Wired magazine’s Geek Dad blog had an interesting rock list yesterday—ten retro songs with geek cred. The notion of geek cred is dubious (weird haircuts, geeky bands, big suits, and synthesizers seem to be the signifiers of geekdom in the music world) but the list features some old geek stand-bys like Talking Heads, Devo, and A-Ha.
However, there is a glaring omission on the list: Weird Al Yankovic. Any music list referencing geeks needs to include Yankovic, arguably the guy who made geeky mainstream in the late ‘80s. I’d vote for “Eat It.”
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I liked most of the songs on the list a few of them are from some of my favorite bands. I liked how they were “80’s” songs without it being too ironic or cheesy.