One of the good things about long drives is that it gives me the opportunity to become reacquainted with some CDs that I haven't listened to in years. Such was the case coming home from Missouri last weekend when I popped in an old Weird Al CD. I'd forgotten how much I enjoyed the crazy bastard back in my younger days. For a sample, here's "Since You've Been Gone."

(Note: The lyrics alone don't do this song justice. For the full effect, you have to hear it as sung in the barbershop quartet style.)

Since you've been gone
Well, I feel like I've been chewing on tinfoil
Since you've been gone
It's like I got a great big mouthful of cod liver oil

Oh well, I'm feelin like I stuck my hand
Inside a blender and turned it on
You know, I've been in a buttload of pain
Since you've been gone

(Since you've been gone)
I couldn't feel any worse if you dropped
A two-ton bowling ball on my toes
(Since you've been gone)
It couldn't hurt any more if you shoved
A red-hot cactus up my nose

Since you've been gone
Well, it feels like I'm getting tetanus shots every day
Since you've been gone
It's like I've got an ice cream headache that won't go away

Ever since that day you left me
I've been so miserable, my dear
I feel almost as bad as I did
When you were still here