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Subject: Best And Worst Of Weird Al
Written By: Matthias on 07/14/14 at 12:28 pm
Weird Al's 14th and possibly final hard copy album debuts tomorrow so I decided to take a look through his extensive collection of great comedy music and choose the best and worst songs he has ever created. He is my favorite performer of all time and I'm a huge fan so it was hard to pick out the bad ones but here we go and because it's his 14th album I picked out 14 great and not so great songs and put them in order from worst to best below...
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BEST WEIRD AL PARODIES
14. "Bedrock Anthem" parody of "Under the Bridge" and "Give It Away" by Red Hot Chili Peppers
13. "Trash Day" parody of "Hot In Herre" by Nelly
12. "Jurassic Park" parody of "MacArthur Park" by Jimmy Webb
11. "Perform This Way" parody of "Born This Way" by Lady Gaga
10. "The Saga Begins" parody of "American Pie" by Don McLean
9. "A Complicated Song" parody of Avril Lavigne's "Complicated"
8. "All About The Pentiums" parody of "All About The Benjamins" by Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs
7. "Another One Rides The Bus" parody of "Another Ones Bites The Dust" by Queen
6. "Jerry Springer" parody of "One Week" by Barenaked Ladies
5. "Smells Like Nirvana" parody of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana
4. "Fat" parody of "Bad" by Michael Jackson
3. "Eat It" parody of "Beat It" by Michael Jackson
2. "White And Nerdy" parody of "Ridin" by Chamillionaire
1. "Amish Paradise" parody of "Gangsta's Paradise" by Coolio
WORST WEIRD AL PARODIES
14. "Lasagna" parody of "La Bamba" by Ritchie Valens
13. "Taco Grande" parody of "Rico Suave" by Gerardo
12. "Addicted To Spuds" parody of "Addicted To Love" by Robert Palmer
11. "Ricky" parody of "Mickey" by Toni Basil
10. "Money For Nothing/ Beverly Hillbillies" parody of "Money For Nothing" by Dire Straits
9. "You're Pitiful" parody of "You're Beautiful" by James Blunt
8. "(This Song's Just) Six Words Long" parody of "Got My Mind Set On You" by George Harrison
7. "Spam" parody of "Stand" by REM
6. "Living With A Hernia" parody of "Living In America" by James Brown (Polka Party '86)
5. "The Brady Bunch" parody of "The Safety Dance" by Men Without Hats (In 3D '84)
4. "Girls Just Want To Have Lunch" parody of "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper
3. "Achy Breaky Song" parody of "Achy Breaky Heart" by Billy Ray Cyrus
2. "Alimony" parody of "Mony Mony" by Billy Idol
1. "Here's Johnny" parody of "Who's Johnny" by El DeBarge
BEST WEIRD AL ORIGINALS
14. "Nature Trail To Hell"
13. "Dare To Be Stupid"
12. "Biggest Ball Of Twine In Minnesota"
11. "Wanna B UR Lovr"
10. "Dog Eat Dog"
9. "This Is The Life"
8. "Genius In France"
7. "Christmas At Ground Zero"
6. "Party At The Leper Colony"
5. "One More Minute"
4. "You Don't Love Me Anymore"
3. "The Night Santa Went Crazy"
2. "Your Horoscope For Today"
1. "Albuquerque"
WORST WEIRD AL ORIGINALS
14. "That Boy Could Dance"
13. "Melanie"
12. "Don't Wear Those Shoes"
11. "Airline Amy"
10. "Gotta Boogie"
9. "Bob"
8. "My Baby's In Love With Eddie Vedder"
7. "UHF"
6. "Twister"
5. "I Remember Larry"
4. "Pancreas"
3. "Harvey The Wonder Hamster"
2. "Let Me Be Your Hog"
1. "Mr. Frump In The Iron Lung"
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Subject: Re: Best And Worst Of Weird Al
Written By: agrimorfee on 07/14/14 at 12:49 pm
Why not 27 in each list? ;)
This thread idea will engender some debate, which I intend to spark with a list of my own when I have time!
Subject: Re: Best And Worst Of Weird Al
Written By: nally on 07/14/14 at 7:29 pm
Why not 27 in each list? ;)
This thread idea will engender some debate, which I intend to spark with a list of my own when I have time!
Very true; I'm sure plenty of us have our own lists of Weird Al songs that we think are his best/worst.
In addition to parodies and originals, Al has also recorded polka medleys, but that list would be smaller because he's only recorded 11 of them (12 if you count "Bohemian Polka", which is basically a polka-fied version of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody").
Subject: Re: Best And Worst Of Weird Al
Written By: agrimorfee on 07/14/14 at 10:43 pm
...."Bohemian Polka", which is basically a polka-fied version of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody").
One of his worst recordings in any category. :P
Subject: Re: Best And Worst Of Weird Al
Written By: nally on 07/14/14 at 10:49 pm
One of his worst recordings in any category. :P
I agree. For one thing, it contains basically one song, whereas his other polkas each contain several songs (which is what makes them interesting).
Subject: Re: Best And Worst Of Weird Al
Written By: agrimorfee on 07/14/14 at 11:25 pm
I spent about an hour on this...
BEST WEIRD AL PARODIES
14.Toothless People (a totally obscure and underrated gem.)
13.Yoda
12. Plumbing Song
11. "Perform This Way"
10. "The Saga Begins"
9. "Fat"
8. "Smells Like Nirvana"
7. King of Suede
6. "Another One Rides The Bus"
5. "White And Nerdy"
4. "Amish Paradise"
3. "All About The Pentiums"
2. Trapped In The Drive Thru (none of his parodies makes me laugh as much as this one. Seriously.)
1.. "Eat It" (...but the genius and audacity of this one will always be the number one in my heart)
WORST WEIRD AL PARODIES
14. Canadian Idiot
13. She Drives Like Crazy (his vocal style makes it impossible to understand the words)
12. "Addicted To Spuds"
11. Stop Draggin' My Car Around (but that accordian solo is killer)
10. Money For Nothing/ Beverly Hillbillies
9. Lasagna
8. (This Song's Just) Six Words Long
7. Spam (still better than my own attempt)
6. Alimony
5. Here's Johnny
4. "Achy Breaky Song" (only gets a few points up because the royalties go to cerebral palsy research--don't believe me, look in the album notes)
3. Ode To A Superhero (I hate when he is pandering to the kids)
2. Bedrock Anthem (Flea hated it.)
1. Girls Just Wanna Have Lunch (the record company allegedly made him do it; you can hear his contempt for the whole thing while he sings)
BEST WEIRD AL ORIGINALS
14.Stop Forwarding That Crap To Me
13. Nature Trail To Hell
12. Biggest Ball Of Twine In Minnesota
11. Craigslist
10. Generic Blues
9. This Is The Life
8. Stuck In A Closet With Vanna White
7. Dare To Be Stupid
6. Pancreas
5. "One More Minute"
4. Frank's 2000 Inch TV
3. Dog Eat Dog
2. Genius In France"
1. Albuquerque
WORST WEIRD AL ORIGINALS
14. That Boy Could Dance
13. The Good Old Days
12. Don't Wear Those Shoes
11. Calling In Sick
10. Airline Amy
9. Such A Groovy Guy
8. Trigger Happy
7. UHF
6. Talk Soup
5. Waffle King (seriously, TWO Peter Gabriel style parodies on one album that are boring as hell?!
4. She Never Told Me She Was a Mime
3. Skipper Dan (depressing)
2. Traffic Jam
1. Cable TV
Subject: Re: Best And Worst Of Weird Al
Written By: Matthias on 07/14/14 at 11:56 pm
I don't take what the people he spoofed said because who knows if Flea just hates the Flintstones for some reason. If I did then I wouldn't have given Amish Paradise to marks
Subject: Re: Best And Worst Of Weird Al
Written By: Matthias on 07/15/14 at 12:00 am
And Mr. Frump In The Iron Lung is way more depressing than Skipper Dan