A full list of every song he has ever actually done, including the live-only songs, can be found at the Al Songs website. Most of his albums include a medley which juxtaposes the choruses of various songs in a polka style to accordion music.ĭue to his popularity, he has been credited with several songs that are not actually his. Some of these pieces are pastiches (or style parodies), where he chooses a band's entire body of work to emulate rather than any single hit, although Yankovic has many completely original pieces. Though parodies earned him his fame, Yankovic has recorded a greater number of humorous songs with original tunes.
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He has also made guest appearances on many television shows, in addition to starring in his own Al TV specials.
In addition to recording his albums, Yankovic has written and starred in his own film, UHF, and his own television show, The Weird Al Show, and directed music videos for himself and other artists including Ben Folds, Hanson, Black Crowes, and The Presidents of the United States of America. Yankovic's first top ten Billboard album (Straight Outta Lynwood) and single ("White & Nerdy") were both released in 2006, nearly three decades into his career. Since his first-aired song parody in 1979, he has sold more than 12 million albumsmore than any other comedy act in historyrecorded more than 150 parody and original songs, and has performed more than 1,000 live shows.His works have earned him three Grammy Awards among nine nominations, four gold records, and six platinum records in the United States. Yankovic is known in particular for his humorous songs that make light of popular culture and that often parody specific songs by contemporary musical acts. Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic (born October 23, 1959) is an American singer-songwriter, music producer, actor, comedian, satirist, accordian player and kazooist.
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