We're All Yankovics

219 Pros and Cons of Singles with Insane Ian

charlie — Sat, 17 Aug 2024 02:06:54 +0000

Singles vs Albums. Which would be better for Al? We talk about it with comedy song writer Insane Ian. You can find his music at bandcamp.com/insaneian. Check out our conversation over on facebook.com/groups/wereallyankovics. Also check out our insta @wereallyankovics. FacesRead more...

218 Polkamania!

charlie — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 00:31:01 +0000

On the tenth anniversary of Mandatory Fun’s release Al puts out another post album Polka medley starring all your favorite songs from the last 10 years.

Check out our conversation over on facebook.com/groups/wereallyankovics. Also check out our insta @wereallyankovics and out twitter @wendelyankovich.

Faces by Jonathan Hugo Hunte and the Theme Improvised by Anthony Riley.

217 I Lost On Weird Al Jeopardy

charlie — Sat, 29 Oct 2022 16:45:00 +0000

Charlie and Steve finally got to go to the 2022 Vanity tour. Charlie even sprung for VIP tickets to Orlando, where we got picked to play Weird Al Jeopardy! We talk about our Orlando experience and what it was like to have a VIP ticket.

Check out our conversation over on facebook.com/groups/wereallyankovics. Also check out our insta @wereallyankovics and out twitter @wendelyankovich.

Faces by Jonathan Hugo Hunte and the Theme Improvised by Anthony Riley.

216 Weird Premiere With Polly

charlie — Sun, 18 Sep 2022 13:13:39 +0000

What is this? A new episode on this long dead feed? Yep! With the arrival of Weird: The Al Yankovic Story premiere in the Toronto we thought we’d bring in local Toronto legend and friend of the podcast Polly Esther to give her rundown of the events of the night and maybe a little bit more.

Special thanks to the community for listening to the podcast all these years, special thanks to everyone who has been on the pod, special thanks to Al himself for being the inspiration of millions of people to be funny, weird, and good.

Face artwork by Jonathan Hugo Hunte and the Musical Theme Improvised by Anthony Riley.

215 The Donny and Marie Fan

charlie — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 07:31:00 +0000

If you’re an Al completest you’re watched his 2000 interview with Donny and Marie. If you found the longer clip you get to meet Stefanie, a young fan from California that the show brought in to introduce to Al. She brings gifts and does some dance moves.

We tracked her down, 21 years later, and got to talk to her about her experience that day, as well as interactions with Al since then. Sit back and enjoy the ride.

Check out our conversation over on facebook.com/groups/wereallyankovics or call us up at 302 72 WEIRD. Also check out our insta @wereallyankovics and out twitter @wendelyankovich.

Faces by Jonathan Hugo Hunte and the Theme Improvised by Anthony Riley.

214 Nathan Rabin Ridiculously Self-Indulgent Ill-Advised Vanity Edition

charlie — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 06:39:00 +0000

It’s the end of Season 2, and what else could we do, but invite the guy who ended Season 1 for us back to talk. Nathan Rabin is our guest again and he talks about the update to his book The Weird Accordion To Al. In his update he covers, The Complete Al, UHF, all of The Weird Al Show, and the last season of Comedy Bang Bang. Check out his new book available now at nathanrabin.com.

213 Callin’ In Sick Debate with Paul

charlie — Wed, 22 Jul 2020 06:34:00 +0000

Paul is back to discuss a song that Steve panned, Callin’ In Sick.

To check out the Columbia House article go here music.avclub.com/four-columbia-house-insiders-explain-the-shady-math-beh-1798280580

212 Genius in France with Michael Hunter

charlie — Wed, 15 Jul 2020 06:54:00 +0000

Michael (from the Weird Al-Phabet podcast) joins us again to talk about his love for Al’s Frank Zappa style parody.

Be sure to check out more podcasts from Michael over at pipedreampodcasts.com. Also check out his newest podcast Come On Fhqwhpods at p ipedreampodcasts.com/how-did-this-not-get-made

211 Virus Alert Debate with David

charlie — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 06:54:00 +0000

Our friend David (from the Weird Al-Phabet Podcast) joins us again to debate the Sparks style parody song, Virus Alert.

Be sure to check out more podcasts from David over at pipedreampodcasts.com. Also check out his newest podcast How Did This NOT Get Made at pipedreampodcasts.com/how-did-this-not-get-made

210 Skipper Dan Debate with Jeff27

charlie — Wed, 01 Jul 2020 06:05:00 +0000

Of friend Jeff from Talk Me Into is back to discuss his feelings about Skipper Dan, Al’s Weezer style parody.

Check out more Jeff over at talkmeinto.com

209 You Probably Think This Polka’s About You

charlie — Wed, 24 Jun 2020 06:05:00 +0000

Don’t You. Don’t YOU!

Forum fan Paul joins us to follow up both our Hot Rocks and Alternative Polka episodes.

Let us know what you think would make for a good polka theme. Call us at 302 72 WEIRD.

208 Alternative Polka Debate with Polly Esther

charlie — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 06:39:00 +0000

Our good friend (and fan favorite?) Polly Esther is back from Canada to discuss her favorite polka- the Alternative Polka from Bad Hair Day. During quarantine check out Polly’s facebook for daily hand outs at noon to discuss random topicsRead more...

207 Phony Calls Debate with Raquel

charlie — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 06:37:00 +0000

Raquel from Fest of Al drops by again, this time to debate us on the classic TLC parody Phony Calls. Raquel also discusses the latest info on the new virtual Fest of Al coming up later this month. Check itRead more...

206 Syndicated Inc with Taylor

charlie — Wed, 03 Jun 2020 06:11:00 +0000

Our friend Taylor comes back to talk about another song we might have rated a smidge too low. We talk about one (of two, yes two) Soul Asylum songs by Al.

205 Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Debate with Zeb

charlie — Wed, 20 May 2020 06:44:00 +0000

Our friend Zeb, who created that awesome (and short) version of Gotta Boogie based on Charlie’s complaints, is back to talk about another low ranked song. Zeb tried to spice up the horrible (on purpose) song, Girls Just Wanna HaveRead more...

204 Livin’ In The Fridge Debate with Taylor

charlie — Wed, 13 May 2020 09:27:23 +0000

Our friend Taylor joins us to debate our ranking of Al’s parody of Aerosmith’s 90s song “Livin’ on the Edge”.

203 Hot Rocks Polka Debate

charlie — Wed, 06 May 2020 05:30:00 +0000

Quarantine has driven Steve and Charlie mad. The lack of calls to the Weird line means that they are left to do an episode without a guest. They chose to do the song who’s ratings were the widest for them, Hot Rocks Polka. Halfway thru madness descends and they just get into that age old fight of Rolling Stones vs the Beatles.

If you would like to help them, please call 302 72 WEIRD.

No one knows what will happen next week.

202 eBay Debate with Michael

charlie — Wed, 29 Apr 2020 06:38:00 +0000

Michael Hunter (also from the Weird Al-Phabet podcast) joins us to talk about eBay, the song by Al not the actual website. Check out Michael’s other things, like his parody of Hamilton “Alfred Matthew Yankovic” which was on the Dr.Read more...

201 Jackson Park Express Debate with David

charlie — Wed, 22 Apr 2020 06:25:00 +0000

David (from the Weird Al-phabet podcast) joins us solo to discuss why we should be rating Jackson Park Express from Mandatory Fun higher then we did.

Check out more from David at pipedreampodcasts.com.

200 Isle Thing Debate with Alison

charlie — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 06:03:00 +0000

In celebration of the New York Times article on Weird Al, we talk to one of the people in that big photo. Alison is a big fan of Al and traveled halfway across the country just to be part of this event.

We also debate the value of Isle Thing from the UHF soundtrack, and whether we should have scored it higher back in the day.

199 Sports Song Debate with Jefffff27

charlie — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 06:04:00 +0000

Jeff from the podcast Talk Me Into discuses his love for Al’s marching band themed Sports Song from Mandatory Fun.

Check Jeff’s podcast out at talkmeinto.com. Especially check out episode 27 and 31 which deal specifically with Weird Al Yankovic.

198 I Did It All For The Wookie (Parody of Nookie by Limp Bizket)

charlie — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 06:32:00 +0000

We dive deep into Al’s 90s stuff and review an unpublished, but leaked, version of another Star Wars song.

197 Waffle King Debate with @AlmondMoose

charlie — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 06:51:00 +0000

After seeing pictures from Nerd Prom and this week getting more then 10 thousand followers on TikTok, we had to interview Nikki, or as the TikTok community knows, @almondmoose (the animal not the food).

Nikki debates Waffle King with us, one of two Peter Gabriel style parodies on the Alapalooza album. We also talk favorite Al songs, tiktok videos, and how people get into Al in the first place.

Be sure to check out Nikki on TikTok! You could be follower 10,001! Also check for the hidden hot dogs and pancrei?

196 Ode To A Superhero Debate with Jeff Whitmire

charlie — Wed, 18 Mar 2020 07:05:00 +0000

Jeff is a comedy singer who dropped by to discuss a song we rated high, Ode to a Superhero, as well as talk a little about the comedy music game.

Check out his website at jeffwhitmire.bandcamp.com and check out that FuMP video for his song Tickets For Weird Al in Sarasota here: youtu.be/RWkZ3fLw_yM.

The Library Bards can be found at librarybards.com and Robbie Ellis who has a site at robbieellis.net.

195 You Make Me with Khrysti

charlie — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 06:36:00 +0000

Check out Khrysti on her other shows, especially The GR80s. Maybe check out this episode about a movie with a song you might be familiar with. neozaz.com/the-gr80s-ruthless-people/

194 Perform This Way Debate with Raquel

charlie — Wed, 26 Feb 2020 08:34:00 +0000

We were lucky enough to have Raquel from Fest of Al on to debate the Lady Gaga Perform this Way parody. We also got to talk about this year’s Fest of Al. For more info on the festival in ColoradoRead more...

193 King of Suede Debate with Matt

charlie — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 08:21:00 +0000

Matt is back with us to debate Al’s Police parody of King of Pain from the In 3-D album.

192 My Baby’s In Love With Eddie Vedder Debate with Angela

charlie — Wed, 12 Feb 2020 07:29:00 +0000

Previous podcast guest Angela joins us to talk about Al’s zydeco classic My Baby’s in Love with Eddie Vedder.

191 That Boy Could Dance Debate with Dan

charlie — Wed, 05 Feb 2020 15:26:48 +0000

Dan (from the Weird Al-phabet Podcast) ditches the rest of the guys and joins us to talk about a song from Al’s second album- That Boy Could Dance. A song that Al seems to have liked enough to add it as the b-side to the Eat It single. Dan brings his unique perspective, insight, and research to talk about this song we originally rated pretty low.

Don’t forget to enter our contest by leaving a 5 star rating and then reviewing us on iTunes. Thanks!

190 One More Minute Debate with Nathan Rabin

charlie — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 07:58:00 +0000

Author of Weird Al: The Book, the new The Weird Accordion To Al, and AV Club writer- Nathan Rabin joins us again to debate Al’s first? love song One More Minute from the Dare to Be Stupid album. We also get to talk about the new book and what he learned while doing it.

This episode, while technically not explicit, does get into some odd topics (starting from places in Weird Al’s songs) so if the kids listen to the podcast, maybe skip this one.

Check out Nathan’s page Nathan’s Happy Place and check out The Big Squeeze a update to the original articles that spawned the new book.

189 Foil Debate with the 62nd Guys

charlie — Wed, 22 Jan 2020 08:42:00 +0000

A while ago we got to hear David from uhf62nd.com and podcast debate with us. Now we have Jonathan’s interesting take on Al’s parody of Lorde’s Royals.

David and Jonathan, please bring UHF back, we’ve missed it.

188 Serious Interview

charlie — Wed, 15 Jan 2020 07:26:00 +0000

We were fortunate enough to have author Lily Hirsch drop by the studios and talk about her upcoming work, Weird Al Seriously. We talk to her about the process of researching and then interviewing Al, as well as what topics are covered by the book (which is more academic then a typical Al book is). Take a listen and then preorder her book over at Amazon.

For more info on Lily go to her site lilyhirsch.com.

187 Gotta Boogie Debate with Zeb

charlie — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 07:53:00 +0000

Charlie has to confront his choice for worst Al song ever when fan Zeb drops by the studio to discuss Gotta Boogie off Al’s very first album Weird Al Yankovic.

186 Pancreas Debate with Ian

charlie — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 08:32:00 +0000

Happy New Year! Charlie and Steve are joined by comedy singer, the host of last year’s FuMPfest, Insane Ian to discuss the Beach Boys style parody, Pancreas.

Ian is part of thefump as well as all over social media including his website insaneian.com and his twitter @insaneian.

185 Holiday Song Debate with the Weird Al-phabet Guys

charlie — Wed, 25 Dec 2019 08:27:00 +0000

What’s Al Yankovic’s best holiday song? Well fellow Weird Al podcasts, the Weird Al-phabet guys, dropped by to help us decide that very issue.

Some of the songs on the table include: Christmas at Ground Zero, The Night Santa Went Crazy, Now It Is the Christmas Season, and even Spatula City.

Check their previous visit to our podcast on Episode 72 Like A Surgeon. Or check their website out at pipedreampodcasts.com. Follow them on instagram: @weirdalpod. And make sure to add their Al podcast to your listening devices (right next to ours). Also check out their podcast on Now It Is the Christmas Season.

184 Star Wars Debate with Angela

charlie — Wed, 18 Dec 2019 08:29:00 +0000

Podcast fan Angela joined us recently to help settle the debate over which Star Wars song by Al was the best. She also shares her unique experience with Al on stage with her friends in the 501st. Something most fansRead more...

183 Money for Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies* with Margie

charlie — Wed, 11 Dec 2019 07:58:00 +0000

Pod fan Margie drops by the podcast to debate our rating of the UHF (but super oddly named) classic Money for Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies*. We discover a little bit about the song for ourselves, including the part where a guy dressed as Jed Clampett shows up to play guitar with Al? Also, did Dire Straits make an Al reference in one of their videos? Find out here.

182 Mr. Popeil Debate with Khrysti

charlie — Wed, 27 Nov 2019 08:35:00 +0000

Our good friend Khrysti from neozaz.com is back, this time to debate with us over our rating of the B-52s style parody, Mr. Popeil. After the most recent tour, Steve has more to apologize for then just the ratings.

Check out Khrysti on her other shows, especially The GR80s. Maybe check out this episode about a movie with a song you might be familiar with. neozaz.com/the-gr80s-ruthless-people/

181 Eat It Debate with Allan

charlie — Wed, 20 Nov 2019 08:06:00 +0000

Allan (from orlandopodcast.net and more recently from Flash Diaries) is back to defend this straight parody song. We gave it a 4.25, Allan thinks it should be higher!

Themes by Anthony Riley

180 Let Me Be Your Hog Debate with UHF 62nd

charlie — Wed, 13 Nov 2019 12:35:12 +0000

David and Jonathan from the UHF 62nd podcast drop by and debate with Steve over the value of Let Me Be Your Hog, a song we didn’t deem worthy of even including in our original season.

Check out the UHF guys at their website uhf62nd.com. They are on a slight hiatus at the moment, but there’s a good 20 episodes up to keep you entertained.

179 Jeff Swampy Marsh and Dan Povenmire

charlie — Wed, 06 Nov 2019 08:47:50 +0000

Steve and Charlie get a chance to talk to Jeff Swampy Marsh and Dan Povenmire the creators of Milo Murphy’s Law (as well as Phineas and Ferb and who also worked on Rock’s Modern Life and the Simpsons).

We talk about how they met, their influences, their favorite songs, how Al got cast as Milo, and much more. They also reveal and Easter Egg about Milo Murhpy’s Law episodes which neither of us had ever noticed! Two fun guys who have created two very positive kid’s shows, which aren’t just for kids.

178 CNR Debate with Polly

charlie — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 06:48:04 +0000

Polly Esther, the writer and star of one woman shows Dammit, Jim! I’m a Comedienne, Not a Doctor!; Weird Al Saved My Life, and Pollywood is back to debate CNR with us. We had a lot of fun making this one, hopefully you enjoy it too.

Make sure to check her out on instagram @pollywoodproductions.

We’re having a contest, put up a 5 star review on iTunes and you’ll be entered in a drawing to win a bunch of weird stuff. Weird Al stuff, Pollywood stuff, We’re All Yankovics stuff. Plus you can say whatever you want in the review and we might read some out!

177 Covering Al

charlie — Wed, 23 Oct 2019 07:39:46 +0000

Steve and Charlie are back for season 2! This season will feature debates that we have with ourselves as well as fans over various things (plus a few surprises). First up- Should Al’s songs be covered? Sparked by the release of Jonah Ray’s cover of Amish Paradise we take sides and discuss. Insane Ian from the FUMP drops in to add a respectable and knowledgeable musician’s opinion.

What do you think about covers of Al’s song, let us know at 302 72 WEIRD or visit the facebook page. Also check out Ian’s stuff at insaneian.com.

176 FuMPfest 2019

charlie — Sat, 27 Jul 2019 13:39:20 +0000

Hiatus Episode 2-

We talk to Insane Ian from the theFuMP.com about the upcoming FuMPfest in Chicago. The show is August 9th thru the 11th and includes lots of funny music performers and events. For more info or to get tickets check out fumpfest.com. This year’s headliners are The Doubleclicks, a band we really enjoy who have done songs like “Cats at Parties” “Tabletop” “Wonder” and “Clever Girl”.

We also answer some fan voicemail. If you’d like to call and leave a message just type 302 72 WEIRD into your phone. Thank you to all the people who call the Weird line and leave messages.

175 Strings Attached Tour and Pollywood Review

charlie — Wed, 19 Jun 2019 07:00:07 +0000

We’re taking a break from our break to come to you with two reviews of two different tours we saw recently.

First, Pollywood, the one woman show by Polly Ester we saw at the Orlando Fringe Festival. We bring long time pod friend Polly on to talk about it.

Then second, we talk about the Strings Attached tour we saw at Hard Rock Live in Orlando on June 10th, 2019 with past guest Kim. Warning, we go into details about the concert so it might be spoilery for some fans.

174 Ratings Results

charlie — Wed, 03 Apr 2019 07:32:12 +0000

Steve took the time to tabulate the entire podcast’s worth of ratings for each song and then used a computer to spit out the results and averages. On this short podcast we talk about the results, find out our mostRead more...

173 Albuquerque with Nathan Rabin

charlie — Wed, 27 Mar 2019 13:51:54 +0000

We finish up the season with Al’s longest song ever, Albuquerque from Running with Scissors. This song is a style parody of Dick’s Automotive by the Rugburns. Make sure to check that song out, as long as the kids aren’t around.
Also check out our guest’s new kickstarter. Nathan Rabin is the co-author of Weird Al: The Book and has been blogging about Al songs over at Nathan Rabin’s Happy Place. Nathan joined us to talk about Albuquerque and to talk about his latest book The Weird Accordion to Al at his kickstarter. The kickstarter ends on April 18th 2019, and has already met it’s initial pledge needs!

172 Trapped In The Drive-Thru

charlie — Sat, 23 Mar 2019 13:02:23 +0000

Well, what do we say about this one. We try to stay on the topic of the original song and Al’s parody, and we do a pretty good job. Wait til the end for a special surprise.Theme Improvised by AnthonyRead more...

171 Jackson Park Express

charlie — Wed, 20 Mar 2019 07:19:03 +0000

Jackson Park Express, Al’s new favorite song. We discuss what we think about it, and if nostalgia would change how we feel about this.
Theme Improvised by Anthony Riley
Charlie drawn by Bob Kodzis

170 Genius In France

charlie — Wed, 13 Mar 2019 07:00:02 +0000

Steve and Charlie talk about Al and Frank. Plus a little bit of Dweezil Zappa.We’re coming up on the end real soon folks, so if you have something to say, call the weird line at 302 72 WEIRD. Thanks!Theme ImprovisedRead more...

169 The Biggest Ball Of Twine In Minnesota

charlie — Sat, 09 Mar 2019 15:15:05 +0000

Getting to the end. Here’s a tale of a man and his family who go to visit one of the happiest places on earth, Darwin, Minnesota.

168 Annie Stoll Interview

charlie — Wed, 06 Mar 2019 08:06:03 +0000

We got the chance to talk to Grammy award winner (for the Squeezebox box set) art designer, Annie Stoll. Annie worked with Meghan Foley and Al himself on the art for the box set, so we asked her about her experience creating an award winning piece of AL history. We think you’ll enjoy the interview, I know we did.
Check out the Star Wars book Annie mentions called Women of the Galaxy by Amy Ratcliffe.

167 Wanna B Ur Lovr

charlie — Sat, 02 Mar 2019 14:14:59 +0000

Al’s ode to Beck’s ode to Prince. From Poodle Hat, this pick up song is sure to keep you from holding it in. Can Al do romance well at all?

166 Nature Trail To Hell

charlie — Wed, 27 Feb 2019 08:17:03 +0000

From the In 3-D album, it’s Al’s Christmastime b-movie horror song. Fun times. In 3-D.
It’s also the start of Jay Levey week!!! Yey!
Theme Improvised by Anthony Riley
Charlie and Steve drawn by Bob Kodzis

165 Stop Forwarding That Crap To Me

charlie — Sat, 23 Feb 2019 14:10:59 +0000

Al’s style parody of the works of Jim Steinman (and Bat Out OF Hell Meatloaf) talks about all those things that you used to get emailed. Before Facebook just put them in your feed. Charlie also has to explain to Steve what BCC is. Not sure if he is successful.
Theme Improvised by Anthony Riley
Charlie and Steve drawn by Bob Kodzis

164 The Saga Begins (Parody of American Pie by Don McLean)

charlie — Wed, 20 Feb 2019 08:08:08 +0000

We invite fellow Lowdown Media host and Star Wars Disney nerd, Nick Locicero, over to talk some Episode One: The Phantom Menace. Get ready for a nice long episode all about Weird Al’s song, the Star Wars movies, and Steve does his impression of Darth Vader singing a classic Al song.
Theme Improvised by Anthony Riley
Charlie and Steve drawn by Bob Kodzis

163 UHF

charlie — Sat, 16 Feb 2019 08:03:10 +0000

The title track to the UHF soundtrack. Heavy with visual parody, not much on the music parody side.
Theme Improvised by Anthony Riley
Charlie and Steve drawn by Bob Kodzis

162 Angry White Boy Polka

charlie — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 08:03:05 +0000

The final polka. We run down the songs and what makes this one special. From Poodle Hat.
Theme Improvised by Anthony Riley
Charlie and Steve drawn by Bob Kodzis

161 Stuck In The Closet With Vanna White

charlie — Sat, 02 Feb 2019 08:46:24 +0000

Charlie and Steve talk about Weird Al and Wheel of Fortune star Vanna White. And maybe a song.Final episode of the week from Wheel Of Fortune May 6th 1994. Little Richards, James Brown, Lee Greenwood, and Weird Al Yankovic –Read more...

Bonus: Chicken Pot Pie (Parody of Live and Let Die by Paul McCartney)

charlie — Wed, 30 Jan 2019 08:55:45 +0000

Steve are Charlie took a brief break, so Harvey clicked his little feet on Charlie’s keyboard and found an early recording before the We’re All Yankovics podcast launched. A test recording. So here’s Charlie and Steve testing the episode formatRead more...

160 She Never Told Me She Was A Mime

charlie — Wed, 23 Jan 2019 16:36:49 +0000

Charlie talks about this early original. Steve makes (horrible) jokes about mimes. Pretty much proving why we gave this song the rating we did.
Theme Improvised by Anthony Riley
Charlie and Steve drawn by Bob Kodzis

159 Ode To A Superhero (Parody of Piano Man by Billy Joel)

charlie — Sat, 19 Jan 2019 08:45:49 +0000

What Am I Missing’s Brett Waldon slings by the studio to help us dissect Ode to a Superhero, Al’s Billy Joel Spiderman mashup. Then we get into some Spiderman movie talk.
Check out Brett’s podcast: What Am I Missing at brettwaldon.com/waim/
Theme Improvised by Anthony Riley
Steve drawn by Bob Kodzis

158 Craigslist

charlie — Wed, 16 Jan 2019 08:23:37 +0000

We hit another of Steve’s favorites with Al’s style parody of The Doors.Check out Ray Manzarek recording at Jerry Harrison’s Sausalito Sound studio youtu.be/Ra5x88C0yQYand the Wisconsin extra long version of the song youtu.be/TpAhFbmXea4Theme Improvised by Anthony RileyCharlie drawn by BobRead more...

157 Why Does This Always Happen To Me?

charlie — Sat, 12 Jan 2019 21:36:58 +0000

Steve and Charlie discuss the Ben Folds style parody performed by Ben Folds. Then we talk about take out hamburgers.

156 Hot Rocks Polka

charlie — Wed, 09 Jan 2019 08:48:44 +0000

Break out Keith Richards from where ever they store him, because it’s time to discuss the polka from the UHF soundtrack.
Thanks to the Weird Al-Phabet Podcast for sharing their a-polka-lypse theme, and Bolonium.
“Al-Polka-Lypse Polka” by Richard Taylor of Bolonium
www.youtube.com/boloniumband

155 Alternative Polka

charlie — Sat, 05 Jan 2019 08:34:55 +0000

Steve and Charlie talk about the Alternative Polka from Bad Hair Day, and then get sidetracked by the Weezer SNL sketch with Matt Damon and Leslie Jones.
Thanks to the Weird Al-Phabet Podcast for sharing their a-polka-lypse theme, and Bolonium.
“Al-Polka-Lypse Polka” by Richard Taylor of Bolonium
www.youtube.com/boloniumband
Be sure to check out the new season of Milo Murphy’s Law tonight!

154 Polka Face

charlie — Wed, 02 Jan 2019 15:09:21 +0000

Steve and Charlie get trapped in an apocalyptic sitch, with Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber?
Thanks to the Weird Al-Phabet Podcast for sharing their a-polka-lypse theme, and Bolonium.
“Al-Polka-Lypse Polka” by Richard Taylor of Bolonium
www.youtube.com/boloniumband

153 Tick Tock Polka

charlie — Sat, 29 Dec 2018 13:18:24 +0000

Another classic episode of Frankly Yankovics where Charlie and Steve discuss the Yanks version of Tick Tock Polka. Originally written by and S. Guski, R.J. Martino and music by G. Lama, Frankie had what it took to make it goRead more...

152 Mr. Popeil

charlie — Sat, 22 Dec 2018 15:30:49 +0000

The song that is an absolute lock for the upcoming tour, Mr. Popeil. Al’s style parody of the B-52s and referencing the Popeil family, one of whom sang on it. Yes!

151 Germs

charlie — Wed, 19 Dec 2018 08:26:15 +0000

Steve and Charlie talk about Al’s great Nine Inch Nail style parody from Running with Scissors. help! they’re all over me!

150 When I Was Your Age

charlie — Sat, 15 Dec 2018 08:04:13 +0000

Today we tackle Al’s Don Henley style parody about those lies your parents tell you when they’re annoyed. Plus we go into the possible potential of internal organ selling.
Theme Improvised by Anthony Riley
Charlie and Steve drawn by Bob Kodzis

149 Midnight Star

charlie — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 19:44:48 +0000

Allan drops by again to discuss an original, even though he might think differently. Midnight Star is the song from Al’s second album and the fan magazine punished in the 90s.
Check out more of Allan on theOrlando Podcast site.
Theme Improvised by Anthony Riley
Charlie and Steve drawn by Bob Kodzis

148 Generic Blues

charlie — Sat, 08 Dec 2018 08:15:35 +0000

Charlie and Steve get generic, in a bluesy kinda way. Plus lots of other tangents, or do we call them improvisational solos?
Theme Improvised by Anthony Riley
Charlie and Steve drawn by Bob Kodzis

147 Velvet Elvis

charlie — Wed, 05 Dec 2018 12:31:24 +0000

Our friend Allan joins us to discuss the style parody of The Police as well as give his interesting take on Al’s work.Check out more of Allan on the Orlando Podcast site.Theme Improvised by Anthony RileyCharlie and Steve drawn byRead more...

146 Mission Statement

charlie — Wed, 28 Nov 2018 08:35:14 +0000

A fun corporate jargon style parody of Crosby, Stills, and Nash. Plus a lot of random detours.
Medium article: https://medium.com/@georgebaily/mission-statement-who-the-hell-talks-like-that-lots-of-people-actually-432c8a46e70c

Theme Improvised by Anthony Riley
Charlie and Steve drawn by Bob Kodzis

145 Talk Soup and Waffle King

charlie — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 08:20:35 +0000

Weird Al put two Peter Gabriel style parodies, on the same album, with the same running time. So since it’s the holidays and Al didn’t seem to separate these two songs, neither will we! Enjoy a special double episode ofRead more...

144 Young Dumb and Ugly

charlie — Sat, 17 Nov 2018 08:59:22 +0000

Listen as Steve insults all your favorite hair bands from the 80s.

143 Slime Creatures From Outer Space

charlie — Wed, 14 Nov 2018 08:27:38 +0000

Steve and Charlie tackle this 50’s horror movie style parody of Thomas Dolby.
Theme Improvised by Anthony Riley
Charlie and Steve drawn by Bob Kodzis

142 Polkas On 45

charlie — Sat, 10 Nov 2018 08:01:56 +0000

Inspired by the hit Stars on 45, we discuss the first Weird Al Polka Medley.

141 Polka Power!

charlie — Wed, 07 Nov 2018 08:19:53 +0000

Time for another polka! This time from the 90s. We get all the classics, from Spice Girls to Backstreet Boys. You know, the classics!
Theme Improvised by Anthony Riley
Charlie and Steve drawn by Bob Kodzis

140 Cavity Search (Parody of Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me by U2)

charlie — Sat, 03 Nov 2018 17:06:26 +0000

It’s a U2 kind of day. It’s a dentist visit kind of day. Lucky Al has the fix for all our dental needs. Even U’s 2!

139 Couch Potato (Parody of Lose Yourself by Eminem)

charlie — Sat, 27 Oct 2018 15:54:34 +0000

In what is our most self referential episode yet, we talk about Weird Al’s parody of Eminem’s famous movie theme song, Lose Yourself.
Check out Al’s “interview” with Slim Shady https://youtu.be/0QOya9-lwQk

138 Polkarama!

charlie — Wed, 24 Oct 2018 07:26:11 +0000

Back to Straight Outta Lynwood for Al’s ninth polka medley.

137 Weird Al’s Star

charlie — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 13:01:14 +0000

Just a quick (or not so quick) news recap episode along with a few fun callers on the Weird line.
We talk about the new tour potential, the Weezer video, the Carpool Karaoke episode (recorded before it was on), and the Hall of Fame nominations.
Then friend of the podcast Polly shares her experience journeying to see Al get his star in LA and about what it’s like to use gofundme for a trip which turns into a show. You can find her new podcast Sober Trek over at thetricordertransmissions.com. Her first episode should be out later this week.

136 King of Suede (Parody of King Of Pain by The Police)

charlie — Sat, 20 Oct 2018 13:18:02 +0000

We’re back and we’ve brought the Police. Or a fare facsimile of them. From Al’s second album In 3-D comes this ode to the artists of Wilshire Blvd.
One of the old commercials: https://youtu.be/QMs2k5L1jWI
The OTHER song about those artists on Wilshire: https://youtu.be/G8lDCXv6Fr4
Theme Improvised by Anthony Riley
Charlie and Steve drawn by Bob Kodzis

135 The Plumbing Song (Parody of Blame It On The Rain and Baby Don’t Forget My Number by Milli Vanilli)

charlie — Wed, 17 Oct 2018 07:55:36 +0000

Steve and Charlie discuss Al’s mash up of two classic Milli Vanilli songs. Or was it three? How many songs did Milli Vanilli sing anyways? Oh wait, it’s none.
Unless you could two halves of Milli Vanilli combining for this song we talk about in the podcast. Check out Hands Up! on the Face Meets Voice sound cloud.

134 Frank’s 2000″ TV

charlie — Sat, 13 Oct 2018 14:09:36 +0000

Steve and Charlie get a call, and then they discuss the dimensions of Frank’s TV.
You too can call us at 302 72 WEIRD and have you message played on air.

133 NOW That’s What I Call Polka

charlie — Wed, 10 Oct 2018 10:51:16 +0000

Steve and Charlie discuss the most recent, non Broadway, version of Al’s Polkas.
What song from Al’s Polkas would you like to see Al cover completely in the polka style?

132 One More Minute

charlie — Sat, 06 Oct 2018 15:59:27 +0000

Kim drops by again to discuss a classic Al love ballad, in the style of old doo wop.If you want to see it, the Dudesons actually tried a version of the thing Charlie discusses, only in a trampoline.See it here.PhotoRead more...

131 The Night Santa Went Crazy

charlie — Wed, 03 Oct 2018 07:21:21 +0000

We’re back! And to celebrate our friend Kim joins us for a little discussion of Al’s OTHER Christmas song. From Bad Hair Day here is Al’s OTHER Soul Asylum parody. (That’s right, we said it. Fight us! lol)

130 Traffic Jam

charlie — Thu, 30 Aug 2018 22:33:09 +0000

Finally, Al parodies Prince.

129 Skipper Dan (Style Parody of Weezer)

charlie — Sat, 25 Aug 2018 15:11:15 +0000

We’re joined by interesting dude Adam Scharf to talk about his favorite band, Weezer. Check Adam on What Am I Missing? talking in depth about Weezer. Remember to call us at 302 72 WEIRD so we can add your voice to the podcast!

128 You Don’t Love Me Anymore

charlie — Wed, 22 Aug 2018 07:22:20 +0000

Mike’s podcast can be found here.

127 Your Horoscope For Today

charlie — Sun, 19 Aug 2018 17:48:07 +0000

126 Yoda (Parody of Lola by the Kinks)

charlie — Wed, 15 Aug 2018 07:56:23 +0000

125 Melanie

charlie — Sat, 11 Aug 2018 19:25:47 +0000

124 I Remember Larry

charlie — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 07:03:35 +0000

123 Jurassic Park (Parody of MacArthur Park by Jimmy Webb and Richard Harris)

charlie — Sat, 04 Aug 2018 07:10:28 +0000

122 Close But No Cigar (Style Parody of Cake)

charlie — Wed, 01 Aug 2018 07:42:49 +0000

121 Syndicated Inc (Parody of Misery by Soul Asylum)

charlie — Sat, 28 Jul 2018 07:05:33 +0000

120 Don’t Download This Song

charlie — Wed, 25 Jul 2018 07:33:30 +0000

Can’t you read? It specifically told you not to download this!

119 Hooked On Polkas

charlie — Sat, 21 Jul 2018 07:07:29 +0000

Off of Dare To Be Stupid

118 Confessions Part III (Parody of Confessions Pt. II by Usher)

charlie — Wed, 18 Jul 2018 14:09:42 +0000

From Straight Outta Lynwood.

117 I’ll Sue Ya

charlie — Sat, 14 Jul 2018 12:33:31 +0000

A style parody.

116 Polka Your Eyes Out

charlie — Wed, 11 Jul 2018 12:32:36 +0000

115 Airline Amy

charlie — Sat, 07 Jul 2018 07:10:14 +0000

For Karin.

114 Addicted To Spuds (Parody of Addicted to Love by Robert Palmer)

charlie — Wed, 04 Jul 2018 07:01:48 +0000

113 Pancreas

charlie — Sat, 30 Jun 2018 07:26:29 +0000

Our friend Chase Padgett joins us again for more Beach Boys action. Check him out at chasepadgett.com

And don’t forget to call our phone line at 302-72-WEIRD and leave a message about anything Al related.

112 If That Isn’t Love

charlie — Wed, 27 Jun 2018 07:37:24 +0000

111 Everything You Know Is Wrong

charlie — Sat, 23 Jun 2018 07:20:27 +0000

We’re joined by famous lady Amanad from the Amanda & Emily We Have a Podcast Podcast who memorized all the lyrics to this song when she was a kid (even though she didn’t know what half of the words were!) Lots of fun, lots of laughs.

Don’t forget to call the Weird line at 302 72 WEIRD, and if you get a chance (and are an adult) check out the Amanda & Emily show.

110 Virus Alert

charlie — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 07:35:40 +0000

109 100th Song!

charlie — Sat, 16 Jun 2018 07:58:07 +0000

For our 100th song review we decided to give the fans a little treat. We “interviewed” a guy we’re a big fan of. So check out who we picked up from the airport on his recent trip to Orlando.

108 Early Era Beach Boys Pastiche

charlie — Wed, 13 Jun 2018 07:14:51 +0000

107 Headline News (Parody of Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm by Crash Test Dummies)

charlie — Sat, 09 Jun 2018 14:11:46 +0000

106 Lame Claim To Fame

charlie — Wed, 06 Jun 2018 07:01:56 +0000

105 Hardware Store

charlie — Sat, 02 Jun 2018 07:57:38 +0000

Check out this cool 8-bit version of the song at youtu.be/JN5iDmfuX7E

If you’re like to call us, call the Weird line at 302 72 WEIRD or 302 729 3473.

104 Buy Me A Condo

charlie — Wed, 30 May 2018 07:39:21 +0000

103 Word Crimes (Parody of Blurred Lines by Robin Thicke)

charlie — Sat, 26 May 2018 12:58:46 +0000

For another grammar lesson from Al check out https://youtu.be/RGWiTvYZR_w

Also check out jarrettheather.com for a demo version of the song and to see his Shop Vac video based on the Jonathan Coulton song.

102 Taco Grande (Parody of Rico Suave by Gerardo)

charlie — Tue, 22 May 2018 12:13:20 +0000

101 Livin’ In The Fridge (Parody of Livin’ On the Edge by Aerosmith)

charlie — Sat, 19 May 2018 07:57:50 +0000

100 Bedrock Anthem (Parody of Under the Bridge and Give It Away by Red Hot Chili Peppers)

charlie — Wed, 16 May 2018 07:48:28 +0000

099 Smells Like Nirvana (Parody of Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana)

charlie — Sat, 12 May 2018 07:18:22 +0000

098 She Drives Like Crazy (Parody of She Drives Me Crazy by Fine Young Cannibals)

charlie — Wed, 09 May 2018 07:15:42 +0000

097 Dog Eat Dog (Style Parody of Talking Heads)

charlie — Fri, 04 May 2018 20:56:34 +0000

096 Whatever You Like (Parody of Whatever You Like by T.I.)

charlie — Wed, 02 May 2018 07:10:06 +0000

095 TMZ (Parody of You Belong With Me by Taylor Swift)

charlie — Sat, 28 Apr 2018 07:50:59 +0000

094 My Own Eyes

charlie — Wed, 25 Apr 2018 07:55:59 +0000

093 Callin’ In Sick

charlie — Sat, 21 Apr 2018 07:07:02 +0000

Check out more from Khrysti at neozaz.com.

092 I’ll Be Mellow When I’m Dead

charlie — Wed, 18 Apr 2018 07:30:09 +0000

091 We Saw Yankovic

charlie — Mon, 16 Apr 2018 07:39:46 +0000

We went to Augusta and Atlanta to see Al and his band perform. This is our review.

090 Bohemian Polka

charlie — Sat, 14 Apr 2018 07:51:00 +0000

089 A Complicated Song (Parody of Complicated by Avril Lavigne)

charlie — Wed, 11 Apr 2018 07:57:43 +0000

Sam Hammersley drops by to talk about A Complicated Song with us.

For more from Sam check out freedaps.com and facebook.com/punslingers.

088 Vanity Tour 5

charlie — Mon, 09 Apr 2018 22:07:06 +0000

087 Party At The Leper Colony

charlie — Sat, 07 Apr 2018 07:29:42 +0000

Puns. Dad jokes.

086 Cable TV

charlie — Wed, 04 Apr 2018 07:15:31 +0000

085 Blue Skirt Waltz

charlie — Sun, 01 Apr 2018 07:54:34 +0000

084 This Song’s Just Six Words Long

charlie — Sat, 31 Mar 2018 07:02:18 +0000

It is just six words long

083 Theme From Rocky XIII (The Rye or the Kaiser) (Parody of Eye of the Tiger by Survivor)

charlie — Wed, 28 Mar 2018 07:58:35 +0000

082 Vanity Tour Week 4

charlie — Sat, 24 Mar 2018 07:49:35 +0000

The fourth week of Weird Al’s “The Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-advised Vanity Tour coverage.

081 Isle Thing (Parody of Wild Thing by Tone Loc)

charlie — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 07:56:12 +0000

080 Fat (Parody of Bad by Michael Jackson)

charlie — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 07:42:11 +0000

079 Vanity Tour Week 3

charlie — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 07:55:41 +0000

078 eBay (Parody of I Want It That Way by Backstreet Boys)

charlie — Wed, 14 Mar 2018 07:48:23 +0000

077 Don’t Wear Those Shoes

charlie — Mon, 12 Mar 2018 07:41:27 +0000

076 Vanity Tour Week 2

charlie — Sat, 10 Mar 2018 08:21:27 +0000

075 That Boy Could Dance

charlie — Wed, 07 Mar 2018 08:11:04 +0000

074 It’s All About The Pentiums (Parody of All About the Benjamins Rock Remix I by Puff Daddy)

charlie — Mon, 05 Mar 2018 15:04:49 +0000

Based on a song featuring The Notorious B.I.G., Lil’ Kim, The LOX, Tommy Stinson, Fuzzbubble, Rob Zombie, & Dave Grohl.

073 Vanity Tour Week 1

charlie — Sat, 03 Mar 2018 15:02:22 +0000

Weird Al Yankovic starts of his epic Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour and we discuss his first couple of shows. Warning, spoilers.

072 Like A Surgeon (Parody of Like a Virgin by Madonna)

charlie — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 08:17:09 +0000

We’re joined, well it’s more like a double recorded episode, by the guys over at the Weird Al-phabet podcast to talk about the parody that is said to have been inspired by an off hand comment by the original artist.

We want to thank the guys from the Weird Al-Phabet podcast, and be sure to check them out on their awesome podcast over at pipedreampodcasts.com.

071 I Was Only Kidding

charlie — Mon, 26 Feb 2018 08:01:35 +0000

070 I Can’t Watch This (Parody of U Can’t Touch This by MC Hammer)

charlie — Sat, 24 Feb 2018 08:34:10 +0000

069 Grapefruit Diet (Parody of Zoot Suit Riot by Cherry Popin’ Daddies)

charlie — Wed, 21 Feb 2018 08:11:42 +0000

068 I Lost On Jeopardy (Parody Jeopardy by Greg Kihn Band)

charlie — Mon, 19 Feb 2018 08:43:31 +0000

067 Attack of the Radioactive Hamster from a Planet Near Mars

charlie — Sat, 17 Feb 2018 08:00:55 +0000

066 I’m So Sick Of You

charlie — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 18:05:41 +0000

065 My Baby’s In Love With Eddie Vedder

charlie — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 08:59:11 +0000

064 Dare To Be Stupid

charlie — Sat, 10 Feb 2018 08:40:40 +0000

Potentially Al’s best style parody ever. Plus a track from the great 80s animated film version of the Transformers. Charlie and Steve are joined by Adam Bellas to break down this wonder style parody of Devo, as well as talkRead more...

063 Ringtone

charlie — Wed, 07 Feb 2018 08:29:17 +0000

One part of the three part triumvirate of Queen songs by Al. This time it’s a style parody of the group talking the most annoying sound in the world, a bad ringtone.

062 Here’s Johnny (Parody of Who’s Johnny by El Debarge)

charlie — Mon, 05 Feb 2018 08:09:53 +0000

For Tony Baloney. He’s the guy that won Weird Al Jeopardy tonight.

061 Toothless People (Parody of Ruthless People by Mick Jagger)

charlie — Sat, 03 Feb 2018 08:36:41 +0000

For Tony Andrade

060 Achy Breaky Song (Parody of Achy Breaky Heart by Billy Ray Cyrus)

charlie — Wed, 31 Jan 2018 08:13:22 +0000

Weird Al’s take on that classic Billy Ray Cyrus song, “Achy Breaky Heart.” We hate the original, what did we think of the parody?Don’t forget to call us at 302-72-WEIRD and leave a voicemail of your favorite Weird Al songRead more...

059 Phony Calls (Parody of Waterfalls by TLC)

charlie — Sat, 27 Jan 2018 08:34:20 +0000

A super serious message sending song from a pop group. Until Weird Al gets to it! Was it right? Was the topic worth it? We give you the answers.

058 Good Old Days

charlie — Wed, 24 Jan 2018 08:30:16 +0000

If you like dark Weird Al Yankovic songs, this is the song for you. Why is it every time people pine for the old days it seems super creepy?

057 Eat It (Parody of Beat It by Michael Jackson)

charlie — Sun, 21 Jan 2018 15:02:07 +0000

If he labels himself the Eat It guy, then I guess this song is pretty important. The first Michael Jackson parody, but not the last. The song that made everything else come together. And a great video to boot. Also a quick mention of the new Shonen Knife cover of the song off Dr. Demento’s newest album.

056 CNR

charlie — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 08:10:22 +0000

Charles Nelson Reilly joins the White Stripes in this style parody by Weird Al.
Also included in this episode are clips of Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny by Lemon Demon and Icky Thump.

055 Living With A Hernia (Parody of Living In America by James Brown)

charlie — Sat, 13 Jan 2018 14:41:23 +0000

Rocky IV, a movie everyone loves. Sure, that works. And the big song from it was a little ditty by James Brown- Living In America. Well, since the Scotti Bros. were his recording company, and they were Weird Al’s recordingRead more...

054 I Think I’m A Clone Now (Parody of I Think We’re Alone Now by Tiffany as well as Tommy James and the Shondells)

charlie — Wed, 10 Jan 2018 14:46:15 +0000

Tiffany thinks she’s alone, but nope, Weird Al is watching with his twin. The classic 80s pop parody is actually better then you thought it was.

053 Amish Paradise (Parody of Gangsta’s Paradise by Coolio)

charlie — Sat, 06 Jan 2018 18:11:10 +0000

This is it. The song I think we all have been waiting for. Weird Al’s “controversial” parody of a sampling of a theme of Bach.
What do you think of the song, let us know!

052 One Of Those Days

charlie — Sat, 23 Dec 2017 17:32:25 +0000

A song that has no origin, One Of Those Days displays Al’s dark humor.
Thanks for listening, we’ll be off for a week or two for the holidays. But we’ll be back in the new year!

051 Stop Draggin My Car Around (Parody of Stop Draggin My Heart Around by Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty)

charlie — Wed, 20 Dec 2017 08:00:31 +0000

This might be Steve’s most favorite parody from the Weird Al Yankovic album. Do you agree?
We start with the Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty parody, and then quickly talk about the first songs played on MTV on August 1st, 1981.

050 Alimony (Parody of Mony Mony by Billy Idol as well as Tommy James and the Shondells)

charlie — Sun, 17 Dec 2017 00:57:54 +0000

Billy Idol gets his Weird Al 80’s parody with Alimony, a spoof of Idol’s song Mony Mony, which is actually a cover of Tommy James and the Shondells. And happy 50th podcast to us, we hope you are enjoying it.Read more...

049 Polka Party!

charlie — Wed, 13 Dec 2017 18:35:10 +0000

Our first polka! How do you rate a polka? What do you even talk about? We don’t know. Maybe you do.

048 First World Problems

charlie — Sat, 09 Dec 2017 18:39:26 +0000

This time around we complain about all the cool stuff we have in a Pixies style parody review. We are very divided on the video. What did you think?
twitter.com/wendelyankovich

047 The Check’s In The Mail

charlie — Wed, 06 Dec 2017 14:38:26 +0000

Another Weird Al Yankovic first album cut. Not sure what we think about this song, but it seems like an interesting start to a career.

046 Buckingham Blues

charlie — Sat, 02 Dec 2017 14:46:16 +0000

Who wants a Charles and Diane parody of Jack and Diane? So did we. And we still kinda do.

045 Trash Day (Parody of Hot In Herre by Nelly)

charlie — Wed, 29 Nov 2017 05:20:10 +0000

Weird Al Yankovic dons a bandaid and kicks out a parody to Nelly’s Hot in Herre. Oh yeah!

044 Spam (Parody of Stand by R.E.M.)

charlie — Sat, 18 Nov 2017 15:40:37 +0000

Charlie and Steve tackle Weird Al’s parody of R.E.M.’s Stand called Spam. Steve’s a big fan, of the food. Let’s see how he feels about the song.
Don’t forget to check us out on twitter @wendelyankovich.

043 Money For Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies* (Parody of Dire Straits)

charlie — Wed, 15 Nov 2017 15:37:08 +0000

The lawyers are all over this song. Weird Al’s Dire Straits parody from UHF is a fun video and an interesting combination of the original song and the theme song.

042 Christmas At Ground Zero

charlie — Sat, 11 Nov 2017 07:34:42 +0000

Merry Christmas everyone! A fun uplifting Christmas message from your old pal, “Weird Al” Yankovic. Now with a special message to Ronald Reagan. Enjoy!

041 You Make Me

charlie — Wed, 08 Nov 2017 14:24:36 +0000

Oingo Boingo is never the same after listening to this Weird Al style parody. A great musical parody that is lessened by the not always obvious lyrics. Of course, maybe that’s the point.

040 This Is The Life

charlie — Sat, 04 Nov 2017 07:20:14 +0000

Khrysti from the GR80s show finishes up her week with us with this theme song from the movie Johnny Dangerously. Another theme song. Another copyright issue plagued video. Is this one better then Spy Hard? Listen and see.

039 I Want A New Duck (Parody of I Want A New Drug by Huey Lewis and the News)

charlie — Wed, 01 Nov 2017 07:26:42 +0000

Our first special guest! Khysti from the GR80s podcast joins us this week for a couple of songs from Dare To Be Stupid. First up, the Huey Lewis and the News song, “I want a new drug” recast with ducks.
If you’d like to hear more of Khysti check out the website neozaz.com.

038 Good Enough For Now

charlie — Sat, 28 Oct 2017 16:15:54 +0000

Weird Al takes on Country music with his original song about settling for your second choice. Or at least the best thing you can get.

037 Such A Groovy Guy

charlie — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 08:11:25 +0000

From Weird Al’s first album, this song is a personal tribute to an old girlfriend’s ex boyfriend.

036 Pretty Fly For A Rabbi (Parody of Pretty Fly for a White Guy by Offspring)

charlie — Sat, 21 Oct 2017 08:23:15 +0000

Weird Al covers the Offspring in this fun take on the Jewish faith. And as a bonus Steve and Charlie review “Laundry Day” a special concert only version of “Come Out And Play”.

035 Party In The CIA (Parody of Party In The USA by Miley Cyrus)

charlie — Wed, 18 Oct 2017 08:19:09 +0000

Miley Cyrus (and her dad) have nothing on Weird Al. His parody cover of a song originally intended for Jessie J is fun and peppy. What else did we think about it?

034 Inactive (Parody of Radioactive by Imagine Dragons)

charlie — Sat, 14 Oct 2017 08:11:59 +0000

Charlie and Steve discuss Weird Al’s Inactive, a parody of Imagine Dragons’ Radioactive. And I mean, have you seen the video for Radioactive? What the heck?

033 Handy (Parody of Fancy by Iggy Azalea and Charli XCX)

charlie — Wed, 11 Oct 2017 13:22:46 +0000

Iggy Azalea and Charli XCX song about being fancy is transformed into a commercial of a local handy man on Weird Al’s Mandatory Fun album.

032 Perform This Way (Parody of Born This Way by Lady Gaga)

charlie — Sat, 07 Oct 2017 17:16:09 +0000

Weird Al is Lady Gaga. Almost perfect!

031 Tacky (Parody of Happy by Pharrell Williams)

charlie — Wed, 04 Oct 2017 13:11:43 +0000

Weird Al does his best Pharrell Williams as he parodies Happy. Grab those golf pants and your best ed hardy shirt and listen to this happy song. Steve and Charlie also get into a deep philosophical discussion of how youRead more...

030 White and Nerdy (Parody of Ridin’ Dirty by Chamillionaire)

charlie — Sat, 30 Sep 2017 08:27:45 +0000

Weird Al takes on Chamillionaire’s Ridin’ Dirty with the help of Seth Green and Donny Osmond. We discuss being white and nerdy ourselves, and dive in deep to the details of this song. We discuss outtakes, the trivia questions, and more. We even get into Charlie’s girl scout underwear incident.Weird Al takes on Chamillionaire’s Ridin’ Dirty with the help of Seth Green and Donny Osmond. We discuss being white and nerdy ourselves, and dive in deep to the details of this song. We discuss outtakes, the trivia questions, and more. We even get into Charlie’s girl scout underwear incident.

029 Another Tattoo (Parody of Nothin’ On You by B.O.B and Bruno Mars)

charlie — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 08:46:33 +0000

Weird Al covers his animated body with ink to cover this great B.O.B. and Bruno Mars song. Steve and Charlie talk about this earworm that they just love for maybe no reason at all.

028 Spy Hard

charlie — Sat, 23 Sep 2017 08:16:41 +0000

Straight from the Spy Hard soundtrack (and soon to be part of the Medium Rarities) is Weird Al’s actual movie theme song (as opposed to that rejected Rocky theme). Most people think this theme is the best part of theRead more...

027 Girls Just Want To Have Lunch (Parody of Girls Just Want To Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper)

charlie — Wed, 20 Sep 2017 13:34:17 +0000

From Dare To Be Stupid, this song some fans think was forced upon Al, was fun as a kid, but not as great now. Steve and I even discover other potential options for Cyndi Lauper songs.

026 Lasagna (Parody of La Bamba by Ritchie Valens)

charlie — Sat, 16 Sep 2017 14:26:37 +0000

Lasagna from Weird Al’s Even Worse. This parody of the folk song La Bamba takes the Spanish and turns it to Italian. Luckily Italian foods rhyme a lot.

025 Jerry Springer (Parody of One Week by the Barenaked Ladies)

charlie — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 08:38:40 +0000

Today’s song is Jerry Springer from Running with Scissors. Weird Al’s parody of both the tv show and the Barenaked Ladies song One Week.Can you really made a humorous parody of a song that is already kinda humor filled? FindRead more...

024 Do I Creep You Out? (Parody of Do I Make You Proud by Taylor Hicks)

charlie — Sat, 09 Sep 2017 08:33:17 +0000

Does Taylor Hicks creep you out? Clearly he creeped Weird Al Yankovic out enough to inspire this song that replaced You’re Pitiful on the Straight Outta Lynwood album. Does this song creep you out?

023 The White Stuff (Parody of The Right Stuff by New Kids On The Block)

charlie — Wed, 06 Sep 2017 13:11:08 +0000

Who doesn’t like Weird Al on a New Kids on the Block track? Well, Steve might not. The White Stuff from Off The Deep End.

022 Another Rides The Bus (Parody of Another One Bites the Dust by Queen)

charlie — Sat, 02 Sep 2017 08:24:08 +0000

A parody of the Queen hit Another One Bites the Dust, Weird Al’s 2nd major hit, and probably the song that truly launched his decades long career. Recorded live on the Dr. Demento show, this song is pure Mad Al.
Call us up on the Weird line 302-72-Weird and leave a message with a fun Weird Al story for us to play on a future episode.

021 Brady Bunch (Parody of Safety Dance by Men Without Hats)

charlie — Wed, 30 Aug 2017 08:02:59 +0000

Weird Al Yankovic’s early look into angry songs about television. We wanted a little more accordion and Brady Bunch references. What did you think?
Theme Improvised by Anthony Riley
Character Artwork by Bob Kodzis

020 Ricky (Parody of Hey Mickey by Toni Basil)

charlie — Sat, 26 Aug 2017 16:46:31 +0000

Weird Al’s tribute to the I Love Lucy show and stars Ricky Riccardo and Lucille Ball. Weird Al without a mustache? What do you think?Guest Voice: Michelle WargoTheme Improvised by Anthony RileyCharacter Artwork by Bob KodzisCheck us out on InstagramRead more...

019 Rocky Road (Parody of I Love Rock and Roll by Joan Jett)

charlie — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 08:38:51 +0000

Steve and Charlie dive into a fresh cup of Rocky Road as they review “I Love Rocky Road” from the Weird Al Yankovic album. Did it leave us cold? Find out here!Guest Voice: Michelle WargoTheme Improvised by Anthony RileyCharacter ArtworkRead more...

018 Bob

charlie — Sat, 19 Aug 2017 08:57:07 +0000

The classic Weird Al tribute to palindromes and Bob Dylan from Poodle Hat. Good for folks who know Dylan and fun for nerds who appreciate the fine art of mirrored sentences.
For more on palindromes check out the Jeff Rubin Jeff Rubin episode at jeffrubinjeffrubinshow.com/episode/876/
Theme Improvised by Anthony Riley
Character Artwork by Bob Kodzis

017 Happy Birthday

charlie — Wed, 16 Aug 2017 08:35:14 +0000

Today we eat a lot of broccoli and drink a lot of beer, because it’s time for Happy Birthday from Weird Al Yankovic (the artist and the album). A weirdly topical subject because Charlie’s birthday is next week. So happy birthday to him.
One of the earliest Weird Al songs, and one of he darkest, do we enjoy it? Listen and find out.
Did you enjoy it? Call us at 302 72 Weird and let us know!
Theme Improvised by Anthony Riley
Character Artwork by Bob Kodzis

016 Truck Drivin’ Song

charlie — Sat, 12 Aug 2017 08:45:58 +0000

Truck Drivin’ Song from Running With Scissors. Weird Al Yankovics’s ode to the truck crazy of the 70s, 20 years later. Reminiscent of C.W. McCall or Dave Dudley.
Theme Improvised by Anthony Riley
Character Artwork by Bob Kodzis

015 Canadian Idiot (Parody of American Idiot)

charlie — Wed, 09 Aug 2017 08:57:04 +0000

Canadian Idiot from Straight Outta Lynwood is a perfect, but straight forward parody. It hits all of Weird Al’s quality markers, but does it go beyond that?Let us know your thoughts by calling the Weird Line at 302-72-WEIRD. Thanks!Theme ImprovisedRead more...

014 Foil (Parody of Royals by Lorde)

charlie — Sat, 05 Aug 2017 08:58:24 +0000

Another song off of Weird Al Yankovic’s Mandatory Fun album. Steve and Charlie look at this spot on Royals (by Lorde) parody. Just how much do we love it? Listen and find out.Theme Improvised by Anthony RileyCharacter Artwork by BobRead more...

013 Sports Song

charlie — Wed, 02 Aug 2017 08:53:14 +0000

From the latest Weird Al Yankovic album, Mandatory Fun, comes Al’s take on marching band fight songs. We review it and Charlie talks about his time with the Carnegie Mellon Kiltie Band. At the end we also discuss some other potential parodies for this album.
Theme Improvised by Anthony Riley
Character Artwork by Bob Kodzis

012 Gotta Boogie

charlie — Sat, 29 Jul 2017 08:29:03 +0000

From the self titled Weird Al Yankovic album this disco genre spoof might seem like a single joke gone to long. Others loved it as a kid. We may never know who is right.Theme Improvised by Anthony RileyCharacter Artwork byRead more...

011 Gump (Parody of Lump by the Presidents of the United States of America)

charlie — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 08:32:25 +0000

Gump, from Weird Al Yankovic’s Bad Hair Day.
He combines a parody of the Presidents of the United States of America song Lump, with the movie Forrest Gump. What he gets is a song that is simple, but well done.
Remember to check us on at Tampa Bay Comic Con on July 29th!
Theme Improvised by Anthony Riley
Character Artwork by Bob Kodzis

010 My Bologna (Parody of My Sharona by The Knack)

charlie — Sat, 22 Jul 2017 08:01:57 +0000

Another from the Weird Al Yankovic album. His first major hit/published song. From the bathroom of his college’s radio station, to Capitol Records, to his self titled first album, to his box set(s).
Originally a song by the Knack, Weird Al wrote new lyrics and a legend was born.
And don’t forget to call and leave a voice message for our Weird line at 302 72 WEIRD. We’ll be in Tampa for the Tampa Bay Comic Con on Saturday the 29th, check us our for a live podcast recording that day.
Theme Improvised by Anthony Riley
Character Artwork by Bob Kodzis

009 Mr Frump In The Iron Lung

charlie — Wed, 19 Jul 2017 08:13:46 +0000

From the Weird Al Yankovic album. A classic song from Al’s college years. We also discuss other famous Iron Lungs. Fun times.
Don’t forget to call and leave a voice message for our Weird line at 302 72 WEIRD. Also, we’ll be in Tampa for the Tampa Bay Comic Con on Saturday the 29th.
Theme Improvised by Anthony Riley
Character Artwork by Bob Kodzis

008 Fun Zone

charlie — Sat, 15 Jul 2017 14:27:23 +0000

Fun Zone from the UHF soundtrack.A fun musical ditty with very few words, but a cool history.Check out more from us about UHF at the Tampa Bay Comic Con on July 29th, 2017.Theme Improvised by Anthony RileyCharacter Artwork by BobRead more...

007 Weasel Stomping Day

charlie — Wed, 12 Jul 2017 08:11:13 +0000

From Straight Outta Lynwood, Weird Al’s collaboration with Robot Chicken celebrates the latest American holiday. What made those weasel sounds? And are they perfect or disturbing?
Theme Improvised by Anthony Riley
Character Artwork by Bob Kodzis

006 Since You’ve Been Gone

charlie — Sat, 08 Jul 2017 04:13:16 +0000

From Bad Hair Day, this is Weird Al’s a cappella take on romance. What does it feel like since you ex has been gone? Let us know on the Weird Line, leave a message at 302 72 WEIRD. Also look for our public group on facebook called “We’re All Yankovics” and join the discussion.
Theme Improvised by Anthony Riley
Character Artwork by Bob Kodzis

005 The Weird Al Show Theme

charlie — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 08:06:22 +0000

Who would have thunk it. Weird Al did the theme song to his very own TV show (as well as several others). Today we talk about that and have a special interview you might want to hear.
Theme Improvised by Anthony Riley
Character Artwork by Bob Kodzis
Remember the Weird Line is always open for you to leave your memories or favorite song choice on. Just call 302 72 Weird and you might get to be on next week’s episode.

004 What’d I Miss?

charlie — Sat, 01 Jul 2017 08:53:21 +0000

Big announcements. First, Steve and Charlie will be doing a live podcast recording of We’re All Yankovics at the Tampa Bay Comic Con on Saturday, July 29th at 10:30 AM in room 12. Join us for a discussion of the classic movie: UHF. To lead up to that We’re All Yankovics will now be twice a week, Wednesdays and Saturdays.
This week Lin Manuel Miranda also issued a challenge to the world. Donate $10 to Immigrants We Get The Job Done Coalition and then tape yourself singing a lyric from Hamilton. We did that yesterday (check our twitter, instagram, or facebook group to see it, but wanted to talk about Al’s collaborations with Lin. We listen and discuss first Al’s #Ham4All video, then talk about the time he visited Lin for a #Ham4Ham video.
Don’t forget to call our message line at 302 72 WEIRD and leave a voice mail about your favorite Weird Al song or experience!
Theme Improvised by Anthony Riley
Artwork by Bob Kodzis

003 George Of The Jungle (Cover of George of the Jungle Theme)

charlie — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 08:59:59 +0000

George of the Jungle from Dare to be Stupid. Al covers the 1967 theme song by Sheldon Allman and Stan Worth. Is it filler?Remember to call our hot line (302) 72-WEIRD and leave a message about your favorite song orRead more...

002 Twister

charlie — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 08:05:09 +0000

Twister from Even Worse. Who knew Weird Al did a style parody of the Beastie Boys. And why is it based on an old TV commercial? Could this actually be considered a cover song?
Theme Improvised by Anthony Riley
Artwork by Bob Kodzis
Guest Voice: Nick LoCicero
Call and leave a message about your Weird Al experience at 302-72-WEIRD.

001 Harvey The Wonder Hamster

charlie — Wed, 14 Jun 2017 20:39:25 +0000

Steve and Charlie discuss Weird Al Yankovics’s Discography. Song by Song. Harvey the Wonder Hamster from Alapalooza.
We start our journey with a tribute to Al’s best friend and juggling partner, Harvey.
Theme Improvised by Anthony Riley
Artwork by Bob Kodzis