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Internet Reacts To The Song In ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 8 Premiere

The Walking Dead returned with an action-packed 100th episode tonight – and a pretty unique […]

By Jenna Anderson

November 9, 2017, 4:51pm

The Walking Dead returned with an action-packed 100th episode tonight – and a pretty unique soundtrack along the way.

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Spoilers for tonight’s episode of The Walking Dead, ‘Mercy’, below!

Throughout the episode, fans were treated to a series of visions of an older Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln), shown waking up in a bed. While the scene was expected by fans ever since this season’s San Diego Comic-Con trailer, the choice of music that Rick woke up to probably wasn’t as expected.

Weird Al Yankovic’s ‘Another One Rides The Bus’ – a parody of Queen’s ‘Another One Bites The Dust’ – played throughout the sequences, creating a pretty surreal moment. Some fans seemed to love the choice, while others wondered exactly why the song needed to be played as much. (But hey, at least it wasn’t another round of ‘Easy Street.’)

Click through to check out some of our favorite reactions to Weird Al‘s appearance in The Walking Dead‘s 100th episode.

@HunterStandUp

The best part of #TheWalkingDead premiere so far has been the closed caption “Weird Al Yankovic’s ‘Another One Rides The Bus’ plays.”
— Hunter Roberts (@HunterStandUp) October 23, 2017

@annmcman

Weird Al?? #TWD100 #TheWalkingDead pic.twitter.com/ofDKHerCLx
— Ms. Paper (@anmcman) October 23, 2017

@tonyvarrato

How is Weird Al the only surviving radio star other than the “Easy Street” people? The apocalypse is weird. #TheWalkingDead
— Tony Varrato (@tonyvarrato) October 23, 2017

@Colin_A_Brunker

Good to know that Weird Al exists in the Walking Dead-iverse, wonder if he’s still out there. #TWD100
— Colin (@Colin_A_Brunker) October 23, 2017

@EmilieBaartman

Can someone give me an explanation on why Weird Al was playing in the background? Is Rick going to ride a bus or something? #TheWalkingDead
— Emilie Baartman (@EmilieBaartman) October 23, 2017

@MSmithFilmBlog

If #TheWalkingDead is trying to win me back, opening its season with a Weird Al song was a damn good way to do it.
— Mike Smith (@MSmithFilmBlog) October 23, 2017

@christiemore1

I’m sorry, is that Weird Al playing in Rick’s dreams? Ah. maze. Ing. #deadlive
— Christie Hargreaves (@christiemore1) October 23, 2017

@termi8withxtrm

Another one rides the bus Weird Al what does it mean #TheWalkingDead #demdeadz pic.twitter.com/f7HaXF2465
— good robot (@termi8withxtrm) October 23, 2017