. Unbelievable.  That album was kind of his spring board IMO.  Don't get me started on UHF, I think I've bought that movie several times over the years for myself and friends.

Sincerely,

"Don't You Know the Dewey Decimal System"

"SUPPLIES!!"

 :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

I used to draw a simple Harvey the Wonder Hamster mini-comic in high school.  True story.  Yeah...

My first concert was Weird Al, it was at the Minnesota State Fair. The only album I've ever owned was Running With Sicssors though. Good Times :D

Poodle Hat was a tad disappointing....but that didn't stop me from listening to it thousands of times.  By far the best song on that ALbum was this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzERBgijZ0c

I remember the first time I heard Al was on the Dr Demento Radio Show.  This was back before he became MTV's comedy sweetheart. I had all of his cassettes up to the early 90's, then commenced with the CD's after that, and finally got to see him live a couple of years ago.  It was an amazing experience, full of wardrobe changes and classic AL TV clips.

Man, Mr. Popeil and Nature Trail to Hell where the only songs I listened to for like a year when I first discovered them!

I absolutley love his polka cover of Bohemian Rhapsody.  I've also listened to Alburqueque an embarassing number of times. 

Also, if you've never seen this, you've missed out on so much joy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYjXccHEQ0k

Your forgot "I Want a new Duck" and "Slime Creatures from Outer Space!" 

For some reason i love his original stuff a lot more than his parodies.  One More Minute, I'm so Sick of You, Albaquerque, Germs.....amazing stuff

He also comes up with original songs that do a bang-up job of satirizing the style of certain artists or groups:


Mr. Popeil: The B-52's

Dog Eat Dog: Talking Heads / David Byrne

Dare to be Stupid:: Devo

You Make Me: Oingo Boingo

"That's right. To Uncle Nutzy's Clubhouse. And boy-oh-boy, are we gonna have big fun today. We're gonna have so much fun, we'll forget about how miserable we are, and how much life sucks, and how we're all gonna grow old and die someday."

I just watched the music video for Craigslist and died laughing.  That is an awesome song.

"Do you want my Styrofoam peanuts?"

That part kills me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUQDzj6R3p4

Best one ever.

Double Bonus.  Weird Al & Transformers:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABGOXvERUiA

Didn't Al eventually voice Wreck-Gar in a recent TransFormers show?

Yep, IMDB verified.  So it must be true. :) 

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0946148/?ref_=sr_5

Had a bad day.  This song always cheers me up.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZBlqdJkMwQ

That was pretty funny. I still think it's like eight years late though.

I saw him 4 times in concert and last time I got a him to sign my "Alpocalypes" CD... Best day of my life and also those of you who hasn't seen the movie UHF .... OMFG you'll LMAO

Sorry if this makes me sound a blasphemer-- and it will-- but: no it won't.

UHF is one of the most downright lame and unfunny movies I've ever had the misfortune of watching.

I really, really tried to like it, I honestly really did. But I can't lie to you: it sucked big moldy donkey balls.

The only good thing that came out of it was the Beverly Hillbillies parody video, and the soundtrack CD.

The Weird Al inquisition will be at my front door in 3...2...1...  :grrr: :grrr: :grrr: :grrr: :grrr: :grrr: :grrr:

I understand, the movie isn't for everyone, everybody has different tastes

Um... hi there.

Okay, look, maybe I overreacted a bit on UHF. As I recall, it did have one reasonably amusing bit:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfvLcozLwtE

EEEEEEEVERYTHING YOU KNOW IS WRONG

BLACK IS WHITE UP IS DOWN AND SHORT IS LONG

JUST FORGET THE WORDS AND SING ALONG

Two great tastes that taste great together:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWdTi57e4GU