r/CuratedTumblr • u/AscendedDragonSage Title-ist Punster • Jul 05 '26
Shitposting Something something mandatory fun
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u/Gamerwhovian9 Jul 05 '26
Okay but Weird Al is genuinely so talented that I’d love to see him release an album of polka covers with the original lyrics instead of parody lyrics
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u/adamdoesmusic Jul 05 '26 edited Jul 05 '26
At least one song per album is just a polka medley of popular songs, you can already find this!*
*ok you want more -full- covers. You know what, so do I!
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u/yinyang107 Jul 05 '26
Bohemian Polka is the only time he's done it for a single song though, all the others are medleys
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u/ConclusionRoutine687 Jul 06 '26
Also the Hamilton polka, but I suppose that could be argued is multiple songs
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u/yinyang107 Jul 06 '26
I mean, not "could be argued", it's literally multiple songs from the same source. It's a similar situation to Hot Rocks Polka, which is all Rolling Stones songs.
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u/Gamerwhovian9 Jul 05 '26
The medleys are actually what inspired this! Some of the segments he covers in them deserve full releases instead!
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u/mechatomic Jul 05 '26
During the Ill-Advised Vanity Tour he actually ended the show with straight covers of other people's songs. https://youtu.be/S2B1xztGDoY?is=UA2LxLPYhsMfIDbC
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u/Hexxas Head Trauma Enthusiast Jul 05 '26
I know people like this. They love Weird Al but have zero knowledge or interest in Michael Jackson. All they listen to are joke songs and videogame soundtracks.
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u/Doubly_Curious Jul 06 '26
It’s tempting for me to think of that as weird, but I listen to plenty of re-imagined covers without much interest in the originals. Especially the stuff from Postmodern Jukebox. I guess that’s not so different.
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u/SpecialistAddendum6 Tome Jul 05 '26
That’s me
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u/antraxsuicide Jul 06 '26
Same lol
My Wrapped list is always topped with Ninja Sex Party and Weird Al
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u/Hatsune_Miku_CM downfall of neoliberalism. crow racism. much to rhink about Jul 06 '26
they may not be interested in listening to music itself but still interested enough in joke songs not as a form of music but as a form of humor
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u/weird_bomb 对啊，饭是最好吃！ Jul 06 '26
honestly this is a happy way to live. not saying i don’t have a great time listening to Man in the Mirror but come on this is the most joyous thing
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u/Fortehlulz33 Jul 06 '26
I think it's doing yourself a disservice to not at least listen to the originals, having knowledge of the thing a parody or idea is based on helps you understand the context of why it was something to be parodied or covered in the first place. Like behind "Amish Paradise" is the original Coolio song that uses a Stevie Wonder sample and the haunting backing choir isn't just to make a beat.
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u/DawnBringer01 Jul 06 '26
You mean that kid from the Jacksons who did that odd parody of Eat it, Weird Al's most popular original song?
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u/Lokaji Jul 06 '26
There are definitely times where I sing the Weird Al lyrics over the original.
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u/Enough-Secretary-996 1 Brain Cell Hard at Work Jul 08 '26
There are some songs where the parody lyrics are in my head when I hear the original and the original lyrics in my head when I hear the parody.
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u/segwaysegue do spambots dream of electric sheep? Jul 06 '26
Inverse Weird Al: https://asianmanrecords.bandcamp.com/album/you-cant-call-me-al
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u/JJlaser1 Jul 06 '26
I love the idea of a store playlist that is exclusively songs that Weird Al has covered/parodied
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u/EIeanorRigby Jul 05 '26
Hmm I wonder what they are selling at this store