World of Weird Al Yankovic

That happened to me with Trapped in the Drive Thru.

weirdojace wrote:That happened to me with Trapped in the Drive Thru.

Yeah, I'm one of those guys who really really enjoys Al's songs, but I'm usually not on the ground cracking up over them (ROTFLOL, if you will). However, TINDT had me in stitches when I first heard it. Strangely though, it's not a song that has aged that well for me, probably because of the length and it's not all that fun to sing along to. But that initial listen was probably one of the biggest laughs a single Al song has ever given me. I still think it's a brilliant parody, even if it is more or less a song I have to be in the mood for.

Anyway, here are my picks:

"WEIRD AL" YANKOVIC
Parody: I Love Rock Road
Original: Happy Birthday

IN 3-D
Parody: I Lost On Jeopardy
Original: Midnight Star

DARE TO BE STUPID:
Parody: I Want A New Duck
Original: One More Minute

POLKA PARTY!
Parody: Living With a Hernia
Original: Good Enough For Now

EVEN WORSE
Parody: (This Song's Just) Six Words Long
Original: Good Old Days

UHF SOUNDTRACK
Parody: Spam
Original: Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota

OFF THE DEEP END
Parody: I Can't Watch This (Granted, SLN is a better overall parody, but I think I laughed more at this song when I first heard it)
Original: You Don't Love Me Anymore

ALAPALOOZA
Parody: Achy Breaky Song
Original: Frank's 2000" TV

BAD HAIR DAY
Parody: Amish Paradise
Original: I Remember Larry

RUNNING WITH SCISSORS
Parody: All About the Pentiums
Original: Horoscope for Today

POODLE HAT
Parody: eBay
Original: Wanna B Ur Lovr

STRAIGHT OUTTA LYNWOOD
Parody: Trapped in the Drive-Thru
Original: I'll Sue Ya

ALPOCALYPSE
Parody: Another Tattoo (again, funniest parody...not necessarily best parody.)
Original: CNR

This is a tough one, but I have to say Dare To Be Stupid, I have dared to be stupid... sometimes more extreme than Al probably intended.

EDIT:Actually, I've decided on Complicated Song. I didn't laugh so much on my first listen, but it has a lot of laughs on repeat listens.

Hmmm...

Dare To Be Stupid was the song that got me through medical school so it has a special meaning to me. That being said, I'd list my favorite originals [in no particular order]:

Frank's 2000" TV; Pancreas [WOW did he get Brian Wilson's sound!]; Skipper Dan [its poignancy, especially]; Theme from Spy Hard; Genius in France

Parodies: SLN [because I thought it was hilarious even before I'd heard the original]; Party in the CIA [and I wish he'd done a live video for that one]; White and Nerdy [because he got the geeky culture down cold]

Polka medley: The Alternative Polka, hands down

Cheers, Diva
who likes most of Al's stuff, generally, or why would she be here in the first place

Funniest by album in my opinion: (This doesn't necessarily include videos, the songs are always funnier with Al's amazing videos)

"Weird Al" Yankovic: Mr. Frump In The Iron Lung (the air button on the accordion kills me), I Love Rocky Road (parody)
In 3D: Buy Me A Condo (original), I Lost On Jeopardy (parody)
Dare To Be Stupid: One More Minute (original), Like A Surgeon (parody, esp. with the video)
Polka Party: Good Enough For Now (original- lyrics are pretty funny), Living With A Hernia (parody)
Even Worse: Melanie (original), Fat (parody, esp. with video)
UHF: Biggest Ball of Twine (original), She Drives Like Crazy (parody)
Off The Deep End: I Was Only Kidding (not the best song but its pretty funny) or When I was Your Age (originals), The Plumbing Song (parody) (or Smells Like Nirvana w/ the video)
Alapalooza: Franks 2000" TV (original- not necessarily LOL funny though), Livin' In The Fridge or Jurassic Park (if you count the video)
(Headline News fits in here too)
Bad Hair Day: I Remember Larry or TNSWC (original), Amish Paradise (parody- especially with the video)
Running With Scissors: Your Horoscope for Today and Albuquerque (originals), Pretty Fly For A Rabbi (parody- funnier if you are Jewish haha)
Poodle Hat: Party At The Leper Colony (so clever) or Why Does This Always Happen To Me? (Originals), A Complicated Song (parody)
Straight Outta Lynwood: I'll Sue Ya (Original), Trapped In The Drive Thru (Parody- I think my brother and I almost got in a car accident laughing so hard to this song in the car)
Alpocalypse: If That Isn't Love, or CNR w/ Jibjab video (originals), TMZ (parody)

I don't know that they're his funniest songs but my two favorites are Albuquerque and Good Ol Days.

I have two that never, ever cease to make me laugh no matter how many times I hear them:

Good Old Days from Even Worse, and Smells Like Nirvana from Off the Deep End.

Its a bit different for me, and everybody for that matter, but here's what made me laugh on the first listens.

"Weird Al" Yankovic
Parody = Another One Rides the Bus
Original = Happy Birthday

In 3-D
Parody = Eat It
Original = That Boy Could Dance

Dare To Be Stupid
Parody = Yoda
Original = One More Minute

Polka Party
Parody = Here's Johnny
Original = One of Those Days

Even Worse
Parody = Alimony
Original = You Make Me

UHF Soundtrack
Parody = She Drives Like Crazy
Original = Let Me Be Your Hog

Off the Deep End
Parody = Taco Grande
Original = When I Was Your Age

Alapalooza
Parody = Bedrock Anthem
Original = Talk Soup

Bad Hair Day
Parody = Phony Calls
Original = I Remember Larry

Running With Scissors
Parody = Pretty Fly For A Rabbi
Original = Albuquerque

Poodle Hat
Parody = Trash Day
Original = Why Does This Always Happen To Me?

Straight Outta Lynwood
Parody = White and Nerdy
Original = I'll Sue Ya!

Alpocalypse
Parody = Another Tattoo
Original = If That Isn't Love

"Weird Al" Yankovic
Parody - My Bologna
Original - Gotta Boogie

In 3-D
Parody - Theme From Rocky XIII
Original - Nature Trail To Hell

Dare To Be Stupid
Parody - Girls Just Wanna Have Lunch
Original - Slime Creatures From Outer Space

Polka Party!
Parody - Livin' With A Hernia
Original - Don't Wear Those Shoes

Even Worse
Parody - Lasagna
Original - You Make Me

UHF
Parody - Spam
Original - Generic Blues

Off The Deep End
Parody - Smells Like Nirvana
Original - You Don't Love Me Anymore

Alapalooza
Parody - Livin' In The Fridge
Original - Young, Dumb & Ugly

Bad Hair Dat
Parody - Gump
Original - The Night Santa Went Crazy

Running With Scissors
Parody - Jerry Springer
Original - My Baby's In Love With Eddie Vedder

Poodle Hat
Parody - Ode To A Superhero
Original - Genius In France

Straight Outta Lynwood
Parody - Confessions Part III
Original - Close But No Cigar

Alpocalypse
Parody - Party In The CIA
Original - Craigslist