Weird Al Yankovic has made a name for himself with spot-on song parodies. 40 years into his career, a look at some of his best tunes reveals the expertise and creativity it takes to do what he does.

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story director Eric Appel names his top tunes by everyone's favorite accordion-playing pop parodist. Yankovic's breakthrough 1984 hit was a parody of Michael Jackson's "Beat It" ...