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Encyclopedia > Bob (song)
“Bob”
Song by "Weird Al" Yankovic
Album Poodle Hat
Genre Comedy
Length 2:29
Label Volcano
Writer "Weird Al" Yankovic
Producer "Weird Al" Yankovic
Poodle Hat track listing
  1. "Couch Potato"
  2. "Hardware Store"
  3. "Trash Day"
  4. "Party at the Leper Colony"
  5. "Angry White Boy Polka"
  6. "Wanna B Ur Lovr"
  7. "A Complicated Song"
  8. "Why Does This Always Happen To Me?"
  9. "Ode to a Superhero"
  10. "Bob"
  11. "eBay"
  12. "Genius In France"

"Bob" is a song and video by "Weird Al" Yankovic, from his 2003 album Poodle Hat, made up entirely of palindromes. The palindromes are arranged in rhyming verses such as the following: Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Weird Al Yankovics Poodlehat album, fair usage. ... For other uses, see Song (disambiguation). ... This article is about the musician. ... An album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. ... Singles from Poodle Hat Released: May, 2003 Released: January 13, 2006 Poodle Hat is the eleventh album by Weird Al Yankovic. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Volcano Records is a subsidiary of Sony BMG Music Entertainments Zomba Music Group, and controls the Scotti Bros. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Singles from Poodle Hat Released: May, 2003 Released: January 13, 2006 Poodle Hat is the eleventh album by Weird Al Yankovic. ... Couch Potato is a song by Weird Al Yankovic. ... Polka Medleys are the trademark of American singer, musician, satirist, parodist, songwriter, and accordionist Weird Al Yankovic. ... eBay is a song by Weird Al Yankovic on his album Poodle Hat. ... This article is about the musician. ... Singles from Poodle Hat Released: May, 2003 Released: January 13, 2006 Poodle Hat is the eleventh album by Weird Al Yankovic. ... For the movie, see Palindromes (film). ...

Madam, I'm Adam
Too hot to hoot
Go hang a salami, I'm a lasagna hog
UFO Tofu
No lemons no melon
Too bad I hid a boot
Lisa Bonet ate no basil
Warsaw was raw
Was it a car or a cat I saw?
Pa's a sap
Ma is as selfless as I am
May a moody baby doom a yam?

"Bob" is performed in a style resembling Bob Dylan's vocal delivery. The song's video is a parody of Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues" segment of the film Dont Look Back. The music resembles many of Dylan's twelve bar blues songs (particularly Bob Dylan's "115th Dream"): each verse includes ten bars of singing followed by two instrumental bars, with no chorus. This article is about the recording artist. ... Subterranean Homesick Blues is a song written by Bob Dylan, originally released on the album Bringing It All Back Home in March 1965. ... Dont Look Back (sic) is a 1967 documentary film by D.A. Pennebaker that covers Bob Dylans 1965 concert tour of England. ... The 12-bar blues has a distinctive form in both lyrics and chord structure. ...


Music video

Yankovic performing the song at CityFest in Detroit, Michigan on July 5, 2007.

In the video, Yankovic stands in an alleyway holding cards with the palindromic lyrics, and also one saying "(Harmonica solo)", and at the end holds one saying "???" (Dylan's last card in the original video was "What?"). The film uses a grayscale color scheme. Yankovic wears a wig to look like Bob Dylan, and the only other characters are two men in the background without any dialogue. These men are played by band drummer Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz and Yankovic's manager Jay Levey (in Dylan's original, one of the two men in the background is poet Allen Ginsberg). CityFest in New Center. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... This article is about the U.S. State. ... In computing, a grayscale or greyscale digital image is an image in which the value of each pixel is a single sample. ... Jon Bermuda Schwartz is a drummer best known for working with the parodist/musician/songwriter/comedian Weird Al Yankovic. ... Irwin Allen Ginsberg (IPA: ) (June 3, 1926 – April 5, 1997) was an American poet. ...


"Bob" is the only song on the Poodle Hat album with a video. It was filmed for an Al TV special that aired on VH-1 ten days later. Singles from Poodle Hat Released: May, 2003 Released: January 13, 2006 Poodle Hat is the eleventh album by Weird Al Yankovic. ... AL-TV is a show created by parody artist Weird Al Yankovic. ... VH1 (which stands for Video Hits 1) is an American cable television channel that was created in 1985. ...


See also

Weird Al Yankovic (born October 23, 1959) is an American musician best known for his parodies of contemporary radio hits. ... Weird Al Yankovic Weird Al Yankovic is a multi-Grammy award winning American musician, satirist, parodist, accordionist, and television producer. ... This article is about the musician. ... This article is about the musician. ... Jon Bermuda Schwartz (born August 18, 1956 in Chicago, Illinois) is a drummer best known for working with the singer-songwriter Weird Al Yankovic. ... Stephen Steve Jay (born January 26, (year unknown) in Florida) is a bassist best known for working with the singer-songwriter Weird Al Yankovic. ... James Jim Kimo West (born December 18, (year unknown) in Toronto) is a guitarist best known for working with the singer-songwriter Weird Al Yankovic. ... Rubén Valtierra (born December 26 (year unknown) in San Rafael, California) is a keyboardist best known for working with the singer-songwriter Weird Al Yankovic. ... Another One Rides the Bus was a 7-inch EP released by Weird Al Yankovic in 1981. ... Weird Al Yankovic is the first album by Weird Al Yankovic, released in 1983. ... Singles from In 3-D Released: February 28, 1984 Released: April 1984 Released: June 4, 1984 Weird Al Yankovic In 3-D, sometimes referred to simply as In 3-D, is the second album by Weird Al Yankovic, released in 1984. ... Dare to Be Stupid is the third album by Weird Al Yankovic, released in 1985. ... Singles from Polka Party! Released: October 21, 1986 Released: November 1986 Polka Party! is the fourth album by song parodist Weird Al Yankovic, released in 1986. ... Singles from Even Worse Released: April 12, 1988 Released: May 1988 Released: June 14, 1988 Even Worse is the fifth album by Weird Al Yankovic, released in 1988. ... Peter And The Wolf is a parody of the original story by Sergei Prokofiev as retold by Weird Al Yankovic. ... Singles from UHF Released: July 1989 Released: August 8, 1989 Released: August 22, 1989 UHF - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff (1989), sometimes referred to simply as UHF, is the soundtrack to the comedy cult film UHF, by Weird Al Yankovic. ... Off The Deep End is the seventh album by Weird Al Yankovic, released in 1992. ... Singles from Alapalooza Released: October 1993 Released: November 12, 1993 Released: November 1993 Alternate cover Alternate cover that looked more similar to the Jurassic Park soundtrack Alapalooza is the eighth album by Weird Al Yankovic, released in 1993. ... Singles from Bad Hair Day Released: March 12, 1996 Released: May 7, 1996 Released: November 26, 1996 Bad Hair Day is the ninth album by Weird Al Yankovic, released in 1996. ... Singles from Running with Scissors Released: June 24, 1999 Released: August 4, 1999 Running With Scissors is the tenth album by Weird Al Yankovic, released on June 29, 1999. ... Singles from Poodle Hat Released: May, 2003 Released: January 13, 2006 Poodle Hat is the eleventh album by Weird Al Yankovic. ... Singles from Straight Outta Lynwood Released: August 21, 2006 Released: September 12, 2006 Released: September 26, 2006 Released: March 19, 2007 Straight Outta Lynwood is the twelfth album by Weird Al Yankovic. ... Weird Al Yankovics Greatest Hits is a compilation CD of songs by Weird Al Yankovic that features his best known songs from his first five studio albums. ... The Food Album is a compilation CD of songs by Weird Al Yankovic that features songs about food. ... Greatest Hits Volume II is a compilation CD of songs by Weird Al Yankovic that features his best known songs that did not appear on Weird Al Yankovics Greatest Hits, plus the new single Headline News which first appeared on disc four of the boxed set Permanent Record: Al... The Food Album is a compilation CD of songs by Weird Al Yankovic that features songs about television and TV shows. ... Weird Al Yankovic (born October 23, 1959) is an American musician best known for his parodies of contemporary radio hits. ... My Bologna is a famous parody of My Sharona by The Knack. ... Another One Rides the Bus is a parody of Queens Another One Bites the Dust by Weird Al Yankovic. ... Weird Al Yankovic track listing Ricky Gotta Boogie I Love Rocky Road Buckingham Blues Happy Birthday Stop Draggin My Car Around My Bologna The Checks In The Mail Another One Rides the Bus Ill Be Mellow When Im Dead Such a Groovy Guy Mr. ... I Love Rocky Road is a song by Weird Al Yankovic. ... Weird Al Yankovic in 3-D track listing Eat It Midnight Star The Brady Bunch Buy Me A Condo I Lost on Jeopardy Polkas On 45 Mr. ... King Of Suede is a song by Weird Al Yankovic. ... Weird Al Yankovic in 3-D track listing Eat It Midnight Star The Brady Bunch Buy Me A Condo I Lost on Jeopardy Polkas On 45 Mr. ... Dare to Be Stupid track listing Like a Surgeon Dare to Be Stupid I Want a New Duck One More Minute Yoda George of the Jungle Slime Creatures From Outer Space Girls Just Want To Have Lunch This is the Life Cable TV Hooked on Polkas This Is The Life... Like a Surgeon is a song by Weird Al Yankovic. ... Dare to Be Stupid track listing Like a Surgeon Dare to Be Stupid I Want a New Duck One More Minute Yoda George of the Jungle Slime Creatures From Outer Space Girls Just Want To Have Lunch This is the Life Cable TV Hooked on Polkas I Want a New... One More Minute is an original song by Weird Al Yankovic. ... Dare to Be Stupid track listing Like a Surgeon Dare to Be Stupid I Want a New Duck One More Minute Yoda George of the Jungle Slime Creatures From Outer Space Girls Just Want To Have Lunch This is the Life Cable TV Hooked on Polkas Dare to Be Stupid... Living with a Hernia is a song by Weird Al Yankovic. ... Nuclear fireball World War III is the name given to a hypothetical world war that would be fought after World War II. Most usages of the term include the use of weapons of mass destruction such as nuclear weapons. ... Fat is a song by Weird Al Yankovic. ... Lasagna is a song by Weird Al Yankovic. ... I Think Im A Clone Now is a song by Weird Al Yankovic. ... UHF is an original song by Weird Al Yankovic in the key of E minor and based on several different riffs. ... Money for Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies* is a song by Weird Al Yankovic. ... Isle Thing is a song by Weird Al Yankovic. ... Smells Like Nirvana is a parody of Nirvanas Smells Like Teen Spirit written and performed by Weird Al Yankovic. ... Off the Deep End track listing Smells Like Nirvana Trigger Happy I Cant Watch This Polka Your Eyes Out I Was Only Kidding The White Stuff When I Was Your Age Taco Grande Airline Amy The Plumbing Song You Dont Love Me Anymore Bite Me (Hidden Track) You... Taco Grande is a parody of Gerardos song Rico Suave written by Weird Al Yankovic. ... Jurassic Park is a song by Weird Al Yankovic. ... Alapalooza track listing Jurassic Park Young, Dumb & Ugly Bedrock Anthem Franks 2000 TV Achy Breaky Song Traffic Jam Talk Soup Livin In The Fridge She Never Told Me She Was A Mime Harvey The Wonder Hamster Waffle King Bohemian Polka Bedrock Anthem is a song by Weird Al Yankovic... Achy Breaky Song is a song by Weird Al Yankovic. ... Headline News is a parody song by Weird Al Yankovic. ... Amish Paradise is Weird Al Yankovics parody of the hip hop song Gangstas Paradise by Coolio. ... Bad Hair Day track listing Amish Paradise Everything You Know is Wrong Cavity Search Callin In Sick The Alternative Polka Since Youve Been Gone Gump Im So Sick of You Syndicated Inc. ... Spy Hard is a song by Weird Al Yankovic used as the theme song to the film of the same name. ... Bad Hair Day track listing Amish Paradise Everything You Know is Wrong Cavity Search Callin In Sick The Alternative Polka Since Youve Been Gone Gump Im So Sick of You Syndicated Inc. ... The Saga Begins is a parody by Weird Al Yankovic, released from the 1999 album Running With Scissors. ... Its All About The Pentiums is a song by Weird Al Yankovic. ... Dont Download This Song is the first single from Weird Al Yankovics 12th studio album Straight Outta Lynwood, which was released on September 26, 2006. ... Straight Outta Lynwood track listing White & Nerdy Pancreas Canadian Idiot Ill Sue Ya Polkarama! Virus Alert Confessions Part III Weasel Stomping Day Close But No Cigar Do I Creep You Out Trapped in the Drive-Thru Dont Download This Song White & Nerdy is the second single from Weird... Canadian Idiot is a 2006 song by Weird Al Yankovic from his album Straight Outta Lynwood. ... eBay is a song by Weird Al Yankovic on his album Poodle Hat. ... Trapped in the Drive-Thru is a song from Weird Al Yankovics twelfth studio album Straight Outta Lynwood, which was released on September 26, 2006. ... A list of music videos by Weird Al Yankovic. ... AL-TV is a show created by parody artist Weird Al Yankovic. ... The Compleat Al is a mockumentary about the life of Weird Al Yankovic, from his birth to 1985. ... UHF (also known as The Vidiot from UHF in Australia, New Zealand and parts of Europe, and Los Telelocos in Mexico) is a comedy film made in 1989. ... The Weird Al Yankovic Video Library is a VHS release of most of Weird Al Yankovic music video to date. ... The Weird Al Show was a short-lived television show starring Weird Al Yankovic. ... Weird Al Yankovic Live! is a live video recording of Weird Al Yankovics concert at the Marin Center, in San Rafael, California, on October 2, 1999. ... Since Weird Al Yankovic secured a recording contract in 1982, he has released many albums and parodies. ... Weird Al Yankovic Weird Al Yankovic is a multi-Grammy award winning American musician, satirist, parodist, accordionist, and television producer. ... Dr. Demento is the stage name of Barret Eugene Hansen (born April 2, 1941),[1] a radio disc jockey specializing in novelty songs and pop music parodies. ... Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!, created by and starring Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, is an American television series which premiered February 11, 2007 on Adult Swim. ...


 
 

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