It was released as the lead-off single for the compilation box set Permanent Record: Al in the Box on September 27, 1994. It is a parody of the Crash Test Dummies’ 1993 hit “ Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm”. “ Headline News” is a parody song by 'Weird Al' Yankovic. ' Christmas at Ground Zero (Alternate Mix)' Even though in the video the man hits Nancy Kerrigan's right knee, at the end when all of the characters are on stage you see that her left knee is the one that's bandaged.From the album Permanent Record: Al in the Box.Demento) with a lower class overweight woman with curlers, a man with a 'punk' girlfriend, and Doug Llewelyn with a large sumo wrestler wearing an unbuttoned shirt. As the video closes, instead of parents as in the original video, odd couples are seen leaving an insane man with a dog puppet on his hand with an attractive woman, an elderly upper class man ( Dr.At the end of the video, Yankovic's hair becomes a little less styled, and he is playing his accordion.Afterwards, Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding, who are right next to each other, shake their hands loose. At the end of the 'play,' the main players, all holding hands, take a bow.Manualist 'Musical Mike' Keifer can be seen on a platform above him. Al, still humming, leans back on his stool to remain in view and eventually falls off. Near the end, the camera moves to a different viewpoint.As Tonya Harding is at a news conference sobbing her story, Kerrigan comes, shoves her out of the way, and mouths the words 'Why me?' before Harding pulls her down.As Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan fight on the ice skating rink, four judges each hold up a sign, saying '9.7,' '8.3,' '9.4,' and '7.6.' Also, while Harding is beating Kerrigan up on the ground, it is clearly seen that Harding is fighting a dummy.The second time Al hums, black duct tape can be seen taped over his mouth.This is likely a reference to the song Velvet Elvis from Weird Al's album Even Worse. At one point in the video, a velvet picture of Elvis Presley is seen hanging on the wall.He pulls out a pack of frankfurters, stares at them for a second, and tosses them aside with a despondent look on his face. John Bobbitt is evidently clueless as to where his penis is, searching inside his refrigerator.Judy Tenuta is uncredited as Lorena Bobbitt.He also 'signs' the books by spraying spraypaint on the inside jacket. The book that Michael Fay supposedly wrote was called 'Ouch! My Butt!' and had a picture of him pointing to his afflicted area.In the middle of the video, Ruben Valtierra is seen wearing a wig while playing the piano, an obvious jest at Ellen Reid, the main keyboard player for the Crash Test Dummies.

This is possibly a reference to the fact that the Crash Test Dummies came from Canada. During the shot of the Singapore prison, a hockey stick can be seen hanging on the wall of instruments of torture.Michael Fay sprays paint in the face of a Singaporean.The gate that Michael Fay steps off has the number '27' on it, a number which Yankovic often hides somewhere in his music, videos, or albums.The video features several cameos, including an appearance by Doug Llewelyn of The People's Court fame, and long time radio show host, and Yankovic supporter, Dr.Al, throughout the video, parodies Brad Roberts' rather peculiar facial expressions.Weird Al appears as Brad Roberts, the Crash Test Dummies lead vocalist.The Crash Test Dummies video features a child dressed up as an adult handing out programs, while in the Weird Al version, it's a shirtless, bodybuilding little person.Demento makes an appearance as one of the concert attendees leaving at the end with the large woman in a muumuu. The manualist is the same as in 'I Love Rocky Road.'.The video is included on 'Weird Al''s DVD 'Weird Al' Yankovic: The Ultimate Video Collection. The video uses the original video's theme of telling each news story as a one act play on stage before an audience of people. The music video for 'Headline News' parodies the 'Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm' video. Weird Al in a screen capture from the video

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