Weird Al has adapted to the Internet better than any other artist from the 80's. His Chamillionaire parody "White and Nerdy" has over 50 million views on YouTube, and is currently one of the site's most popular videos of all-time. The song was his career peak, going all the way to#9 on the Billboard Hot 100 (his previous best - "Eat It" at #12 in1984). Since then he's explored digital distribution which, for the first time in his three decade career, has allowed him to parody current events and songs that are popular right now. Really, it's hard to believe Weird Al survived at all - much less thrived - before iTunes and YouTube. He recently released The Essential Weird Al collects 38 of Al's best songs into two discs.
Love, love, love Weird Al. He's not just awesome as a comedian or as a novelty artist - I find his music to be honestly very good. If you don't believe me, check out the song "You Don't Love Me Anymore". Link - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QG1UEkC8aZY
The man has an awesome band too. They can "cover" just about anyone. And Weird Al just seems like good people.
Posted by: Zane | November 03, 2009 at 10:14 PM