Weird Al concert

Submitted by Oogaman00 t3_y971f2 in washingtondc

Did anybody go to the weird Al concert at the Kennedy center last night?

I cannot be the only one who was quite surprised and disappointed to learn that the show was just original songs and no covers (except the medley at end).

The listing on Kennedy center said nothing about this and it is in tiny letters on his own site. I don't know why he chose to do a tour like this but I definitely feel a bit scammed... Would not have bought tickets to see a show of songs I didn't know at all.

The acoustics were also quite bad from my seats on the side, which were at a terrible angle.

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Gumburcules t1_it480qp wrote

This disclaimer is the very first thing you see on the tour website:

> Please note: this is a scaled-down tour with limited production (no costumes, props, or video screens) in smaller theatres and more intimate settings, and Al’s setlist will be comprised almost entirely of his original (non-parody) songs.

https://www.weirdal.com/tour/

Not to mention the tour is literally called "The Unfortunate Return of the Ridiculously Self-Indulgent Ill-Advised Vanity Tour." Did you not see that and even get the least bit curious to google what was so ill-advised and vain before you spent money on tickets?

I'm not sure what else you could have expected.

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Oogaman00 OP t1_it4ccs7 wrote

I just assumed it was because he's old and is making fun of bands like rolling stone who keep touring forever

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Solid_Quail t1_it3yose wrote

I went to the show last night and had a blast, but yes, the acoustics were terrible. I wore earplugs to block the bass and could at times not hear Al very clearly at all, with or without earplugs.

Re: the songs, it was on the Kennedy Center listing when you bought the tickets:

https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/explore-by-genre/comedy/2022-2023/weird-al-yankovic/

As before, rather than focusing on the hits from his career, the show will feature Yankovic’s non-parody material – the somewhat more obscure pastiches and original songs that have largely escaped the pop culture radar but are adored by his long-time fans.

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Oogaman00 OP t1_it43f3v wrote

I do see it now, stuck into the middle but you are right it is there, after the 2 paragraphs of accolades. It also mentions no costumes etc.

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messmaker523 t1_it4awaj wrote

His songs are never covers. They are parodies.

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tirefires t1_it42hbt wrote

Damn, I wish I had known about it. Al's non-parody songs are great!

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Oogaman00 OP t1_it43j7d wrote

Some of them I love but he didn't even play my favorites. I thought I knew all his albums but I only knew a quarter of the original songs (does he have full albums of originals only)?

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mrmaglu t1_it4uy1r wrote

Lies! He played Albuquerque, which is very much one of his parodies.

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Oogaman00 OP t1_it5hwxz wrote

That was one of the few songs I knew, but it is definitely not a parody..... What song is that lol

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mrmaglu t1_it70aim wrote

Dick’s Automotive by the Rugburns. Wiki article another poster below says it’s just “in the style” of the Rugburns, but I’d say it’s extremely in the style of that particular song.

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IfUReadThisURLame t1_it56muf wrote

My favorite is Buy Me a Condo. If he played that I'd ultimately be cool with it.

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Oogaman00 OP t1_it5hyo5 wrote

What is that? I love Everything You Know is Wrong

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