World of Weird Al Yankovic

iancook · Post by **iancook** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 7:22 pm

Interesting.

DrDecay · Post by **DrDecay** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 9:04 pm

A Toyota's a Toyota!

iancook · Post by **iancook** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 10:07 pm

Actually, the first few times I heard the song, I had no idea they were palindromes. I was listening one day and realized that one of the lines began with "Ah Satan" and ended with "Natasha". I knew those were palindromes so I started listening to the lyrics closer. Funny stuff.

Post by **Carol** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 10:13 pm

I think I got it about the second or third time, when I was trying to remember where I had heard "No X in Nixon" before. I was proud of myself for catching on. :^)

Post by **Kevbo1987** » Sat Mar 12, 2005 9:28 pm

I didn't catch on to the palindrome thing at first, either. The first few times I listened to the song, I was like, "This song makes no sense". Of course, when I finally realized the lyrics were palindromes, I laughed hysterically.

iancook · Post by **iancook** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 12:45 am

As a big fan of Bob Dylan, I was laughing when I first heard it anyway. Some of Dylans songs make about as much sense as the lyrics to "Bob". Then it was like a double funny when I figured out the palindrome thing.

jilly7902 · Post by **jilly7902** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 3:42 am

For the longest time I couldn't stand the song, his voice was so nasal and it just sounded like gibbrish, then I saw the music video and it blew...my...mind. I was just so astounded that there were so many palindromes, the only ones I knew were "a man, a plan, a canal, panama" and "race car" but they weren't even in it.

Post by **algonacchick** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 3:48 am

There is a reason why Al sang the song the way he did. It's a Bob Dylan style parody, so he wanted to sound like Bob. I like the song.

jilly7902 · Post by **jilly7902** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 7:13 am

Yeah, I totally get it now. Before I didn't even really know Bob Dylan music, but I can attest to Al being an educator, like he said in his NPR interview, because now I can identify Bob Dylan songs when I hear 'em.

Tue Mar 22, 2005 7:57 am

I went to a Bob Dylan concert for the first time after Poodle Hat came out (that was my summer to go to concerts by People Al Admires-- I hit Dylan and Devo both!) and have now (only 40-some years behind the times) become something of a Dylan fan. Of course, I can only understand about 60-70% of his lyrics when sung in concert, but the situation's much better on the CDs.

There's no doubt that becoming an Al fan can result in broadening one's musical tastes in all sorts of interesting directions.