Weird Al

[Steeler80]

I well remember waiting with baited breath for my mom to bring home a Weird Al in 3D record.

Big fan then and still am.

[megojim]

Weird Al Rocks!!

[jwyblejr]

How can you not like the guy? He even made it into a couple of Robot Chicken's sketches.

[Seeker]

Weird Al puts on a great live show. With all the costume changes and such. Im a real big fan.

[apes3978]

How can you not like the guy?

I don't like his music... I've never liked "parody" or "novelty" records...
I don't see the appeal of it all...

I seen a little bit of UHF once, and that was ok, but then again, that's a movie...

[kept back]

I find Weird Al Yankovic to be completely juvenile and sophomoric...which is right up my alley!

I don't own any records of his nor do I sit around look him up and Youtube, but he does amuse me. His music is kind of like fast food. You devour it quickly and then kind of forget about it. And hope you don't get indegestion.

[HardyGirl]

I have to ask: How does your class relate to these songs? I mean most of them are parodies of
"current hits" (at the time) which I'm sure they're not familiar with because all of the parodied songs are "old" in terms of radio play... Unless their parents/guardians play it to them, or if they're tuning in the radios on their own, I can't see a little kid even having an idea of the artists who Weird Al's stuff is based on... I'm sure your 4 year olds have no clue about a song like "Our Love's In Jeopardy" parodied in "I Lost In Jeopardy" or even a more well known song like "Beat It"/"Eat It"...

I'm not saying those kids wouldn't like the original stuff which is parodied, but I find it hard to believe they would "get" most of the references in the parodies... How many of your students even know what an Amish person is? ("Amish Paradise")... I can't see how a little kid can find the stuff funny when they have no idea of what they're laughing at...

But in any case, I'm in the minority here... I never got the appeal of his music... Even a group of pre-schoolers like his stuff more than me...

First of all, my kids aren't pre-schoolers, they're grade school kids (ages 5-12), second, I do have a record player in class and being the retro queen that I am, play old school stuff all the time. So they know Beat It/ Eat It, Mickey/Ricky, LaBamba/Lasagna. The Disney radio station, (which they frequently listen to in my class) plays Weird Al's stuff when he comes out w/ something new, and my 80s album was new to them b/c those were songs they hadn't heard yet. Yes, the grade school children love this album, (and since they do have social studies in school, many of them know what Amish people are about).

[apes3978]

First of all, my kids aren't pre-schoolers, they're grade school kids (ages 5-12), second, I do have a record player in class and being the retro queen that I am, play old school stuff all the time.

What kind of liberal arts grade school do you teach at? Our schools would NEVER have allowed music in class, unless it was in music class (or for a specific topic being taught at the time...)

It wasn't until junior high and high school that we were allowed music in class, and that was only in art class... Any other class, taught by a "retro" teacher or not, it wouldn't have flown... I can't tell you how many walkmans I seen taken away...

[HardyGirl]

What kind of liberal arts grade school do you teach at? Our schools would NEVER have allowed music in class, unless it was in music class (or for a specific topic being taught at the time...)

It wasn't until junior high and high school that we were allowed music in class, and that was only in art class... Any other class, taught by a "retro" teacher or not, it wouldn't have flown... I can't tell you how many walkmans I seen taken away...

I'm a before and after school teacher, not a regular public school teacher. And BTW...we had music in class quite a bit when I was in grade school.

[MarkStalcup]

Just never been into Weird Al, except in small doses. I saw all his CDs at a library sale for $1 each, and passed. Feel bad I don't like him, but his humor just doesn't make me laugh...whereas I crack up at Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine. Odd, I know.

[monkey tennis]

Loved his movie UHF.....

"You can win your own weight in Fish....mm...Red Snapper....very tasty"

I love when he takes songs that I can't stand...like Avril Lavene ??? and messes
about with them....almost makes the original bearable.

[GSPUSA]

I still like Wierd Al, I have been a fan since "Eat it".

[ThatBatmanGuy]

Loved Al back in the day and still do.

What kind of liberal arts grade school do you teach at? Our schools would NEVER have allowed music in class, unless it was in music class (or for a specific topic being taught at the time...)

It wasn't until junior high and high school that we were allowed music in class, and that was only in art class... Any other class, taught by a "retro" teacher or not, it wouldn't have flown... I can't tell you how many walkmans I seen taken away...

Uh that's called stealing. Teachers are good at violating children's rights.

Bob

[Meule]

The guy's a genius

[livnxxxl]

I can take Weird Al or leave him. He is ok on some of his stuff. Other stuff may not be my thing. To each their own. I do like his video "all about the pentiums" Strangely enough that video kind of rocked. It was a very nice production to say the least.