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Tiny Desk Playlists

The 5 Funniest Tiny Desk Concerts

February 6, 2020 • Emo puppets, a bonkers dance party, Weird Al unplugged, zany improvisations and a Monty Python veteran all made us laugh behind the Tiny Desk.

All The 2019 Grammy Winners Who've Stopped By The Tiny Desk

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All Songs TV

All The 2019 Grammy Winners Who've Stopped By The Tiny Desk

February 11, 2019 • We're approaching 11 years and more than 800 concerts behind the Tiny Desk. Here's a look at the 2019 Grammy winners who've passed through our offices.

New Music

Weezer Made A Video For Its 'Africa' Cover, And Of Course It Stars 'Weird Al' Yankovic

September 25, 2018 • If you've ever wanted to see the Internet fold itself up into a burrito and consume itself hungrily over the course of four minutes, you've come to the right place.

Look Around: Lin-Manuel Miranda Announces 'Weird Al' Yankovic's 'Hamilton Polka'

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All Songs Considered

Look Around: Lin-Manuel Miranda Announces 'Weird Al' Yankovic's 'Hamilton Polka'

March 2, 2018 • The latest from Miranda's "HamilDrops" series is a five-minute abridgement of Hamilton, performed as a polka by Weird Al and his band.

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All Songs Considered

A Lot Of Songs About Ice Cream

July 12, 2016 • Even though it was a rocky road, we whipped together a show sprinkled with some of our favorite ice cream tunes.

A Lot Of Songs About Ice Cream

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'Weird Al' Yankovic On Parody In The Age Of YouTube

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Music Interviews

'Weird Al' Yankovic On Parody In The Age Of YouTube

July 12, 2014 • Yankovic says the new digital democracy has forced him to focus his craft and reconsider his release strategy — but where pop parody is concerned, "as long as people don't mind, I'll keep doing it."

'Weird Al' Yankovic On Parody In The Age Of YouTube

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New Music

'Weird Al' Can't Wait To Play 'Whatever You Like'

October 13, 2008 • "Weird Al" Yankovic has outlasted many of the artists he's lampooned in a career spanning nearly 30 years. But until now, he's never released a song parody while the original was still atop the Billboard pop chart. Yankovic took two weeks to write, record and release "Whatever You Like," a parody of the T.I. song of the same name.

'Weird Al' Can't Wait To Play 'Whatever You Like'

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Director's Cuts

Grammy's Hidden Surprises

February 11, 2007 • Mary J. Blige, Justin Timberlake and the Dixie Chicks are just a few of the big names in contention at the 49th annual Grammy Awards. But this year's list of nominees also offers plenty of gems beyond the obvious blockbusters.

Grammy's Hidden Surprises

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Music Interviews

A Chat with 'Weird Al' Yankovic

August 22, 2003 • Alfred Matthew Yankovic is the king of pop parody. You know him better as "Weird Al." NPR's Steve Inskeep caught up with the 43-year-old funny man on tour to promote his latest CD, Poodle Hat.

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Tiny Desk

'Weird Al' Yankovic: Tiny Desk Concert

June 22, 2010 • Even after 12 million albums sold in more than three decades, Yankovic and his band still hadn't played their first Tiny Desk Concert until just now. In these three Yankovic originals (1988's "Good Old Days," 1992's "You Don't Love Me Anymore" and the new White Stripes pastiche "CNR"), it's remarkable how quickly the singer and his band adjust and thrive.

Audio Only: 'Weird Al' Yankovic's Tiny Desk Concert

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All Songs Considered

Guest DJ "Weird Al" Yankovic

November 2, 2006 • Singer, songwriter and satirist "Weird Al" Yankovic has been spoofing artists and making his own original comic tunes for nearly 30 years.

Guest DJ "Weird Al" Yankovic

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