The Alpocalypse is NOW

Houk · May 2011

I would totally be in the Weird Al vid, except for the whole not-owning-pro-camera-gear thing

YaYa · May 2011

my mom knows all the words to Amish Paradise

my mom is pretty cool

Goatmon · May 2011

Hardware Store was proably my favorite tune off of Poodle Hat.

Also this video is pretty rad. Took loads of effort.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYzo6NJBKco

The Geek · May 2011

I was bummed there were never any videos for any of the parodies from Poodle Hat.

SageinaRage · May 2011

I've been disappointed by most of the animation videos they've been making recently. Most of them just can't compare to the ones that Al directs himself. It's really obvious when they just show on screen whatever the song is describing at that moment, without adding any new humor or anything.

Speed Racer · May 2011

best video's for amish parodise, with the backwards scene at the end

BahamutZERO · May 2011

yes his best videos are definitely the ones that parody the video of the song he's parodying, like Fat and Amish Paradise. Dare to be Stupid is another good one, even though it's not a parody of a specific song. It's more of a parody of Devo's style and the video captures that perfectly too.

The Geek · May 2011

Fat and Smells Like Nirvana are excellent. White and Nerdy scores higher than it would have simply because of Donny Osmond flailing around like a lunatic.

BahamutZERO · May 2011

oh god yes Donny Osmond is the best part of that video

Crashmo · May 2011

The marbles and rubber guitar neck always get me in Smells Like Nirvana

BYToady · May 2011

I like Bob, because I enjoy palindromes.

Whyther · May 2011

BYToady wrote: »

I like Bob, because I enjoy palindromes.

I spent way too long making sure that this post wasn't a palindrome itself.

Good night, folks.

BYToady · May 2011

It is only a palindrome if you include all the bbcode for quoting it.

Munkus Beaver · May 2011

Whyther wrote: »

BYToady wrote: »

I like Bob, because I enjoy palindromes.

I spent way too long making sure that this post wasn't a palindrome itself.

Good night, folks.

You didn't just go

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And stop?

The Geek · May 2011

Everyone make a palindrome with your name!

No, Geek. I like Egon!

YaYa · May 2011

oh boy

Ay, ay! Stop pots, YaYa!

Mr Fuzzbutt · May 2011

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JustinSane07 · May 2011

Mr Fuzzbutt wrote: »

Mr Fuzzbutt tubz zu frm

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It sounds like Bob to me!

skettios · May 2011

The Geek wrote: »

Donny Osmond flailing around like a lunatic.

Love the first take for that video, soooo goood.

peticanoe · May 2011

I grew up in an area with lots of Mennonites and they booed the DJ at a school dance when he played Amish Paradise. I think some people wrote letters to the school about it, too. None of the people who got upset were actually Amish or even hardcore Mennonites (they all drove cars, had electricity in their houses, etc.).

Antimatter · May 2011

BahamutZERO wrote: »

yes his best videos are definitely the ones that parody the video of the song he's parodying, like Fat and Amish Paradise. Dare to be Stupid is another good one, even though it's not a parody of a specific song. It's more of a parody of Devo's style and the video captures that perfectly too.

not just devo, but wall of voodoo as well

but yeah, dare to be stupid is fantastic and references tons of devo's music videos

MagnumCT · May 2011

Been an Al fan since I listened to some of his cassettes on a long bus trip to D.C., something like twenty years ago. This thread caused me to go back and listen to Mr. Popeil, always one of my favorites.

Edit: Oh God, "You Make Me." Listening to it now I can remember exactly how it felt trying to contain my laughter and not annoy everyone else, but not wanting to stop either. It was this one that sold me on him.

The Geek · June 2011

HEY LOOK, WORLD PREMIER VIDEO!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss_BmTGv43M

risumon · June 2011

The weird al/gaga thing kind of looks like Jenna Maroney to me..

The Geek · June 2011

risumon wrote: »

The weird al/gaga thing kind of looks like Jenna Maroney to me..

Ha! I thought that too.

Bedigunz · June 2011

Bad Hair Day was my first CD ever

(Aqua was my second)

JustinSane07 · June 2011

Alapalooza was one of the first 3 CDs I ever opened (Christmas gifts).

I lost the booklet to it years ago, that made me sad.

Lardalish · June 2011

Oh man, this comes out tomorrow.

Gonna need to swing by the store for sure.

ThatDudeOverThere · June 2011

sweet

Sweeney Tom · June 2011

Holy shit this is out tomorrow.

The Geek · June 2011

Gonna be the first Al album in a while that I won't be able to get on the first day, unfortunately.

risumon · June 2011

$4 on Amazon MP3 today.

JustinSane07 · June 2011

Are Amazon MP3s DRM free?

risumon · June 2011

Yes. Also, any mp3s you buy now go on their cloud drive and don't count against the free storage they give you.

The Geek · June 2011

Hmmm, at four bucks, I may reconsidering buying digital instead of physical.

I don't care so much about buying physical any more, but I have all the other albums and collections on CD, I kinda want to have them all that way, y'know?

Woodroez · June 2011

Got Amazon's MP3 email advert with this in it. Four dollars is one hell of an aggressive sale.

The Geek · June 2011

It's also available on vinyl!

Sassori · June 2011

I am very excited for this.

It was one of the few things my brother and I bonded over as kids. We would sit in the backseat and sing the parody lyrics whenever the original song he had used would come on the radio.

I remember singing "I Think I'm a Clone Now" a lot and driving my mother nuts.

The Geek · June 2011

I sang Ode to a Superhero instead of the regular lyrics at karaoke a few months ago and it was a big hit.

There are only a few songs you can actually do this with, however. Many of Al's versions have a different number of verses and/or choruses.

Sassori · June 2011

The Geek wrote: »

I sang Ode to a Superhero instead of the regular lyrics at karaoke a few months ago and it was a big hit.

There are only a few songs you can actually do this with, however. Many of Al's versions have a different number of verses and/or choruses.

Sing it for me Geek.

Please?

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