Weird Al Yankovic

“Weird Al” Yankovic , of its true name Alfred Matthew Yankovic, born the October 23rd 1959 with Lynwood in California, is an American humorist who made known himself in the Années 1980 by his parodies of pop songs and by the clips which illustrated them.

Among the important facts of Weird Al Yankovic, one can quote:

  • My Bologna (according to My Sharona of The Knacks);
  • Another One Drunk Wrinkles the and Bohemian Hammer (according to Another One Cocks the Dust and Bohemian Rhapsody of Queen);
  • Smells Like Nirvana (according to Smells Like Teen Spirit of Nirvana);
  • Like has Surgeon (according to Like Virgin Madonna has);
  • Eat It (1984) and Conceited (1988), according to Happy It and Bad of Michael Jackson. Both were preceded with the Grammy Awards their respective years of exit;
  • Amish Paradise (according to Gangsta' S Paradise of Coolio);
  • White & Nerdy (according to Ridin' Dirty of Chamillionaire);
  • You' Re Pitiful , parody of the song You' Re Beautiful of the British James Blunt, with whom Weird Al advises, during an emission, to go to listen to the piece on its Internet site.
  • Idiotic Canadian (According to Idiotic American of Green Day);
  • He is also author of Don' T Download This Song , first individual of its 12th album studio, parodying amongst other things We Are the World .

One also sees it as actor in the film UHF , of which it wrote the scenario, strewn with winks with Tex Avery. In the tradition Weird Al, this film a pastiche of Money for nothing Dire Straits includes: Beverly Hillbillies .

Anecdotes

Weird Al appears in an episode of the '' Simpson '' or he writes a song to help Marge to recover Homer.

Other songs

He is also the interpreter of the parody " The Ebay Song" who criticizes with humor the madness of the purchases in masses, for the majority useless, on the famous site of bidding. Its spirit of distance of the company is close to that of Kinks, of which it will pastichera besides celebrates it Lola.

Discography

  • “Weird Al” Yankovic

  • “Weird Al” Yankovic in 3D (Disc of gold in Canada, Disc of platinum in the USA)
  • Dare to Be Stupid
  • Hammer Party!
  • Even Worse
  • UHF - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff
  • Off the Deep End
  • Alapalooza
  • Bad Hair Day
  • Running With Scissors
  • Poodle Hat couch potato is one of the titles
  • Straight Outta Lynwood

See too

External bonds

  • Official site of Weird Al

Simple: Weird Al Yankovic

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