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Originally Posted by SportsRacer
Some of his best songs aren't spoofs of anything. "Why Does This Always Happen To Me?"
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He's known for parodies, not his original material.
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I don't buy your argument that Weird Al "couldn't make it in music or comedy so he does this" because in reality, isn't he making it in both at once?
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What artistic merit does spoofing someone else's original musical work (with virtually the same arrangements and musical compositions) have?
I can't imagine that he wouldn't chase a serious musical career if he really did have the requisite skill set to do so. Especially at this point in his career... He's established a base. This would be the perfect jumping off point for such a career move. Why not? Because he'd never be taken seriously as an artist.
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I don't think he looks back at his career wishing he had "gone legit". This is what he was meant to do.
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I tend to agree. My point is what he's done isn't worthy of being tabbed "musical genius". I think that requires artistic merit of your own.
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It takes a certain amount of genius to keep those song parodies funny for thirty years.
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I suppose that depends on who you ask.
And also on how you measure the comedic value of spoofs.
I think the guy owns the song parody lane.
He's done very clever work during his long career.
I just think it's a bit ridiculous to assign the term "genius" to that.