So first, I was bad and did not post last week. I had been sick, and was not feeling particularly inspired to do anything more than sleep. However, all that sleeping paid off, and I'm feeling better than I have in a long time. This is good what with Black Friday looming large in the all too near future. But on the bright side, TURKEY! Yay.
Anyways, recently I was bopping around on Youtube, and like most people who have a clicking problem, eventually wound up on random things not related at all to what I was first looking at. I ended up listening to song after song by Weird Al Yankovic. I listened to old favorites, and some of his newer stuff that I had never seen before.
I first started listening to him back in middle school. I was in a drama class, and we had to form groups and do a lip sync to a song of our choosing. I suppose in retrospect, Weird Al was the inevitable choice for my group given who was in it. Anyways, we stuffed pillows into over sized shirts and preformed to 'Fat'. I was hooked after that, and since it was still the days when CDs were a thing, I went out and bought 'The Food Album'. I still can't listen to any of the original songs they parody without thinking the Weird Al lyrics.
While browsing his rather extensive collection, I realized that there were quite a few awesome nerd/geek songs. I thought it might be fun to compose a list of my favorite five.
5. Yoda
The title is pretty self explanatory, but 'Yoda' is a song about the famous little green guy himself, set to 'Lola' by The Kinks.
4. FOIL
This is one of my more recent discoveries, and I love it. 'FOIL' starts out referring to its typical use for food storage, so at first I thought it was another food song. It takes an interesting twist though, and I think it fits in a nerd song list quite nicely. 'FOIL' is set to 'Royals' by Lorde.
3. Word Crimes
'Word Crimes' is the perfect anthem for all the grammar Nazi nerds out there. Weird Al gives the masses a schooling on the English language. It is equal parts education and hilarity, and it automatically became one of my favorites before the song even halfway through. 'Word Crimes' is set to 'Blurred Lines' by Robin Thicke.
2. The Saga Begins
A long time favorite of mine, 'The Saga Begins' is essentially a breakdown of Star Wars Episode I. Set to Don McLean's 'American Pie', Weird Al, as Obi-Wan, takes us through the tale of young Anakin. I know this is the second Star Wars reference on this list, but lets face it, Star Wars is definitely high up on the list of geek/nerd royalty.
I almost put 'The Saga Begins' at number one, but I felt that since this is specifically a list of nerd songs, that the number one slot belonged to another favorite of mine...
1. White & Nerdy
Cram packed with nerd and geek references, 'White & Nerdy' tops my list of Weird Al's nerd themed songs. I think this song is a hilarious super stereotype of all the varying nerd-isms out there and worthy of the top slot on my list. I think it's only made all the more humorous by being set to 'Ridin' by Chamillionaire and Krayzie Bone.
Weird Al, I want to thank you for your work. You've been celebrating the joys of nerdiness long before it was cool, and I salute you. So everyone, have a listen, and don't be afraid to take joy in the things you love. Now if you'll excuse me, I feel a song coming on...
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