Well, I think it’s funny.
#commissionearned
It’s kind of melancholy now, huh?
Got turned onto this.
.@ogiel23 Weezer – Africa (starring Weird Al Yankovic) https://t.co/bA7VEceDtq via @YouTube
— Daniel Wallace (@danwallace70) September 26, 2018
That’s not Weird Al singing and that’s not Weezer playing, by the way: they’re lip-syncing to the actual song. Also: the set is derived from Weezer’s Undone – The Sweater Song, for we are deep in the land of the Meta-Joke. As one might expect from a project that involves both Weezer, and Weird Al.
Still: not bad.
I’m gonna just say it.
Weird Al Joined Weezer on Stage to Play Toto’s “Africa” https://t.co/ePxyomud9K
— Ogiel (Moe Lane) (@Ogiel23) August 10, 2018
The live Weezer cover was not that great, until Weird Al showed up. Then it became great. I’m sorry to say that, but in your heart you know it’s true.
Six years later: still ironic, still wouldn’t live there on a bet.
This is perfect. Perfect. Thanks to Constant Reader Compound in comments.
This song is entertainingly ironic, on several different levels. Personally, these days I wouldn’t live in California on a bet.