I don't know, but they better not.

What a terrible substitute.

I saw it four times in the theatre that summer. Any day I had a free afternoon and cash in my pocket, I thought to myself "Why not go see Wayne's World again? It's so good!". Has it really been 25 years? That explains why I'm so old now.

Weird Al in 3-D

Guards! Guards! or Wyrd Sisters are good starters. Small Gods is incredible

I'm not your friend, guy!

That's been my experience. There are regional accents, but the "aboot" thing is pretty east coast.

Oh I remember. I loved her read of "Let's get some fuckin' French Toast!"

Excellent point.

Agreed, You couldn't label his stuff as "political", but his comedy is edgier and more socially aware than you'd imagine if you'd only ever heard the big parodies. Parody is what he's famous for, but there's some satire in there as well.

Agreed!

Some adults too.

If you time traveled back to 1986 and told people that Weird Al would still be relevant, would anyone believe you?

It genuinely fooled a music snob I knew into thinking it was TMBG. This guy hated Weird Al, but loved They Might Be Giants and was so excited to have discovered this "lost" TMBG track. I was so delighted to enlighten him about its true author.

That would make mine In 3-D, which is great, "Nature Trail to Hell" is genuinely brilliant. But after careful consideration and a re listen of his discography, I've decided my favourite is Straight outta Linwood.

When "White and Nerdy" came out I'm pretty sure I read a Chamillionaire interview where he expressed his surprise and admiration for Al's skill.

There's an undercurrent of darkness in his work that isn't immediately apparent. "I Remember Larry", "Do I Creep you Out?", "Why Does This Always Happen to Me?" are some good examples. He also has many "love" songs that are actually about romantic delusion, hostility and indifference.

There's a lot of punk in Weird Al's DNA. "Another One Rides the Bus" fits pretty neatly into the punk aesthetic: angry, stripped down, very DIY.

I've posted this elsewhere, but a music snob I knew, who hated Weird Al for being inauthentic, once played me "Everything You Know Is Wrong" thinking he'd discovered an awesome obscure TMBG song. I took incredible delight in informing him that he had just gushed praise over Weird Al.

"I'll Be Mellow When I'm Dead"? I don't know whose style that's supposed to be.