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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsFor Weird Al's Birthday Today, What Is Your Favorite Song Of His?
Man he's got so many great ones to choose from! I'll pick one original, one parody and one polka, and the obligatory UHF clip.
My favorite Weird Al song of all time is easily this:
And then my favorite parody song of his is this:
My favorite polka of his:
And then the obligatory UHF clip:
Brother Buzz
(36,458 posts)Dave Starsky
(5,914 posts)It's a damned masterpiece.
TwilightZone
(25,473 posts)He's had a zillion good songs over the years, but it's pretty tough to top Albuquerque.
Piasladic
(1,160 posts)You're right. a damned masterpiece...
weird, long, and genius
Docreed2003
(16,869 posts)Initech
(100,099 posts)Which I've always found to be super creepy and a serious ick factor. Weird Al definitely owns that song!
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,829 posts)malchickiwick
(1,474 posts)Brother Buzz
(36,458 posts)Randy Kerdoon
5 years ago
just to clear this up. This video was recorded at the TV production facility at Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo as part of my final directing project for a TV production class I took in '79. I knew Al from the Cal Poly radio station KCPR...never thought much about this afterwards until I got a call from MTV asking if I had any pics of Al for their "Driven" TV show. I said no...but I have this "video" on 3/4 inch tape!! Thought the producer was about to faint. Looking back...it's pretty cool to be the director/producer of Al's first video. Still waiting for him to give me a 2nd chance!! (LOL)
Initech
(100,099 posts)Response to malchickiwick (Reply #6)
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50 Shades Of Blue
(10,036 posts)I loved the Crash Test Dummies, loved their song, and got a huge kick out of how Weird Al imitated total babe lead singer Brad Roberts.
Here are the CTD's doing the song with Al!
TexasBushwhacker
(20,210 posts)Kurt just didn't want it to be about food.
2naSalit
(86,765 posts)But the one that made me laugh the hardest and because I hated the original is this one:
csziggy
(34,137 posts)The other one - so far not mentioned is:
The Figment
(494 posts)im a big fan of continuous shots, and it has cameos of some of my favorite personalities
and UHF is totally underrated
JuJuYoshida
(2,216 posts)Initech
(100,099 posts)Show was absolutely epic on every level! And I watched UHF before the show and it is still awesome and ridiculous! Love that the orchestra opened with the theme to Stanley Spudowski's Playhouse.
CottonBear
(21,596 posts)Weird Al live!
UHF is one of my all time favorite films!
SKKY
(11,818 posts)Coventina
(27,169 posts)JuJuYoshida
(2,216 posts)LeftInTX
(25,515 posts)Heard the song, but never saw the video!
whistler162
(11,155 posts)and the music playing was Madonna's "Like A Virgin" my thought was they need to follow that up with
Piasladic
(1,160 posts)When I was a little girl and saw him writhing about in scrubs... woo boy... so hot
Generic Brad
(14,275 posts)Its an original.
Piasladic
(1,160 posts)MuseRider
(34,115 posts)Saw him a few months ago with strings and I swear the man is a machine! He ran part us and grabbed the hay off the guy sitting next to us. Loved his show!
Laurelin
(533 posts)Grammar
I'm Fat
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