"Do You Have Any Bear Claws?" Ranking Weird Al's Albums, Worst to Best - Part 1 (14-8)
What can be said about Weird Al at this point? He's a truly unique figure in pop culture: a "novelty" act where the novelty never wore off. Once just a lanky, accordion-loving teen submitting songs to his idol Dr. Demento, Al quickly graduated into a household name in the 80s through a series of iconic parodies and their arguably even more iconic music videos. Most people, perhaps fairly, assumed the polka parody guy would be a quick fad. But he's miraculously managed to stick around for over 40 damn years now, an insane feat for someone primarily known for making fun of pop music. Even just this year, when he released his first song in a decade - a polka medley of all the big hits in his time off - it made headlines . People still just love them some Al. Now, if you clicked on this article, you know Al is much more than just a guy who turns pop songs into food puns. Yes, that is a part of his charm (and, yes, if he were to come out tomorrow with a Sabrina Car
