Work: Weird Al

Weird Al Yankovic: Dog Eat Dog

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Weird Al Yankovic: Callin' In Sick

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Yeah. That's right. Weird Al.

Just for fun, here are two tracks from an artist I absolutely idolized as a kid. I still buy his new albums for a bit of nostalgic indulgence. You want to judge me? That's fine. I'm posting them anyway.

Of course, Al is known mostly for his parodies of hit songs, but he also writes original tunes too. Here are two of Al's originals that deal with the plight of the working man.

The first, "Dog Eat Dog," comes from the 1986 release Polka Party. In it, Al channels David Byrne in a Talking Heads style rant against corporate America.

"Callin' In Sick" is from 1997's Bad Hair Day and pays tribute to a time honored tradition in the work place... calling in sick to play hooky from work. Al details all of the strange and slightly gross things he plans to do with his day off.