Staple a jelly doughnut to your ear, set your spleen to channel 27 and ask your favourite albino squirrel to a dance. Lex Friedman joins Mark to discuss their top-5 songs by “Weird” Al Yankovic that aren’t parodies. Lex is, among many things (musician, improviser, podcaster, game developer and consultant), a turbo Yankovic fan, and it’s quite possible that even Al himself might struggle to come up with a better list. (00:00) - Stay weird, Al (00:40) - Introduction (01:04) - Getting into Weird Al (05:52) - Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (08:02) - Lex’s pick: Word Crimes (11:06) - Mark’s pick: Everything You Know is Wrong (14:26) - Lex’s pick: Trapped in the Drive-Thru (18:16) - Mark’s pick: Albuquerque (21:41) - Lex’s pick: Hardware Store (24:04) - Mark’s pick: Christmas at Ground Zero (26:49) - Lex’s pick: Skipper Dan (28:33) - Mark’s pick: Your Horoscope for Today (31:04) - Lex’s pick: Frank's 2000" TV (32:49) - Mark’s pick: The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota (37:27) - Midamble (39:40) - Building the final list (40:55) - Honourable mentions (45:17) - The music of Liam & Lex (48:00) - More of Lex Friedman Find Lex online on his website, play one of his many word games, hang out with him on Mastodon, or buy one or all of Liam & Lex’s albums. Take my domain knowledge quiz Find out if your knowledge and experience can get you paid or put you on-stage.