History Music / WesleyWillis

** He had an astounding gift for hyperbole, too. Check out his song for AlanisMorissette:

* LittleKnownFacts: He could occasionally toss one out in a song, like when he claimed that AlCapone (who died in 1947) killed Wesley's brother.

* UnreliableNarrator: Goes without saying.

* ShoutOut: The Volume 1 {{DVD}} for ''HarveyBirdmanAttorneyAtLaw'' has his song "Birdman Kicked My Ass" playing over the title menu.

* VulgarHumor: Some of his songs had titles like, "Suck My Dog's Dick", and "Lick A Bulldog's Nasty Asshole".

* BestialityIsDepraved: He wrote many songs about bestiality. Apparently, he believed he was being tormented by demons, and that [[InvokedTrope writing these songs would gross them out enough to leave him alone]].

* BestialityIsDepraved: He wrote many songs about bestiality. Apparently, he believed he was being tormented by demons, and that writing these songs would gross them out enough to leave him alone.

** [[http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-rock-over-london/ ''Rock Over London'']] was a syndicated radio show hosted by British DJ Graham Dene that aired on US radio in TheEighties and TheNineties.

** He had an astounding gift for hyperbole, too. Check out his song for AlanisMorrisette:

** One of his better-known songs is "Rock N' Roll McDonalds" - people outside of Chicago may be surprised that [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_N_Roll_McDonald%27s such a place actually exists.]]

* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: In "Rock 'n Roll McDonalds'" he describes the titular establishment as "A restaurant where people buy food to eat".

!!!'''This musician features examples of:'''

* AffectionateParody: By a ''[[ChristianRock Christian ska band]]'', of all things. The W's had a HiddenTrack on their first album that was a tribute to FiveIronFrenzy, done InTheStyleOf Wesley Willis. Presumably very few people got the joke.
* AluminumChristmasTrees: One of his better-known songs is "Rock N' Roll McDonalds" - people outside of Chicago may be surprised that [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_N_Roll_McDonald%27s such a place actually exists.]]

-->''"You are a rocking maniac! You are a singing hyena! You are a rock star in Jesus' name! You really rock Saddam Hussein's ass!"''

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** Jick, creator of ''KingdomOfLoathing'', was a huge fan of his, and the game is liberally studded with references to Willis - Heartbreaker, Meansucker, and Nervewrecker themselves even show up in Hey Deze.

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He released more than fifty albums of music!\\

*** When it comes to hyperbole about Alanis, I think KevinSmith whooped Wesley's ass though....

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* ConceptAlbum: Sort of - ''Rock N' Roll Will Never Die'' consists entirely of songs about other musicians (such as {{Nirvana}}, TheRollingStones, AlanisMorissette, and [[DeadKennedys Jello Biafra]]), ending with a song about his own band, The Wesley Willis Fiasco.

* CoverVersion: DuranDuran's "Girls on Film." For [[TitleOnlyChorus obvious reasons]].

'''''Rock over London!\\
Rock on, Chicago!\\

** In the New52 WonderWoman comic, the character Milan is an {{Expy}} of Wesley, with his manners, speech pattern and even appareance been very close to the real person.**