Happy Place — It Turns Out the Naming Rights! Membership Option Was For Real and Someone Is Now Five Hundred Bucks Poorer Presents Nat

In an unsurprising but deeply satisfying development, my five year old son Declan is turning into a “Weird Al” Yankovic super-fan.

The Big Whoop, The Weird Accordion To Al, The Big Squeeze, Big Nate's Daddy BlogNathan RabinJanuary 28, 2020"Bedrock Anthem", "Jurassic Park", parenthood, fatherhood, "Weird Al" Yankovic

The Big Squeeze Day Five: "Happy Birthday" from The "Another One Rides The Bus" EP and "Weird Al" Yankovic

Our big journey BACK through “Weird Al” Yankovic’s life’s work hits a fascinating first in the punky Tonio K. tribute “Happy Birthday”, a minor little number with a shockingly large number of distinctions, including Al recording no less than three different versions over a period of decades.

The Weird Accordion To Al, The Big SqueezeNathan RabinJanuary 27, 2020The Weird Accordion to Al, The Weird Accordion to Al book

The Big Squeeze: Day Three: "Another One Rides The Bus" from Another One Rides The Bus EP and the "Weird Al" Yankovic album

Our DEEP dive back into the work of “Weird Al:” Yankovic continues with an affectionate look at one of Al’s most important early songs: the Queen parody “Another One Rides the Bus.” Now with author’s commentary and a header image that does not suck.

The Weird Accordion To Al, The Big SqueezeNathan RabinJanuary 23, 2020The Weird Accordion to Al, The Weird Accordion to Al book, parody, Queen, "Another One Bites the Dust"

The Big Squeeze Day Two: "School Cafeteria" from the "My Bologna" single

Our loving look back at the entirety of Al’s recording career continues with the only song from this column that DIDN’T make it into the Weird Accordion to Al: the “My Bologna” b-side “School Cafeteria”

The Weird Accordion To Al, The Big SqueezeNathan RabinJanuary 22, 2020Capitol, "My Bologna", The Weird Accordion to Al, The Weird Accordion to Al book, early Al

The Big Squeeze: Day One "My Bologna" (Capitol single version)

Our journey back through the complete discography of “Weird Al” Yankovic begins with his very first major label release, the Capitol Records single version of his parody of the Knack’s “My Sharona”, “My Bologna.”

The Big SqueezeNathan RabinJanuary 21, 2020"Weird Al" Yankovic, The Big Squeeze, The Weird Accordion to Al, The Weird Accordion to Al book, "My Sharona", "My Bologna", Capitol Records, single

Holy Crap, The Weird Accordion to Al Book Is Available NOW!!!

There were times I feared I would never be able to say this but THE WEIRD ACCORDION TO AL BOOK IS FINISHED, IT’S AMAZING AND YOU CAN BUY IT NOW ON AMAZON NOW AND HAVE IT TOMORROW!

The Weird Accordion To Al, The Big Whoop, The Big SqueezeNathan RabinJanuary 20, 2020The Weird Accordion to Al, The Weird Accordion to Al book, Amazon, publishing, books