A Baker's Dozen Of "Weird Al" Parody Songs

Okay, so obviously the theme of the day is "Weird." Being a writer of several parody songs myself (maybe I'll share them here someday), I've always been a fan of "Weird Al" Yankovic. Not only are his songs spot-on at satirizing pop culture, they're also extremely well-done, technically speaking. With their numerous visual jokes, the music videos are so much better than just listening to the songs themselves. Here are 13 of "Weird Al"'s all-time best... Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  "Smells Like Nirvana"  (parody of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana)

2)  "Gump"  (parody of "Lump" by The Presidents of the United States of America)

3)  "Amish Paradise"  (parody of "Gangsta's Paradise" by Coolio ft. L.V.)

4)  "Fat"  (parody of "Bad" by Michael Jackson)

5)  "White & Nerdy"  (parody of "Ridin' Dirty" by Chamillionaire ft. Krayzie Bone)

6)  "Headline News"  (parody of "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" by Crash Test Dummies)

7)  "Perform This Way"  (parody of "Born This Way" by Lady Gaga)

8)  "Like A Surgeon"  (parody of "Like A Virgin" by Madonna)

9)  "I Love Rocky Road"  (parody of "I Love Rock 'N' Roll" by Joan Jett and The Blackhearts)

10)  "Eat It"  (parody of "Beat It" by Michael Jackson)

11)  "Another Tattoo"  (parody of "Nothin' On You" by B.o.B. ft. Bruno Mars)

12)  "Whatever You Like"  (parody of "Whatever You Like" by T.I.)

13)  "Party In The C.I.A."  (parody of "Party In The U.S.A." by Miley Cyrus)

Songs By Artists With Out-Of-This-World Names

So, I was listening to this song on the radio the other day, and the singer's name contained the name of a planet. Which got me thinking...what other artists/bands have outer-space-related names. As it turns out, I found quite a few. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Freddie Mercury  ~  "The Great Pretender"

2)  Bruno Mars  ~  "When I Was Your Man"

3)  30 Seconds To Mars  ~  "The Kill (Bury Me)"

4)  Jupiter Rising  ~  "Electropop"

5)  Saturn  ~  "Kuch Nahin"  (a Pakistani hard rock band? – very cool!)

6)  Elephants From Neptune  ~  "Can't Come In"

7)  Empire Of The Sun  ~  "We Are The People"

8)  A Rocket To The Moon  ~  "Ever Enough"

9)  Walk The Moon  ~  "Anna Sun"

10)  Space  ~  "Female Of The Species"  (the 1990s English indie rock band)

11)  Space  ~  "Magic Fly"  (the 1970s French electronic music band)

12)  Galactic Cowboys  ~  "I'm Not Amused"

13)  Phantom Planet  ~  "California"

14)  Satellite  ~  "Say The Words"

15)  Bill Haley & His Comets  ~  "Hot Dog Buddy Buddy"

16)  The Asteroids Galaxy Tour  ~  "Major"

17)  Jefferson Starship  ~  "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"

18)  UFO  ~  "Lights Out"

"Everything" & "Nothing" Songs

Yep, I'm still doing the "Opposites" themed music posts. Probably better just get used to it. What follows is an extremely diverse collection of songs from a variety of genres. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Taylor Swift ft. Ed Sheeran  ~  "Everything Has Changed"

2)  The Script  ~  "Nothing"

3)  Lights  ~  "Timing Is Everything"

4)  Calvin Harris ft. Florence Welch  ~  "Sweet Nothing"

5)  Boys Like Girls  ~  "Be Your Everything"

6)  Dire Straits  ~  "Money For Nothing"

7)  Sky Ferreira  ~  "Everything Is Embarrassing"

8)  Whitney Houston  ~  "I Have Nothing"

9)  Jason Mraz  ~  "Everything Is Sound"

10)  Metallica  ~  "Nothing Else Matters"

11)  Steven Curtis Chapman  ~  "Do Everything"

12)  The Pretty Reckless  ~  "Miss Nothing"

13)  Bryan Adams  ~  "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You"

14)  Lady Gaga  ~  "Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)"

15)  The Veronicas  ~  "Everything I'm Not"

16)  Sinéad O'Connor  ~  "Nothing Compares 2 U"

17)  Soluna Samay  ~  "Everything You Do"

18)  B.o.B. ft. Bruno Mars  ~  "Nothin' On You"

19)  Fefe Dobson  ~  "Everything"

20)  Rebecca Ferguson  ~  "Nothing's Real But Love"