World of Weird Al Yankovic

Song request in San Antonio, AUG 28, 2004:


SMOKE ON THE WATER!!!

Wow, cool. That's a new one.

~Allison

They added a new one. That's amazing.

-CindyBob

HE PLAYED MY FAVORITE SONG OF ALL TIME???? Man, Jims got taste!

drnick954 @ Aug 29 2004, 08:24 AM wrote: HE PLAYED MY FAVORITE SONG OF ALL TIME???? Man, Jims got taste!

I love that song!

Finally, a new song added to the Request bit!

Welcome to SRL, Smoke on the Water!

Well, for those of you who haven't seen my mini-minireview of the New Orleans House Of Blues concert, Al REALLY did something unusual last night!!

Jim requested "some Zeppelin" before OMM, then started into the guitar riff for "Whole Lotta Love", similar to what many of you have heard before.

But the shocker is he starts singing "Trash Day" in full VoKal garb, then about a minute into the song starts yelling, "No no no!! Stop it!! Stop the music!! ... Ladies and gentlemen, I'm sorry but there's no reason to do this song now." The audience stands in stunned silence for maybe 5 seconds ... then the band LAUNCHES into -- get this -- "Radio Radio" by Elvis Costello!!! They did pretty much the entire song!!! He peels off his red topshirt and just starts SINGING "Radio Radio"!!

So ... I dunno HOW to list it here. I guess "Whole Lotta Love" ... again ... but where to put "Radio Radio"??


Doc / Jim

Actually, I think he's basing that on Elvis Costello himself. Back on Saturday Night Live in the 70s, Elvis Costello was the musical guest one night. He wanted to perform the song "Radio Radio" but NBC wouldn't let him. So during the live show, he began to sing "No Limit/Less Than Zero."

30 seconds later, the band stops playing and then they start to play "Radio Radio."

So I'm guessing that's where Al got the idea of cutting a song short and then playing "Radio Radio."

Thanks to everyone for posting the nightly requests directly into this topic. It helps a lot.

Let Me Be Your Hog
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July 11 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
July 23 Costa Mesa, CA Orange County Fair

Sweet Home Alabama
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July 14 Hampton Beach, NH Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
July 15 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Casino
July 16 York, PA Strand PAC
July 21 Costa Mesa, CA Orange County Fair
August 14 Arnold's Park, IA Arnold's Park Amusement Park

Whole Lotta Love
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July 24 Costa Mesa, CA Orange County Fair
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July 30 Oxnard, CA Oxnard Performing Arts Center
August 2 Paso Robles, CA California Mid-State Fair
August 7 Mission Viejo, CA Lake Mission Viejo (private function)
August 8 Santa Clara, CA Paramount's Great Adventure
August 12 Minneapolis, MN State Theatre
August 15 Lincoln, NE Lied Center
August 18 Milwaukee, WI Potawatomi Northern Lights Theatre (Casino)
August 19 Rochester Hills, MI Meadowbrook Amphitheatre
August 27 Austin, TX Paramount Theatre
August 29 New Orleans, LA House of Blues

Last Train To Clarksville
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School's Out
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August 3 Santa Rosa, CA Luther Burbank Center
August 6 Tucson, AZ Tucson Community Center Music Hall
August 13 Kansas City, MO Starlight Theatre
August 22 Cincinnati, OH Paramount's King's Island

Happy Birthday Skippy
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Purple Haze
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August 5 San Diego, CA SDSU Open Air Amphitheatre
August 16 Rapid City, SD Rushmore Plaza Civic Center
August 20 Merrillville, IN Star Plaza Theatre

Smoke On The Water
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unknown
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Dave