"Weird Al" Yankovic's Parody Hit Songs Will Outlive the Originals | Really? no Really? Podcast

You know you've made it in the music industry when "Weird Al" Yankovic requests to parody your song. "Weird Al" has spent more than four decades turning hit songs into time capsules that often outlive the originals. In a career that includes Grammy Awards, Platinum records, best-selling tours and the number one album decades. On this episode of the Really? no Really? Podcast, Jason and Peter sit down with Al and discuss his journey being a shy kid on the accordion to being the king of parody music. "Weird Al" has an extensive library of parodies that not only spans genres and decades, it's also a reflection on music history and culture ranging from Madonna to Michael Jackson to Nirvana to Coolio just to name a few. But not everyone has been on board for the "Weird Al" bump. Jimmy Page is a fan of Al's but wasn't crazy about a Led Zepplin polka. Al, Jason and Peter delve more into this. We'll also discuss how Al's career has taken some pretty wild and amazing turns from selling out venues like Carnegie Hall and Madison Square Garden to writing his own parody biopic and teaching Daniel Radcliffe how to play the accordion play himself. 00:00 Jimmy Page Said No To The Led Zepplin Polka Medley 01:03 Weird Al's Parodies Will Outlive The Originals 02:28 Shy Kid With An Accordion 04:29 Was There An Actual Coin Toss? 06:41 Learning Elton John On The Accordion 10:05 Finding Out You're On The Charts While Still Delivering Mail 11:13 Doug Fieger From The Knack Meets The "My Bologna" Guy 12:02 Dr. Demento & "Another One Rides The Bus" 13:17 Alan Sherman, Tom Lehrer & Parody In Your DNA 13:53 A Parody Has To Criticize Culture While At The Same Time Loving It Enough To Understand It 16:42 William Shatner Performing For Jason On His Birthday 17:52 Who Said Yes & Who Said No 19:20 MTV Music Videos (Eat It, Fat, Like A Surgeon) & Amish Cosplayers 20:11 Reliving The Experience Listening To The Music For The First Time 21:24 Yoda Is The Biggest Thing In Pop Culture 22:38 Crossing The Line Between Tribute & Critique 23:39 Chicken Pot Pie for Paul McCartney 24:12 The Whole Lady Gaga Saga With Her Manager 26:02 Why Song Parodies Are Really Hard To Do Now 27:03 Between When MTV Stopped Playing Music Videos & YouTube Arrived 28:04 Releasing 8 Music Videos, One A Day To Promote Mandatory Fun 28:57 I Don't Focus Test My Stuff 29:38 Bo Burnham, The Lonely Island, Flight of The Conchords & Tenacious D 30:10 Directing Paul McCartney At Coachella 31:20 Giving Michael Jackson A Gold Record 32:29 Playing Through Tragedy 33:15 Who Thought I Would Play Madison Square Garden? 34:52 Missing Persons Audience Did Not Want An Accordion Player To Open For Them 35:36 Brad Garrett Opening For Frank Sinatra 37:31 Should Weird Al Play The Sphere? 39:05 I Don't Know Why They Called Me Weird 39:46 Daniel Radcliffe Playing Tom Lehrer On The Graham Norton Show Got Him The Job To Play Al 41:55 Why UHF Bombed & Neil deGrasse Tyson's Words Of Wisdom 44:16 Food Is The Big Go To 45:24 Lennon & McCartney & The Good Morning Cereal Song 46:37 Getting Over Your Fear Of Clowns With Puddles Pity Party Opening For Weird Al 49:11 Losing Your Voice On Stage 51:43 The Hamilton Polka & Weird Al Back Tattoos 52:46 Heart Attacks In The Audience 54:33 Playing Through A Fire Alarm In Vegas 55:42 Al You Look Great Listen to the Show on all Podcast Apps "Really? no, Really?" https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-r... Follow us: http://reallynoreally.com   / reallynoreallypodcast     / reallynoreallypodcast     / reallynoreally_   Jason's Socials: https://www.instagram.com/jalexander1...   / ijasonalexander   #weirdalyankovic #jasonalexander #reallynoreally #podcast #comedy