Talk:"Weird Al" Yankovic/Archive 1

message: Can anyone explain the noteworthiness of "Since the mid-1990s, Al has performed annually at the Minnesota State Fair". So what? Is there any significance to this? Is there a story behind it? 
Not to trash anyone's work, but an encyclopedia is more of a "this is what's important about topic X" rather than a collection of interesting or obsure facts. 
And why does that sentence get it's own paragraph?
 
Ok, enough complaining. Donutz 00:02, 22 Nov 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: Wikipedia's own article about the Fair should give some clue. This venue's sort of infamous in the "demented music" community, at least from what I've read over the Usenet. It's also the most affordable way to see Al in person; his performance there might be a free show. (I don't know if this is still true, hence my reluctance to edit the article proper.) It may also just be the fact that most modern musicians don't have a "regular" stop that they play at year in and year out; many acts only play venues based on tour schedules. -- Des Courtney 18:15, 22 Nov 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Minnesota State Fair 

message: * Weird Al's works include no less than four gold and four platinum records.
** 136.142.20.124 = 130.49.145.47 spays (07:42, 12 Nov 2004) that he has such records but cannot verify the numbers.
** ???  Five platinums ("Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D, Dare to Be Stupid, Even Worse, Bad Hair Day, and Running with Scissors); three additional gold albums ("Weird Al" Yankovic, Off the Deep End, and Alapalooza).  Platinum albums are, more or less by definition, gold as well, so that's eight gold, five platimun. Larry Groznic understated matters. They can all be verified at .  A fan site here:  provides a short list.
**As of 2004, 
* "My Bologna" has a B-side called "School Cafeteria".
** Verified by WAIS, the Weird Al Information Source: 
* Dr. Demento put "My Balogna" atop his "Funny Five" list.
** Is correct if this list can be trusted. You can also reach that page by clicking on Playlists in the menu of Dr. Demento's official website, followed by clicking on 1979 and then October 14th. 
** ???
* The 1981 Placebo EP release of "Another One Rides The Bus" has "Happy Birthday" as its B-side.
** Again, by WAIS 
* The 1981 Placebo EP release of "Another One Rides The Bus" is rare.
** Well, according to WAIS, it is a 7" vinyl, which makes it almost rare-by-definition, doesn't it?  Beyond that, I don't know how rare rarity has to be to be rare.
*** I don't know how rare rarity has to be to be rare. Reading the Onion spoof: mildly amusing. Reading this discussion of it: highly amusing. Reading this sentence which comes from a far reality untouchable by satire: just too funny. Oska 06:23, Dec 24, 2004 (UTC)
**** Only 1000 were made.  It's considered one of the rarest items among Weird Al collectors. 
* The paragraph about Dr. Demento's Basement Tapes.
** The songs mentioned are on Basement Tapes Vol.s 4, 5, 9, and 7, respectively, according to the discography on this site:  and this page (), linked to from Dr. Demento's Official Site. 
* Nirvana publicly stated that they knew they had "made it" after Yankovic chose to parody "Smells Like Teen Spirit".
** I definitely remember the existence of this paradoy, but I can't verify Nirvana's reaction. -- Toby Bartels 01:45, 16 Nov 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Verification of Onion facts 

message: The paragraph on comedic songs being arbitrarily labeled "Weird Al" on file-sharing networks is certainly both important and relevant, but it doesn't belong under "Criticism," since it's extremely unlikely that Al is in any way responsible for that trend.  Maybe it should get its own topic heading?  --LostLeviathan 06:13, 3 Dec 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Faux "Weird Al" songs 

message: I have just nominated List of songs by "Weird Al" Yankovic for featured list status. I would appreciate some help from other "Weird Al" fans to get this nomination up. There are already some suggestions on what needs doing. To vote, please click here. Thank you -- Ianblair23 (talk) 03:48, 4 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Featured list candidate