![]() That is, until I saw Al, dressed in a pair of scrubs and gyrating on a hospital gurney as he sang " Like a Surgeon." It was in that moment that I truly understood the world. ![]() ![]() I was tiny, and despite the neon clothes, ozone-killing hair spray and general ridiculous nature of music videos, everything I saw on the fledgling channel felt so dramatic and important. It was the '80s and, believe it or not, I took MTV super fucking seriously. To celebrate, music editor Chris Farnsworth enlisted his predecessors Jordan Adams and Dan Bolles to discuss Yankovic's weirdly enduring legacy in this latest edition of "Talk It Out."ĬHRIS FARNSWORTH: I know you guys have some feelings about "Weird Al," so I think we should start this talk like any near-religious conversation might: When did Al first come into your life? I'll go first. Instead of his usual theatrical show, which features elaborate costume changes and video segments, Yankovic will be accompanied only by his ace backing band. Rather than playing hits such as "Eat It," "Amish Paradise" and "Polka Face," the pop satirist is reaching into his deep back catalog to perform his equally hilarious original style parodies and pastiches. This Sunday, May 8, Yankovic brings "The Unfortunate Return of the Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour" to the Flynn Main Stage in Burlington, with special guest Emo Philips. "The appeal of 'Weird Al' is still real." Chris Farnsworth tweet this ![]()
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