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Wierd Al Yankovich, Werid Al, Weird Al Yankovic / Nirvana, Weird Al Yankovich, Weird Al Yankavic, Weird Al Yancovic, Weird Al, Al YankovicMy brothers and sisters all hated me cause I was an only child - Weird Al Yankovic |
Also known as: Alfred Matthew Yankovic. Submitted by: Mr. Bun
Known informally as: King of Parody. Submitted by: Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Notable Acting Credits | Comments & Submitter Name |
"UHF, The Naked Gun 2 1/2, The Naked Gun 33 1/3, The Weird Al Show, Batman vs. Robin, Weird " | Oddly enough, he did not play himself in Weird. He instead played Tony Scotti, president of his first record label. He seems to be a pretty good actor. - Harrp |
"UHF" | - ayane |
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
"The Weird Al Show Theme" | "Running With Scissors" is the album it's on, but as you can read it is the theme for the Weird Al Show - Zakery The Weird Man Wood |
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
"A Complicated Song " | The song is a parody of Avril Lavigne's "Complicated" hence the song's name, and I don't think the song mentions the word "complicated". - JohnHowarth |
"Ode to a Superhero" | This song is about Spider Man, and the title is mentioned nowhere in the lyrics. - JohnHowarth |
"Truck Drivin' Song" | An oft repeated line is "I'm drivin' a truck, drivin' a truck." In some lines "big ol' " is inserted before the second occurrence of "truck". But the title "Truck Drivin' Song" never occurs in the lyrics. - Carmen Nunki |
"Polkas On .45" | Since this is one of Weird Al's polka songs where he does a polka-style medley of Top 40 hits, you won't find the title in the song (or songs?). - Funnyman |
"Polka Power" | First line is " Yo, I'll tell ya what I want, what I really really want". Might that or some part of it be used as an alternate "title"? Possibly, but that might be confusing, as something like "What I Really Really Want" might be the title of another song. Weird Al's songs, occasionally, rather than being whole-song parodies, are an asortment of lines from various other songs, strung together to polka rhythm and rousing accordion accompaniment. This song is a case in point. "Polka Power" is typical of the unlikely-to-be-found-in-lyrics type of titles that he gives to such amalgamated compositions. - Emmy Kay Butanone |
New Name | Why It's Better | Submitter Name |
Weird Al Parodist | What he does best | Robert D. Arndt Jr. |
Odd Bob Chosondik | It could be used in a 'South Park' episode. | Paul Warren |
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
"Slime Preachers From Outer Space" | "Slime Creatures from Outer Space" | Emily Lime |
"Weasel Chomping Day" | "Weasel Stomping Day" | Regina Haniger |
"Stout" | "Fat" | Robert D. Arndt Jr. |
"I Lost On Ebay " | "I Bought On Ebay" | Adam |
"Preppy Idiot" | "Canadian Idiot" | Alex |
There are additional new song names available. |
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
"Weasel Stomping Day," | There's no such day. | Rad |
"Weasel Stomping Day," | Where would you find weasels to stomp on anyway? | Marie |
"Talk Soup," | No such soup has ever been cooked. | Roger |
"King Of Suede," | Suede is not a monarchy. | Yvette Bristle |
"Livin' In The Fridge," | No one can live in a refrigerator. | Max E. Padd |
There are additional literally impossible song titles available. |
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
"Watching T.V.," Roger Waters | "Headline News," Weird Al Yankovic | |
"Call Me," Blondie | "Phony Calls," Weird Al Yankovic | |
"City," Sara Bareilles | "Albuquerque," Weird Al Yankovic | |
"Watching TV," Roger Waters | "Jerry Springer," Weird Al Yankovic | |
There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. |
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
"The Brady Bunch" | "The Writers Stirke" | Duc4AmIRight |
"My Baby's in Love with Eddie Vedder" | "My Baby's in Love with Lil Wayne (Revised Version)" | Sean Johnson |
"Syndicated Inc." | "Writers Striking Inc." | Duc4AmIRight |
"Couch Potato" | "Modern Couch Potato" | Duc4AmIRight |
"My Baby's in Love with Eddie Vedder" | "My Baby's in Love with Lil Wayne (Revised Version)" | Sean Johnson |
"The Weird Al Show Theme " | "The Jester Jockey Station Theme" | yldcard |
"You Don’t Love Me Anymore " | "You’re Not My Friend Anymore " | SwimPuff165 |
"Skipper Dan" | "Single Man" | Luna |
"Everything You Know Is Wrong" | "Everything's Been Locked for Years" | Ethan Hall |
"Virus Alert" | "Spoiler Alert" | Monstermaster13 |
There are additional song parodies available. |
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
Dare to Be Stupid | Promo for "The Three Stooges" | Inkenroe |
Dare To Be Stupid | Netflix promo for the Pokemon anime | Kerry |
Dare To Be Stupid | The Loud House (Nick) Promos - Leni Loud | LoriLoud33 |
I'll Sue Ya | People's Court TV show | Edward |
I'll Sue Ya | People's Court TV show | Edward |
There are additional commercials that haven't been done yet available. |
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
Inactive | Any public gym | Edward |
I'll Sue Ya | Portfolio Recovery Associates | Kerry |
Amish Paradise | Paradise, PA Chamber of Commerce | Matthias |
Virus Alert | AVG Technical Support | Bort & Ornie |
Fat | Overeaters Anonymous | Dennis Pickle |
There are additional on hold music ideas available. |
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
One Minute Kelly Clarkson | One More Minute Weird Al Yankovic | Two Minutes | Nathan |
Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of U2 | Stuck In A Closet With Vanna White Weird Al Yankovic | Stuck In A Closet That You Can't Get Out Of | Harrp |
Five Minutes Lorrie Morgan | One More Minute Weird Al Yankovic | Six Minutes | Bob |
61 Seconds The Outfield | One More Minute Weird Al Yankovic | 121 Seconds because a minute is 60 seconds | Calop |
There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available. |
"Polka Party"
Misheard Lyrics: I’m gonna eat my baby
Original Lyrics: I’m gonna keep my baby
| "You Make Me"
Misheard Lyrics: And use the right amount of bleach
Original Lyrics: And use a recommended bleach
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"Smells Like Nirvana"
Misheard Lyrics: Well, we don't just like Madonna
Original Lyrics: Well, we don't sound like Madonna
| "Jurassic Park"
Misheard Lyrics: All the cobblestones are running wild
Original Lyrics: All the dinosaurs are running wild
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"Jurassic Park"
Misheard Lyrics: All the cobblestones are running wild
Original Lyrics: All the dinosaurs are running wild
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Cody Finke It sounded like cobblestones, which made no sense the fact they don’t run. It just had to be dinosaurs which made much more sense since the song is about Jurassic Park. |
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"Jurassic Park"
The Funny Lyrics: A huge tyrannosaurus ate our lawyer.
Well, I suppose that proves they're really not all bad. Why They're Funny: The "they" pronoun (in "they're") is an ambiguous reference; it could refer either to dinosaurs or lawyers. Al apparently meant for it to be ambiguous, and let the listener decide.
Submitted by: Joe
| "Whatever You Like (2010s)"
The Funny Lyrics: Do you think you could chip in for gas?
Why They're Funny: This entire song screams "cheap" rather loudly.
Submitted by: Harrp
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"Midnight Star"
The Repetitive Lyrics: You can read it [x5], Midnight Star [x2]) (Ah, Midnight Star) I wanna know, I wanna know
Why They're Repetitive: "Midnight Star" is repeated about 30 times. It's repeated at the end in overlapping lyrics making it hard to count exactly.
Submitted by: RevengeFromMars YouTube
| "Trapped In The Drive-Thru"
The Repetitive Lyrics: Then we drive to the drive-thru
Heading off to the drive-thru We're approaching the drive-thru Getting close to the drive-thru! Almost there at the drive-thru Now we're here at the drive thru Here in line at the drive-thru Did I mention the drive-thru? Why They're Repetitive: Hilarious parody of R. Kelly's similarly repetitive "Trapped In The Closet".
Submitted by: Mike
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"Whatever You Like (2010s - please use 'country')"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: I said you can even have the large fries
Why They're Nonsensical: No you did not.
NOTE: If a song came out after 2009, Please DO NOT USE 2000S. That is tantamount to lumping the 2000s and 2010s together (as well as subsequent decades), which is not appropriate. You can use 'country' for 2010s and 'xmas' for 2020s. Submitted by: Harrp
| "Frank's 2000 Inch TV"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: What a lucky guy, I hear he got the last one in stock.
(later) I'm gonna get one of my own real soon. Why They're Nonsensical: If Al's neighbor got the last titular appliance that was in stock, how could Al get one for himself if they're all out of stock?
Submitted by: Quyjibo
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""(This Song's Just) Six Words Long""
The Insincere Lyrics: (This Song's Just) Six Words Long
Why They're Insincere: No it isn't. That title repeats itself and there's verses too. This song is A LOT longer than just 6 words.
Submitted by: I Met And Seen Weird Al In Person!
| "Ricky"
The Insincere Lyrics: Oh Ricky, what a pity, don't you understand
That every day's a rerun and the laughter's always canned Why They're Insincere: The laughter on "I Love Lucy" wasn't canned; the show was actually taped before a live audience.
Submitted by: betty kaye
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"The Night Santa Went Crazy"
The Misrhymed Lyrics: And he picked up a flamethrower and he barbecued Blitzen
And he took a big bite and said "It tastes just like chicken!" Why They're Misrhymed: Probably because nothing rhymes with Blitzen.
Submitted by: Harrp
| "I'm So Sick Of You"
The Misrhymed Lyrics: You don't have an ounce of class
You're just one big pain in the neck Why They're Misrhymed: The lesser evil of misrhyming lyrics makes up for the greater evil of swearing.
Submitted by: Harrp
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"Canadian Idiot"
The Insulting Lyrics: Don't wanna be a Canadian idiot
Why They're Insulting: What a... pleasant way to put it.
Submitted by: Harrp
| "Taco Grande"
The Insulting Lyrics: (spoken) Entiendes lo que digo, gringo estupido tonto?
Why They're Insulting: This part, which is actually spoken by comedian Cheech Marin, is Spanish for "Do you understand what I'm saying, you really stupid gringo?" This is insulting in two ways. First of all, 'gringo' is often a disparaging term for an English-speaking Hispanic person. The second way is going a step further by calling the addressee stupid. So it's a double-insult.
Submitted by: Quyjibo
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"Airline Amy"
The Inappropriate Lyrics: Airline Amy, this is my new mission
Gotta get you in an upright locked position Why They're Inappropriate: I hate to say this, but in this particular group of lyrics, the 'upright locked position' is referring to having sex.
Submitted by: Joe Penner
| "One More Minute"
The Inappropriate Lyrics: I guess I might seem kinda bitter
you got me feeling down in the dumps 'cause I'm stranded all alone at the gas station of love and I have to use the self service pumps Why They're Inappropriate: I think the phrase "use the self service pumps" is a reference to the pumping motion of masturbation.
Submitted by: Joe Penner
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"Don't Download This Song"
The Dated Lyrics: By downloading MP3s from file-sharing sites,
like Morpheus, or Grokster, or LimeWire, or Kazaa. Why They're Dated: Morpheus ceased operating in 2008, LimeWire ended in 2011, Kazaa was gone by 2012, and Grokster didn't even live to see the release of the song.
Submitted by: Brian Kelly
| "Living With A Hernia"
The Dated Lyrics: Doctor says 'there ain't nothing to discuss'
He tells me any day I might have to wear a truss. WOW! Why They're Dated: Trusses aren't used much anymore. Most hernias are left to heal on their own.
Submitted by: I Met And Seen Weird Al In Person!
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"Word Crimes"
The Dirty Lyrics: Well you should hire, Some cunning linguist
Why They're Dirty: a Cunnilinguist would be one who is profoundly adept at performing cunnilingus. That's about as dirty a lyric can be without ACTUALLY being dirty
Submitted by: JP
| "Wanna B Ur Lovr"
The Dirty Lyrics: I wanna be your Krakatoa, let my lava flow all over you
Why They're Dirty: Speaks for itself, I think.
Submitted by: Jonathan S.
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"Achy Breaky Song"
The Lyrics: You can torture me, with Donny and Marie.
Who They Mention: Donny Osmond and Marie Osmond. Brother and sister known for singing and acting and being members of the well known Osmond family.
Submitted by: Edward
| "eBay"
The Lyrics: Tell me why (I bid on Shatner's old toupee)
Who They Mention: William Shatner, best known for playing Captain Kirk on Star Trek.
Submitted by: EF
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"Syndicated Inc."
The Lyrics: Got my TV Guide with me
Product Brand Name: TV Guide
Submitted by: Cody Finke
| "White & Nerdy"
The Lyrics: My MySpace page is totally pimped out
Product Brand Name: MySpace
Submitted by: Cody Finke
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"UHF"
The Song Lyrics: We gonna show you things you ain't ever seen
If you know what I mean now! Song They Mention: "If You Know What I Mean" by Neil Diamond (1976)
Submitted by: Quyjibo
| "Fat"
The Song Lyrics: The word is out
Better treat me right Song They Mention: The Word Is Out - Jermaine Stewart
Treat Me Right - Pat Benatar Submitted by: Domino Polo
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"Trigger Happy"
Opening Lines: Trigger happy (x2)
Comments: One of my mum's favourite Weird Al songs.
Submitted by: Jonathan S.
| "Let Me Be Your Hog"
Opening Lines: Let me be your hog. Let me be your hog now.
Comments: Submitted by: Brian Kelly
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"Snails"
The Made Up Words: Utter
Comments: "It's pretty darn hard to tell one from the utter / And French people like them with garlic and butter"
Submitted by: Jonathan S.
| "Aardvark"
The Made Up Words: Encyclopidius
Comments: "Although his long nose makes him look rather hideous / He's always listed first in the encyclopidius"
Submitted by: Jonathan S.
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"White and Nerdy"
The Boasting Lyrics: I'm whiter than sour cream!
Comments: Al himself is an ethnic white- Serbian and Italian- and not even Nordic. Hence he is NOT whiter than sour cream!!!!!
Submitted by: Scandia
| "It's All About the Pentiums"
The Boasting Lyrics: I got me a hundred gigabytes of RAM
... I'm down with Bill Gates, I call him "Money" for short I phone him up at home and I make him do my tech support ... If I ever meet you I'll control-alt-delete you Comments: This song's over a decade old and still no home computer has 100GB of RAM. Bill Gates doesn't do tech support. Humans don't have attached keyboards so you can't control-alt-delete them.
Submitted by: RevengeFromMars YouTube
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"Nature Trail to Hell"
The Lyrics: There's a homicidal maniac who finds a Cub Scout troop
and he hacks up two or three in every scene. ... See severed heads that almost fall right in your lap. Why: Dismembered children is a bit disturbing.
Submitted by: RevengeFromMars YouTube
| "Headline News"
The Lyrics: Then there was this guy who
made his wife so mad that one night she cut off his wiener and when he finally came to he found that Mr Happy was missing. He couldn't quite explain it it had always just been there Why: If you're a guy just the thought of your wife cutting off your manhood is enough to make you think twice about cheating.
Submitted by: Celeste
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"Smells Like Nirvana"
The Lyrics: A garage band from Seattle
Why: Seattle, Washington state
Submitted by: JohnHowarth
| "eBay"
The Lyrics: Gonna buy a slightly damaged golf bag, gonna buy some Beanie Babies new with tag. From some guy I've never met in Norway, found him on eBay!
Why: The country of Norway. But sometimes I like to pretend Weird Al's talking about the small town of Norway Michigan which is about a 25 minute drive from me in the county I live in. LOL.
Submitted by: Edward
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"Canadian Idiot"
The Lyrics: Always hear the same kind of story
Break their nose and they'll just say "sorry" Why: "sorry" is pronounced "sore-e" the way Canadians do (which also makes the rhyme with "story" work), not "sawr-e" like Americans.
Submitted by: RevengeFromMars YouTube
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"Perform This Way"
The Lyrics: And for no reason, now I'll sing in French.
Excuse moi, qui a pete? Why: The French part means "Excuse me, who farted?" (LOL)
Submitted by: Brian Kelly
| "Taco Grande"
The Lyrics: Buenos noches, senor. Bienvendio a el burritos casa de salsa. Tenemos muchos platos muy sabrosos si puedo recomendar el ardiente pollo al infierno muy delicioso. Sus ojos se quemaran, su estomago estara en fuego, se quedaran en el bano por una semana, entiendes lo que digo gringo estupido tonto?
Why: Like the Geraldo's "Rico Suave" song uses Spanglish, this Weird Al parody is about eating Mexican Food. In English the bridge is... "Good evening, sir, and welcome to Enrique's House of Salsa. We have many very delicious dishes. May I recommend the Burning Chicken from Hell as being very delicious. Your eyes will burn, your stomach will be on fire, you'll be in the bathroom for a week! Do you understand what I'm saying you stupid Gringo"? And the bridge was spoken by Cheech Marin from Cheech and Chong.
Submitted by: Paul Warren
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"Happy Birthday"
The Lyrics: The monkeys in the Pentagon are gonna cook our goose
Their finger's on the button, all they need is an excuse Why: This song always makes me unhappy. The name of the song is "Happy Birthday", but the lyrics to this (especially the ones shared in this entry, as an example) are just kind of morbid.
Submitted by: James
| "Skipper Dan"
The Lyrics: Oh, the critics, they used to say.
I was the new Olivier. Thought I'd be the toast of Sundance or even Cannes. Aw, but don't bother tryin' to IMDB me. The only place you might possibly see me. Is ridin' my little boat around Adventureland. It ain't exactly what I planned. Why: The song is about a aspiring actor who fails to make it and has to take a different job.
Submitted by: Brian Kelly
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"I Want A New Duck"
The Lyrics: One that won't smell too foul.
Why: Fun that won't smell to owl.
Submitted by: Richard Wetfuss
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"Requiem For A Superhero"
The Lyrics: Poor Peter Parker was pitiful.
Why: The letter P.
Submitted by: Brian Kelly
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"Jerry Springer"
The Lyrics: Like Sally Jessy he does talk shows
Why: The Sally Jessy Raphael Show, or simply Sally, was another long-running talk show she hosted at the time this song was recorded.
Submitted by: Cody Finke
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"Fat"
The Lyrics: Because I'm fat, I'm fat, sha mone
Why: Imagine if someone had this as their ringtone and their phone went off at a Weight Watchers meeting.
Submitted by: Harrp
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