The thing about Wierd Al is that he’s actually a creative genius and I think because he makes parody music people dont give him credit for how talented he actually is.
He can imitate any style of music, his vocal range is incredible, and his understanding of rhyme and meter is so good that his songs are instantly understandable on first listen, despite the speed and complexity of his wordplay.
He’s also apologized and owned up to offensive jokes he’s made in the past, he makes sure to get proper permissions for his parodies and by all accounts is a really decent person.
I’m just really inspired by him and his music, and his tounge twister lyrics are probably the reason I love and use so much wordplay in my own songs today.
Hey, do you know that feeling of hitching up a long skirt so you don’t fall on your face when walking upstairs, and then you immediately become a wretched yet resolute Jane Austen character? It’s a universal thing, right?
It’s like resting a laundry basket against your hip and suddenly you’re a long-suffering peasant woman, wondering if you’ll survive the winter.
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