a complicated song weird al official music video

Speak Ill of the Dead: The narrator of 'Why Does This Always Happen to Me?' finds out that his friend Rob died in a twelve-car pileup.Pun: Most of 'Party at the Leper Colony', but especially:ĭon't give a (cartoony whistle) if I cut my arm bleeding.Patter Song: 'Hardware Store,' with the middle eight being so fast and wordy that Al has never attempted to sing it live.Frank Zappa's son Dweezil plays guitar and sings backup on 'Genius in France,' a stylistic parody of his father's work.'Why Does This Always Happen To Me?', a pastiche of Ben Folds Five, features Ben Folds himself on piano, returning the favor for Al directing his video for 'Rockin' The Suburbs.'.Overly Long Gag: The end of 'eBay' with him stretching out singing the last note for as long as possible.In Why Does This Always Happen to Me?, the singers friend Robert gets decapitated in a car crash.The singer in 'A Complicated Song' gets his head knocked off after standing up on a roller coaster.Nothing Exciting Ever Happens Here: Part of the reason the singer in 'Hardware Store' is so excited is because he lives in a boring town where nothing unusual happens.Non-Appearing Title: 'Couch Potato', 'Angry White Boy Polka', 'A Complicated Song', 'Ode to a Superhero', and 'Bob'.When I'm in Paris, I'm the chicest of the chic! They dig my mystique, they think I'm c'est magnifique If I was any dumber, they'd have to water me twice a weekīut when mademoiselles see me, they all swoon and shriek People say I'm a geek, a moronic little freakĪn annoying pipsqueak with an unfortunate physique It first appears to be a very straight account of a tragic earthquake in Peru, sung in a very earnest fashion in a song whose melody and tempo is quite fitting to the sad mood.then he reveals himself to be a jerk who's mad that this report about the Peruvian earthquake interrupted his watching and taping The Simpsons. Mood Whiplash: 'Why Does This Always Happen To Me?' is of the 'serious to silly' variety.Mistaken for Gay: The narrator of ∼ouch Potato complains that TiVo now thinks Im gay because he watched one episode of Will & Grace.Misplaced Sorrow: 'Why Does This Always Happen to Me?' is all about a guy bemoaning the minor inconveniences that happen to him as a result of horrible tragedies that others have died from.'Renegades of Funk' by Rage Against the Machine.'Fell in Love with a Girl' by The White Stripes.'Hate to Say I Told You So' by The Hives.This really is a major inconvenience oh man, I really hate it Why'd I have to go and get myself decapitated? Losing Your Head: The third verse of 'A Complicated Song' has the narrator losing his head and not only surviving but somehow being able to talk out of his neck (it's a rare instance where the decapitated body stays alive and conscious instead of the head.).Longest Song Goes Last: The album ends with 'Genius In France' (8:58).List Song: The bridge section of 'Hardware Store'.Lazy Bum: The narrator of 'Trash Day' lets garbage pile up around his house because he's too lazy to take out the trash and expects his wife to do all the cleaning for him.Last Note Hilarity: He extends the last note of 'eBay'.Kitchen Sink Included: Kitchen faucets are among the items listed in the bridge section of 'Hardware Store.'.Kissing Cousins: 'A Complicated Song' includes a man inadvertently dating his cousin.Jumping the Shark: In-Universe: A line in 'Couch Potato' says that The King of Queens did this.His only concern is how the tragedies have caused him minor inconveniences. It's All About Me: The narrator of 'Why Does This Always Happen To Me?' sees horrible tragedies every day, but couldn't care less about the innocent lives lost.'Why Does This Always Happen To Me?' - Ben Folds Five.'Wanna B Ur Lovr' - Prince (lyrics), Beck (music).Intercourse with You: 'Wanna B Ur Lovr', with 'Weird Al' reciting a lot of ridiculous and sometimes unsubtle pickup lines.Incredibly Lame Fun: 'Hardware Store', where the singer treats going to a newly opened hardware store as the best thing ever.

A complicated song weird al official music video