Weird Al Yankovic in general

Ever since his first hit with 'Eat It', the spoof of Micheal Jackson's 'Beat It', Weird Al has been a hero of my generation of Americans. I was about 8 or so when the song came out and I can remember it being the buzz of the playground and the school bus. Every few years since then Weird Al has been putting out an album that spoofs the most popular songs of the inbetween period. I have never failed to laugh at one of his songs. When I was younger I loved such songs as 'I Think I'm A Clone Now' (I Think I'm Alone Now' and 'Fat' ('Bad).' One of the things I really respect about Weird Al is that he keeps ...

For all of those who have never heard of "Weird Al" Yankovic I hope this enlightens you a bit. "Weird Al" Yankovic is a very talented singer/songwriter/musician but he has not always been... It all started at 1:56 PM on Friday 23rd October, 1959, but it was not till many years later that Alfred Matthew Yankovic became known as "Weird Al" a radio name that he had at college that just seems to stick. So it started... Since that eventful afternoon "Weird Al" has learnt how to play the accordion and teamed up with Steve Jay, Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz and Jim West. They have done no less than 130 ...

Born in Lynwood, California in 1959 Weird Al Yankovic has gone on to become easily one of the most famous people who parody songs. The success of Al means that if you find a website, or look on napster, and find a parody the chances are it will say it is by Al, even if it isn't. While this may mean that he gets the credit for things he hasn't even done (although how people can think a song is by him when it is sung by someone female) it also means that any poor parodies also get blamed on him and may put people off his songs before they have even heard any. Starting originally by submitting songs to Dr Demento while in high school, Al soon ...