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Weird Al is really brilliant. One of the things I think he does so well is capture the _spirit_ of the artist when he writes an original "in the style of" song.
by autarch 10y ago
Weird Al is really brilliant. One of the things I think he does so well is capture the _spirit_ of the artist when he writes an original "in the style of" song. If I didn't know better I'd swear that Dare To Be Stupid was a song by Devo. He matches their musical style so well!
- UncleSlacky 10y agoI heard that Mark Mothersbaugh complained that Al had made a better DEVO song than he could.
- eumoria 10y agoYea his style parodies are my favorite. Frank's 2000 Inch TV[1] is a song in the style of REM and Waffle King[2] is like a Peter Gabriel song? I think that's what it is either way great talent. Also about the Dare to be Stupid song this is a fun tidbit from the wikipedia article[3] of the song: Devo's Mark Mothersbaugh stated in reaction to the song that: "I was in shock. It was the most beautiful thing I had ever heard. He sort of re-sculpted that song into something else and... I hate him for it, basically." [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glFVXpz_abQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glFVXpz_abQ [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8t4Smunp1U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8t4Smunp1U [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dare_to_Be_Stupid_(song) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dare_to_Be_Stupid_(song)
- bitwize 10y agoAbout "Dare to Be Stupid", Mark Mothersbaugh said something like "He has basically written the perfect Devo song, and I pretty much hate his guts for it." Jokingly, of course, on that last bit.