What's The First Al Song You Heard?

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I had the exact same reaction when I first heard "Gotta Boogie" when I was 7. I know some people cringe and think the song is juvenile, but it's always remained a favorite because of that first listen, which I remember vividly (it was my second Al song after "Ricky").

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First song I have a clear memory of hearing was "Yoda," though I didn't even know it was by Weird Al at the time. (I also have a vague memory of seeing a music video for "I Lost on Jeopardy" in a clothing store, also before I had clear knowledge of who Weird Al was.) It must have been when it was first out too. I more or less discovered Weird Al (knowing who he was) in college many years after that, when his most recent album out was Alapalooza. My roommate at the time was a big fan, and I discovered Al by listening to his albums, and then sought them out for myself.
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My roommate showed me "The Saga Begins", "White & Nerdy" and "Amish Paradise" consecutively, and I'm 86% sure it was in that order. Unfortunately at the time I had this horrible mobile internet that took an hour to download one mp3 song (if everything is OK), so I haven't investigated further until few years later.

Although the first time I came across "Weird Al" Yankovic's name was when my friend gave me a music CD containing such masterpieces as "oops I'm pregnant again" and "make my boobies one more size" :lol:
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The first time I had heard Al I think I was in fourth grade. And I think my friends and I were at someone's house for a sleepover. Poodle Hat was the newest album at the time, so we listened to a couple songs off of it. Then a couple of his earliest hits. It was the most mesmerizing thing any of us had ever heard. When Lynwood came out, we all gathered again to watch the music video collection, and were utterly amazed. Then, eventually, everyone grew out of it....and here I am. 8)
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My Bologna when it first appeared on Dr Demento's Funny Five. Nov 1979.
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mellow weasel wrote:
Although the first time I came across "Weird Al" Yankovic's name was when my friend gave me a music CD containing such masterpieces as "oops I'm pregnant again" and "make my boobies one more size" :lol:
Ugh. Such a shame these people want to ride on the Al bus by claiming songs like that are by him.
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I wish I knew what the first Al song I heard was, but I've been listening to Al since I was 2, so I don't remember.
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Annie27 wrote:I wish I knew what the first Al song I heard was, but I've been listening to Al since I was 2, so I don't remember.
So your parents are also fans?
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My dad likes Al a lot, my mom is fine with him.
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Annie27 wrote:My dad likes Al a lot, my mom is fine with him.
Cool :)

I'm giggling to myself because your previous post made me think for a moment "Annie is almost an anagram for Nina :foil: , how old is she?", and in that context this post of yours is really funny :lol:
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