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"Weird Al" Yankovic in 2003 "Weird Al" Yankovic is a multiple Grammy Award -winning American musician, satirist , parodist , accordionist , director , television producer, and author. He is known in particular for humorous songs which make fun of popular culture or parody specific songs by contemporary musical acts, or both.
Squeeze Box collects all of Yankovic's 14 studio albums, ranging from his 1983 debut "Weird Al" Yankovic, to his 2014 studio release Mandatory Fun.Six of these records (viz. "Weird Al" Yankovic, "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D, Dare to Be Stupid, Polka Party!, Even Worse, UHF – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff) were produced by Rick Derringer. [5]
"Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D followed in February 1984. It peaked at number 17 on the Billboard 200 and was certified platinum by the RIAA, [ 5 ] [ 7 ] while also charting in Australia and Canada. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] The album's lead single " Eat It " was a commercial success, topping the Australian singles chart and also reaching the top 15 in Canada ...
Jun. 23—Crafting song parodies isn't easy. That's why there is just one song parodist of note, Weird Al Yankovic, who doesn't get enough credit. There's no one else that has come close to what ...
Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic (/ ˈ j æ ŋ k ə v ɪ k / ⓘ YANG-kə-vik; [2] born October 23, 1959) is an American comedy musician, writer, and actor. He is best known for writing and performing comedy songs that often parody specific songs by contemporary musicians.
Parody of "Living in America" by James Brown; [12] the song discusses various types of hernias. [5] From the 1986 album Polka Party!. [13] "Dare to Be Stupid" (Yankovic) [11] – 3:25 Style parody of Devo; [16] the song recounts a list of "stupid" things a person can do. [4] From the 1985 album Dare to Be Stupid. [13]
“Weird Al” has recorded more than 150 songs in total, including both parodies and original songs. Considering the fact that he has recorded around 90 original songs , we can imagine his list ...
“Weird Al” Yankovic will visit some of the largest venues of his career, including New York’s Madison Square Garden and Los Angeles’ Kia Forum, on the Bigger and Weirder 2025 tour, which ...