#weird al yankovic who?

[faloverfae]

Almost Jorting

West Jortginia

Blue Ridge Jortains

Shenandenim river

Jorts are old there

Older than the jeans

Younger than the jortains

Jortin like a breeze

Jortry joooooooaaaaaads

Take me joooooooome

To the jlaaaaaaace

I jortlooooooooong

West Jortginiaaaaaaaa

Jortain jamaaaaaaa

Take me joooooooome

Jortry joooooooaaaaaads

[cryptticrow]

Kinda tired of the idea that art has to be broody and tragic to be "good" tbh

[whowouldwininafite]

[moghedien]

love the Weird Al movie beginning with a disclaimer from actual Weird Al telling you that this is all completely historically accurate and then the movie ending with Madonna assassinating him

[80s-music-tourney]

Might take a bit of a break for now, just as a way to catch my breath with rounds.

In the meantime, I've just realised that the number of matches are uneven, so I think that one losing song from Round Two should be given another chance to go up against the Pet Shop Girls.

[cyber-corp]

2023: The year of all time

This felt like the first year post-COVID where things really kicked into high gear for me personally. My new year's resolution was that I would go out and have fun for once.

And had fun I did.

I did some voicework reading for a story podcast, I went to a bunch of amazing concerts (nothing beats seeing Weird Al for my birthday!), and I sorted out a bunch of RL stuff and put a neat little bow on it. Thank goodness.

But fuck all that sappy shit: Here's a small collection of things I really enjoyed this year!

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: An excellent sequel to a seemingly unfollow-uppable first film. Takes everything from ITSV, and amps it up to twenty with a stunning visual style, a sonically fitting soundtrack, and a meta-commentary on the nature of Spider-Man's character and whether they really deserve all the tragedy thrown at them.

Aunty Donna's Coffee Cafe: The guys who made Pud did another show, this time with funding from the Australian Government! While stripped back in its setting, they continue to provide the same stupid bullshit that put me into laughing fits as they did with their Netflix show. Haven't they done well.

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off: I think when people heard about "An animated Scott Pilgrim show with the live-action cast and Edgar Wright producing", they did not expect "A proper dissection of Ramona Flowers' character and her motivations, as well as her own journey of forgiving the Evil Exes. Also lots of yaoi." Scott Pilgrim continues to dominate as the premier "guy learns not to be a shithead" franchise.

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live in Accor Stadium: The Peppers prove their pertained power as performers by playing the purest psalms in their prospectus from the past 35 years (eugh, what a mouthful). Flea came out, did a 30-second handstand, waved and said hello to the moon and then got up some people littering in the crowd. Their life is more than just a read-through.

Caroline Polachek - Desire, I Want to Turn Into You: I had absolutely no clue who Caroline was before I listened to this album. I now realise that she might just be the person that pop needs right now. A soaring collection of songs destined to become classics down the line, like a greatest hits compilation that doesn't exist. We're all on Caroline's island, and we ain't leaving.

Bomb Rush Cyberfunk: I kept my eye on this game as it was developing, and it was absolutely worth it to see it come through in the end. Satisfying gameplay that requires you to learn how to combo to progress, an addicting artstyle inspired by Y2K, and the soundtrack. Holy fuck the soundtrack. I just can't get enuf.

Weird Al Yankovic - TUROTRSIIIVT: Man, what a title. Emu Phillips come out swinging with jokes I did not expect, and then Weird Al comes out aggressively swinging, with all the songs you don't know him for. He then did a polka melody of his parodies, did a ritual halfway through, and then ended the concert on a high note. Only the best from Strange Alfred.

Doctor Who 2023 Specials: That bastard David Tennant returning led me down the rabbit hole known as watching Doctor Who, and did it ever pay off more than these specials. A trans woman saves the day and the Doctor realises he's bi, black, and needs therapy. A magnificent close on a chapter of one of the greatest sci-fis ever, and a bright step into the future.

The Hyperfixation of the Year award goes to none other than

Homestuck, everyone's favourite webcomic! Everyone's.

And I think that's partly because I joined this website to begin with. I probably say this all the time, but leaving Reddit was probably the best decision I could have made at that time. As much as I reminisce, the communities I was in began to get a little stale. Same jokes, same shitposts, a different day. Tumblr in some strange way, is not that. It feels less like a big communal website and more like a collection of small towns spread across a large spot of land. Calm and village-like, you know?

So to all my mutuals, my followers, to the people that liked and reboggled my stinky posts, to all that offered mealworms and crickets in my askbox, thank you. "Gecko Boy" might just be a silly lil joke in the grand scheme of things, but it's a fun joke to play into.

Whatever comes next year, I know I've got the energy to keep going. Have a good 2024 everybody. <3

[baalzebufo]

THE WEIRD AL-CANA - 14. TEMPERANCE- THIS IS THE LIFE

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one of my fave songs today! I know I probably say that a lot but, well. I have a lot of faves ok. this is the life might have been one of the first songs I ever heard by al- specifically, on an old anime amv. go figure. its at least one of the earliest i remember so its extra-nostalgic for me.

anyways temperance is a card all about moderation so i figured it'd be fun to contrast it with the most hedonistic outlook possible ;p

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[sosime]

EVAN RACHEL WOOD as MADONNA in Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022) Dir. Eric Appled

[friend-through-teenage-nights]

I couldn't reblog with a video but as a follow-up to this: Weird Al gets called out part 2 on Donny and Marie.

[noattentionsstuff]

weird Al Yankovic as the doctor even if it's just a joke like the time Mr beans actor played him

[versus-weird-al]

Please listen to both songs before you vote!

"Won't Get Fooled Again"

"Won't Eat Prunes Again"

[whowouldwininafite]

(Sort of) submitted by @meowmeowmeowimacat

[tweedstoat]

Nothing was more inexplicable than the late 2000s to early 2010s passion for parody songs

[bigforeheadbaddie]

his voice!!

[baalzebufo]

THE WEIRD AL-CANA - 17. THE STAR- MIDNIGHT STAR

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another pick that is more of a name pun than thematically appropriate, but im sure if I read into it more I could wrangle a meaning that fits with Midnight Star. but im too lazy for that and the meaning was mostly 'i wanted to draw it', so nevermind! enjoy todays card, instead!

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[agoldengalaxy]

i love weird al’s storytelling