Weird Al Style Parodies

Many of "Weird Al" Yankovic's songs are pastiches or "style parodies", where it is written in the style of some genre or artist without directly parodying a song. Can you name the artists Weird Al parodied with these songs?

Many of Weird Al's songs parody an entire genre, instead of a specific artist. These are not included.

Many of these songs are in the style of a specific song by an artist. Guess the name of the artist, not the song parodied.

Some of these songs parody more than one artist. Only one needs to be guessed for each song.

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Last updated: August 15, 2025

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"Weird Al" Yankovic
Happy Birthday	Tonio K

"Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D
Buy Me a Condo	Bob Marley
Mr. Popeil	The B-52s

Dare to Be Stupid
Dare to Be Stupid	Devo
One More Minute	Elvis Presley
Slime Creatures from Outer Space	Thomas Dolby
Cable TV	Elton John

Polka Party!
Dog Eat Dog	Talking Heads
Christmas at Ground Zero	Phil Spector

Even Worse
You Make Me	Oingo Boingo
Velvet Elvis	The Police
Twister	Beastie Boys
Good Old Days	James Taylor

UHF – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff
The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota	Harry Chapin and Gordon Lightfoot

Off the Deep End
Trigger Happy	The Beach Boys and Jan & Dean
I Was Only Kidding	Tonio K
Airline Amy	Nick Lowe and Jonathan Richman

Alapalooza
Young, Dumb & Ugly	AC/DC
Frank's 2000" TV	R.E.M.
Traffic Jam	Prince
Waffle King	Peter Gabriel

Bad Hair Day
Everything You Know Is Wrong	They Might Be Giants
I'm So Sick of You	Elvis Costello
I Remember Larry	Hilly Michaels

Running with Scissors
Germs	Nine Inch Nails
Albuquerque	The Rugburns, George Thorogood, and Mojo Nixon

Poodle Hat
Wanna B Ur Lovr	Beck
Why Does This Always Heppen to Me?	Ben Folds
Bob	Bob Dylan
Genius in France	Frank Zappa

Straight Outta Lynwood
Pancreas	Brian Wilson
I'll Sue Ya	Rage Against the Machine
Virus Alert	Sparks
Close but No Cigar	Cake

Alpocalypse
CNR	The White Stripes
Skipper Dan	Weezer
Craigslist	The Doors
Ringtone	Queen
If That Isn't Love	Hanson
Stop Forwarding That Crap to Me	Jim Steinman

Mandatory Fun
Lame Claim to Fame	Southern Culture on the Skids
My Own Eyes	Foo Fighters
Mission Statement	Crosby, Stills & Nash
First World Problems	Pixies
Jackson Park Express	Cat Stevens

Medium Rarities
Lousy Haircut	The Prodigy