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Day One hundred and thirty-six: "Confessions Part III" from Straight Outta Lynwood

Al shares some deeply unsexy secrets on this unusually direct parody of Usher’s “Confessions Part II”

The Weird Accordion To AlNathan RabinJune 13, 2018Usher, Straight Outta Lynwood

Day One hundred and thirty-five: "Virus Alert" from Straight Outta Lynwood

Al channels Sparks and online paranoia in this hilarious standout from Straight Outta Lynwood.

The Weird Accordion To AlNathan RabinJune 11, 2018Sparks, Morrissey, The Weird Accordion to Al

Day One hundred and thirty-four: "Polkarama" from Straight Outta Lynwood

Al delivers another sly polka medley from the long-ago era where I was paid money to write about music professionally.

Day One hundred and thirty three: "I'll Sue Ya" from Straight Outta Lynwood

The Weird Accordion To AlNathan RabinJune 6, 2018Rage Against the Machine, Capitalism, Satire

Day One hundred and thirty two: "Canadian Idiot" from Straight Outta Lynwood

Al satirizes American boorishness and the eccentricities of our neighbors to the North in this inspired parody of Green Day’s “American Idiot.”

The Weird Accordion To AlNathan RabinJune 4, 2018Green Day, parody, spoof

Day One hundred and thirty one "Pancreas" from Straight Outta Lynwood

Al and his collaborators get big and ambitious channeling the Smile-era Brian Wilson Beach Boys on this audacious homage to a nifty internal organ.

The Weird Accordion To AlNathan RabinJune 1, 2018

Day One hundred and thirty: "White & Nerdy" from Straight Outta Lynwood

Our obsessive exploration of the recorded output of American pop parodist “Weird Al” Yankovic triumphantly returns with a deep dive into Al’s biggest hit and one of his most enduring anthems from 2006’s Straight Outta Lynwood, his twelfth studio album.