Longdogger_Pete 0 Report post Posted August 31, 2006 "Don't Download This Song" is publicly available on MySpace and Yahoo Music - that's an original (non-parody) work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gary Floyd 0 Report post Posted September 7, 2006 is up. It was done by Bill Plympton, and it rules. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BUTT 0 Report post Posted September 8, 2006 A song about illegal downloading? It's not 2000, Weird Al. A "We Are the World" parody? It's not 1985, Weird Al. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maztinho 0 Report post Posted September 12, 2006 "You start out stealing songs, then your robbin liqour stores, and selling crack and running over kids with your cars?" My inner child is laughing hysterically. You have to respect a man who can cover so many different genres of music with accuracy. And typcially Al asks permission before using a direct parody. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edwin MacPhisto 0 Report post Posted September 12, 2006 A song about illegal downloading? It's not 2000, Weird Al. A "We Are the World" parody? It's not 1985, Weird Al. Yeah. I finally listened to this and...yeah. Smiles were not cracked, nothing was relevant. My initial assessment still stands. Sorry guys. I guess I just hate life. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Annabelle 0 Report post Posted September 12, 2006 ya right. people are lambasting edwin & inc for debunking weird al as an artist? come on. "eat it" "like a surgeon" "ahmish paradise". ya, real gems. any ass can rhyme surgeon & virgin. or beat it & eat it. REAL creative. a genius. our dylan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Giuseppe Zangara 0 Report post Posted September 12, 2006 Edwin did a pretty thorough evisceration up there, so I've little to add other than reiterate that I cannot understand why anyone, post-puberty, still gets something out of him. And I loved Weird Al when I was a kid. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maztinho 0 Report post Posted September 12, 2006 Seriously... are you upset about Weird Al Yankovic? He's a guy who makes money off mocking songs and song styles. He's managed to eek out a career doing something over and over that people still buy into. My cousin loves Weird Al, and actually goes to the concerts he puts on. Which sell out. Good for Al. Sure it's a base form of comedy, but really, we all need a little mindless rhyming in our lives. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Giuseppe Zangara 0 Report post Posted September 12, 2006 No one's saying there's anything wrong with humor in music, but the "golly gosh isn't Weird Al the best and greatest?!?!?!"-type comments in this thread are ridiculous. And I just watched that video for "Don't Download This Song." The song is like something a particularly clever middle schooler would've come up with. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Giuseppe Zangara 0 Report post Posted September 12, 2006 On the upside, it was still better than Joanna Newsom, which I paused in order to watch it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gary Floyd 0 Report post Posted September 12, 2006 GRRR, WEIRD AL SUCKS! WE TAKE MUSIC TOO SERIOUSLY! ARRRGHH! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slayer 0 Report post Posted September 12, 2006 I thought your Pitchfork burn was better Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Giuseppe Zangara 0 Report post Posted September 13, 2006 Neither were any good and did nothing to address the criticism presented. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slayer 0 Report post Posted September 13, 2006 I would run with the "taste is subjective" line, but then I'd feel like a hypocrite given my own mild elitist streak within the metal community. As said earlier, my greatest problem is that now I'm an old non-MTV-watching man (and have been for all this decade) and therefore I know fuck all about the songs he's reworking nowadays. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Felonies! Report post Posted September 13, 2006 Pitchfork/indie-oriented insults tend to be the dregs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Conspiracy_Victim 0 Report post Posted September 19, 2006 Like Slayer said, Al's original stuff can show some surprisingly good musicality (for lack of a better term). I actually prefer his Christmas songs ("The Night Santa Went Crazy" and "Christmas at Ground Zero"), "Since You've Been Gone", and "Everything You Know is Wrong" to a lot of his parody work. To me, Al enjoys what he does and doesn't care who knows it. He takes these songs written by people who do nothing but complain about how bad their lives are, how hard they have to work, and basically take themselves WAY too seriously and turns those songs into parodies that seemingly anyone can do. However, I'd like to see you nay-sayers (A Catholic) that actually think anyone can do it, do it for as long as Al and be as successful as him. Al tweaks the collective nose of the music industry and gets away with it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edwin MacPhisto 0 Report post Posted September 19, 2006 I'd like to see you nay-sayers (A Catholic) that actually think anyone can do it, do it for as long as Al and be as successful as him. Al tweaks the collective nose of the music industry and gets away with it. I've been done with this thread for a long time but I had to comment on the worst, worst argument you can use in any discussion, whether it's about music, sports, whatever. "If it's so bad why don't you do better?" Terrible in any context. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EdwardKnoxII 0 Report post Posted September 19, 2006 ...Yeah, he's from Houston. Like...the really bad part of Houston, where you can go to the barber shop and get new rims for your car or like...a plasma TV. Yeah I remember going to that part of Houston on my trip. Yeah real bad place. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slayer 0 Report post Posted September 19, 2006 He takes these songs written by people who do nothing but complain about how bad their lives are, how hard they have to work, and basically take themselves WAY too seriously and turns those songs into parodies that seemingly anyone can do. What's funny about this is that since he always asks permission to do the parody before doing so (even though he has every right not to), so if the artist, (hopefully) knowing full well who Al is, okays the parody, they must not take themselves all that seriously... that or they don't mind the extra royalty cash, either or. Funny enough, one of the most notable artists to consistently turn down Al's parodies is the man in Edwin's avatar. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Conspiracy_Victim 0 Report post Posted September 20, 2006 I'd like to see you nay-sayers (A Catholic) that actually think anyone can do it, do it for as long as Al and be as successful as him. Al tweaks the collective nose of the music industry and gets away with it. I've been done with this thread for a long time but I had to comment on the worst, worst argument you can use in any discussion, whether it's about music, sports, whatever. "If it's so bad why don't you do better?" Terrible in any context. Why? Someone makes a statement saying, "ya right. people are lambasting edwin & inc for debunking weird al as an artist? come on. "eat it" "like a surgeon" "ahmish paradise". ya, real gems. any ass can rhyme surgeon & virgin. or beat it & eat it. REAL creative. a genius. our dylan." obviously thinks that it's so simple that anyone with a halfway functioning brain is capable of doing what Weird Al does. I'm saying that before he insults Weird Al's talent he oughta try writing one parody song and seeing how difficult it really is. This isn't like making fun of Shaq's free throw shooting since it's impractical to recreate the conditions he has to work in. This is simply sitting at a desk and writing a truly funny song that has to fit in to someone else's frame. I don't think it's as easy he obviously does. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Agent of Oblivion Report post Posted September 20, 2006 I like Weird Al the person more than his music, I suppose. Everyone loved Al when they were a kid, myself included. The one thing he's done that I will find funny until the day I die is the movie UHF. Oh, and "Dare to be Stupid" is good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Annabelle 0 Report post Posted September 20, 2006 weird al would only be genius if he sang a song about bette davis's thighs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MFer 0 Report post Posted October 4, 2006 I just heard Weird Al's parody of Chamillionaire's "Ridin" last week and thought it was funny as hell. It's even funnier watching the music video to it. Now I'm not familiar with too much of Weird Al's work(I have heard "Amish Paradise" and a few others). I was just wondering what you guys think his greatest work is if "White & Nerdy" isn't and what you thought of the song in general. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Metal Maniac 0 Report post Posted October 4, 2006 Though I haven't heard this song yet, I'd have a hard time buying that it's more spot-on of a parody then "Smells like Nirvana". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MFer 0 Report post Posted October 4, 2006 Here's the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xEzGIuY7kw Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SamoaRowe 0 Report post Posted October 4, 2006 It's the best Weird Al song in ten years. Personally, I love it, and have been listening to it on repeat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ResidentEvil Report post Posted October 4, 2006 I'll have to watch this later when I get a chance. As far as best Weird Al songs go, I would have to nominate "It's all about the Pentiums" The lyrics in it are brilliant, Al does a great job of rapping and the video is hilarious. The energy in the video is contagious as well just making it a blast to watch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Metal Maniac 0 Report post Posted October 4, 2006 Okay, that was pretty good; but "Smells Like Teen Spirit" is still a better parody, I think, mostly because he's actually parodying the band and the song. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C Dubya 04 0 Report post Posted October 4, 2006 I agree with Metal Maniac on this one. Also, I still like "the Saga Begins" a little bit more than this one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FroGG_NeaL 0 Report post Posted October 4, 2006 No. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
