Al Yankovic is smart. He was valedictorian of his high school and graduated a couple years earlier than most. He also has an architecture degree. He also has a reputation for being nice. It is hard to find anybody that has negative things to say about him. He has had the same band for four decades. Even though he does not have to, he seeks permission from all the artists he parodies. He works hard. He devotes significant energy to his parodies, including multiple layers of complexity. He also has many original songs that many consider to be better than his popular parodies.
His parodies take on many different topics. They also take different forms. He often does a "polka medley" of popular songs played polka-style on accordion. He is most known for his alternate lyrics for popular songs. In these he will often try to match characteristics of the original song, while making specific differences for his parody. (Some artists, such as Don McLean and Presidents of the USA have slipped into the Weird Al version of lyrics.) He also creates original songs in the style of artists. ("Dare to be Stupid" was created in the style of Devo and drew praise from the band.)
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