Straight Outta Lynwood

by "Weird Al" Yankovic

Straight Outta Lynwood cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 26 September 2006
  • Label: Volcano
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 47:49
  • Community rating: 3.11/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Reaching an unprecedented commercial peak for the musical parodist, 'Straight Outta Lynwood' cleverly lampoons mid-2000s pop culture and hip-hop tropes. Supported by razor-sharp original pastiches and the hit single 'White & Nerdy', it solidified his status as a comedic institution.

Genres

Descriptors: Parody, Novelty, parody, pastiche, satirical, rhythmic

Tracklist

  1. White & Nerdy (Parody of "Ridin'" by Chamillionaire feat. Krayzie Bone) (2:50)
  2. Pancreas (3:48)
  3. Canadian Idiot (Parody of "American Idiot" by Green Day) (2:23)
  4. I'll Sue Ya (3:50)
  5. Polkarama! (4:17)
  6. Virus Alert (3:45)
  7. Confessions Pt. III (Parody of "Confessions Pt. II" by Usher) (3:52)
  8. Weasel Stomping Day (1:34)
  9. Close But No Cigar (3:55)
  10. Do I Creep You Out (Parody of "Do I Make You Proud" by Taylor Hicks) (2:46)
  11. Trapped In the Drive-Thru (Parody of "Trapped In The Closet" by R. Kelly) (10:50)
  12. Don't Download This Song (3:53)

Credits

  • Christopher Melvin - creative director [dvd]
  • Miles Jay - double bass [string bass]
  • Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz - drum programming, drums, handclaps, jew's harp [jaw harp], slide whistle, whistle [siren], tambourine, timpani, wood block [wood blocks], bells [bicycle, sleigh], claves, cabasa, shaker, finger snaps, percussion [blocks], percussion [flexitone], whistle [bird call, duck call], vocals [group], cowbell, maracas, sequenced by [hi-hat], vocals [chorus], electronic drums [simmons], chimes [bar chimes]
  • John Dickson - french horn
  • Kim Bullard - keyboards
  • Jeff Dodes - supervised by [dvd supervision]
  • Nick Lane - trombone
  • Lee Thornburg - trumpet

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