Al originally wanted to do a parody of Mellencamp about the royal couple that had just gotten married, but Melloncamp refused so Al turned the song into this generic blues song. But not THE Generic Blues Song, that comes later.Read more…
Trash Day (Parody of Hot In Herre by Nelly)
Al borrows again from hip hop to create a song dedicated to cleaning up the house. As a kid I used to read the Shel Silverstein poem Sarah Silvia Cynthia Stout and this song reminds me a lot of it.Read more…
Spam (Parody of Stand by REM)
Al seems to really enjoy REM. On an AlTV he talked over the video of Losing My Religion which was also in Polka Your Eyes Out. On another AlTV he “interviewed” Michael Stipe. Then he took a line from theRead more…
Money for Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies* (Parody of Dire Straits and Paul Henning)
Al’s breakout video from UHF (and sometimes I feel like the whole reason the movie was made) is this great spot on video parody of Dire Straits Money For Nothing (cutting edge animation at the time). Al mashes it upRead more…
Christmas At Ground Zero
Al was asked to make a Christmas Album by his label. So he added a song to Polka Party just to show them what a song about Christmas from Al might be. It even was turned into a single! AndRead more…
You Make Me
Al’s take on Oingo Boingo mixed with his “love songs?” from the Even Worse album. It feels a little like Dare To Be Stupid. Check out our conversation over on facebook.com/groups/wereallyankovics or call us up at 302 72 WEIRD. AlsoRead more…
077 Hottenvolk
This week, Annie & Jenn count down our Top Ten Hottest Moments on the X-Files. Some might surprise you…? Some definitely won’t.
This Is The Life (From Johnny Dangerously)
Another opening theme song to a movie for Al, this one spoofs the 20s and 30s (as did the movie). Just a fun indulgent song about the luxuries of life. Check out our conversation over on facebook.com/groups/wereallyankovics or call usRead more…
I Want A New Duck (A Parody of I Want A New Drug by Huey Lewis and the News)
Our first episode with a guest. Khysti from the Gr80’s movie podcast joins us to talk about the first of two Dare To Be Stupid songs. This song is just a bunch of duck puns, but works so well itRead more…
Good Enough For Now
Al’s take on Country comes with his least selling album, Polka Party. But Steve loves this and loves the album because of it. You know you’re felt like this one or twice in your life. Heck, even listening to thisRead more…
Such A Groovy Guy
Inspired by a girlfriend’s horrible ex-boyfriend, this song rings similar tones as the older Al song, Never Met a Person as Wonderful as Me. Steve thinks it’s a shadow style parody of Steve Martin. Or maybe that’s just what allRead more…
Pretty Fly for a Rabbi (Parody of Pretty Fly for a White Guy by The Offspring)
A while back a fan said to Al that his voice sometimes sounded like Dexter Holland, the lead singer of The Offspring. Al agreed and thought he should do a parody of one of their songs. First he turned toRead more…