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"Weird Al" Yankovic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Yankovic is of no relation to the famous accordionist Frankie Yankovic, but "Weird Al" did play accordion for "Who Stole the Kishka" on one of Frankie's final records, Songs of the Polka King, Vol. Yankovic is best known for his song parodies ("Eat It"), though he has actually recorded a greater number of original humorous songs ("You Don't Love Me Anymore" and "One More Minute"). Yankovic, the only child of Nikolas Louis Yankovic (a Serb-American) and Mary Elizabeth Vivalda (of Italian descent), was born in Downey, California, but raised in the nearby town of Lynwood. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Weird_Al_Yankovic   (4174 words)

about weird al, weird al lyrics, weird al yankovic Indeed, Weird Al has carved out quite a unique and comfortable niche for himself as the prince of parody pop; no other recording artist has been able to sustain such a long and varied career by satirizing the songs of others. Al returned in 1999 with Running With Scissors, the first single of which--another Star Wars-themed number called "The Saga Begins," this time set to the tune of Don McLean's "American Pie"--was perfectly timed with the much-hyped theatrical release of both Episode 1: The Phantom Menace and American Pie. Fieger convinced his label, Capitol Records, to sign Al to a six-month recording contract and release "My Bologna" as a single. www.hollywoodauditions.com /Biographies/weird_al.htm   (949 words)

"Weird Al" Yankovic - PopMatters Concert Review He waved the big, glowing toy around like a conductor's wand as the rest of the crowd, who knew every single word of the Yankovic lyrics, sung along in their most enthusiastic response of the night. At the conclusion of the song, the band left the stage. Weird Al is a clever mimic of body language, and he expertly imitated Eminem's sullen power slouch as he strode around the stage in baggy sweats and a knit cap. www.popmatters.com /music/concerts/y/yankovic-weird-al-030720.shtml   (1329 words)

"Weird Al" Yankovic Photos - "Weird Al" Yankovic News - "Weird Al" Yankovic Information Weird Al Yankovic is known Worldwide for his hillarious parodies and original songs. This show is where "Weird Al" Yankovic talks about his albums and interviews celebrities that help make his album possible. Al Yankovic was born on October 23, 1959 in the Los Angeles suburb of Lynwood. www.tv.com /-weird-al-yankovic/person/2980/summary.html   (514 words)

Weird Al Yankovic My 15 year-old daughter and I were among the 1500 rabid fans at the recent "Weird Al" Yankovic show. He then did a song called "Constipated" which was taken from the Avril Lavigne song "Complicated." I have heard Al is a very shy type because he did not spend much time talking to the audience but is a very polished performer. "Weird Al" Yankovic Concert Review and Play List www.cville.com /members/ridenour/Al.htm   (261 words)

'Weird Al' Yankovic The 'Weird Al' Yankovic Video Library: His Greatest Hits (1992) (V).... Weird Al Presents Al-TV (2003) (TV) (songs "Bob", "Harvey the Wonder Hamster" and "Angry White Boy Polka&;) 'Weird Al' Yankovic: The Videos (1996) (V) (videos "Christmas At Ground Zero", "Bedrock Anthem", "Headline News&;, "Amish Paradise&;, "Gump" and "Spy Hard") www.imdb.com /name/nm0946148   (741 words)

VH1.com : Weird Al Yankovic : Weird Al Yankovic: Show Me the Funny Weird Al’s Poodle Hat, the 12th album in a career spanning two decades, instead lampoons Avril (“A Complicated Song”) and roasts the Strokes, the Hives, the White Stripes, Limp Bizkit, Disturbed, and Papa Roach on “Angry White Boy Polka.” Nope, you can’t take the accordion out of a Weird Al album. The song is based on the fact that Jerry Lewis is considered a genius in France. It’s generally viewed as an honor to be in a Weird Al parody. www.vh1.com /artists/news/1472663/06132003/yankovic_weird_al.jhtml   (1373 words)

Weird Al Yankovic's "UHF" (shot in Tulsa!) Funny too, because Weird Al met my then girlfriend at SRO (the too hip for me club at 18th and Boston) and pursued her the entire time he was in town. Weird Al later said that "UHF" didn't do as well as hoped at the box office, competing with summer blockbusters "Batman", "Lethal Weapon 2" and "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade", plus getting dumped on by Roger Ebert and other critics. Using Weird Al's commentary track from the DVD, a friend of mine and I visited every location he mentioned in the film and took photos. tulsatvmemories.com /uhf.html   (1987 words)

USATODAY.com - Swarm of moths rush stage at Weird Al show Yankovic didn't seem bugged by the uninvited guests, though, as he plugged along with songs and costume changes during his self-described "rock and comedy multimedia extravaganza" to support his recent album, Poodle Hat. DU QUOIN, Illinois (AP) — Things got hairy for parody singer "Weird Al" Yankovic as a flock of unwanted fans rushed onstage during his performance at a state fair in southern Illinois. Green moths swarmed Yankovic, some nesting in his trademark long curly locks. www.usatoday.com /tech/news/2004-09-03-weird-al-vs-moths_x.htm   (220 words)

Amazon.com: Weird Al Yankovic: Music: Weird Al Yankovic It should also be noted that "Weird Al" was also able to take advantage of the opportunities afforded by the fledgling MTV network, where his music video for "Ricky" was the first of several that added significant visual dimensions to the humor of the songs. Al really sounds fresh and quite loony in his debut and if one notices the animated cover, there are elements of his songs in it, such as Mr. There are some great moments on "Weird Al Yankovic," as there are on any of his albums, but this is not a great album. www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00000HZY9?v=glance   (1559 words)

Brian's "Weird Al" Yankovic Page There are already several good general "Weird Al" Yankovic pages out there, most noticeably Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz's. Al and the band do their thing during "Like a Surgeon." This picture was taken by holding the camera over my head and aiming at the stage, so please excuse the fact that I missed most of the band. Jon has been Al's drummer since the start of the band, and his page is the definitive source for information about Al. alumni.imsa.edu /~data/weird-al.html   (533 words)

"Weird Al" Yankovic And the title track is one of those original Weird Al songs that isn't necessarily that funny per se, but is still a good song with a solid hook. Al's been accused of parodying songs that were already funny in the first place, but if you ask me, the two originals were more self-consciously funny than actually funny, and Al's applied the somewhat-catchy melodies to hilarious lyrics (hilarious lyrics?!? Al got some material recorded, but none were complete A-List material that would guarantee a hit on the radio parody circuit (if such a thing actually exists). www.geocities.com /mjareviews/weirdal.html   (3120 words)

Prindle Record Reviews - "Weird Al" Yankovic Jerry Springer is one of the greatest parodies Weird Al has ever done and he does it with a subject (trash TV) that he has pulled off songs on before. I admit it, some of Al's parodies are pretty lousy, but many times by the time Al's album is released, the song he is parodying is old news. What was so funny (besides Weird Al) was how legions of the kids there tried to "mosh" during "Smells Like Nirvana," and it totally freaked out the rural folk workin' at the fairgrounds--I think they thought they were stopping a massive brawl. www.markprindle.com /yankovia.htm   (11147 words)

"Weird Al" Yankovic R.A.Q. Since Curtis had followed the tradition of not legally changing his name to "'Weird Al' Yankovic," the 1996 court papers of the Coolio vs. Weird Al case were signed under his own name. Every song Al has recorded since 1973 has been a parody. It is believed that there is a picture somewhere on the web that has all of the Weird Al performers posing together, but the URL is unknown just yet. www.allthingsyank.com /raq.htm   (1416 words)

"Weird Al" Yankovic Frequently Asked Questions Al has graciously released either a demo version, or previously unreleased song once a year to the Demento Society which is placed on their Basement Tapes CD members receive when they sign up for an annual membership. Al figures there was a communications breakdown somewhere and sends Coolio a public and sincere apology for the mixup saying he wouldn't have done the song if there was no permission. The only TRUE way to tell if a song is by "Weird Al" or not is to go out and buy all the CDs in Al's catalog. www.al-oholicsanonymous.com /faq   (4127 words)

Weird Al Yankovic Articles On a totally seperate note, "Weird Al" Yankovic is not being held in any custody and is in no legal trouble. While Weird Al refuses to use other people's ideas, Wierd All said ok to all kinds of listener ideas, most of them mediocre at best, but Wierd All never got permission to use them, nor figure out royalty payments for their copyrighted work. While Weird Al refused to do a parody of the Macarena, Wierd All did the parody...resulting in boos, hisses, rotten tomatoes, poor record sales, and financial ruin at his former record label. www.davesfunstuff.com /27artwie.htm   (2140 words)

I Must Take Issue With The Wikipedia Entry For 'Weird Al' Yankovic The Onion - America's Finest News Source I must take issue with your entry for "Weird Al" Yankovic—for in allowing it to remain active, you are perpetrating a great injustice. More troubling yet is the treatment of Yankovic's groundbreaking TV work on The Weird Al Show, which is summed up in three paragraphs of puff. To start: Your entry for "Weird Al" is laughably brief, and fails to account for the grand impact and scope of his career. www.theonion.com /content/node/37314   (961 words)

"Weird Al" Yankovic: The Latest News "Weird Al Yankovic: Live!" debuted on 11/20/99, and is a nice sampler of the retail version of the concert video (described above). In July 2002 at the Orange County Fair in Costa Mesa, CA, fans were able to check out the Weird Al experience, a multimedia museum-type exhibit featuring photos, posters, costumes, and assorted memorabilia from Al's life and career. "Behind The Music: Weird Al" debuted on 7/4/99. www.weirdal.com /latenews.htm   (961 words)

Amazon.ca: Music: Weird Al Yankovic Weird Al's 1983 debut album is quite unique in itself because of its minimal production value. Al sings about a check that is in the mail and other weird stuff. Al doesn't seem to mind that his voice is sliding all over the place as he screams the lyrics, but that just makes it all the funnier. www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00000HZY9/qid=1079400721/sr=10-/ref=sr_10_3_/702-1514654-8206450   (961 words)

ARTISTS: Weird Al Yankovic There was supposed to be a theme song composed by Weird Al, but it never got used for some reason. * 1984-- February: "Eat It" single released, reaches #12 on Billboard Charts "Weird Al in 3-D" album released June 2: "Welcome to the Fun Zone", a one-shot NBC show hosted by Dr. Demento, is broadcast. * 1980-- Sept. 14: Al performs "Another One Rides The Bus" live on the Dr. Demento show, KMET, Los Angeles (and a legend is born!); Jon Schwartz plays rhythm on Al's accordion case and is asked to join Al's band; also first time "Musical Mike" Kieffer provides "hand music" for an Al recording www.hohnerusa.com /artistwyankovic.shtml   (343 words)

Weird Al Yankovic Experience - Home called "The Weird Al Show." Al has directed and starred in 24 of his own videos, and has "he has no life", "he has no musical talent", and "his first name is "Weird" he is a freak!" His first Al now lives in Hollywood Hills with his wife Suzanne, daughter Nina, dog Bela, and bird Bo. www.weirdalexperience.com   (350 words)

Weird Al Yankovic (album) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia "Weird Al" Yankovic is the first album by song parodist "Ricky" (Adamson, Chapman, Chinn, Daniel, Yankovic) - 2:36 "Another One Rides the Bus" [live] (Deacon, Yankovic) - 2:40 en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Weird_Al_Yankovic,_(Album)   (350 words)

Prindle Record Reviews - "Weird Al" Yankovic Yankovic, but after hearing much more worthwhile 'goofy' music by people like Frank Zappa, I couldn't honestly stand to sit through an more than one of his albums in a given day. This album is overrated, the one critics who don't even like Weird Al because he's a parody artist tell you is the only one you need to buy (kind of like Elvis Costello's My Aim Is True, except for you CAN'T be a critic if you DON'T deify him). What was so funny (besides Weird Al) was how legions of the kids there tried to "mosh" during "Smells Like Nirvana," and it totally freaked out the rural folk workin' at the fairgrounds--I think they thought they were stopping a massive brawl. www.markprindle.com /yankovia.htm   (350 words)

The Philly Wire: Weird Al Yankovic weird al Pages: A-N. al -oholics, Elvis, al timedia. Al is so clean-cut that the producers couldn't find any of the typical angst-laced problems that make many rock stars' stories compelling (as Al noted in an interview with BTM), so their angle was on Al's life as a bachelor and (what they presumed was) his loneliness. Al claims to have been inspired by Allan Sherman, whose portrait in miniature (with name) can be found by the observant on the cover of Al's first album. www.phillywire.com /Weird_Al_Yankovic.html   (350 words)

The Food AlbumWeird Al Yankovic "Weird Al" Yankovic's THE FOOD ALBUM isn't so much a new album as just a compilation of earlier songs relating to food. "Weird Al" is a comedic genius and never fails to make me laugh. Weird Al decided to make 2 "cheesy compilations," about his two major subjects: TV and food. www.johnkeyes.com /a/B00000I024-the-food-album.html   (350 words)

Weird Al Yankovic I happened to be on vacation in California at the time of the shoot, so I got to hang out during most of the band's shooting day (Al himself returned for a second day of filming). The project was well over a year in the making and cassette tapes are digitally mastered and they are now available. The original photo had a certain detail which I have deleted to avoid "spoiling" the band's big scene in the movie. users.rcn.com /videot/al.html   (184 words)

weirdal.HTM Weird Al concerts that I have been to July 23, 1997 in Hollesopple, PA got to the concert 3 and 1/2 hours early because it was General admission we were the first ones their and got front row center seats. After the concert I waited in line and I finally got to meet Al unfortunately I was so caught up in the moment I forget to turn the flash off on my camera and about blinded Al. members.aol.com /superd46/weirdal.HTM   (194 words)

'Weird Al' Yankovic: The Videos (1996) (V) Plot Outline: This is a collection of "Weird Al" Yankovic's music videos from 1983 to 1996. Since it's on DVD the picture quality is great, the music is clear and the menu system is easy to navigate. It also includes the title sequence he did for the movie "Spy Hard", without, for some odd legal reason, the actual titles. www.imdb.com /Title?0168453   (373 words)

XVR27's "Weird Al" Yankovic Homepage - Lyrics Frump In The Iron Lung ("Weird Al" Yankovic) If you have any e-mail regarding the "Weird Al" Yankovic portion of Hotel XVR27, send it to either. PLEASE NOTE : I am NOT "Weird Al" Yankovic, though I wouldn't complain if I were. www.com-www.com /weirdal/weirdallyrics.html   (894 words)

Prosthetic Lips: The Weird Al Yankovic Tribute Album Prosthetic Lips is an album recorded in 1996 as a tribute to "Weird Al" Yankovic by forumers at his newsgroup. Alapalooza In 3-D On UHF Is Even Worse On A Bad Hair Day For "Weird Al" Yankovic - "Insane Ian" Bonds Two other tribute albums include Me, Myself and I put together by "Insane Ian" Bonds and The Weird Al-Bum by Your Mother. www.unibrows.com /plips   (218 words)

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