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40 Songs From 40 Years Of 'Weird Al' Yankovic
03 May 2023 11:22 GMT
Photo Illustration by Jackie Lay/NPR/The Associated Press
Photo Illustration by Jackie Lay/NPR/The Associated Press
Ask random people for their favorite year in music, and they'll often name the year they turned 19. Ask people under 50 …
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Ranking "Weird Al" Yankovic's best original, non-parody songs
23 Jun 2022 10:12 GMT
click to enlarge Song parodies aren't the only tool in Yankovic's arsenal.
When it comes to parody prowess, there's no one in the same universe as "Weird Al" Yankovic. Since the early '80s, he's dominated the musical comedy …
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As 'Weird Al' Yankovic heads to Saenger, pop music's court jester still holds quirky relevance
02 Jul 2019 09:23 GMT
“Weird Al” Yankovic’s career has outlasted many … dividends. For his 2011 album “Alpocalypse,” he pioneered the notion of … Box: The Complete Works of ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic” — packaged in a replica of …
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'Weird Al' Yankovic's 'The Hamilton Polka' Debuts on Billboard's Sales Charts
14 Mar 2018 21:48 GMT
"Weird Al" Yankovic's latest polka song, "The Hamilton Polka," debuts at No. 1 on Billboard's Comedy Digital Track Sales chart and No. 23 on the all-genre Digital Song Sales chart (dated March 17). The medley sold 17,000 …
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"Weird Al" Yankovic coming to Stafford Centre
13 Oct 2017 16:29 GMT
… is bringing his 'Alpocalypse' tour to Connecticut with … is bringing his 'Alpocalypse' tour to Connecticut with … ... more
Photo: Contributed Photo
Weird Al Yankovic in New York, May 17 … his last album, "Alpocalypse," sold in its debut …
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'Weird Al' Yankovic's 40-year career has outlasted some of the artists he's parodied
23 Feb 2017 00:33 GMT
Nearly 40 years ago “Weird Al” Yankovic began building his fan base … studio albums, from 1983’s “‘Weird Al’ Yankovic” through “Mandatory Fun,” plus a … taken from his 2009 album “Alpocalypse.”
More recently he even pulled …
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'Weird Al' Yankovic Accordion-Shaped Box Set Is Coming in November
14 Jan 2017 17:18 GMT
It's time to take out that second mortgage. Cause you're not going to want to miss out on this. One of the greatest musicians of all-time is ready to unleash a beast of a box set. And it's perhaps one of the coolest pieces of music memorabilia …
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"Weird Al" Yankovic Partners with Legacy and PledgeMusic for Brand-New Career-Spanning Box Set
12 Jan 2017 15:22 GMT
… (2003)
Straight Outta Lynwood (2006)
Alpocalypse (2011)
Mandatory Fun (2014)
To … .com/news-releases/weird-al-yankovic-partners-with-legacy-and-pledgemusic …
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21 Fun Facts About "Weird Al" Yankovic
21 Jul 2014 08:00 GMT
… Tik Tok" on the Alpocalypse track "Polka Face.… and record labels have denied “Weird Al” Yankovic permission to parody their songs … and recording his 2011 album Alpocalypse, his follow-up to 2006 … the end of that day, Alpocalypse's release date …