Weird Al Yankovic

Irony of ironies, Al is a well-established entertainment brand himself, fat and tough-looking nowadays, so when he gives "Dontcha," "Float On," and Weezer's "Beverly Hills" a simultaneous Sledge-O-Matic-ing from his accordion in one oh-the-humanity medley ("Polkarama!"), you sort of have to picture Kip from Napoleon Dynamite doing an Al imitation...
By Eric W. SaegerNovember 9, 2006
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Irony of ironies, Al is a well-established entertainment brand himself, fat and tough-looking nowadays, so when he gives “Dontcha,” “Float On,” and Weezer’s “Beverly Hills” a simultaneous Sledge-O-Matic-ing from his accordion in one oh-the-humanity medley (“Polkarama!”), you sort of have to picture Kip from Napoleon Dynamite doing an Al imitation before any chuckles come sincerely. — Eric W. Saeger

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Eric W. Saeger

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