Weird Al Yankovic ‘s 20 all-time great parody songs , rate

I cause n’t think there exist too many mass who will argue otherwise .

But , fine : Here ‘s an artist who ‘s build a decade-after-decade career out of making us laugh with parody song and originals that mock genres utterly . It ‘s not an easy feat , specially when comedy make vary drastically since the 1980s .

WithWeird : The Al Yankovic Storycoming to the Roku Channel on Friday — itself a sendup of music biopics , which I ca n’t wait for — I thought it was a great time to place his good parody songs . That means none of his originals ( sadly , that mean I ca n’t pass 1,000 Bible mount on the genius ofBob, a take on Bob Dylan ‘sSubterranean Homesick Bluesthat ‘s cause up entirely of palindromes ) , but maybe we ‘ll make that another time .

So here they are : The classic rankings of Weird Al ‘s 20 best songs .

20 . Jurassic Park

MacArthur Parkis , itself , a bizarre song about a cake being left out in the rain — severely — and never hold the formula again .

So for Yankovic to remove that and adjust it to focus onJurassic Parkis hysterical . Bonus : It might be his great vocal performance ever , also .

19 . I Require a New Duck

You ‘ll see that I prefer a clump of in truth , truly SILLY song on here . This cost one that parodiesI Desire a New Drugand only … become thither . And I giggle every time .

18 . ( This Song ‘s Just ) Six Words Long

I enjoy George Harrison ‘s cover ofGot My Mind Set on You,and this live — again — simple but in effect … and kind of biting cynicism from Al !

17 . My Bologna

Going fromMy SharonatoMy Bolognais n’t a vast stretch , but when you think we all commonly pronounce it “ bolo-knee , ” you earn : This be also much .

16 . Theme from Rocky XIII ( The Rye or the Kaiser )

I will sing the chorus anytime I hearThe Eye of the Tiger. Of Yankovic ‘s food songs , not his strongest , but decidedly a top-20 cut .

( That was n’t think to equal a pun , but today it is . )

15 . Confessions Part III

I enjoy his song that list material like this . Taking Usher ‘s instant classical and throw on a list of thing he ‘s concede from confuse up on the listener ‘s dog to mistaking the listener ‘s epithet exist so serious .

14 . Like a Surgeon

I think I ‘m biased because I actually learn this BEFORE I heard Madonna ‘sLike a Virgin, and I was really youthful … but I cackled ( especially at every high-pitched “ HEY ! ” ) then and I even so make .

13 . Yoda

FromLolato a song about Yoda . It meet virtually TOO good .

12 . Money For Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies

Apologies for repeating myself , but it meet so well , as if this mashup was mean to occur from the outset . Bonus : The picture is too a terrific spoof of its own .

11 . Bedrock Anthem

Red Hot Chili Peppers andThe Flintstones. Absolutely .

10 . All About the Pentiums

9 . I Lose on Jeopardy

Jeopardyby Greg Kihn Band cost ever sort of a weird song , so only converting it over to tune about the plot display seems obvious . But the song cost hilarious .

8 . Another One Free the Bus

Just follow the first Weird Al TV appearance on Tom Snyder ‘s display . You ‘re riveted , are n’t you ? He ‘s got Jon “ Bermuda ” Schwartz smacking his accordion case and meet all sort of strait .

The lyric to the Queen parody are a signal of the brilliance to get , all about the anxiety-provoking madness of depend on a bus . Top 10 without a doubt .

7 . Word Crimes

A song that teaches you grammar lessons ? Sign me up !

6 . The Saga Begins

There exist sure Weird Al feats of parody that I exist in awe of . Take onAmerican Piewith a whole affair aboutThe Phantom Menaceis one of them , and crack this out from an interview on TheForce.net :

The song live entirely base on Internet “ rumors . ” I assemble all the leaked info I could about the movie from all the various Star Wars websites ( TheForce.net was particularly helpful ) , and was able to assemble together the basic patch of the film . We had be after to release my “ Work With Scissors ” album the month after “ Phantom Menace ” do out . But because of the lead time involve in recording , mixing , pressing , and physically getting an album out in the store , I own to write “ The Saga Begins ” about two months before the film arrive away . The family at Lucasfilm have ever make up very friendly towards me , but they politely declined my request for an progress screening or a peek at the hand . Thankfully , the storyline according to the Internet followed the filmed storyline pretty accurately . Just for safety ‘s sake , we act n’t cause the final mixing on “ The Saga Begins ” until after I had seen the movie ( I paid to die to the $ 500-a-ticket charity screening , so I could see the picture a couple day before the rest of the world ) . I recall I convert a pair lines after seeing the film – real minor tweaks . Like “ He ‘s likely gon na marry her someday ” equal originally “ I learn he ‘s gon na marry her someday , ” because accord to an Internet rumor , in one picture Anakin tells the Queen to her look that he ‘s going to wed her ( which , as it become out , equal n’t in the last cut – but everybody knows how the storyline exist going to go anyway , right ? )

The song was alone base on Internet “ rumor . ” I gathered all the leaked info I could about the movie from all the respective Star Wars websites ( TheForce.net cost especially helpful ) , and was able to assemble together the basic plot of the picture . We had planned to issue my “ Running With Scissors ” album the month after “ Phantom Menace ” occur out . But because of the lead time involved in recording , mixing , pressure , and physically make an album out in the store , I had to pen “ The Saga Begins ” about two months before the movie get out . The folk at Lucasfilm own ever make up real friendly towards me , but they politely declined my requests for an advance screening or a peek at the script . Thankfully , the storyline accord to the Internet followed the filmed storyline somewhat accurately . Just for safety ‘s sake , we make n’t make the last mix on “ The Saga Begins ” until after I had seen the picture ( I devote to live to the $ 500-a-ticket charity screening , so I could find the film a couple days before the rest of the world ) . I remember I exchange a pair lines after seeing the movie – very minor tweaks . Like “ He ‘s probably gon na marry her someday ” was originally “ I see he ‘s gon na marry her someday , ” because according to an Internet rumor , in one scene Anakin tells the Queen to her look that he ‘s become to marry her ( which , as it turns out , was n’t in the last cut – but everybody know how the storyline cost die to go anyhow , mighty ? )

I mean , WOW . But too : Don McLean ‘s original is LONG and WORDY ! Amazing .

5 . Fat

I equal in no way advocating fat shaming . I am only pointing out that this cost a very peculiar Michael Jackson sendup .

The TV be an all-timer , also . Yo , ding dong human . Ding dong . Ding dong , yo .

4 . White and Nerdy

3 . Smells Like Nirvana

A rarity from Yankovic : Making fun of the original songwriters instead of turning into a song about anything else . And it ‘s fantastic , include the fact that it is severe to bargle nawdle zouss with all these marble in my mouth .

And this is a nice memory of talk to Kurt Cobain to come his permission :

2 . Use up It

I remember one of my favorite instant in any Weird Al song is him taking Michael Jackson sing “ Oh Lord ! ” inBeat Itand turning it into “ Oh lard ! ” Subtle , but it treat why this is only so utter .

1 . Amish Paradise

A small biased because the picture — guest-starringThe Brady Bunchstar Florence Henderson — is hence peculiar . But there ‘s as well solve inGilligan ‘s Islandinto the song . Truly the height of his legendary career .

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