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derby378 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-19-07 04:42 PM
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Name a song that Weird Al Yankovic should have spoofed, but never did
He can spoof it either by changing the lyrics, or playing it polka-style, or both.

I nominate Time by The Alan Parsons Project. Very moving and melancholy piece, but just wait until you multiply the BPM times two and throw in that wicked accordion...

:evilgrin:
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Starbucks Anarchist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-19-07 04:43 PM
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1. Any Nickelback song, but that would have been redundant.
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-19-07 04:43 PM
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2. Informer by Snow
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SKKY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-19-07 05:01 PM
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3. I would have liked to see him do "Closer" by NIN...
...but the Devo version of "Head Like A Hole" is way brilliant!
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derby378 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-19-07 10:18 PM
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9. Actually, he did...!
Weird Al performed a mini-version of Closer as part of a polka medley on the album Bad Hair Day. You got your wish! (Well, sorta.)
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SKKY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-20-07 02:31 AM
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11. Reall!? Hmmm....
How did I miss that one.
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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-19-07 05:04 PM
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4. Led Zep's "Black Dog" polka style would so rule.
"Highway to Hell" would've been pissah, too.
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EstimatedProphet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-19-07 05:08 PM
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5. This is a tough question
Weird Al's parodies work best when the song isn't great (so no one will be too pissed off) but also not too bad either (otherwise it's too hard to do a parody that isn't just a rehash of the song).

So, I would nominate a couple Queen songs, like We Are The Champions and Crazy Little Thing Called Love.
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PVnRT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-19-07 05:35 PM
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6. None - he's an overrated hack
I hear his voice and just want to start ripping my eardrums out to make the sound stop.

Yeah, we get it Al. You can change words in other peoples' songs to puerile humor. Aren't you clever.
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begin_within Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-19-07 06:47 PM
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7. "God Bless the USA" by Lee Greenwood
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-19-07 08:17 PM
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8. "Thick as a Brick", "Supper's Ready", "No Sommes de Soleil", "Manamana"
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philosophie_en_rose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-19-07 10:24 PM
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10. Voices that Care
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riverdale Donating Member (881 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-20-07 03:07 AM
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12. Slayer/Testament/Rage vs machine
I don't think he got into metal enough. But any song that takes itself too seriously is a ripe target. Amish Paradise is a classic.
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El Fuego Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-20-07 08:58 AM
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13. When I hear "Renegades of Funk"
It sounds just like "Redneck Kings of Funk."
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derby378 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-20-07 09:53 AM
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14. Hmmm. A polka version of RAINING BLOOD...
Don't think Weird Al has ever done that, but I love the concept!
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Dr. Strange Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-20-07 09:55 AM
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15. How about Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata?
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Yog Sothoth Donating Member (83 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-20-07 12:37 PM
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16. Bohemian Rhapsody
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Squatch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-20-07 12:43 PM
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17. The 1812 Overture
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