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"Weird Al" Yankovic in 2003 "Weird Al" Yankovic is a multiple Grammy Award -winning American musician, satirist , parodist , accordionist , director , television producer, and author. He is known in particular for humorous songs which make fun of popular culture or parody specific songs by contemporary musical acts, or both.
Al Yankovic [1] Original song. 1988 "Fat" Jay Levey [1] Parody of "Bad" by Michael Jackson: 1989 "Money for Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies" Parody of "Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits "UHF" Original song, lead single on the soundtrack for "Weird Al"'s feature film UHF: 1992 "Smells Like Nirvana" Parody of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana
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.
From the 1984 album "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D. [13] "One More Minute" (Yankovic) [11] – 4:04 Style parody of Elvis Presley-like Doo-wop; [17] the song describes the myriad tortures that the singer would sooner endure than spending "one more minute" with his ex-girlfriend. [4] From the 1985 album Dare to Be Stupid. [13]
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 ...
Grammy-winning parody penner and polka popster "Weird Al" will take the Palace stage with a full-scale multimedia comedy-rock show on Sept. 14. 'Weird Al' to get 'Bigger and Weirder' in Columbus ...
Mandatory Fun is the fourteenth and final [1] [2] studio album by the American parody musician "Weird Al" Yankovic.The self-produced album was released by RCA Records in the United States on July 15, 2014.
Here are “Weird Al” Yankovic’s 2025 tour dates: June 13-14, 18, 20-21: Las Vegas (Venetian Theatre at The Venetian Resort) June 23: Salt Lake City (Maverik Center)