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Let’s face it; millions of people are weird. A good number of people, from stand-up comics to circus performers of various stripes, even get paid to be weird professionally. But there’s really only one person carries the name as a title, like a badge of honor. Of course, we’re talking about “Weird Al” Yankovic. Though he’d been a growing presence on the radio in the late ’70s (thanks to beloved radio host Dr. Demento and others), Yankovic planted a musical flag with his debut EP,
Another One Rides the Bus, 40 years ago this month.
The things that set Yankovic apart are his cleverness and staying power. His frequently accordion-driven work has led to five Grammys, multiple #1 albums, and more than 12 million albums sold. Yankovic’s ability to adapt to trends and deftly parody and imitate different types of music has kept him popular, as have his ridiculously funny music videos, many of which are directed by Yankovic himself.
The Song Is You … for the Rest of Your Life
What’s it like to be name-checked by Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Amy Winehouse, et al? We asked, among others, “our” Sharona.
Taylor Swift, seen here during a performance in 2019, frequently name-checks her friends, former boyfriends, and family, in her songs.Credit.Manny Carabel/Getty Images
By Katie Bishop
Published Jan. 7, 2021Updated Jan. 8, 2021
There are some songs that have lyrics so saturating of our psyche that they seem almost innate; that have crowds raising their drinks and bellowing along to the chorus in a dive bar at 2 a.m. … well, maybe not that, at least not now.
Watch Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin Cover the Knack
Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin continued their Hanukkah Sessions by covering the Knack’s “Frustrated.”
The series sees the Foo Fighters leader and the band s producer celebrating the work of Jewish artists. Covers have included songs by the Beastie Boys’ “Sabotage,”Mountain’s “Mississippi Queen” and Bob Dylan’s “Rainy Day Women #12 & 35.”
You can watch the latest video below.
“Tonight we’re featuring four nice Jewish boys whose biggest hit was a song about a nice Jewish girl … ‘My Shalom-a’ or something like that,” the pair said in a brief statement. “We’re huge fans of New Wave (as well as the ‘old wave’ that came after Moses parted the Red Sea) … so we were psyched to get to cover one of our favorites … the Knack!”
Watch Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin Cover the Knack
Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin continued their Hanukkah Sessions by covering the Knack’s “Frustrated.”
The series sees the Foo Fighters leader and the band s producer celebrating the work of Jewish artists. Covers have included songs by the Beastie Boys’ “Sabotage,”Mountain’s “Mississippi Queen” and Bob Dylan’s “Rainy Day Women #12 & 35.”
You can watch the latest video below.
“Tonight we’re featuring four nice Jewish boys whose biggest hit was a song about a nice Jewish girl … ‘My Shalom-a’ or something like that,” the pair said in a brief statement. “We’re huge fans of New Wave (as well as the ‘old wave’ that came after Moses parted the Red Sea) … so we were psyched to get to cover one of our favorites … the Knack!”