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 Yankovic, Weird Al
| Whose style is his song 'Germs'? | For Weird Al fans of all ages! (AISS) |
Nine Inch Nails . It sounds strangely like 'Closer.'
| Whose show saves the UHF station in the movie? | For Weird Al fans of all ages! (AISS) |
Stanley Spadowski. Stanley was played by Michael Richards who will now never be able to shake of the moniker of Kramer from Seinfeld.
| Who's in the iron lung, from Al's first album? | For Weird Al fans of all ages! (AISS) |
Mr. Frump. He likes him because he always agrees.
| Who was Lucy on "Ricky", one of the top hits of Al's first in-studio album? | Weird Al's Life and Career (Alinite1) |
Tress MacNeille. Marlene Aragon provided voice-overs during the "commercials" in "I Can't Watch This". Natasha Barr did the sexy vocals on "It's All About The Pentiums". Mary Kay Bergman did some of the vocals on "Pretty Fly For A Rabbi".
| Who was it who got mad at Al for doing "Amish Paradise"? | Weird Al Chronicles (Part 2) (aquabomber37) |
The original artist of the song. "Amish Paradise" is a parody on Coolio's "Gangsta's Paradise". When Al's record company asked for Coolio's permission to do the parody, he said, "No", but they did it anyway, and he couldn't stop him. Coolio said at the 1996 Grammy Awards, "Weird Al, I hope you make a lot of great songs, just stay away from me."
| Who stands behind Al and says "Shhh...."? | "Weird Al's" "Fat" video (I_Am_Random_92) |
fat people. Michael Jackson did the original song "Bad".
| Who repeatedly turns Al down for parody requests? | Weird Al For Experts (iluvsurvivor) |
Prince . He keeps on turnin' him down. Oh well. Al's doing better than Prince is.
| Who played piano on "Why Does This Always Happen To Me?"? | "Weird Al" Yankovic - "Poodle Hat" (uofmrules1) |
Ben Folds. Ben Folds, of Ben Folds Five, joined Al's band on this song about things that should be the least of one's worries.
| Who played Ghandi in 'Ghandii 2' from UHF? | Weird Al For Experts (iluvsurvivor) |
| Who is the drummer in Al's band? | Weird Al: General Knowledge (Skyrod5150) |
Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz. He has been Al's drummer from the beginning.
| Who is the artist who has continously turned Al down for a parody? | Cool quiz on "Weird Al" (Barney Slayer) |
The Artist Formely Known as Prince. Yes, he has turned Al down a whole lot in the past.
| Who is Dr. Demento? | The Life and Music of "Weird Al " Yankovic (dukerox_32) |
Radio comedian. Dr. Demento was the first person Weird Al sent a homemade comedy session to, in 1976.
| Who is "I'll Sue Ya" a style parody of? | Another "Straight Outta Lynwood" Quiz (I_Am_Random_92) |
Rage Against the Machine. This sounds a little like their song "Killing in the Name".
| Who does Weird Al buy a slightly damaged golf bag and some beanie babies from? | Weird Al Yankovic - "eBay" (bryza) |
Some guy in Norway. Did you know that you can find nearly all of these items, that Weird Al sings about, on eBay?
| Who does Al NOT sue in "I'll Sue Ya"? | Another "Straight Outta Lynwood" Quiz (I_Am_Random_92) |
Rolex. All of the wrong answers start with "D".... weird... like Al! He sues Dell because he took a bath with his laptop and now it won't work; Duracell because they never told him not to shove a AA up his nose; Delta Airlines because they sold a ticket to New Jersey, he went there and it sucked.
| Who directed the video for "Trapped In the Drive-Thru"? | Another "Straight Outta Lynwood" Quiz (I_Am_Random_92) |
Doug Bresler. Thomas Lee did "I'll Sue Ya", Jim Blashfield did "Pancreas", and David Lovelace did "Virus Alert".
| Who did the video for "Weasel Stomping Day"? | Another "Straight Outta Lynwood" Quiz (I_Am_Random_92) |
Robot Chicken. A Claymation video, shows the people stomping the weasels and guts, blood, and bones being crushed. It is graphic.
| Who did the disc scratching in "Wanna Be Ur Lovr"? | Weird Al Yankovic: "Poodle Hat" (Strwrsfan28) |
DJ Swamp. The other three people I mentioned are all members of his band.
| Which song on Al's second album, "In 3-D" (1984), spoofed Jamaican music? | Weird Al Yankovic: Laugh and Learn! (enfranklopedia) |
Buy Me a Condo. "Buy Me a Condo" seems, specifically, to be a Bob Marley pastiche. Al even tries out a Jamaican accent.
| Which song on Al's first album contains a reference to singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell? | Weird Al Yankovic: Laugh and Learn! (enfranklopedia) |
I'll Be Mellow When I'm Dead. "I can't stand the smell of incense/I don't really like to jog/No Joni Mitchell eight-tracks in my car -- ooooo!" The "ooooo" is tailored to sound like Joni and her harmonizing back-up singers. I wonder if Joni was consulted before this mild slam was released...?
| Which song on "Even Worse" contains a reference to "Star Trek"? | Weird Al Yankovic: Laugh and Learn! (enfranklopedia) |
Stuck in a Closet With Vanna White. "Stuck in a Closet With Vanna White" is filled with unusual dream imagery that Al is describing to his psychiatrist. Case in point: "Now I'm bein' followed by these Russian spies/They give me some velcro, and an order of fries/Suddenly I'm bowling on the Starship Enterprise..."
| Which song is it where Al switches one language to another? | Weird Al Chronicles (Part 1) (aquabomber37) |
Lasagna. "La Bamba" was a Spanish song, but Al's parody on "La Bamba" is Italian all the way. (an appropriate choice for an accordian player)
| Which song from "Dare To Be Stupid" was used as the theme song for a major motion picture? | Weird Al Yankovic: Laugh and Learn! (enfranklopedia) |
This Is the Life. "This Is the Life" was used as the title theme to "Johnny Dangerously," starring Michael Keaton and Marilu Henner.
| Which polka only has one song in it? | Cool quiz on "Weird Al" (Barney Slayer) |
Bohemian Polka. "Bohemian Polka" only has Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" in it.
| Which other notable white-and-nerdy type celebrity makes a cameo appearance dancing in the background behind Weird Al? | White and Nerdy: Music and Video by Weird Al (sotier_ny) |
Donny Osmond. One of the highlights of the video are the multiple appearances of straight-laced Mormon singer Donny Osmond's wild dancing behind Weird Al. Apparently the dancing was entertaining to Al, as short clips of Osmond appear eleven times in the video.
The equation shown on screen during the dance is Schrödinger's wave equation for the hydrogen atom; however, there is an error in that Planck's constant is given instead of Dirac's constant.
| Which other famous person (besides Al) was backstage at the Weird Al concert in San Luis Obispo during the "Poodle Hat" tour? | Cool quiz on "Weird Al" (Barney Slayer) |
Matt Groening. As it says on Al's website, Matt was backstage in San Luis Obispo.
| Which original on Al's 1986 album, "Polka Party" is making fun of the style of the band, Talking Heads? | Weird Al Chronicles (Part 1) (aquabomber37) |
Dog Eat Dog. Al doesn't sing this song very often. Whenever he does, some people may think it's a brand new song.
| Which musician or band is NOT the victim of a full-length song parody on the album "Dare To Be Stupid"? | Weird Al Yankovic: Laugh and Learn! (enfranklopedia) |
Michael Jackson. "Like a Surgeon" apes Madonna's "Like a Virgin"; "I Want a New Duck" is a take-off on Huey Lewis and the News' "I Want a New Drug"; and Cyndi Lauper's first big hit is imitated in "Girls Just Want To Have Lunch." Michael Jackson is one of Al's favorite targets, but none of his songs are parodied at full length on this album. A couple of lines from "State of Shock," Jackson's collaboration with the Rolling Stones, show up in "Hooked On Polkas," a medley of hit songs put to polka music, but that's it. There's no full-length Jackson parody on the album.
| Which musician or band is NOT spoofed on Al's 1989 release, the soundtrack to the motion picture "UHF"? | Weird Al Yankovic: Laugh and Learn! (enfranklopedia) |
Bryan Adams. "She Drives Like Crazy" spoofs FYC's "She Drives Me Crazy". "Isle Thing" is a goof on Tone Loc's "Wild Thing" (as well as the TV show "Gilligan's Island"!). "Spam" is a take-off on R.E.M.'s "Stand." No Bryan Adams parody appears on this album.
| Which French phrase is not in "Genius in France"? | Weird Al Yankovic: "Poodle Hat" (Strwrsfan28) |
Parlez vous Francais?. Say...would you pass the grey poupon?
| Which early nineties superstar(s) did not have a song parodied by Al on "Off The Deep End"? (Again - we're not talking about polkas.) | Weird Al: The Parodies (asutbone) |
Vanilla Ice. It's interesting that one of Al's most memorable albums contained parodies of "The Right Stuff" by New Kids On The Block ("The White Stuff"), "U Can't Touch This" by MC Hammer ("I Can't Watch This"), "Baby Don't Forget My Number" and "Blame It On The Rain" by Milli Vanilli ("The Plumbing Song"), as well as "Rico Suave" by Gerardo ("Taco Grande"). "Ice Ice Baby", by Vanilla Ice, was included in "Polka Your Eyes Out", but not parodied.
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