Upset by your favorite bands & artists keep getting snubbed for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame? One artist that keeps getting the snub every year is that the Hall of Fame in Cleveland, seems to be ignoring, “Weird” Al Yankovic. Many of you would disagree, I’m sure. Some of you may think a parody artist doesn’t deserve it and you may think he’s not rock n’ roll, but yes, of course, Al Yankovic is rock n’ roll. He always has been. Weird Al is eligible for a nomination but he never gets it.

I can think of 10 good reasons why Al Yankovic totally deserves an Induction.

1. “Weird” Al’s career was legendary – Today’s generation of music fans don’t realize how long Al Yankovic has been in the music business. He had a pretty long music career. In the 70’s, Al first got recognition and fame with his talent from the Dr. Demento radio show. His first parody with “My Bologna” which was a parody of the Knack’s “My Sharona”. It became an instant hit back in those days, and was signed a record deal because of it. Al created history with his music, like him or not.
2. “Weird” Al was the only music artist to make comedy mainstream – There are plenty of other comedy musicians/songwriters but none of them were successful. Al was the only comic musician who pioneered parodies commercially.
3. “Weird” Al helps bands/artists realize they are successful – All the artists Al has parodied songs from, a lot of them didn’t realize they were famous rock stars until they got parodied by Weird Al. That alone should give Al the respect he deserves.
4. “Weird” Al is real, he plays with an actual band and does a lot of touring – I’m sure Al’s been accused of not being a musician, but yes, he knows his shit as a musician and he’s professional. The man works extremely hard and he’s passionate for what he does.
5. “Weird” Al had many chart toppers with his singles – Weird Al may have never had a no. 1 hit record, but he had plenty of single chart toppers.
6. “Weird” Al inspires people of all ages with his music – He’s been accused of just making music for children only. Not true. His music is for everybody, doesn’t matter how old you are.
7. “Weird” Al is a talented entertainer and live performer – I’ve seen Al Yankovic live in concert once, during the “Running With Scissor’s” tour. The guy has guts to what he does. He’s not afraid of entertaining an audience and making them laugh even if he had to make fun of himself.
8. “Weird” Al is multi-talented – He’s not just a musician. He’s also a producer who produced many of his own records and he produced work for other artists as well. He is also an actor, director, and writer.
9. “Weird” Al’s music videos are always great – This is part of the reason for his fame. It’s his music videos that always gets to people. I love his music videos as they are all hilarious and people just can’t wait for his next one. He makes the best music videos than any other artists. His music videos have always been an important part of his career.
10. “Weird” Al helps other artists become more popular and mainstream – Without Weird Al, I’m pretty sure we wouldn’t have known about the Knack, Queen, Nirvana, Madonna, Michael Jackson, etc. Some would disagree with me on this but it’s true. Al Yankovic helped other artists get more recognition and fame. Weird Al did a lot for the industry over the years, and he changed the music business, the way we look at it.