A list of music videos by American musician, singer and record producer "Weird Al" Yankovic.
Year | Title | Director(s) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1983 | " Ricky" | Janet Greek [1] | Parody of " Mickey" by Toni Basil |
" I Love Rocky Road" | Dror Soref [1] | Parody of " I Love Rock 'n' Roll" by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts | |
1984 | " Eat It" | Jay Levey [1] | Parody of " Beat It" by Michael Jackson |
" I Lost on Jeopardy" | Francis Delia [2] | Parody of " Jeopardy" by the Greg Kihn Band | |
"This Is the Life" | Jay Levey, Robert K. Weiss [1] | Original song. | |
1985 | " Like a Surgeon" | Parody of " Like a Virgin" by Madonna | |
" Dare to Be Stupid" | Style parody of Devo | ||
" One More Minute" | Original song. | ||
1986 | " Living with a Hernia" | Jay Levey [1] | Parody of " Living in America" by James Brown |
" Christmas at Ground Zero" | Al Yankovic [1] | Original song. | |
1988 | " Fat" | Jay Levey [1] | Parody of " Bad" by Michael Jackson |
1989 | " Money for Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies" | Parody of " Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits | |
" UHF" | Original song, lead single on the soundtrack for "Weird Al"'s feature film UHF | ||
1992 | " Smells Like Nirvana" | Parody of " Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana | |
" You Don't Love Me Anymore" | Original song. | ||
1993 | " Jurassic Park" | Mark Osborne, Scott Nordlund [1] | Parody of " MacArthur Park" by Richard Harris |
" Bedrock Anthem" | Al Yankovic [1] | Parody of " Under the Bridge" and " Give It Away" by Red Hot Chili Peppers | |
1994 | " Headline News" | Parody of " Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" by Crash Test Dummies | |
1996 | " Amish Paradise" | Parody of " Gangsta's Paradise" by Coolio | |
"Gump" | Parody of " Lump" by The Presidents of the United States of America | ||
" Spy Hard" | Original song. Theme to the movie Spy Hard | ||
1999 | " The Saga Begins" | Parody of " American Pie" by Don McLean | |
" It's All About the Pentiums" | Parody of " It's All About the Benjamins" by Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs | ||
2003 | "Bob" | Style parody of Bob Dylan | |
2006 | " Don't Download This Song" | Bill Plympton [3] | Style parody of charity songs, such as " We Are the World" and " Hands Across America" |
" I'll Sue Ya" | Thomas Lee [4] | Style parody of Rage Against the Machine | |
"Virus Alert" | David C. Lovelace [5] | Style parody of Sparks | |
" Close but No Cigar" | John Kricfalusi [6] | Style parody of Cake | |
"Pancreas" | Jim Blashfield [7] | Style parody of Brian Wilson | |
" Weasel Stomping Day" | Robot Chicken [8] | Style parody of animated musical specials of the 1960s [9] | |
" White & Nerdy" | Al Yankovic [10] | Parody of " Ridin'" by Chamillionaire | |
"Do I Creep You Out" | Evan Spiridellis [11] | Parody of "Do I Make You Proud" by Taylor Hicks | |
2007 | " Trapped in the Drive-Thru" | Doug Bresler [12] | Parody of " Trapped in the Closet" by R. Kelly |
2009 | " Craigslist" | Liam Lynch [13] | Style parody of The Doors |
" Skipper Dan" | Divya Srinivasan [14] | Style parody of Weezer | |
"CNR" | Gregg Spiridellis, Evan Spiridellis [15] | Style parody of The White Stripes | |
"Ringtone" | Josh Faure-Brac, Dustin McLean [16] | Style parody of Queen | |
2011 | " TMZ" | Bill Plympton [17] | Parody of " You Belong with Me" by Taylor Swift |
"Party in the CIA" | Roque Ballesteros [18] | Parody of " Party in the U.S.A." by Miley Cyrus | |
"Another Tattoo" | Augenblick Studios [19] | Parody of " Nothin' on You" by B.o.B | |
"If That Isn't Love" | Brian Frisk [20] | Style parody of Hanson | |
" Whatever You Like" | Cris Shapan [21] | Parody of " Whatever You Like" by T.I. | |
"Stop Forwarding That Crap to Me" | Koos Dekker [22] | Style parody of Jim Steinman | |
" Perform This Way" | Al Yankovic [23] | Parody of " Born This Way" by Lady Gaga | |
" Polka Face" | Melanie Mandl, et al. [1] | A polka medley, and a parody of " Poker Face" by Lady Gaga | |
2014 | " Tacky" | Al Yankovic [24] | Parody of " Happy" by Pharrell Williams |
" Word Crimes" | Jarrett Heather [25] | Parody of " Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke | |
" Foil" | Al Yankovic [24] | Parody of " Royals" by Lorde | |
" Handy" | Parody of " Fancy" by Iggy Azalea | ||
" Sports Song" | Al Yankovic, Andrew Bush [26] | Style parody of U.S. college football fight songs | |
" First World Problems" | Liam Lynch [27] | Style parody of Pixies | |
"Lame Claim to Fame" | Tim Thompson [28] | Style parody of Southern Culture on the Skids | |
"Mission Statement" | TruScribe [29] | Style parody of Crosby, Stills & Nash | |
2016 | "Bad Hombres, Nasty Women" | Michael Gregory | Moderator of a parody of the third presidential debate for the 2016 elections in the U.S. with Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. |
2020 | "Weird Al Presents: 'America Is Doomed, the Musical'" | Michael Gregory [30] | Moderator of a parody of the first presidential debate for the 2020 elections in the U.S. with Donald Trump and Joe Biden. |
Award | Year | Title | Category | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
Grammy Awards wins | 1988 | "Fat" | Best Concept Music Video | [31] |
Grammy Awards nominations | 1994 | "Jurassic Park" | Best Music Video, Short Form | |
2011 | "Perform This Way" | Best Music Video, Short Form | ||
Australian gold long form videos | The Ultimate Video Collection | [32] | ||
U.S. gold long form videos | The "Weird Al" Yankovic Video Library | [32] [33] | ||
Alapalooza: The Videos | ||||
"Weird Al" Yankovic Live! | ||||
Bad Hair Day: The Videos | ||||
U.S. platinum long form videos | The Ultimate Video Collection | [32] [33] |
A list of music videos by American musician, singer and record producer "Weird Al" Yankovic.
Year | Title | Director(s) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1983 | " Ricky" | Janet Greek [1] | Parody of " Mickey" by Toni Basil |
" I Love Rocky Road" | Dror Soref [1] | Parody of " I Love Rock 'n' Roll" by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts | |
1984 | " Eat It" | Jay Levey [1] | Parody of " Beat It" by Michael Jackson |
" I Lost on Jeopardy" | Francis Delia [2] | Parody of " Jeopardy" by the Greg Kihn Band | |
"This Is the Life" | Jay Levey, Robert K. Weiss [1] | Original song. | |
1985 | " Like a Surgeon" | Parody of " Like a Virgin" by Madonna | |
" Dare to Be Stupid" | Style parody of Devo | ||
" One More Minute" | Original song. | ||
1986 | " Living with a Hernia" | Jay Levey [1] | Parody of " Living in America" by James Brown |
" Christmas at Ground Zero" | Al Yankovic [1] | Original song. | |
1988 | " Fat" | Jay Levey [1] | Parody of " Bad" by Michael Jackson |
1989 | " Money for Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies" | Parody of " Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits | |
" UHF" | Original song, lead single on the soundtrack for "Weird Al"'s feature film UHF | ||
1992 | " Smells Like Nirvana" | Parody of " Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana | |
" You Don't Love Me Anymore" | Original song. | ||
1993 | " Jurassic Park" | Mark Osborne, Scott Nordlund [1] | Parody of " MacArthur Park" by Richard Harris |
" Bedrock Anthem" | Al Yankovic [1] | Parody of " Under the Bridge" and " Give It Away" by Red Hot Chili Peppers | |
1994 | " Headline News" | Parody of " Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" by Crash Test Dummies | |
1996 | " Amish Paradise" | Parody of " Gangsta's Paradise" by Coolio | |
"Gump" | Parody of " Lump" by The Presidents of the United States of America | ||
" Spy Hard" | Original song. Theme to the movie Spy Hard | ||
1999 | " The Saga Begins" | Parody of " American Pie" by Don McLean | |
" It's All About the Pentiums" | Parody of " It's All About the Benjamins" by Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs | ||
2003 | "Bob" | Style parody of Bob Dylan | |
2006 | " Don't Download This Song" | Bill Plympton [3] | Style parody of charity songs, such as " We Are the World" and " Hands Across America" |
" I'll Sue Ya" | Thomas Lee [4] | Style parody of Rage Against the Machine | |
"Virus Alert" | David C. Lovelace [5] | Style parody of Sparks | |
" Close but No Cigar" | John Kricfalusi [6] | Style parody of Cake | |
"Pancreas" | Jim Blashfield [7] | Style parody of Brian Wilson | |
" Weasel Stomping Day" | Robot Chicken [8] | Style parody of animated musical specials of the 1960s [9] | |
" White & Nerdy" | Al Yankovic [10] | Parody of " Ridin'" by Chamillionaire | |
"Do I Creep You Out" | Evan Spiridellis [11] | Parody of "Do I Make You Proud" by Taylor Hicks | |
2007 | " Trapped in the Drive-Thru" | Doug Bresler [12] | Parody of " Trapped in the Closet" by R. Kelly |
2009 | " Craigslist" | Liam Lynch [13] | Style parody of The Doors |
" Skipper Dan" | Divya Srinivasan [14] | Style parody of Weezer | |
"CNR" | Gregg Spiridellis, Evan Spiridellis [15] | Style parody of The White Stripes | |
"Ringtone" | Josh Faure-Brac, Dustin McLean [16] | Style parody of Queen | |
2011 | " TMZ" | Bill Plympton [17] | Parody of " You Belong with Me" by Taylor Swift |
"Party in the CIA" | Roque Ballesteros [18] | Parody of " Party in the U.S.A." by Miley Cyrus | |
"Another Tattoo" | Augenblick Studios [19] | Parody of " Nothin' on You" by B.o.B | |
"If That Isn't Love" | Brian Frisk [20] | Style parody of Hanson | |
" Whatever You Like" | Cris Shapan [21] | Parody of " Whatever You Like" by T.I. | |
"Stop Forwarding That Crap to Me" | Koos Dekker [22] | Style parody of Jim Steinman | |
" Perform This Way" | Al Yankovic [23] | Parody of " Born This Way" by Lady Gaga | |
" Polka Face" | Melanie Mandl, et al. [1] | A polka medley, and a parody of " Poker Face" by Lady Gaga | |
2014 | " Tacky" | Al Yankovic [24] | Parody of " Happy" by Pharrell Williams |
" Word Crimes" | Jarrett Heather [25] | Parody of " Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke | |
" Foil" | Al Yankovic [24] | Parody of " Royals" by Lorde | |
" Handy" | Parody of " Fancy" by Iggy Azalea | ||
" Sports Song" | Al Yankovic, Andrew Bush [26] | Style parody of U.S. college football fight songs | |
" First World Problems" | Liam Lynch [27] | Style parody of Pixies | |
"Lame Claim to Fame" | Tim Thompson [28] | Style parody of Southern Culture on the Skids | |
"Mission Statement" | TruScribe [29] | Style parody of Crosby, Stills & Nash | |
2016 | "Bad Hombres, Nasty Women" | Michael Gregory | Moderator of a parody of the third presidential debate for the 2016 elections in the U.S. with Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. |
2020 | "Weird Al Presents: 'America Is Doomed, the Musical'" | Michael Gregory [30] | Moderator of a parody of the first presidential debate for the 2020 elections in the U.S. with Donald Trump and Joe Biden. |
Award | Year | Title | Category | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
Grammy Awards wins | 1988 | "Fat" | Best Concept Music Video | [31] |
Grammy Awards nominations | 1994 | "Jurassic Park" | Best Music Video, Short Form | |
2011 | "Perform This Way" | Best Music Video, Short Form | ||
Australian gold long form videos | The Ultimate Video Collection | [32] | ||
U.S. gold long form videos | The "Weird Al" Yankovic Video Library | [32] [33] | ||
Alapalooza: The Videos | ||||
"Weird Al" Yankovic Live! | ||||
Bad Hair Day: The Videos | ||||
U.S. platinum long form videos | The Ultimate Video Collection | [32] [33] |