Here's a question I'd venture to guess no one in the free world & beyond is asking today:
Does "Weird Al" Yankovic belong in the The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum?
The case for: His first album was released in 1983, thus he's qualified; he's had an album on the charts in every subsequent decade; who can forget "Eat It" (take off on M Jackson's "Beat It"); This year's album, "Madatory Fun," which became his first to hit #1 on the charts, "include[s] parodies of songs by Pharrell Williams, Robin Thicke, Iggy Azalea, Lorde and Imagine Dragons. … [and] original songs in the form of pastiche, imitating the styles of the Pixies, Cat Stevens, Foo Fighters, Crosby, Stills & Nash and Southern Culture on the Skids," according to Wikipedia.
The case against: He's "Weird Al" Yankovic!
Advocacy for "Weird Al's" induction can be found @ http://www.toptenz.net/...
Here's Fred Hunt's "Top 10 Reasons Weird Al Yankovic belongs in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame"
Arguably the most versatile artist of his generation hasn’t even got a sniff of the Rock Hall. Why? Bunch of long haired, heroin addicts who think too highly of themselves don’t have a sense of humor. Over the course of his career, Weird Al Yankovic has released over a dozen albums, nearly all of which either went gold or platinum. He has been nominated for 14 Grammys, winning 3, across 4 different decades. And, of course, how many parodists can claim their song hit #1 on the pop charts? (Which “Eat It” did in Australia in 1984.) Yankovic’s aversion to conflict keeps his name out of gossip columns, which seems to actually hurt his cause as a rock star, but he is a rock star none the less. Still don’t believe me? Well this article will cement the Top 10 Reasons Weird Al Yankovic belongs in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
A "Weird Al" mix can be found @:
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