For Weird Al's Birthday Today, What Is Your Favorite Song Of His?

[Initech]

Man he's got so many great ones to choose from! I'll pick one original, one parody and one polka, and the obligatory UHF clip.

My favorite Weird Al song of all time is easily this:

And then my favorite parody song of his is this:

My favorite polka of his:

And then the obligatory UHF clip:

[Brother Buzz]

1. Bob, and it's Bob Dylan's favorite, too

[Dave Starsky]

2. Albuquerque.

It's a damned masterpiece.

[TwilightZone]

10. Second that.

He's had a zillion good songs over the years, but it's pretty tough to top Albuquerque.

[Piasladic]

29. First time hearing this

You're right. a damned masterpiece...

weird, long, and genius

[Docreed2003]

3. This one

[Initech]

4. Much better than the original!

Which I've always found to be super creepy and a serious ick factor. Weird Al definitely owns that song!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

5. I like this one:

[malchickiwick]

6. Might I return us to the very roots?

[Brother Buzz]

8. The backstory to that video is kinda cool

Randy Kerdoon
5 years ago
just to clear this up. This video was recorded at the TV production facility at Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo as part of my final directing project for a TV production class I took in '79. I knew Al from the Cal Poly radio station KCPR...never thought much about this afterwards until I got a call from MTV asking if I had any pics of Al for their "Driven" TV show. I said no...but I have this "video" on 3/4 inch tape!! Thought the producer was about to faint. Looking back...it's pretty cool to be the director/producer of Al's first video. Still waiting for him to give me a 2nd chance!! (LOL)

[Initech]

9. If you're going back that far...

[50 Shades Of Blue]

7. Headline News, his Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm parody

I loved the Crash Test Dummies, loved their song, and got a huge kick out of how Weird Al imitated total babe lead singer Brad Roberts.

Here are the CTD's doing the song with Al!

[TexasBushwhacker]

11. Nirvana said they knew they had made it when Al wanted to do a parody of them

Kurt just didn't want it to be about food.

[2naSalit]

12. I don't think there's any of his parodies that I don't like...

But the one that made me laugh the hardest and because I hated the original is this one:

[csziggy]

17. That is one of my favorites by Weird Al!

The other one - so far not mentioned is:

[The Figment]

13. Amish Paradise

[912gdm]

14. tacky

im a big fan of continuous shots, and it has cameos of some of my favorite personalities


and UHF is totally underrated

[JuJuYoshida]

20. omg Spatula City!!!

[Initech]

24. I saw Weird Al live back in August.

Show was absolutely epic on every level! And I watched UHF before the show and it is still awesome and ridiculous! Love that the orchestra opened with the theme to Stanley Spudowski's Playhouse.

[CottonBear]

25. OMG! You are so lucky!

Weird Al live!

UHF is one of my all time favorite films!

[SKKY]

15. I think "Word Crimes" is peak Weird Al.

[Coventina]

18. His B-52's / Ron Popeil tribute!!

[JuJuYoshida]

19. Easily "One More Minute"

[LeftInTX]

21. I just found this one:

Heard the song, but never saw the video!

[whistler162]

22. I was in a sports bar last Sunday

and the music playing was Madonna's "Like A Virgin" my thought was they need to follow that up with

[Piasladic]

27. This song

When I was a little girl and saw him writhing about in scrubs... woo boy... so hot

[Generic Brad]

23. First World Problems

It’s an original.

[Piasladic]

26. no question - "Yoda" -nt

[MuseRider]

28. LOVE him!

Saw him a few months ago with strings and I swear the man is a machine! He ran part us and grabbed the hay off the guy sitting next to us. Loved his show!

[Laurelin]

30. Aluminum foil

Grammar
I'm Fat

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