Weird Al Super Bowl Halftime Show (1 Viewer)

[cstu]

Been seeing this promoted all over Twitter and think it would be perfect. Enough well known songs to keep everyone happy and would be fun to see what Al could come up with on a Super Bowl budget.

 

[Jaysus]

I agree, maybe add a Mike Jackson hologram for an Eat It/Fat polka medley?

 

[Insein]

Dude. This would be awesome. One of the single greatest moments in entertainment.

 

[msommer]

How pathetic would a super bowl half time show with a cover artist be?

At least it wouldn't be Michael Jackson or Madonna

 

[NCCommish]

How pathetic would a super bowl half time show with a cover artist be?

At least it wouldn't be Michael Jackson or Madonna

He isn't a cover artist.

 

[Maurile Tremblay]

Whether or not he does the Super Bowl, I think he should do the next incarnation of the Sunday Night theme song.

 

[JZilla]

Counting on this happening given the NFL's legendary sense of humor

 

[NCCommish]

Counting on this happening given the NFL's legendary sense of humor

Good point

 

[msommer]

How pathetic would a super bowl half time show with a cover artist be?

At least it wouldn't be Michael Jackson or Madonna

He isn't a cover artist.

So link to any of his hits that are not spoofing others

 

[ClownCausedChaos2]

And thus began the 6 page debate on the definition of "cover song".

ETA: For the record, I agree with NCC.

 

[Maurile Tremblay]

How pathetic would a super bowl half time show with a cover artist be?

At least it wouldn't be Michael Jackson or Madonna

He isn't a cover artist.

So link to any of his hits that are not spoofing others

He's got a bunch of originals. Here's one of my favorites.

 

[St. Louis Bob]

Counting on this happening given the NFL's legendary sense of humor

Would love to see it though.

 

[Insein]

And thus began the 6 page debate on the definition of "cover song".

ETA: For the record, I agree with NCC.

Classic FFA corn hole.

 

[msommer]

How pathetic would a super bowl half time show with a cover artist be?

At least it wouldn't be Michael Jackson or Madonna

He isn't a cover artist.

So link to any of his hits that are not spoofing others

He's got a bunch of originals. Here's one of my favorites.

Hits? Still waiting

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

And thus began the 6 page debate on the definition of "cover song".

ETA: For the record, I agree with NCC.

Reminds me of the dolts that think "Band of Brothers" is a documentary.

 

[ClownCausedChaos2]

And thus began the 6 page debate on the definition of "cover song".

ETA: For the record, I agree with NCC.

Reminds me of the dolts that think "Band of Brothers" is a documentary.

Wait...

 

[FreeBaGeL]

And thus began the 6 page debate on the definition of "cover song".

ETA: For the record, I agree with NCC.

There's no way that enough people agree with msommer to get this thing to 6 pages.

 

[ClownCausedChaos2]

And thus began the 6 page debate on the definition of "cover song".

ETA: For the record, I agree with NCC.

There's no way that enough people agree with msommer to get this thing to 6 pages.

There's always someone to keep the fire burning.

 

[Willie Neslon]

Half time of the bud bowl maybe

 

[Galileo]

How pathetic would a super bowl half time show with a cover artist be?

I really hate what the Super Bowl has become, and I despise the half time shows. I wish the event could somehow just go back to being about football. Since that idea is in the "never going to happen" file, why not Weird Al? He is very original and creative. I would likely watch his half time performance instead of changing channels like I usually do.

 

[Pots]

How pathetic would a super bowl half time show with a cover artist be?

At least it wouldn't be Michael Jackson or Madonna

He isn't a cover artist.

So link to any of his hits that are not spoofing others

He's got a bunch of originals. Here's one of my favorites.

Hits? Still waiting

Yeah that wasn't very great or a hit.

 

[Kal El]

How pathetic would a super bowl half time show with a cover artist be?

At least it wouldn't be Michael Jackson or Madonna

He isn't a cover artist.

So link to any of his hits that are not spoofing others

He's got a bunch of originals.

His career is 30+ years long, which means it's outlasted 2/3 of the careers of the artists he's parodied, he has finally hit #1 on the Billboard charts, he's not at all controversial, his music is funny, and it's harder to write a good parody than it is original songs. Not to mention that he has an impressive fan following, myself included, and for him to ask to parody your work is a sign that you've made it in the music business. The guy is a musical legend.

 

[Willie Neslon]

it's harder to write a good parody than it is original songs.

I've heard it all.

 

[Kal El]

it's harder to write a good parody than it is original songs.

I've heard it all.

Doesn't make it any less true.

 

[hagmania]

it's harder to write a good parody than it is original songs.

I've heard it all.

Doesn't make it any less true.

I think you've got to give a bit more credit to songwriters here.

Counting syllables is a lot easier than writing the music and the lyrics.

 

[Willie Neslon]

it's harder to write a good parody than it is original songs.

I've heard it all.

Doesn't make it any less true.

To say he's outlasted the people he's parodied isn't fair either. Every artist has a relatively small window of peak creativity. Weird Al just cherry picks the most popular songs of the day. He draws a hat and mustache on the Mona Lisa and calls is the Jonah Pizza. He's no Michelangelo.

 

[hagmania]

it's harder to write a good parody than it is original songs.

I've heard it all.

Doesn't make it any less true.

To say he's outlasted the people he's parodied isn't fair either. Every artist has a relatively small window of peak creativity. Weird Al just cherry picks the most popular songs of the day. He draws a hat and mustache on the Mona Lisa and calls is the Jonah Pizza. He's no Michelangelo.

And this isn't being fair to Weird Al either. His success speaks for what he produces.

 

[Willie Neslon]

He may be a music legend but it's because of MTV and the talent of the artists he parodies. he was the nerdy guy who made goofy videos and filled a niche in the 80's. He's endured because he's borrowed from the best or most popular artists during each of his releases. He has this resurgence now because the nerdist thing sees him as an old school nerdist. He is a hero for them. I don't believe that most of them listen to his music regularly but as we've seen on this website some do. Good for them. I have no axe to grind and wish him well but don't tell me what he does takes more originality or creativity than writing a really good original song does.

And no way they'll pick him for the halftime show. It'll be the guy with the big hat who sings the song that won't go away. NFL only does top 40 youth music for that now. I bet they let him play at the preshow concert because of all the petitions.

 

[Willie Neslon]

it's harder to write a good parody than it is original songs.

I've heard it all.

Doesn't make it any less true.

To say he's outlasted the people he's parodied isn't fair either. Every artist has a relatively small window of peak creativity. Weird Al just cherry picks the most popular songs of the day. He draws a hat and mustache on the Mona Lisa and calls is the Jonah Pizza. He's no Michelangelo.

And this isn't being fair to Weird Al either. His success speaks for what he produces.

Agree to disagree. He was the first one who came along after MTV launched. Once he got that "weird al" name in the public consciousness, he had the market cornered. If you do something exclusively for 30 years you're likely to get better and better at it.

 

[hagmania]

Fair enough.

I've been hoping for a Frozen cover from him, but to no avail. Disney probably put the kibosh on that.

Let it Go practically writes itself...

Let it go, can't hold it back anymore...

 

[AhrnCityPahnder]

What a terrible idea. The thought that he could take precious airtime away from One Direction and Pitbull is near criminal.

 

[Insein]

If he mocked MJs entrance back in Super Bowl 27 and sat there for 5 minutes it would be epic.

 

[Kal El]

it's harder to write a good parody than it is original songs.

I've heard it all.

Doesn't make it any less true.

To say he's outlasted the people he's parodied isn't fair either. Every artist has a relatively small window of peak creativity. Weird Al just cherry picks the most popular songs of the day. He draws a hat and mustache on the Mona Lisa and calls is the Jonah Pizza. He's no Michelangelo.

And this isn't being fair to Weird Al either. His success speaks for what he produces.

Agree to disagree. He was the first one who came along after MTV launched. Once he got that "weird al" name in the public consciousness, he had the market cornered. If you do something exclusively for 30 years you're likely to get better and better at it.

Parody artists are a dime a dozen, and he certainly wasn't the first. He's also not exclusively a parody artist. He's written many original songs in many different musical styles, showing a versatility unheard of today.

 

[Willie Neslon]

it's harder to write a good parody than it is original songs.

I've heard it all.

Doesn't make it any less true.

To say he's outlasted the people he's parodied isn't fair either. Every artist has a relatively small window of peak creativity. Weird Al just cherry picks the most popular songs of the day. He draws a hat and mustache on the Mona Lisa and calls is the Jonah Pizza. He's no Michelangelo.

And this isn't being fair to Weird Al either. His success speaks for what he produces.

Agree to disagree. He was the first one who came along after MTV launched. Once he got that "weird al" name in the public consciousness, he had the market cornered. If you do something exclusively for 30 years you're likely to get better and better at it.

Parody artists are a dime a dozen, and he certainly wasn't the first. He's also not exclusively a parody artist. He's written many original songs in many different musical styles, showing a versatility unheard of today.

If he didn't use the 3 biggest pop songs of last year (and other hits) on his album and the album was full of parodies of songs nobody had ever heard of, do you think we'd be talking about him now? as the guys on ESPN say, c'mon man.

 

[dickey moe]

The NFL needs more country music.

 

[Daywalker]

They should get the original singer/bands to start their own version and then Weird Al can take over midway through and start his parody version. Will also give him time to do costume changes.

 

[Wingnut]

It'll never happen.

 

[Kal El]

it's harder to write a good parody than it is original songs.

I've heard it all.

Doesn't make it any less true.

To say he's outlasted the people he's parodied isn't fair either. Every artist has a relatively small window of peak creativity. Weird Al just cherry picks the most popular songs of the day. He draws a hat and mustache on the Mona Lisa and calls is the Jonah Pizza. He's no Michelangelo.

And this isn't being fair to Weird Al either. His success speaks for what he produces.

Agree to disagree. He was the first one who came along after MTV launched. Once he got that "weird al" name in the public consciousness, he had the market cornered. If you do something exclusively for 30 years you're likely to get better and better at it.

Parody artists are a dime a dozen, and he certainly wasn't the first. He's also not exclusively a parody artist. He's written many original songs in many different musical styles, showing a versatility unheard of today.

If he didn't use the 3 biggest pop songs of last year (and other hits) on his album and the album was full of parodies of songs nobody had ever heard of, do you think we'd be talking about him now? as the guys on ESPN say, c'mon man.

the NFL likes what's popular, correct? Never mind that the guy has a pretty big following, something that comes with being around for thirty years, but he finally has a #1 album, and I'd be willing to bet that your average Joe on the street could name a song or two of his. So while it would be a great idea for the NFL to bring him in for halftime, they probably won't, and we'll be forced to change the channel for a half hour until the show's over.

 

[Kal El]

The NFL needs more country music.

They need that like a space shuttle needs a screen door.

 

[Hot Diggity Dog]

Please no. Really stupid idea. Best thing would be to make halftime shorter and do something else.

 

[ClownCausedChaos2]

Please no. Really stupid idea. Best thing would be to make halftime shorter and do something else.

Cowboy Monkey Rodeo: http://youtu.be/dDZtH-_RDDU

 

[mjm3773]

Fair enough.

I've been hoping for a Frozen cover from him, but to no avail. Disney probably put the kibosh on that.

Let it Go practically writes itself...

Let it go, can't hold it back anymore...

I read a snippet of an interview with him that he wanted to do a Star Trek:TNG parody of Let It Go (Make It So), but he ran into a problem he didn't have earlier in his career: Because of YouTube, anybody can get a parody out online relatively quick, and someone had already done that. Weird Al said it forces him have to come up with and produce parodies quicker than he had to in the past.

 

[HughHoney]

Fair enough.

I've been hoping for a Frozen cover from him, but to no avail. Disney probably put the kibosh on that.

Let it Go practically writes itself...

Let it go, can't hold it back anymore...

I read a snippet of an interview with him that he wanted to do a Star Trek:TNG parody of Let It Go (Make It So), but he ran into a problem he didn't have earlier in his career: Because of YouTube, anybody can get a parody out online relatively quick, and someone had already done that. Weird Al said it forces him have to come up with and produce parodies quicker than he had to in the past.

Anybody can do parodies? I thought they were harder to write than original songs.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Half time of the bud bowl maybe

He could bump the kittens out of the puppy bowl halftime

 

[HughHoney]

Half time of the bud bowl maybe

He could bump the kittens out of the puppy bowl halftime

I'd rather watch the cats.

 

[Mr. Retukes]

Whether or not he does the Super Bowl, I think he should do the next incarnation of the Sunday Night theme song.

He should do a parody version and call it "I Hate Myself For Loving You".

 

[msommer]

Please no. Really stupid idea. Best thing would be to make halftime shorter and do something else.

It's to the point where I'd prefer 15 minutes of break with nothing happening

 

[Willie Neslon]

has anyone ever parodied a weird al original? no? I wonder why.

 

[Mr. Retukes]

He may be a music legend but it's because of MTV and the talent of the artists he parodies. he was the nerdy guy who made goofy videos and filled a niche in the 80's.

Weird Al's popularity pre-dates MTV and has outlasted MTV.

 

[Hot Diggity Dog]

Please no. Really stupid idea. Best thing would be to make halftime shorter and do something else.

Cowboy Monkey Rodeo: http://youtu.be/dDZtH-_RDDU

I like the outside the box thinking here.