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Quote from: Clarinetguy097 on July 23, 2009, 07:25:59 PM

greatest solo artist? Weird Al Yankovic

Haha, he doesn't write his own songs. He doesn't count as a solo artist.

He writes all of his own songs. Half the songs on his albums are originals, and all the parody lryics are written by him.

He's more talented than the original songwriter because he made a different song that has a story or somethinig fit in the same music.

It's hard enough to write quality original lyrics/msuic. It's even harder to fit your lyrics that make sesne into someone else's music.

He's more talented than the original songwriter because he made a different song that has a story or somethinig fit in the same music.

Bolded the emphasis from a previous post. Clearly he is not a better writer of music. He doesn't write any.

It has nothing to do with cleverness, although his songs are clever, and everything to do with originality and creativity.

Clever is more along the lines of cute cunny sort of stuff, puns, etc. For example, White and Nerdy is a clever song because Chamillionaire is the complete opposite of sterotypical white and nerdy.

I find his parodies to be extremely creative. If you can write a song into a song that already exists, let me know, because I'd like to know. And this is beside the fact that he is clearly a competent musician to be able to play these songs, as well as a competent singer to be able to sing within pitch and such for the varying styles and rap etc.

He's more talented than the original songwriter because he made a different song that has a story or somethinig fit in the same music.

Bolded the emphasis from a previous post. Clearly he is not a better writer of music. He doesn't write any.

Actually, this is utterly incorrect. As I've already stated, "Weird Al" writes his own music. Half of the songs on every album he has ever made are original songs.

But the fact remains that "Weird Al" Yankovic is a musical genius. This is undeniable. He can not only write original parodies of the original song, but he can also reproduce the style of a particular artist (all the subtle nuances and everything). He is a musicologist.

Give him credit where it's due. The man is a musical genius.

Musical genius... Now I'm just gonna have to walk away...