Tenacious_Peaches Posted December 27, 2006 Report Share Posted December 27, 2006 (edited) I cannot get Weird Al's parody of Chamillionaire's rap "Ridin' Dirty" out of my head. It's been out for a while and it has not grown old yet. Here's Weird Al's video "White and Nerdy". As I was singing it earlier today, I realized Weird Al has been making me laugh for over 20 years. That's an impressive career for anyone, let alone a parody artist. He has been able stay relevant after all this time. Here are a few of my favorites. Fat - Parody of Michael Jackson's "Bad" Bedrock Anthem - Parody of RHCP's "Under the Bridge" and "Give it Away" Amish Paradise - Parody of Coolio's "Gangsta's Paradise" Feel free to discuss the genius that is Weird Al. Edited December 28, 2006 by Guest Shawna pointed out that I made a boo boo. Thanks for noticing, sister. I am horrified at my egregious error. Please forgive me, Songfactors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Fish Posted December 27, 2006 Report Share Posted December 27, 2006 I only got into him recently, but man, the guy is really clever. He has a lot of talent for writing lyrics, and ya gotta dig his polkas. From what I've heard, some people think his new stuff sucks, but I thought White and Nerdy is just as good as all his other stuff. Probably because it gets in touch with my nerditude. Also, check out his parody of Eminem's Lose Yourself: Couch Potato. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted December 27, 2006 Report Share Posted December 27, 2006 Weird Al is a smart guy, knows how to market himself very well....mostly though, he's a pretty talented guy. I was on vacation in Wildwood Crest, NJ a few years back and Weird Al was playing Convention Hall the night I was leaving. We drove down to Ocean City, Md. that afternoon and there was a sign on a local high school advertising Weird Al's appearance for the next night. He is willing to make appearances on the circuit that fits his career position and that's smart too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted December 27, 2006 Report Share Posted December 27, 2006 I remember he became a big hit on Dr. Demento's radio show during the mid '70s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSYCHOcatholic Posted December 27, 2006 Report Share Posted December 27, 2006 I started getting into his music when i was in 4th grade. His album "Bad Hair Day" came out then, and his song "Amish Paradise" Hit it big. Since then, ive gotten all of his albums and memorized a bunch of his songs. Hes a great artist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious_Peaches Posted December 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2006 Also, check out his parody of Eminem's Lose Yourself: Couch Potato. "Couch Potato" is hilarious! I've never seen that before. It must have slipped under my Weird Al radar. The man cracks me up. And I dig nerditude, Namahage. "I'm nerdy in the extreme, whiter than sour cream. I was in AV club and Glee club and even the chess team. The only question I ever thought was hard Was do I like Kirk or do I like Picard? I spend every weekend at the renaissance fair. I got my name on my underwear!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuzikTyme Posted December 27, 2006 Report Share Posted December 27, 2006 Feel free to discuss the genius that is Weird Al. The fact that he consistently has hits and is cool with young people for going on 3 decades is incredible. He always has his finger on the pulse of pop culture and is ready to strike and make light of it and people who take themselves too seriously. Parodies aside, the only other artist that I can think of that hits the mark consistently for that period of time to the current era, IMO, is Madonna. In other words, can you name any artist other than Weird Al or Madonna that has hit after hit from the early 80's to today? Maybe Prince? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious_Peaches Posted December 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 Yay! It's Muzik! And he agrees with me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 They played "White and Nerdy" at our school dance, and nobody knew how to dance to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 The man is a genius. I saw him a few years back at the Puyallup Fair. That was just a purely fun concert. The audience had an even bigger age range than the Stones concert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Fish Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 In other words, can you name any artist other than Weird Al or Madonna that has hit after hit from the early 80's to today? Maybe Prince? I think it's worth noting that most of his songs are simply redone lyrics of songs that're already hits, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 Actually, generally his albums consist of half originals and half parodies. It's the parodies that get noticed though. Yeah, I own a few Weird Al albums. I am white and nerdy, after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 Amish Paradise - Parody of Coolio's "Amish Paradise" Forgive me, Peaches... but I can't escape my typo-grubbing birth defect. You meant "Gangsta's Paradise", didn'tcha? (or is it "Gangster's"?) I was floored when my son asked me one night if I'd ever heard of Weird Al. His talent and popularity know no bounds - or age groups. My favorite is still "I Lost On Jeopardy" (Parody of a lesser-known song called "Our Love's In Jeopardy" by Greg Kihn). Hisss-terical. And for those more die-hard individuals, he made a movie called "UHF" that I understand is quite funny - but you have to be a dedicated Weird Al fanatic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayzor Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 I watched the "Couch Potato" video clip... good lord that IS funny! "Weird" Al is a genius... but what else can you expect from a Canadian? lol j/k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 I saw the video for White and Nerdy two days back. I love Weird Al, he is brilliant. The pens in my pocket I need to protect them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious_Peaches Posted December 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 Forgive me, Peaches... but I can't escape my typo-grubbing birth defect. You meant "Gangsta's Paradise", didn'tcha? (or is it "Gangster's"?) Bless you, Shawna. A true friend will tell you when you intercourse up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Fish Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 Actually, generally his albums consist of half originals and half parodies. It's the parodies that get noticed though. Yeah, I own a few Weird Al albums. I am white and nerdy, after all. Fair enough. I've depended on YouTube and Google Video for all of my Weird Al hearings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 A true friend will tell you when you intercourse up. I must have stared at that for three minutes before I got it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayzor Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 Took me a couple minutes... your not the only slow factor here Lizard Lmaoooo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcM Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 I remember he became a big hit on Dr. Demento's radio show during the mid '70s. On KMET on Sundays. I saw Dr D at The Palomino (of all places) when he was doing a live show. Ah, memories! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted January 17, 2007 Report Share Posted January 17, 2007 I tried looking for his version of "Another One Rides the Bus" but came out with no results; doesn't seem like he made a video for it at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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