Saga Begins [Import]

Weird Al Yankovic | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 29, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Avex Trax Japan
• ASIN: B000042O73
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #827,532 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Saga Begins

2. Eat It

3. I Love Rocky Road

4. Pretty Fly for a Rabbi

5. Smells Like Nirvana

6. Cavity Search

7. Jerry Springer

8. Theme from Rocky XIII (The Rye or the Kaiser)

9. Gump

10. Bedrock Anthem

11. Phony Calls

12. Like a Surgeon

13. Grapefruit Diet

14. Fat

15. Living With a Hernia

16. Amish Paradise

17. It's All About the Pentiums

18. Polka Power!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE best assortment of "Weird Al" hits, March 2, 2003

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wellwellwell (bog) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Saga Begins (Audio CD)

On this awesome import CD, you'll find probably the greatest collaboration of "Weird Al" Yankovic's many parodies. It takes songs from his newest CD Running With Scissors as well as songs from Bad Hair Day, Off The Deep End, and Dare To Be Stupid, and puts them into one remarkable CD. It looks like this item is hard to find; but if you can find it, buy it. It's certainly worth it. Here's a short overview of the 18 Al classics:

1. The Saga Begins - first single off Running With Scissors, a parody of Don McLean's classic song "American Pie". It tells the story of 'Star Wars Episode I' and the life of Anakin Skywalker. A truly great song.

2. Eat It - classic "Weird Al" in this awesome parody of Michael Jackson's "Beat It".

3. I Love Rocky Road - here's another old Al song that many people could easily sing along to.

4. Pretty Fly For A Rabbi - another great song off Running With Scissors, uses The Offspring's "Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)" and gives it a whole new twist.

5. Smells Like Nirvana - one of my favorite "Weird Al" songs, a take-off of Nirvana's grunge smash "Smells Like Teen Spirit".

6. Cavity Search - here's an overlooked song from Al's CD Bad Hair Day that anyone who's had a cavity can relate to.

7. Jerry Springer - this is one of Al's most edgy songs, a parody of Barenaked Ladies' "One Week".

8. Theme From Rocky XIII - just a classic "Weird Al" Yankovic song.

9. Gump - this parody of The Presidents of the United States of America's hit "Lump" tells the funny story from the Tom Hanks movie 'Forest Gump'.

10. Bedrock Anthem - uses Red Hot Chili Peppers' songs "Under The Bridge" and "Give It Away" to produce a hilarious song about those infamous Flinstone characters.

11. Phony Calls - story of the life of a prank caller, uses TLC's "Waterfalls" as its basis.

12. Like A Surgeon - more classic "Weird Al". We all know this one.

13. Grapefruit Diet - here's yet another song from Running With Scissors, as it uses Cherry Poppin' Daddies' "Zoot Suit Riot" to take us through the mind of a fat man on a diet.

14. Fat - again Al uses Michael Jackson as means for a great parody song, as he uses "Bad" to make probably his most popular song.

15. Living With A Hernia - classic Al; nothing more, nothing less.

16. Amish Paradise - first single off Bad Hair Day, a parody of Coolio's "Gangsters Paradise".

17. It's All About The Pentiums - This is my all-time favorite "Weird Al" song. It's a parody of Puff Daddy's hit "It's All About The Benjamins" that shows us Al is up on the new trends in computers. Hilarious!

18. Polka Power! - A "Weird Al" Yankovic CD would not be complete without his trademark song mixing 20 pop hits and polka music.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Of Weird Al, June 19, 2004

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John Latham (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Saga Begins (Audio CD)

Weird Als Best Songs On 1 CD. Its Great, Buy It. It may be out of stock but look for it anywhere.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Magnifico!, December 18, 2001

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"addictedtospuds" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Saga Begins (Audio CD)

Yeah! WEIRD AL ROCKS!!!!!!!!! I love the songs on this CD!I hope i get all the other Albums too! It's all about Al!