Weird Al Yankovic pretty much spans my musical
consciousness. I was in high school when
a friend brought in something he had taped off the radio. It was the song Another One Rides the Bus – a
parody of Queen’s then current hit Another One Bites the Dust. It was by some guy calling himself Weird Al
Yankovic. It was played on the Dr.
Demento show. (Anyone other than me remember that?)
Al is back once again showing that no matter what genre or
artist is popular he can turn it around and make a song and video at least as
entertaining as the original (if not more.)
Here’s Word Crimes, his version of Blurred Lines, and it’s
the one with the message for all bloggers.
Other than featuring annoying pop ups from Vevo instead of naked models,
it beats the original by a large margin.
Now here’s Foil, his version of Royals. Yes, that’s Patton Oswalt as the director.
Finally, here’s Tacky, his version of Happy. You’ve got to love all the familiar faces he got to be in the video. Can you name them all?
Rock on, Al.
People often forget that while Yankovic is funny, he's also a hell of a good songwriter and an extremely talented musician. I admit it--I love the guy.
ReplyDeleteHe's got original songs on every album and they work right along with his best parodies.
DeleteIt's amazing that in the 35 years he's been in the music business, he is more popular than ever and finally scored his first #1 album. The guy doesn't get credit for some of the style parodies he does as well as his work as a lyricist. The guy is a real genius.
ReplyDeleteHe's done something in pretty much every genre. Reportedly his parody of Achy Breaky Heart ("Please don't play that song, that achy breaky song, the most annoying song I know") became a top hit on country radio and no less a personage than B.B. King named Al's song Generic Blues one of the best blues songs of the year.
DeleteThat was a good laugh, Chip.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you liked it.
DeleteHis media strategy to release a video a day on different sites each day, increased traffic for every site included, even the Wall Street Journal.
ReplyDeleteHe's always been a bright guy who just happens to like making music more than anything else.
DeleteI loved it! Now where can I get that full-time proofreader?
ReplyDeleteWell, Al might be a little expensive, but you know he'd do good work.
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