Conference mr1pst::music

	Yea, even the name "Smells Like Nirvana" has been used before,
	the DGC A&R person (I forget his name) who made up some sort of
	jewelry with this inscription and I've seen one reference to a
	bootleg with this name as a title.  Other than that I haven't
	heard it yet.

	BTW, you might want to do a SET NOTE/TITLE="blah" before the
	moderator "yells"!

	- Jim

    I won't yell, I'll just do it myself.
    
    Brian
    MUSIC Mod

    re. 0
    thats it JOhn, your grounded from any farrenheit gigs :*)
    
    for a year :*)
    
    
    		wendy o'
    
    

    There is an accordion player of some renown, gettin' on in years,
    hails from Cleveland Ohio, and still is considered America's "Polka
    King" . . . name is Frank(ie) Yankovich or Yankovick . . . anyone
    know (just out of curiosity) whether there's any relation?  (Seems
    I recall some music video of Weird Al's where the accordion was
    very briefly "spoofed" which is why I ask.)

    RE: initial rename of topic
    
    Well, you spelled Weird wrong, but you spelled it the way most people
    will when doing a title search...

    
	Its 'i' before 'e' except after 'c'.
	All exceptions must be weird.

Re .5:

Oh, but I'd think that applying the "weird" function to itself yields:

weird(weird) := wierd

Makes sense, doesn't it, in a weird (wierd? wired? wayward?) sort of way?...

(Sorry, feeling a bit punny today...)

Bob

    Frank "Polka King" Yankovich is "Wierd" Al's father.
    
    K.C.

    
    	Well, now that Grammar 101 is over, we can get back to the topic
    	of the note.
    
    	His new album, "Off the Deep End", is due out this week.
    
    							GTI

    Re some of the last few about grammar/spelling . . . the rule I learned
    is "'i' before 'e' except after 'c', the exceptions being contained in
    this sentence:  Neither financier could accept either weird form of
    leisure".  Thus, the title 'Weird' stands vindicated.  Just to set
    the record straight.  Now, I agree, let's get on with the doin's
    of Weird Al hisself.

	I finally heard it last night and at first I didn't care for it,
	I had to force myself not to quickly change stations but then the 
	lines something like:

		'they're from Seattle' (well not too far off)
		'It's better than raising cattle'
		'Mooohhh'

	I did cause me to brake out in laughter which was even funnier
	because I was on the Commuter Rail seated alone.

	The gargling bit was pretty funny too.  

	Laughing out of context.

	- Jim

    Weird Al (his last name is spelled Yankovic, not Yankovick or
    Yankovich) started out solo on the accordion, with a couple of early
    singles "My Bologna" (I believe on Capitol) and "Another One Rides The
    Bus" (on TK Records, home of KC and the Sunshine Band, the label folded
    soon after this release), and lots of tapes sent to Dr. Demento.
    I remember "Yoda" being in the top 5 for about 2 years.
    
    Scott
    

    the word science is also an exception to the rule.
    
    
    

    Note 200.14 hidden due to a copyright violation. Lyrics may not be
    posted in "MUSIC".
    
    Brian
    MUSIC Mod

    Jon send it me when you get it :*)
    
    
    /wendy o'
    
    
    

	Sorry about that earlier reply, I forgot where I was!

	I sent you both (-1,-2) a copy of them....

	- Jim

     >Frank "Polka King" Yankovich is "Wierd Al's father.
    
     Wierd Al "On WBCN at this moment" says Frank Yankovich is NOT his
                                 father.
           -dave-
    

	I really don't know if a video I ran across was intended as the 
	Quaalude version, an obscure outake, an initial idea for Al's
	"Smells Like..." video or what.  It's sang with a slow arrangement
	to a setting that makes it hilarious.

	It also looks like it might be from one those shows where people 
	mimic performers.  This wasn't though! The person looked a 
	bit like Al, well really Kurt Cobain but it was shot with the crowd
	clapping along like a dance number, nearly Las Vegas circuit-like.

	The opening lines were varied some what "Load up on drugs and kill 
	your Friends..." It was just as funny as Al's video.  Getting to the 
	real Al video I get a kick out of the delayed basketball shot and 
	everything else.

	- Jim

    
    	And the new album is great ... I picked it up over the w'end.
    
    	[I know I'm missing a song, but I don't know which one it is.
    	Oh well, anyways, here's my song-by-song review of the CD.  And
    	by the way ... if it matters, this list is not in any kind of
    	order.]
    
    	"Smells Like Nirvana" - parody of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen
    	Spirit".  Mimics the original song as being incoherent, and also
    	pokes fun of Seattle dwellers.
    
    	"You Don't Love Me Anymore" - Weird Al original.  The typical
    	Weird Al ballad ... not too serious.
    
    	"Can't Watch This" - parody of "Can't Touch This" by M.C. Hammer.
    	It's a song about all the garbage on TV.  Good song.
    
    	"I Was Only Kidding" - Weird Al original.  This song CRANKS!!  He
    	tells the story about how his girlfriend took everything he told
    	her seriously [I really love you baby ... NOT!!].  Very "punkish"
    	song with subtle wailing guitar in the background.
    
    	"The Plumber" - parody of Milli Vanilli's "Don't Forget My Numb-
    	er".  He also throws in the line "Blame it on the drain" at the
    	end.
    
    	"Taco Grand�" - Weird Al original.  Don't remember too much about
    	it, because I skipped past it on the second listen.
    
    	"When I Was Your Age" - Weird Al original.  He goes through all
    	the exaggerations that the typical parent tells about his child-
    	hood [We didn't have dental floss, we had to use rusty nails].
    	This one cranks, too!!
    
    	"Airline Amy" - Weird Al original.  He tells a story about an
    	airline stewardess named, you guessed it, Amy.  Nothing to write
    	home about.
    
    	"The White Stuff" - parody of "The Right Stuff" by NKOTB.  It's
    	about ... get this: the cream filling in Oreo cookies!!  Funny
    	stuff.
    
    	"Trigger Happy" - Weird Al original.  A "tribute" to gun nuts,
    	done in a "surfer" style [like The Beach Boys or Jan & Dean].
    
    	And for anyone that has the Nirvana CD and has FF'd past the
    	last song to about 22 minutes or so, try the same thing on this
    	one until you get to about 13 minutes.  There's a "treat" for
    	you.  8^)
    
    							GTI
    

    re: .21
    
    >	"Taco Grand�" - Weird Al original.  Don't remember too much about
    >	it, because I skipped past it on the second listen.
    
    Taco Grande is not a Weird Al original.  It is a parody of Gerardo's 
    "Rico Suave".
    
    -Jesse

    I heard "Taco Grande" Sunday morning.  It is a rap that has to do with
    Mexican food.
    
    BTW...LOVE the album cover!  (Also borrowed from Nirvana)
    
    K.C.

    
    	RE: .22
    
    	Oops, my mistake.  Never heard the original song, so I didn't
    	realize it was a parody.
    
    	And I remembered the 11th song ... the obligatory polka medley
    	called "Polka Your Eyes Out".
    
    							GTI

    Did anyone see Weird Al on the Arsenio Hall show
    last night (Jul 13)?  I caught him talking with
    Arsenio and performing "You Don't Love Me Anymore"
    (this was great - guyy next to him playng guitar;
    Al had a guitar strapped around his shoulder himself,
    which he occasionally looked at in between verses,
    but never actually played it... after the song was
    over he smashed the guitar on the floor)
    
    I think he did another song before I switched it on,
    though?  Did he do "Smells Like Nirvana" also?
    Just wondering....

"Weird Al" has a new album out - I don't remember exactly what the name is,
but the cover is a spoof of the "Jurassic Park" logo (and the CD I saw had
a sticker saying it was NOT the "Jurassic Park" soundtrack.

I saw "Weird Al" live in Hampton, NH some eight years ago.  He puts on a
great show.

				Steve

    
    	It's called "Alapalooza".
    
    	It's good, but not his best.  Off the top of my head, I'd pick
    	"3-D" as his best album.
    
    							GTI
    

    Ah HA!  I *knew* that had to be Weird Al doing "Jurassic Park" (to the
    strains of 'MacArthur Park.'
    
    DFW

Heard Al's latest on the radio last night !

He does a parody on the Crash Test Dummies song that I don't know the
name of.... " There was this kid who blah, blah blah...."

Al talks about the kid who got caned in Japan, Tanya and the best one
was about John Bobbit !! A real scream !

There was this guy who
Got his wife real mad
so she cut off his weiner
And when he woke up
Mr. Happy was gone  ( I was laughing to hard and missed the rest )

    
    	Great!!
    
    	I just listened to "Off the Deep End" and "3D" in the car this
    	week and was wondering if he was due for a new one yet. I hope
    	there's an album on the way.
    
    							GTI

    
    	Discography, as far as I know ...
    
    
    Yankovic, Weird Al                 Weird Al Yankovic
    Yankovic, Weird Al                 Polka Party!
    Yankovic, Weird Al                 3-D
    Yankovic, Weird Al                 Dare to Be Stupid
    Yankovic, Weird Al                 "UHF" Soundtrack
    Yankovic, Weird Al                 Even Worse
    Yankovic, Weird Al                 Off the Deep End
    Yankovic, Weird Al                 Alapalooza
    

    FWIW, Michael Fay's caning was in Singapore, not Japan.
    
    Mark.

    The song title is "Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm."
    

    
	It might make your day to know that a new Wierd Al Yankovic
	album is out ... "Bad Hair Day".

	Saw "Amish Paradise" [parody of Coolio's "Gangsta Paradise"]
	on MTV last night.