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| 1. Another One Rides The Bus | |||
| 2. Polkas On 45 | |||
| 3. Eat It | |||
| 4. I Lost On Jeopardy | |||
| 5. Yoda | |||
| 6. One More Minute | |||
| 7. Like A Surgeon | |||
| 8. Dare To Be Stupid | |||
| 9. Dog Eat Dog | |||
| 10. Lasagna | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Since You've Been Gone | |||
| 2. Amish Paradise | |||
| 3. Gump | |||
| 4. Everything You Know Is Wrong | |||
| 5. The Night Santa Went Crazy | |||
| 6. Your Horoscope For Today | |||
| 7. It's All About The Pentiums | |||
| 8. The Saga Begins | |||
| 9. Albuquerque | |||
| 10. eBay | |||
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Product Description
Album Description
2009 two CD career-spanning collection of tracks hand-picked by Weird Al himself. Yankovic is a true artistic genius in the classic sense of the word. No other artist can parody a song or a music video without being directly compared to the maestro. Throughout his career, Al has offered up an alternate reality of sorts to the history of pop music, lovingly re-casting hits of all genres into bizarre and hilarious songs and videos that themselves have become hits. Al's work became so synonymous with the hits they parodied that Michael Jackson gave Al access to the 'Bad' video set to make his classic 'Fat' video! This is to say nothing of Al's original songs which are as witty and endearing as his parody work. 40 tracks.
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4.6 out of 5 stars (39 customer reviews)
16 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
It really IS "Essential", Oct 28 2009
By Julie - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Essential Weird Al Yankovic (Audio CD)
I picked this up yesterday, not realizing it was the day the album was released. I just saw Al on CD, and that caught my attention. I'd always been a fan, but the only other album I own is Alapalooza on cassette. So it seemed like a perfect excuse to expand my collection.
Looking at the track list, it seemed like a truly complete and well-rounded Al compilation--all his greatest hits over his career. The songs really are that good, and the track listing represents itself. In fact, the only song I personally miss is "Living in the Fridge" (parody of Aerosmith's "Living on the Edge").
So besides the songs, what else is there? Well... there's a great essay by Steven Thomas of The Onion/AV Club, and there is a wealth of photos from over Al's 30 year career. All of that adds to the overall value of the package for me. It's also a really good way to introduce new and casual fans to more of Al's work.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
More Fun Than the Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota, Nov 19 2009
By Jeff Pearlman - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Essential Weird Al Yankovic (Audio CD)
The disappointment in realizing that WAY decided not to include "Ricky", his first Hot 100 hit and a double parody of "Mickey" and "I Love Lucy", is more than offset by the 38 funny tunes that are here. I've played "Your Horoscope For Today" about ten times and laughed out loud every time. I'm also glad to have "White and Nerdy" since I am very old and allergic to (legal or illegal) downloading. Overall the funniest CD since "Britney Spears: The Singles Collection" and you need to buy it, especially at the lovely current Amazon price of (deleted in case it changes someday).
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An Amazing Collection, Nov 5 2009
By The Purple Menace - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Essential Weird Al Yankovic (Audio CD)
I wish i could say I was an old school weird Al fan, but I'm nowhere near old enough. I can say that I was a fan before the huge White and Nerdy wave swept over my school. There is a great selection of songs on here. Of course it covers all the major singles like Eat it,Like a Surgeon,Amish Paradise,White and Nerdy,and the very old, Another One Rides the Bus. This song, going by his behind the music, was originally recorded in a bathroom in his college.
I saw another reviewer bring up the exclusion of Money for Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies. This does suck because otherwise you'd have to get it on the UHF album. This album had very few highlights and is only really good if you a big fan of the UHF movie. Which you should be because that movie was awesome and would have been a big hit if Indy Jones hadn't also come out. But that's just my opinion. This is a great album for new fans of Mr. Yankovic, especially at a price of 14 bucks for 38 songs.
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