Its a music video to weird al s 11 and a half minute epic song. It also includes the title sequence he did for the movie spy hard, without, for some odd legal reason, the actual titles. With weird al yankovic, wally burns, billy selby, jane campbell. Weird al yankovic biography, life, interesting facts childhood, education, and early life. After years of asking, weird al tried a different tactic. This 2 minute video pokes fun at trailers and al yankovic at the same time. Demento radio show would go on to become a pop culture icon and the biggestselling comedy recording artist of all time, with classic song and music video parodies such as eat it, like a surgeon.
They had to fly up to san rafael to do it, and it was a pretty big deal for them, because my dad rarely travels anywhere, and. Weird al girls just wanna have lunch music video by brandon lewis. For those who dont know, this was a kind of unplugged tour that al did, feature almostentirely his original songs rather than the more wellknown parodies. Yankovic and his backup band with whom he has played since the early 1980s will set up shop at the filene. Alfred matthew weird al yankovic is an american musical comedian whose humorous songs make light of popular culture and often parody specific songs by cont. Mar 02, 2018 basically what weird al did like his various pop music polkas is take lyrics from 15 hamilton songs and put them into a 5 minute polka. Selfproduced, the album was released by rca records in the united states on july 15, 2014. Sold by odd bookworm and ships from amazon fulfillment. Mandatory fun is the fourteenth studio album by american musician weird al yankovic. With an album behind him, weird al yankovic makes much of the improvements expected of new artists when they get a second crack at a release a year later. Weird al yankovic culture wikia fandom powered by wikia. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film.
Thus, the video for weird al s original song uhf includes a segment parodying princes bathtub sequence in the video for when doves cry. John stamos was willy wonka, finn wolfhard was charlie, and giancarlo esposito was the candy man. During yankovic s sophomore year as an architecture student at cal poly, he became a disc jockey at kcpr, the universitys radio station. Yankovic said he had originally been nicknamed weird al by fellow students and took it on professionally as his persona for the station. Her recently finished show, crazy exgirlfriend, was full of great style parodies that worked. The enduring icon of pop music parody, and the lovable goofball who makes polka medleys. Handy is a song by american musician weird al yankovic from his fourteenth studio album, mandatory fun 2014. His voice has appeared both before and since the latter in a number of cartoons, with his roles.
Yankovic and his manager jay levey had discussed the idea of a movie for yankovic around. Weird al yankovic and his band perform songs from his 1999 album running with scissors plus most of his older hits, including a showstopping parody medley. With aaron paul as al and an all star cast including al pick him out this short is just plain fun. A second concert film, weird al yankovic live the alpocalypse tour, aired on comedy central on october 1, 2011, and was released on bluray and dvd three days later. The dvd contains 21 music videos, which all previously appeared on the vhs tapes the weird al yankovic video library, alapalooza. It also includes the title sequence he did for the movie spy hard, without. The videos is a dvd and laserdisc release of every weird al yankovic music video to the date of release. Weird al will stop recording albums, start releasing music.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. In 1989, weird al starred in the film uhf, and he had a shortlived cbs kids show in the 1990s, the weird al show. If you want more fun look on you tube for weird al and jimmy fallon. Thus, the video for weird als original song uhf includes a segment parodying princes bathtub sequence in. Pages public figure musicianband weird al yankovic videos amish paradise. Weird al yankovic will stop recording albums, start. Original song, lead single on the soundtrack for weird als feature film uhf. The music videos cover the days from his first music video ricky to his then current one of bob. Yankovic had previously released alpocalypse in 2011, and toured in support of it when he first spoke of his next record. Basically what weird al did like his various pop music polkas is take lyrics from 15 hamilton songs and put them into a 5 minute polka. The discography of american singer, songwriter, musician and parodist weird al yankovic consists of fourteen studio albums, ten compilation albums, eleven video albums, two extended plays, fortysix singles and fiftyfour music videos.
Alfred matthew weird al yankovic born october 23, 1959 in downey, california is an american singersongwriter, music producer, actor, comedian, satirist, accordion player and kazooist. Weird al yankovic chia pet arrives, changing inhome gardening forever jeremy dick feb 28, 2020. He has been involved with the transformers franchise twice. Weird al yankovic on vevo official music videos, live performances, interviews and more. Uhf feature film weird al yankovic the ultimate video collection video compilation weird al yankovic live. This is a collection of weird al yankovic s music videos from 1983 to 1996. Yankovic met azalea in person for permission to spoof the song, and he completed his track shortly before the album was mastered and released. They had to fly up to san rafael to do it, and it was a pretty big deal for them, because my dad rarely travels anywhere, and my mom hadnt been on an airplane in over 40 years. Jimmy fallon had weird al and lin manuel miranda on the day of the release and they lip synced parts of the song.
Weird al yankovic has entertained people for over a decade with his witty song parodies and hilarious video spoofs of some of musics biggest hits. Jurassic park is a parody of richard harriss version of jimmy webbs song macarthur park, written and performed by weird al yankovic. Theres nobody whos made a career out of novelty hits like weird al yankovic, and thus theres nobody whos endured, evolved and improved in that craft so much that his original songs are often more entertaining than his spoofs. The weird al star fund was a campaign started by yankovics fans to get him a star on the hollywood walk of fame. The compleat al is a mockumentary about the life of weird al yankovic, from his birth in 1959, to 1985. At least its not a complete video library, so hopefully these shortcomings can be. He is known for his humorous songs that make light of popular culture and often parody. Few would have guessed that weird al yankovic who as a shy, accordionplaying teenager got his start sending in homemade tapes to the dr. Weird al yankovic news, breaking stories, videos and. The concert was filmed at massey hall in toronto, ontario, canada, during yankovics tour supporting the album alpocalypse. He premieres the concept of his own band, basically welltrimmed types that looked good in music videos. Fact and fiction are mingled in this mockumentary about the career of music parodist weird al yankovic. It was partially written by yankovic and directed by jay levey.
Weird al yankovic music video youtube polka your eyes out hq weird al yankovic duration. The first single from the album was the lady gaga parody perform this way. Licensed to youtube by sme on behalf of rca records label. With weird al yankovic, jon schwartz, steve jay, jim west. Template film date with 1 release date all stub articles. This was a heck of a project, tracking down the variety of video recordings for the huge set of songs that weird al performed on this tour. Since the debut of his first comedy song in 1976, he has sold more than 12 million albumsmore than any other comedy act in historyrecorded more than 150. Uhf trailer directed by jay levey and starring weird al yankovic, kevin mccarthy, michael richards, david bowe, stanley brock. Weird al yankovic biography, life, interesting facts. Also included are bonus features including onscreen lyrics, a photo gallery, 5.
Nachdem george weird al yankovic seine stelle bei burger world verloren. The ultimate video collection is a dvd by weird al yankovic which features all 24 music videos yankovic created up to the. Sep 03, 2019 weird al yankovic amish paradise official parody of gangstas paradise by alyankovic. Weird al yankovic concert series university of missouri. Recorded between november 1987 and february 1988, this album helped to revitalize yankovics career after the critical and commercial failure of his previous album polka party. The hamilton polka by weird al yankovic on amazon music. The 5 best weird al cameos in film and television history.
Uhf is a 1989 american comedy film starring weird al yankovic, david bowe, fran drescher. Few would have guessed that weird al yankovic who as a shy, accordionplaying teenager got his. The song has lady gagas full approval and blessing. The videos, with the exception of the most recent video, spy hard. Their mission was to solicit, collect, and raise the necessary money, and to compile the information needed for the application to nominate weird al yankovic for a. They also play very well as a unit, so whatever image augmentation was accomplished is just a side benefit. This is a collection of weird al yankovics music videos from 1983 to 1996.
Weird al yankovic music, videos, stats, and photos. Weird al has returned with alpocalypse, his first fulllength studio album in nearly five years. Also includes the music videos for the saga begins and its all about the pentiums. An abbreviated version premiered on august 7, 1985 on the showtime network before the full film was released on video on. The weird al star fund was a campaign started by yankovic s fans to get him a star on the hollywood walk of fame. An abbreviated version premiered on august 7, 1985 on the showtime network before the full film was released on video on september 25, 1985. In retelling his life story, the film includes several of his music videos, including ricky and eat it.
Even worse is the fifth studio album by weird al yankovic, released on april 12, 1988. Born today most popular celebs most popular celebs celebrity news. The complete works of weird al yankovic is a 15album box set by american comedy musician weird al yankovic, released on november 24, 2017. Weird al yankovic amish paradise official parody of gangstas paradise by alyankovic. The weird al yankovic the ultimate video collection is one hour and twentyfive minutes and was released on dvd on november 4, 2003. We have a new winner for the greatest chia pet of all time, as a weird al yankovic chia pet is. Their mission was to solicit, collect, and raise the necessary money, and to compile the information needed for the application to nominate weird al yankovic for a star on the hollywood walk of fame. The ultimate video collection is a dvd by weird al yankovic which features all 24 music videos yankovic created up to the release of the dvd. For the first time in his storied career, the worlds foremost musical satirist and fourtime grammywinner foregoes his usual highoctane, bigproduction show for an intimate evening of music, focusing on original nonparody songs from his 14album.
Yankovic is known in particular for his humorous songs that make light of popular culture and that often parody specific songs by contemporary musical acts. This video features snippets of every cover song we performed on our 2018 tour. At the time of uploading this is nearly its 5 year anniversary. Weird al yankovic burst onto the scene over three decades ago and never looked back. I like all the videos with the exception of bedrock anthem. The song is a parody of the 2014 single fancy by iggy azalea, featuring charli xcx. Here at last is a compilation of al s videos from ricky to gump.
American psycho with huey lewis and weird al weird al yankovic 20. The album was produced by former the mccoys guitarist rick derringer. Huge thanks to the greatest band in the world jim kimo west on guitar, steve jay on bass, ruben valtierra on. The videos 1996 this is a collection of weird al yankovics music videos from 1983 to 1996. This is one of the first flashes i ever made, back in 2006. He is known for his humorous songs that make light of popular culture and often parody specific songs by contemporary musical acts, original songs that are style. With videos between songs lampooning a range of targets.