“Weird Al” Yankovic, singer-singwriter
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The Patron Saint of the Avocado – Weird Al Yankovic– is the next big star getting a biopic about their life. Actor Daniel Radcliffe will be playing the famed musician and king of parody. Here’s a teaser trailer for the … Continue reading Weird : The Al Yankovic Teaser Trailer Reaction Thread
Thank you all for participating! This one has been a lot of fun. In fourth place: The Saga Begins, from 1999’s Running With Scissors. In third place: Smells Like Nirvana, from 1992’s Off the Deep End. The runner-up, losing by only two votes: Eat It, from 1984’s In 3-D. And your champion – the best of all Weird Al parodies *AND* all songs parodied by Weird Al – is … That’s right, it’s Amish Paradise! From the 1996 album Bad Hair Day. All hail your new champion. The highest finishing non-Al song was The Safety Dance by Men Without Hats. … Continue reading The Weird Al Weird-Off: Results
Two songs enter. One song leaves. Welcome to the last round. Check out the bracket at https://challonge.com/WeirdAlWeirdOff Continue reading The Weird Al Weird-Off: Championship
Another four songs down, another three to face the chop before we determine the best of all Weird Al parodies and the songs they aped. Check out the bracket at https://challonge.com/WeirdAlWeirdOff Continue reading The Weird Al Weird-Off: Final Four – VOTING IS CLOSED
Another 8 songs down, another 7 to face the chop before we determine the best of all Weird Al parodies and the songs they aped. Please be patient while I populate the 4 matchups. Check out the bracket at https://challonge.com/WeirdAlWeirdOff Continue reading The Weird Al Weird-Off: Elite Eight – VOTING IS CLOSED
Another 16 songs down, another 15 to face the chop before we determine the best of all Weird Al parodies and the songs they aped. Please be patient while I populate the 8 matchups. Continue reading The Weird Al Weird-Off: Round of 16 – VOTING IS CLOSED
Another 32 songs down, another 31 to face the chop before we determine the best of all Weird Al parodies and the songs they aped. Please be patient while I populate the 16 matchups. Continue reading The Weird Al Weird-Off: Round of 32 – voting is closed
We made it through the play-in round, eliminating four Weird Al songs: Another Tattoo The Plumbing Song Trash Day Whatever You Like I’ll miss Whatever You Like. In this next round, we have 13 Weird-on-Weird matchups, 15 Weird-vs-someone else rounds, and four pairings of non-Weird artists. Yes, this is the Weird Al tournament that makes you choose between Men Without Hats and Los Lobos – that’s how weird it is. Please be patient while I populate the 32 rounds. Continue reading The Weird-Al Weird-Off: Round of 64 (voting is closed)
Here’s my methodology: I took the winners from the first round and ranked them by number of upvotes. That gave me a list of 68 original and parodic songs, from #1 (White and Nerdy) to #68 (Soul Asylum’s “Misery” – better known as Frustrated Incorporated). Now, to get us to a power of two, there’s a play-in round for the bottom eight songs. The votes will be calculated Monday, followed by the round of 64 later that day. Continue reading The Weird Al Weird-Off: Play-In Round
It’s a tournament, but it’s going to be as weird as its name sake. The first round will feature every* Weird Al parody song against the song it spoofs. After that point, we should have some combination of originals and … Continue reading The Weird Al Weird-Off
