Tunesmate Podcast Episode 32 – Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz
Listen to Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz, the drummer from Weird Al’s band, discuss his new book “Black & White & Weird All Over – The Lost Photographs of ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic...
Tagged: “Weird Al” Yankovic
DEF: “Weird Al” Yankovic “Like a Surgeon”
One song from “Weird Al” Yankovic‘s 1985 Dare to Be Stupid album made an appearance on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date that year, that song — “Like a Surgeon,” a...
Won’t Eat Prunes Again
Recently a lost classic from Weird Al Yankovic was revealed. It’s a live performance of his parody “Won’t Eat Prunes Again” a tip of the hat to The Who’s “Won’t...
Birthday of the Week: “Weird Al” Yankovic
This week’s Birthday of the week is “Weird Al” Yankovic. Known for his parodies of hit pop songs as well as his polkas, Yankovic has released fourteen studio albums dating ...
Tunesmate Podcast Episode 5 – American Pie
Join Ray & Marc as they analyze the significance of the classic rock song “American Pie” by Don McLean. Ray accounts the book he wrote with his dad entitled...
Tunesmate Podcast Episode 4 – Jon Bermuda Schwartz
Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz is the drummer for Rip Masters, Idle Hands, Zero G Band, Brian Sisson, and Weird Al Yankovic. He is currently on the road for Al’s String Attached...
Guess What? McCartney Denied Weird Al’s Parody
Back in 1992, Weird Al was ready to release “Chicken Pot Pie”. It’s a song parody of “Live and Let Die” by Paul McCartney. Guess what? Sir Paul is...
Misheard Lyrics – Thank U, Next
One of Ariana Grande‘s latest hits is called “Thank U, Next”. If you listen to the song, it sounds like she is singing “Baking Eggs”. I constantly wonder if this...
DEF: “Weird Al” Yankovic “I Lost on Jeopardy”
Three songs from “Weird Al” Yankovic‘s 1984 album “Weird Al” Yankovic in 3-D made appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date that year, the last of that trio of songs,...
Weird Al’s “The Hamilton Polka”
What happens when Weird Al creates a polka mashup from the musical “Hamilton”? Could it be pure genius or musical mockery? Al teamed up with Lin-Manuel Miranda to deliver the latest “Hamildrop,” a...
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