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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 /TiVo
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Tony Papa, Engineer - Tony Papa, Mixing Engineer - Weird Al Yankovic, Performer - Weird Al Yankovic, Lyricist - Weird Al Yankovic, Producer - Don McLean, Composer - Don McLean, Lyricist
(P) 1999 Volcano Entertainment III, L.L.C.
Tony Papa, Engineer - Tony Papa, Mixing Engineer - Weird Al Yankovic, Performer - Weird Al Yankovic, Composer - Weird Al Yankovic, Lyricist - Weird Al Yankovic, Producer
(P) 1999 Volcano Entertainment III, L.L.C.
Tony Papa, Engineer - Tony Papa, Mixing Engineer - Weird Al Yankovic, Performer - Weird Al Yankovic, Producer - Weird Al Yankovic, Lyricist - Brian Holland, Composer - Brian Holland, Lyricist
(P) 1999 Volcano Entertainment III, L.L.C.
Richie Wise, Mixing Engineer - Richie Wise, Engineer - Weird Al Yankovic, Performer - Weird Al Yankovic, Composer - Weird Al Yankovic, Lyricist - Weird Al Yankovic, Producer
(P) 1999 Volcano Entertainment III, L.L.C.
Tony Papa, Engineer - Tony Papa, Mixing Engineer - Weird Al Yankovic, Lyricist - Weird Al Yankovic, Performer - Weird Al Yankovic, Producer - Edward Robertson, Composer - Edward Robertson, Lyricist
(P) 1999 Volcano Entertainment III, L.L.C.
Tony Papa, Engineer - Tony Papa, Mixing Engineer - Weird Al Yankovic, Performer - Weird Al Yankovic, Composer - Weird Al Yankovic, Lyricist - Weird Al Yankovic, Producer
(P) 1999 Volcano Entertainment III, L.L.C.
Judith Abbott, Lyricist - Judith Abbott, Composer - Gregory Camp, Composer - Gregory Camp, Lyricist - Weird Al Yankovic, Arranger - Weird Al Yankovic, Producer - Weird Al Yankovic, Performer - Hanson, Performer - William Wainwright, Composer - William Wainwright, Lyricist - Daniel Wilson, Composer - Daniel Wilson, Lyricist - Mario Caldato Jr., Lyricist - Mario Caldato Jr., Composer - Maurice Ernest Gibb, Composer - Maurice Ernest Gibb, Lyricist - Aaron Huffman, Composer - Aaron Huffman, Lyricist - Victoria Adams, Composer - Victoria Adams, Lyricist - Chumbawamba, Performer - Harvey Danger, Performer - Geraldine Halliwell, Lyricist - Geraldine Halliwell, Composer - Robin Gibb, Composer - Robin Gibb, Lyricist - Emma Bunton, Composer - Emma Bunton, Lyricist - Russell Jones, Composer - Russell Jones, Lyricist - Ol' Dirty Bastard, Performer - Jordan Hanson, Composer - Jordan Hanson, Lyricist - Matthew Rowbottom, Lyricist - Matthew Rowbottom, Composer - Third Eye Blind, Performer - Martin Karl Sandberg, Lyricist - Martin Karl Sandberg, Composer - Kevin Cadogan, Composer - Kevin Cadogan, Lyricist - Matchbox Twenty, Performer - Brian Warner, Composer - Brian Warner, Lyricist - Bobby Byrd, Lyricist - Bobby Byrd, Composer - Melanie Brown, Lyricist - Melanie Brown, Composer - Ronald Lenhoff, Lyricist - Ronald Lenhoff, Composer - The Beastie Boys, Performer - Tony Papa, Engineer - Tony Papa, Mixing Engineer - Sean Nelson, Lyricist - Sean Nelson, Composer - Paul Delisle, Lyricist - Paul Delisle, Composer - James Brown, Composer - James Brown, Lyricist - Alexis Greco, Lyricist - Alexis Greco, Composer - Anne Holden, Lyricist - Anne Holden, Composer - Nigel Hunter, Composer - Nigel Hunter, Lyricist - Dag Volle, Lyricist - Dag Volle, Composer - Madonna Ciccone, Composer - Madonna Ciccone, Lyricist - Mark Whalley, Composer - Mark Whalley, Lyricist - Marcy Playground, Performer - Samuel Prakaselmichel, Lyricist - Samuel Prakaselmichel, Composer - John Wozniak, Lyricist - John Wozniak, Composer - Lawrence Atkins, Lyricist - Lawrence Atkins, Composer - Jeff Lin, Lyricist - Jeff Lin, Composer - Douglas Jenkins, Lyricist - Douglas Jenkins, Composer - Michael Diamond, Lyricist - Michael Diamond, Composer - Zachary Hanson, Lyricist - Zachary Hanson, Composer - John Iannello, Lyricist - John Iannello, Composer - Robert Thomas, Lyricist - Robert Thomas, Composer - Matthew Serletic II, Composer - Matthew Serletic II, Lyricist - Louise Watts, Lyricist - Louise Watts, Composer - Marilyn Manson, Performer - Christine Leach, Composer - Christine Leach, Lyricist - Wyclef Jean, Lyricist - Wyclef Jean, Composer - Spice Girls, Performer - Semisonic, Performer - Arion Salazar, Composer - Arion Salazar, Lyricist - Madonna, Performer - Backstreet Boys, Performer - Barry Gibb, Lyricist - Barry Gibb, Composer - Isaac Hanson, Composer - Isaac Hanson, Lyricist - Melanie Chisholm, Composer - Melanie Chisholm, Lyricist - James Hamer, Composer - James Hamer, Lyricist - Duncan Bruce, Composer - Duncan Bruce, Lyricist - Evan Sult, Composer - Evan Sult, Lyricist - Smash Mouth, Performer - Steven Harwell, Composer - Steven Harwell, Lyricist - Adam Horowitz, Lyricist - Adam Horowitz, Composer - Richard Stannard, Composer - Richard Stannard, Lyricist - Clive Skinner, Composer - Clive Skinner, Lyricist - Adam Yauch, Lyricist - Adam Yauch, Composer
(P) 1999 Volcano Entertainment III, L.L.C.
Tony Papa, Engineer - Tony Papa, Mixing Engineer - Weird Al Yankovic, Performer - Weird Al Yankovic, Composer - Weird Al Yankovic, Lyricist - Weird Al Yankovic, Producer
(P) 1999 Volcano Entertainment III, L.L.C.
David Styles, Composer - David Styles, Lyricist - Linda Laurie, Composer - Linda Laurie, Lyricist - Teri Elinger, Composer - Teri Elinger, Lyricist - Tony Papa, Engineer - Tony Papa, Mixing Engineer - The Notorious B.I.G., Composer - The Notorious B.I.G., Lyricist - Jason Phillips, Composer - Jason Phillips, Lyricist - Deric Angelettie, Composer - Deric Angelettie, Lyricist - Kim Jones, Composer - Kim Jones, Lyricist - Sean "Puffy" Combs, Composer - Sean "Puffy" Combs, Lyricist - Weird Al Yankovic, Performer - Weird Al Yankovic, Lyricist - Weird Al Yankovic, Producer - Sean Jacobs, Composer - Sean Jacobs, Lyricist
(P) 1999 Volcano Entertainment III, L.L.C.
Tony Papa, Engineer - Tony Papa, Mixing Engineer - Weird Al Yankovic, Performer - Weird Al Yankovic, Producer - Weird Al Yankovic, Composer - Weird Al Yankovic, Lyricist
(P) 1999 Volcano Entertainment III, L.L.C.
Tony Papa, Engineer - Tony Papa, Mixing Engineer - Weird Al Yankovic, Lyricist - Weird Al Yankovic, Performer - Weird Al Yankovic, Producer - Stephen Perry, Composer - Stephen Perry, Lyricist
(P) 1999 Volcano Entertainment III, L.L.C.
Tony Papa, Engineer - Tony Papa, Mixing Engineer - Weird Al Yankovic, Composer - Weird Al Yankovic, Lyricist - Weird Al Yankovic, Performer - Weird Al Yankovic, Producer
(P) 1999 Volcano Entertainment III, L.L.C.
Album review
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 /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:49:46
- Main artists: Weird Al Yankovic
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Volcano
- Genre: Pop/Rock
(P) 1999 Volcano Entertainment III, L.L.C.
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