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INTEREST: Weird Al Yankovic Posts His In-Series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Reference on Instagram


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Mr. Oshawott



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 22, 2015 5:07 pm Reply with quote
I wonder if Al Yankovic is a fan of JoJo's? I think the music references and the supernatural theme that the show has would suit him very well. Smile
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Kruszer



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 22, 2015 7:09 pm Reply with quote
Weird Al is great I've seen him in concert twice too.
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Wandering Samurai



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 22, 2015 7:56 pm Reply with quote
Weird Al is a name all on his own. The fact that he can get props in a series like that makes it even better. And it was great when Mandatory Fun ranked #1 on the billboard charts.
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EricJ2



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 22, 2015 8:40 pm Reply with quote
Wandering Samurai wrote:
Weird Al is a name all on his own. The fact that he can get props in a series like that makes it even better. And it was great when Mandatory Fun ranked #1 on the billboard charts.


And even had his own network Saturday-morning show for a while.
(Don't feel badly if you don't remember it.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEOwTeI9geI
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CR85747



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 4:51 am Reply with quote
I hope the clip ends up on the video screen during his concert tour.
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Crisha
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 8:57 am Reply with quote
^I was just thinking the same thing.

I saw my first Weird Al concert just 3 weeks ago, and it was a blast.

I haven't watched Stardust Crusaders yet, but now that it's over I'm definitely going to start watching.
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MaxSouth



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 24, 2015 8:25 am Reply with quote
Snomaster1 wrote:
For years now,I've enjoyed "Weird" Al Yankovic's music. The fact that he was mentioned in "Jo Jo's Bizarre Adventure" is in and of itself bizarre. I hope this'll get dubbed. I'd love to hear it in English. Also,I hope he does a goofy parody song of this anime. I'd like it a lot.


To be fair, it was not bizarre at all, because the events are set in the fantastical version of 1980s, and Weird's parodies on Jackson like Eat It and Fat (Jackson has loved the idea and licensed both songs to Weird) was the thing that has propelled the parodist into international stardom as well as got millions of singles/albums sold.
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DTJB



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 24, 2015 12:00 pm Reply with quote
So Weird Al is just pointless now? (sigh) Well, I'd say he had a good run as a musician. 3 decades is pretty impressive.
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EricJ2



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 24, 2015 1:49 pm Reply with quote
DTJB wrote:
So Weird Al is just pointless now? (sigh) Well, I'd say he had a good run as a musician. 3 decades is pretty impressive.


Ever since he adopted that long-haired "hippie" look, he just hasn't been the geeky 80's-Al we remembered from his Michael Jackson days.
To be honest, his Jurassic Park and Phantom Menace parodies are the last ones I can recall--What's he done lately? Confused
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SpacemanHardy



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 24, 2015 5:41 pm Reply with quote
EricJ2 wrote:
What's he done lately? Confused


Oh nothing much. Just put out a #1 album, is all. Wink
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DTJB



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 25, 2015 2:39 pm Reply with quote
SpacemanHardy wrote:
EricJ2 wrote:
What's he done lately? Confused


Oh nothing much. Just put out a #1 album, is all. Wink


I'd say listening to it would be...Mandatory. Laughing
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Eldritcho



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 25, 2015 9:45 pm Reply with quote
I got a real kick out of seeing that.
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