Weird Al Yankovic

Top 10 Weird Al Yankovic Songs
Weird Al Yankovic
Yankovic is known in particular for his humorous songs that make light of popular culture and that often parody specific songs by contemporary musical acts. Since receiving his first accordion lesson a day before his seventh birthday, he has sold more than 12 million albums (more than any comedy act in history). Here are his top 10 songs.

Weird Al Yankovic
Weird Al has to be one of the most creative musical artists out there.
Although he has one part easier than most - the music is written for him some of the time.  He creates his own sets of lyrics to go with the song - and they are usually extremely funny. Some of my favorites include the eBay song (of course, being an avid eBayer), Amish Paradise, Like a Surgeon, I Lost on Jeopardy, I Love Rocky Road, I Think I'm A Clone Now, and A Complicated Song. He has also created some original music, and that's just as funny and odd :  Christmas at Ground Zero (came out i...

10 Best ORIGINAL Songs by Weird Al Yankovic
Words AND Music by Al Yankovic
These are my favorite Weird Al songs that are completely original. Al is famous for his terrific song parodies, using someone else's song as a starting point and writing hilarious (and also artfully crafted) lyrics to their music. But he has a great gift for writing music of his own as well, in a variety of styles. Here's a top 10 list of songs Al has written from no other inspiration but his own. (Public Domain image of Al Yankovic, from Wikimedia Commons.)

Weird Al Yankovic: The Parody Music King
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'Weird Al' Yankovic always found a way to make people laugh with his outrageous takes on some of the most popular songs to ever have come out. What I like about Weird Al is that he's never afraid to push the envelope. If you have a song out that's hot and you're popular to go with it, don't be too surprised if Weird Al's going to take that song of yours and mesh it up. Some may take it lightly and then there are some that take it to the heart because they feel like it's their hard work and wh...