In addition to recording his albums, Yankovic has written and starred in his own film, UHF, and his own television show, The Weird Al Show, and directed music videos for himself and other artists including Ben Folds, Hanson, the Black Crowes and The Presidents of the United States of America. He has also made guest appearances on many television shows, in addition to starring in his own Al TV specials.
Though parodies earned him his fame, Yankovic has recorded a greater number of humorous songs with original tunes. Some of these pieces are pastiches (or style parodies), where he chooses a band's entire body of work to emulate rather than any single hit, although Yankovic has many completely original pieces. Most of his albums include a medley which juxtaposes the choruses of various songs in a polka style to accordion music.
Due to his popularity, he has been credited with several songs that are not actually his. A full list of every song he has ever actually done, including the live-only songs, can be found at the Al Songs website. Similarly, a comprehensive list of songs incorrectly credited to him can be found at The Not Al Page.
In 2006, Al recorded the song "You're Pitiful". However, while James Blunt gave his blessing for the parody of his song, "You're Beautiful", Blunt's label Atlantic Records was opposed to it. Though parodies are protected legally, the issue had become "more of a political matter than a legal matter", according to Al, so he decided to not put the song on his next album. Instead, he offered it as a free download from his site.
His latest album, "Straight Outta Lynwood", was released September 26th, 2006. Its first released single, "Don't Download This Song", was made available as a free download on August 21, 2006. The animated video for the track and a link to downloadable MP3 is available at dontdownloadthissong.com. Among other tracks, the album includes parodies of Green Day, Usher, R. Kelly, and Chamillionaire. Chamillionaire's "Ridin' Dirty" is parodied as "White and Nerdy", the second released single from the new album. This single has thus far climbed as far as #9 on the Billboard Singles chart, eclipsing "Eat It" as Al's highest charting single (which went as high as #12).
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Don't Wear Those Shoes
"Weird Al" Yankovic Lyrics
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You can go and run your vacuum during my favorite show
And I'll let you call up folks in Europe you don't even know
Anything you want, babe, if it makes you happy
But I'm begging you down on my bended knees
Oh, honey, please don't wear those shoes
You can spend my money, you can waste my time
Don't wear those shoes
It's alright, you can play your twisted sister every night
I suppose, you can lick the middles out of my oreos
Or start laughing while you're drinking milk so it comes out your nose
And you know that I'd do anything to please you
But I'm begging you down on my bended knees
Oh, honey, please don't wear those shoes
You can spit in my face in you're so inclined
Baby, I don't mind, but please don't wear those shoes
Oh, no, don't wear those shoes
I said oh, no, oh, no, oh, no, please don't wear those
Use my razor to shave your legs or eat crackers in bed
Stomp the poodle 'til it's flat
You can even shove a six-inch railroad spike through my head
I can learn to live with that
But now I'm begging you down on my bended knees
Oh, honey, please, don't wear those shoes
You can whip me, beat me, rob me blind
Baby, I don't mind, but please don't wear those
I said oh, no, oh, no oh, no, don't wear those shoes
I said oh, no, oh, no, oh, no, don't wear those shoes
You can scratch up my records, you can drink my booze
But baby, please don't wear those shoes
You can make me an offer I can't refuse
But darling, please don't wear those shoes
You can play your bongos while I'm trying to snooze
But honey, please don't wear those shoes
You can expose yourself on the six o' clock news
But please, please don't wear those shoes
I said oh, no, oh, no oh, no, don't wear those shoes
I said oh, no, oh, no, oh, no, don't wear those shoe
I said oh, no, oh, no oh, no, don't wear those shoes
I said oh, no, oh, no, oh, no, don't wear those shoe
I said oh, no, oh, no oh, no, don't wear those shoes
I said oh, no, oh, no, oh, no, don't wear those shoe
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"Don't Wear Those Shoes" is a humorous love song by "Weird Al" Yankovic that presents a strange scenario. The song is about someone who can do whatever they want as long as they don't wear certain shoes. The singer mentions that the person can wreck his car, shave his hair, or run the vacuum during his favorite show, and he wouldn't mind at all. The singer goes on to list all sorts of things that he'd let his lover do, and still love them. However, he begs his lover not to wear certain shoes, even though they can do everything else they want.
The song is a parody of a sentimental love song. "Weird Al" takes the usual "I'll do anything for love" lyrics and twists it into a bizarre scenario. At first, it's unclear why the shoes are so important. However, as the song progresses, the shoes become a symbol of all that is wrong and a way to establish a boundary in the relationship. By singing "Don't Wear Those Shoes," the singer establishes a line that he will not let his lover cross. This humorous song demonstrates that even in relationships, people have different boundaries and quirks that are essential for them.
Line by Line Meaning
I don't care if you wreck my car or shave off all my hair
I won't mind if you do something drastic as long as you don't wear those shoes.
You can go and run your vacuum during my favorite show
Even if you interrupt my favorite show with your vacuum, I won't mind as long as you don't wear those shoes.
And I'll let you call up folks in Europe you don't even know
I'm okay with you calling strangers in Europe as long as you don't wear those shoes.
Anything you want, babe, if it makes you happy
I'm willing to do anything that makes you happy, except wearing those shoes.
But I'm begging you down on my bended knees
I'm pleading with you, even down on my knees, please don't wear those shoes.
Oh, honey, please don't wear those shoes
The singer is asking his partner not to wear those shoes.
You can spend my money, you can waste my time
Even if you use my money or waste my time, it would be okay as long as you don't wear those shoes.
Baby, I don't mind, but please don't wear those shoes
I don't have a problem with whatever you do, except wearing those shoes.
Don't wear those shoes
The singer is asking his partner not to wear those shoes.
It's alright, you can play your twisted sister every night
Even if you play the same band every night, I don't mind as long as you don't wear those shoes.
I suppose, you can lick the middles out of my oreos
You can have my Oreos and even lick the middle out of them; I won't mind, but please don't wear those shoes.
Or start laughing while you're drinking milk so it comes out your nose
Laughing while drinking milk is acceptable, but wearing those shoes is not.
And you know that I'd do anything to please you
I'm willing to go the extra mile to make you happy, except for allowing you to wear those shoes.
You can spit in my face in you're so inclined
Even if you spit on my face, I won't mind as long as you don't wear those shoes.
Oh, no, don't wear those shoes
The singer is asking his partner not to wear those shoes.
Use my razor to shave your legs or eat crackers in bed
You can use my razor or eat crackers in bed, but please don't wear those shoes.
Stomp the poodle 'til it's flat
As bizarre as it sounds, even stomping on my pet dog is permissible, but wearing those shoes is not.
You can even shove a six-inch railroad spike through my head
Shoving a spike in my head is crazy, but again, even that's okay as long as you don't wear those shoes.
I can learn to live with that
The singer is willing to adjust, even to the most peculiar of situations, but still insists that his partner doesn't wear those shoes.
You can whip me, beat me, rob me blind
You can pretty much do anything to me, but still, please don't wear those shoes.
You can scratch up my records, you can drink my booze
Scratching up records or drinking his booze is acceptable as long as you don't wear those shoes.
You can make me an offer I can't refuse
You can make any irresistible offer to the singer, and he won't say no, except if it involves him wearing those shoes.
You can play your bongos while I'm trying to snooze
Even if you play bongos while he's trying to sleep, he doesn't mind, but will you please not wear those shoes.
You can expose yourself on the six o' clock news
We're not sure why anyone would do that, but even if you expose yourself on national television, all the singer's asking is for you not to wear those shoes.
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