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"Weird Al" Yankovic - First World Problems (Original Post)
xocet
Jul 2014
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lovemydog
(11,833 posts)1. I love how it's an homage to the Pixies
without being an actual Pixies song parody. He does that for bands he loves (Talking Heads, Chili Peppers & some others).
progressoid
(49,991 posts)2. Apparently his album was number one for a week on Billboard.
A first for Al! http://www.weirdal.com/home.htm
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)3. That's CLASSIC.
I'd add to that "someone posted something on DU that made me mad!"
Sen. Walter Sobchak
(8,692 posts)4. We're loving this at the office,
Since this Weird Al character is dead-ringer for a particularly ill tempered former executive of one of our clients, right down to the hair and track jacket.
Turborama
(22,109 posts)5. One of my fave replies on YouTube...
"Song made fun of the problems of people in first world countries! Complained on youtube about it. #firstworldproblems"
ActiveTen28
(51 posts)6. Complaining about people who complain about first world problems.
If, for example, he made something about the current Gaza conflict, the message still would be similar without being problematic.
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