World of Weird Al Yankovic

Al's #27 fan @ Aug 16 2006, 04:30 AM wrote: I'm pretty sure one of the writers of The Simpsons wrote it.

If that's true, then could this be the first-ever song parody that Al performed that was written by somebody else?

Well, Al did perform Patterns a while back which he didn't write, but that wasn't a parody of a song. Not sure if you'd count that.

That's true, Al didn't write the song, but I don't think it would be the first time... didn't he not write "Patterns", or is my illness getting to me? o_o;; (I'm sick with my sinuses, yes... hence why some of my post from here on out might make little to no sense. =P)

EDIT: I see Barney Slayer beat me to it.

He also didn't write "George of the Jungle", but that's not a parody, either. So, technically, this could very well be a first: Al singing a parody that he didn't write.

Barney Slayer @ Aug 21 2006, 12:18 AM wrote: Well, Al did perform Patterns a while back which he didn't write, but that wasn't a parody of a song. Not sure if you'd count that.

No, that's not a parody. It's an original, though it is rare for Al to perform straight-forward, non-parody covers of songs from other bands (either on albums or elsewhere, such as television or movies) unless it's part of a polka medley, and it's also rare for Al to sing original songs that were written by other writers but not originally performed by different artists. I know that Weird Al was offered to sing a song in one movie but he turned it down because he wanted to write the song and the films director or producer wasn't willing to allow it.

As far as I know, the only straight-forward covers that Al has publicly performed have included:

George of the Jungle
Bohemian Rhapsody (though the songwriter credits in the Alapalooza album credit Bohemian Polka as a parody, the lyrics are exactly the same; only the music and title are different)
In a Gadda Da Vida (at one of his concerts in Albequerque, as a teaser for those who wanted him to perform Albequrque, he said that he would perform the longest song he knows, and he performed this one)

I'm not too clear on this, but the audio commentary for The weird Al Show mentioned one writer working music into his scripts. I'm not sure if that means that some of the short songs that Weird Al sung on The Weird Al Show were written by other writers.

I think that the Ballad of Homer and Marge might possibly be a bit better if it was Al who had written it. Did Al write anything on that episode?

I don't think so, but what a boon for Al and the guys to be on The Simpsons, regardless of whether Al wrote the song or not.

I wonder what a simpsons episode would be like if Al wrote it?... <dreamy music>

that would be great if al wote for the simpsons.

Bits of the episode are on altube now