Weird Al Yankovic DLC

[evets90]

Ever since before Rock Band came out I was thinking of songs from Weird Al that could be in the game, I was thinking:

Albuquerque
I'll Sue Ya
It's All About The Pentiums
Eat It
A Complicated Song
Pretty Fly For A Rabbi

All of those have Guitar/Bass/Vocals/Drums in them

[a21schizoidman]

Dirty Deeds Done With Sheep

Stairway to Seven Eleven

[DethBoxx]

He let us do 'Pretty Fly For a Rabbi' way back when (like 10 years ago) so I think he is into this kind of thing. Weird Al is cool.

[SmokaCola]

Dirty Deeds Done With Sheep

Stairway to Seven Eleven

^ Those aren't his songs are they? I have all his CDs and I haven't seen either... However I've seen them on um... those... "special" programs which I don't use anymore.

Anyways, back on topic


1. The Saga Begins
2. It's all about the Pentiums
3. Close But No Cigar

Jerry Springer would be nice to see too

[evets90]

Dirty Deeds Done With Sheep

Stairway to Seven Eleven


These are not Weird Al Songs. There are huge amounts of songs that are miscredited to Weird Al.

Allow me to enlighten you on which ones are not by him:
www.free.house.cx/~eil/etc/notal.html

[rushfan2007]

The Saga Begins
Young, Dumb, & Ugly
Jurassic Park

Please, please!

[TheBends]

Just put the real freakings songs in the game you prepubetic persons.

[SmokaCola]

Last time I checked weird al is a "real" artist and he makes "real" music. I'd have to say I'm impressed with his work considering most people who do parodies completely fail. Anyways, if you don't like it why even bother clicking the link?

[blaked4]

ohhhh God,,,, Please Nooooo!!!!!!!

[KiltieLad]

Dare To Be Stupid
Stuck In A Closet With Vanna White
Close But No Cigar

[mecdrox]

Heck yeah anything by weird al would rock!

[KEWB]

i like wierd al, but really i sort of feel like they might as well release the regular version of a song rather than a parody of it. if you want the wierd al version, you might as well just have the singer sing wierd al's lyrics over the regular song. of course, I wouldn't be opposed to having some of wierd al's original songs for DLC. Albuquerque? Hell yeah! I'm all for having it in RB.

[Bukkethead]

I love Weird Al. Huge fan. That said, though (and I've said it in this forum before), Albuquerque would be a horrible song for Rock Band.

Reasons:

Listen to the guitar part, and I don't just mean the couple of lead solos. The actual guitar part, the one that's repeated ad infinitum for the entire duration (IE, twelve minutes' worth) of the song is a single, three-note riff. Fun, eh?

The vocals. You hated Ballroom Blitz and Sabotage because of the iffy speech detection? Here's a twelve-minute monologue. Good luck.

It sounds great in theory, and I do honestly consider Albuquerque one of Al's masterworks, but this song'd be horrible for Rock Band. At this point, though, I actually hope we do get it so that the hordes of people asking for it can realize just how hard you have to be careful what you wish for...

[KiltieLad]

I have every Al album.

I would not want Alburquerqe because it's too long.

There are lots of others I would want, though.

Like KEWB said, his originals would be better because you can just sing the Al lyrics over a regular version song.

Anybody else sing the My Balogna lyrics instead of My Sharona?
I only do it on the parts that I remember, but it works fine.

[carp24000]

Amish Paradise
White and Nerdy

[Jordashebasics]

You Make Me has some challenging things for vocals and drums.

While his original music is of serious interest, I'm not sure if it's right for Rock Band... there's a usually more keyboard work, or there are tracks that don't include one of the instruments.
I mean, Fun Zone would be great for everything, except there's no vocal except for the "Hey!" that's tossed in near the end.

However - one of the things he does with his parodies involves speeding up from the original track. This increase in speed could be of interest to some people.

[Joatmon]

Yes, even in this thread too, I still want Weird al!

[KiltieLad]

You Make Me has some challenging things for vocals and drums.

While his original music is of serious interest, I'm not sure if it's right for Rock Band...

You Make Me would be awesome!

Other songs that (as far as I can tell) have all four parts and (as far as I know) are originals and (in my opinion) would be fun to play are:

Everything You Know Is Wrong
Dare To Be Stupid
Stuck In A Closet With Vanna White
That Boy Could Dance
Wanna Be Ur Lovr
Germs
I'll Sue Ya
Close But No Cigar
UHF

[Schultzy]

Yes for Weird Al. I also own every album and I still want Albuquerque, regardless of what everyone is saying about it. I happen to like the vocals a lot on it. :D

[Destnaru]

Please! No Weird Al Yankovic!


Destroyer of good music.
Everything he does is a bastardization of something else.

[Schultzy]

Please! No Weird Al Yankovic!


Destroyer of good music.
Everything he does is a bastardization of something else.

Anyway, onto posts that matter...

'Weird Al' for Rock Band :D

[Destnaru]

Anyway, onto posts that matter...

'Weird Al' for Rock Band :D


Meh,,, come to think of it let Weird Al in.
Some people may like it and I am not required to buy it.

By the way the shark in you pic looks like he is,,,,,, well,,,,
Squint your eyes and look at it.
LOL
Just an observation.
:D

[SmokaCola]

"When I was your age" is a pretty good one too, has all parts to play as well.

[Bukkethead]

While his original music is of serious interest, I'm not sure if it's right for Rock Band... there's a usually more keyboard work, or there are tracks that don't include one of the instruments.

Maybe so, but Al's band consists of a drummer, a guitarist, a bassist, and a vocalist (oh yea, and Reuben on keyboards). You don't get much more Rock Band than that. His later work, especially, uses a lot less accordion and a lot more "standard" rock structure.

I'll Sue Ya would be perfect.


Destroyer of good music.
Everything he does is a bastardization of something else.

And yet he's had a career that's outlasted nearly every band he's made fun of and shows no signs of slowing down, while most other novelty/parody acts get their fifteen minutes and disappear. Wonder why that is?

The music industry takes itself too seriously. Al keeps 'em in line. 'sides, as someone who's studying the finer points of composition and style myself, to be able to write a song in any style he chooses (Al's done ska, reggae, rock, polka, to just name a few) shows incredible talent.

[evets90]

I'm actually surprised he hasn't been in GH in the past, he's been around since the '70s and is one of the oldest "Rock" bands out there actually.

And to those who thinks he destroys music: he doesn't. He makes them even better, and he's a really talented person in real life as well. He was the valedictorian of his freakin high school class.

[Jagbag2]

Way back when I was just a little bitty boy living in a box under the stairs in the corner of the basement of the house half a block down the street from Jerry's Bait shop
You know the place
well anyway, back then life was going swell and everything was just peachy

Except, of course, for the undeniable fact that every single morning
My mother would make me a big ol' bowl of sauerkraut for breakfast

Awww - Big bowl of sauerkraut
Every single mornin'
It was driving me crazy

I said to my mom
I said "Hey, mom, what's up with all the sauerkraut?"
And my dear, sweet mother
She just looked at me like a cow looks at an oncoming train,
And she leaned right down next to me
And she said,
"IT'S GOOD FOR YOU!!!"
And then she tied me to the wall and stuck a funnel in my mouth
And force fed me nothing but sauerkraut until I was twenty six and a half years old

That's when I swore that someday
Someday I would get outta that basement and travel to a magical, far away place
Where the sun is always shining and the air smells like warm root beer
And the towels are oh so fluffy
Where the Shriners and the lepers play their ukuleles all day long
And anyone on the street will gladly shave your back for a nickel

Wacka wacka doodoo yeah

Well, let me tell you, people, it wasn't long at all before my dream came true
Because the very next day, a local radio station had this contest
To see who could correctly guess the number of molecules in Leonard Nimoy's butt
I was off by three, but I still won the grand prize
That's right, a first class one-way ticket to

Albuquerque
Albuquerque

Oh yeah
You know, I'd never been on a real airplane before
And I gotta tell ya, it was really great
Except that I had to sit between two large Albanian women with excruciatingly severe body odor
And the little kid in back of me kept throwin' up the whole time
The flight attendants ran out of Dr. Pepper and salted peanuts
And the in-flight movie was Bio-Dome with Pauly Shore
And, oh yeah, three of the airplane engines burned out
And we went into a tailspin and crashed into a hillside
And the plane exploded in a giant fireball and everybody died
Except for me
You know why?

'Cause I had my tray table up
And my seat back in the full upright position
Had my tray table up
And my seat back in the full upright position
Had my tray table up
And my seat back in the full upright position

Ah ha ha ha
Ah ha ha
Ahhhh

So I crawled from the twisted, burnin' wreckage
I crawled on my hands and knees for three full days
Draggin' along my big leather suitcase and my garment bag
And my tenor saxophone and my twelve-pound bowling ball
And my lucky, lucky autographed glow-in-the-dark snorkel
But finally I arrived at the world famous Albuquerque Holiday Inn
Where the towels are oh so fluffy!
And you can eat your soup right out of the ashtrays if you wanna
It's OK, they're clean

Well, I checked into my room and I turned down the A/C
And I turned on the Spectravision
And I'm just about to eat that little chocolate mint on my pillow
That I love so very, very much when suddenly, there's a knock on the door

Well now, who could that be?
I say "Who is it?"
No answer
"Who is it?"
There's no answer
"WHO IS IT?!"
They're not sayin' anything

So, finally I go over and I open the door and just as I suspected
It's some big fat hermaphrodite with a Flock-Of-Seagulls haircut and only one nostril
(Oh man, I hate it when I'm right)
So anyway, he bursts into my room and he grabs my lucky snorkel
And I'm like "Hey, you can't have that"
"That snorkel's been just like a snorkel to me"
And he's like "Tough"
And I'm like "Give it"
And he's like "Make me"
And I'm like "'Kay"
So I grabbed his leg and he grabbed my esophagus
And I bit off his ear and he chewed off my eyebrows
And I took out his appendix and he gave me a colonic irrigation
Yes, indeed, you'd better believe it *Deep Breath*
And somehow in the middle of it all, the phone got knocked off the hook
And twenty seconds later, I heard a familiar voice
And you know what it said?
I'll tell you what it said

It said
"If you'd like to make a call, please hang up and try again"
"If you need help, hang up and then dial your operator"
"If you'd like to make a call, please hang up and try again"
"If you need help, hang up and then dial your operator

In Albuquerque
Albuquerque"

Well, to cut a long story short, he got away with my snorkel
But I made a solemn vow right then and there that I would not rest
I would not sleep for an instant until the one-nostrilled man was brought to justice
But first, I decided to buy some donuts

So I got in my car and I drove over to the donut shop
And I walked on up to the guy behind the counter
And he says "Yeah, what do ya want?"
I said "You got any glazed donuts?"
He said "Nah, we're outta glazed donuts"
I said "Well, you got any jelly donuts?"
He said "Nah, we're outta jelly donuts"
I said "You got any Bavarian cream-filled donuts?"
He said "Nah, we're outta Bavarian cream-filled donuts"
I said "You got any cinnamon rolls?"
He said "Nah, we're outta cinnamon rolls"
I said "You got any apple fritters?"
He said "Nah, we're outta apple fritters"
I said "You got any bear claws?"
He said "Wait a minute, I'll go check"
"NAH, we're outta bear claws"
I said "Well, in that case - in that case, what do you have?"
He says "All I got right now is this box of one dozen starving, crazed weasels"
I said "OK, I'll take that"

So he hands me the box and I open up the lid and the weasels jump out
And they immediately latch onto my face and start bitin' me all over
(rabid gnawing sounds)
Oh man, they were just going nuts
They were tearin' me apart
You know, I think it was just about that time that a little ditty started goin' through my head"
I believe it went a little something like this . . .

ahhhh
Get 'em off me
Get 'em off me
Ohhhh
No, get 'em off, get 'em off
Ooooh my God, oh my God
Oh, get 'em off me
Ooooh my God
Ah, (more screaming)

I ran out into the street with these flesh-eating weasels all over my face
Wavin' my arms all around and just runnin', runnin', runnin'
Like a constipated wiener dog
And as luck would have it, that's exactly when I ran into the girl of my dreams
Her name was Zelda
She was a calligraphy enthusiast with a slight overbite and hair the color of strained peaches
I'll never forget the first thing she said to me.
She said
"Hey, you've got weasels on your face"

That's when I knew it was true love
We were inseparable after that
Aw, we ate together, we bathed together
We even shared the same piece of mint-flavored dental floss
The world was our burrito
So we got married and we bought us a house
And had two beautiful children - Nathaniel and Superfly
Oh, we were so very very very happy, aw yeah

But then one fateful night, Zelda said to me
She said "Sweetie pumpkin? Do you wanna join the Columbia Record Club?"
I said "Whoa, hold on now, baby"
"I'm just not ready for that kind of commitment"
So we broke up and I never saw her again
But that's just the way things go

In Albuquerque
Albuquerque

Anyway, things really started lookin' up for me
Because about a week later, I finally achieved my lifelong dream
That's right, I got me a part-time job at the Sizzler
I even made employee of the month after I put out that grease fire with my face
Aw yeah, everybody was pretty jealous of me after that
I was gettin' a lot of attitude

OK, like one time, I was out in the parking lot
Tryin' to remove my excess earwax with a golf pencil
When I see this guy Marty tryin' to carry a big ol' sofa up the stairs all by himself
So I, I say to him, I say "Hey, you want me to help you with that?"
And Marty, he just rolls his eyes and goes
"Noooo, I want you to cut off my arms and legs with a chainsaw"

So I did.

And then he gets all indignant on me
He's like "Hey man, I was just being sarcastic"
Well, that's just great
How was I supposed to know that?
I'm not a mind reader for cryin' out loud
Besides, now he's got a really cute nickname - Torso-Boy
So what's he complaining about?

Say, that reminds me of another amusing anecdote
This guy comes up to me on the street and he tells me he hasn't had a bite in three days
Well, I knew what he meant
But just to be funny, I took a big bite out of his jugular vein
And he's yellin' and screamin' and bleeding all over
And I'm like "Hey, come on, don'tcha get it?"
But he just kept rolling around on the sidewalk, bleeding, and screaming
(screaming sounds)
You know, just completely missing the irony of the whole situation
Man, some people just can't take a joke, you know?

Anyway, um, um, where was I?
Kinda lost my train of thought

Uh, well, uh, OK
Anyway I, I know it's kind of a roundabout way of saying it
But I guess the whole point I'm tryin' to make here is

I
HATE
SAUERKRAUT!

That's all I'm really tryin' to say
And, by the way, if one day you happen to wake up
And find yourself in an existential quandary
Full of loathing and self-doubt
And wracked with the pain and isolation of your pitiful meaningless existence
At least you can take a small bit of comfort in knowing that
Somewhere out there in this crazy old mixed-up universe of ours
There's still a little place called

Albuquerque
Albuquerque
Albuquerque, Albuquerque
Albuquerque, Albuquerque
Albuquerque, Albuquerque
Albuquerque, Albuquerque

I said "A" (A)
"L" (L)
"B" (B)
"U" (U)
*pauses*
"querque" (querque)

Albuquerque, Albuquerque, Albuquerque, Albuquerque
Albuquerque, Albuquerque, Albuquerque, Albuquerque
Albuquerque, Albuquerque, Albuquerque, Albuquerque

Albuquerque

(belch)

[Pickle_Czar]

They NEED to put Hardware Store in.

Close But No Cigar would also be fun.

[chad29]

Just put the real freakings songs in the game you prepubetic persons.

Do you mean prepubescent you idi0t. Way to make up your own word, that seems to be something that a child would do. PLUS rock band is not just for one person (Such as you) it's a game of variety for the people so don't be telling people to grow up because they like that music. Music is a form of entertainment and if comical music is how they are entertained then so be it.

[crivit]

I really, really want Germs in Rock Band. Of course, I do grow bacteria for a living, so it has a special place in my heart :D

[Just1_Joe]

I'd like to see "Smells Like Nirvana" a song that Kirk Cobain even said he liked.

[ZortheConqueror]

Absolutely. Of course it would only be original songs...

Young, Dumb, and Ugly
Trigger Happy
Hardware Store.

If it's something off the newest album, I'd be okay with Close But No Cigar, but everything else off that album is just so...ugh. His worst album in a very long time.

[guitarherofreak222]

Wierd Al Yankovic would be fun

[frostywolf]

I could go for some of his original stuff, don't want any of the parodies though. Perhaps "Alberquerque"?

[roaringhott]

out of all of you only one said smells like nirvana. that would be great

[josheee]

My dream list of Weird Al DLC:

Originals that rock:

I'll Sue Ya
Hardware Store (One of my favorite songs of all time)
I was only kidding
Trigger Happy
Melanie
Bob
Callin in Sick
I Remember Larry
She never told me she was a mime
Young Dumb and Ugly

Albuquerque Because singing that would be the most awesome thing in the universe.

Parodies that would be really fun to play:

Gump (Presidents parody).
Canadian Idiot (Green Day)
A Complicated Song (Complicated by Avril Lavigne )
The Saga Begins (American Pie by Don Mclean)
Bedrock Anthem (RHCP)
Livin in the Fridge (Aerosmith)
I want a new Duck (Huey Lewis)
Ebay (Backstreet Boys)
Smells Like Nirvana (Too awesome for words)
Eat it (For the old schoolers)

Yoda. Does this really need an explanation?

[ViscousZeta]

Weird Al would be awsome!

I'll Sue Ya
Dare To Be Stupid
Smells Like Nirvana

[T-Hybrid]

"Albuquerque" is required for any Weird Al DLC (epic vocals)

I don't think parodies would be as fun as the originals...and it would likely be tough to get them (would they have to get permission from both Al and the original artist?)

"Hardware Store" would also be fun (that "they've got..." part would be a challenge but the rest of the song wouldn't be too bad)

And then (for sentimental reasons) I'd love to see "The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota". ;)

[The Hungry Samurai]

Weird Al DLC would be Epic, I'd rock out to his accordian any day.

[TheMeatball]

I'd like to see "Smells Like Nirvana" a song that Kirk Cobain even said he liked.
FAIL!

Weird Al is incredibly talented, but isn't right for this games. Why get parodies when you can get originals? Even most of his 'originals' are just style parodies of a specific band. The guitar work isn't interesting enough in most cases.

I'm sure there's a couple that would work, but in general: no.

[bri2j]

Weird Al would be terrible in Rock Band and I shun whoever was ******ed enough to suggest it. The last thing the game needs is a polka solo.

[Joatmon]

What better for a party game than Weird Al!

He is a genius!

White & Nerdy
All about the Pentiums

[woofmix]

Any song will do for me

Smells Like Nirvana would be hilarious since smells like teen spirt could come?

[GS reaperwolf72]

-Signed-
LOL, Yes, Rock Band should have some weird Al, That would be hilarious and fun.

[Logan812]

Weird Al Pack 01:
Canadian Idiot
The Saga Begins
Smells Like Nirvana

(If only Ode to a Super Hero and Trapped in a Drive-Thru had guitar!)

BTW, You gotta see this: http://youtube.com/watch?v=UnuHJZMdako

[Garems007]

Why isn't a Weird Al thread linked to from the master artist post? He has plenty of original material which would be fun in Rock Band.

Any of these would make me happy. :D

Young, Dumb, and Ugly
Everything You Know is Wrong
I'm So Sick of You
I Remember Larry
The Night Santa Went Crazy
UHF
Christmas at Ground Zero
Truck Drivin' Song
Do I Creep You Out?
Buckingham Blues

[dragonanthony86]

we need a weird al yankovic live pack with A T L E A S T

Albuquerque
I'll Sue Ya and
Yoda

if you've been to one of his live shows anytime recently, you'll probably know why i picked those three songs

[The Great Funkapotamus]

Albuquerque definitely! That's one of my favorite songs from him, White and Nerdy is great too, but I don't think there's any guitar it it. I'll have to listen to it again. Weird Al pack would be freakin awesome though!

[use_your_shoe]

we need a weird al yankovic live pack with A T L E A S T

Albuquerque
I'll Sue Ya and
Yoda

if you've been to one of his live shows anytime recently, you'll probably know why i picked those three songs

Albuquerque has only been played once live at a special show in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Although if they could get that, it'd probably be the hardest "talkie" song out there. I don't see it being a hit with anyone but big Weird Al fans, though.

[TheGreatWhiteDope]

Albuquerque has only been played once live at a special show in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Although if they could get that, it'd probably be the hardest "talkie" song out there. I don't see it being a hit with anyone but big Weird Al fans, though.

at the show in Indianapolis in July he encored with Albuquerque

it was awesome.

also as for some al.

Albuquerque
Bob
I'll Sue Ya
A Complicated Song
Smells Like Nirvana
Bedrock Anthem
Close but No Cigar (total must)
Eat It

[use_your_shoe]

at the show in Indianapolis in July he encored with Albuquerque

it was awesome.

also as for some al.

Albuquerque
Bob
I'll Sue Ya
A Complicated Song
Smells Like Nirvana
Bedrock Anthem
Close but No Cigar (total must)
Eat It

Sorry, I misread my source. It said: "Before 2007, (apart from a one-off performance of "Albuquerque" in Albuquerque, New Mexico), these "epic" songs were not performed live in their entirety due to their length and complexity."

I missed the "Before 2007".

[TheGreatWhiteDope]

Sorry, I misread my source. It said: "Before 2007, (apart from a one-off performance of "Albuquerque" in Albuquerque, New Mexico), these "epic" songs were not performed live in their entirety due to their length and complexity."

I missed the "Before 2007".

hey its cool man...you actually made me feel sweet to be like "so he played it live to me."

alas it should easily be thought overall as one of the main songs that should be in rockband....because it is awesomely brilliant.

i really gotta throw it to alot of the parodies though...i'd easily love to play the Give it Away + Bedrock Anthem setlist

[Weird Al]

The haters in this thread make me laugh , they've clearly only listened to 1, maybe 2 songs by Weird Al tops. (I am not the Weird Al, just a big fan).

My most wanted:

Albuquerque (Albuquerque for April Fools '09!)
Close But No Cigar
Hardware Store
You Make Me

[teck]

weird al has a lot of possible good tracks on his many albums to date, but I doubt they would incorporate any of his parody tracks due to copyright/permissions issues with him and the original artist. So that would rule out songs like "all about the pentiums", "complicated song" and "lasagna" at the moment. I'd love to have some of his stuff in the game tho, he's one funny artist. Of course, then they would have to think about adding the accordian controller ... haha.

[FujiSkunk]

Of course, then they would have to think about adding the accordian controller ... haha.

Nah, been done already:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWPKblMM04k

I loves me some Weird Al, but I really don't think "Hardware Store", awesome tune that it is, could work in Rock Band. The vocals are just waaaay too out there. I'd go for "When I Was Your Age" or "Stuck in a Closet with Vanna White" or "I'll Sue Ya", though.

[evets90]

weird al has a lot of possible good tracks on his many albums to date, but I doubt they would incorporate any of his parody tracks due to copyright/permissions issues with him and the original artist. So that would rule out songs like "all about the pentiums", "complicated song" and "lasagna" at the moment. I'd love to have some of his stuff in the game tho, he's one funny artist. Of course, then they would have to think about adding the accordian controller ... haha.

Parodies require no copyright permission. They are totally fair-game.

[Duh-Man]

Yoda.
Dare to be Stupid.
The Saga Begins (but this is a long one)
White and Nerdy.
Stop Dragging My Car Around.
Hey Ricky.
so many others.....

[Ferocious Q]

Nah, been done already:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWPKblMM04k


lol at the obvious charting for TTFAF....

[spaceghost]

Another vote for Weird Al. He'd make a great April Fools week DLC pack. Ok, he'd make a good download at any time, but would be a good fit for April 1st.

[Minots59]

Any Al would do. I would buy all of it!

[JonBobDenver]

Please! No Weird Al Yankovic!


Destroyer of good music.
Everything he does is a bastardization of something else.

That's the appeal! I'm all for some Weird Al!

[Phategod1]

Gump = win

[Heimlich]

I do love Weird Al, but it sort of seems a waste to me to put any of his parodies in the game. As soon as the original version of the song becomes available in Rock Band, then you CAN play the Weird Al version if you want to -- you just have to know the words or have a lyric sheet handy. In fact, at a Rock Band night at a bar I went to a couple weeks ago, a group got up and actually performed "Gump."

But Weird Al does have a number of original songs that would probably be great for the game -- especially some "sound-alikes" that, while not parodies of SPECIFIC songs, totally capture the essence of a particular band. (Close But No Cigar, for example, is clearly a Cake style parody.)

Lots of people mentioned Albuquerque. Yeah, great and funny song, but I'm not so sure it would be fun in the game. It sounds like it would be only slightly more interesting than So Whatcha Want for the bass player.

[rocknrolltreasures]

ohhhh God,,,, Please Nooooo!!!!!!!

I AGREE!!! I love weird al's parodies but...

NO!!!!

[Jixzer]

Parodies require no copyright permission. They are totally fair-game.

Wrong. The parodies in question are songs written and performed by an artist (Wierd Al) who had to ask permission from the original artist and labels to parody.

Since HMX would chart and SELL these songs, permission from all parties involved would be required.

Oh, and to be on topic; BRING ON THE AL!!!

[1ofakind_SH]

Give me Albuquerque

[SonicRocker15X]

Wrong. The parodies in question are songs written and performed by an artist (Wierd Al) who had to ask permission from the original artist and labels to parody.

Actually, I think I read somewhere that he doesn't necessarily need to, and that he just prefers to, to get to know the artist(s).


More on topic, AL PLZ KTHXBAI

[T-Hybrid]

Since HMX would chart and SELL these songs, permission from all parties involved would be required.
Yep, it would actually be harder to get parodies than the real thing, as you've got the original artist to give the okay as well.

But as many have said, Al has TONS of original songs that are great for this game....including genre parodies or homages to certain artists.

I'd do a 5-pack of Al songs, since Weird Al fans would likely buy them all...and then sales overall would determine if it's worth putting more out there. It's mostly newer stuff:

"Weird Al" Yankovic Pack 01
- "Albuquerque" (excellent vocals challenge)
- "Hardware Store" (rocks, has a fun vocal piece in the middle)
- "Bob" (A Dylan genre parody, fairly short)
- "Germs" (NiN style)
- "Your Horoscope for Today" (fun lyrics, ska style)

[Aut0matic M16]

Weird Al FTW!

[InsrtCoins]

Ever since before Rock Band came out I was thinking of songs from Weird Al that could be in the game, I was thinking:

Albuquerque
I'll Sue Ya
It's All About The Pentiums
Eat It
A Complicated Song
Pretty Fly For A Rabbi

All of those have Guitar/Bass/Vocals/Drums in them
I fully support this :D It might be more trouble than it's worth securing the rights to the parodies (even though Pentiums would be awesome), but Albuquerque and I'll Sue Ya are must haves for future track packs. We don't get enough comedic tracks on the Rock Band marketplace. Everyone likes them. I mean, how many Rock Band parties have you been to that haven't, at one point, included the comment "Check this out, this song was sung by Stephen Colbert"?

[Chubalub]

We need "attack of the radioactive hamsters from a planet near mars" and "Frank's 2000" TV"

EDIT: If we can have spongebob in rock band, we can sure as hell have weird al.

[Bront20]

I do love Weird Al, but it sort of seems a waste to me to put any of his parodies in the game. As soon as the original version of the song becomes available in Rock Band, then you CAN play the Weird Al version if you want to -- you just have to know the words or have a lyric sheet handy. In fact, at a Rock Band night at a bar I went to a couple weeks ago, a group got up and actually performed "Gump."Sometimes that doesn't work quite as well due to rhythm or occasionally song length.


Wrong. The parodies in question are songs written and performed by an artist (Wierd Al) who had to ask permission from the original artist and labels to parody.
Not true. Parodies fall under fair use for the most part. Weird Al specifically gets permission to use them though.

Yep, it would actually be harder to get parodies than the real thing, as you've got the original artist to give the okay as well.
I don't believe so, see my comments above. It's possible Weird Al is deferring to the original musician though.


"Weird Al" Yankovic Pack 01
- "Albuquerque" (excellent vocals challenge)
- "Hardware Store" (rocks, has a fun vocal piece in the middle)
- "Bob" (A Dylan genre parody, fairly short)
- "Germs" (NiN style)
- "Your Horoscope for Today" (fun lyrics, ska style)
You're missing "Dare to be Stupid", which is a classic. Germs may not have enough Guitar in it to be interesting. I'd love to play "You don't love me anymore", which was his first original big hit.

Of his parodies, "All about the Pentiums", "Smells like Nirvana" (May be the only way to get the song in the game), "Complicated Song", and "Cavity Search" would probably play well in RB.

I'd love to see it, but I don't think it would happen.

[WingsOfSteel]

I would like to see Weird Al's style parodies over his specific parodies.

i.e. Dare to be Stupid (Devo), Stuck in a Closet with Vanna White (AC/DC) or Bob (Bob Dylan)

Also, they'd probably not be too great on the instruments, but I'd have a great time singing his polkas.

[RockoW]

Not true. Parodies fall under fair use for the most part. Weird Al specifically gets permission to use them though.

I don't believe so, see my comments above. It's possible Weird Al is deferring to the original musician though.



I think Amish Paradise was one of those songs where the original creator wasn't too happy about his song being parodied.

[Bront20]

I think Amish Paradise was one of those songs where the original creator wasn't too happy about his song being parodied.
Often what happens is they publicly aren't happy. For a rap star, it may not have been in his best image to have endorsed it. Eminem allowed the song "Couch Potato", but not a music video for it.

"You're Pitiful" was supposed to be on the last album, but the record company that had the original backed out at the last moment, which is why he released it as a free MP3 (Free = No copyright violation, and they'd already finished producing it).

[recharge138]

All for a pack of Weird Al of songs in the game he parodied:

Theme From Rocky XIII
Gump
Flinstone Anthem
Pretty Fly For a Rabbi
Smells Like Nirvana (well, eventually we get the original)

Probably others I'm forgetting.

[Samman20]

Lol Albuquerque is an eleven minute song! Intense :)

[Sagemind]

The Saga Begins, White and Nerdy, and maybe the Brady Bunch, LOL...

[FujiSkunk]

Weird Al gets permission to use the songs he parodies, partly to stay on good terms with people in the same industry as him, and partly so that he can claim legal and financial credit for the bits of the song (namely, the lyrics) that are his.


Often what happens is they publicly aren't happy. For a rap star, it may not have been in his best image to have endorsed it.

What happened with "Amish Paradise" was a miscommunication. Read all about it in Weird Al's FAQ (http://www.weirdal.com/faq.htm).

[QmanRocks]

I can see how there's not much of a point putting in parodies of specific songs (unless it's one that's really unlikely to get into Rock Band on its own, like Jurassic Park/MacArthur Park), but there's plenty of style parodies to go around (Dare to be Stupid, Germs, Close But No Cigar, etc), as well as funny songs that don't parody anything in particular (Hardware Store, for instance).

I don't really have specific songs I'd like included, apart from Albuquerque, and that's more because of the vocals than anything. They're all fun.

[theINC]

I'm all about the originals and style parodies by Al.

Albuquerque, I'll Sue Ya, Hardware Store and Close but No Cigar would be a good start.

[recharge138]

And I think the straight parodies WOULD be a licensing nightmare, yes Al has gotten permission, but he still has to pay royalties to the original artists. For HMX to license them, they'd have to go through Al and his label and the band in question and theirs.

Still, he has plenty of style parodies to choose from.

[Zaix]

I would easily download some Weird Al. It doesn't have to be his parodies.

[ArmsAreLoud]

My personal "HOLY SNAPZ THIS IS AWESOME" Weird Al Pack:

Close But No Cigar
I'll Sue Ya
Albuquerque

I'd rather not have any parodies. If you want them, we can get the originals and then you can sing 'em like Al.

[SenorLarry]

Ever since before Rock Band came out I was thinking of songs from Weird Al that could be in the game, I was thinking:

Albuquerque
I'll Sue Ya
It's All About The Pentiums
Eat It
A Complicated Song
Pretty Fly For A Rabbi

All of those have Guitar/Bass/Vocals/Drums in them

Firstly, no. I don't listen to Weird Al and I probably wouldn't get any Weird Al DLC. However, I used to be an Al-oholic, so I know all his songs. It would be best, if we do get some Al DLC, to use only his original songs and no parodies (as we might eventually end up getting the original versions of them or we might already have them). So that rules out about 75% of his catalog and 4 out of the 6 songs you recommended. I'll Sue Ya would be the best Al song probably. Albuquerqe would be epic on vocals but boring and repetitive on everything else.

[JasonXQ--PSN-ID]

I'll Sue Ya
Craigslist
Smells Like Nirvana
Livin In The Fridge
The Biggest Ball Of Twine In Minnesota
Calling In Sick

[InsrtCoins]

Weird Al commented on this in an interview today. He says he's a fan of the Guitar Hero / Rock Band series. He says he'd love to make the jump to Rock Band, but he hasn't been approached by any of the developers, so it's kind of out of his hands.

I talked to his drummer the other day, though, and Bermuda said that he had run into a few of the Rock Band devs and they were big Al fans. So, you never know. Al would be up for it, and at least a few of the developers are fans, so we may see something come of this.

[josheee]

I think Al's new song is PERFECT for Rock Band. I've been listening to and thinking about playing it in Rock Band. It's the perfect style for the game, a great bassline, some cool guitar licks, and the drums are classic. The vocal track would be a lot of fun to sing.

We need this track!
Craigslist (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R32aFmxL9HY)

[josheee]

Any proof of this?

http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/1668439

10:20 in.

[BullSchmidt]

Oh hells yes. Craigslist would be amazing for DLC. Lots of Al's style parodies would be great, but this song is pretty epic across the board. Al's interested, I've heard rumblings that HMX would be interested... come on guys, let's make this happen!

[PunkJr]

Craigslist NEEDS to happen!! :D

[bradkrae]

Albequerquie
Ill sue ya.

Those two are great.

[mybro92]

1.Your Pittiful
2.Smells like Nirvana
3.Eat It


WE NEED WEIRD AL FOR ROCKBAND!!!!!!!!

[Samman20]

Anyone wanna sing Hardware Store????

[mybro92]

How about Couch Potato

[i_c_weiner]

Albuquerque would be the greatest thing ever. I would play that every day, no lie.

[Rockox]

Albuquerque is a great song. I'd LOVE to see it in Rock Band.

[deadpool247]

Albuquerque and Craigslist would be great, as would most of his tracks.

[atalkingfish]

Albuquerque would be incredibly because it has 2 big rock endings. Imagine if there was a song that had 2 big rock endings, it would be one of the most epic things Rock Band has done in a very long time.

Yoda would be cool cus its one of the only songs he has that sounds better than the original

[Vercetti-PD]

I'll sue ya. Becuase it isn't a cover of a song that already is in rock band. What's the use? two the same songs? Give me I'll sue ya and I'd be statisfied.

[deadpool247]

CNR (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrGmD2wk8m4&feature=popular). This would be a great song to have in the game.

[jayou521]

For those of you who haven't heard.. Weird Al has already said he wants to be in the game.

=> http://www.rockband.com/forums/showthread.php?t=146458

[darthstraka]

It's just a matter of getting Harmonix's attention to listen to the people and get his music in here!!

I'd choke a Smurf to get Al's music for RB.:D

[darthstraka]

Any new info?

Anyone?

Bueller..?
Bueller..?

[Jordan and the 11 finger]

I Would Like White & Nerdy To Be On RB