That is, actual headline news from the time period. Weird Al is referencing actual massive controversies from around 1994. No matter if it was good, great, amazing, wonderful, bad, horrible or terrible news. He used to get “mad” about it because he didn’t know what I was talking about SOOOO I had to show him this video and he FINALLY agreed with me. My uncle passed away two years ago but when he was still with us, I used to tell him the same thing when I saw them. Especially in this video with the long straight hair (yes, I know Al’s hair is naturally curly but he did straighten it for this video) and the glasses. I keep telling my Aunt Colleen and my cousins Amanda and Casey that Uncle Rich (my aunts husband and my cousins father) looked like Weird Al in a lot of his older photos.
Weird al headline news wikipedia crack#
I grew up with Al’s music and no matter how old or new the songs are, he/they still crack me up. Making me laugh with his interviews and songs/music videos. There have been a few actors, actresses and singers who got me through hard times especially this past week BUT I have to say that Weird Al got me through them the best way. Written by: BRAD ROBERTS, WEIRD AL YANKOVIC
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group He was unable to understand why it happened When he woke up or regained consciousness He angered his wife so much that she cut off his penis Made his wife so mad one night that she cut off his wiener I have another story to tell, this time about a man They sold the rights to adapt their story for television or film They received money for recording their opinions or catchphrases
She encountered another skater who was more skilled She was determined to become a champion figure skater Swore that one day she would be a figure skating champion He said that the beating occurred because He had been beaten with a cane on his buttocks He went to Singapore and brought spray paint with him
Took a trip to Singapore and brought along his spray paint By presenting these stories through a catchy, poppy melody and repetitive chorus, "Weird Al" calls attention to how we consume and sensationalize news. The third story is a reference to John and Lorena Bobbitt, whose case dominated the news in 1993 when Lorena cut off John's penis. The second story is a play on the Tonya Harding/Nancy Kerrigan scandal, in which Harding's ex-husband hired someone to injure Kerrigan before the 1994 Winter Olympics. The first story mocks the international news coverage of Michael Fay, an 18-year-old American who was caned in Singapore in 1994 for vandalism. Throughout the song, "Weird Al" highlights the absurdity of these stories, as well as the media's obsession with them. The second story is about a figure skater who hires someone to injure her competition, and the third story is about a man whose wife cut off his penis. The song tells three bizarre news stories, each with its own version of the refrain "Mm mm mm mm, mm mm mm mm, ah." The first story is about a kid who traveled to Singapore with spray paint and was caned by the authorities. "Weird Al" Yankovic's song Headline News is a satirical commentary on the sensationalist culture of news media.
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