If you can find someone of the male species who doesn’t like Weird Al Yankovic, then you should go play the lottery. It’s that hard to find! And now with over 40 years under his belt, there are parents introducing their kids to the humor that is Weird Al. He also happens to be a pretty good musician, and has a great band. Seriously, check out the video content below! I did a quick search online to see if there are any Weird Al college courses offered, and much to my chagrin, there wasn’t. If I was a pop culture professor/teacher, I’d have my students go through his discography. It’s a great way to see what was popular when in music, movies and TV, along with trends of the times.
BONUS CONENT starts at 10:57 with us trying to answer the question, ‘Why Weird Al?’ Plus a look at the influence on what many consider to be his best original song, ‘Albuquerque.’
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This also features what’s become known as ‘The Yoda Chant,’ which is something you have to see to believe. For this alone, I think I have to see Weird Al live at some point in my life.
Bonus Video Content:
This is just a fan-made animation to go along with what I think is his best original song.
More proof that Al AND his band are top notch! He did a cover song every night of his 2018 tour and someone snipped clips of each cover they did together .
And ‘ok kids…where do you wanna go?’
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