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David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
5/3/23 1:21 p.m.

His first album was released on this date 40 years ago.

Not the album version but still a classic.

 

matthewmcl
matthewmcl Dork
5/3/23 2:07 p.m.

I have used the "My Bologna" bathroom...

BenB
BenB HalfDork
5/3/23 2:18 p.m.

One author's list of Weird Al's 40 best...

Link

1988RedT2
1988RedT2 MegaDork
5/3/23 2:23 p.m.

Like it or not folks, this is what true genius looks like.  I'm a longtime fan.

Off the top of my head, three of my favorites would be

Eat it!

Party in the CIA

and the undeniably epic The Saga Begins

 

Edit:  Posting link to The Saga Begins video, because I had forgotten just how much fun this song is:

 

Pete. (l33t FS)
Pete. (l33t FS) GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
5/3/23 2:50 p.m.

In reply to 1988RedT2 :

The long term contract I had to sign said I'll be making these movies 'til the end of time

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
5/3/23 2:51 p.m.

In reply to 1988RedT2 :

Total genius. I just told my brother about the occasion.

His reply: today should be a holiday. 

I remember our (older) neighbor excitedly telling us about something he heard on the radio: Crazy Steve or something like that. As soon as the album dropped, we got it. 

While I celebrate the man’s entire catalog, I’m going to share just this one here because, yes, it’s genius: 

 

stuart in mn
stuart in mn MegaDork
5/3/23 3:52 p.m.

From his Twitter feed:

 

SPOILER ALERT (but c’mon, you should’ve seen the movie by now!): This is the only prop that I got to keep from the shoot. I took it home from the set and planted it in my back yard, and my wife didn’t discover it until two weeks later.

Appleseed
Appleseed MegaDork
5/3/23 4:07 p.m.

I need to watch UHF.

For the 1,289th time.

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
5/3/23 4:09 p.m.
Appleseed said:

I need to watch UHF.

For the 1,289th time.

Wheel! Of! Fish!

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
5/3/23 4:10 p.m.

And everyone here has seen this, right?

 

Tom_Spangler (Forum Supporter)
Tom_Spangler (Forum Supporter) GRM+ Memberand UltimaDork
5/3/23 4:22 p.m.

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story is the funniest movie of the last year. Seriously, it's hilarous.

Tom_Spangler (Forum Supporter)
Tom_Spangler (Forum Supporter) GRM+ Memberand UltimaDork
5/3/23 4:24 p.m.

You say your Commodore 64 is really neato? What kind of chip you got in there, a Dorito?

 

 

But to me, the all-time Weird Al classic is "Amish Paradise"

 

Appleseed
Appleseed MegaDork
5/3/23 8:43 p.m.

I'd like to barf, nargl, zows,

With all these marbles in my mouth.

Pete. (l33t FS)
Pete. (l33t FS) GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
5/3/23 8:48 p.m.
Appleseed said:

I need to watch UHF.

For the 1,289th time.

You can sit around and stare at the picture tube 'til your brain turns into cottage cheese!

 

 

Pete. (l33t FS)
Pete. (l33t FS) GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
5/3/23 8:53 p.m.
David S. Wallens said:

And everyone here has seen this, right?

 

Very vaguely!  Very very vaguely.  And watching that reminds me of Beavis's treatment of videos, in hindsight.

I do vivdly remember The Compleat Al.  Still sing this to myself sometimes.

 

Streetwiseguy
Streetwiseguy MegaDork
5/4/23 8:03 a.m.

White and Nerdy.

All about the pentiums.

Hardware Store.

Al is a genius.

racerfink
racerfink UberDork
5/4/23 8:38 a.m.


I would have figured this one would be popular here...

racerfink
racerfink UberDork
5/4/23 8:40 a.m.

His Saturday morning 'kids' show was pretty good too.

 

Appleseed
Appleseed MegaDork
5/4/23 10:28 a.m.
David S. Wallens said:

In reply to 1988RedT2 :

Total genius. I just told my brother about the occasion.

His reply: today should be a holiday. 

I remember our (older) neighbor excitedly telling us about something he heard on the radio: Crazy Steve or something like that. As soon as the album dropped, we got it. 

While I celebrate the man’s entire catalog, I’m going to share just this one here because, yes, it’s genius: 

 

 

Now sung by transforming robots. (Wait till the end)

I've seen the Spree do this in concert twice.  Always a good time.

codrus (Forum Supporter)
codrus (Forum Supporter) GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
5/4/23 11:09 a.m.

I think my favorite of his is "All About the Pentiums".  It's also kind of amusing to look at the "impossible" tech specs in the song as compare them to PCs of today :)

 

02Pilot
02Pilot PowerDork
5/4/23 11:30 a.m.

I enjoyed playing this during the holidays, just to see if people were paying attention:

 

 

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
5/4/23 11:33 a.m.

And another cut from way back in the day:

 

Tony Sestito
Tony Sestito UltimaDork
5/4/23 1:57 p.m.
David S. Wallens said:

And everyone here has seen this, right?

 

You just tore open a wormhole in my brain to my youth! Core memory unlocked. Al TV!!!!

I am old enough to remember when this video was in heavy rotation on MTV, and when this parody came out that absolutely eviscerated it. Amazing. 

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
5/5/23 1:43 p.m.

In reply to Tony Sestito :

Al TV was/still is the best thing ever. 

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
5/5/23 1:46 p.m.

His treatment of Chicago’s Stay the Night is equally epic. 

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