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Welcome to The Weird Al-Encompassing Song List, a comprehensive timeline that functions as a collector resource and, above all, a celebration of the works of "Weird Al" Yankovic.
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Special thanks to Dave & Ethan for providing a new and improved home for the Song List
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To recap the blurb on the website, be sure to look at this file through a proper computer monitor instead of a handheld touchscreen. Trust me.
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The color coding seen on Column A refers to the extent of an official resource's availability in the United States as listed on columns C or E of the Main List sheet.
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Official resources online or in print are coded green.
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Officially shared excerpts of otherwise archived songs are coded yellow.
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Official resources linking to fan recordings are coded yellow as well. For example: WeirdAl.com's news page.
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Subsequent performances of an otherwise unavailable song/recording are coded purple.
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XLive performance ahead of a recording's release have an underlined X
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Additional pop-up notes for context including credited sources, BMI / ASCAP IDs, and disclaimers will have a darkened topright corner.
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Everything else that doesn't currently have a digital release or physical release to support is coded blank. Oftentimes these are from concert exclusive performances, TV appearances that aren't for sale/stream, and out-of-print physical media.
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A work in progress!Red font indicates entry title components that were made up for this list or appear to have been made up for The Songography.
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There are several sheets on this file. It's a bit self explanatory but....The Main List is the comprehensive timeline with links to learn more or hear the song yourself.
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Updates and Credits sheet is where you can see if there's anything new. There is no set schedule whatsoever.
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Unreleased is for recordings that haven't been released. (Mostly from Jeff Morris' website DMDB. Please refer to said website for any new discoveries and updates as his page could update when you least expect)
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Miscellaneous sheet is for tracks that are not music but is set to phonorecord media (ie., CD, LP, cassette, flexidisc). They're all from information listed on Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz' discography. I do not prioritize this material whatsoever.
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Medleys, compilataions, etc is where I can list the full set of songs in a concert medley.
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However on Main List, any medley entries will have a thick outer border that focuses on two things:
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Songs that debuted in a medley
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The title of a medley within its own framed border.
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Now here are answers to Frequently Anticipated Questions!
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Timeline structure notes:
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All entries are listed by public debut / release date instead of recordings / submission dates.
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*Some studio album tracks have released ahead of their respective albums via radio and singles.
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*Some songs were performed on stage ahead of a studio recording release.
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* Not all of the 77 cover songs from the 2018 Vanity Tour debuted that year but I now include bonus rows marked in grey for context and courtesy
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*Some submissions to the Dr. Demento Show remained unreleased for decades whereas others were never released at all.
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* Compositions are not selected based on their complexity (or lackthereof) as music is not defined by length or effort. Conversational impromptu tunes and dialog session ditties are listed indiscriminately. See column F on Main List for any indications of such
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If you are still wondering why a song or link appears to be missing then let me know. However keep these policies in mind:
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For legal reasons and for quality control, I cannot acknowledge resources that involve file trading, fan uploads, or audience recordings unless they are explicitly approved individually by the artist/producer
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For personal reasons, I do not list information from anonymous secondhand leaks. Transparent confirmation from a reputable source is a must.
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For technicality reasons, I keep unreleased recordings on a separate list.
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For ethical reasons, I do not list songs Al has reported to have done in a private setting.
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(Anecdotes about lullabies to Nina, playing accordion in the dormitories, or performing private gigs at family functions is lovely trivia for any other type of fan project... Here? Yikes, no.)
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Not every entry has an official title hence why I am now using red font to indicate any conjecture. Some things shouldn't have an official title by their very nature but I include everything or nothing (is it a quirky commitment to the bit or is it just neurodivergent Choice Paralysis? Your guess is as good as mine)
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For instance: there are animated television shows where Al is required to sing for a proper song recording that is later registered through a Performing Rights Organization such as BMI. There are also quick lines of dialog where Al was directed to sing rather than speak and therefore is not considered an official composition.
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For example: Al plays a character on Storybots: Answer Time who sings a song titled Glue. Glue is registered through a PRO, has a track available for streaming and purchase, and was composed with intent of recording in a studio session. The character also sings a line of dialog: "build your own sandwich day" simply because of the script and voice direction. Those aren't going to have titles. We'll call those sort of entries "dialog ditties."
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Titles are often derived from the line of dialog but sometimes are given absurdly cold descriptors such as Litter Critter's Non-Lexical Vocables. Then I go sleep in a big bed with my partner, never thinking about these entries ever again. Anyway... This applies to spontaneous tunes from interviews, unofficial parentheticals, and anything else I can't at least backup through Songview, DMDB, or Bermuda's archives. I am trying to cite as much sources as possible or at least explain the rationale to them. You'll see notes about that in the far leftmost column.
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In regards to Spotify:
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* My Spotify playlist is designed for those who either have a subscription or utilize the free-with-ads desktop Spotify experience. That resource has an obvious elephant in the room. The elephant is kinda inconsiderate that he only lets artists make enough money to buy a "nice sandwich at a restaurant" if they're a world famous artist. So although this is a legal affordable option, it isn't an ideal method of access for maximizing your support. I know this, you know this. If your budget affords the ability to do then I invite and encourage you to look into the various artists' preferred ways of maximizing your support if you want to go beyond contributing fractions of pennies per stream.
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If you prefer purchases then there are excellent online shops for you to buy individual tracks in Fully Lossless Audio Codec format (FLAC) or for you to buy physical albums that you can rip a FLAC track copy onto your computer. Some artists listed here are on Bandcamp and you can support them even further by making your purchases on "Band Camp Days" where the artists get the full cut of the profits.
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I personally do a combination of purchasing a download and then streaming off of Spotify and Youtube as additional support to Al and the various artists listed.
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* My listed resources are sometimes limited to the U.S so in that case, to quote Al, there's Very Probably No way to access it legally in your country.
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New rule as of 11/21/24: Absolutely no generative "A.I"
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This hasn't come up before as Al Yankovic doesn't utilize it and seems to be aware of its problems.
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Remember: A.I. isn't a tool. It's a service that's only feasible through theft.
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That's it. Thanks for reading all of that. I'd love to hear from you so please email me with corrections, newly discovered entries, ideas, offers of assistance, or even just to pat my head and say "good job"
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~Stay weird,
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"Control Brain Johnny" O'Hern
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weirdalencompassing@gmail.com
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