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It was 1984, when I first heard this singer/comedian hit the airwaves with parodies of hit songs from Madonna and Michael Jackson and while those music videos were comic gold, we thought he had disappeared from the spotlight until a few years ago with some you song, but it was eminent that "Weird Al' Yankovic has always been in pop culture and even the punchline in many TV shows and films as evidence on his Seattle stop on July 26th at Woodland Parks' Zoo Tunes.
The concert was family-friendly and started at 6:00 pm on a Tuesday night, and most probably had no idea of 'Weird Al's' iconic status.
The youngsters certainly got a lesson is the extreme with countless video montages of Yankovic’s appearances and name checks in TV shows and films (Friends, The Simpsons, Veep, Naked Gun …) over the past three decades entertained the audience during costume changes.
The show started with the band on stage and Al on the big screen walking around the Zoo singing,
Tacky (the Happy parody) and after a quick change as Lady Gaga to perform, Perform This Way.
'Weird Al' as Devo (Dare to Be Stupid), Michael Jackson (Fat), Lorde (Foil), Nirvana (Smells Like Nirvana) and Green Day (Canadian Idiot).
Yankovic then look a page from the Madonna playbook by taking his earliest hits and sing an acoustic medley, short but sweet with Eat It / I Lost on Jeopardy / I Love Rocky Road / Like a Surgeon.
Word Crimes (parody of Blurred Lines) and Amish Paradise (parody of Gansta's paradise) closed the show.
Then the stage was empty for several minutes before the Weird Al and the Band with backup dancers came out looking like Darth Vader and Storm troopers. for the Encore that featured The Saga Continues (Parody of American Pie) and Yoda (Parody of Lola).
At an ageless, 56, Wierd Al is still going strong and has many more parodies to come.
Check Out his website at http://weirdal.com/tour/ for a show near you.
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