Intergenerational cooperation: Abby tells me what song Weird Al is parodying and I explain what the Illuminati is.

Intergenerational cooperation: Abby tells me what song Weird Al is parodying and I explain what the Illuminati is.

Also, Weird Al is making me feel old not because I've been listening to him since I was a kid, but because I don't know any of the songs he's parodying.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-0TEJMJOhk

Comments

  1. William Benjamin John Davis (SinbadEV)September 30, 2014 at 11:36 AM

    My wife and kids keep me in the loop for those things.

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  2. Aaron (WolfSamurai)September 30, 2014 at 11:36 AM

    I have that same problem, not knowing what the songs are that Weird Al is parodying. I'd heard bits of Happy, but all the rest that he did videos for? No clue. Not even once.

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  3. Casey G.September 30, 2014 at 11:39 AM

    On this album I do much better with his pastiches. He does a song in the style of the Pixies, one in the style of Southern Culture on the Skids, a kind of Foo Fighters arena rock song, and I did know some of the songs in the polka medley.

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  4. William Benjamin John Davis (SinbadEV)September 30, 2014 at 11:41 AM

    I had heard all of the songs he parodied on this album before.

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  5. Derek PennycuffSeptember 30, 2014 at 11:53 AM

    off the deep end was probably the last album of his where i felt "with it" in terms of the songs (and artists / styles) being parodied.

    that was 22 years ago.

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  6. Casey G.September 30, 2014 at 11:56 AM

    Running With Scissors for me. "My Baby's in Love With Eddie Veder." I tried explaining that one to Abby. "Ok, Papa, I get it."

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  7. Derek PennycuffSeptember 30, 2014 at 12:09 PM

    fun fact: eddie veder and i share a birthday. different years of course.

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  8. Ralph MazzaSeptember 30, 2014 at 12:23 PM

    Its funny how "Its all about the Pentiums baby..." doesn't sound nearly as leading edge today...

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  9. Derek PennycuffSeptember 30, 2014 at 12:27 PM

    Ralph Mazza i was recently wondering how many of his older songs he plays live. he often makes dated references. but for me that's part of the charm.

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  10. Michael “Draco” RSeptember 30, 2014 at 3:05 PM

    When I saw him live last year he hit some of his classics. He has such a long list of songs to pick from now, though. And a lot of his fanbase has aged with him, so we still know and understand the references.

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  11. James LaMannaSeptember 30, 2014 at 6:18 PM

    The CSN copy "Mission Statement" is my favorite.

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