Another “Theme Attic” Hall of Fame Show:Homer Simpson, “Weird Al” Yankovic, and Glen Campbell!!!

If you aren’t a big kid who will never grow up like me, you may not have caught the latest episode of The Simpsons. Homer Simpson forms a cover band with some of the other dads on the show. The band, “Covercraft,” becomes a big hit at a lot of “cabbage festivals.” Homer’s instrument of choice is the bass. Who knew he could be so funky! The whole episode isn’t available yet, but here’s the show’s opening sequence complete with Homer’s musical observations!:

While I’m in a silly mood, why not check out what “Weird Al” Yankovic is up to. This summer, Al released his contract ending 14th(?) album(!!!), and scored his first #1 on that chart! (Take that all you haters who thought he wasn’t making music anymore! Obviously, you haven’t been listening to my “Theme Attic” show where Al routinely pops up. He not only does covers, but he also writes some good originals! Anyway, back to the story.)
He says it will probably be his last official album. That doesn’t mean he’s hanging up his accordion (or his curly hair). It just means that for someone who does musical satire, there are faster ways to put out topical music. Here, Al riffs on Lorde’s “Royals”…and other things.:

To turn serious for a half second, Glen Campbell put out somewhat of a comeback album about six years ago, called “Meet Glen Campbell.” The album brought Glen back into the music world after being neglected for a number of years. It was followed up a few years later by another solid album. (“Ghost on the Canvas”) Glen wasn’t punching a clock or playing memories. He was being creative again. Here’s the video for “Sing” from that album. (Thanks for the request, Bill!):

Alright back to the silly! Here’s a deleted scene (for obvious reasons), of that bass man Homer Simpson:

Happy Thanksgiving!