Weird Al Yankovic has been doing song parodies for over 30 years. If you are an artist in the music business, you haven’t really made it until Weird Al does a parody of one of your songs. His songs are hilarious and so creative, most of the time, that I always look forward to each of his releases.
But what made Weird Al totally amazing were his videos of the songs he parodied. Some were complete remakes of the original artists video and others were completely original to go with the song. Either way, they were always worth watching.
After going through his albums and listening to loads of songs, it turns out I really like the stuff he has done since 2000. Although his 80’s/90’s stuff is classic, some of it did not hold up well over time for me.
The Top 20 below are what I believe to be his best songs. I am sure people will disagree as everyone has their own personal favorites. Okay, my wife doesn’t. She doesn’t appreciate his genius. Go through the list and let me know what you think and what I might have missed. A couple songs that just missed the cut were “Ricky” and “Alimony”.
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