Tag Archives: Weird Al Yankovic

Saturday video break: Smells Like Teen Spirit

Posted on October 21, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

I have two covers of the grunge classic. First, the Meat Puppets: Boy, they really leaned in on their name, didn’t they? That’s from “Newermind”, a tribute to Nirvana on the 20th anniversary of the album release, put out by … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: Ladies’ night, part 39

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

This list is so fine it will blow your mind. 1. Dancing In Isolation – Terri Nunn 2. The Waltz – Theresa Andersson 3. Road To Nowhere – Theresa Miller 4. Voices Carry – ‘Til Tuesday (Aimee Mann) 5. Cacophony … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: Happy

Posted on August 1, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Did you know Bruce Springsteen recorded a song called “Happy”? It’s true. That’s from his four-CD B-sides-and-other-miscellania collection Tracks, which you probably don’t own unless you’re a big Springsteen fan. Not a whole lot that’s memorable, but hey, it’s Springsteen. … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: My year in music, part 2

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s Part One. These are some of the songs we got between July and December. 1. Problem – Ariana Grande feat. Iggy Azalea 2. The Princess Who Saved Herself – Jonathan Coulton 3. Alienation’s For The Rich – They Might … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: Dumbledore

Posted on December 20, 2014 by Charles Kuffner

And now for something a little different. We love Weird Al Yankovic here. You know that Weird Al does a lot of original songs in addition to his trademark parodies. Well, what do you get when someone parodies one of … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: 20 years of “Smells Like Nirvana”

Posted on October 20, 2012 by Charles Kuffner

I’m a big fan of Weird Al Yankovic, and a big fan of his classic “Smells Like Nirvana”. After reading this story about how the video for that song got made, I’m an even bigger fan of each. I can’t … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: Smells Like Teen Spirit

Posted on October 29, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Song #94 on the Popdose Top 100 Covers list is one I’d have thought would be higher up, and it’s also the first song in my collection, Nirvana’s iconic “Smells Like Teen Spirit”, covered here by Tori Amos: I trust … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: If there were a Top 500 list for videos…

Posted on November 13, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

…then this one would have to be in it, for its excellent use of Dick Van Patten among other things: Having seen Weird Al perform live a couple of times, I can tell you that the cheerleaders and the singing-with-a-mouth-full-of-water … Continue reading →

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