Weird Al Yankovic

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Weird Al
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Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic (Downey, Californië, 23 oktober 1959) is een Amerikaanse muzikant.

Hij staat bekend om zijn parodieën op bekende top 40 hits. De muziek is vrijwel hetzelfde (of in een polkajasje gestoken), maar de teksten zijn satirisch. Bekende werken zijn bijvoorbeeld Fat naar Michael Jackson's Bad en Amish Paradise naar Coolio's Gangsta's Paradise. In de laatste wordt de samenleving van de Amerikaanse geloofgemeenschap Amish op de hak genomen.

Hoewel hij bekend staat om zijn parodieën, beslaan deze slechts ongeveer de helft van de liederen op zijn albums. De andere helft wordt gevormd door liederen waarvan zowel de teksten als de muziek zelf geschreven zijn, doch vaak 'geïnspireerd' op de muziek van anderen: zogeheten stijl-parodieën.

[bewerk] Discografie

[bewerk] Reguliere albums

"Weird Al" Yankovic (26 april, 1983)
"Weird Al" Yankovic In 3-D (28 februari, 1984)
Dare To Be Stupid (18 juni, 1985)
Polka Party! (21 oktober, 1986)
Even Worse (12 april, 1988)
UHF - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff (18 juli, 1989)
Off The Deep End (14 april, 1992)
Alapalooza (5 oktober, 1993)
Bad Hair Day (12 maart, 1996)
Running With Scissors (29 juni, 1999)
Poodle Hat (20 mei, 2003)
Straight Outta Lynwood - (26 september, 2006)

[bewerk] Compilatie albums (internationaal)

"Weird Al" Yankovic's Greatest Hits (18 oktober, 1988)
The Food Album (22 juni, 1993)
Permanent Record: Al in the Box (27 september, 1994)
Greatest Hits Volume II (25 oktober, 1994)
The TV Album (7 november, 1995)

[bewerk] Parodieën

Achy Breaky Song (Achy Breaky Heart (Billy Ray Cyrus))
Addicted To Spuds (Addicted To Love (Robert Palmer))
Alimony (Mony Mony (Billy Idol))
Amish Paradise (Gangsta's Paradise (Coolio))
Another One Rides The Bus (Another One Bites The Dust (Queen))
Bedrock Anthem (Under The Bridge / Give It Away (Red Hot Chili Peppers))
The Brady Bunch (The Safety Dance (Men Without Hats))
Canadian Idiot (American Idiot (Green Day))
Cavity Search (Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me (U2))
A Complicated Song (Complicated (Avril Lavigne))
Confessions Part III (Confessions Part II (Usher))
Couch Potato (Lose Yourself (Eminem))
Do I Creep You Out (Do I Make You Proud (Taylor Hicks))
Eat It (Beat It (Michael Jackson))
eBay (I Want It That Way (Backstreet Boys))
Fat (Bad (Michael Jackson))
Girls Just Want To Have Lunch (Girls Just Want To Have Fun (Cyndi Lauper))
Grapefruit Diet (Zoot Suit Riot (Cherry Poppin' Daddies))
Gump (Lump (The Presidents of the United States of America))
Headline News (Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm (Crash Test Dummies))
Here's Johnny (Who's Johnny? (El DeBarge))
I Can't Watch This (U Can't Touch This (M.C. Hammer))
I Lost On Jeopardy (Jeopardy (The Greg Kihn Band))
I Love Rocky Road (I Love Rock 'n Roll (Joan Jett & The Blackhearts))
I Think I'm A Clone Now (I Think We're Alone Now (Tiffany))
I Want A New Duck (I Want A New Drug (Huey Lewis & The News))
Isle Thing (Wild Thing (Tone Loc))
It's All About The Pentiums (It's All About The Benjamins (Puff Daddy))
Jerry Springer (One Week (Barenaked Ladies))
Jurassic Park (MacArthur Park (Richard Harris))
King Of Suede (King Of Pain (The Police))
Lasagna (La Bamba (Los Lobos))
Like A Surgeon (Like A Virgin (Madonna))
Livin' In The Fridge (Livin' On The Edge (Aerosmith))
Living With A Hernia (Living In America (James Brown))
Money For Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies (Money For Nothing (Dire Straits)) / Theme From The Beverly Hillbillies (Flatt & Scruggs))
My Bologna (My Sharona (The Knack))
Ode To a Superhero (Piano Man (Billy Joel))
Phony Calls (Waterfalls (TLC))
The Plumbing Song (Baby Don't Forget My Number / Blame It On The Rain (Milli Vanilli))
Pretty Fly For A Rabbi (Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)(The Offspring))
Ricky (Mickey (Toni Basil))
The Saga Begins (American Pie (Don McLean))
She Drives Like Crazy (She Drives Me Crazy (Fine Young Cannibals))
Smells Like Nirvana (Smells Like Teen Spirit (Nirvana))
Spam (Stand (R.E.M.))
Stop Draggin' My Car Around (Stop Draggin' My Heart Around (Stevie Nicks w/ Tom Petty))
Syndicated Inc. (Misery (Soul Asylum))
Taco Grande (Rico Suave (Gerardo))
Theme From Rocky XIII (Eye Of The Tiger (Survivor))
(This Song's Just)) Six Words Long (Got My Mind Set On You (George Harrison))
Toothless People (Ruthless People (Mick Jagger))
Trapped In The Drive-Thru (Trapped In The Closet (R. Kelly))
Trash Day (Hot in Herre (Nelly))
The White Stuff (You Got It (The Right Stuff)) (New Kids On The Block))
White and Nerdy (Ridin' (Chamillionaire ft. Krayzie Bone))
Yoda (Lola (The Kinks))
You're Pitiful (You're Beautiful (James Blunt))

[bewerk] Stijl-parodieën

Albuquerque (Dick's Automotive (the Rugburns))
Bob (Bob Dylan)
Buy Me a Condo (Bob Marley)
Cable TV (Randy Newman)
Callin' In Sick (Nirvana)
Close But No Cigar (Cake)
Dare to Be Stupid (Big Mess (Devo))
Dog Eat Dog (And She Was (Talking Heads))
Don't Wear Those Shoes (The Kinks (Father Christmas))
Everything You Know Is Wrong (They Might Be Giants)
Frank's 2000" TV (R.E.M.)
Genius In France (Frank Zappa)
Germs (Nine Inch Nails)
Good Old Days (Only One (James Taylor)
Happy Birthday (The Funky Western Civilization (Tonio K.))
I Remember Larry (Billy Joel)
I Was Only Kidding (h-a-t-r-e-d (Tonio K))
I'll Sue Ya (Rage Against the Machine)
I'm So Sick Of You (Elvis Costello)
Mr. Frump In The Iron Lung (Alice's Restaurant (Arlo Guthrie))
Mr. Popeil (Private Idaho (The B-52's))
One Of Those Days (Ducks on the Wall (The Kinks))
Pancreas (Brian Wilson)
Party At The Leper Colony (Not Fade Away (Buddy Holly))
Slime Creatures From Outer Space (Hyperactive (Thomas Dolby))
Talk Soup (Sledgehammer (Peter Gabriel))
That Boy Could Dance (The Kinks)
The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota (30,000 Pounds of Bananas (Harry Chapin))
The Night Santa Went Crazy (Black Gold (Soul Asylum))
Traffic Jam (Let's Go Crazy (Prince))
Trigger Happy (Beach Boys)
Truck Drivin' Song (Johnny Cash)
Twister (No Sleep Till Brooklyn (Beastie Boys)
Velvet Elvis (The Police)
Virus Alert (Sparks)
Waffle King (Sledgehammer (Peter Gabriel)
Wanna B Ur Lovr (Peaches & Cream (Beck))
When I Was Your Age (Dirty Laundry (Don Henley))
Why Does This Always Happen To Me? (Ben Folds Five)
You Make Me (Grey Matter (Oingo Boingo))
Young, Dumb And Ugly (AC/DC)
Your Horoscope for Today (Reel Big Fish)

[bewerk] Polka's

Polkas on 45 (1984; Stars on 45-Medley)
- Jocko Homo (Devo)
- Smoke On The Water (Deep Purple)
- Sex (I'm A...) (Berlin)
- Hey Jude (The Beatles)
- L.A. Woman (The Doors)
- In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (Iron Butterfly)
- Hey Joe (Jimi Hendrix)
- Burning Down The House (Talking Heads)
- Hot Blooded (Foreigner)
- Bubbles In The Wine (Lawrence Welk)
- Every Breath You Take (The Police)
- Should I Stay Or Should I Go? (The Clash)
- Jumpin' Jack Flash (The Rolling Stones)
- My Generation (The Who)

Hooked on Polkas (1985)
- 12th Street Rag (Pee Wee Hunt)
- State of Shock (The Jacksons w/ Mick Jagger)
- Sharp Dressed Man (ZZ Top)
- What's Love Got To Do With It? (Tina Turner)
- Method Of Modern Love (Hall & Oates)
- Owner Of A Lonely Heart (Yes)
- We're Not Gonna Take It (Twisted Sister)
- 99 Luftballons (Nena)
- Footloose (Kenny Loggins)
- The Reflex (Duran Duran)
- Metal Health (Bang Your Head) (Quiet Riot)
- Relax (Frankie Goes To Hollywood)

Polka Party! (1986)
- Sledgehammer (Peter Gabriel)
- Sussudio (Phil Collins)
- Party All The Time (Eddie Murphy)
- Say You, Say Me (Lionel Richie)
- Freeway Of Love (Aretha Franklin)
- What You Need (INXS)
- Harlem Shuffle (The Rolling Stones)
- Venus (Bananarama)
- Nasty (Janet Jackson)
- Rock Me Amadeus (Falco)
- Shout (Tears For Fears)
- Papa Don't Preach (Madonna)

Hot Rocks Polka (1989)
- It's Only Rock 'n' Roll (But I Like It) (The Rolling Stones)
- Brown Sugar (The Rolling Stones)
- You Can't Always Get What You Want (The Rolling Stones)
- Honky Tonk Women (The Rolling Stones)
- Under My Thumb (The Rolling Stones)
- Ruby Tuesday (The Rolling Stones)
- Miss You (The Rolling Stones)
- Sympathy For The Devil (The Rolling Stones)
- Get Off Of My Cloud (The Rolling Stones)
- Shattered (The Rolling Stones)
- Let's Spend The Night Together (The Rolling Stones)
- (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (The Rolling Stones)

Polka Your Eyes Out (1992)
- Cradle Of Love (Billy Idol)
- Tom's Diner (Suzanne Vega)
- Love Shack (The B-52s)
- Pump Up The Jam (Technotronic)
- Losing My Religion (R.E.M.)
- Unbelievable (EMF)
- Do Me! (Bel Biv Devoe)
- Enter Sandman (Metallica)
- The Humpty Dance (Digital Underground)
- Cherry Pie (Warrant)
- Miss You Much (Janet Jackson)
- I Touch Myself (Divinyls)
- Dr. Feelgood (Motley Crue)
- Ice Ice Baby (Vanilla Ice)

Bohemian Polka (1993)
- Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen)

The Alternative Polka (1996)
- Loser (Beck)
- Sex Type Thing (Stone Temple Pilots)
- All I Wanna Do (Sheryl Crow)
- Closer (Nine Inch Nails)
- Bang and Blame (R.E.M.)
- You Oughta Know (Alanis Morissette)
- Bullet With Butterfly Wings (Smashing Pumpkins)
- My Friends (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
- I'll Stick Around (Foo Fighters)
- Black Hole Sun (Soundgarden)
- Basket Case (Green Day)

Polka Power (1999)
- Wannabe (Spice Girls)
- Flagpole Sitta (Harvey Danger)
- Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are) (Pras Michel w/ Ol' Dirty Bastard & Mya)
- Everybody (Backstreet's Back) (Backstreet Boys)
- Walkin' On The Sun (Smash Mouth)
- Intergalactic (Beastie Boys)
- Tubthumping (Chumbawamba)
- Ray Of Light (Madonna)
- Push (Matchbox 20)
- Semi-Charmed Life (Third Eye Blind)
- The Dope Show (Marilyn Manson)
- Mmmbop (Hanson)
- Sex and Candy (Marcy Playground)
- Closing Time (Semisonic)

Angry White Boy Polka (2003)
- Last Resort (Papa Roach)
- Chop Suey! (System of a Down)
- Get Free (The Vines)
- Hate to Say I Told You So (The Hives)
- Fell In Love With a Girl (The White Stripes)
- Last Nite (The Strokes)
- Down With the Sickness (Disturbed)
- Renegades of Funk (Rage Against the Machine)
- My Way (Limp Bizkit)
- Outside (Staind)
- Bawitdaba (Kid Rock)
- Youth of the Nation (P.O.D.)
- The Real Slim Shady (Eminem)

Polkarama (2006)
- The Chicken Dance (De Vogeltjesdans, o.a. De Electronica's)
- Let's Get It Started (The Black Eyed Peas)
- Take Me Out (Franz Ferdinand)
- Beverly Hills (Weezer)
- Speed Of Sound (Coldplay)
- Float On (Modest Mouse)
- Feel Good Inc. (Gorillaz)
- Don't Cha (Pussycat Dolls)
- Somebody Told Me (The Killers)
- Slither (Velvet Revolver)
- Candy Shop (50 Cent)
- Drop It Like It's Hot (Snoop Dogg)
- Pon De Replay (Rihanna)
- Gold Digger (Kanye West)

[bewerk] Speciale projecten

Peter And The Wolf / Carnival of the Animals, Part II (met Wendy Carlos) - 4 oktober, 1988
Babalu Music! - 22 oktober, 1991
Pokémon The Movie 2000 (soundtrack) - 18 juli, 2000: "Polkamon"
Dog Train - 2005 - A kids book/CD by Sandra Boynton (Yankovic in duet met Kate Winslet in "I Need A Nap")

[bewerk] Videografie

The Compleat Al - Augustus 1985
UHF - 21 juli 1989
The "Weird Al" Yankovic Video Library - Mei 1992
Alapalooza: The Videos - December 1993
"Weird Al" Yankovic: The Ultimate Collection - 1993
Bad Hair Day: The Videos - Juni 1996
"Weird Al" Yankovic: The Videos - Januari 1998
"Weird Al" Yankovic Live! - 23 november 1999
"Weird Al" Yankovic: The Ultimate Video Collection - 3 november 2003

[bewerk] Filmoptredens

Tapeheads - 1988
The Naked Gun: From The Files Of Police Squad! - 1988
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear - 1991
The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult - 1994
Spy Hard - 1996
Safety Patrol - 1997
Nothing Sacred - 1998
Desperation Boulevard - 2002

Categorie: Amerikaans zanger