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 About "Something," Vol. 1

So I had this not-terribly-earthshaking idea to compile and post a collection of songs with the word "Something" in the title. Trouble is, I found too many good ones I wanted to include. Too many for one post, at least. So here's a bunch of songs about "Something," and it's part 1 of 2. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Jakob Dylan  ~  "Something Good This Way Comes"

2)  Crowded House  ~  "Something So Strong"

3)  Duran Duran  ~  "Is There Something I Should Know?"

4)  New Edition  ~  "Something About You"

5)  Jamie Cullum  ~  "Edge Of Something"

6)  Claire de la Fuente  ~  "Something In Your Eyes"

7)  Sanctus Real  ~  "Whatever You're Doing (Something Heavenly)"

8)  Dave Gahan  ~  "Saw Something"

9)  Paloma Faith  ~  "Do You Want The Truth Or Something Beautiful?"

10)  Nirvana  ~  "Something In The Way"

11)  Newton Faulkner  ~  "I Need Something"

12)  Christina Aguilera  ~  "Something's Got A Hold On Me"

13)  Naked Eyes  ~  "Always Something There"

14)  Bonnie Raitt  ~  "Something To Talk About"

15)  Christina Perri  ~  "Something About December"

"On" & "Off" Songs

Apparently, my on-again, off-again affair with "Opposites" music posts continues. (Pun fully intended.) There're some really good songs here. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Beyoncé  ~  "Love On Top"

2)  Chevelle  ~  "Hats Off To The Bull"

3)  Alicia Keys  ~  "Girl On Fire"

4)  Icon For Hire  ~  "Off With Her Head"

5)  Taylor Swift  ~  "Teardrops On My Guitar"

6)  Sophie Ellis-Bextor  ~  "Off & On"

7)  Nirvana  ~  "On A Plain"

8)  Tori Amos  ~  "Bouncing Off Clouds"

9)  Imagine Dragons  ~  "On Top Of The World"

10)  The Rolling Stones  ~  "Get Off Of My Cloud"

11)  Boyz II Men  ~  "On Bended Knee"

12)  Scissor Sisters  ~  "Kiss You Off"

13)  Samantha Barks  ~  "On My Own"

14)  Phanatik  ~  "Show 'Em Off"

15)  Willie Nelson  ~  "On The Road Again"

16)  Lucas  ~  "Lucas With The Lid Off"

17)  George Benson  ~  "On Broadway"

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18)  Nelly Furtado  ~  "Turn Off The Light"

19)  Bon Jovi  ~  "Livin' On A Prayer"

20)  Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers  ~  "Let's Call The Whole Thing Off"

"In" & "Out" Songs

ANOTHER "Opposites" music post? Really??? Yeah, really. And there's still more where these came from. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Milow  ~  "Little In The Middle"

2)  Air Supply  ~  "All Out Of Love"

3)  Stealers Wheel  ~  "Stuck In The Middle With You"

4)  Casey Abrams  ~  "Get Out"

5)  Alanis Morissette  ~  "Hand In My Pocket"

6)  Pixie Lott  ~  "Cry Me Out"

7)  Within Temptation  ~  "Shot In The Dark"

8)  Bonnie Tyler  ~  "Holding Out A Hero"

9)  Marc Cohn  ~  "Walking In Memphis"

10)  Fastball  ~  "Out Of My Head"

11)  Kina Grannis  ~  "In Your Arms"

12)  Creedence Clearwater Revival  ~  "Lookin' Out My Back Door"

13)  Genesis  ~  "In Too Deep"

14)  Gary Allan  ~  "Every Storm (Runs Out Of Rain)"

15)  Nirvana  ~  "In Bloom"

16)  Oasis  ~  "Stop Crying Your Heart Out"

17)  Terry Jacks  ~  "Seasons In The Sun"  (Wow, that hairdo!)

18)  Stephen Speaks  ~  "Out Of My League"

19)  Kate Miller-Heidke  ~  "Caught In The Crowd"

20)  "Weird Al" Yankovic  ~  "Do I Creep You Out?"

Songs With Directions In The Title, Vol. 4: "Right" Songs

We now return to our regularly scheduled music post miniseries. Part four of five, this particular collection includes a wide variety of songs linked only by the fact that they all contain the word "Right" in their titles. There are plenty of well-known artists here, so you shouldn't "leave hungry," so to speak. You're likely to find two or three songs you already know. Or maybe you won't, if music's not really your thing. Anyway, enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Nelly Furtado  ~  "Say It Right"

2)  Richard Marx  ~  "Right Here Waiting"

3)  Whitney Houston  ~  "It's Not Right, But It's Okay"

4)  Billy Currington  ~  "Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right"

5)  Brandy  ~  "Right Here (Departed)"

6)  Gossip  ~  "Move In The Right Direction"

7)  Nirvana  ~  "You Know You're Right"

8)  Zac Brown Band  ~  "Jump Right In"

9)  A Rocket To The Moon  ~  "Mr. Right"

10)  Building 429 ft. Dawn Michele (of Fireflight)  ~  "Right Beside You"

11)  Westlife  ~  "Something Right"

12)  Nicki Minaj  ~  "Right Thru Me"

13)  Billy Joel  ~  "You May Be Right"

14)  Sonata Arctica  ~  "I Have A Right"

15)  New Kids On The Block  ~  "You Got It (The Right Stuff)"

16)  Jesus Jones  ~  "Right Here, Right Now"

17)  Maruja Retana  ~  "Right Through Me"

18)  Sophie B. Hawkins  ~  "Right Beside You"

19)  Lisa Stansfield  ~  "This Is The Right Time"

20)  Adele  ~  "Right As Rain"