Oh, I forgot to mention: the other day I was driving listening to With My Own Eyes, and right after the lemonade part I actually stopped at a corner where kids were selling lemonade.
I've been watching the Foil video over and over again.... and when he starts looking into the (NWO) camera, you get brief flash of something else..... I'm curious as to what it is, and yet terrified.
I've been watching the Foil video over and over again.... and when he starts looking into the (NWO) camera, you get brief flash of something else..... I'm curious as to what it is, and yet terrified.
I really, really hope this album sells super well in its first week. The man has been a fixture in the music world for over 30 years, and having his last full album chart really high would be very fitting.
I've certainly been doing my part for the Canadian chart figure. Also, anecdotal, I know quite a few people who usually aren't particularly interested in his material who have been following the daily videos completely on their own, and a number of them have bought the album. Word Crimes, Foil, and Tacky seem to be hitting the mark really well with people.
Can someone make a gif of the part of the Foil video where his face switches from herbal tea to conspiracy mode?
Hopefully everyone else noticed too, but Al's outfit and that set are spot on for a certain someone. I know I've seen that exact apron in one of the ads, but couldn't find it, so I just listened to this instead.
Incidentally I never really caught most of the lyrics to pumped up kicks and was kind of weirded out when I hear gun references in the polka version where the lyrics are a lot clearer
Aaaaand apparently that song is about a kid finding his dad's gun and killing a bunch of kids in the neighborhood and/or his dad?
Jesus
"Foster says he considered writing the song from the perspective of the victim, but felt that would be a cop out. He also points out that there is no actual violence in the song, as the threats are all the kid's internal monologue."
I happened to see some actual conspiracy theorist's thing about Weird Al's Foil. I didn't read it though, I can't stand conspiracy nut web design. But what I caught was that he 'blew the whole thing wide open' but did more harm than good because he took a humorous approach.
Hopefully everyone else noticed too, but Al's outfit and that set are spot on for a certain someone. I know I've seen that exact apron in one of the ads, but couldn't find it, so I just listened to this instead.
Reminds me of Ron Popeil infomercials I used to watch at 3am.
I would definitely pick Hardware Store over Handy. Hardware Store, along with the neat fast talking bit, is musically interesting. With Handy, I find the song it's based on to be really grating and annoying, and while Al's lyrics and vocals are a huge improvement, the music itself still kinda sucks.
Only Al's original songs stay in my rotation, typically. Parodies are great and all but when I'm jamming to music on shuffle at work and hear that intro, I'll want to hear Fancy
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The current Billboard chart is always for albums sales from week or two ago (I forget which). Album sales from this week won't be up yet.
How...ironic.
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I've certainly been doing my part for the Canadian chart figure. Also, anecdotal, I know quite a few people who usually aren't particularly interested in his material who have been following the daily videos completely on their own, and a number of them have bought the album. Word Crimes, Foil, and Tacky seem to be hitting the mark really well with people.
Hopefully everyone else noticed too, but Al's outfit and that set are spot on for a certain someone. I know I've seen that exact apron in one of the ads, but couldn't find it, so I just listened to this instead.
"Foster says he considered writing the song from the perspective of the victim, but felt that would be a cop out. He also points out that there is no actual violence in the song, as the threats are all the kid's internal monologue."
source
clearly an intentional piece of commentary
edit: also
http://screencrush.com/weird-al-yankovic-interview/
Looks like they filmed it in his house, perhaps.
Reminds me of Ron Popeil infomercials I used to watch at 3am.
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Agreed. He's just all over the place lately and has done such a great job drawing attention to his album.
Hope it's a great one!
Still inconclusive
EDIT: Handy definitely seems like the better, lyrically and musically, but I have a definite soft spot for the "talkrealfast" songs Al does
"YOU THE HOTTEST BITCH IN THIS PLACE" replaced with "YOU WOULD NOT USE 'IT'S' IN THIS CASE" is magical
And the little laugh Robin Thicke gives with the "what rhymes with hug me?" is imitated perfectly when Al says "what's a contraction?"
The word is benign in the USA, although I wonder if he may release an alternative version.