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down our picks for the top 10 Weird Al
down our picks for the top 10 Weird Al Yankovic original songs before we begin
Yankovic original songs before we begin
Yankovic original songs before we begin we publish new videos every day
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content for this list we’re looking beyond Al’s classic song parodies to
beyond Al’s classic song parodies to
beyond Al’s classic song parodies to admire some of the hilarious tracks he
admire some of the hilarious tracks he
admire some of the hilarious tracks he wrote himself we’re basing our picks on
wrote himself we’re basing our picks on
wrote himself we’re basing our picks on a mix of clever lyrics catchy melodies
a mix of clever lyrics catchy melodies
a mix of clever lyrics catchy melodies and how well he managed to tackle the
and how well he managed to tackle the
and how well he managed to tackle the various musical styles of other artists
various musical styles of other artists
various musical styles of other artists without reworking one of their actual
without reworking one of their actual
without reworking one of their actual songs
number ten UHF in the late 1980s while
number ten UHF in the late 1980s while promoting his new movie Weird Al got
promoting his new movie Weird Al got
promoting his new movie Weird Al got surprisingly meta taking inspiration
surprisingly meta taking inspiration
surprisingly meta taking inspiration from old TV station ad campaigns al
from old TV station ad campaigns al
from old TV station ad campaigns al wrote a song celebrating his fictional
wrote a song celebrating his fictional
wrote a song celebrating his fictional channel of course the song EE serves as
channel of course the song EE serves as
channel of course the song EE serves as a love-hate letter to television in
a love-hate letter to television in
a love-hate letter to television in general as Yankovic both praises and
general as Yankovic both praises and
general as Yankovic both praises and mocks the couch potato lifestyle UHF is
mocks the couch potato lifestyle UHF is
mocks the couch potato lifestyle UHF is one of the only tracks and Al’s
one of the only tracks and Al’s
one of the only tracks and Al’s discography that doesn’t pull from a
discography that doesn’t pull from a
discography that doesn’t pull from a specific artist and so in the video he
specific artist and so in the video he
specific artist and so in the video he impersonates as many acts as humanly
impersonates as many acts as humanly
impersonates as many acts as humanly possible
possible
possible al truly outdid himself in this video
al truly outdid himself in this video
al truly outdid himself in this video amongst the parodies of everyone from
amongst the parodies of everyone from
amongst the parodies of everyone from Talking Heads to ZZ Top he even managed
Talking Heads to ZZ Top he even managed
Talking Heads to ZZ Top he even managed to squeeze in a reference to the Outer
to squeeze in a reference to the Outer
to squeeze in a reference to the Outer Limits
Limits
Limits [Music]
[Music]
[Music] They Might Be Giants are known for their
They Might Be Giants are known for their
They Might Be Giants are known for their liberal use of the accordion a fact that
liberal use of the accordion a fact that
liberal use of the accordion a fact that made them an easy target for Al taking
made them an easy target for Al taking
made them an easy target for Al taking to task the band’s often absurdist
to task the band’s often absurdist
to task the band’s often absurdist lyrical style Yankovic tells a surreal
lyrical style Yankovic tells a surreal
lyrical style Yankovic tells a surreal story of a man’s reality defying life
story of a man’s reality defying life
story of a man’s reality defying life through strangely optimistic lines about
through strangely optimistic lines about
through strangely optimistic lines about dying
dying
dying I’ll also poked fun that they might be
I’ll also poked fun that they might be
I’ll also poked fun that they might be giants as use of cheery melodies over
giants as use of cheery melodies over
giants as use of cheery melodies over dark subject matter
dark subject matter
dark subject matter Yankovic delivers one of his most
Yankovic delivers one of his most
Yankovic delivers one of his most impressive vocal performances when he
impressive vocal performances when he
impressive vocal performances when he talks about heavens dress-coat at
talks about heavens dress-coat at
talks about heavens dress-coat at lightning speed never losing pace with
lightning speed never losing pace with
lightning speed never losing pace with the song al even shreds out on the
the song al even shreds out on the
the song al even shreds out on the accordion solo giving they might be
accordion solo giving they might be
accordion solo giving they might be giants a run for their money
giants a run for their money
giants a run for their money number eight Frank’s 2000 TV though by
number eight Frank’s 2000 TV though by
number eight Frank’s 2000 TV though by 1995 Weird Al had written enough songs
1995 Weird Al had written enough songs
1995 Weird Al had written enough songs about television to release an entire
about television to release an entire
about television to release an entire album of the stuff they weren’t all in
album of the stuff they weren’t all in
album of the stuff they weren’t all in celebration of the old idiot box
celebration of the old idiot box
celebration of the old idiot box adopting the euphoric sounds of REM to
adopting the euphoric sounds of REM to
adopting the euphoric sounds of REM to sing about his neighbor’s colossal
sing about his neighbor’s colossal
sing about his neighbor’s colossal screen Al sets his sights squarely on
screen Al sets his sights squarely on
screen Al sets his sights squarely on consumer culture
consumer culture
consumer culture [Music]
[Music]
[Music] taking people’s obsession with large
taking people’s obsession with large
taking people’s obsession with large television to a hyperbolic extreme I’ll
television to a hyperbolic extreme I’ll
television to a hyperbolic extreme I’ll claims the screen would make Robert De
claims the screen would make Robert De
claims the screen would make Robert De Niro’s mole ten feet wide borrowing our
Niro’s mole ten feet wide borrowing our
Niro’s mole ten feet wide borrowing our eum’s looping harmonies Yankovic
eum’s looping harmonies Yankovic
eum’s looping harmonies Yankovic produced a surprisingly catchy bit of
produced a surprisingly catchy bit of
produced a surprisingly catchy bit of commentary while it might not Dorf a
commentary while it might not Dorf a
commentary while it might not Dorf a redwood tree like al claims a 2000 inch
redwood tree like al claims a 2000 inch
redwood tree like al claims a 2000 inch TV would have been roughly 100 feet tall
TV would have been roughly 100 feet tall
TV would have been roughly 100 feet tall at the time
at the time
at the time number 7 pancreas paying homage to beach
number 7 pancreas paying homage to beach
number 7 pancreas paying homage to beach boy Brian Wilson Weird Al decided to
boy Brian Wilson Weird Al decided to
boy Brian Wilson Weird Al decided to show some love to an organ that’s been
show some love to an organ that’s been
show some love to an organ that’s been sorely undervalued over the years even
sorely undervalued over the years even
sorely undervalued over the years even while kidding around
while kidding around
while kidding around al manages to accurately describe all
al manages to accurately describe all
al manages to accurately describe all the pancreas functions including
the pancreas functions including
the pancreas functions including metabolizing carbohydrates the song’s
metabolizing carbohydrates the song’s
metabolizing carbohydrates the song’s final section lists off all the
final section lists off all the
final section lists off all the pancreatic enzymes somehow producing a
pancreatic enzymes somehow producing a
pancreatic enzymes somehow producing a rhyme for the islets of langerhans
rhyme for the islets of langerhans
rhyme for the islets of langerhans emulating the crazy composition of songs
emulating the crazy composition of songs
emulating the crazy composition of songs like God Only Knows Howells harmonies
like God Only Knows Howells harmonies
like God Only Knows Howells harmonies are almost as big as the range of
are almost as big as the range of
are almost as big as the range of instruments behind the track it has even
instruments behind the track it has even
instruments behind the track it has even earned praise from musicians who played
earned praise from musicians who played
earned praise from musicians who played with Wilson over the years
with Wilson over the years
with Wilson over the years number six Albuquerque
following the similarly long rug burns
following the similarly long rug burns hit dicks automotive Weird Al made an 11
hit dicks automotive Weird Al made an 11
hit dicks automotive Weird Al made an 11 minute epic about the mundane
minute epic about the mundane
minute epic about the mundane chronicling a man’s life in New Mexico
chronicling a man’s life in New Mexico
chronicling a man’s life in New Mexico City
City
City I’ll intentionally wrote the track to
I’ll intentionally wrote the track to
I’ll intentionally wrote the track to annoy fans with a successive runtime
annoy fans with a successive runtime
annoy fans with a successive runtime treat if you wanna hit okay then clean
treat if you wanna hit okay then clean
treat if you wanna hit okay then clean despite Yankovic’s malevolent intentions
despite Yankovic’s malevolent intentions
despite Yankovic’s malevolent intentions the track became such a fan favorite
the track became such a fan favorite
the track became such a fan favorite that he started to encore with it
that he started to encore with it
that he started to encore with it unsurprisingly with all the songs boring
unsurprisingly with all the songs boring
unsurprisingly with all the songs boring tangents it still Al’s longest song to
tangents it still Al’s longest song to
tangents it still Al’s longest song to date the lyrics were so long that even
date the lyrics were so long that even
date the lyrics were so long that even his liner notes on running with scissors
his liner notes on running with scissors
his liner notes on running with scissors were cut off to joke that the words were
were cut off to joke that the words were
were cut off to joke that the words were too long for the page number 5 one more
too long for the page number 5 one more
too long for the page number 5 one more minute
minute
minute I’ll had a hard time staying funny when
I’ll had a hard time staying funny when
I’ll had a hard time staying funny when his girlfriend broke up with him ahead
his girlfriend broke up with him ahead
his girlfriend broke up with him ahead of his third album instead of crying
of his third album instead of crying
of his third album instead of crying Yankovic wrote a breakup ballad to fire
Yankovic wrote a breakup ballad to fire
Yankovic wrote a breakup ballad to fire back at his ex taking cues from the
back at his ex taking cues from the
back at his ex taking cues from the classic do off songs I’ll belts about
classic do off songs I’ll belts about
classic do off songs I’ll belts about happily eating shards of broken glass
happily eating shards of broken glass
happily eating shards of broken glass rather than seeing his lover again
rather than seeing his lover again
rather than seeing his lover again [Music]
[Music]
[Music] Yankovic subverted cliche love songs
Yankovic subverted cliche love songs
Yankovic subverted cliche love songs through intensely visual lyrics that
through intensely visual lyrics that
through intensely visual lyrics that suggests swimming through razor blades
suggests swimming through razor blades
suggests swimming through razor blades while hilariously over-the-top the
while hilariously over-the-top the
while hilariously over-the-top the bitter lyrics apparently actually proved
bitter lyrics apparently actually proved
bitter lyrics apparently actually proved therapeutic for Al if this wasn’t enough
therapeutic for Al if this wasn’t enough
therapeutic for Al if this wasn’t enough al allegedly rips an actual photo of the
al allegedly rips an actual photo of the
al allegedly rips an actual photo of the ex in the music video number four CNR
ex in the music video number four CNR
ex in the music video number four CNR very few people have the faintest idea
very few people have the faintest idea
very few people have the faintest idea who Charles Nelson Reilly is these days
who Charles Nelson Reilly is these days
who Charles Nelson Reilly is these days but that wasn’t going to stop Weird Al
but that wasn’t going to stop Weird Al
but that wasn’t going to stop Weird Al from writing about him anyways despite
from writing about him anyways despite
from writing about him anyways despite Riley’s place in history as an obscure
Riley’s place in history as an obscure
Riley’s place in history as an obscure comedian the lyrics claim he could
comedian the lyrics claim he could
comedian the lyrics claim he could excrete diamonds and figured out
excrete diamonds and figured out
excrete diamonds and figured out ColdFusion inspired by songs like the
ColdFusion inspired by songs like the
ColdFusion inspired by songs like the denial twist and dead leaves and the
denial twist and dead leaves and the
denial twist and dead leaves and the dirty ground al sets his anthem to the
dirty ground al sets his anthem to the
dirty ground al sets his anthem to the guitar stylings of the White Stripes as
guitar stylings of the White Stripes as
guitar stylings of the White Stripes as crazy as Enka Vicks lyrics are the
crazy as Enka Vicks lyrics are the
crazy as Enka Vicks lyrics are the ridiculous storytelling actually fits
ridiculous storytelling actually fits
ridiculous storytelling actually fits Jack White’s riding style quite well
Jack White’s riding style quite well
Jack White’s riding style quite well just in case you wanted to face Riley
just in case you wanted to face Riley
just in case you wanted to face Riley yourself comedy site JibJab even lets
yourself comedy site JibJab even lets
yourself comedy site JibJab even lets you put your face in Al’s video number
you put your face in Al’s video number
you put your face in Al’s video number three
three
three skipper dad after hearing a disheartened
skipper dad after hearing a disheartened
skipper dad after hearing a disheartened skipper complaining on the Disneyland
skipper complaining on the Disneyland
skipper complaining on the Disneyland Jungle Cruise Weird Al knew he had a
Jungle Cruise Weird Al knew he had a
Jungle Cruise Weird Al knew he had a song on his hands
song on his hands
song on his hands [Music]
framing has track around failed acting
framing has track around failed acting students al took full advantage of the
students al took full advantage of the
students al took full advantage of the bittersweet tones of Weezer while
bittersweet tones of Weezer while
bittersweet tones of Weezer while overtly catchy the lyrics are
overtly catchy the lyrics are
overtly catchy the lyrics are surprisingly dark and real making it one
surprisingly dark and real making it one
surprisingly dark and real making it one of the ANCA Vic’s more tragic songs to
of the ANCA Vic’s more tragic songs to
of the ANCA Vic’s more tragic songs to make sure his skipper dialogue sounded
make sure his skipper dialogue sounded
make sure his skipper dialogue sounded right al poured through his old scripts
right al poured through his old scripts
right al poured through his old scripts and guidebooks from the Disney ride in
and guidebooks from the Disney ride in
and guidebooks from the Disney ride in addition to researching the ride in
addition to researching the ride in
addition to researching the ride in detail Yankovic even called in a few
detail Yankovic even called in a few
detail Yankovic even called in a few favors to get an authentic skipper
favors to get an authentic skipper
favors to get an authentic skipper costume from Disney to perform the song
costume from Disney to perform the song
costume from Disney to perform the song live I’ve been on the ride plenty of
live I’ve been on the ride plenty of
live I’ve been on the ride plenty of times when I grew up in Southern
times when I grew up in Southern
times when I grew up in Southern California so going to Disneyland was
California so going to Disneyland was
California so going to Disneyland was just part of my childhood
just part of my childhood
just part of my childhood number 2 Bob with Weird Al’s talent for
number 2 Bob with Weird Al’s talent for
number 2 Bob with Weird Al’s talent for wordplay it shouldn’t be surprising that
wordplay it shouldn’t be surprising that
wordplay it shouldn’t be surprising that he wrote a track using palindromes
he wrote a track using palindromes
he wrote a track using palindromes [Music]
giving his best take on Bob Dylan
giving his best take on Bob Dylan Yankovic delivers a solid impression as
Yankovic delivers a solid impression as
Yankovic delivers a solid impression as he rambles through some nonsense lyrics
he rambles through some nonsense lyrics
he rambles through some nonsense lyrics upon closer reading however every phrase
upon closer reading however every phrase
upon closer reading however every phrase like madam I’m Adam reads the same
like madam I’m Adam reads the same
like madam I’m Adam reads the same forwards and backwards
forwards and backwards
forwards and backwards the real feat however is that the
the real feat however is that the
the real feat however is that the gibberish lyrics sound exactly like the
gibberish lyrics sound exactly like the
gibberish lyrics sound exactly like the puzzling poetry Dylan would sing in his
puzzling poetry Dylan would sing in his
puzzling poetry Dylan would sing in his songs for the music video
songs for the music video
songs for the music video Yankovic parodies the flashcards from
Yankovic parodies the flashcards from
Yankovic parodies the flashcards from Dylan subterranean homesick blues so
Dylan subterranean homesick blues so
Dylan subterranean homesick blues so fans could read all the lines for
fans could read all the lines for
fans could read all the lines for themselves before we get to our topic
themselves before we get to our topic
themselves before we get to our topic here are a few laughable mentions
here are a few laughable mentions
here are a few laughable mentions [Music]
then I tied her to a chair and I shaved
then I tied her to a chair and I shaved off all her hair and I left her in the
off all her hair and I left her in the
number-one dare to be stupid al has
number-one dare to be stupid al has written a lot of funny lyrics over the
written a lot of funny lyrics over the
written a lot of funny lyrics over the years but dare to be stupid found him
years but dare to be stupid found him
years but dare to be stupid found him writing knockout melodies as well
writing knockout melodies as well
writing knockout melodies as well unleashing catchy synth hooks on his
unleashing catchy synth hooks on his
unleashing catchy synth hooks on his listeners Yankovic’s Devo pastiche was
listeners Yankovic’s Devo pastiche was
listeners Yankovic’s Devo pastiche was arguably on par with any Devo song Al’s
arguably on par with any Devo song Al’s
arguably on par with any Devo song Al’s keyboard sounded so good that DeVos Mark
keyboard sounded so good that DeVos Mark
keyboard sounded so good that DeVos Mark Mothersbaugh said it was the most
Mothersbaugh said it was the most
Mothersbaugh said it was the most beautiful thing he’d ever heard
beautiful thing he’d ever heard
beautiful thing he’d ever heard reversing classic idioms
reversing classic idioms
reversing classic idioms I’ll made sure his lyrics were just as
I’ll made sure his lyrics were just as
I’ll made sure his lyrics were just as memorable as the music a clear fan of
memorable as the music a clear fan of
memorable as the music a clear fan of New Wave icons Yankovic references at
New Wave icons Yankovic references at
New Wave icons Yankovic references at least 10 different Devo clips in the
least 10 different Devo clips in the
least 10 different Devo clips in the video al even mentions mashed potatoes
video al even mentions mashed potatoes
video al even mentions mashed potatoes as a reference to DeVos favorite food
as a reference to DeVos favorite food
as a reference to DeVos favorite food item
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item [Music]
[Music]
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