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Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic (/ ˈ j æ ŋ k ə v ɪ k / ⓘ YANG-kə-vik; [2] born October 23, 1959) is an American comedy musician, writer, and actor. He is best known for writing and performing comedy songs that often parody specific songs by contemporary musicians.
"Ricky" is a 1983 song by American parody artist "Weird Al" Yankovic, duetting with voice actress Tress MacNeille. [1] It is a parody of the 1982 song "Mickey" by Toni Basil, [2] which itself, is a cover of Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn's "Kitty" recorded by Racey.
The Official Music of "Weird Al" Yankovic: Al Hits Tokyo (1984) "Weird Al" Yankovic's Greatest Hits (1988) The Best of Yankovic (1992) The Food Album (1993) Permanent Record: Al in the Box (1994) Greatest Hits Volume II (1994) The TV Album (1995) The Best of "Weird Al" Yankovic (1999) The Saga Begins (2000) The Essential "Weird Al" Yankovic (2009)
The discography of American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, actor and parodist "Weird Al" Yankovic consists of fourteen studio albums, two soundtrack albums, nine compilation albums, eleven video albums, two extended plays, two box sets, forty-six singles and fifty-four music videos. Since the debut of his first comedy song in ...
A 1986 television special Weird Al's Guide to the Grammys featured Yankovic and fellow accordionist Frankie Yankovic (no relation) performing a short polka medley of Grammy nominees. It included the songs " Born in the USA " by Bruce Springsteen , " Money for Nothing " by Dire Straits , " The Boys of Summer " by Don Henley , " The Power of Love ...
In 1984, his second album, “Weird Al” Yankovic in 3-D was released, with the first single being a parody of Michael Jackson’s “Beat It,” entitled “Eat It.” The single and its music ...
Weird Al Yankovic, left, performing in 2010, and Daniel Radcliffe, right, as Yankovic in "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story." ... mimicking Cash's signature voice. "Music is always part of how John ...
"Bob" is a song by "Weird Al" Yankovic from the 2003 album, Poodle Hat. The song is a parody sung in the style of Bob Dylan , and all of the lyrics are palindromes as is the title. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] For example, the song's first line is "I, man, am regal—a German am I", which reads the same when reversed.