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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Weasel Stomping Day
"Weird Al" Yankovic Lyrics
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What a magical time of year
Howdy Ho! It's Weasel Stomping Day
Put your Viking helmet on
Spread that mayonaisse on the lawn
Don't you know it's Weasel Stomping Day
Love that wonderful crunching noise
You'll know what this day's about
When you stomp a weasel's guts right out
So, come along and have a laugh
Snap their weasely spines in half
Grap your boots and stomp your cares away
Hip hip hooray, it's Weasel Stomping Day
People up and down the street
Crushing weasels beneath their feet
Why we do it, who can say?
But it's such a festive holiday
So let the stomping fun begin
Bash their weasely skulls right in
It's tradition, that makes it okay
Hey everyone, it's Weasel Stomping
We'll have some fun on Weasel Stomping
Put down your gun, it's Weasel Stomping Day
Hip Hip Hooray, it's Weasel Stomping Day
Weasel Stomping Day
Hey!
"Weird Al" Yankovic's song Weasel Stomping Day is a satirical take on the seemingly harmless but ultimately cruel nature of traditional celebrations. The song describes the titular holiday as a time of joy and cheer, with faces filled with positive emotions. The lyrics go on to urge listeners to put on Viking helmets, spread mayonnaise on their lawns, and stomp weasels to death, all while reveling in the crunching noise it makes. The song portrays the holiday as being enjoyed by both children and adults alike, with people up and down the street crushing weasels beneath their feet.
The lyrics of the song are revealing a darker side to our traditional celebrations, highlighting the violent and cruel nature that can be hidden within seemingly happy holidays. The song ridicules the idea that brutal harm to animals can be celebrated simply because it is tradition. It goes without saying that actual Weasel Stomping Day would be considered nonexistent and beyond cruel by animal rights supporters.
Line by Line Meaning
Faces filled with joy and cheer
Everyone's happy and excited!
What a magical time of year
It's a special occasion!
Howdy Ho! It's Weasel Stomping Day
It's time to celebrate Weasel Stomping Day!
Put your Viking helmet on
Get ready for battle!
Spread that mayonaisse on the lawn
Prepare the battlefield!
Don't you know it's Weasel Stomping Day
It's time to join the fun!
All the little girls and boys
Everyone, young and old alike!
Love that wonderful crunching noise
They enjoy the sound of weasels being crushed!
You'll know what this day's about
The purpose of this day is clear.
When you stomp a weasel's guts right out
Crush those weasels with all your might!
So, come along and have a laugh
Let's have some fun!
Snap their weasely spines in half
Break those poor weasels' backs!
Grap your boots and stomp your cares away
Let's stomp our problems away!
Hip hip hooray, it's Weasel Stomping Day
Let's celebrate this fantastic day!
People up and down the street
Everyone is participating!
Crushing weasels beneath their feet
Weasels are being mercilessly crushed!
Why we do it, who can say?
We may never know why we celebrate this day!
But it's such a festive holiday
It sure is a fun holiday!
So let the stomping fun begin
Let's get started!
Bash their weasely skulls right in
Their skulls must be smashed!
It's tradition, that makes it okay
We do it every year, so it must be okay.
Hey everyone, it's Weasel Stomping
Everyone should be excited for this!
We'll have some fun on Weasel Stomping
This is a day for fun!
Put down your gun, it's Weasel Stomping Day
No need for violence today!
Hip Hip Hooray, it's Weasel Stomping Day
Let's celebrate once again!
Weasel Stomping Day
The best day of the year!
Hey!
Let's get going!
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Faces filled with joy and cheer
What a magical time of year
Howdy Ho! It's Weasel Stomping Day
Put your Viking helmet on
Spread that mayonnaise on the lawn
Don't you know it's Weasel Stomping Day?
All the little girls and boys
Love that wonderful crunching noise
You'll know what this day's about
When you stomp a weasel's guts right out
So, come along and have a laugh
Snap their weasely spines in half
Grab your boots and stomp your cares away
Hip hip hooray, it's Weasel Stomping Day
People up and down the street
Crushing weasels beneath their feet
Why we do it, who can say?
But it's such a festive holiday
So let the stomping fun begin
Bash their weasely skulls right in
It's tradition, that makes it okay
Hey everyone, it's Weasel Stomping
We'll have some fun on Weasel Stomping
Put down your gun, it's Weasel Stomping Day
Hip Hip Hooray, it's Weasel Stomping Day
Weasel Stomping Day
Spartan Goku
Only Weird Al can make something like this as awesome as it is, and only Robot Chicken could animate it.
The Roborandy
When I first saw this on RC, I legit thought it was a parody of Weird Al's songwriting approach, as RC tends to do, only to find out today that it was legit.
Monique Star
A match made in heaven
Gotis
There was this poor kid I went to school with. Every year the other kids would make fun of him cause his viking helmet had a broken horn and couldn't afford new stomping shoes. Man one year they were so broke they put horseradish on the lawn hoping no one would notice. I feel bad for my part in the teasing and would ask you all to just remember what Weasel Stomping Day is really about.
Mothboss
I thought I was laughing hard before xD
LoneRocket
This needs to be shared every where.
Allen B
Gotis
Asriel Dreemunov
Exactly. Even with old stomping shoes, think of how many more weasels could be stomped on if we all worked together. The time used to pick on others is time not used to stomp on weasels.
Get into the holiday spirit.
Rustybeard
I remember a while ago two of my friends and I went to a bar and they had a jukebox, so we thought it would be fun to find "Weird Al" Yankovic songs and spend a lot of money to play Weird Al nonstop, we found that Weasel Stomping Day was not only on there but played very loudly, louder than most of the songs, and my friend bought it like ten times in a row on the app that connected to the jukebox so it kept playing. They ended up getting angry at us and turned off the jukebox. So we left the bar for five minutes then overheard that they turned it back on, so we snuck around to another entrance and bought the song again then we ran away. He said he found a way to buy the app at his house and kept buying it at random times during the week so this song would randomly play, but I believe they blocked his phone from it since. Whenever I hear this now that's what I think about.
Bad Gaming
Nice