I can't believe that I can sing along to this song still. It must be close to 20 years since I've heard this song. It was one of my favorites when I was a kid though.
I was 12 years old when I saw this live. I just can't believe this is the most popular live version. Weird Al had a huge impact on my life. He made me realize how important a twisted and thoughtful sense of humor really is. The closest we can ever get to God is when we are laughing our asses off. I don't think I can ever be truly serious after listening to every song he's ever made. (except for this serious comment)
Wow, this is the song I always yell for at Al shows even though I know it will never happen. So glad to know that, at one time, it did. Great to see this!!
It's a really small town, but it's cute and they even had Twine Ball Days. I haven't been in YEARS! I'll have to see if my bro wants to check it out again some time.
My in-laws now live 45 minutes from the ball. I took my family to see it a few weeks ago while we were visiting. Hilarious. Signed the guest book "Al sent me." There is a Twine Ball Inn, but it appeared to just be a little restaurant and I'm not even sure it was open. There was no security to kick me out when I broke down and cried. Thankfully.
If you listen closely to the lyrics, you can surmise that Al wasn't thrown out because he broke down. He arrived at the Twine ball at "Seven thirty-seven early Wednesday evening" (3:50), and the place was only open from 10 to 8 on weekdays (4:29). The guards threw him out because the place was closing for the evening.
Bill Lyons ah, the Sacramento set was an awesome one! He did a flippin Beatles cover! I saw him in Milwaukee, also an awesome show. Twine ball, midnight star, velvet evils, nature trail to hell, definitely a bad ass show!
Not only is the song funny and clever, but watch WA...the song goes on for, like six minutes and part of the time he sings it with his eyes closed, obviously with no teleprompter or any other help. And how does he not trip over all those tongue-twisters? We are in the presence of a genius.
I have been an Al fan since the 80's and I just went and saw him live a few days ago and he sang this. Never heard it before and I loved it. Wondering how the crap this fell below the radar....???
This song was only released on the UHF soundtrack (which didn't even go gold) but was one of the "...and other stuff" on the soundtrack, as it didn't actually appear in the movie. So, as the final track on one of his least popular CDs, it's a little less exposed than most of his other music. Which is too bad, as it's perhaps the greatest song ever written.
huh, we live 3 blocks away from it. My wife works at the bar kiddy corner from it in town. I can remember watching him add twine to it as we visited my mom's family as this is where she grew up.
A few things: 1. "Finally at 7: 37 early Wednesday evening..." Who does he think he is, me?? (My mom calls me "Big Ben", because, I can tell what year, date, day, and time something happened. 2. "I was just so overwhelmed by its sheer immensity, I had to pop myself a beer" Sounds like he wasn't too thrilled by it. 3. "This here's what America's all about" I totally agree. 4. We already know about his obsession with 27, and I also questioned about him being obsessed with 43. From "Tacky" 43 bumper stickers From Virus Alert" Turn off your computer and make sure it powers down Drop it in a forty-three-foot hole in the ground But I'm wondering if it has to do with the number 7. (4+3=7) And in this song, he mentions the number 27, but he also mentions 7:37.
Uff da! Dang good. What next? A song about the Biggest Boot in Minnesota? The Spam museum? The Mall Of America? Aaahhh the Star Of The North, so many famous places, so little time. ;-)
diet chocolate soda? how does he do it? I've wanted to see the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota ever since i heard AL sing about it! he's convinced me it's worth the trip! and who wouldn't be convinced by his twine ball musical effigy! and that food is important in his music relates to my GI Joe/ food oriented mind. (lasagna, eat it, trapped in the drive thru, etc)
Does anyone else find it completely hilarious that his family took a road trip that ate up half his vacation to spend about 20 minutes looking at THE BIGGEST BALL OF TWINE IN MINNESOTA before being thrown out by security? I can't believe I never heard this song before...
totally a parady of a musical style. also, just a wonderful song! think of it... if you replaced the lyrics with "real" lyrics, you would have the perfect anti-war song, or a pro-war song, or about love, or about a break up, or anything "heavy." Weird Al is the man!
And he has seen alba alba albaqurqe??? OMG!!!!! I think i spelled it right!!! (if you guess the number of molacuels in Lenerd nimois butt I will send you tickets to albaqurqe) DISCLAMAR im not the best speller so your tickets might not reach you...
