Al On Real Live Broadcast Radio

Post by **Diva** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 1:35 am

[Mods: feel free to move this message if there's already an appropriate established topic-I couldn't find it.]

This morning while heading over to the Santa Fe Springs parole office, I turned to 100.3 FM, KSWD The Sound, which is just about the only interesting FM station left in Los Angeles. They had a feature "10 at 10" and this morning it was 10 songs from 1985. I flipped to them just in time to hear, on REAL LIVE BROADCAST RADIO, Al singing "Like a Surgeon".

The DJ's comments after the song referenced the station staff becoming deliriously silly at that moment, fond memories of KMET 94.7 and their upside-down billboards as well as Dr. Demento, and "how could we do a 1985 segment without Weird Al? Besides, wouldn't you rather hear that version of the song than the original one that Al parodied, anyway?"

The next song was a Tom Petty song. Damn fine company Tom Petty keeps.

When was the last time anyone else heard Al spontaneously played on broadcast radio [not Dr. D. or a specialty satellite station]?

Cheers, Diva
OMG he's contaminating the field with that cheeseburger!!!!!

WAYFan · Post by **WAYFan** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 5:04 am

Well, this is a TV story, but I heard "Eat It" spontaneously on Good Morning America sometime last year, as background music for a story about food. Diane Sawyer looked at Robin Roberts and went, "Oh, and of course it's always a good morning when you wake up to 'Weird Al'!" Loved that moment!

flusher5 · Post by **flusher5** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 5:54 am

WAYFan @ February 21, 2009 04:04 am wrote: Well, this is a TV story, but I heard "Eat It" spontaneously on Good Morning America sometime last year, as background music for a story about food. Diane Sawyer looked at Robin Roberts and went, "Oh, and of course it's always a good morning when you wake up to 'Weird Al'!" Loved that moment!

I remember something like that too, but it wasn't last year, it was a few years ago

Post by **ludovica64** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 6:51 am

WAYFan @ February 21, 2009 03:04 am wrote: "Oh, and of course it's always a good morning when you wake up to 'Weird Al'!"

LOL!!

That would be ... yeah.. I won't go there..

wayword · Post by **wayword** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 8:24 am

I think half of us just did...

Post by **ludovica64** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 12:04 pm

wayword @ February 23, 2009 06:24 am wrote: I think half of us just did...

only half...?

Al's Homeboy · Post by **Al's Homeboy** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 2:14 am

I heard "Ricky" played on the local radio station around here a few months ago. They were playing songs that were released in the early 80s. It was pretty nice that they played it.

Post by **FredHuggins** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 6:59 am

only half...?

Okay, 51%. Just barely enough to own the company.