Weird Al Yankovic - Revision history

Mxmsj at 17:27, 14 July 2011

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			"Since 1991, an a cappella chant (affectionately nicknamed the "Yoda chant") has been present during performances of this song. Midway through the song's performance, the band slowly ceases playing and goes into the chant, which Yankovic wrote himself. Originally the chant consisted mainly of mnemonic syllables used by Indian tabla players, which Al thought sounded interesting, accompanied by synchronized movements from the band. It has changed over the years, and currently includes, among other things, a piece of the classic Hawaiian War Chant, a few phrases from The Trashmen's "The Bird Is The Word," and "Big Shoes" written by Al's bass player Steve Jay, with lyrics in the Djerma language. For his tour beginning June 2010, a few lines from Grim Grinning Ghosts have been added as part of the chant. For concerts in Australia the Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi Oi Oi chant is added."
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	First approximation from [http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/weird-al-yankovic/2011/university-at-buffalo-center-for-the-arts-buffalo-ny-6bd34a72.html Setlist.fm.]		First approximation from [http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/weird-al-yankovic/2011/university-at-buffalo-center-for-the-arts-buffalo-ny-6bd34a72.html Setlist.fm.]

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	The order is not reliable.		The order is not reliable.

			University at Buffalo North Campus, Center for the Arts, 13 July 2011.

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			First approximation from [http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/weird-al-yankovic/2011/university-at-buffalo-center-for-the-arts-buffalo-ny-6bd34a72.html Setlist.fm.]

			I've added in songs that I remembered and taken out a couple that I think did not appear.

			The order is not reliable.

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	\|Polka Face		\|Polka Face
	\|Polka medley, arr. Yankovic.		\|Polka medley, arr. Yankovic.
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	~~\|Frank's 2000" TV (?)~~
	~~\|''I don't remember hearing this one.''~~
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	\|Another Tatoo		\|Another Tatoo
	\|Song is about a person who keeps getting more and more bizarre tattoos. The video was made by Augenblick Studios and consists of showing a man's tattoos.		\|Song is about a person who keeps getting more and more bizarre tattoos. The video was made by Augenblick Studios and consists of showing a man's tattoos.
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			\|Ode to a Superhero
			\|Parody of "Piano Man" by Billy Joel. Describes the events of the Spider-Man Movie.
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	\|TMZ		\|TMZ
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	\|You Make Me		\|You Make Me
	\|		\|Original, in the style of Oingo Boingo.
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	\|You Don't Love Me Anymore		\|You Don't Love Me Anymore
	\|Love ballad.		\|Love ballad.
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			\|Bob
			\|Original, in the style of Bob Dylan (hence the title), very similar to "Bob Dylan's 115th Dream."[1] Composed entirely of palindromes. Its video, based on an iconic film segment featuring "Subterranean Homesick Blues," includes a scene that clearly alludes to the video of another homage to that Dylan tune, the INXS track "Mediate."
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	\|Smells Like Nirvana		\|Smells Like Nirvana
	\|		\|Parody of Smells Like Teen Fever (Nirvana).
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	\|Skipper Dan		\|Skipper Dan
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	\|Let Me Be Your Hog		\|Let Me Be Your Hog
	\|		\|Original and mercifully short.
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	\|Canadian Idiot		\|Canadian Idiot
	\|		\|It is a parody of Green Day's controversial "American Idiot". The song is mostly a sarcastic parody of the stereotypical American view of the Canadian way of life. Yankovic pokes fun at an accentuated Canadian accent and the Canadians' love of ice hockey, beer, macaroni and cheese, and doughnuts. At the end of the song, Al says that the Canadians are "up to something" and calls for a "preemptive strike".
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	\|Wanna B Ur Lovr		\|Wanna B Ur Lovr
	\|		\|Original, in the style of Beck and Prince.
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	\|Money for Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies / Whatever You Like / Another Tattoo / eBay / I Want a New Duck / Theme From Rocky XIII / Spam / My Bologna / Ode to a Superhero / Lasagna / Eat It		\|Money for Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies / Whatever You Like / Another Tattoo / eBay / I Want a New Duck / Theme From Rocky XIII / Spam / My Bologna / Ode to a Superhero / Lasagna / Eat It
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	\|Amish Paradise		\|Amish Paradise
	\|		\|It is a parody of the hip hop song "Gangsta's Paradise" by Coolio featuring L.V. (which itself is a reworking of the Stevie Wonder song "Pastime Paradise"). Featured on the album Bad Hair Day, it turns the original "Gangster's Paradise," in which the narrator laments his dangerous way of life, on its head by presenting an Amish man praising his relatively plain and uncomplicated existence.
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	\|~~''Ebay song~~ of ~~some kind~~ ..~~.''~~		\|eBay
	\|		\|It is a parody of "I Want It That Way" by Backstreet Boys. In it, the narrator describes how he incessantly purchases bizarre (and purportedly unneeded) items on eBay.
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	\|Whatever You Like (might be wrong location?)		\|Whatever You Like (might be wrong location?)
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	\|White & Nerdy		\|White & Nerdy
	\|		\|It parodies the song "Ridin'" by Chamillionaire and Krayzie Bone. The song both laments and revels in nerdiness, as recited by the subject who cannot "roll with the gangstas" because he is "just too white and nerdy", and includes constant references to stereotypically "nerdy" things, such as collecting comic books, playing Dungeons & Dragons (D&D), and editing Wikipedia, as well as stereotypically "white" things, like watching Happy Days, playing ping pong, and "eating all my sandwiches with mayonnaise".
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	\|Fat		\|Fat
	\|		\|Parody of Michael Jackson's "Bad."
	\|+Encore:		\|+Encore:
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	\|The Saga Begins		\|The Saga Begins
	\|		\|Bye, Bye, Miss American Pie.
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	\|Yoda		\|Yoda
	\|		\|Lola.
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|Polka Face
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|Frank's 2000" TV (?)
|''I don't remember hearing this one.''
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|Another Tatoo
|Song is about a person who keeps getting more and more bizarre tattoos. The video was made by Augenblick Studios and consists of showing a man's tattoos.
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|TMZ
|"The song is about celebrities whose failings, no matter how minor, appear on the celebrity gossip site TMZ. The music video, by Bill Plympton, is about a woman celebrity whose bare butt is photographed by a TMZ paparazzo and then appears everywhere she goes. Voice actor Tom Kenny is featured as a voice shouting out various tabloid headlines during an instrumental solo." ''I'm pretty sure this was in the set. I didn't get it at all.''
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|You Make Me
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|You Don't Love Me Anymore
|Love ballad.
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|Smells Like Nirvana
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|Skipper Dan
|"Lyrics describe a man that, despite having a fine arts degree, is forced to have a mundane job as a tour guide on the Jungle Cruise ride at Disneyland. Yankovic was inspired to write the song after going on the ride with his family, during which the guide "offhandedly referred to his failed acting career".[25] Yankovic hit upon this idea and developed the characters of the narrator to write the song along.[25] Yankovic has stated that actual skippers on the Jungle Cruise ride have responded positively to this song."
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|Party in the CIA
|"The song is about a CIA operative and all the missions he goes on, including covert assassination attempts and torturing 'the folks [The CIA] don't like.' Yankovic recognized that the original 'Party in the U.S.A.' was a sensational hit, and sought to find a topic to contrast the 'pop, bubblegum-y fluff' of the original song. It has a music video animated by a team led by Roque Ballesteros, the group responsible for Happy Tree Friends. Yankovic sought this team, believing their dark comedic work on 'Happy Tree Friends' matched well with his lyrics for 'Party in the CIA.'"
''Gina laughed at the killings! She must be familiar with the Miley Cyrus original.''
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|CNR
|Lyrics are about superhuman feats that Charles Nelson Reilly could accomplish, similar to Chuck Norris facts. The video, created by JibJab, animates the song's lyrics using JibJab employees as actors against a green screen, interspersed with shots of Yankovic and Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz performing on a White Stripes-inspired red-and-white set, dressed as Jack White and Meg White, respectively. In a first for any major recording artist, users of Jib-Jab's web site had the option of including themselves in the music video.
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|Let Me Be Your Hog
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|Canadian Idiot
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|Wanna B Ur Lovr
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|Money for Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies / Whatever You Like / Another Tattoo / eBay / I Want a New Duck / Theme From Rocky XIII / Spam / My Bologna / Ode to a Superhero / Lasagna / Eat It
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|Amish Paradise
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|''Ebay song of some kind ...''
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|Whatever You Like (might be wrong location?)
|Song describes a man wooing his girlfriend amid financial hardships.
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|Perform This Way
|"The lyrics are told from the point of view of Gaga and describe her performance style and fashion sense. The song's associated music video shows Yankovic's face superimposed on a female dancer, dancing and performing in many outfits that parody those worn by Gaga or original creations inspired by the artist."
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|White & Nerdy
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|Fat
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|+Encore:
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|The Saga Begins
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|Yoda
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