Weird Al Yankovic creates the most ingenious parodies of concurrent popular music, additionally he composes brilliant music of his own! Below is a list of my favourites!
- Amish Paradise, parody of Coolios “Gangsta’s Paradise”
- Fat, parody of Michael Jackson’s “Bad”
- You don’t love me anymore, Weird Al original
- Living with a Hernia, parody of James Brown’s “Living in America”
- Good Enough for Now, Weird Al original, country style
- Couch Potato, parody of Eminem’s “Lose Yourself”:
- Wanna B Ur Lovr, Weird Al original in the style of Prince and Beck
- Hardware Store, Weird Al original, not a parody
- A complicated song, parody of Avril Lavigne’s “Complicated”
- e-Bay, parody of The Backstreet Boys’ “I Want It That Way”
- Bob – Weird Al original with lyrics consisting exclusively of palindromes, performed “Bob Dylan style”
- The saga begins, parody of Don McLean’s “American Pie”
- White and Nerdy, parody of Chamillionaire’s “Ridin”
- Virus Alert, Weird Al original in the style of Sparks
- Don’t download this song, Weird Al original, imitating the ’80s benefit songs