- The Saga Begins
- My Baby's in Love With Eddie Vedder
- Pretty Fly for a Rabbi
- The Weird Al Show Theme
- Jerry Springer
- Germs
- Polka Power!
- Your Horoscope for Today
- It's All About the Pentiums
- Truck Drivin' Song
- Grapefruit Diet
- Albuquerque
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Jim "Kimo" West Banjo,Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Thomas "Snake" Johnson Tuba
Mary Kay Bergman Vocals
Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz Drums,Percussion,Vocals (Background)
Ruben Valtierra Keyboards
Steve Jay Guitar (Bass),Vocals (Background)
Kim Bullard Keyboards
Tom Sauber Fiddle
Warren Luening Trumpet
William Frank "Bill" Reichenbach Jr. Trombone
Marty Rifkin Pedal Steel
Dan Regan Trombone
Tom Evans Saxophone
Lee Thornberg Trumpet,Trombone
Joel Peskin Clarinet
Tavis Werts Trumpet
The Notorious B.I.G. Composer
Doug Haverty Design,Art Direction
Johnny Buzzerio Photography
Tony Papa Mixing,Engineer
Jason Phillips Composer
Bernie Grundman Mastering
Don McLean Composer
David Styles Composer
Jeff Moses Assistant Engineer
Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie Composer
Sean Combs Composer
Brian Holland Composer
Weird Al Yankovic Composer


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Overview
Like many of Weird Al's 1990s albums, Running With Scissors is something of a mixed bag, although devoted fans will definitely find enough of interest to add it to their collections. As usual, the highlights tend to be song parodies: "The Saga Begins" is a retelling of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace from Obi-Wan Kenobi's point of view set to the tune of "American Pie," while "Jerry Springer" is a clever rewrite of the Barenaked Ladies' "One Week." Not all of them quite hit the mark, though: "Pretty Fly for a Rabbi" has the same borderline ethnic condescension of the Offspring's original, and Yankovic's mimicry of the sound of his source material on the Puff Daddy takeoff "It's All About the Pentiums" isn't quite up to his usual standards. The originals tend to come off as forced, as though Yankovic is trying way too hard to live up to his nickname; although the snarky rip of "My Baby's in Love With Eddie Vedder" hits pretty close to the mark, the 11-minute closer "Albuquerque" is interminable. Overall, there are some songs worthy of adding to Yankovic's next best-of, and some more that no one will miss. ~ Steve Huey
Product Details
Release Date: | 06/29/1999 |
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Label: | Bmg / Sony Music / Sony Music Entertainment |
UPC: | 0886919931723 |
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Album Credits
Performance Credits
Weird Al Yankovic Primary Artist,Vocals (Background),Vocals,Accordion,KeyboardsJim "Kimo" West Banjo,Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Thomas "Snake" Johnson Tuba
Mary Kay Bergman Vocals
Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz Drums,Percussion,Vocals (Background)
Ruben Valtierra Keyboards
Steve Jay Guitar (Bass),Vocals (Background)
Kim Bullard Keyboards
Tom Sauber Fiddle
Warren Luening Trumpet
William Frank "Bill" Reichenbach Jr. Trombone
Marty Rifkin Pedal Steel
Dan Regan Trombone
Tom Evans Saxophone
Lee Thornberg Trumpet,Trombone
Joel Peskin Clarinet
Tavis Werts Trumpet
Technical Credits
Richie Wise Mixing,EngineerThe Notorious B.I.G. Composer
Doug Haverty Design,Art Direction
Johnny Buzzerio Photography
Tony Papa Mixing,Engineer
Jason Phillips Composer
Bernie Grundman Mastering
Don McLean Composer
David Styles Composer
Jeff Moses Assistant Engineer
Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie Composer
Sean Combs Composer
Brian Holland Composer
Weird Al Yankovic Composer
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