World of Weird Al Yankovic

ludovica64 @ August 22, 2009 09:56 am wrote: Well I don't know anything about US politics, but the eyepatch, to me, immediately struck me as a reference to the late Moshe Dayan... (conservative Israeli Zionist politician of the 1970s) make of that what you will

Moshe Dayan?!? And everyone thought Charles Nelson Reilly was an arcane 70's reference! :-)

Well, Rahm Emanuel is Jewish, but seems like a bit of a stretch to link him to Dayan. As good a guess as I could come up with, though.

Musically, this song is awesome. Al nailed Queen's style, and again, this is a very catchy song. I think from a musical standpoint, the originals from this album rank among Al's best.

Lyrically, this song is really only moderately funny. The only part I really found funny was the verse with the Chinese factory workers and Pakistanis and all that. I chuckled a little at a couple of other parts, but very little overall. It may grow on me though.

Ranking:
1). Skipper Dan.
2). Craigslist.
3). CNR.
4). Ringtone.
5). Whatever You Like.

Orthography Enthusiast @ August 21, 2009 10:35 pm wrote: Probably the most up to date animated Al we've seen, too.

Um, there was I'll Sue Ya, Virus Alert, Weasel Stomping Day, and the first time he was on The Simpsons.

I meant that I think this animated Al looks the most like Al does now. But since it's the newest video it's by definition the most up to date.

mrmeadows @ August 22, 2009 06:19 pm wrote: Moshe Dayan?!? And everyone thought Charles Nelson Reilly was an arcane 70's reference! :-)

If that is meant to be Moshe Dayan (which I kind of doubt, since he died before ringtones were even thought of) then I HOPE that a major figure in Israeli history counts as less obscure than a campy character actor and professional celebrity. But then my expectations for historical literacy are having to be lowered all the time.

FredHuggins @ August 22, 2009 05:35 am wrote: I can't wait until Scotti Bros. releases "The Queen Album"...

Scotti Bros. is no longer in existance. Replace it with WAY Moby, Volcano, Sony/BMG, or Zomba and I think you'll be good.

The Lawrence Arm @ August 22, 2009 10:53 am wrote: Minus that "Pork and Beans" Weezer intro, "Skipper Dan" sounds exactly like Fountains of Wayne.

Yep, despite Weezer's obvious presence, I refuse to even acknowledge it's a Weezer style parody. I don't care what the official word is.

this is one of the best single off IL
ranking best to worst

Skipper dan

Ringtone
CNR
Craigslist
CNR
whatever you like

the Dingo @ August 22, 2009 11:58 am wrote: Yep, despite Weezer's obvious presence, I refuse to even acknowledge it's a Weezer style parody. I don't care what the official word is.

+1

Orthography Enthusiast @ August 22, 2009 07:49 pm wrote: If that is meant to be Moshe Dayan (which I kind of doubt, since he died before ringtones were even thought of) then I HOPE that a major figure in Israeli history counts as less obscure than a campy character actor and professional celebrity. But then my expectations for historical literacy are having to be lowered all the time.

I just wondered if it was SuperNews satirical comment about Mr Emmanuel who comes from a conservative Zionist family background