[134][135] Yankovic had the shows open with the orchestra performing a few instrumental themes, seemingly giving the concert a high-brow quality, before he and his band entered and played his songs backed by the orchestra. [7] His work has earned him five Grammy Awards and a further 11 nominations, four gold records, and six platinum records in the U.S. His first top ten Billboard album (Straight Outta Lynwood) and single ("White & Nerdy") were both released in 2006, nearly three decades into his career. [5] Titled "Weird Al" Yankovic Live!, the concert was recorded at the Marin County Civic Center in San Rafael, California, on October 2, 1999. Yankovic believes that Eminem thought that the video would be harmful to his image.[121]. He had previously shaved his moustache in 1983 for the video of "Ricky" to resemble Desi Arnaz, in 1989 for segments of the "UHF" music video, and in 1996 for the "Amish Paradise" video. Yankovic performed George Harrison's "What Is Life" at the live-recorded George Fest (Los Angeles, 2014). The Compleat Al was co-directed by Jay Levey, who would direct UHF four years later. He inserts himself into a previously conducted interview with a musician, and then manipulates his questions, resulting in bizarre and comic responses from the celebrity. Additionally, Cobain described Yankovic as "a musical genius". Yankovic has contributed original songs to several films ("This Is the Life" from Johnny Dangerously; "Polkamon" from the movie Pokémon: The Movie 2000, and a parody of the James Bond title sequence in Spy Hard), in addition to his own film, UHF. [98] Yankovic has performed a concert-only parody "Snack All Night" in some of his live shows. He also noted positive reactions he got through friends his band members have, such as from Frank Black of The Pixies for "First World Problems" and Southern Culture on the Skids for "Lame Claim to Fame", and a similar praise when he encountered Graham Nash of Crosby, Stills, and Nash on the street, and was able to play his recently completed "Mission Statement" for him. [136][137], With "Word Crimes" from Mandatory Fun debuting at No. On May 31, 2014, Yankovic won the ACE Award (Amateur Cartoonist Extraordinaire) from the National Cartoonists Society at its awards banquet in San Diego. [174] The book allows Yankovic to apply the humorous writing style found in his music in another medium, allowing him to use puns and rhymes. [95] Yankovic himself was amazed with the response he got from the album and video releases, stating that "I've been doing the same thing for 30 years and all of a sudden I'm having the best week of my life"[95] and that he "kind of stumbled on my formula for the future". He appeared in a 2003 episode of The Simpsons, singing "The Ballad of Homer & Marge" (a parody of John Mellencamp's "Jack & Diane") with his band. "[107], Chamillionaire was also very pleased, even putting Yankovic's parody "White & Nerdy" (a parody of "Ridin'") on his official MySpace page before it was on Yankovic's own page. [90][91] RCA Records opted not to fund production of any of these videos, and Yankovic turned to various social media portals including Funny or Die and CollegeHumor which he had worked with in the past; these sites helped to cover the production cost of the videos with Yankovic foregoing any ad video revenue. He explains that "It's just a number I started using that people started attaching a lot of importance to. [12] When a fan asked about the song's title, Yankovic shared his feelings on the title, replying "That incredibly stupid name is what the lawyers insisted that the parody be listed as. The video for "I Lost on Jeopardy" includes an appearance by Greg Kihn, the artist whose song, "Jeopardy", was being parodied, along with Don Pardo and Art Fleming, Jeopardy's original announcer and host, as themselves. Eric Appel produced a Funny or Die movie trailer for Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, a fictional biographical film that parodies other films based on musicians; Yankovic (played by Aaron Paul) is seen hiding his "weirdness" from his parents (Gary Cole and Mary Steenburgen), making it big using song parodies with the help of Dr. Demento (Patton Oswalt), falling in and out of love with Madonna (Olivia Wilde), and fading into alcoholism and being arrested, at which point his father finally admits he is "weird" as well. Comedian Emo Philips was the opening act. Regarder des films en streaming complet sur votre smart TV, console de jeu, PC, Mac, smartphone, tablette et bien plus. "[105], The Presidents of the United States of America were so pleased with "Gump", Yankovic's parody of their song "Lump", that they ended the song with his last line instead of their own ("And that's all I have to say about that") on the live recording of "Lump" featured on the compilation album Pure Frosting. And people were kind of shocked that I would be disrupting their mellow Thursday night folk fest.[23]. I'm not sure why, and I've obviously never been very happy about it. Yankovic claims he has no intention of writing "serious" music. 1 album in his career. [62][63] His religious background is reflected in his abstinence from using profanity, alcohol, and drugs. Bang!, on which he had previously guest starred. "The Nina Bobina Polka" by "Weird Al" Yankovic, "True Player for Real" – collaboration with, "Cheese Confesses" (which includes "Pinkie the Party Planner (reprise)") – from the, (Bonus Track) "It's Still Billy Joel To Me" –, "Baby Likes Burping", parody of "Baby Talks Dirty" by, "American Slob" (Hollywood Offramp Version), "Anniversary Song" (Dr. Demento's 15th Anniversary Special) by "Weird Al" and, "Another One Bites the Dust", originally by Queen, "The Ballad of Kent Marlowe", from the ABC telefilm, "Beverly Hillbillies/Miss You", a parody of "Miss You" by the Rolling Stones, "Born to be Mild", a parody of "Born to be Wild" by Steppenwolf, "Cheerios, Applejacks, Cheerios", a parody of "Cheerio, Cherry Lips, Cheerio" by Gordon Wallace (Scrappy Lambert), "China Grove", originally by The Doobie Brothers, "Crampton Comes Alive", a parody of "Do You Feel Like We Do" by Peter Frampton, "Doctor Doctor", a parody of "Doctor! [128], A second concert film, "Weird Al" Yankovic Live! He also directed the end sequence of 1986's "Christmas at Ground Zero" (an original piece juxtaposing Christmas with nuclear warfare) from his Polka Party! It was designed to be part of CBS's mandated Educational or Informative programming to teach children morals. Yankovic admitted that he had, so Levey held auditions. [174] The book reached the No. Yancovic" in reference to Yankovic's similar song parodies. [22], Yankovic released his second album "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D in 1984. Yankovic's humor normally lies more in creating unexpected incongruity between an artist's image and the topic of the song, contrasting the style of the song with its content (such as the songs "Amish Paradise", "White & Nerdy", and "You're Pitiful"), or in pointing out trends or works which have become pop culture clichés (such as "eBay" and "Don't Download This Song"). 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