World of Weird Al Yankovic

I did a topic just like this on that other forum I'm not supposed to mention and I thought it would get more attension here.

What if Al went on tour with the talented (yet insane) Michael Jackson in Europe in 1988 instead of shooting UHF? Al was offered to do so but turned it down to film UHF. If he did, this is what I think the set-list would look like.


Addicted To Spuds
Lasagna
Melanie
One More Minute
~Drum Solo~
Dog Eat Dog
VIDEO: George Harrison Interview
Dare To Be Stupid
VIDEO: Boy George Interview
Like A Surgeon
~Bass Solo~
Alimony

Food Medley:
Theme From Rocky XIII, I Love Rocky Road, Spameater, Feel Like Throwing Up, Avocado, My Bologna, Whole Lotta Lunch, Eat It

I Lost On Jeopardy
~Hernia Rap~
Living With A Hernia
~Guitar Solo~
Yoda
VIDEO: Fat intro
Fat



It's suppose to show a transition in set-list style from the 80s to the present.

What would YOU want the set-list to look like?

Wait Al was offered to open for MJ?! I never knew that...

I thought this was just a pure speculation "what if" topic.

It would be fantastic. If I were born, I think I would go. Seeing two great artists in one night with an electric crowd would be much more enjoyable than UHF in many ways.

Yeah, that would have been fantastic! By the way, Al was really given the offer and he said so on the UHF DVD commentary.

GuyWhoIsAnonymous @ Apr 8 2008, 09:35 PM wrote: What if Al went on tour with the talented (yet insane) Michael Jackson in Europe in 1988 instead of shooting UHF? Al was offered to do so but turned it down to film UHF. If he did, this is what I think the set-list would look like.

That setlist is a bit long for an opening act. I don't know how much time Michael gives his opening acts, but Al gave his opening act 20 minutes. When Al opened for the Monkees I think he had about 45 minutes. I guess Al would stick to his more famous songs. Most likely he'd try to do as much as he could off of Even Worse, since it would have been the album he was promoting at the time. Also "Eat It" wouldn't be relegated to medley status.

Driew_La_27 @ Apr 8 2008, 09:59 PM wrote: Wait Al was offered to open for MJ?!    I never knew that...

Yes he was. For Jackson's Bad European tour. Al turned him down to film "UHF." I think it would have been awesome to see Al and Michael Jackson (in his prime) on the same stage together. Plus it would have given Al a ton of exposure in Europe.

Michael Jackson's tour wrote: The European leg of the tour was kicked off with 2 concerts at Flaminio Stadium, Rome. While performing in London, England Michael breaks a world record (as shown in the Guinness Book Of World Records) with 504,000 people attending 7 sold out shows at Wembley Stadium, more than any other artist.

Can you just imagine Al playing to those numbers!! If the tour had happened, Al might be more, or just as popular in Europe, as he is here. The trade-off, of course, is we probably wouldn't have had "UHF."

Dave

maybe it would be something like this:

Alimony
This Song Is Just (Six Words Long)
~Drum Solo~
Dare To Be Stupid
~Bass Solo~
Like A Surgeon
Eat It
I Lost On Jeopardy
~Guitar Solo~
VIDEO: Fat intro
Fat

but thats still too long I think

Well, NOW I realize how strong-willed person Al is. Imagine that: you turn down a multi-selling artist to perform with him in a world-record show for shooting your own movie that is great but flops at the box office. Now what other artist do in this kinda situation? You guessed it - drink! (Which is the most light example here). Praise again for Al, he's really admirable to cope with all that stuff, not to give up and wait 13 years for when UHF is really, really famous.

SEVA.

But Al could have shot UHF LATER and it might have been a bigger success due to the tour. Then OTDE would have been released and would have done big (possibly BIGGER than it did in real life).

Personally, I think Al should've let UHF wait a little while and gone on tour with Michael Jackson. It would have been a much better career move, not that he would've known that, of course.

I want to start some speculation, how do you think the shows would've gone down? Would there have been US dates and how would they have gone?

Based on how the Monkees tour and future tours went, this is how I think a show on the 'Yanko Opening For Jacko' tour should've gone:

Addicted To Spuds
I Lost On Jeopardy
One More Minute
Like A Surgeon
Lasagna
Yoda
Melanie/Good Old Days*
Dog Eat Dog
Food Medley (same as '87)
Living With A Hernia
Fat

Your thoughts?

*- This is a tough one. "Melanie" ended up in the BHD and PH setlists, but "Good Old Days" was done during the Just For Laughs festival in '90.