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Gosh, there's too many of Al's songs I like to single out just one, but there are certain kinds I like in particular:

* The song parodies relating to TV shows where he actually incorporates the lyrics of one song over the instrumentals of another song - ex: "The Brady Bunch" lyrics over "The Safety Dance", "The Beverly Hillbillies" over "Money For Nothing", a verse of "Gilligan's Island" in "Amish Paradise".

* For that matter, "Bohemian Polka". I think this is probably the closest to a legitimate cover Al has ever done.

* Any song parody where he's got someone involved in what he's making fun of in on the gag - ex: Don Pardo berating Al at the end of "I Lost On Jeopardy", Mark Knopfler himself playing the guitar on "Money For Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies".

* The songs he does where he's satirizing a certain song STYLE rather than any specific song - ex: "Trigger Happy" ('60s surfin' tunes) and "Those Were The Good Old Days" ('70s soft-pop ballads).

* The song parodies where his target is some hugely-hyped movie; these are unique to the rest of his song parodies because in every case, instead of using a more recent hit song for the instrumental as he does with his other spoofs, he goes back to classic pop/rock hits instead - ex: "Yoda" based on "Lola", "Jurassic Park" based on "MacArthur Park", "The Saga Begins" based on "American Pie", "Ode To A Superhero" based on "Piano Man".

Since most of his other songs hit on the same two subjects - TV and food - I'd like to think this narrows it down. A bit.

One of the best things in life is going to bars on Karaoke night and doing songs with Al's lyrics instead.

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how can you forget "dare to be stupid"! its my fav weird al sond and its so funny!

My favorite songs are White and Nerdy (my current ringtone), Ebay and Amish Paradise. The polkas are freakin hilarious as well.