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Unlike other parodic artists, Al and his band [[Long Runner Lineup|(who have been together since the 80s)]] from the second album on (the first album used accordion on every track in keeping with Al's trademark talent) have kept extremely close to the original melodies and instrumentation of the parodied song. The most extreme example is in "Trapped in the Drive-Thru", based off "Trapped in the Closet" by ''R. Kelly''. To those not in the know, [[Detournement|it sounds exactly like the original.]] Al is [[One of Us|very sympathetic to geek communities]] and frequently gives them [[Proud to Be a Geek|recognition in his songs]].
On August 27, 2018, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. At the ceremony, he requested that [[Donald Trump|no one smash it with a pickaxe, unless he does "something unfathomably monstrous and evil".]]
Responsible for the [[Weird Al Effect]], where a parody remains popular long after the original, and his habit of using pop cultural metaphors (AKA [[Person as Verb|"Pulling a Weird Al"]]) led to his being the former trope namer for that.▼
▲[[Captain Obvious|Responsible for]] the [[Weird Al Effect]], where a parody remains popular long after the original, and his habit of using pop cultural metaphors (AKA [[Person as Verb|"Pulling a Weird Al"]]) led to his being the former trope namer for that.
Since there are a ''lot'' of songs floating around LimeWire and other peer-to-peer networks [[Misattributed Song|falsely attributed]] to Al, [http://www.com-www.com/weirdal/notbyal.html The Not Al List] was created to catalog these. A lot of these songs are raunchy, offensive, and the lead vocal vaguely sounds like Al, so since [[Small Reference Pools|Al is the most-visible parody musician]], his name gets attached to them, despite having subject matter and lyrics he would never touch. Even with the occasional subtext, he still aims to be a family friendly performer.
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