So when christmas came i got weird al yankovic bad hair day cd. Als band is a band started by weird als band mates. But its a fantastic humor album full of song parodies. The title bad hair day comes directly from coolios crazy dread locks, which al soon gets to mock soon enough for a second time. Weird al yankovic licensed to youtube by sme on behalf of volcano. Bad hair day by weird al yankovic on amazon music unlimited. Recorded between november 1987 and february 1988, this album helped to revitalize yankovics career after the critical and commercial failure of his previous album polka party.
Weird al yankovic is known for his humor sparkling musical parodies. Bad hair day by weird al yankovic released in 1996 via rock n roll records, scotti brothers records. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. On the album that amish appears on, bad hair day, there are. It was also yankovics last studio album for the scotti brothers label before leaving for volcano records in. Loser by beck sex type thing by stone temple pilots all i wanna do by sheryl crow closer by. Yankovic is known in particular for his humorous songs that make light of popular culture and that often parody specific songs by contemporary musical acts.
Even worse is the fifth studio album by weird al yankovic, released on april 12, 1988. The followup, running with scissors, appeared in 1999, with poodle hat landing in 2003. One of my best friends loaned me this album to listen to. Weird al yankovic bad hair day 1996, src, cd discogs. The royalty network publishing, bmg rights management, emi music publishing, cmrra, aresa, and 8. Weird al yankovic bad hair day lyrics and tracklist. Weird al doesnt swear neither in his music or his daytoday life so this is arguably the strongest language present in his entire body of work. Boy was i hooked after hearing phony calls the 11th song off this album. The teenager initially said the album wont be arriving this week but changed his mind. A great washington, dc area cover band covering hits and deep tracks from the 50s to the 2000s. Although the first single, a parody of coolios gangstas paradise entitled amish paradise, was a hit, that was due to timing, not its quality.
It doesnt matter if youre a grandma is likely a reference to 83 yearold gertrude walton, whom the riaa sued despite being deceased. Weird al has released a lot of material, but this is no doubt his mangos opus. Neca will be selling weird al yankovic chia pets starting in june but you can preorder now. Weird al yankovicbad hair day weird al just cant stop making fun of great artists. Its an album you can put in your car and do donuts to, its an album you can get drunk to, hell i even lost my virginity to this album. It was also yankovics last studio album for the scotti brothers label before it. Bad hair day is the ninth album by weird al yankovic, released in 1996. If youve ever heard a weird al song, its likely it was from one of these. The discography of american singer, songwriter, musician and parodist weird al yankovic consists of fourteen studio albums, ten compilation albums, eleven video albums, two extended plays, fortysix singles and fiftyfour music videos. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Weird al isnt john lennon or bruce springsteen, but hes not. During last 23 years he just cant help mocking at the popular performers. Black emperor, a band so loved that no one every called them out on naming one of their. Jim west guitar, mandolin, background vocals steve jay bass, banjo, background vocals jon bermuda schwartz drums, percussion, background vocals.
As weird al yankovic gets older, his albums get more reactionary and less focused, and bad hair day is no exception. Polka your eyes out is the fifth polka medley by weird al yankovic. The weird al star fund was a campaign started by yankovics fans to get him a star on the hollywood walk of fame. Amish paradise parody of gangstas paradise by coolio. Since the debut of his first comedy song in 1976, he has sold more than 12 million albumsmore than any other comedy act in historyrecorded more than 150. Amish paradise by weird al yankovic parody of gangstas paradise by coolio as i walk through the valley where i harvest my grain i take a look at my wife and realize shes very plain but thats just perfect for an amish like me, ya know, i shun fancy things like electricity at 4. My copy of bad hair day has the proper catalog number, but the actual disc is the same as the one that comes with alapalooza.
Amazon music unlimited subscribers can play 50 million songs, thousands of playlists and. Check out bad hair day by weird al yankovic on amazon music. It was also yankovics last studio album for the scotti brothers label before it was purchased by volcano records in 1999. Special thanks to weird al, weirdaltv and sonicmario64. His works have earned him three gold and five platinum records in the u. He is known in particular for humorous songs which make fun of popular culture or parody specific songs by contemporary musical acts, or both. Straight outta lynnwood eager to please everyone especially those who likes todays popular music scene. After 1993s alapalooza, he resurfaced in 1996 with bad hair day, his highestcharting record to date thanks to the success of the single amish paradise, a takeoff of the coolio hit gangstas paradise. Bad hair day since youve been gone youtube weird al yankovic you dont love me anymore duration. Weird al yankovic bad hair day 1996, cassette discogs.
These are the recording dates of als commercially released songs, where date represents the first day or approximate date that the band began recording or sequencing the music. Weird al yankovic music, videos, stats, and photos. Although following albums such as dare to be stupid and even worse, his ninth album, bad hair day. Their mission was to solicit, collect, and raise the necessary money, and to compile the information needed for the application to nominate weird al yankovic for a. Weird al yankovic and his bad hair bandjon bermuda schwartz, jim west, weird al yankovic, steve jayphoto measures 8 x 10inches. Alfred matthew weird al yankovic born october 23, 1959 in downey, california is an american singersongwriter, music producer, actor, comedian, satirist, accordion player and kazooist. Al appears in s01e03 of work in progress showtime playing a boring, shorthaired, sangrialoving alternatereality version of himself. Bad hair day by weird al yankovic album, musical parody. Its a stylistic parody of they might be giants, and has a ton of lyrical and musical nods to that band. Listen free to weird al yankovic bad hair day amish paradise parody of gangstas paradise by coolio, everything you know is wrong and more. First release is where the song was first available in the u. It was also yankovics last studio album for the scotti brothers label before it was purchased by volcano records in. Bad hair day by weird al yankovic anthonyjaysimpson. Singles amish paradise, gump, the night santa went crazy trivia this is weird al yankovics last studio album for the scotti brothers label.
South african youngster and mama nominee nasty c has released his debut album bad hair for free on audiomack. Its an all around masterpiece for the ages that you all should hear. This was back in the day when people still had cassette tape players. Everything you know is wrong once again, i didnt have enough space for the whole title of this video. It is included on his 1992 album, off the deep end, and also on his greatest hits volume 2 compilation. The album was produced by former the mccoys guitarist rick derringer. The alternative polka, a polka parody featuring lyrics from the following songs. Bad hair day is the ninth studio album by weird al yankovic, released on march 12, 1996. Weird al yankovic is a multigrammy awardwinning american musician, satirist, parodist, accordionist, director, and television producer he is known in particular for humorous songs which make fun of popular culture or parody specific songs by contemporary musical acts, or both. Weird al yankovic is a grammy award winning american musician, satirist, parodist, accordionist, and television producer.
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