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Show Review

SANDS EVENT CENTER September 20th

Weird Al
Yankovic
Review
By Travis Eisenhard, Photos by Dana Grubb
There are many wonderful experiences in life, but two
that most people have always enjoyed are music and
comedy. There is one man who combines these two
joys like no one else ever has. His name is Al Yankovic. If you don’t know him by name, you should
certainly know at least one of his song parodies.
When Yankovic brought his “Mandatory Fun Tour”
through Bethlehem, PA, we at Steel Notes Magazine
knew we had to be there to share the experience.

Let’s get the entrance out of the way. I
have seen many live musical performances with
wonderful production, but I’ve never seen anything like Weird Al’s entrance. He opened his set
with his parody of Pharrell Williams’ “Happy” which Al calls
“Tacky.” During this time, he essentially recreates his music video for the song.
He appears on the screens on the stage singing while
walking through corridors and parking lots in
one smooth take. This is all taking place live
on site at the Sands Event Center. He eventually made his way through the crowd and to the
stage from there to finish the song. Overall, this
in itself gets a ten-out-of-ten for style alone.

A Weird Al show really knows how to
make you forget everything around you. Much
like the intro, many of the songs performed were
like the music video created for the parody. During
his performance of “Fat” which parodies Michael
Jackson’s “Bad,” Al dawned the fat suit he wore for
the music video and used similar choreography. The

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