| re: Weird Al Yankovic | |
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Vin 03:54 am UTC 08/09/10 |
| In reply to: | re: Weird Al Yankovic - The_Count 05:56 pm UTC 08/08/10 |
| Reposted a couple, Count; the ones I could dig up. > Vin, would you repost those parodies? I didn't know you > had done more. I still think your Dressed In The Dark was > one of the funniest things I've ever read. > > > I e-mailed Al once to ask why he didn't parody IDAFL. He > > didn't reply. I know a couple of lesser talents have done > > it, but Al missed the boat on that one. > > > > Holding Out for a Hero - "Hero" in the sense of a > > submarine sandwich > > > > Its All Coming Back to Me Now - No idea what the parody > > title is, but it would be a good one. Maybe "They're All > > Yelling Back to Me Now," about a baseball Umpire? Top of > > my head. > > > > Really, any of Jim's songs are good parody subjects > > because of his over the top style. But generally, for a > > parody, you probably want to stick with the hits. > > > > I've personally written full lyrics for: Breed'em Like > > Sheep, A Riff is a Terrible Thing to Waste, Dressed in the > > Dark, and Sometimes an Album Takes Too Damn Long > > (TIWIMTBY). I think these were all shared back on the old > > Jim mailing list at gospel.iinet in the last decade. > > > > > I'm glad that Bellminer got to meet his hero, Weird Al > > > Yankovic. > > > > > > Are there any Jim songs that could be given the Weird Al > > > treatment? | |
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