Strong Songs   /     Weird Al For Nothin' And Your Jokes For Free

Summary

Talking about "Weird Al" Yankovic is kinda like talking about the entire last four decades of pop music.

Subtitle
Talking about "Weird Al" Yankovic is kinda like talking about the entire last four decades of pop music.
Duration
00:19:33
Publishing date
2024-01-12 05:00
Link
https://strongsongspodcast.com
Contributors
  Kirk Hamilton
author  
Enclosures
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Shownotes

Weird Al has been writing songs and recording parodies for four decades, and his musical footprint is unfathomably wide. In this minisode, originally released in October 2022, Kirk gets into a few things he didn't have room for in the main feed episode about "The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota."

FEATURED/DISCUSSED:

  • "Money for Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies" by Yankovic, a parody of "Money for Nothing" by Mark Knopfler & Definitely Sting from Brothers in Arms, 1985
  • A really interesting Sound on Sound article about the production of Brothers in Arms
  • "Spam," by Yankovic, a parody of "Stand" by REM from Green, 1989
  • "Smells Like Nirvana" by Yankovic, a parody of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana from Nevermind, 1991
  • "Livin' in the Fridge" by Yankovic, a parody of "Livin' on the Edge" by Aerosmith from Get a Grip, 1993
  • "Bohemian Polka," by Yankovic, a rearrangement of "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Freddie Mercury and Queen from A Night at the Opera, 1975