Justin Remer

Novelty records have been chart-toppers as long as there have been charts. However, novelty artists often disappear quickly from the public’s memory. Accordion-toting parodist “Weird Al” Yankovic has defied the odds, lasting in showbiz for over forty years. In 1984, Yankovic released his second album, “Weird Al” Yankovic in 3-D, with a food-focused parody of Michael Jackson’s iconic “Beat It”...