History Music / WesleyWillis

* OnceAnEpisode: Almost every one of his songs ended with the mantra, "Rock over London! Rock on Chicago!" followed by some kind of commercial slogan.

* AdaptationalJerkass: In some of his songs, Superman, Spider-Man, Batman, and the Mighty Thor turn into jerks who harass him and his girlfriend, prompting him to kick their asses with [[ImprobableWeaponUser a rubber hose]].

* 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.
* BigBadDuumvirate: The demons that torment Wesley.

%% * BunnyEarsLawyer

* ListSong: "Suck a Caribou's Ass", its cousin, "Suck a Polar Bear's Dick," "Make Sure I'm Out Screwing Up".

* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Heartbreaker, Meansucker, and Nervewrecker.

* ScaryBlackMan: Being that he was inspired by gangsta rap, some of his more violent songs fall into this trope. However, much of the time it is just for shock value, as he wasn't a violent person in real life. According to the book ''Songs in the Key of Z'', his intimidating appearance saved him from being robbed on several occasions.

* SmugSuper: Pretty much every superhero Wesley ends up fighting. Franchise/SpiderMan was kissing Wesley's girlfriend. Franchise/TheMightyThor mugged his girlfriend with a baseball bat. Franchise/{{Superman}} was "being such a roughneck."

** "I Whupped Franchise/{{Batman}}'s Ass" and "I Whupped Franchise/{{Superman}}'s Ass." Oddly enough, Birdman is the only one who can kick Wesley's ass.

%% * ThreeChordsAndTheTruth

* WoundThatWillNotHeal: That bruise on his forehead technically healed, but he kept on [[HeadbuttOfLove headbutting his fans]], which kept it coming back. It's hard to find a photo of him without the bruise.

* TakeThatCritics: "Make Sure I'm Out Screwing Up"

* IAmSong[=/=]SingerNameDrop: "Wesley Willis". Wesley affirms himself as a "good person to the max", despite his demons calling him "a jerk, a bum, and an asshole".

* AluminumChristmasTrees:
** One of his better-known songs is "Rock N' Roll UsefulNotes/McDonalds" - people outside of Chicago may be surprised that [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_N_Roll_McDonald%27s such a place actually existed.]]
** In "Vampire Bat," Wesley Willis talks about how he was assaulted by vampire birds. There are actual vampire birds in the real world, known as [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire_finch vampire finches]], but good luck finding one outside of the Galápagos Islands.

* CouchGag: Many (all?) of his songs end with the phrase "Rock over London, rock on Chicago..." after which he would then spout a line from a random commercial jingle or product slogan. Creator/KevinMacLeod named two of his tracks "Rock over London" and "Rock on Chicago" in tribute, mimicking the songs that he often sung over.

** A couple of songs by The Wesley Willis Fiasco included musical quotations from other rock bands: "Casper the Homosexual Friendly Ghost" incorporates the signature riff to [[Music/VanHalen "Jamie's Cryin'"]], while "The Bar Is Closed" does much the same with [[{{Music/Rush}} "YYZ"]].

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

* TitleOnlyChorus: [[UpToEleven To the point that this trope could very well be renamed "Wesley Willis Syndrome",]] if not for the fact that Willis is a rather obscure artist. ''Every single one of his songs'' does this.

** From "Feel The Power Of Rock N Roll": "[[Music/TheClash Rock the casbah]] [[{{Music/Scorpions}} like a hurricane]]".

* ChorusOnlyTitle: [[UpToEleven To the point that the trope might as well be named "Wesley Willis Syndrome",]] if not for the fact that Willis is a rather obscure artist.

* TitleOnlyChorus: All song choruses consist of Wesley Willis repeatedly shouting the song title.

He liked to greet his fans by head butting them!\\

* LyricalDissonance: He wrote songs like "Kill That Jerk" and "Fuck With Me And Find Out", using the often upbeat pre-programmed tracks on his synthesizer as back-up music.

** Subverted in "Birdman Kicked My Ass" - Birdman attacks Wesley for trespassing on his yard, and then comes after him again for throwing a brick through his window. For once it's not the superhero who's being the dick.
* StrictlyFormula: All his songs follow the same pattern- being around 2 minutes and 50 seconds long, has an identical pattern of verse, chorus (always the same line repeated 4-6 times), verse again, chorus again, roughly 90 second instrumental interlude, verse, chorus, "Rock over London, rock on Chicago" and an advertising slogan.

* CouchGag: Many (all?) of his songs end with the phrase "Rock over London, rock on Chicago..." after which he would then spout a line from a random commercial jingle or product slogan. Music/KevinMacLeod named two of his tracks "Rock over London" and "Rock on Chicago" in tribute, mimicking the songs that he often sung over.

** Music/AnalCunt did one of these to close the Howard Is Bald EP.

[[TVTropesWillRuinYourLife TV Tropes! It will ruin your life!]]'''''

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Solo stuff is a 3. Stuff he did with the Wesley Willis Fiasco can be as hard as a 7.

* WordSaladTitle: Most of his albums that aren't just named after one of the songs.

* TheMagicTouch: He describes Bill Clinton in the song with the same name that he has the Midas touch.

* ScaryBlackMan: Being that he was inspired by gangsta rap, some of his more violent songs fall into this trope. However, much of the time it is just for shock value, as he wasn't a violent person in real life. According to the book Songs In The Key Of Z, his intimidating appearance saved him from being robbed on several occasions.

* SmugSuper: Pretty much every superhero Wesley ends up fighting. Spider-Man was kissing Wesley's girlfriend. Mighty Thor mugged his girlfriend with a baseball bat. Superman was "being such a roughneck."

** "I Whupped {{Franchise/Batman}}'s Ass" and "I Whupped {{Franchise/Superman}}'s Ass." Oddly enough, Birdman is the only one who can kick Wesley's ass.
** He made a song about how Jar Jar Binks from the Star Wars franchise is the worst character.

--> "Suck a golden lion tamarind's dick with Price Chopper imitation vanilla extract!"

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