I start with a comprehensive list of all the recent songs that have been big hits – and then I go down that list and see if I can come up with funny ideas for them. I can always come up with ideas, but not necessarily good ones!
AL YANKOVICWhen I started out, I didn’t feel like I was really accepted in the music or comedy communities, and I was somewhere on the edge, but now I feel like I’m accepted in both, which is extremely gratifying.
More Al Yankovic Quotes
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Whenever I do a parody it’s not meant to make you hate anybody’s music really.
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Now with internet culture it seems like everyone is doing music parodies. And they’re not all good!
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There are a lot of songs that would ostensibly be a good candidate for parody, yet I can’t think of a clever enough idea.
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You can play some schlock like New Kids On the Block.
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It’s hard to force creativity and humor.
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Take down those naked pictures of Ernest Borgnine.
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I’m an ugly girl, My face makes you hurl, Sad I have it, I should bag it. Acne everywhere, Unwanted facial hair. I’m a relation to Frankenstein’s creation.
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So that was a joke that I continue up to this very day.
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You can try on our suede underwear if you choose. Do what you want, but don’t step on my blue suede shoes.
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They somehow didn’t see the need for an accordion player. That’s when I realized that I had to find my own path in life.
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In a genre where most of the artists are one-hit wonders, I’ve been able to hang around longer than most “serious” acts. I pride myself in being a very talented leech.
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I don’t want to hear about this train being derailed! What happened to ‘The Flintstones’?’
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There aren’t that many superstars around anymore.
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So I try not to pick songs that I know would drive me crazy.
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A lot of rap songs don’t usually have a lot of melody per se.
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