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weird al is a national treasure. it's insane that in his decades-long career, no one has come remotely close to matching him
The peak of a music career isn't a Grammy, it's getting parodied by Weird Al Yankovic
I just looked him up and he is, in fact, USian. I thought he was Canadian for some reason.
Weird Al and Dolly Parton must be protected at all costs.
He does feel super canadian.
I think you might be thinking of beloved Nardwuar the Human Serviette, recent winner of the Order of Canada. Same friendly vibes.
There are surely plenty of other people out there who have similar humor & talent & charisma & intelligence & musical panache and are able to put it all together in brilliant art, but you know how the musical industry is rigged, weird Al slipped in during the late 1970's at a fortuitous time before the music industry became rigged & proprietary. He is indeed a national treasure.
There are billions of people all over the planet. Everyone has talents that most people will never see on a large scale via the media. Because the media is rigged & gatekeeper'ed these days.
I for one used to inadvertently entertain my family as I went about the household chores by singing well-known tunes but substituting the words for what's going on in our daily lives and we all found it hilarious. That was kinda weird al-esque, he's so relatable, we all have our quirks & sense of humor and he taps into something that we can all relate to.
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