This past week, Weird Al Yankovic has been blitzing the internet with a comic video per day, together with the release of his new album, Mandatory Fun.
Here is his new tribute to aluminum foil played to the tune of "Royal." In conjunction with this week of Weird Al-ish goodness, I thought it would be an opportune time to give another look at Weird Al's 80s work
Although Al first became a comic celebrity with his version of The Knack's "My Sherona," (titled "My Bologna"), I first became aware of his quirky act in the midst of 1983's Michael Jackson mania, with Al's spin on Jackson's "Beat It." (That's "Eat It.")
He followed it up with his skewering of another '80s classic, Madonna's "Like A Virgin."
Here's another, the very '80s take on both the game show Jeopardy and the J. Geils Band song of the same name.
Here's a real flashback, Weird Al's very first TV appearance on the Tomorrow show in 1981. This is so early '80s, note the reference to the first space shuttle mission at the very end of the clip.