World of Weird Al Yankovic

Posted: **Sun Dec 14, 2003 7:44 pm**

Dr_Dad @ Dec 14 2003, 09:45 AM wrote: Is it just me, or does the opening of "Callin' In Sick" remind anyone else of the opening to Nirvana's "Come As You Are"?

Doc

Callin In Sick in general reminds me of Come As You Are. It's definitely not just you.

Posted: **Wed Dec 17, 2003 3:20 am**

Yeah, now that i think about it, you guys are right! That's really weird!

Duh! Hackader!

Posted: **Thu Aug 25, 2005 3:03 am**

Dr_Dad @ Dec 14 2003, 09:45 AM wrote: Is it just me, or does the opening of "Callin' In Sick" remind anyone else of the opening to Nirvana's "Come As You Are"?

Doc

It's been a while since I heard this album, but I decided to play it again today. When I hit this song, it drove me crazy trying to figure out what it's from. The beginnning sounds like Nirvana, then it has a part like REM, and then the chorus is a much harder sound (Like Scorpians-Rock You Like a Hurricane). And then there is a part that sounds like Lithium. It's driving me crazy trying to figure it out.

Anyway, that's my thoughts. A lot of it sounds like Nirvana. Anyone know for sure?

Edit: I found this forum by googling for this, that's why this thread is so old.

Posted: **Thu Aug 25, 2005 3:13 am**

pgm @ Aug 24 2005, 09:03 PM wrote: Edit: I found this forum by googling for this, that's why this thread is so old.

That's cool. Just out of curiousity, what phrase did you google for?

(Please don't say "butterscotch enema."

)

Dave

Posted: **Fri Aug 26, 2005 3:02 am**

No, it was some random words. I think it was Callin' In Sick, Style, Weird Al. Great list, by the way. I didn't even notice a lot of them.

Posted: **Sun Sep 11, 2005 2:50 am**

One More Minute - It's in a certain genre, but the genre is hard to describe / name. Is it supposed to be a certain artist?

doo wap

atrist (i forgot)

song, since i don't have you

i listen to the gun n roses verson, ive heard part of the origional on tv

Posted: **Sun Sep 11, 2005 2:53 am**

Genius in Maine @ Dec 14 2003, 06:44 PM wrote: Callin In Sick in general reminds me of Come As You Are. It's definitely not just you.

if you go to bramuna's website (not weirdal.com, but his official one,) he has some Weird Al songs w/ out lyrics. One of the songs is Calling in Sick, but he names it Nirvana style

Posted: **Sun Sep 11, 2005 2:59 am**

Bramuna???

Dave

Posted: **Wed Sep 14, 2005 9:53 pm**

anyway, me and my mom were watching the One More Minute video, and she said that it was not Elvis, she said it was more of a regular 50's song, doo wop style.

Posted: **Sat Oct 22, 2005 2:54 am**

Elvis @ Jun 8 2003, 05:04 PM wrote:
The only problem with calling this a "definitive" list is that many songs are open to debate.

You're absolutely right.

The only way to make a definitive list of style parodies is to list songs that have been confirmed as such by Al himself. And only those songs should be on the list.

Furthermore, the list should cite Al. That involves going through old print, online, radio, and tv interviews. Whoever it was that cited the old Ask Als was on the right course.

To make it fun, there could be a section on the list called "probable style parodies" where all this speculation could go. But until Al confirms it, it should stay off the definitive list.

Dave

Fine! I'll do it.

New Style Parody List.

Dave