"Weird Al" Yankovic
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Tietoja tekijästä
Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic was born October 23, 1959. He grew up in Lynnwood, California where he attended high school and graduated at the age of 16 as valedictorian of his class. He received a degree in architecture from California Polytechnic State University. After graduating from näytä lisää college, he decided that architecture was not for him and worked for a few years in the mailroom and later at a desk job for a large radio syndication company. As well as writing and recording original music, he is internationally known for his parodies of popular songs. Some of his songs include The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota, Smells Like Nirvana, Eat It, and Yoda. He has also written two children's books, When I Grow Up and My New Teacher and Me! (Bowker Author Biography) näytä vähemmän
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Tekijän teokset
When I Grow Up — Tekijä — 14 kappaletta
Weird Al Yankovic: The Videos 14 kappaletta
Weird Al Yankovic - Greatest Hits, Volume 2 12 kappaletta
The Food Album 9 kappaletta
Weird Al Yankovic: Straight Outta Lynwood (DualDisc) 7 kappaletta
Eat It 2 kappaletta
...weird al yankovic (disk 2) 1 kappale
Christmas at Ground Zero 1 kappale
Canadian Idiot 1 kappale
Jerry Springer 1 kappale
...weird al yankovic (disk 1) 1 kappale
My Baby's In Love with Eddie Vedder 1 kappale
Trigger Happy 1 kappale
Cannonball, Weird Al 1 kappale
Medium Rarities 1 kappale
"Weird Al" Yankovic 1 kappale
Even worse 1 kappale
I Think I'm A Clone Now 1 kappale
Dog Eat Dog 1 kappale
Young Euler 1 kappale
Saga Begins 1 kappale
You're Pitiful 1 kappale
King Of Suede 1 kappale
i love rocky road / same 1 kappale
UHF 1 kappale
My Bologna 1 kappale
White & Nerdy 1 kappale
Tacky 1 kappale
It's All About the Pentiums 1 kappale
Foil 1 kappale
Trapped in the Drive Thru 1 kappale
Associated Works
The Legend of Drizzt Anthology: The Collected Stories (2011) — Kertoja, eräät painokset — 320 kappaletta
The Weird Accordion to Al: Every "Weird Al" Yankovic Album Obsessively Analyzed by the Co-Author of Weird Al: The Book… (2020) — Johdanto — 18 kappaletta
The Weird Accordion to Al: Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Edition: An Entirely Excessive Analysis of… (2020) — Johdanto — 11 kappaletta
Bones and Stones — Kertoja — 7 kappaletta
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?: Season 1 5 kappaletta
Animal Man [2012 TV mini series] 1 kappale
Merkitty avainsanalla
Yleistieto
- Kanoninen nimi
- Yankovic, "Weird Al"
- Virallinen nimi
- Yankovic, Alfred Matthew
- Syntymäaika
- 1959-10-23
- Sukupuoli
- male
- Kansalaisuus
- USA
- Syntymäpaikka
- Downey, California, USA
- Asuinpaikat
- Downey, California, USA (born)
Lynwood, California, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA - Koulutus
- California Polytechnic State University
- Ammatit
- musician
record producer
actor - Palkinnot ja kunnianosoitukset
- Grammy Award (Best Comedy Recording, 1984)
Grammy Award (Best Concept Music Video, 1988)
Grammy Award (Best Comedy Album, 2003)
Jäseniä
Kirja-arvosteluja
Listat
Palkinnot
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Tilastot
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- Jäseniä
- 1,769
- Suosituimmuussija
- #14,556
- Arvio (tähdet)
- 4.1
- Kirja-arvosteluja
- 65
- ISBN:t
- 41
- Kielet
- 1
- Kuinka monen suosikki
- 1
I'm a fan of Yankovic, but I have to admit I was not familiar with most of the songs that are presented here. The introduction notes that the ones chosen for this collection were those that did not already have a music video. And while "Like a Surgeon" and "Amish Paradise" are listed in the table of contents, those big hits and their like are only represented with a single pin-up page without lyrics. But even among the deep cuts left, I found that four of them seem to have official videos available on YouTube, so I guess that rule was malleable.
I tried reading the first half of the book while taking a walk, but it felt like something was missing, so I read the back half of the book while listening to the actual songs. It was slower, but more rewarding, and I recommend it for anyone who tries this book. If it helps, I made a Spotify playlist here.
I also recommend everyone check out the recent satirical biopic, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story. It's as funny as any of his best songs and actually features his biggest hits on the soundtrack.
FOR REFERENCE:
Tabe-Al of Contents:
All lyrics and stories by "Weird Al" Yankovic
• [Frontispiece] / Jesse Philips, artist
• Foreword / Emo Philips, writer; Sam Viviano, artist
• Dare to Be Stupid / Hilary Barta, artist; Jim Wiz, art assistant; Wes Wong, colorist; Rick Parker, letterer
• Amish Paradise [Pin-up] / Mark Fredrickson, artist
• Hardware Store / Bob Fingerman, artist
• Why Does This Always Happen to Me? / Peter Bagge, artist
• Fat [Pin-up] / Jay Jay Jackson, artist
• One More Minute / Bill Plympton, artist
• The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota / Wes Hargis, artist
• Melanie / Craig Rousseau, artist
• Your Horoscope for Today / Aaron Augenblick, artist
• Mr. Popeil / Brent Engstrom, artist
• You Make Me / Steve Chanks, artist; Claudia Chanks, assistant
• Like a Surgeon [Pin-up] / Tim Leong, artist
• Trigger Happy / Chris Visions, artist; Nathan Kempf, letterer
• Yoda [Pin-up] / PJ McQuade, artist
• You Don't Love Me Anymore / Ruben Bolling, artist
• Everything You Know Is Wrong / Gideon Kendall, artist
• Albuquerque / Ryan Dunlavey, artist; Adam Guzowski, colorist
• Frank's 2000" TV / Brian McFadden, artist
• Nature Trail to Hell / Johnny Sampson, artist
• Smells Like Nirvana [Pin-up] / "Ghoulish" Gary Pullin, artist
• Since You've Been Gone / Kelly Phillips, artist
• The Night Santa Claus Went Crazy / Fred Harpe, artistt; Nathan Kempf, letterer
• Good Old Days / Jeff McClelland, artist; Jeff McComsey, artist; Mark Welser, colorist
• White & Nerdy [Pin-up] / Jan Meininghaus, artist
• Dog Eat Dog / Sean Pryor, artist
• Midnight Star / R. Sikoryak, artist
• My Own Eyes / Mike Kupperman, artist
• Jackson Park Express / Felipe Sobreiro, artist; Nathan Kempf, letterer
Bonus Section
• Cover Art / Drew Friedman, artist; Mike Allred, artist, Laura Allred, colorist
• Art Prints / Jesse Philips, artist
• Collector Card Art / Danny Hellman, artist… (lisätietoja)