World of Weird Al Yankovic

Weasel Stomping Day is definitely a great title for a song. But at the same time, it sounds like something Robot Chicken could just have easily made up as a joke. We'll just have to wait and see . . .

From the title, it sounds like it would be a country song.

Moose @ May 1 2006, 12:14 AM wrote: Weasel Stomping Day is definitely a great title for a song. But at the same time, it sounds like something Robot Chicken could just have easily made up as a joke. We'll just have to wait and see . . .

Maybe Al's getting revenge for what happened to him in Albuquerque

Maybe it's just me but it it seems like they could be parodying Al, not having his song on the show.

Yankovic Farley @ Apr 30 2006, 11:44 PM wrote: I've never seen Robot Chicken . . . would they air a video that was only animated and would it seem fitting to have a part live action part animated video on it?

I've seen a human being cameo once or twice.
They're 99.27% animation.

NNY273000 @ Apr 30 2006, 08:52 PM wrote: Maybe it's just me but it it seems like they could be parodying Al, not having his song on the show.

That's what I'm wondering as well, since I do know that "Robot Chicken" does their own musical bits from time to time, but I'm not sure if they ever go so far as to create "fake" songs to sound like actual artists.

CatraDhtem @ May 1 2006, 02:28 PM wrote: ...but I'm not sure if they ever go so far as to create "fake" songs to sound like actual artists.

Well, WSD could possibly be a Yankovic-h song, not one from the new album.

Mystik Tomato @ Apr 30 2006, 09:47 PM wrote: Well, WSD could possibly be a Yankovic-h song, not one from the new album.

If the television network is going to call up Volcano, ask for the rights to do a video for the song, and fully animate the thing at Al's request, it is unlikely that it is a Yankovic-h song.

Presonally, I think that Weasel Stomping Day is more likely a name for the album than a song. While Al's album titles do warrant that kind of wacky randomness, his songs generally have a more rigid comedic structure to them. Weasel stomping seems a bit too farfetched for an Al song, but perfect for the name of an album.

Really, nobody can really relate to weasel stomping. Al's songs are usually about things that people can relate to, such as hernias, couch potatoes, interrupting the Simpsons, electric shavers, etc...

But Al's albums seem to take common phrases and put a new twist on them.
"WEIRD AL" YANKOVIC - No explaination nessessary
"WEIRD AL" YANKOVIC IN 3-D - THis is around a time when many movies were coming out in 3-D
DARE TO BE STUPID - Not a common phrase, except for Al-fans
POLKA PARTY - Again, not a common phrase, for anyone!
EVEN WORSE - Badder than worst (wow, I english speak good!)
UHF - Name of the movie - is also a TV frequency
OFF THE DEEP END - Also known as: nuts; overboard; over the top; etc.
ALAPALOOZA - Parody of Hullabalooza (Woodstock of the 90's)
BAD HAIR DAY - Pseudonym for day when every thing goes wrong
RUNNING WITH SCISSORS - Kids are always told "Don't run with scissors" The consequences of which is layed out in the album insert
POODLE HAT - A poodle hat is, IIRC, any hat with a puffy bauble on it. like this

So, if WSD is the album name, it will be the 3rd one that won't make sense to the general public

If this is truly the title for the new ALbum, I wonder what the response will be...I mean, for example, at WalMart, they have a sign with upcoming releases. It will look kind of funny (just using the original date):
6-27 - Weasel Stomping Day

That will really get some funny looks...even if this is just a new song, it will be awesome...!