Weird Al-gorithm

This week the Matts tackle Al's one shot music video "Tacky" a parody of Pharrell Williams' earworm HAPPY ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Our Patreon!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy some Merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check our Website for Our Rankings⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow our Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our Facebook Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are joined by A.J. Santini to discuss The Pixies and Al's tribute to them "First World Problems" ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Our Patreon!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy some Merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check our Website for Our Rankings⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow our Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our Facebook Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week the Matts dive into Al's attempt at Imagine Dragons and it's ... a bit off ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Our Patreon!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy some Merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check our Website for Our Rankings⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow our Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our Facebook Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week MC Lars returns to the podcast to discuss the song MISSION STATEMENT which is Al's send up to the folk sounds of Crosby, Stills and Nash (but definitively NOT Young) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Our Patreon!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy some Merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check our Website for Our Rankings⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow our Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our Facebook Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we deep dive into Now That's What I Call Polka! which is the final ALBUM Polka!!! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Our Patreon!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy some Merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check our Website for Our Rankings⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow our Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our Facebook Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Mark Popeney from Nevermind the Music is our guest to discuss Al's homage to the Foo Fights "My Own Eyes"! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Our Patreon!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy some Merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check our Website for Our Rankings⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow our Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our Facebook Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we are joined by TikTok parody artist Big Merla as we deep dive into Weird Al's parody "Word Crimes" ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Our Patreon!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy some Merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check our Website for Our Rankings⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow our Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our Facebook Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kelly Phillips is back and this time to talk Philly Sports and College Marching bands with Al's original "Sports Song" ⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Our Patreon!⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy some Merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check our Website for Our Rankings⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow our Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our Facebook Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are once again joined by Jeff "UHJeff" Nucera to discuss Al's parody Foil. Not only is this a fun take on Lorde's hit Royals but it almost could be considered a Parody of Weird Al as well! ⁠⁠⁠Join Our Patreon!⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy some Merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check our Website for Our Rankings⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow our Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our Facebook Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we dive into Al's tribute to Southern Culture on the Skids with his song "Lame Claim to Fame" ⁠⁠Join Our Patreon!⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy some Merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check our Website for Our Rankings⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow our Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our Facebook Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We begin the final studio album from Weird Al today with the track Handy! We are joined by Eric Appel (Director of Weird: The Al Yankvoic Story) to discuss this parody of Iggy Azalea! ⁠Join Our Patreon!⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy some Merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check our Website for Our Rankings⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow our Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our Facebook Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we look into the MAL-BAG and also go through some of Al's more bizarre voice over and music cameos and announce our Patreon! Join Our Patreon! ⁠⁠⁠Buy some Merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check our Website for Our Rankings⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow our Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our Facebook Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on the podcast we continue our month of Al's TV appearances by deep diving into every episode of Comedy Bang Bang that Al appeared on between Seasons 1 and 4. ⁠⁠Buy some Merch⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Check our Website for Our Rankings⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow our Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our Facebook Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our month of covering Weird Al TV Appearances continues with all the times Al Collaborated with the Aquabats. Specifically two episodes of The Aquabats Super Show and a Kickstarter video for a new season! ⁠Buy some Merch⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Check our Website for Our Rankings⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Follow our Instagram ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Join our Facebook Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we discuss the extremely strange episode of Batman: The Brave and the Bold featuring Weird Al! I won't lie going into this episode blind was a real trip! Buy some Merch⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Check our Website for Our Rankings⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Follow our Instagram ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Join our Facebook Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For our 200th Episode we are finally releasing our panel from this Summer's San Diego Comic Con! With a collective of Weird Al superfans including Dave & Ethan, UHJeff, Kelly Phillips, Eric Appel and a surprise appearance from Christian Bladt we ranked the 11 tracks of Dare to Be Stupid for worst to first! ⁠Buy some Merch⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Check our Website for Our Rankings⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Follow our Instagram ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Join our Facebook Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we wrap up Alpocalypse with return guest Christian Bladt to discuss the Meat Loaf/Jim Steinman inspired closing track "Stop Forwarding That Crap To Me"! Buy some Merch⁠ ⁠Check our Website for Our Rankings⁠ ⁠Follow our Instagram ⁠ ⁠Join our Facebook Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is a pretty big collection of firsts for Al this week. This is the first time he released a parody while the song was still climbing the charts, the first time the parody title was the same as the real song, the same time the chorus stayed exactly the same in the parody AND the first time Al released a single directly to the Internet. Is the song worthy of this many groundbreaking moments? Listen and find out! Buy some Merch Check our Website for Our Rankings Follow our Instagram Join our Facebook Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we talk about Hanson and the Al original "If That Isn't Love" and try to decide if the band's sound is noteworthy enough to warrant a style parody. Buy a shirt Follow us on Instagram Join us on Facebook See our Rankings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back with one of the most confusing parodies on the Alpocalypse album, the parody of B.o.B.'s "Nothing on You" ... Another Tattoo! Buy some Merch Join our Facebook Group Follow us on Instagram See Our Rankings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is Ringtone a masterful Queen style parody or one of Al's more instantly out-dated songs? We dive into it today to figure that out! Buy some merch See our rankings Join our Facebook Group Follow us on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After 3 decades of music MC Frontalot is finally back on the show to discuss one of Al's most political songs ever... Party in the CIA! Buy some Merch Join our Facebook Group Follow us on Instagram Visit our website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Enjoy a bonus episode of the song we referenced on this week's episode of Craigslist! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are diving into the group The Doors and if the song Craigslist is a masterclass of style parody or too long and kinda dull! Buy some merch Visit our Website Join our Facebook Group Follow us on IG Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I went into the archives and found my song parody "Rabies, Scabies and Other S**t" for your listening enjoyment! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we discuss the Alpocalypse polka - POLKA FACE! Buy some Merch! See our rankings on our Website Follow us on IG Join our FB Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week the Matt's dive DEEP into their Weezer live with Al's style parody Skipper Dan! Buy some merch Join our Facebook Group Follow us on Instagram Visit our website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We continue our coverage of Alpocalypse with Al's Taylor Swift parody TMZ, a parody that seems to actually be more relevant NOW in the era of the eras tour! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are joined once again by Jeff "UHJeff" Nucera to discuss the White Stripes tribute CNR! Buy some merch Follow our IG Join our FB Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Kelly Phillips join us again to discuss Al's parody of Lady Gaga "Perform This Way" Check out our rankings on our website Buy some merch Join our Facebook Group Follow Us on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We read some of our favorite letters from the mailbag following our Straight Outta Lynwood coverage as well as discuss some of Al's unexpected cameos in Halloween II, The Simpsons, How I Met Your Mother, Yo Gabba Gabba and a variety of song collaborations with people like Mark Phirman, Comedy Bang Bang and MC Lars FEATURING Wheatus!!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Chris Fafalios returns to discuss Tim & Eric Awesome Show, Great Job, and all of Al's random cameos on the show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week the Matts dive into the 3-D short film Al's Brain which features a great song called "The Brain Song" as well as the tone of what it feels like The Weird Al Show wanted to be! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we are joined again by Tony Hartman to discuss the FINAL EPISODE of ALTV made to promote Straight Outta Lynwood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Somehow we missed this way back when we discussed Running with Scissors so we had to fix the error and discuss the Behind the Music special on Weird Al! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Wlaysewski returns this week to discuss the Straight Outta Lynwood B-side You're Pitiful and the crazy story of why it didn't make the album! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We wrap our coverage of Straight Outta Lynwood today with MC Lars joining us to discuss "Don't Download This Song" which is a parody of charity singles. It also just happens to be the opposite message of Lars' hit "Download This Song" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nate Lopez of Internet Supreme Court joins us to tackle the massive length parody known as TRAPPED IN THE DRIVE THRU. We discuss the cultural milestone that the original song was and how Al does the opposite of most of his parodies and actually makes this song less weird. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This whole album we've been kinda baffled by the existence of this song, but now that we're here, do we actually like this and forgotten American Idol winner Taylor Hicks more than we realized? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week the Matt's dive into "Close But No Cigar" and discuss their love of the bizarre band Cake as well as their mixed feelings towards infamous creep John K. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Tony Hartman joins us to discuss Robot Chicken, Animal Violence and the absolute animated chaos that is the Weasel Stomping Day song and music video! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week A.J. Santini returns to discuss Confessions Part III. This is one of the more interesting parodies in Al's career as it comedic SEQUEL to the original song by Usher. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are joined by Jacob Godbey to discuss the Sparks tribute "Virus Alert" and learn about the bizarre and complicated history of the group Sparks! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

HEY! It's a long delayed bonus episode! The Matt's both attended the Philadelphia leg of the Weird Al "Bigger & Weirder" tour as well as hosting their 2nd panel at San Diego Comic Con! In this bonus episode they break down the show and the panel and get interrupted by Jonathan London of Geekscape! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week it's just the Matts talking Polka with the Straight Outta Lynwood polka "Polkarama!" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we welcome back Dave & Ethan of Dave & Ethan's 2000" Weird Al Podcast to discuss the Rage Against the Machine style parody "I'll Sue Ya" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are joined by Wheatus Vocalist and wife of Matthew Milligan, Joey Slater to discuss Al's Green Day parody "Canadian Idiot" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After far too long, Mark Popeney returns to discuss Brian Wilson, The Beach Boys and the amazing song Pancreas! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are joined by returning guest UHJeff to kick off our Straight Outta Lynwood coverage by discussing the iconic and TOP 10 HIT "White & Nerdy" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is arguably our largest MAL-Bag EVER as we discuss things like what a Beatles Polka would sound like, Al's appearances on Johnny Bravo and V.I.P. and answer questions for you listeners!!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices