Weird Al SGB023 (Karaoke CD&G)

Product Description
14 songs of Weird Al's greatest parodies caught on one CD&G for everyone's singing pleasures

Weird Al SGB023 (Karaoke CD&G),Karaoke

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Average customer rating: I almost died laughing. It will have you ROTFLOL. "Weird Al" comes "Straight Outta Lynwood" and right onto the Billboard charts Loved it!! "That's not why I bought this album"

Straight Outta Lynwood Weird Al Yankovic Manufacturer: Volcano ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Novelty Music | Comedic Music | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Comedic Music | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Comedy Rock | Comedic Music | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: Weird Al Yankovic - The Ultimate Video Collection Poodle Hat The Weird Al Show - The Complete Series Running With Scissors Weird Al Yankovic - Greatest Hits, Volume 2 ASIN: B000H9HWSM Release Date: 2006-09-26

Tracks:

1. White & Nerdy
2. Pancreas
3. Canadian Idiot
4. I'll Sue Ya'
5. Polkarama!
6. Virus Alert
7. Confessions Part III
8. Weasel Stomping Day
9. Close But No Cigar
10. Do I Creep You Out
11. Trapped In The Drive-Thru
12. Don't Download This Song

Tracks:

1. Don't Download This Song
2. I'll Sue Ya'
3. Virus Alert
4. Close But No Cigar
5. Pancreas
6. Weasel Stomping Day

Amazon.com

All hail the return of novelty music's reigning king! Straight Outta Lynwood easily bests 2003's Poodle Hat and shows that Yankovic does know what he does best. Part of the secret to Weird Al's success is that he's never been very weird at all, and very rarely are his satires in any way "biting"--or even satires, really. The 11-minute parody of R. Kelly's "Trapped in the Closet" is funny at least for the first listen, but it's hard to ridicule something so largely ridiculous in the first place (plus Jimmy Kimmel totally got the jump on him). The best thing Mr. Yankovic has always done is to take some decent pop tune, change a word or phrase, invent an entirely new premise for the tune, and make an inspired video to go along with it. He does that several times here; Green Day's "American Idiot" becomes the hockey-obsessed "Canadian Idiot," and "White & Nerdy" is a truly inspired take on Chamillionaire's "Ridin'." That song (and video, included here on the dual-disc CD/DVD) is breakneck-paced and so funny it's a disservice to quote from it at all. "Polkarama!" is a return to W.A.'s novelty roots: a handful of mildly dated hit songs (50 Cent to Modest Mouse!) delivered in straight-ahead, sped-up polka style. It's toe-tapping and sweet. Hopefully we'll not have to wait three years for another Weird Al record. --Mike McGonigal

Album Description

"Weird Al" continues to reward his countless fans around the globe with yet another collection of insanely incisive musical comedy. As a special bonus, Straight Outta Lynwood will be available on DualDisc. which will include all original animations of all Al's original tracks! All-star animations include Academy Award nominee Bill Plympton, John Kricfalusi (Ren and Stimpy), Seth Green and Matt Senreich (Robot Chicken/Adult Swim, Family Guy). Also featured are Karaoke versions of the entire album including a scrolling lyric sheet for each track. As if that wasn't enough the Dual Disc also contains a behind-the-scenes featurette. All of this in a 5.1 Dolby mix of the entire album!

Customer Reviews:

I almost died laughing........2007-06-28

I listened to this album for the first time tonight. Eleven years ago tonight, a friend got us tickets to a Weird Al concert. While driving home from the concert, we had a car accident and he died. After the first verse of "I'll Sue Ya," I seriously wondered if I might die laughing and join him!

I'll go through track by track:
White and Nerdy: Funny, I've heard this before so it didn't seem as new, but as a computer programmer I got a lot of good laughs. And I do hand-code HTML4!
Pancreas: Another novelty artist named Mindless Drug Hoover released a song with the same name and a similar concept. I wondered if by some weird hand of Eris, Weird Al had done the same song, but nope! He did something even more insane, even tying in things like gravity.
Canadian Idiot: I don't listen to much pop music, so haven't heard the originals, but another fun song making fun of racism. Everyone bags on Canadians anyway. One note: Weird Al even parodies the war.
I'll Sue Ya: Okay, here we go, definitely a favorite song. As said, after the first verse I wondered if I would join my friend, and if I could even handle a second verse! I did leave Earthlink, because I became dissatisfied with their tech support, so that struck a chord. Everyone has had issues with Verizon. And don't even mention New Jersey! I see this listed as an original song, but it sounds like a song done in the style of Rage against the Machine. Perfect! I really enjoy it when he doesn't parody a song per se, but parodies a group or style. This has always brought out his creativity. Sadly, some of the ridiculous things he yells out have actually happened (a guy sued someone for breaking his ankle while robbing his place.) I love this song!
Polkarama: Another classic Polka tune. As said I don't listen to much popular music, so for me these Polka songs provide a good insulated way to absorb the dirtier music of this time. I'll stick with these versions!
Virus Alert: Another great computer song! The main part would make a great sound alert. It has one of those catchy melodies and concepts that will just stay in your head for days, especially the next time your antivirus software alerts you with a new update! Virus Alert! (You could, of course, just use Linux, but we'll save that for another rant.)
Confession Part III: I don't know if he parodied a song here, or simply parodied the style of the current music, but either way he did a hilarious job. Every guy will love the last spoken line of the song.
Weasel Stomping Day: A little silly song, not much to say, but have fun!
Close but No Cigar: Okay, now I have a confession to make. I downloaded this album on bittorrent, and this song didn't play, so I did not hear it. I feel doubly glad I bought the CD.
Do I Creep You Out: Okay, I've heard the original, but can't put my finger on it. In a silly way, I consider this a song from every guy to every girl!
Trapped in the Drive Thru: I've heard the original referenced, and saw the South Park episode, an can imagine the original. This song treks in at around eleven minutes, and it does sort of go on, fut for me, this just added to the theme of the song, a tedius hunger-driven trip to the drive thru.
Don't Download this Song: A great capper for the album. Doubly funny since my downloaded copy missed a track, as if to underscore the point. It reminds me of the South Park episode which covered this theme. Buy my CD so I can afford a diamond-studded swimming pool. Classic!

In summary, I love this album, and consider it one of his best. I know my friend would have loved it too! Through various events, I know Weird Al as a very compassionate human being, and in his own way, a visionary.

It will have you ROTFLOL........2007-06-24

I've been a fan of "Weird Al" Yankovic for 24 years now. After all these years, he's still as funny as ever (or perhaps my sense of humor hasn't matured since I was a teenager). If you are a fan of Al, you pretty much know what you're going to get on an album; about an equal number of parodies and original songs, plus a polka medley of recent hits. Hey, it's a proven formula, so why mess with it? This is a very funny album. "White & Nerdy" is probably the funniest song, but all of them are at least somewhat funny. Go and buy the CD like you know that you should.

"Weird Al" comes "Straight Outta Lynwood" and right onto the Billboard charts.......2007-06-10

I picked up this CD because "Weird Al" Yankovic is coming to town and I have tickets to go with my daughters (do not tell them, but we have seats in the front row, just left of center so I can hear with my one good ear). When I was a kid most of the records I had were Smothers Brothers records, I had a teacher who played Spike Jones songs for us, my father taped several Allan Sherman albums for us, and in college I discovered Dr. Demento and Tom Lehrer (not necessarily in that order). So I am a big fan of musical parodies and there can be no doubt that Yankovic is the Shakespeare of that peculiar little niche of the music business. I consider "The Saga Begins" to be his magnum opus and in looking at his body of work what is impressive is not only his longevity but the way his work has improved from those early days when it was just him on accordion and Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz banging on the accordion case.

It turns out that "Straight Outta Lynwood" is Yankovic's most successful album of all time and his most successful single with "White & Nerdy" making it all the way to #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 ("Eat It" was his previous top single which made it to #12). I still think "Running With Scissors" is his best album, but I am definitely heartened to know Yankovic is going strong. With albums coming out every three or four years he appears to have found his stride. There is the obligatory polka medley and several new style parodies, with "Pancreas" (Brian Wilson), "I'll Sue Ya" (Rage Against the Machine), "Virus Alert" (Sparks), "Close But No Cigar" (Cake), and "Don't Download This Song" (fundraiser songs). The surprise is that I liked the style parodies more than I did the parodies of particular songs, which is obviously turning my "Weird Al" universe upside down.

My only problem with this album is clearly my personal problem because with the exception of "Canadian Idiot" I had to look at the liner notes to find out which songs were parodies and which were originals. The fact that I had not heard (or perhaps only not remembered) "White & Nerdy" is a parody of "Ridin'" by Chamillionaire (featuring Krayzie Bone) was received with jaw-dropping astonishment by my daughters. I am down to recognizing only three songs out of 14 in the album's pokla medley, "Polkarama!" ("Let's Get it Started," "Don't Cha," and "Pon de Replay"). I had forgotten that Taylor Hicks had done "Do I Make You Proud," but I do not think I am alone in that regard. But I had no idea "Trapped in the Drive-Thru" is based on a R. Kelly song, although I did recognize Led Zeppelin's "Black Dog" when it popped up.

Flip over the CD and you get to the DVD, which has animated videos for all of the original songs, namely: "Don't Download This Song," "I'll Sue Ya," "Virus Alert," "Close But No Cigar," "Pancreas" and "Weasel Stomping Day." The videos for "White & Nerdy," "Do I Creep Your Out," "Canadian Idiot," and "Trapped in the Drive-Thru" are all for parodies and for some reason that justified exclusion (insert pout here). The videos are followed by a short documentary that simply shows Yankovic and his band recording some of the songs and paying testament to his attention to detail. You can also listen to the entire album with the lyrics as subtitles, each song accompanied by a photograph of Yankovic from infancy to young adulthood (his parents liked the triple image option). Finally, you can do the karaoke function and get the music and the lyrics so you can sing the songs yourself. Consequently, there are enough extras here to justify rounding up on the disc overall.

Concert Update: So last night "Weird Al" came to town and as I suspected they set up two rows in the orchestra pit for winners of radio contests for tickets (sigh). But during one of the songs (that does not appear on any of the albums) he came down in the audience. Al was singing to the women in the audience but when he was walking in front of it was all dads and kids, so he sang to my oldest daughter (she just got accepted into the Peace Corp to go do what she wants to do where she wants to do it so she is having a good week). We also picked up over a thousand dollars in "Weird Al" money. For the record, he does complete versions of five songs from this album (1, 3, 4, 5, 9), excerpts from three more (7, 10, 11), and one music video (8).

Loved it!!.......2007-05-29

I'll be the first to admit that some of these songs DID NOT catch on with me right away!! In fact at first I thought this would be the first Weird Al Album I bought that I would not enjoy very much.... I WAS WRONG!!! After a few listens these songs really grew on me!!
I loved "White and Nerdy" straight away (I am White and Nerdy accorging to my wife) and the song nails a few asects of the nerd culture that I perssonally have seen or experienced so it was quite a treat!
"Pancreas" is an AWESOME tribute to Brian Wilson and his style of music (if you are too young to know who Mr. Wilson is....listen to the beach boys and check out some of his own albums).
I also thought "Canadian Idiot" was great!! Being a Floridian and knowing a bunch of seasonal Canadians it was rather funny and hit home!!
Close But No Cigar was an excellent song that was an abvious style parody of CAKE. Loved the words to the song and the little flaws that made him break up with each gorgeous woman!!
I could list reasons for liking all the songs but I don't want to take up too much space!! Let me just say that you will love this album as long as you give it a chance!!
Don't forget to visit Weird Al's website and get the free parody "You're Pitiful" (parody of "You're Beautiful") which was originally going to be on the album but was tanked at the last minute do to record company lawyers.

One more thing. This album is a dual disc. One side plays as a DVD the other as a CD. This disc MAY NOT play in certain drives or DC players so just be careful!!
The videos were hilarious though!!

"That's not why I bought this album".......2007-05-26

I'm here to tell ya, there are a lot very good reasons to buy this album. But most of them are not why I bought this album.

Sure Al's parodies are all great fun, but that's not why I bought this album. Sure this whole album is fraught with hilarity, but that's not why a bought this album. I didn't even buy this album because of all the cool video's included. IT'S THE MUSIC, MAN. That's why I bought this album. Can this Al guy sing or what - even if he is a little weird. (Although, I'm not too sure about the weird part, but that's what Al keeps telling everyone so I'll go along with it.)

Case in point; So there I was, sitting in my mini van at a red light, jamming to the music, not really paying any attention to the lyrics, just enjoying the sounds the band and singers were putting out. With my head bobbin' to the beat and hands drumming on the steering wheel, I noticed an elderly lady in the car next to me looking my way. She seemed to have an air of disdain about her at seeing a gentleman of my years acting like some dang fool kid. That very moment is when my ears picked up on the words "I blew my nose and wiped it on your cat". The lyric caught me totally off guard and I spontaneously burst into laughter. Seeing that, the lady snapped her head forward, stomped on the accelerator and speed through the red light trying to get away from that dang fool (being myself) as fast as she could.

Well, I guess that probably isn't why you should by this album either, but I can tell ya... This double CD sure is a lot of fun and you will absolutely enjoy the music.

Jim

Average customer rating: Just thought I'd point out . . . Poodle Hat! Awesome! You'll warm up to it POODLE HAT Not As Good As Lynwood

Poodle Hat "Weird Al" Yankovic Manufacturer: Volcano ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Contemporary Comedy | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Novelty Music | Comedic Music | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Comedic Music | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Comedy Rock | Comedic Music | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Straight Outta Lynwood Running With Scissors Bad Hair Day Off the Deep End Dare To Be Stupid ASIN: B000095J7Q Release Date: 2003-05-20

Tracks:

1. Couch Potato
2. Hardware Store
3. Trash Day
4. Party at the Leper Colony
5. Angry White Boy Polka
6. Wanna B Ur Lovr
7. A Complicated Song
8. Why Does This Always Happen to Me
9. Ode to a Superhero
10. Bob
11. E-Bay
12. Genius in France

Customer Reviews:

Just thought I'd point out . . ........2007-06-02

that "Party at the Leper Colony" seems to be a parody (to different music, but very much in the same musical style) of Steve Taylor's "Meltdown at Madame Tussaud's."

Poodle Hat!.......2007-05-29

It may not be everyone's opinion, but it's the way I feel personally. Weird Al Yankovic has long been a fascination for me. The man is truly a genius and he puts on one heck of a show in concert. To constantly have the ability to write (for over two decades) some of the best parodies ever, and spread his talent among so many genres is simply amazing.

Poodle Hat runs the gambit as far as variety. Every song is worthy of multiple listens and suitable for sing-along.

1. Couch Potato:
A well-deserved direct parody of everything Eminem writes. Poking fun at "Lose Yourself," (the agonizing Oscar winning song) the song is based upon literally letting your television run your entire life. Everything from game shows to dramas from around the TV Guide is mentioned.

2. Hardware Store:
A whimsical song about a guy whose has one purpose in life. He wants to be the first in line and through the door when the newest hardware store in town opens. He's so excited to perhaps be one of the lucky consumers to receive a free ball peen hammer. This one will be a bit difficult to sing along with. Part of the song involves an enormously long list of everything possibly found in a hardware store. How Al got through the list in one breath, I will never know.

3. Trash Day:
If any song in the history of music deserved to be parodied, it was Nelly's "Hot in Here." Yankovic takes his turn at it by serenading the listener with the tale of how his house is a horrible, utter catastrophe. Disgusting things are happening in his abode, and he leaves no detail left unsaid.

4. Party at the Leper Colony:
Every so often, (four times on this album alone) Al takes certain jargon and turns them into comedic song. In this particular song, any and every quote you can think of containing a body part is hilariously packed into an upbeat, jazzy, toe tapping tune about (what else?) a Party at the Leper Colony! From "cat got your tongue" to "everyone cut footloose" and including "won't cost you an arm and a leg" are put to good use.

5. Angry White Boy Polka:
A few years ago, it was apparent on radio stations around the country, there are a lot of ticked off young men. In a tradition on his albums, he takes popular songs and sings them to a polka beat. Not only does it break down the fact that these singers should really stop whining and yelling so much, it also packs in a lot of decent songs and makes most of them listenable.

6. Wanna B Ur Lovr
Imagine every god awful pickup line you've either have used or heard. Now hear them with the beloved and twisted Weird Al comedic spin. With lines such as: "You must've fallen from heaven, that would explain how you messed up your face," the hilarity keeps coming nonstop.
7. A Complicated Song
A rich parody of the deservingly ludicrous song by Avril Lavigne. Weird Al takes the listener from a failed pizza party to an unfortunate accident at a local theme park. All the while, he has fun singing different and constantly hilarious rhymes to "complicated."

8. Why Does This Always Happen To Me.
Just when you think Al is going to grace us with a beautifully written and touching song about world events, he turns it around. This song is basically from the mind of one of the most selfish humans on the face of the earth. Everything that could go wrong in his life does. It's a brilliantly funny song.

9. Ode to a Superhero
One of the best parodies Al has ever done, in my eyes. This song almost beat for beat and lyric for lyric tells the story of the first Spider-Man movie to the tune of Billy Joel's Piano Man. The last few albums have had some pretty good parodies of classic songs, and this is simply the best. Lines such as: "Peter Parker was pitiful/couldn't be any shier/Mary Jane wouldn't notice him/even if his hair was on fire, makes this a song to definitely listen to over and over.

10. Bob
To me, and I feel I'm alone; this is one of Weird Al's most brilliant songs. With the first listen, it sounds just like a bunch of non-sensical lyrics. But when you listen to the style in which he's singing (like a world famous and constantly misunderstood folk singer.) Then put that Bob Dylan attitude together with the words (all palindromes,) it becomes more and more catchy.

11. EBay
If there was ever a deserving song to be made fun of, it's pretty much anyone by The Backstreet Boys. The fad boy band got what they richly deserved by Weird Al singing a tune bragging about what odd and totally useless items he's found on everyone's favorite internet auction site.

12. Genius in France
This is certainly one of Yankovic's meanest songs to date. Basically, the entire (and long) song is one big put down on all things French. According to Al, even if you're the dumbest schmuck in the world, you're still considered a genius in gay Parie!

Awesome! You'll warm up to it.......2007-02-17

I got to admit, I didn't "get" a lot of these songs at first. I wasn't real hip to the songs he was parodying. It took a while, but I really warmed up to it. One of his best albums for sure!

4/5 Couch potato: I loved it. Drags on a bit when he names all the channels, but an awesome song...and I hate rap.

5/5 Hardware Store: Awesome song. Too funny! I love the list of tools. I love that he slips these wacky tools in with real ones.

4/5 Trash Day: Funny but a little gross. Still liked it though

4/5 Party at the Leper Colony: Terrible, gross, and hilarious. But I've a sick sense of humor.

3/5 Angry White Boy Polka: Funny but a little drawn out. I love how he switches between different styles

5/5 Wanna B Ur Lovr: Really bad pick up lines which makes it all the funnier

5/5 A Complicated Song: Nasty but so funny! I love it

4/5 Why Does This Always Happen to Me: Almost a satire really. How many of us think this? Not to that extreme but still

5/5 Ode to a Superhero: So funny! Who else can some up a movie in song so well and be so funny doing it?

6/5!! Bob: Awesome! One of my favorite songs by him. I'm rolling everytime I hear it!

4/5 E-Bay: Very funny and I like it. Just not as funny as other songs. I love his choice of songs to parody though.

3/5 Genius in France: nutty and frenetic. Very long and constantly changing. Took me several tries to listen all the way through. Once I did I liked it

POODLE HAT.......2007-02-07

I ONLY BOUGHT THIS CD BECAUSE IT HAD THE EBAY SONG ON IT AND I NEEDED IT TO PUT ON MY EBAY STORE. OTHER THAN THAT I REALLY WOULD NEVER HAVE BOUGHT IT.

Not As Good As Lynwood.......2006-12-23

Couch Potato: 4/5 Better than the original, but still, if you don't like rap, skip it.
Hardware Store: 5/5 Like, the best song on the album, dude.
Trash Day: 5/5 Funny, but the background vocals get repetitive.
Party At The Leper Colony: 2/5 Hate it, not my style, but you still may like it more than me.
Angry White Boy Polka: 5/5 Pretty good, longest polka he's done.
Wanna B Ur Lovr: 2/5 Cheesiest lines ever, and I don't like it.
A Complicated Song: 5/5 Great song. First got me started on Weird Al.
Why Does This Always Happen To Me?: 4/5 Good, but gross.
Ode To A Superhero: 5/5 Great. Sums up a 2 hour long movie in under 5 minutes.
Bob: 3/5 Hey, you gotta give him credits for those couplets and palindromes.
Ebay: 5/5 WAY better than the original. It's Funny.
Genius In France: 5/5 Long, but it's like a song on a roller coaster.

Average customer rating: Keep it coming Another Great Al-Bum Scissors is Sharp! "Running With Scissors" by Weird Al Yankovic Great C.D

Running With Scissors "Weird Al" Yankovic Manufacturer: Volcano ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Contemporary Comedy | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Novelty Music | Comedic Music | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Comedic Music | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Comedy Rock | Comedic Music | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Poodle Hat Bad Hair Day Straight Outta Lynwood Dare To Be Stupid Off the Deep End ASIN: B00000JH89 Release Date: 1999-06-29

Tracks:

1. The Saga Begins
2. My Baby's In Love With Eddie Vedder
3. Pretty Fly For A Rabbi
4. The Weird Al Show Theme
5. Jerry Springer
6. Germs
7. Polka Power
8. Your Horoscope For Today
9. It's All About The Pentiums
10. Truck Drivin' Song
11. Grapefruit Diet
12. Albuquerque

Amazon.com

The king of pop parodies returns with another zany collection of tunes that poke fun at pop culture. There are a handful of undeniably funny moments--notably "The Saga Begins," which pairs the tune to Don McLean's horrendously sentimental "American Pie" with the plot to the first Star Wars prequel, and a fun, nonstop-dancing polka medley of late-'90s hits that starts with the Spice Girls and ends with Semisonic. Overall, Running with Scissors is well-executed and actually humorous, but the material is a day late and a dollar short. "Pretty Fly for a Rabbi" is funny once, maybe, but the majority of the disc consists of tepid takes on yesterday's news; the best jokes are devoted to Jerry Springer, Eddie Vedder, the Swing craze, and this place called Silicon Valley where they make computers. Why didn't someone tell Weird Al that a parody of Nine Inch Nails' lifeless industrial pop would have already sounded dated in 1995? It must be hard to stay on top of all the current trends and parody them as they happen, but that is something that Weird Al has done in the past, and perhaps will do again. --Mike McGonigal

Customer Reviews:

Keep it coming.......2007-07-24

First of all, let me say "woooooooooooooooooooooooow." This album great and most certainly go down as one of Al's greatest hits.
First off is "The Saga Begins" a funny Star Wars song with Obi Wan telling the story of the first Episode.
Then there's " My Baby's in Love With Eddie Veder" I myself have never hear of Eddie Veder but all the same, the song is very funny with Al's girl friend falling head-over-heels in love with Eddie.
Then there's "Pretty Fly For a Rabbi" anoth great parody of "Pretty Fly For a White Guy". The song's very funny!
Then "Weird Al Theme Song" which of course was the theme song for his saturday morning show.
There's much much more but I'm going to stop here. The album is great! You'd have to be an idiot to say it's boring and not funny.
But before I leave off I want to tell you about the last song, "Albuquerque". LOL!!! I laughed my butt off listening to it! It's hard to describe, more a story than a song, but non-the-less knock-your-shoes-off funny!
If I could give this album ten stars I most certainly would!
Keep up the awesome work Al!

Another Great Al-Bum.......2007-06-26

"Running With Scissors" is another of the greatest albums Weird Al has released. While not as great as Poodle Hat or his most recent Straight Outta Lynwood. However, it's timeless nonetheless for numerous reasons. Following, a brief review of each of the 12 humurous songs.

The Saga Begins:

Suffice it to say, based upon this song and his own classic (at least in my home) "Yoda" from his Dare To Be Stupid album, Mr. Yankovic is a fan of the Star Wars films. Since this album was released shortly after the much ballyhooed Star Wars - Episode I, The Phantom Menace (Widescreen Edition) came out, even Al had to admit there was much more wrong with the film then there was right. So, as a little dedication to such awfulness, he tells the tale of the first film to the tune of 'American Pie.' Instead of "Bye, bye Miss American Pie", Weird Al croons "My My, this here Anakin guy..." Another of the many dead on parodies from Al.

My Baby's In Love With Eddie Vedder

I personally don't understand what Yankovic was going for with this song. But apparently, his girlfriend at the time was a very huge fan of singer Eddie Vedder. This is disheartning to Al, since he isn't such a big fan.

Pretty Fly for A Rabbi

A direct takeoff of the hit song "Pretty Fly for a White Guy" by the Offspring. The original song was a pretty silly one on it's own. But, I believe since it was so overly popular, Weird Al just had to throw in his own version. But instead of a dorky White Guy yearning for an ode of coolness, a local Rabbi is popular with all the kids. He works hard, and has fun! Shalom!

The Weird Al Show Theme

Needless to say, this is the theme song used for the short lived, and horribly treated The Weird Al Show - The Complete Series. It's a fast paced and hilarious adventure through Yankovic's imaginary day and how he came across his underground clubhouse.

Jerry Springer

I personally can't stand Springer in any medium. There's very little talented needed in allowing white trash on stage to fight while standing there watching them. At first, I didn't like the Barenaked Ladies original version: 'One Week.' However, according to Al, the members of the band are pretty good friends with him and he wanted to give an musical 'shout out' to them with this song based upon the Jerry Springer show and all the utterly ridiculousness that goes on there. Just as fast paced as the original and quite a bit more hilarious.

Germs

While not a direct parody of any one song, this one is more of a song in the style of numerous Nine Inch Nails songs, or albums for that matter. From Weird Al's point of view, he's slowly becoming obsessive about 'all the microscopic organisms living on my skin.' Crying out how they're 'all over me' and he 'can't get them off of me.' A pretty catchy song if you like the industrial sound of Trent Reznor and company.

Polka Power

The traditional medly of the popular songs during the albums original release set to polka music. At one time it's often hilarious to hear all the songs in a sort of twisted, musical time capsule. On the other end, it's just funny hearing these popular, often very 'serious' songs being sung to the tune of polka music.

Your Horoscope for Today

Yankovic takes us through each and every Zodiac sign for his own sick and twisted version of what every newspaper shovels out daily. Unfortunately, according to his sources, there's not about to be a good day in sight for anyone any time soon. Tragic, yes. Hilarious, yes again.

It's All About the Pentiums

Weird Al raps yet again. This time to the tune of "All About the Benjamins" by P. Diddy. It's my personal favorite of the album. Al as a tough 'gangsta' type who is also a proud computer nerd AND bully is more than hilarious. The video is brilliant as well, which can be seen here: Weird Al Yankovic - The Ultimate Video Collection.

Truck Drivin' Song

In a word: Odd. Brilliant yes, but extremely odd. At the same time, hearing Weird Al with his best baratone voice singing as a gruff road-weary truck driver singing about how he's wearing high heels, a feather boa, and hoping his makeup doesn't run is just amazingly funny.

Grapefruit Diet

Some may not remember, but there was a short time in which "Swing" music was back in style for about three weeks. During said time, Brian Setzer released a catch song called "Zoot Suit Riot." With the big band sound and 50's era guitar riffs, it was a hit. Such a hit in fact, Al took a jab at it with this brilliant masterpiece. Yet another in a long line of food based songs, it's another hilarious work of a morbidly obese man and his desperate need to lose weight. Since nothing else has worked, he's decided to eat nothing but grapfruits! Hilarity ensues!

Albuquerque

Have you sat with a friend and that friend wanted to tell you this hilarious anecdote? The only catch is, the anecdote is more like a novel spoken first hand. In this roughly 12 minute track, Al amusingly tells the story of how he wound up in the beloved New Mexico city.

Scissors is Sharp!.......2007-06-21

These songs are excellent. You'll enjoy them again and again and again. It's all about the Pentiums anyway!

"Running With Scissors" by Weird Al Yankovic.......2007-06-13

Running With Scissors Volcano Entertainment
An Album by Weird Al Yankovic Manufactured 1999
12 Songs, $20.00

Its polka time! Put on your lederhosen and grab your accordion because your bout to hear one of the greatest CD`s of all time. It is called "Running With Scissors" by artist "Weird Al
Yankovic". In Running With Scissors, Weird Al Yankovic parodies 12 of the most popuar songs from the past with a traditional polka medley thats fun to sing and listen to! This CD is very comical, as Weird Al Yankovic is a musical comedian.

Weird Al has been doing this sort of thing since the late 1970`s, and he has become a favorie to those who don`t take life too seriously (or at least shouldn`t). One of the most enjoyed songs on "Running With Scissors" is "The Saga Begins", which is aparody of the hit song "American Pie" from the 1970`s where he describes the first Star Wars movie. "The Saga Begins" is not the only good song, there are many more on this great CD.

On every CD, Weird Al has an original "made-up" song. "Albuquerque" is about Weird Al Yankovic`s fictional life in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is truly unique with lyrics so long that they cannot be provided on the lyric packet (inside the CD). In its place, Al Yankovic
sarcastically writes, "You know what? THe rest of the lyics won`t fit here. What a drag, huh?
We all just feel just horrible about this. Well, I guess you will just have to listen really carefully and try to figure out the rest of the words for yourself. Good Luck." He really has a sense of humor!

Al Yankovic has an entire band. He is the leac vocal, who also plays the accordion and keyboards. The other band members consist of Al`s friendss. They are: Jim West, who plays guitar and banjo, Steve Jay, who plays bass guitar, and Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz (get it?- Bermuda shorts) who plays drums, percussion, and and is the band`s official historian. The all provide background vocals. Al`s group is based in Los Angeles, not far from Al`s birthplace in Lynwood, California.

"Running With Scissors" has become very famous. In 1999, the album was featured in three CD charts. In "The Billboard 200" and "The Top Canadian Albums" it ranked as the sixteenth best album. In hthe "Top Internet Albums" it was the third best, and two of the hit s ongs were "The Saga Begins" and "Its All About The Pentiums." THis is truly a timeless CD! All of its tunes are wonderfully handpicked! Don't be shy and give it a try, I know you will love it.

Great C.D.......2007-06-08

I love weird Al. His stuff is always funny-some more so than others. This C.D. has several good songs on it.
Song One is a paradie of American Pie and is about the first Star Wars prequel. There is also Pretty Fly for a white guy, and A One Week Parade about people on Jerry Springer. Great Stuff!!

Average customer rating: Weird Al Fans "MUST HAVE!" Fun and laughter, tongue in cheek "Awsome Al" A good master of parody pop Weird Al is not losing it!

Weird Al Yankovic - Greatest Hits, Volume 1 "Weird Al" Yankovic Manufacturer: Volcano ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Contemporary Comedy | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Novelty Music | Comedic Music | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Comedic Music | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Comedy Rock | Comedic Music | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Weird Al Yankovic - Greatest Hits, Volume 2 Straight Outta Lynwood Weird Al Yankovic - The Ultimate Video Collection Running With Scissors Poodle Hat ASIN: B00000I012 Release Date: 1991-03-12

Tracks:

1. Fat
2. Eat It
3. Like A Surgeon
4. Ricky
5. Addicted To Spuds
6. Living With A Hernia
7. Dare To Be Stupid
8. Lasagna
9. I Lost On Jeopardy
10. One More Minute

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Favorite topics on this collection of Weird Al classics include food and medical problems. Superstar Michael Jackson gets sent up twice: "Bad" is transformed into "Fat" and "Beat It" becomes "Eat It," a hit in its own right. Robert Palmer's "Addicted to Love" is turned into a paean to potatoes, "Addicted to Spuds." And Los Lobos' version of the durable "La Bamba" is reconfigured into "Lasagna." Madonna's "Like a Virgin" becomes a song about a different kind of beginner on "Like a Surgeon," while James Brown's "Living in America" is parodied on "Living with a Hernia." If you want to take a funhouse mirror trip back to the 1980s, Greatest Hits is a good way to do it. Produced by rock & roll veteran Rick Derringer, who rocked out with Johnny and Edgar Winter and produced Meatloaf and Kiss. --Fred Cisterna

Customer Reviews:

Weird Al Fans "MUST HAVE!".......2007-03-31

This CD brought back some awesome memories of the 80's, freinds and I laughed as we listened to it, and my kids even loved it!!

Fun and laughter, tongue in cheek.......2007-01-14

Your typical Weird Al...
Well, what can I say? I love to have a couple of funny CDs in my car, when I plan on a longer road trip. It helps me stay awake, to listen to some really fun-poking songs in between...
It is unpretentious and hilarious... for the price, you can't go wrong if you like a little musical chuckle or a good laugh from time to time...

"Awsome Al".......2006-08-31

I love Al and I have his "best" song raitings.

Fat 4.5/5 that guy has a hevey shado. I like that.
Eat It 5/5 that kid has a parent that has a black hole for a stomeck.
Like a Surgeon 3/5 he is not in the right medical airya.
Ricky 6/5 talk about a double mid-life crisis.
Addicted to Spuds 5/5 sounds like Edwardo.
Living with a Hernia 4/5 OWCH!
Dare to be Stupid 7/5 I lafed till I ran out of breth.
Lasagna 7/5 I couldent stop lafing.
I Lost on Jeopardy 0/5 WHO PUT THAT STINKER ON THERE?!
One More Minute 4/5 what did she do to him?

One last thing, where is Slime Crechers from Outer Space, his best song?

A good master of parody pop.......2005-07-15

I still think that Weird Al Yankovic did the best parody of a Michael Jackson song in Eat It, his take of Michael's own Beat It. Although it's 58 seconds shorter than Beat It's 4:17, it has quite a lot of energy for it's 3:19. It has that garage rock feel going for it. It has been his most recognizable song because of the Michael Jackson familarity and it came when Thriller was still red hot one year later. Yankovic has had a strong several years of doing parodies of some of the most overplayed pop songs that some people get tired of hearing 4,158 times on the radio. And in most cases, he's quite good. His humor is so on point on all of them. Even in the current low-carb, watch-what-we-eat world of 2005, Eat It from 1983 really fits well in today's times. The rest of the songs are fun and catchy too. He still includes accordion in most songs. And Yankovic's albums have gone gold every time, proving that some people still like his parody pop. This compilation demonstrates what he does best.

Weird Al is not losing it!.......2005-01-01

I've read all over in reviews that say that Weird Al is just not as good as he used to be! I disagree! My friend got me into him and some of his songs I like, for instants: "Amish Paradise", "Lasagna", "Eat It", "The Complicated Song", and "The Day Santa Went Crazy"! Others- I just don't care for! Personally, I think know that we're in the 21st century, and people are listening to a lot more crude music, this is the guy to write a song, funnier and cooler with that parody! I'm not a big music fan, but I can tell you one thing- I'd pick Weird Al, over Simple Plan or anyother hot bands out!

Average customer rating: Smells like Nirvana Almost The Best Still a master of his genre Weird Al, still kickin These are so funny that I belt them out at home when nobody's looking

Off the Deep End Weird Al Yankovic Manufacturer: Volcano ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Contemporary Comedy | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Novelty Music | Comedic Music | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Comedic Music | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Comedy Rock | Comedic Music | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Alapalooza Even Worse Dare To Be Stupid In 3-D Bad Hair Day ASIN: B00000I01H Release Date: 1992-04-14

Tracks:

1. Smells Like Nirvana
2. Trigger Happy
3. I Can't Watch This
4. Polka Your Eyes Out
5. I Was Only Kidding
6. The White Stuff
7. When I Was Your Age
8. Taco Grande
9. Airline Amy
10. The Plumbing Song
11. You Don't Love Me Anymore

Customer Reviews:

Smells like Nirvana.......2007-07-10

Weird Al is the King of Parody. I haven't had a CD of his that hasn't made me laugh over and over again. Cannot say much to add to the bulk of this testimonial, but if you have enjoyed his work this is one of Weird Al's best CDs of contemporary music.

Almost The Best.......2007-04-22

Like you can see in the title above, this is my second favorite only to Running With Scissors. But anyway, let me get to my review.
Smells Like Nirvana is a parody of Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana. It is about two minutes shorter than the original, but I still give it a 4/5.
Trigger Happy is a Beaach Boys style song, and might just be the best original tha Al's ever done. I give it 5/5.
I Can't Watch This is a parody of M.C. Hammer's U Can't Touch This. It;s a pretty good parody, opening Al into the rap region. I give it 4/5.
Polka Your Eyes Out is another polka, just another chronicle to the series. But, it does have a small drum solo and also is very catchy. It gets a 4/5.
I Was Only Kidding is a funny original about Al lying to his girlfriend about getting married etc. Pretty godd, 4/5.
The White Stuff is a parody of New Kids On The Block's The Right Stuff, it's just a normal parody about Al loving the oreo filling so much he spreads it on toast. 4/5.
When I Was Your Age is another original about a grandpa telling his grandkid about how rough his childhood was. 4/5
Taco Grande might just be one of the best parodies Al has ever done. It parodies Gerardo's Rico Suave, and is very catchy and tasty. I love it, it gets a 5/5.
Airline Amy is an original about Al falling in love with an airplane stewardess. 4/5
The Plumbing Song is a Parody of Milli Vanilli's Baby Don't Forget My Number and Blame It On The Rain. Al fits the extra part very well into the song. It gets a 5/5
You Don't Love Me Anymore is an anti-love original about Al's spouse getting angry and doing weird stuff to him. Completely distasteful, 3/5.
It's a pretty good CD, with good originals and parodies and ultimatley relaunched Al's career. I give the CD a 5/5.

Still a master of his genre.......2007-03-09

Pure genious, well silly genious! Weird Al has been a favorite of mine since i was much younger and this album is no letdown. I have been known to listen to it on repeat many times because not only are the titles so funny i started laughing just reading them, but the music is top notch. Yes Al does write original material as well as parodies and songs "in the style" of artists; I must say each attempt at those 3 approaches on this album is pure gold. I am a music student as well so i know talent and polish when i hear it. This album will delight the comedic enthusiast as well as a "Weird" newcomer to his work. It brings you back to the music scene of that time and reminds you why it is good to make music fun and light-hearted. I fully recommend this cd!

Weird Al, still kickin.......2007-01-09

I grew up with weird al and my kids still enjoy his humor as much as I did. Like all his other CDs, it's worth the purchase.

These are so funny that I belt them out at home when nobody's looking.......2006-11-26

Whether he's enjoying his Oreo filling (The White Stuff), complaining about bad cable TV (I Can't Watch This), or commenting on the what Nirvana smells like (Smells Like Nirvana), nobody is better at turning a normal everyday song into a side-splittingly funny parody than Weird Al Yankovic.

Average customer rating: "Weird Al' Yankovic in 3-D Hilarious Songs, Fabulous parodies "Polka down with your bad self." My favorite One of Weird Al's Best Records

In 3-D Weird Al Yankovic Manufacturer: Volcano ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Contemporary Comedy | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Novelty Music | Comedic Music | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Comedic Music | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Comedy Rock | Comedic Music | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Dare To Be Stupid "Weird Al" Yankovic Even Worse Polka Party! Off the Deep End ASIN: B00000HZYC Release Date: 1991-03-12

Tracks:

1. Eat It
2. Midnight Star
3. The Brady Bunch
4. Buy Me A Condo
5. I Lost On Jeopardy
6. Polkas On 45
7. Mr. Popeil
8. King Of Suede
9. That Boy Could Dance
10. Theme From Rocky XIII
11. Nature Trail To Hell

Customer Reviews:

"Weird Al' Yankovic in 3-D.......2006-09-07

Alfred Matthew Yankovic,commonly known as "Weird Al",had a contract to fulfill so less than a year after the release of his self-titled debut,he put out IN 3-D. The title is mentioned on the track NATURE TRAIL TO HELL,a Yankovic original. Here are more parodies and spoofs which include Yankovic paying homage to his idol Michael Jackson with EAT IT,another food song with lyrics by Yankovic and the music from Jackson's self-penned smash BEAT IT. MIDNIGHT STAR is about a fictitious tabloid very much like the real NATIONAL ENQUIRER and GLOBE. THE BRADY BUNCH is one I always loved. The parody of Men Without Hats' THE SAFETY DANCE tells about the ABC 1969-74 hit sitcom THE BRADY BUNCH and conflict over television("there's only one set so whatever you watch,well you know I gotta watch it too."). Other Yankovic originals include BUY ME A CONDO,MR. POPEIL and THAT BOY COULD DANCE. Another television parody is I LOST ON JEOPARDY,with music from the Greg Kihn Band's (OUR LOVE'S IN)JEOPARDY. We see in the video,Al as a contestant on the real game show,still hosted by Alex Trebek. Al is physically evicted from the studio. The track features a vocal appearance by Don Pardo,the overall announcer for NBC's Saturday Night Live. However,Yankovic does polka-style covers of non-satirical hit songs so POLKAS ON 45 features a medley of songs like hits from Devo,The Who and others. KING OF SUEDE is in no way associated with food or television,but is associated with jackets and suits. The parody features music from Sting's KING OF PAIN. What about THEME FROM ROCKY XIII? In reality,there were only five. The parody of Survivor's hit song EYE OF THE TIGER,featured in the 1982 Sylvester Stallone film ROCKY III,tells about a guy who owns and operates a bakery-deli. This track could also be entitled "The Rye or the Kaiser",in sync to EOTT. This album was released on Rock and Roll Records,a subsidiary of both Scotti Brothers(Survivor's label) and CBS.

Hilarious Songs, Fabulous parodies.......2006-01-11

This is one of the funniest cds I've ever listened to. Extremely well-done parodies, hilarious originals, and a snappy polka-style remix of some popular songs that will make your sides split :)

"Polka down with your bad self.".......2005-03-25

This was "Weird Al's" breakthrough album. This was the first album to feature Al's touring band of guitarist Jim West, bassist Steve Jay and drummer Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz. The album opens with Al's biggest hit, "Eat It". There are four other great parodies of then recent hits, including the chart singles "King of Suede" and "I Lost on Jeopardy". Al also wrote five funny original songs on this album. "Midnight Star" is a hilarious song about tabloid newspapers. "Buy Me a Condo" is a reggae song about a Jamaican trying to assimilate in America. "Mr. Popeil" is a funny song about the creator of Veg-a-matic and many other "as seen on TV" products (Popeil's daughter actually sings background vocals on this song). "That Boy Could Dance" is about a dorky guy who was a good dancer, and it's probably my least favorite song on the album (but still pretty good). "Nature Trail To Hell" is a great song that is a parody of horror movie trailers. The album also features Al's first polka style medley of rock songs, "Polkas on 45". He continued to do a polka medley on virtually all his albums. This is a great album that Al's fans will love.

"Now how much would you pay?"

My favorite.......2004-09-29

Like the title of my review says, this is without a doubt my favorite Weird Al CD. I don't know why. Most people pick "Even Worse," or "Off the Deep End" as their favorites, but I like this one the best. It goes without saying that "Eat It," and the "Theme from Rocky XIII" are the most popular songs on this "AL"-bum, along with the bitterly satirical tabloid magazine dig "Midnight Star," and the salute to the 70's "Polkas on 45." "The Brady Bunch" is a cool song too. It's a really good parody of a song called "Safety Dance" by a group called "Men Without Hats." Somebody said in another review that "Men At Work" did that song, but I'm afraid their wrong. It was "Men Without Hats," but who cares? I'm rambling.

Then there's of course "King Of Suede," which is I think Al's only Sting and The Police parody, and he couldn't have picked a better song. I think this was the best of all of Al's parodies, because it sounds the closest to the original of any of the ones I've heard.

Every tune on this disc is great. Even the ones I didn't mention, but I think the real reason that this is my favorite "AL"-bum is because it contains my favorite Weird Al song of all time (maybe even my favorite song period). That song is "Nature Trail To Hell." It's great! Strangely enough, though, it doesn't rank as one of Al's most popular originals, and most of the reviewers here don't seem to care for it, either. Well, if you don't mind my saying so, YOU PEOPLE ARE ALL A BUNCH OF WUSSIES. You say that this song is too gruesome, and it's not typical of Al to write something so gory. Well, obviously your forgetting the song "Happy Birthday" from his self-titled debut album. You are completely glossing over "Like A Surgeon" from "Dare To Be Stupid," in which Al says the words "I'll pull his insides out and see what he ate." You are totally neglecting to remember the "Polka Party" album which contains the popular hits "Christmas At Ground Zero," a song about nuclear holocaust, the self explanatory James Brown parody "Living With A Hernia," and of course the infamous James Taylor and Charlie Manson inspired "One of Those Days," a song about a guy who pulls the wings off of flies, and shaves a woman's head, ties her up and leaves her to die in the desert. Most of these songs are newer than "Nature Trail To Hell," but the same people who bitch and moan about THAT song don't seem to know that, yet they LOVE these other even more gruesome tracks.

Don't misunderstand me. I love all of Al's songs. I'm just trying to point out that there seems to be an epidemic among his so-called following of not knowing what his art is truly about. These "fans" all seem to think that Weird Al's albums are riddled with nothing but songs about food, and lame polka medleys. That is not the case. Any casual glance through the catalog will show you that Al has touched upon subjects from all walks of life. This includes songs about love, hate, war, stalking, yellow journalism, organized crime, addiction to TV, the aches and pains of divorce, the stress of work, social diseases, obesity, cars, weapons of mass destruction, coming of age, our fear of dentists, the evils of cloning, the Star Wars craze, the unintelligible singing of modern rock groups, and the idiocy of the French. That is just a TASTE of all the things Al has sung about. I think he has made it more than clear to us that he is plenty familiar with the hard nocks of life. So, quit pissing and moaning about the goriness of "Nature Trail To Hell," and buy this CD.

Peace, Out!

Uncle Floyd

One of Weird Al's Best Records.......2004-05-09

This is one of Weird Al Yankovic's best cds. It starts with a really cool parody of Michael Jackson's "Beat It" called "Eat It", then it is the best song on the record: Midnight Star. A wonderful song about the crazy lying magazine "Midnight Star". Next, its a parody of Men at Work's "The Safety Dance", called "The Brady Bunch", a catchy song about how Al doesn't want to watch The Brady Bunch. Then, its "Buy Me A Condo", which is not the best, but ok. Then "I Lost On Jeoprody" a very good song about Al losing on Jeoprody.Then, the polka, "Polkas On 45" another medley. Then, "Mr.Popeil", another ok song. Then, King of Suede, another ok song. Next, "That Boy Could Dance", another ok sopng. then, "Theme From Rocky XIII(The Rye or the Kaiser)". Finally, Al ends the album with an awesome "Nature Trail To Hell".

Average customer rating: Dare To Be Entertained If you only want one Weird Al CD then this is the one to get 5 stars for the five songs i've heard More of "Weird Al"'s parodies and spoofs HAHAHAHAHAHA

Dare To Be Stupid Weird Al Yankovic Manufacturer: Volcano ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Contemporary Comedy | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Novelty Music | Comedic Music | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Comedic Music | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Comedy Rock | Comedic Music | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: In 3-D Even Worse "Weird Al" Yankovic Off the Deep End Polka Party! ASIN: B00000HZYE Release Date: 1991-03-12

Tracks:

1. Like A Surgeon
2. Dare To Be Stupid
3. I Want A New Duck
4. One More Minute
5. Yoda
6. George Of The Jungle
7. Slime Creatures From Outer Space
8. Girls Just Want To Have Lunch
9. This Is The Life
10. Cable TV
11. Hooked On Polkas

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A handful of contemporary movies have whimsically looked back at the '80s. Various bands have borrowed from the time period's musical trends with a tongue-in-cheek attitude. But Weird Al was busy sending up that decade while it was still happening. On Dare to Be Stupid, Yankovic parodies, among other things, smash hits by two reigning divas of yore. "Like A Surgeon" turns Madonna's song into an inexperienced doctor's first-person account of his, uh, practice. Weird Al's version of a certain Cyndi Lauper hit proclaims, "Girls Just Want to Have Lunch." In this loony world, the object of desire in "I Want a New Drug" is transformed into a duck. On "Yoda," Yankovic targets the Kinks' early '70s hit, "Lola." Who else but Weird Al would turn a song about sexual identity and confusion into a tune about George Lucas's "wrinkled and green" creature? --Fred Cisterna

Customer Reviews:

Dare To Be Entertained.......2007-07-03

"Dare To Be Stupid" is classic "Weird" Al. It has pop favorites "Like A Surgeon" and "Girls Just Want To Have Lunch," but Al shows his genius with "Dare to be Stupid," "Yoda," and the tremendously creative "One More Minute." This is a CD that every "Weird" Al Yankovic fan should have.

If you only want one Weird Al CD then this is the one to get.......2007-05-13

Many people -including me - consider "Dare To Be Stupid" to be Weird Al's best work to date (as of 2007).

5 stars for the five songs i've heard.......2007-01-14

I only have heard five songs here we go




Like A Surgeon had me laughing hard.


Dare To Be Stupid is very peculiar.


Yoda is good and catchy.


One More Minute is a good slow song.


This Is The Life is a 50's song.

More of "Weird Al"'s parodies and spoofs.......2006-09-07

"Weird Al" Yankovic is still fulfilling his contract with Scotti Brothers,the CBS-owned company that controls his independent Rock And Roll Records label. This 1985 release,I found far better than Al's previous two albums. Being a longtime Madonna fan,I love LIKE A SURGEON which tells about an erroneous surgeon who's "a disgrace to the AMA(American Medical Association),cause my patients die before they can pay." Madonna has a cameo in the video. She's sitting in a hospital filing her fingernails. The title track,a Yankovic original,is a spoof of Devo.
Those who love Huey Lewis & The News' I WANT A NEW DRUG will also love I WANT A NEW DUCK. ONE MORE MINUTE is another Yankovic original done in the style of Sha-Na-Na. Oldies-but-goodies fans will sure love that one. YODA is a tribute to the Star Wars character with Ray Davies' music to his band The Kinks' recording LOLA. GEORGE OF THE JUNGLE is just a cover of the theme from the classic cartoon show. Other Yankovic originals include SLIME CREATURES FROM OUTER SPACE,THIS IS THE LIFE(the theme from the 1984 Michael Keaton film JOHNNY DANGEROUSLY), and CABLE TV. Another one of Al's food parodies is GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE LUNCH with music from Cyndi Lauper's hit recording GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN. HOOKED ON POLKAS is a sequel to IN 3-D's POLKAS ON 45 featuring a medley of covers of non-satirical hit songs. HOP contains WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT?,STATE OF SHOCK,FOOTLOOSE,METAL HEALTH,OWNER OF A LONELY HEART and others.

HAHAHAHAHAHA.......2006-08-31

I'm still recovering from my laffing. "Here's a waver, for you to sian" "Or stick my nosterls toghether with Krasy Glue" "They got hands all covered with fungus, they got eyes like some kind of bug, I shure hope they don't come in here, I just sampooed the rug!" and other lines crack me like an egg. "Slime Crechers from Outer Space" is my faverit and "Girls Just Want to have Lunch" is great, but "This is the Life" well bad. If you don't crack up to this al-bum you are very stupid

Average customer rating: Fun and laughter, tongue in cheek Alfred Matthew Yankovic's debut album Weird Al Yankovic-Weird Al Yankovic Funny and silly with a bizarre twist Debut Is Okay, But Nothing Memorable

"Weird Al" Yankovic "Weird Al" Yankovic Manufacturer: Volcano ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Contemporary Comedy | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Novelty Music | Comedic Music | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Comedic Music | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Comedy Rock | Comedic Music | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: In 3-D Even Worse Polka Party! Dare To Be Stupid Off the Deep End ASIN: B00000HZY9 Release Date: 1991-03-12

Tracks:

1. Ricky
2. Gotta Boogie
3. I Love Rocky Road
4. Buckingham Blues
5. Happy Birthday
6. Stop Draggin' My Car Around
7. My Bologna
8. The Check's In The Mail
9. Another One Rides The Bus
10. I'll Be Mellow When I'm Dead
11. Such A Groovy Guy
12. Mr. Frump In The Iron Lung

Customer Reviews:

Fun and laughter, tongue in cheek.......2007-01-14

Well, what can I say? I love to have a couple of funny CDs in my car, when I plan on a longer road trip. It helps me stay awake, to listen to some really fun-poking songs in between...
It is unpretentious and hilarious... for the price, you can't go wrong if you like a little musical chuckle or a good laugh from time to time...

Alfred Matthew Yankovic's debut album.......2006-09-06

Recording of this album began as early as 1979,the first song to be recorded was a parody of The Knack's MY SHARONA entitled MY BOLOGNA. The lyrics were written by Alfred Matthew Yankovic,commonly known as "Weird Al". The next song to be recorded was ANOTHER ONE RIDES THE BUS,a parody of Queen's ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST. Yankovic is a technically a comedian in his own right with his self-penned lyrics. In other words,he's a satirist(one who spoofs). Yankovic is an accordionist and in fact,is not related to the late polka great Frankie Yankovic. If you like Toni Basil's MICKEY,you'll love RICKY which is a reference to the late Desi Arnaz Sr.'s legendary television character,Ricky Ricardo on I Love Lucy. Al's fortes are television and food,so there's also a food parody called I LOVE ROCKY ROAD with music from Joan Jett & The Blackhearts' I LOVE ROCK AND ROLL. In the song,he tells about his love for Rocky Road(chocolate with marschmallows) ice cream("and if I get fat and lose my teeth,that's fine with me. Just lock me in the freezer and throw away the key!"). BUCKINGHAM BLUES is an all-original about Prince Charles of Wales and his now-deceased ex-wife Princess Diana. Other Yankovic originals are GOTTA BOOGIE,HAPPY BIRTHDAY,THE CHECK'S IN THE MAIL,I'LL BE MELLOW WHEN I'M DEAD,SUCH A GROOVY GUY and MR. FRUMP IN THE IRON LUNG. If you like the Stevie Nicks-Tom Petty recording STOP DRAGGIN' MY HEART AROUND,you'll love STOP DRAGGIN' MY CAR AROUND. First released in the spring of 1983,it was distributed by Rock and Roll records,a subsidiary of Scotti Brothers and SB itself is powered by CBS(now Sony Entertainment).

Weird Al Yankovic-Weird Al Yankovic.......2006-03-28

This CD is one of the most hilarious collections ever. My husband, kids and I all agree!

Funny and silly with a bizarre twist.......2006-01-10

These are truly funny songs, with at least 5 extremely well-done parodies of easily recognizable songs. Even the original songs on this album are well done and funny. A few songs have a subject matter I wouldn't feel comfortable letting my young children hear, though.

Debut Is Okay, But Nothing Memorable.......2005-09-04

This is the debut album from "Weird Al" Yankovic, containing parodies of songs that include Mickey, I Love Rock And Roll, My Sharona, and Another One Bites The Dust

A lot of these songs are pretty humorous, as they are supposed to be. On this one though, there's not really any songs that are memorable like the ones off of his later albums. My favorite tracks are Gotta Boogie and My Bologna. The song Another One Rides The Bus seems to have been crudely recorded with a relatively low quality, but it is the only song on the album that sounds this way.

Overall, I'd say only pick this album up if you are a "Weird Al" purist or it is on sale. There isn't a whole lot on this CD to make it worth an everyday pickup.

Average customer rating: Weird Al Is ... The Perfect Greatest Hits Set! A couple of chuckles - but that's it Good Great Better then most The best of "Weird Al" from the "short hair" days of yore...

Weird Al Yankovic - Greatest Hits, Volume 2 "Weird Al" Yankovic Manufacturer: Volcano ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Novelty Music | Comedic Music | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Comedic Music | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Comedy Rock | Comedic Music | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Weird Al Yankovic - Greatest Hits, Volume 1 Straight Outta Lynwood Running With Scissors Weird Al Yankovic - The Ultimate Video Collection Poodle Hat ASIN: B00000I02E Release Date: 1994-10-25

Tracks:

1. Headline News
2. Bedrock Anthem
3. You Don't Love Me Anymore
4. Smells Like Nirvana
5. Achy Breaky Song
6. UHF
7. Money For Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies
8. Jurassic Park
9. This Is The Life
10. Polka Your Eyes Out
11. Yoda
12. Christmas At Ground Zero

Customer Reviews:

Weird Al Is ..........2007-07-11

Like a Harley Motorcycle, if I need to explain Weird Al, you'll never understand.

He spares no gendre, and levies parody and satire with harmony and rhythm on all targets of opportunity.

Since I dislike some of the things he "re-invents", some results are disinteresting to me. Overall, I consider him money and time well spent.

Mock on!

The Perfect Greatest Hits Set!.......2006-02-18

This is exactly what I was looking for. I have the Weird Al Ultimate Video Collection and after watching most of the videos, I instantly knew that I must have "Headline News," "Smells Like Nirvana," "UHF" and "Christmas at Ground Zero" on cd! This has all of them AND MORE!!! So don't spend tons of cash on the other albums when you can have almost all of the best from the early ninetys right here on one disc. BUY IT NOW!!!!!!!!!!

A couple of chuckles - but that's it.......2005-09-20

Weird Al's CDs don't usually get stocked in this part of the world, so I came to this on the basis of his reputation and having heard a couple of his better known songs. I was sorely disappointed.

First of all, Weird Al isn't really that funny. Sure, he's amusing in a sort of 'this is something the whole family can enjoy' sort of way, but he's not edgy and he doesn't take risks.

Furthermore, he doesn't even really bother with most of these songs. I don't know if this is meant to be a genuine 'greatest hits' or a hilarious parody of the greatest hits format, but I'm shocked if it is, because a lot of these 'songs' are mish-mashs and melodies, with very little in the way of coherence or humour to recommend them.

Anyone with a functioning sense of humour should look elsewhere. Perhaps there are better Weird Al albums, but I don't plan to waste any more money finding out.

(The two stars are for the two chuckles I got from this)

Good Great Better then most.......2003-09-03

i think this is a great cd to get if u like weird al and u want something diffrent because i combineds some of his greatest hit in the 80 and 90 but if they just combined greatest hit 1 with 2 in stead of two it would be better then before because then u would hav fat, eat it and dare two be stupid and other great songs smells like nirvana, jurrasic park, christmas at ground zero, yoda polka ur eyes out, bedrock anthem and head line new aare all 5's and this is the life,Uhf,andachy breaky song are 4 in a half and everything else is a 4 ovarall i give it a 5 it is in his top3 cd's his best is running with sciccors and most of his old cd's r the best but his newwer cds r very good!!!!! but not as good as his older cd's i hope this reiwew help u and
WEIRD AL ROCKS!!

The best of "Weird Al" from the "short hair" days of yore..........2003-07-09

If my wife were to tell me that on the next cross country trip I could only take one "Weird Al" Yankovic album my choice would be between "Running with Scissors" and Volume 2 of his "Greatest Hits." We get two more tracks this time around and while I am sure every single one of us would like to replace several of tracks with what we would consider better choices (I always skipped "Achy Breaky Song," just like I did the original), that is always going to be true with any "Weird Al" hits collection. But on the plus side "Smells Like Nirvana" is a recognizable classic, "You Don't Love Me Anymore" is the best original composition Yankovic ever wrote, and "Polka Your Eyes Out" is as great a polka medley as exists in the canon of Western music. The other parodies cover the current spectrum of American music. Yes, "Weird Al" does not take on the gloved one or the Material Girl this time around, but anybody that can rewrite the lyrics to songs by both the Kinks and the Red Hot Chili Peppers is a master of the form for my money. Besides, on this one I knew all of the originals and my kids were stumped by "Jurassic Park" (although how do you really make fun out of a song about leaving a cake out in the rain?). I know it is really not fair to complain that these "Weird Al" hits collections are better than his albums (who is that NOT true for?), but there are just so many people who skip the regular albums and wait for the next hits collection to come down the road. I would think that Volume 3 should be out before the next Star Wars movie.

Average customer rating: Typical Weird Al! Not as good as Running With Scissors, Poodle Hat, or Straight Outta Lynwood It's so close to really being a great album... but... The End of an Icon.......Kinda Great!

Bad Hair Day "Weird Al" Yankovic Manufacturer: Volcano ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Novelty Music | Comedic Music | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Comedic Music | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Comedy Rock | Comedic Music | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Running With Scissors Poodle Hat Off the Deep End Straight Outta Lynwood Alapalooza ASIN: B00000I02K Release Date: 1996-03-12

Tracks:

1. Amish Paradise
2. Everything You Know Is Wrong
3. Cavity Search
4. Callin' In Sick
5. The Alternative Polka
6. Since You've Been Gone
7. Gump
8. I'm Sick Of You
9. Syndicated Inc.
10. I Remember Larry
11. Phony Calls
12. The Night Santa Went Crazy

Amazon.com

This CD serves up a mix of parodies and a batch of Yankovic originals. Weird Al's setting of Coolio's "Gangsta's Paradise" in Amish country is inspired. What better way to send up the swaggering ways of hip-hop and contemporary R&B than to transpose them to this humble, traditionalist world? Yankovic turns U2's "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" into a song about an unpleasant visit to the dentist's office. Here drills, not deep feelings, cause screams. "The Alternative Polka," a medley of eleven mid-'90s alternative hits, drains the songs of any cool factor in five minutes flat. Listening to send-ups is like hearing two songs at once; the gap in tone cracks you up. It's fun to hear Weird Al deflate the cool attitudes, grandeur, and emotionalism of pop hits. Yankovic's generic originals, despite some funny ideas and lines, have limited appeal. --Fred Cisterna

Customer Reviews:

Typical Weird Al!.......2007-01-04

Very funny, typical for Weird Al! I recommend this one to all those who appreciate this type of comedy!

Not as good as Running With Scissors, Poodle Hat, or Straight Outta Lynwood.......2007-01-02

Amish Paradise: 5/5 The best parody on this album, besides Gump.
Everything You Know Is Wrong: 4/5 Very confusing and weird. (al)
Cavity Search: 4/5 A little off beat for him.
Callin'In Sick: 4/5 Kind of like an 80's song.
The Alternative Polka: 4/5 Not his best polka.
Since You've Been Gone: 4/5 Too short, but has funny background lyrics.
Gump: 5/5 Once again, too short, but it's the second best parody on here.
I'm So Sick Of You: 4/5 Very random and um... crazy?
Syndicated Inc.: 5/5 One of the best TV songs that he's done.
I Remember Larry: 5/5 Just about a kid who tortured Al.
Phony Calls: 5/5 Slow, but hilarious.
The Night Santa Went Crazy: 5/5 Almost the best Christmas song ever.

It's so close to really being a great album... but..........2006-04-22

..it's a parody album and so I guess that's where I'm not giving it 5 stars... maybe that's not fair.... but I don't think that Weird Al is having any problems financially these days!!....

It is creative and really really funny at times... great parodies... he's obviously an exceedingly talented man!!!

The End of an Icon.......Kinda.......2006-02-14

By icon, I mean the short-haired and glasses "Weird Al." The new him is almost better! Anyways, this has several must-hears, such as Amish Paradise and Gump. All the others are great too, so be sure to check this cd out, but also check out The Food Album, Poodle Hat, Running with Scissors and The Ultimate Video Collection!

Great!.......2005-12-15

One of, if not Weird Al's best album, 'Bad Hair Day' was in a way the culmination of the 'classic Al' period, that is the last album he made with moustache and spectacles. It's one of his best indeed, and nearly every track is a gem - the parodies are all hilarious and creative, and even some of the original tunes will make you crack a smile. On 'Bad Hair Day' Al's production values are as high as they've ever been, his band is tight and efficient, and be it rap (Coolio), rock (U2) or R&B (TLC) his arrangements and imitations are spot on every time. Al proves beyond a doubt that he's as well tapped into the contemporary changes in music as ever before, and he can goof up rap as well as he goofed up grunge five years before.

'Amish Paradise' is probably the album's biggest draw; not only is it a perfect parody of Coolio's style and a fantastic concept song with some hilarious lyrics ('Think you're really righteous?/Think you're pure at heart?/Well, I know I'm a million times as humble as thou art!'), it's also accompanied by one of Al's most brilliant and finely produced videos and also supplied inspiration for the fantastic cover photo. 'Cavity Search' is also a fantastic parody on U2's hard rocker 'Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me', and Al delivers his Bono imitation perfectly. Only slightly lower on the laugh-o-meter are 'Phony Calls', a parody of TLC's 'Waterfalls' (it's a shame a video wasn't made for this one because TLC's classic video just begs to be parodied) and 'Gump', a parody which blends Forrest Gump with 'Lump', a great little rocker by Presidents of the USA - which, unfortunately, didn't stand the test of time as well as the aforementioned film did, so neither song nor video are quite as funny as they might have been unless you remember that band. 'Syndicated Inc.', based on Soul Asylum's 'Misery' is probably the weakest track on the album, but it gets its share of laughs.

'Everything You Know is Wrong' (loosely based on the styling of They Might Be Giants), 'Callin' In Sick' (which sounds like any nonspecific grunge band), 'I Remember Larry' and 'I'm So Sick of You' are all as good as the best of Al's original songs. Worthy of special notice are 'Since You've Been Gone', a doo-wop song with a nifty punchline that is just short enough to be a great little song; and 'The Night Santa Went Crazy', probably a follow-up to the classic 'Christmas at Ground Zero', in which Al settles some scores with Chris Cringle and it really is laugh-out-loud funny. My underdog favorite for the album though is, as always, the polka medley - 'The Alternative Polka' is one of the best of these pieces and in it Al takes the latest and coolest in alternative rock anthems and derives them of all coolness - among these are Beck's 'Loser', Alanis Morisette's 'You Oughtta Know', Nine Inch Nails' 'Closer', Smashing Pumpkins' 'Bullet With Butterfly Wings', Green Day's 'Basket Case' and Soundgarden's 'Black Hole Sun'. Bear in mind that in 1996 this was not only popular but also the most cutting-edge and critic-friendly music around and by ridiculing it Al kicks it roughly off its pedestal. Again, Al shows just how much he's tapped into modern music and also just how much pretentiousness and bulls**t there is even in the best of it.

'Bad Hair Day' is one of Weird Al's best albums; if you're looking for a good laugh and don't mind a few jokes at the expense of good music, it's well worth it. If you're a Coolio fan and you stumbled into it through 'Amish Paradise', it's also worth the purchase.

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