World of Weird Al Yankovic

It usually depends on the size of the label it's released on and the magnitude of the release. Plenty of independent label records and some smaller major label records have quite a few naughty lyrics on them, while huge releases, I remember Maroon 5's "Songs About Jane" being one of them, getting a PA label. "Harder to Breathe" anyone? I remember Me First and the Gimme Gimme's live album showing up at a Wal-Mart, and that release has several F-bombs. I was surprised, and almost tempted to sue Wal-Mart just because of my personal opinions, but I'm a nice guy and all and Wal-Mart's only like the biggest thing ever, I figured they deserved a break.

If Al was ever too concerned with the content of a song in the polka (Without being able to censor it out), he just wouldn't do it.


Al felt Candy Shop and Doncha uncut were right along with his borderline PG image, and nope, it's not different from any of the songs in PYEO (Which last I checked is easier to find songs in that aren't about sex )

In a roundabout way, this is the same argument about if nigga would be in the polka....there's arguments for and against it, but in the end, it's ultimatly if he feels comfortable with it. Not what we think. If Al ever did something he felt uncomfortable with (Which I doubt since he's the one who decided to do it), he would ask Volcano to consider a PA sticker, but that's highly unlikely.

You all are complaining about one of the ONLY clean comics out today. Al could be a LOT worse.

"White and Motherf'in Nerdy on a Motherf'in Plane."

weirdojace @ Sep 16 2006, 01:22 PM wrote: To get a PA label you have to say the F and S words a bunch of times. Suggestive themes, or even words like "a$$ won't get you a label. And I'm pretty sure you can get away with saying the F bomb or the S word like once or twice and not get a label.

Remember the album "Dookie" by Green Day? 7 F-words, 1 BS-word, 5 S-words, 1 M-word, 2 entire songs about the M-word, 2 D-words, and NO PA label.

I have stated my case. Verdict: Al will never have a PA sticker. If he did though, that wouldn't stop me from buying the album.

GrayJ, all of Green Day's albums don't have PA stickers. Well, the one doesn't... Which is Bullet In a Bible, a live CD/DVD... It's weird. I guess you gotta have a lot of swears on a song to get a PA sticker... I dunno.

A Frank Zappa album (Jazz From Hell) that was ENTIRELY INSTRUMENTAL got a PA sticker for the title "G-Spot Tornado". Though, that album was after a campaign he did against music censorship. As you can see, the people who issue PA labels are really weird.

Oh, and American Idiot has a PA sticker, FYI.

Hmm... I dunno why, but mine has it on the back.

Someone on wikipedia is claiming to have the retail version of SOL and says that "Slither" and "Feel Good Inc" aren't in the polka. Hmm...

Either he's lying (cause weirdal.com confirms they're in there) or THAT's what Al meant by "the wrong version of one of the songs"...

But if that's what Al meant, how did the wrong version get onto the retail copy? It seems to me like Al would have gotten something like that fixed. How exactly would someone manage to get their hands on a retail copy this early anyway? I think it's just another wikipedia hoax.

Kevbo1987 @ Sep 16 2006, 11:24 PM wrote: wikipedia hoax.

there's a first ! i think its a lie, simply because AL confirms they are on the Polka...