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Tagged for sources since 2012 with zero improvement. Almost no notability outside work with Weird Al. Either merge or AFD. Ten Pound Hammer • 17:17, 13 August 2024 (UTC)
Jay *might* be notable standalone give work outside of working with Weird Al but without sources, should be merged into here, the other two are clear merges. Perhaps a brief "Band" seciton may be worthwhile to consider here. — Masem (t) 00:08, 21 August 2024 (UTC)
Most of Jay's solo works don't seem to be notable on their own. Ten Pound Hammer • 18:40, 21 August 2024 (UTC)
Hence "might", such that the short should be to merge here but if someone can show those notable or more notability for Jay, it can be respun out. Masem (t) 21:42, 21 August 2024 (UTC)
Don’t Merge - There’s a lot of room for improvement on those individual articles but much of the information unique to those pages would never make sense to include on the Weird Al page. I don’t mind that they’re heavily linked to Weird Al; being longtime collaborators and members of his band grants a degree of notability that warrants far more care to those articles, in my opinion - particularly in obtaining additional sources. DubiousVillain (talk) 18:39, 6 November 2024 (UTC)
Don't merge - I don't get why this would matter. There are many cases of things that wouldn't "have notability" without another thing. So if a person has notability, even if it's because of another person, there shouldn't be a problem with having an article about them. CheeseyHead (talk) 06:02, 10 November 2024 (UTC)
That's not how notability works on WP. You have to demonstrate he's separately notable from Weird Al. Masem (t) 02:35, 5 November 2024 (UTC)
Keep - Don't Merge Even though he is not notable without Al, most of the stuff on here would not make sense being on Al's page. It's like how Bryce James is not notable at all without Lebron but still has his own page.Sushidude21! (talk)
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Al Yankovic, what a....
I've heard Livin in the Condos (reggae -registered w/ BMI 1982) and Al's Buy Me A Condo (reggae -registered w/ BMI 1983). The latter is quite literally a retooling?, a 'hey guy, good idea', of the former; for which the original singer/songwriter got no credit, was EVER contacted and rec'd not a cent from Al or etc. Includes alot of same lyrics too.. "wall to wall carpeting", "no lawns to mow". You might find it on myspace...! See also: "'Weird Al' Yankovic in 3-D".
how did it happen?... thur and w/ assist of Dr Demento. Orginal song was sent to Dr in 1983... Heres a quote fron this website..'In 2010, Eric Appel produced a Funny or Die trailer for Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, ... making it big using song parodies with the help of Dr. Demento...' LOTS of other sources too 68.6.247.71 (talk) 23:33, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
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