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nolabear

(41,963 posts) Tue Jul 15, 2014, 04:25 PM Jul 2014

Weird Al's "Happy" Parody--Because Dammit, We Need a Laugh!

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Weird Al's "Happy" Parody--Because Dammit, We Need a Laugh! (Original Post) nolabear Jul 2014 OP

Love Weird Al ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jul 2014 #1

His parodies are often better than the original Warpy Jul 2014 #3

Yes it was! Jazzgirl Jul 2014 #9

Took my kids to see him when they were little. They're irreverent liberals to this day. nolabear Jul 2014 #4

Jack Black twerking...you can't go wrong with that! TwilightGardener Jul 2014 #2

Seriously, though those pants of Al's made my eyes water. nolabear Jul 2014 #5

I don't know exboyfil Jul 2014 #7

Al marks time of my young adulthood 90-percent Jul 2014 #6

Hysterical! Thank you! smirkymonkey Jul 2014 #8

That's ... that's... Hekate Jul 2014 #10

ProudToBeBlueInRhody

(16,399 posts)

1. Love Weird Al

Reply to nolabear (Original post)

Tue Jul 15, 2014, 04:33 PM

Jul 2014

It's amazing that 30 plus years after he started, he remains up on pop culture enough that his parodies never seem like just some old dude ranting lazily about kids.

Warpy

(111,264 posts)

3. His parodies are often better than the original

Reply to ProudToBeBlueInRhody (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 15, 2014, 04:56 PM

Jul 2014

This is a case in point.

BTW, was that Margaret Cho?

Jazzgirl

(3,744 posts)

9. Yes it was!

Reply to Warpy (Reply #3)

Tue Jul 15, 2014, 06:36 PM

Jul 2014

Great comedian!

nolabear

(41,963 posts)

4. Took my kids to see him when they were little. They're irreverent liberals to this day.

Reply to ProudToBeBlueInRhody (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 15, 2014, 04:56 PM

Jul 2014

I credit...okay, I credit us but Al helped.

TwilightGardener

(46,416 posts)

2. Jack Black twerking...you can't go wrong with that!

Reply to nolabear (Original post)

Tue Jul 15, 2014, 04:52 PM

Jul 2014

nolabear

(41,963 posts)

5. Seriously, though those pants of Al's made my eyes water.

Reply to TwilightGardener (Reply #2)

Tue Jul 15, 2014, 04:57 PM

Jul 2014

exboyfil

(17,863 posts)

7. I don't know

Reply to TwilightGardener (Reply #2)

Tue Jul 15, 2014, 06:14 PM

Jul 2014

I may never get that out of my mind. Seriously disturbing.

Weird Al still has got it.

90-percent

(6,829 posts)

6. Al marks time of my young adulthood

Reply to nolabear (Original post)

Tue Jul 15, 2014, 05:59 PM

Jul 2014

He did a song in 2003 honoring my hero Frank Zappa called "Genius in France". Dweezil plays guitar.

My Sharona = Rice-a-roni. Good satire.

-90% Jimmy