"WEIRD AL" YANKOVIC
"Weird Al" Yankovic (born October 23, 1959) is an American singer, songwriter, parodist, record producer, satirist, actor, music video director, film producer, and author. He is known for his humorous songs that make light of popular culture and often parody specific songs by contemporary musical acts, original songs that are style pastiches of the work of other acts, and polka medleys of several popular songs, featuring his favored instrument, the accordion. His works have earned him four Grammy Awards and a further 11 nominations, four gold records, and six platinum records in the United States. His latest album, Mandatory Fun (2014), became his first number one album on its debut week. (More from Wikipedia)
There are two other medleys that were released in the wake of the hit song "Stars on 45 Medley" (Beatles medley). On what is probably his biggest hit album, In 3-D, "Weird Al" Yankovic put together a hilarious medley called "Polkas on 45" where he performed a wildly wide-ranging medley (all while frantically playing the accordion) that ranged from Deep Purple, to Devo, to the Doors, to Foreigner, to Iron Butterfly, and even to Lawrence Welk.
(September 2012)
