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Ryan Krzak (YouTube: RWappin), the creator of popular fan music videos for the Weird Al tracks "Albuquerque" and "Everything You Know is Wrong," was hired by Al to animate the "Uptown Funk" segment of his latest release, "Polkamania!." That segment starts at 2:24.

This is similar to how Al liked Jarrett Heather's "Shop Vac" video, and asked him to animate his track "Word Crimes". Jarrett Heather, incidentally, is also in this latest video. He animates the "W.A.P." segment.

The Weird Al-fan dynamic is something more wholesome than can be described. There's a genuine love there.

"Weird Al Yankovic is America's modern pop-rock genius"

— Kurt Cobain

This is "Weird Al" Yankovic's latest polka medley track, an art form he's been perfecting since his first in 1984.

He worked with twelve different animators in the production of this video.

Animator Credits:

• Cyriak – “Helena Polka (Al’s Version)”
• David Wachtenheim & W/M Animation – “Bad Guy” & “Shake It Off (pt. 2)”
• Augenblick Studios – “Hello”
• Ghostbot / Alan Lau, Roque Ballesteros, and Roman Laney – “Flowers”
• Jack D. Evans – “We Don’t Talk About Bruno”
• Vivienne Medrano/Spindlehorse – “Vampire”
• Liam Lynch – “Old Town Road”
• Jarrett Heather – “Despacito” & “WAP”
• Bill Plympton – “Shape of You”
• Ryan Krzak – “Uptown Funk”
• KukoMitzu – “Thank U, Next”
• Victor Yerrid & Melanie Mandl – “Shake It Off (Pt. 1)”

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"Weird Al Yankovic is America's modern pop-rock genius"

— Kurt Cobain

Translated to English:

Do not unjustly eat fish the water has given up,

And do not desire as food the flesh of slaughtered animals,

Or the white milk of mothers who intended its pure draught

for their young, not noble ladies.

And do not grieve the unsuspecting birds by taking eggs;

for injustice is the worst of crimes.

And spare the honey which the bees get industriously

from the flowers of fragrant plants;

For they did not store it that it might belong to others,

Nor did they gather it for bounty and gifts.

I washed my hands of all this; and wish that I

Perceived my way before my hair went gray!

Abu al-'Ala' al-Ma'arri (973 - 1057 C.E.)

I love me some vegan cheesesteak, but they do take a while to soak/bake/fry up the "steak" (tofu). I made this one some months back. Calzones also bring me back to my former years of greasy takeaway. What about all of you?