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| Song by "Weird Al" Yankovic | ||
| Album | Running With Scissors | |
| Released | June 29, 1999 | |
| Recorded | October 15, 1998 | |
| Genre | Comedy | |
| Length | 11:22 | |
| Label | Volcano | |
| Writer | "Weird Al" Yankovic | |
| Producer | "Weird Al" Yankovic | |
| Running with Scissors track listing | ||
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"Albuquerque" is the last song of "Weird Al" Yankovic's Running With Scissors album. A song is a Musical composition. Songs contain vocal parts that are performed 'sung' and generally feature Words ( Lyrics) commonly followed Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic (ˈjæŋkəvɪk born October 23 1959 is a Grammy Award winning American singer Musician, actor satirist An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public Running with Scissors is the tenth Album by "Weird Al" Yankovic, released on June 29 1999. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Volcano Records is a Record label subsidiary of Sony BMG Music Entertainment 's Zomba Music Group, and controls the Scotti Bros A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Running with Scissors is the tenth Album by "Weird Al" Yankovic, released on June 29 1999. " The Saga Begins " is a Parody by "Weird Al" Yankovic of " American Pie " by Don McLean, released from the " Pretty Fly for a Rabbi " (Alternative called " Pretty Fly (For a Rabbi " in Australia is a song by "Weird Al" Yankovic. " Jerry Springer " is a 1999 song written by "Weird Al" Yankovic. Polka Medleys are the trademark of American Singer, Musician, satirist, Parodist, Songwriter, and Accordionist Your Horoscope for Today is a song by "Weird Al" Yankovic, originally featuring on the album Running With Scissors ( " It's All About the Pentiums " is a song by "Weird Al" Yankovic. Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic (ˈjæŋkəvɪk born October 23 1959 is a Grammy Award winning American singer Musician, actor satirist Running with Scissors is the tenth Album by "Weird Al" Yankovic, released on June 29 1999. At 11 minutes and 25 seconds, it is the longest song Yankovic has ever released on any of his official studio albums.
With the exception of the choruses and occasional bridges, the track is mostly a spoken word narration about Yankovic's made-up life in Albuquerque, New Mexico, after winning a first-class one-way airplane ticket to the city. New Mexico ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States of America. Though not a direct parody, the entire song mimics "Dick's Automotive" by The Rugburns so closely, it almost can be considered a direct parody. The Rugburns was an American musical group originally formed by Steve Poltz, "Dr
Throughout the lyrics, there are many clichés and strange happenings that mislead the listener, only for them to find that the path of the story has changed completely within seconds. The instruments are also used in a layered format, playing a repetitive rhythm while the subject is calm, and then dramatically increasing in volume when something serious is said or occurs. One may also note that the bridges often include rather strange guitar and drum playing which is often sporadic and/or off-beat.
There is also an obvious joke involving the song in the album jacket to Running With Scissors. In the beginning, it looks like a standard title header for any of the other songs on the album and the beginning of the song's lyrics are shown. However, the lyrics are cut off early, followed by this seemingly sarcastic message:
"You know what? The rest of these lyrics aren't gonna fit here. There's just no room left. What a drag, huh? I guess we didn't plan this out very well. . . probably should have used a smaller font or a bigger piece of paper or something. Sorry. We all just feel horrible about this. Well, I guess you'll just have to listen really carefully and try to figure out the words for yourself. Good luck. "
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Summary
Al begins his story as a boy living in "a box under the stairs in the corner of the basement in the house half a block down the street from Jerry's Bait Shop. . . you know the place" where every morning his mother force-feeds him sauerkraut for breakfast until he's 26 1/2 years old and vows to change his life. Sauerkraut ( English:, German:, Yiddish: ˈzɔi̯əʀˌkʀɔi̯t is finely shredded Cabbage that has been fermented by various The next day, he wins a radio contest by guessing the number of molecules in Leonard Nimoy's butt (he was off by three), and wins a first-class, one-way trip to Albuquerque, New Mexico. Leonard Simon Nimoy (born March 26, 1931) is an American Actor, Film director, Poet, Musician and
Al enjoys his first plane experience, though he recounts that he had to sit between two large Albanian women with body odor, the boy behind him repeatedly vomited, the in-flight movie was Bio-Dome with Pauly Shore, and the flight attendants ran out of Dr Pepper and salted peanuts. Bio-Dome is a 1996 movie starring Pauly Shore and Stephen Baldwin and directed by Jason Bloom. Paul Montgomery "Pauly" Shore (born February 1, 1968) is an American Actor, Performer and Comedian, perhaps Dr Pepper is a soft drink marketed in North America, South America and Europe by Dr Pepper Snapple Group. Three of the plane's engines burn out, causing the plane to crash. Al is left as the sole survivor because he followed the correct safety procedures, which have little to do with escaping that kind of a wreckage ("I had my tray table up, and my seat back in the full upright position!").
He crawls from the wreckage and journeys through the countryside for three days carrying all his belongings including his "lucky, lucky autographed, glow-in-the-dark snorkel. " Finally, he arrives at the Albuquerque Holiday Inn where he is enjoying the comfort of his room until a fat, one-nostriled hermaphrodite with A Flock of Seagulls haircut bursts into his room and, after a fight with Al, steals the snorkel. Holiday Inn is a Brand name applied to Hotels within the InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG A Flock of Seagulls (also known as Flock of Seagulls) are an English band originally formed by brothers Mike Score ( keyboards, Vocals
Before plotting revenge, Al decides to buy some doughnuts at the doughnut shop only to learn that they are all out and only have a box of starving, crazed weasels. He buys it, and the weasels immediately attack him. He runs out into the street and meets the love of his life, Zelda. They get married, purchase a house, and have children (Nathaniel and Superfly). They finally break up one night when Zelda asks him to join the Columbia Record Club, but Al tells her he is not ready for such a commitment. Columbia House operates a music and DVD club, and as such is a direct seller of DVD movies and box sets offering its selections through “club membership”
Al achieves his life long dream by getting a part time job at the Sizzler and becomes the employee of the month after putting out a grease fire with his face. Sizzler (founded in 1958 is a United States -based Restaurant chain with headquarters in This inspires a lot of jealousy among the other workers and reminds him of the time he asked to help someone named Marty carry a sofa up the stairs. Marty replied, "No, I want you to cut off my arms and legs with a chainsaw. " Not realizing Marty was being sarcastic, Al does exactly this. Sarcasm is stating the opposite of an intended meaning especially in order to sneeringly slyly jest or mock a person situation or thing In telling this story, Al is reminded of a tramp he bit in the jugular vein because he said he hadn't had a "bite" in some time (actually stating that he was starving). The jugular veins are Veins that bring deoxygenated blood from the Head back to the heart via the Superior vena cava. Having gone on this tangent, Al loses his train of thought, leading him to simply state his main point——he hates sauerkraut. Al finishes by reminding the listener that if they are ever troubled in life that they should take comfort in knowing that there is "still a little place" called Albuquerque.
Trivia
- At the end of the song (around 11:20, after the music ends), faint laughter can be heard in the background. As "Weird Al" says, "That’s Jim West laughing - I thought it would be a good way to end the album. James "Jim" "Kimo" West (born December 18, (year unknown in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Guitarist best He’s cracking up because of the stupid chord he played at the end of the song. "[1]
- In the song, the narrator's mother feeds him sauerkraut until he's 26 1/2 years old. Sauerkraut ( English:, German:, Yiddish: ˈzɔi̯əʀˌkʀɔi̯t is finely shredded Cabbage that has been fermented by various This is a reference to Yankovic's common hiding of the number 27 in many of his songs and videos, often thought by fans to be in teasing jest.
- Using sauerkraut for humor is shared with Al's friend Emo Philips (who appears in many "Weird Al" projects). Sauerkraut ( English:, German:, Yiddish: ˈzɔi̯əʀˌkʀɔi̯t is finely shredded Cabbage that has been fermented by various Emo Philips (born Phil Soltanec, February 7, 1956 in Chicago Illinois) is an American Entertainer and Comedian
- The doughnut shop scene is an homage to Monty Python's Cheese Shop sketch. For medieval usage see Homage (medieval and Commendation ceremony, or Homage (disambiguation Homage (from the French Monty Python (sometimes known as The Pythons) is the collective name of the six creators of Monty Python's Flying Circus, a British Television Cheese Shop is a famous sketch from Monty Python's Flying Circus.
- The line "That snorkel was like a snorkel to me" is a parody of a similar line in Cheech and Chong's song Basketball Jones Featuring Tyrone Shoelaces
- In lieu of his normal DVD of the week review of the Internet radio talk show 2 Sense, Spazfox narrates this song word for word in a series of segments, starting at Sense episode 78. Cheech & Chong are a Comedy duo, consisting of Richard "Cheech" Marin and Tommy Chong, who found a wide audience in the 1970s and 1980s for their " Basketball Jones featuring Tyrone Shoelaces " is a song by Cheech and Chong that first appeared on the 1973 album Los Cochinos. [2]
- In the computer game Doom 3, one part of the game is to collect PDAs, which contain audio logs and word files. Doom 3 is a Science fiction Survival horror Video game developed by Id Software and published by Activision. One worker's journal recounts the tale of a worker nicknamed "Torsoboy" after having his arms and legs ripped off by the "Albuquerck" Capacitor.
- During the recorded song, there are many odd exclamations that have no meaning to the story.
- When performing this song live, Al will usually extend the song by listing off more types of doughnuts, including strawberry, boysenberry and Halle Berry doughnuts, as well as completely starting the song over after he "loses his train of thought. Halle Maria Berry (ˈhæli ˈbɛri born August 14 1966 is an Academy Award - Emmy Award - and Golden Globe -winning American actress former "
- When performing this song live in Canada, Al is known to replace the dream job at Sizzler with one at Tim Hortons[3], a Canadian donut shop. Tim Hortons Inc is a Coffee -and- Doughnut Fast food restaurant chain While this would seem to go better with the narrative earlier in the song about the incident at the donut shop, according to the Tim Hortons website there are no Tim Hortons stores in New Mexico[4].
See also
References
- ^ "Weird Al" Yankovic: The Ask Al Archive. "Weird Al" Yankovic is a multi- Grammy award winning American Musician, satirist, parodist, Accordionist
- ^ 2 Sense Archive.
- ^ "Weird Al" Yankovic - Need I Say More?.
- ^ Tim Hortons Store Locator.
External links
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