I never confused him with Bill Pullman but apparently some people did. Paxton, of course, was a fine character actor who enhanced many, many movies. It’s especially funny when, while singing about some horrifying disaster, he expresses concern over the most trivial thing.The actor Bill Paxton died over the weekend at the age of 61, an event that was awkwardly timed for the Oscar ceremony’s “In Memoriam” section but did assure him a special callout from the presenter of said segment, which turned out to be Jennifer Aniston. I can’t tell you how many times I played, yes, even performed in public, Al’s song One More Minute, before I finally realized what I was saying when I sang the line, “'Cuz I’m stranded all alone at the Gas Station of Love, and I have to use the self-service pump…” I finally, painfully, agonizingly realized the meaning immediately after I sang that line… to a group of people from my church. But then one day you’re looking at the Periodic Table, and you discover that 27 (actually 26.981538) is the atomic weight of the element Aluminum, which is indicated by the symbol “Al”. Even Al himself has stated that he just thinks 27 is a funny number. The number “27” is included in the lyrics at least once on every single album Al has ever released. ![]() In Fat, he replaces Michael Jackson’s “Jam on! Jam on!” with “Ham on! Ham on! Ham on whole wheat!” That becomes insanely funny once you realize that the Spanish word for “ham” is “jamon”. I can hear one of his songs 50 times, and on the 51st listening I’ll catch some little thing I had missed before, and it will start me howling all over again. One important key to his lyrics is the subtlety. I suspect that the latter tune just doesn’t play as well today, after all of those real-life school shootings, as it did when it first came outĪnd Yankovic is a genius, pure and simple. Got sued for copyright infringement my several owners, I remember reading.Īnother slight hijack, but what became of Julie Brown? I know she had at least two novely pseudo-hits with ‘Because I’m a Blond’ and ‘Homecoming Queen’s Got a Gun’. They’re Coming to Take Me Away Ha-Haa-Napoleon XIVīuchanan & Goodman dubbed phrases from other pop songs into their Flying Saucer opus narration. Nee Nee Na Na Na Na Nu Nu-Dicky Doo & the Don’ts I’m sure I missed a bunch…what else do you recall? - JinxĢ5 All-Time Novelty Hits (2002 Varese Saraband) on shelf at Circuit City today: Take Off (from Second City TV - a quasi song/quasi novelty) King Tut (by Steve Martin) - I wish I had this!īreaking Up Is Hard On You (re: AT&T Break Up) - rare, I can’t find The Camp Granada Song by Alan Sherman? (related to Bobby Sherman?) Judy in Disguise With Glasses (spoof of “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds”) ![]() The Leader of the Laundry Mat (spoof of “Leader of the Pack”) The UFO Song? (title?) also by David Seville? The Witch Doctor (title?) “I told the Witch Doctor…” by David Seville? ![]()
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