Monday, November 30, 2020

The "NOT by Weird Al Yankovic" 30-Song Tribute Challenge

Day 1: A Song About Food: Ben Folds Five - She Don't Like Jelly

Day 2: A Song About The Medical Profession: Robert Palmer - Bad Case Of Loving You

Day 3: A Song Based On A Headline News Story: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Ohio

Day 4: A Song About A Tourist Attraction: The New Vaudeville Band - Winchester Cathedral

Day 5: A Song About Dinosaurs: Was (Not Was) - Walk The Dinosaur

Day 6: A Song About (Or From) A 1960s TV Show: Little Roger & The Goosebumps - Stairway to Gilligan's Island

Day 7: A Song About Superheroes: Spin Doctors - Jimmy Olsen's Blues

Day 8: A Song About Crimes (Words or Otherwise): The Steve Miller Band - Take The Money And Run

Day 9: A Song About Nuclear War: The Fixx - Red Skies

Day 10: A Song About The Internet: Britney Spears - E-mail My Heart

Day 11: A Song About Daring To Be Stupid: Garbage - Stupid Girl

Day 12: A Song About Bad Relationships: PJ Harvey - Rid Of Me

Day 13: A Song About Stalking: The Nylons - Silhouettes

Day 14: A Song About The "Good Old Days": Bruce Springsteen - Glory Days

Day 15: A Song Featuring An Accordion: Paul Simon - The Boy In The Bubble

Day 16: A Song About A Place With A Ridiculously Long Name: The Four Lads - Istanbul (Not Constantinople)

Day 17: A Song About Pentiums And Computers: Prince & The Revolution - Computer Blue

Day 18: A Song That Includes Celebrity Name Drops: Phil Ochs - Love Me, I'm A Liberal

Day 19: A Song About A Vocation (Plumbing, HVAC, etc.): Styx - Blue Collar Man

Day 20: A Song About Horror Films: Deep Purple - Why Didn't Rosemary?

Day 21: A Original Of A Song "Weird Al" Has Parodied: The Knack - My Sharona

Day 22: A Polka!: Frank Yankovic - The Pennsylvania Polka

Day 23: A Song About Being Trapped In A Late-Night Situation: Roy Orbison - I Drove All Night

Day 24: A Song About The Television Industry: Don Henley - Dirty Laundry

Day 25: A Song About Shopping: The Clash - Love In The Supermarket

Day 26: A Parody Song By Another Artist: The Rutles - Get Up And Go

Day 27: A Song About Being Nerdy: Thomas Dolby - She Blinded Me With Science

Day 28: A Movie Song By An Artist Who Was Also A Lead In That Film: Elvis Presley - Can't Help Falling In Love

Day 29: A Song About A Paradise Of Some Sort: Phil Collins - Another Day In Paradise

Day 30: A Song That Takes Place A Long, Long Time Ago (In A Galaxy Far Away): Nerf Herder - I'm The Droid (You're Looking For)