Dave
Staff member
That song sucks. Sucks hard. Out loud.
It has nothing to do with old, it's crap music.
It has nothing to do with old, it's crap music.
Well actually if anything it makes Weird Al's job that much easier, and I enjoy him making the crap songs of today so much better, White & Nerdy is a good example, although to be honest the video is what makes that one great.
Dave
Staff member
While I totally understand what you mean, his 10 minute parody of "Trapped In a Closet" is just as long and cringe-worthy as the original piece of shit song. You can only make a shit pie taste so good. I mean, you can enjoy it a little, but its main ingredient is still shit.
I find it's his original stuff that entertains me the most. Oh sure, it was the send-ups that got me hooked, but it's the style parodies and the straight-up original stuff that keep me coming back these days.
--Patrick
That's what every old person says.
I clicked this video for the science. Yes, science...
Considering I work in an office where I'm guaranteed to hear Happy, I'd much rather have the Weird Al lyrics going through my head to spice it up a bit.
I mean, you're old.
I think one thing we can all agree on is that Margaret Cho is a pretty horrible actor/lip syncher
What's with the subliminal Terrance and Phillip?
Yes, you can walk on water.
But if you stop, you sink.
Ask any basilisk, they'll tell you.
--Patrick
That has been one of the better ERBs of late. I really liked this one.
Because they have been around long enough to learn the difference between shit and shinola.
2nd video from Mandatory Fun is posted on Weird Al's site - "Word Crimes". Parody of "Blurred Lines" & is the new grammar nazi theme song.
Yup - I'm lazy
Love it and now when ever someone posts using terrible grammar/spelling someone will follow up with a link to this video.You mean this?
Unlike those jerks in the 50s. They just were hating on the new rock n roll sound.
No, they were pretty much right too.
They went from, "Fly me to the moon, let me play amongst the stars, I want to know what Spring is like on Jupiter and Mars..." to "Wap bam a loomba, wop bam boom! Tuty Fruity on Rudy..."
The whole album is fantastic. His best in a long time by far, and a perfect sendoff for his record deal (this was his last with his label after like 30 years).[DOUBLEPOST=1405526900,1405526701][/DOUBLEPOST]
Also this was a shitty season finale. About a 1:15 of rapping and barely more than two lines per character (considering how fun this concept could have been, a huge waste), compared to the amazing s2 ending (Russian dictators/presidents). They should have saved Newton/Nye or Superman/Goku for the last rap.
Yeah, compared to the amazing end of S2, this one was really lackluster. I would expect this to be a normal episode, not a big finale.
"Weird Al" Yankovic's latest video, Handy, is available at Yahoo!.
https://screen.yahoo.com/weird-al-yankovic-handy-parody-133702425.html
https://screen.yahoo.com/weird-al-yankovic-handy-parody-133702425.html
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GasBandit
Staff member
Aaaaaand we're back to amusing lyrical parodies that illustrate how musically bankrupt the original source material is. Seriously, that song's accompaniment is the same 8 notes (consisting of 4 unique notes) over and over and over and over... with no instruments on harmony, just some choral effects on the vocals. It's like... Ross Gellar caliber.
GasBandit
Staff member
X10s and cats.
I knew about the cats, but home automation?
I think you mean the Connectix (later Logitech) QuickCam.
--Patrick
I think you mean the Connectix (later Logitech) QuickCam.
--Patrick