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)
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. AlsoRead more…
056 CNR
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)
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)
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)
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
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)
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)
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!
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
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
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.