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Weird Al Yankovic - Whatever You Like

therapup.uproxx.com — Weird Al Yankovic has just released a hilarious parody of T.I.'s chart-topping single, "Whatever You Like."

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  • SpectralSounds, on 10/08/2008, -3/+287Weird Al is the man.
    • Nitesmoke, on 10/09/2008, -13/+89This is the first time I've heard a Weird Al song, without ever hearing the original song. This song (the original) is number one right now? God the state of popular music gets lower every year.
      Weird Al is great.
      • itsthebrod, on 10/09/2008, -42/+6It's not necessarily that popular music that's getting worse, it's you failing to keep up with the times.
      • Nitesmoke, on 10/09/2008, -12/+75You're right, I can't keep up with the times. Music now is just as good as it used to be. You know, now that the "artists" don't write their own songs, everything, including their voices is computerized, and all their "concerts" are lipsynched. And the content of the music nowadays is so deep and meaningful. "I got mo money, I got D'z on my 'Pala', Ridin' on dubz, what what" Yep, much better than the crap us old guys listen to.
      • RealmDown, on 10/09/2008, -11/+7@Nitesmoke: You could teach master classes in sarcasm. *bow*

      • pbol01, on 10/09/2008, -7/+17I agree, modern "music" blow horn!
        Name one "contemporary" band that has the depth and skill of Pink Floyd or Led Zeppelin??
      • evil-doer, on 10/09/2008, -7/+7you can say that again. wtf is TI? altho listening to how crappy the song is, im REALLY glad ive avoided it this long.
      • GawtMilk, on 10/09/2008, -6/+11I love how people associate "music now" with "rap now". Computer voices have pissed me off since Cher, but I've listened to a ton of new artists who kick ass [some of them in the rap category]. Of course if you limit yourself to the "popular music" of the rap crowd, you're going to be pissed off. And probably "shot from an Escalade spinnin' dubs in SoBronx".
      • gregMF, on 10/09/2008, -10/+3shut the ***** up
      • mcsenget, on 10/09/2008, -1/+12I think Weird Al is so great but in a way I'm starting to wish that he would not do parodies and just write his own songs now because of the current state of popular music.

        It was more fun to hear parodies of good songs rather than rap music and other contemporary stuff.
      • mannyfreshh, on 10/10/2008, -0/+1fosho!
      • itsthebrod, on 10/10/2008, -2/+3@Nitesmoke
        Oh please, you can point out really ***** AND really good music from ANY musical era. You're just choosing to remember the best music of days past and you're emphasizing the ***** music of today and comparing the two. Classic case of the "good old days" fallacy.
      • Heavypettingzoo, on 10/10/2008, -0/+3Look, there are plenty of contemporary bands and musicians out there that are amazing and if you only listen to the radio and MTV, you aren't experiencing all there is to hear. Of course, modern music cannot be compared to the classics...apples and oranges. There are many different genres now compared to the 60's/70's and each musician must be evaluated in its narrow field of specialization. Anyone who blatantly compares music across genres and time periods doesn't really understand what they are talking about.
      • bales2552, on 10/10/2008, -3/+2I agree that there is some music good music today but not nearly to the extent that there was back in the 60's and 70's. Back when bands like Zeppelin, Floyd, Boston, Queen, The Who and such were the dominant bands in mainstream music. Music back then actually meant something. Nowadays all music seems to be is a bunch of pretty boys who learned three chords and say "We should write a song to get chicks." i.e. the Jonas Brothers. The fact that they are one of the top bands out there right now makes me sick. Or there's the rap genre where "artists" get a monotonous drum beat and one simple bass line and write a song about how much they like money and the "grillz".

        Oh, and by the way, this whole comment is coming from an 18 year-old guy. Not a 40 year-old man ranting about the good old days. And I know what I'm talking about when it comes to music; I just got accepted to the Berklee College of Music.
      • PappaSmurf0830, on 10/10/2008, -0/+2dale.... i agree fully!
      • GliTCH82, on 10/10/2008, -0/+2"I agree, modern "music" blow horn!
        Name one "contemporary" band that has the depth and skill of Pink Floyd or Led Zeppelin??"

        Thievery Corporation?

        By the way, Pink Floyd used a lot of those "electronic sounds" that you old people hate so much. I happen to think the way they used them though is quite brilliant.

        Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin are worlds apart, genre wise, even in production. But you could argue that an electric guitar is just as much of an electronic enhancement versus an acoustic guitar as a synthesizer is to a piano, so... I say the end result, and the way it moves you is what ultimately matters. The most important thing however, to me, is that if artists have personalities that go with their music then they have to be the one to have produced. I don't mind if an entire production team does amazing ***** working together as long as they don't get some chick to pretend she's the mastermind behind it or something.
      • Atario, on 10/10/2008, -1/+1I'm glad someone else said it too. I was listening to it and thinking how impressive it *used to be* when Al would replicate the song he was parodying so closely you couldn't tell the difference between the sound of the original and his except for Al himself singing. This robo-scripted stuff he has to work with now is like shooting fish in a barrel -- just take the same standard sequencers and MIDI patches they all use and copy the 16th-notes on/off states and boom, instant perfect "performance". The state of the Top Ten chart has fallen so below Al that it's a waste of his amazing talent.
    • tykwondingo, on 10/09/2008, -1/+11thumbnail is awesome.
    • jotate, on 10/09/2008, -1/+6Not to mooch off your top post, but who the ***** is T.I.? Maybe I'm not listening to the right charts. :(
      • itsthebrod, on 10/10/2008, -4/+1A number-one artist with a net worth of $85 million. So yeah, I guess you're really out of it.
    • airwalkery2k, on 10/09/2008, -0/+17It's funny how if you told somebody in the 1980's, "20 years from now Weird Al Yankovic will be more culturally relevant than Michael Jackson," people would have laughed you out of the room.
    • mannyfreshh, on 10/10/2008, -0/+1Fo sho!
    • Zabstract, on 10/10/2008, -1/+1Weird AL is amazing but been done before weird al

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Vtbzb7EWtU
    • tacoface, on 10/10/2008, -1/+2It's all about the Washingtons.

      What? Everybody can just quote a line from the song or video, and they get dugg up. Can't I do it too?

      Oh-no, I can't?

      Dang. OK. Sorry.
    • Elude107, on 10/10/2008, -0/+2Sorry to comment jack, but here is a direct link to the .mp3:
      therapup.uproxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/whatever-you-like1.mp3
  • zephc, on 10/08/2008, -0/+113YT link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRVi0paZlfI
  • drzaeus, on 10/08/2008, -10/+15Three words: "Jurassic Park Rifftrax".
    • KaseyCarbone, on 10/09/2008, -1/+18Three more: "what you mean?"
      • Acksull, on 10/09/2008, -0/+8http://www.rifftrax.com/rifftrax/jurassic-park
      • LanceWindu, on 10/09/2008, -0/+15Rifftrax is made by Mystery Science 3000 creator Mike Nelson. They are MP3's you play at the same time as your DVD's and it's like watching MST3k, but with movies like Jurassic Park, Star Wars, Harry Potter, etc.

        The Jurassic Park one has Weird Al as a special guest.
      • LanceWindu, on 10/09/2008, -0/+7Mystery Science Theater 3000*

        Dammit, how did I mess that up?
      • schizogony, on 10/10/2008, -0/+1Actually, MST3K was created by Joel Hodgson but handed over to head writer, Mike Nelson.
    • alexacastro, on 10/10/2008, -2/+3just do a torrent search for those 3 words

      because it's an amazing movie hahaha
  • aud24, on 10/08/2008, -7/+78Weird Al for President!
    • KaseyCarbone, on 10/09/2008, -2/+15We've had enough presidential parody, thank you.
    • banthis, on 10/09/2008, -0/+6"You can have whatever you like...."
    • qwertyxuiop, on 10/09/2008, -7/+2He is Canadian
      You would have to ammend your constitution first

      therefore Weird Al for PM!!
      • LilJimmyNordin, on 10/10/2008, -0/+8Weird Al is not Canadian. He was born in Lynwood, California.
      • qwertyxuiop, on 10/10/2008, -0/+1apparently I'm an idiot...
        I had always been told he was Canadian
        thank you for not calling me a retard even though i was being one
      • Amadeus2490, on 10/10/2008, -0/+3Don't wanna be a Canadian idiot
        Don't wanna be some beer swillin' hockey nut
        And do I look like some frostbitten hose-head?
        I never learned my alphabet from A to Zed

        They all live on donuts and moose meat
        And they leave the house without packin' heat
        Never even bring their guns to the mall
        And you know what else is too funny?
        Their stupid Monopoly money
        Can't take 'em seriously at all

        Well maple syrup and snow's what they export
        They treat curling just like it's a real sport
        They think their silly accent is so cute
        Can't understand a thing they're talkin' aboot

        Sure they got their national health care
        Cheaper meds, low crime rates and clean air
        Then again well they got Celine Dion
        Eat their weight in Kraft macaroni
        And dream of drivin' a Zamboni
        All over Saskatchewan

        Don't wanna be a Canadian idiot
        Won't figure out their temperature in Celsius
        See the map, they're hoverin' right over us
        Tell you the truth, it makes me kinda nervous

        Always hear the same kind of story
        Break their nose and they'll just say "sorry"
        Tell me what kind of freaks are that polite?
        It's gotta mean they're all up to somethin'
        So quick, before they see it comin'
        Time for a pre-emptive strike!
    • samw1ns, on 10/10/2008, -5/+3better yet, obama for president
    • KibibyteBrain, on 10/10/2008, -1/+1Well, Weird Al definitely shows he understands the plight of the people in this downturn in these lyrics. Its funny, but also quite true.
    • giantsfanster, on 10/12/2008, -0/+1All of his speeches would be parodies of old ones.
  • soadnick, on 10/08/2008, -3/+23That's kind of far. Do you think you can chip in for gas?
    • Plower, on 10/10/2008, -0/+6I've kind of always wanted to say that to girls...then again I've kinda just wanted to say...something...to girls
  • krakelohm, on 10/08/2008, -4/+13lovin the Al
  • Trots, on 10/08/2008, -3/+90He always does an amazing job parodying rappers.
  • Nitrouz, on 10/08/2008, -2/+192I said you can digg whatever you like
  • libbydoo, on 10/08/2008, -1/+38Wierd Al is the master of the parody. Any other parody of any song does not compare to anything that he does.
  • bleh19799791, on 10/08/2008, -2/+139When you tell your woman she can super-size it in front of the cashier, it's hard not to feel like a pimp.
    • TehJazz, on 10/10/2008, -0/+12You had 69 diggs, and i ***** it up.

      Sincerely,
      #70
  • eastwoodcarter, on 10/08/2008, -13/+33i love me some weird al, at leat when i was a kid
    • alexdemers, on 10/09/2008, -2/+9Why did 14 people dugg up your comment when, after 4 really good readings, I can't understand what you typed?
      • dext3r, on 10/09/2008, -1/+4don't be a hardass, he missed one letter.
      • BuLong, on 10/09/2008, -0/+5just to mess with your mind, really
  • GamingForever, on 10/09/2008, -4/+37Weird Al is great! Dugg for Weird Al!
  • tikal2k, on 10/09/2008, -4/+7You can rap however you like.
    • RealmDown, on 10/09/2008, -12/+3True, but it's still not music. It's just doggerel poetry with a backbeat.
      • KaseyCarbone, on 10/09/2008, -1/+7Music is in the ear that hears.
      • dylio, on 10/09/2008, -2/+4I suggest you listen to 'Atmosphere'.

        Try the album "God Loves Ugly" or "Lucy Ford"
      • bhavinp, on 10/10/2008, -3/+3"Music is in the ear that hears."

        Music also requires a brain to enjoy it, oh and also hands to turn on the stereo/mp3 player. Rappers have no talent period.
      • tikal2k, on 10/10/2008, -0/+1Weird Al LOVES rap music.
  • prefixmag, on 10/09/2008, -0/+17I like the song, but I think his videos make his songs even better. I can't wait to see the video for this one.
  • yomamaisfat, on 10/09/2008, -0/+58More power to Weird Al; still going strong after all these years.
  • onlysc, on 10/09/2008, -2/+35how old is he now?
    • bwishey, on 10/09/2008, -1/+5148
      • lodeswrath, on 10/10/2008, -0/+2You had 48 diggs, and i ***** it up.

        Sincerely,
        #49
    • tykwondingo, on 10/09/2008, -6/+179001
    • qwertyxuiop, on 10/09/2008, -1/+11He will be 14 forever
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      • zephyr42, on 10/10/2008, -1/+2PEDOBEAR IS NOT GAY... jeez
    • samw1ns, on 10/10/2008, -0/+9older than the internet
  • Falldog, on 10/09/2008, -4/+85Hearing this is heart warming simply for the realization that I haven't heard the original song.
    • KaseyCarbone, on 10/09/2008, -1/+24No worries - Al's version is almost always better than the original.
    • evodude, on 10/10/2008, -1/+4Kasey is absolutely right. I'd never heard of the song, so I looked it up. Weird Al's version really IS better.
  • DekarCorvus, on 10/09/2008, -13/+8Al is one of the best artist out there!

    Anyone can write a catchy song from scratch. But it takes a genious to take a song, apply a new theme to the song, and make it still catchy and funny. original artist can write about anything. Al's work has limitations he has to stay within...which makes it that much trickier! and the fact he pulls it off time after time is just brilliant!
    • PlayingGangsta, on 10/09/2008, -0/+23I thought you were joking at first. But it turns out you do actually think that creating a hit song from scratch is easier than changing the lyrics to be funny.
    • billib, on 10/09/2008, -4/+7I also thought you were joking but it turns out your just an idiot. I would go on and explain why this is so but that would just be pointless and your comment is proof. But that's fine, you can have whatever you want.
      • DforSpiD, on 10/10/2008, -0/+1When calling someone an idiot never use "your" as a contraction of "you are" as it doesn't help your case.
        Then again you are definitely right about it...
    • crazyhorse13, on 10/09/2008, -0/+8Plus the fact that Al's originals are awesome as well. Albuquerque anyone?
      • darthzaphod, on 10/10/2008, -0/+2Holla!

        "Cuz I had my tray table up...and my seat back in the full upright position!"

        Perhaps one of the greatest songs ever, IMHO.
  • sidizzle, on 10/09/2008, -12/+5Top Roman FTW!!!
    • itsthebrod, on 10/09/2008, -0/+15Well yeah but what does Julius Caesar have to do with anything?
      • RealmDown, on 10/09/2008, -0/+16He and Al Gore co-invented the salad.
    • FlyingPhotog, on 10/09/2008, -0/+12R-A-M-E-N
    • 45441, on 10/09/2008, -0/+3Wow. I never thought someone'd ***** that one up.
    • Hollyvvood, on 10/10/2008, -0/+0Funniest thing, I was at Wal-mart the other day picking up bare necessity foods. We got to the boxed food aisle, and when my girlfriend asked me what flavors of Top Ramen I was grabbing, I told her to pick out the ones the she liked. I had no idea how pimp that was until just now.
    • OneLess, on 10/10/2008, -0/+1No Beer Volcano or Stripper Factory for you now, sorry.
  • JazminMillion, on 10/09/2008, -0/+14I love Al, I am glad he is still true to his style after all these years!

    This song is right on the Money!
  • 93civEJ1, on 10/09/2008, -6/+1not much of a weird al fan, but good stuff!
  • sillygato, on 10/09/2008, -8/+9Great song! This is one of those songs where I like BOTH the Weird Al version AND the original version
    • Shelter22, on 10/09/2008, -11/+6pssshhh, hey, this is digg. where pseudo intellectual suburban douche bags who think they have it rough but have no god damn idea rule. you aren't supposed to admit to liking rap music. keep that "on the low" as you ghetto ***** say.
  • Diggopolis, on 10/09/2008, -1/+5I like Al, it's good to see another album come out.
  • AlDaTbagsNChina, on 10/09/2008, -7/+117He who is tried of Weird Al is tried of life.

    - Homer Simpson
    • masterkenobi, on 10/09/2008, -1/+104I tired to understand what you were saying, but I'm too tried to care.
    • customer, on 10/09/2008, -4/+30i tired to make this joke first :(
    • ross., on 10/09/2008, -2/+17?much lexic-dys
  • KotoOni, on 10/09/2008, -0/+14This song rocks! But doesn't he usually change the title name of the original song?
    • Rizoh, on 10/09/2008, -1/+21Yeah, it's the first time he's titled a parody song after the original. He said so in his blog.
  • kiiwii, on 10/09/2008, -15/+177I'm proud to say I've never heard the song this is parodying.
    • Shelter22, on 10/09/2008, -37/+5super kewl. too bad i bet you listen to fall out boy or some other packaged *****.
    • DamnMan, on 10/09/2008, -5/+45Thank god someone else hasn't either. Who the ***** is T.I (Besides Texas Instruments) and why do I feel so god damn old asking despite being under 30.

      Also shelter22, Obviously Weird Al always picks what songs to parody based entirely on artistic merit. "Ridin' Dirty" was a truly epic harmonic tapestry woven from the threads of complex social issues...
      • Rezistik, on 10/10/2008, -3/+8T.I. is a southern rapper, and one of the verry few southern emcees to have any lyrical skills and to rely on their brains more then loud repetitive beats. His latest album Paper Trail debuted at the top, which doesn't say much as far as I am concerned you can have a terrible album sell wonderfully, however the album is one of the best albums of 2008.

        Give it a listen, don't make judgments on things you haven't given a chance.
      • devzor, on 10/10/2008, -0/+4haha well said, although in regard to shelter22 not a fan of fallout boy either..

        lupe fiasco :D
      • hammburglar, on 10/10/2008, -1/+1what rezistik said is absolutely right. its not ***** like soulja boy.
    • jamwil87, on 10/09/2008, -8/+13T.I. is actually one of the few decent rappers these days.
    • bhavinp, on 10/10/2008, -2/+10T.I. is an insult to all engineers who have to work with TI-89 (god bless this calculator)
      • BigE89, on 10/10/2008, -1/+1you rich bastard, all i ever got was the TI-83
      • adt41287, on 10/10/2008, -0/+1TI-89 is the only way i got thru calc in college
      • awtripp, on 10/10/2008, -0/+1haha they let you use a graphing calculator in college math class? where the hell did you go to college?
    • allnone, on 10/10/2008, -2/+2T.I. made the song for females, so you probably weren't the target.
    • akermani, on 10/10/2008, -0/+1wonderful
  • lilhelper, on 10/09/2008, -1/+23You could even have a large fry.
  • james8170, on 10/09/2008, -24/+1weird Al sucks!
  • crescentfreshld, on 10/09/2008, -3/+14The first album I ever bought was Weird Al's "Even Worse." Now he's parodying songs that I've never heard......
    • jonshipman, on 10/09/2008, -2/+18Time to bust out the walking cane
    • hokeywebb22, on 10/10/2008, -2/+3It's only been number 1 for 5 weeks.
      • giveer, on 10/10/2008, -0/+1Dude, it's not that crazy.. especially these days.. Live in a city, with hundreds of radio stations? Actually screw that.. listen to online or satellite radio? Got 40 favorite albums on your iPod? You can listen to your style exclusively and spend years without hearing something god-awful unless someone throws it into a movie trailer.

        Add on top of that having friends that don't listen to droney urban/rap/R&B either, and you can EASILY go a month or so and not hear a song made by some, until recently, never-heard-of artist.

        In that vein, I'm PROUD I've never heard the original either. But hey, congrats to whatshisface on his 5 weeks #1 shin-dig.
      • hokeywebb22, on 10/16/2008, -1/+1I don't care if this is old. I just need to reply. Until recently never heard of? He had rubberband man which was a smash hit back in 2003. Then U don't know me was released in 2005. and in 2006 he won a grammy for best solo performance for What You Know.
        So saying he is never heard until recently is not true.
  • customer, on 10/09/2008, -24/+2is he ever going to give up and realize he's not funny?
    • ross., on 10/09/2008, -0/+6Will you?
      • customer, on 10/09/2008, -3/+2i wasn't trying to be. :(
      • SirLoinChop, on 10/10/2008, -0/+5The customer is always right... unless he is trolling like he is doing here. Stop having sex with your mother and post only when you have something important to say.
  • TheBuz, on 10/09/2008, -3/+13There are a long list of songs I cannot listen to without first hearing Al's lyrics for the parody of said songs.

    Yoda, This here Anakin Guy, Gump, Amish Paradise, Smells like Nirvana, Like a Surgeon, The Money for nothing Beverly Hillbillies song, and of course the Bedrock Anthem.
    • CraigKostelecky, on 10/09/2008, -0/+9I wonder if any of the original artists has ever covered a Weird Al song. That would be so cool to hear the Red Hot Chili Peppers doing Bedrock Anthem or the Presidents of the United States singing Gump.
      • PeatDyke, on 10/10/2008, -0/+0The Presidents of the United States added "and that's all I had to say...about that!" at the end of "Lump" every time they play it live. It's a part that Weird Al made for "Gump" and they loved.
    • gandhi2, on 10/09/2008, -1/+3Here is a corresponding list of songs from which Weird Al generated parodies, as opposed to a list of parody songs Weird Al has generated from other songs:

      Lola, American Pie(the parody is titled "The Saga Begins," by the way), Lump, Gangsta's Paradise, Smells Like Teen Spirit, Like A Virgin, Money for Nothing (and the parody for this one is titled "Money for Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies"), and a medley of Under the Bridge and Give it Away.

      "But that's not all. You also made yourself look like a JERK in front of millions of people. You brought shame and disgrace to your family name for generations to come. You don't get to come back tomorrow. YOU don't even get a lousy copy of our home game. You're a complete loooser!"
      • darthzaphod, on 10/10/2008, -0/+1I lost on Jeopardy....baby...Wooooo wooo ooh. I didn't even win the case of turtle wax or the year's supply of Rice-o-Roni (The San Francisco Treat). :(
      • isayre020888, on 10/10/2008, -0/+1Is that last bit a UHF reference? It's been a while since I've seen that movie but in case that is I'm gonna have to say:

        "You shoulda picked the snappa!!"
  • cheaptricks, on 10/09/2008, -3/+11when the hell is monkey island 5 coming out?!
  • ventralnet, on 10/09/2008, -0/+8darn thought it was going to be a video as well as the song... still funny.
  • broevol, on 10/09/2008, -1/+5I guess it's only funny if you've heard the original.
  • Robotsscareme, on 10/09/2008, -0/+6yo seriously.. when will the world not need weird al? NEVER thats what i say..
  • ncc74656m, on 10/09/2008, -2/+4God, Wierd Al rules.
  • RonPaulTOLDu, on 10/09/2008, -0/+3You can have whatever you like (at walmart) you can have whatever you like
  • ibenny, on 10/09/2008, -13/+3I found the link to the video.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0
    • przemeklach, on 10/09/2008, -0/+4godammit
    • john2kx, on 10/09/2008, -0/+7OH, haha! Bravo, sir! You promise a link to the video, while linking to a different one in your playful deceit.

      I thoroughly enjoyed your ruse. Good day to you!
    • solidus636, on 10/10/2008, -0/+2RHA0 will soon = uuiU.
  • undefinedArray, on 10/09/2008, -0/+4i love weird Al
  • ZackWolk, on 10/09/2008, -0/+5first Dylan went electric
    now - Weird Al has gone digital.
    game changer!
  • ginnipig, on 10/09/2008, -0/+10Good Will underwear FTW!
  • S5S5S5, on 10/09/2008, -1/+5I think this vid is much better, LOL

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Icy8teyAoM0
  • viper001, on 10/09/2008, -2/+6The original is also hilarious. I can almost hear "I want Joe biden, need Joe biden" in there

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZSBSmZqHQM
  • tedrock, on 10/09/2008, -1/+3but they aren't free :(
  • mikebaldwin67, on 10/09/2008, -10/+3The original song has been number one for five weeks and I've never even heard of it. And I'm supposedly in the demographic this ***** is marketed to.

    Oh and Weird Al hasn't been funny since his 'Bad Hair Day' album. Maybe it's just because the songs he's parodied haven't been good since 1996.
    • jonshipman, on 10/09/2008, -1/+3How dare you sir! Straight Outta Lynwood was pretty funny, minus the CD not fitting into my Macbook >:(
      • tavisjohn, on 10/09/2008, -0/+2It is a DualDisk, one side DVD the other side CD. It had a sticker on it stating that it may not work in all players.

        I copied both sides onto seperate disks so that I would not have issues with the slot loading DVD drive on my laptop at the time.
      • Drax0n, on 10/10/2008, -0/+3Obviously you never heard white and nerdy.

        That was sweeet
  • Phalanxia, on 10/09/2008, -14/+2Buried for Weird Al. He's an unfunny, musically average rip off of Frank Zappa.
    Yeah yeah, this is gonna get buried. But Frank Zappa was a 100 times funnier and happened to be a musical genius.
    • FishHammer, on 10/09/2008, -0/+8he's not a rip off of Frank Zappa. Frank Zappa was an entertaining eccentric musician who made his own music that happened to be funny. Weird Al just makes parodies. Why so much internet rage, friend?
      • Phalanxia, on 10/09/2008, -2/+2I guess he just annoys me. No-one my age (16) has heard of Frank Zappa, but everyone has heard of Weird Al. Zappa doesn't get the credit he deserves.
        Also, dugg for "internet rage". ;)
    • bobtheunholy, on 10/10/2008, -0/+1Come on.. isn't this even a little bit funny?

      Jillian was her name
      She was sweeter than aspartame
      Her kisses reconfigured my DNA
      And after that I never was the same
      And I loved her even more than
      Marlon Brando loved soufflé
      She was gorgeous, she was charming
      Yeah, she was perfect in every way
      Except she was always usin' the word "infer"
      When she obviously meant "imply"
      And I know some guys would put up with that kind of thing
      But frankly, I can't imagine why

      And I told her, I said...
      Hey! Are we playin' horseshoes, honey?
      No, I don't think we are
      You're close...
      But no cigar

      Then I met sweet young Janet
      Prettiest thing on the planet
      Had a body hotter than a habañero
      She had lips like a ripe pomegranate
      And I was crazy like Manson about her
      She got me all choked up like Mama Cass
      She had a smile so incredibly radiant
      You had to watch it through a piece of smoked glass
      I thought after all these years of searchin' around
      I'd found my soul mate finally
      But one day I found out she actually owned a copy
      Of "Joe Dirt" on DVD

      Aw, no... I said...
      Hey! Are we lobbin' hand grenades, kiddo?
      No, I don't think we are
      You're close
      Aw, so very close
      Yeah, baby, you're close, so close
      But no cigar

      Julie played water polo
      She wore a ribbon on her left Manolo
      She had me sweatin' like Nixon every time she was near
      My heart was beatin' like a Buddy Rich solo
      And she was everything I've dreamed of
      She moved right up to #1 on my list
      And did I mention she's a world-famous billionaire
      Bikini supermodel astrophysicist?
      Yeah, she was so pretty she made Charlize Theron
      Look like a big fat slobberin' pig
      The only caveat is one of her ear lobes
      Was just a little tiny bit too big

      I said...
      Hey! Are we doin' government work here?
      No, I don't think we are
      You're close
      So very, very close
      Aw, baby, you're close, so close
      But no cigar
      Missed it by that much
      Aw yeah, all right
      Really, really, really close
      But no cigar

      Of course Zappa was a genius but you have to give credit to any band that can play 30+ genres live. Besides that he's actually one of the best accordion players in the world . Now maybe you don't find that impressive but have you ever tried it? It ain't easy.. it's like playing two pianos simultaneously.
  • magic6435, on 10/09/2008, -2/+7sad part is that most of this music is so ***** that when i heard the original song i could not tell if it was already a parody of something!
  • emmalpitts, on 10/09/2008, -4/+6I love this song by T.I. and normally I'm not a fan of Weird Al but he did a hilarious job here!
    • Amadeus2490, on 10/10/2008, -0/+2Buried for not being a fan of Weird Al.
  • whiteguysamurai, on 10/09/2008, -0/+7It would be great if the hip hop community embraced weird Al, he's a really great person.
    • funkytaco, on 10/10/2008, -3/+2He's up there with Eminem IMO
    • jbak, on 10/10/2008, -0/+2Yeah because everyone has beef with him

      /sarcasm
      • Amadeus2490, on 10/10/2008, -0/+1Some people are vegetarians and can't have a beef with him, even if you wanted to.
  • yetAnotherCroc, on 10/09/2008, -0/+11Weird Al! You glorious bastard!
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