25 May 2010: it's 1989

[Wayback]

What the hell is this.

Its not Tone Loc, could it be Weird Al?

[RGMike]

What the hell is this.

^^^.  WOS!

I'd've MUCH preferred Tone Loc himself to a bad parody.

[Gazoo]

What the hell is this.

Its not Tone Loc, could it be Weird Al?

I'm afraid it is.  He's usually better than this.

[RGMike]

VHM the forgotten first single from Cosmic Thing.  

It was? I have it on the B-side of "Love Shack" if memory serves.

uh-oh, Guns'n'Blowses

[radical347]

What the hell is this.

Its not Tone Loc, could it be Weird Al?

I googled it and indeed, it is.
I didn't think it sounded like Weird Al at first, but then again, he does that with his voice in some of this other songs.
Still, I agree with Gazoo that Weird Al can do better (i.e. Headline News).  This one in addition to sounding out of place was just meh.

[Tinka Cat]

What the hell is this.

Its not Tone Loc, could it be Weird Al?

I'm afraid it is.  He's usually better than this.

 for some reason I rented Weird Al's movie called "UHF" because netflix said it was under appreciated and had some cult following --

OMG.  it sucks bad and blows hard. don't bother.

[RGMike]

What the hell is this.

Its not Tone Loc, could it be Weird Al?

I'm afraid it is.  He's usually better than this.

 for some reason I rented Weird Al's movie called "UHF" because netflix said it was under appreciated and had some cult following --

OMG.  it sucks bad and blows hard. don't bother.

I actually paid to see it in a theater.  "We don't need no stinkin' BADGERS!"

[radical347]

What the hell is this.

Its not Tone Loc, could it be Weird Al?

I'm afraid it is.  He's usually better than this.

 for some reason I rented Weird Al's movie called "UHF" because netflix said it was under appreciated and had some cult following --

OMG.  it sucks bad and blows hard. don't bother.

Is it as bad as "Glitter"? (Which was so bad that it was good, in a derisive way)

[RGMike]

Damn -- this was a long set. Talk about a mixed bag.

[princessofcairo]

Damn -- this was a long set. Talk about a mixed bag.

I thought it was fine except for songs #1 and #9.

[Tinka Cat]

What the hell is this.

Its not Tone Loc, could it be Weird Al?

I'm afraid it is.  He's usually better than this.

 for some reason I rented Weird Al's movie called "UHF" because netflix said it was under appreciated and had some cult following --

OMG.  it sucks bad and blows hard. don't bother.

Is it as bad as "Glitter"? (Which was so bad that it was good, in a derisive way)

I haven't seen Glitter, but UHF just has no laughs. And although Mariah Carey prob can't act her way out of a nail salon, at least she's nice to look at.

[princessofcairo]

And although Mariah Carey prob can't act her way out of a nail salon, at least she's nice to look at.

She was none too shab in "Precious."

[Gazoo]

VHM the forgotten first single from Cosmic Thing.  I always loved "Channel Z" and would happily perform it in karaoke if ever given the chance.

Let's do it next time!

You're on.  Got any NYC or SF plans in the coming 12 months?

[Gazoo]

What the hell is this.

Its not Tone Loc, could it be Weird Al?

I'm afraid it is.  He's usually better than this.

 for some reason I rented Weird Al's movie called "UHF" because netflix said it was under appreciated and had some cult following --

OMG.  it sucks bad and blows hard. don't bother.

Is it as bad as "Glitter"? (Which was so bad that it was good, in a derisive way)

I haven't seen Glitter, but UHF just has no laughs. And although Mariah Carey prob can't act her way out of a nail salon, at least she's nice to look at.

I saw one segment from UHF that I still quote to friends: the Wheel of Fish.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KezvwARhBIc

[Tinka Cat]

What the hell is this.

Its not Tone Loc, could it be Weird Al?

I'm afraid it is.  He's usually better than this.

 for some reason I rented Weird Al's movie called "UHF" because netflix said it was under appreciated and had some cult following --

OMG.  it sucks bad and blows hard. don't bother.

Is it as bad as "Glitter"? (Which was so bad that it was good, in a derisive way)

I haven't seen Glitter, but UHF just has no laughs. And although Mariah Carey prob can't act her way out of a nail salon, at least she's nice to look at.

I saw one segment from UHF that I still quote to friends: the Wheel of Fish.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KezvwARhBIc

well, at least he used real fish for that.... it's about all I can say. 

The only moment I found myself laughing in that movie was in the brief moment during the telephon when the Kipper Kids (the guys with large prosthetic chins) were babbling.

..so it appears that the "Conan the Librarian" clip AL played WAS from this very same UHF movie... did anyone catch that?