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* When [[Devo (Music)|Devo]] admits to being jealous of ''Dare To Be Stupid'' and a critic comments that Weird Al had out-Devoed Devo.
* Reportedly, [[Nirvana (Music)|Kurt Cobain]] said that he only really knew he hit the big time when Weird Al parodied one of his songs.
** He also, reportedly, cracked up the entire time when he first saw the video for "Smells Like Nirvana".
** Cobain is by no means the only guy who's expressed this particular sentiment (either example).
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** It's said that, when Weird Al went to watch the pre-screening, he actually ''cheered'' when Anakin told Shmi that he was going to be a Jedi.
** According to one report, he sent the song to George Lucas before the album released, and was told later, "You should have seen the look on his [George's] face."
** And [[Don McLean (Music)|Don McLean]] admitted that since his kids also played the song so often, when Don performs "American Pie" in concert, at times he accidentally sings ''Al's'' lyrics.
* ALBUQUERQUE. (Superfly, "I. HATE. SAUERKRAUT.", the Hermaphrodite, and the point where he loses track of the story all count.)
* The breathless list of items in "Hardware Store".
 
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