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Nice! And a fun way to kick off my weekend, whoop!
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Does he really need to announce who that is?
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Amazingly, probably not. He’s had so many hits over so many decades that there is a version of Weird Al for all ages! I was amazed when my 11 yo son and I saw him recently how diverse the audience was. I mean, it was 99% nerd, but other than that a great mix of ages, races and genders.
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Just saw this show (sans Weird Al, sadly) in Denver, touring with the Pixies - Weezer really killed it.
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Yeah, he’s like They Might Be Giants in the cross-generational appeal.
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1.) It would have been hard for me to believe back in 1980 that the guy doing a cover of the Knack’s “My Sharona” as “My Bologna” would have such a long career, but god bless him, he’s an American treasure.
2.) I look into the crowd and see all the lights from smartphones, and just shake my head that so many people spend concerts watching it all on a little screen when it’s right there in front of them, life sized and 3D.
3.) on the other hand I wouldn’t get to see this clip if not for them recording the show. So fair enough.
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Probably the people with the smartphones are recording it for themselves, if they aren’t forbidden from doing so. I probably would, but then, we like Weird Al. Saw the clip on Wednesday, good stuff.
When I saw the title, Weird Al joins Weezer onstage to perform Toto’s ‘Africa’, I immediately thought “OMG the Africa keyboard solo on accordion!!!”
And I was not disappointed.
That’s a great solo, btw.
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Crowd seems to have been loving it, great show!
“Cross-generational Appeal” is also They Might Be Giants’ latest single.
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