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He was unable to understand why it happened When he woke up or regained consciousness He angered his wife so much that she cut off his penis Made his wife so mad one night that she cut off his wiener I have another story to tell, this time about a man They sold the rights to adapt their story for television or film They received money for recording their opinions or catchphrases She encountered another skater who was more skilled She was determined to become a champion figure skater Swore that one day she would be a figure skating champion

He said that the beating occurred because He had been beaten with a cane on his buttocks He went to Singapore and brought spray paint with him Took a trip to Singapore and brought along his spray paint (Note: The riff after each chorus involves playing a descending melody on the high E string: 12-10-9-7-5-4) In a 1994 interview with the Los Angeles Times, 'Weird Al' said that he wrote the song because he was 'just disgusted with the tabloid mentality of the news media.' The song was featured on the soundtrack to the 1994 film Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.

#Weird al headline news video cameo tv

The lyrics to Headline News were translated into Dutch and performed by 'Weird Al' on Dutch TV in 1994. The song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video in 1995.

#Weird al headline news video cameo movie

Several of the actors from the movie UHF, which 'Weird Al' starred in, appear in the music video for Headline News. For example, the original lyric about the Michael Fay case was changed to reference the Monica Lewinsky scandal. The lyrics were updated in later versions to reflect changes in news events. The song was released in 1994 as a single from 'Weird Al' Yankovic's album 'Bad Hair Day.' The video also includes appearances by 'Weird Al' regulars like Victoria Jackson and Diedrich Bader, as well as real-life newscaster Edwin Newman. The music video for Headline News features 'Weird Al' and a group of reporters singing and dancing in front of a green screen depicting various news stories. Headline News is a parody of the song Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm by Canadian band Crash Test Dummies. By presenting these stories through a catchy, poppy melody and repetitive chorus, 'Weird Al' calls attention to how we consume and sensationalize news. The third story is a reference to John and Lorena Bobbitt, whose case dominated the news in 1993 when Lorena cut off John's penis. The second story is a play on the Tonya Harding/Nancy Kerrigan scandal, in which Harding's ex-husband hired someone to injure Kerrigan before the 1994 Winter Olympics. The first story mocks the international news coverage of Michael Fay, an 18-year-old American who was caned in Singapore in 1994 for vandalism. Throughout the song, 'Weird Al' highlights the absurdity of these stories, as well as the media's obsession with them. The second story is about a figure skater who hires someone to injure her competition, and the third story is about a man whose wife cut off his penis. The song tells three bizarre news stories, each with its own version of the refrain 'Mm mm mm mm, mm mm mm mm, ah.' The first story is about a kid who traveled to Singapore with spray paint and was caned by the authorities. 'Weird Al' Yankovic's song Headline News is a satirical commentary on the sensationalist culture of news media.