Parody Covers

[scottidog]

Another level of parody that I have just become aware of... The actual AL-bum covers. I guess I knew that there was something there, after all I did see the Bad/Even Worse comparison back in the day. But I was looking at the OTDE cover and happened to see the Nirvana original today.

It is uncanny how well the cover itself was done. Except for one tiny detail, which I wouldn't have noticed at all except that the sticker had come off and the store had helpfully placed a piece of masking tape over the offending area. Being the curious type, I just had to know why.

Ahem. :blush:

That little detail was left off the WAY version. Wonder why? (A hint for those as in the dark as I was... little Mr. Happy is missing. I can't quite explain it. It had always just been there. Sorry. Couldn't resist)

[Orthography Enthusiast]

But I was looking at the OTDE cover and happened to see the Nirvana original today.

It is uncanny how well the cover itself was done.  Except for one tiny detail, which I wouldn't have noticed at all except that the sticker had come off and the store had helpfully placed a piece of masking tape over the offending area.  Being the curious type, I just had to know why.

Ahem. 

That little detail was left off the WAY version.  Wonder why?

Ahem. Because on the parody version it wouldn't have been a tiny detail??

[stupidsurgeon27]

:blush:

Yeah, I had seen the original album cover before...Long after I got OTDE...

Yeah... :blush:

Still odd...When I bought Alapalooza, I thought it was actually a cd of a cassette my dad had a long time and be nice and buy it for him.

It was some chicken farm thing with a parody cover with a chicken like the Alapalooza cover, cept that's Al of course.

Glad I picked up Alapalooza instead!

-CindyBob

[Smegabyte]

That little detail was left off the WAY version. Wonder why?


Ahem. Because on the parody version it wouldn't have been a tiny detail??

*falls over laughing*

Ah...I needed that.

Smegabyte * *

[scottidog]

Ahem. Because on the parody version it wouldn't have been a tiny detail??

One would hope.


:blush: Ahem! :blush:

[Orthography Enthusiast]

Wonder how many times Al had to dive into that pool with his glasses on before they got a shot where his Speedos didn't show?

[scottidog]

<If Scottidog was the photographer...>

I'm sorry, Mr. Yankovic. Do you mind getting into the pool just one more time? I don't know what it is, my camera keeps getting steamed up...

[CatraDhtem]

I can't imagine why everyone hates these long periods between albums. :sarcasm:

[Orthography Enthusiast]

I can't imagine why everyone hates these long periods between albums. :sarcasm:

All right, all right. I will be decorous. I will divert my attention from Mr. Yankovic's swimwear and back to really important matters, such as his lyrics.

I eat uno, dos, tres, quatro burritos
Pretty soon I can't fit in my Speedos.

--Orthograhy Enthusiast, merely wondering how it happened that no one caught the misspelling of "quatro" for "cuatro" before the lyrics were printed.

[scottidog]

wondering how it happened that no one caught the misspelling of "quatro" for "cuatro" before the lyrics were printed.

Um. No spanish spell checker? (And for the record, which one is correct?) If I nominate you for the job, you will share your aftershow passes with me, won't you?

Well. Since you all insist on raising the level of this conversation... ow:

What other album covers were direct parodies? I know that Even Worse and OTDE are. RWS is not? What else?

It was some chicken farm thing with a parody cover with a chicken like the Alapalooza cover, cept that's Al of course.

Glad I picked up Alapalooza instead!

I'm trying to figure out what you thought you were buying. I'm glad you got Alapalooza too.