2014 top albums, #18: weird al yankovic - mandatory fun: Weird Al is still cruising along with awesome song and style parodies years after artists that he covered early in his career died or became irrelevent. His greatest foe now is the internet, as any Joe, Bob or Sally can pop a good parody onto youtube faster than you can say broadband. He still holds his own well though. It says a lot when one of his song parodies, tacky, is better than the covered artists entire new album. (yes, i listened to GIRL - twice!) It says a lot when one of his style parodies, my own eyes, is better than the covered artists entire new album. (yes, i listened to sonic highways - twice!) Of course, some of my enjoyment of a weird al album comes from the songs he chooses for parodies, and Im not that big a fan of blurred lines, radioactive or fancy (except for that charli xcx!). But between his song and style parodies and polka mashup, you cant say hes lost his touch. Pop music may have changed in the last 30 years, but Weird Al still gots game. (Aka, hes great and you suck!)
Posted on: Thu, 25 Dec 2014 16:50:59 +0000
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