{"id":47786,"date":"2016-02-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/features\/even-worse\/"},"modified":"2026-07-04T11:34:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T11:34:36","slug":"even-worse","status":"publish","type":"feature","link":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/features\/even-worse\/","title":{"rendered":"Even Worse"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ever since I was a small child, Weird Al has been one of my favorites. One of the undisputed kings of humorous music and one of the bestselling and most respected comedians of all time (take that Cosby!), Weird Al has always had his finger on the pulse of popular music. Over the course of his thirty plus year career, he has released some of the greatest comedy records of all time. With that in mind, I decided it was time to do an overview of the man\u2019s oeuvre.<\/p>\n

\"weirdalyankovic_uhf_150\"14. UHF \u2013 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack And Other Stuff<\/i> (1989)<\/b><\/p>\n

This is the soundtrack to the cult classic UHF,<\/i> but there\u2019s really nothing here that\u2019s worth saving. The movie is fantastic, but the record was a complete stiff. Plus, all the good tracks can be found on compilations and such. For devoted diehards only. <\/p>\n

13. Poodle Hat<\/i> (2003)\"weirdalyankovic_poodlehat\"<\/b><\/p>\n

The absolute nadir of his recording career. Boring song after boring song, including \u201cOde To A Superhero,\u201d a tired parody of \u201cPiano Man\u201d based around Spider-Man. He tried pulling one off on Eminem with \u201cCouch Potato,\u201d but Em wouldn\u2019t let him make a video, which killed the album dead in a second. Still won a Grammy, though\u2026 <\/p>\n

\"weirdalyankovic_polka\"12. Polka Party!<\/i> (1986)<\/b><\/p>\n

The one disc that Al himself second guesses. It was after this poor performing sucker that he took a well-deserved break. The Talking Heads ode \u201cDog Eat Dog\u201d still remains one of his best originals. But no one still sings \u201cHere\u2019s Johnny\u201d or \u201cToothless People.\u201d <\/p>\n

11. Alpocalypse<\/i> (2011)\"weirdalyankovic_alpocalypse_150\"<\/b><\/p>\n

Good songs here, but the best ones had been released a couple years earlier on digital EPs. This felt like he was just kind of phoning it in particularly on \u201cPerform This Way,\u201d a parody of a months old Lady Gaga track. The T.I. parody, however, is one of his most spot-on and timeless. <\/p>\n

\"weirdalyankovic_badhair\"10. Bad Hair Day<\/i> (1996)<\/b><\/p>\n

This was a good disc at the time, but then again I was ten years old and didn\u2019t know any better. This record just does not hold up twenty years later, and that\u2019s a bit of a shame. \u201cAmish Paradise\u201d still sounds cool and \u201cGump\u201d is awesome, but tracks like \u201cPhony Calls,\u201d \u201cSyndicated Inc.\u201d and \u201cThe Night Santa Went Crazy\u201d sound outdated and uncool. <\/p>\n

9. Alapalooza<\/i> (1993)\"weirdalyankovic_alapalooza\"<\/b><\/p>\n

The follow-up to the smash Off The Deep End<\/i> has some great songs like \u201cTalk Soup,\u201d \u201cYoung, Dumb & Ugly\u201d and the timeless \u201cJurassic Park,\u201d and while it has aged a bit better than others, it\u2019s still far away from what he was really capable of. <\/p>\n

\"weirdalyankovic_evenworse_150\"8. Even Worse<\/i> (1988)<\/b><\/p>\n

Wrapping up the \u201880s was one of his strangest records but also one of his most interesting. \u201cFat\u201d is one of the all-time greats and \u201cAlimony\u201d is one of his best parodies. It also contains three of his best originals: \u201cYou Make Me,\u201d the almost sadistic \u201cGood Old Days\u201d and \u201cMelanie.\u201d This disc also contains his first real attempt at rap, the pitiful \u201cTwister.\u201d Good, but not great. <\/p>\n

7. Weird Al Yankovic<\/i> (1983)\"weirdalyankovic_s-t\"<\/b><\/p>\n

His very first record, but it contains some of his best tracks. \u201cHappy Birthday\u201d is still one of my go-to warped birthday songs, and who can go wrong with \u201cMy Bologna\u201d and \u201cI Love Rocky Road.\u201d The production is a bit primitive, but the songs still hold up all these years later. <\/p>\n

\"weirdal_straight_150\"<\/b>6. Straight Outta Lynwood<\/i> (2006)<\/b><\/p>\n

His comeback record, actually one of many, but the one that made people realize he was here to stay as a comedic force. \u201cWhite & Nerdy\u201d remains one of his greatest ever ideas, while \u201cTrapped In The Drive-Thru\u201d is one of his most creative parodies. \u201cDon\u2019t Download This Song\u201d still has resonance all these years later; it\u2019s both plaintive and funny, something a lot of other artists wouldn\u2019t have been able to pull off. This is one of the definitive records of my college years for sure. <\/p>\n

5. Dare To Be Stupid<\/i> (1985)\"weirdalyankovic_daretobestupid\"<\/b><\/p>\n

His first record I fell in love with. It\u2019s hard to match the genius of the title track, one of his rare originals to be released as a single. \u201cYoda\u201d has come back into the stratosphere because of the Star Wars<\/i> phenomenon, and despite the presence of weaker tracks like \u201cGeorge Of The Jungle\u201d and \u201cGirls Just Want To Have Lunch,\u201d this album is still one of my all-time favorites for early Al. <\/p>\n

\"weirdalyankovic_mandatory_150\"<\/b>4. Mandatory Fun<\/i> (2014)<\/b><\/p>\n

No one really expected this record to be as great as it turned out. \u201cTacky\u201d is one of his best parodies in years, while the musicality shown on stuff like \u201cFirst World Problems\u201d and \u201cLame Claim To Fame\u201d will allow him and his dynamic band to carry on their career ten times longer than anyone else who\u2019s tried out this parody thing. <\/p>\n

3. Running With Scissors<\/i> (1999)\"weirdalyankovic_running\"<\/b><\/p>\n

A great album when I was in middle school that has some dated songs like \u201cPretty Fly (For A Rabbi)\u201d but also lays claim to some of his greatest songs like \u201cYour Horoscope For Today\u201d and the epic \u201cAlbuquerque,\u201d which is one of his catchiest tracks and most awe-inspiring tracks. <\/p>\n

\"weirdalyankovic_deepend\"2. Off The Deep End<\/i> (1992)<\/b><\/p>\n

If it wasn\u2019t for Nirvana, I don\u2019t know if Al would still be around and relevant today. \u201cSmells Like Nirvana\u201d is the best, the be all and end all of parodies. Meanwhile, songs like \u201cTrigger Happy\u201d and \u201cWhen I Was Your Age\u201d show how far he had come along musically. Also, \u201cPolka Your Eyes Out\u201d is the best polka medley he\u2019s done since the \u201880s. Such a wonderful record and what a way to prove to the world that he was still the king! <\/p>\n

1. In 3-D<\/i> (1984)\"weirdalyankovic_in3d\"<\/b><\/p>\n

What else can be said about an album containing a song like \u201cNature Trail To Hell\u201d but WOW! Everything is spot on, from \u201cMr. Popeil\u201d and \u201cMidnight Star\u201d to \u201cThe Brady Bunch\u201d and the immortal \u201cEat It.\u201d Better than Cosby, more remembered than Allan Sherman or Vaughn Meader, Al has managed to consistently maintain his reputation and his reign as a comedy great has continued unabated for years and this record was one of his touchstones. One of the greatest comedy albums ever made!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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