r/weirdal • u/mantooth90 • 3d ago

Discussion Oh, Midnight Star: Al in the age of A.I.

https://milwaukeerecord.com/music/oh-midnight-star-al-in-the-age-of-ai/

Weird Al Week continues with some thoughts on the Al classic "Midnight Star," the Weekly World News, and AI (as in A.I.)

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u/AllTheWorldIsAPuzzle 2d ago

I love the song Midnight Star, but miss the days when wild obviously fake crap was written for entertainment in checkout line mags, and not pushed as facts in social media like we have now.

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u/AllTheWorldIsAPuzzle 2d ago

But I'm still going to continue to try to use my ESP to learn to play guitar!

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u/Shark_Weird5000 Touring with Scissors (1999-2000) 2d ago

I once tried to use a cover story of Weekly World News in a history class when it was encouraged to share a current event story

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u/Shark_Weird5000 Touring with Scissors (1999-2000) 3d ago

Man I wish I was able to be in Milwaukee for WEIRD WEEK 🙌🪗

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u/mantooth90 2d ago

You’re with us in spirit!