On this day in 1959, Alfred “Weird Al” Yankovic was born.  He went on to write some of the greatest song parodies ever, like

“Amish Paradise”

“Eat It”

And “White ‘n’ Nerdy”

Alas, I am restricted to but one video in this header. So have Weird Al channeling Kurt Cobain in the video that rebooted Weird Al’s career in the 1990s:

Dare to be stupid, Avocado!