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Posted on Sep 04, 2007 - 1:13am by John P. in 10 Best, Videos
Wierd Al Yankovic kicks ass! Yeah, I said it. What?
So, I decided to put together my Top 10 list of Wierd Al Yankovic Videos. That was before I figured out that Scott Robbin had done this like a year ago!
Well, that’s OK because he and I have different opinions on the matter, and this being America he is clearly allowed to be wrong (just kidding Scott).
Who says my top 10 list can’t have an 11? This spoof of The Presidents of the USA Lump deserves to be celebrated as #11 – otherwise known as the first loser!
This is a spoof of Dire Straits Money for Nothing from Weird Al’s movie UHF. The movie was a flop, but the video is pretty good.
Any time a man can parody of James Brown’s Living In America and not get his ass kicked, he deserves to be on a list.
Geeks everywhere rejoices when Al released this spoof of Don McLean’s American Pie but themed to the Star Wars trilogy.
Weird Al did a parody of The Greg Kihn Band’s Jeopardy, and what I find amusing is that I can’t even find the original video online, though Al’s spoof is all over the place.
The Crash Test Dummies Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm is just a strange song, so you know it deserved to be spoofed by a guy whose middle name is “weird”.
Al’s parody of Puff Daddy’s – It’s all About the Benjamins demonstrated Al’s true geekiness years before White and Nerdy changed the world.
Weird Al’s spoof of Nirvana’s Smells Like Teen Spirit reflected what we were all thinking about the original song. Namely “what the hell did he just say”?
Coolio is, well… cool – yo! So given that even he loved Al’s spoof of Gangsta’s Paradise that makes it a winner in my book.
This spoof of Michael Jackson’s Beat It basically put Weird Al on the map, so it could possibly qualify as number one for some people. But for me… well, you never saw me walking around singing it.
Weird Al’s spoof of Chamillionaire’s Ridin Dirty has become an instant classic. The video has been watched almost 14 million times on YouTube alone, and it has become the theme song of the Internet revolution. I’m pretty sure even Chamillionaire didn’t get this much play out of the original.
And to see just how far Weird Al has come, here was his first ever television appearance on Tom Snyder’s Tomorrow Show performing Another One Rides the Bus, a parody of Queen’s Another One Bites the Dust:
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No Digg on this one yet?! This definitely looks like Digg worthy content, for sure!
Maybe I’ll be the first.
Great list, I have a few different rankings, and “like a surgeon” would be on my tip 12 list to…
cheers
Rhoody
Now, John – how am I supposed to be getting any work done on a “Monday morning” – with your posting all this ‘kick ass’ (yes, he is!) videos that I’ll just have to watch! LOL! I love Weird Al, and I think it is so cool that he is appealing to my kids now, too – that is so much fun!! And yes, I did walk around singing it! In fact, still do….”it doesn’t matter if it’s boiled or fried, just beat it, beat it….”
Hahaha!
Man, I was going to be so productive this morning, too!
Ah well!
Weird Al is classic and timeless. Alright well he might not be timeless, but he sure is funny. One of the best parodists that I’ve seen, he consistently delivers. I especially enjoy when he ventures into areas that might not be as familiar to him (like all of the rap videos).
I remember when the Amish Paradise CD came out and it had “Harvey The Wonder Hamster” on it. To this day, it’s one of those short songs that still repeats over and over in your head. This dude may not have street cred, but his lyrical and vocal abilities are awesome
I don’t like Living with a Hernia.
The others are good though.
But I’d cast the best vote to Amish Paradise.
Amish Paradise is still my favorite WAY video.
You dont love me anymore is a close second, not for the video but the lyrics are hillarious.
Kim:)
Great list, but I think you need to add “Fat” to the list. It was a parody of “Bad”
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You definitely need Dare to be Stupid on here.
Good collection. I saw Al live at the Menage in Pontiac Michigan around 1983. It was a very small place and I was able to snag the play list taped to Al’s monitor. I would rank Pentiums and Amish higher and would have discounted White and Nerdy as it needs to stand the test of time (I don’t like ranking new stuff high, but that’s just me).
Oh really? How was the show like? Sorry but I am really intregued. Did you by chance record the show or know anyone who did? Thanks!
- Kevin
no Hardware Store?
I dont think there is a video for it but the all time greatest weird al song has got to be Albuquerque
Your list was awesome but you really should do a little research. Coolia was in no way O.K. with Weird Al’s Amish Paradise. Quite the opposite. He nearly sued him and publicly scorned him for doing his song injustice.
From Wikipedia…
One of Yankovic’s most controversial parodies was 1996’s “Amish Paradise”, based on “Gangsta’s Paradise” by hip-hop artist Coolio, which, in turn, was based on “Pastime Paradise” by Stevie Wonder. Reportedly, Coolio’s label gave Yankovic the impression that Coolio had granted permission to record the parody, but Coolio maintains that he never did. While Coolio claimed he was upset, legal action never materialized, and Coolio accepted royalty payments for the song.
That was just because Weird Al Yankovich did a much better job
Kim:)
I must say, I love Al. Working at a call center of ISP can be a real pain in the *** so whenever I feel angry I just go to UTube and search for White And Nerdy. It always makes me laugh
S.