Weird Al's Latest...

This is one of the many reasons I hate being sick. Aside from the pain and personal issues, I'm not able to keep up with current events. On June 20th, Weird Al finally released the video to his parody of Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" called "Perform This Way". I think Al has completely out done himself this time! Check it out:





Absolutely hilarious!! Although, I would like to see the making of for this video, if for no other reason than to see who was Al's "stand-in" for the video. I can't wait to get this album.

An Interesting Development Part 2...

IT WAS A MISTAKE!! IT WAS A MISTAKE!! YEAH!!!

Yesterday, Weird Al released a parody of Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" called "Perform This Way". It was released "unofficially" because after going through several hoops (including having to actually produce & record the song) Lady Gaga allegedly did not authorize the parody! But, it turns out it was a huge WHOOPSIE, according to this article on TMZ.

We get a little more detail from Al himself on his blog. It turns out Lady Gaga didn't even get to hear the song. Since she is in the middle of a tour, her manager didn't send her the song and nixed it himself! I'm assuming that Lady Gaga beat him senseless with some of her more pointy costumes, because he is now sincerely sorry. And now that Lady Gaga herself heard the song, she loves it and approved it!! My reaction to this can be summed up in two words:


HELL YEAH!!


This is cool on so many levels. It shows that Ms. Gaga is a really stand up person and cares about her public persona (which means that all those outfits were actually done ON PURPOSE, and not because of some drug induced bet she lost!) a great deal. Second, it shows how many people actually support Weird Al and love his music. I thought I was alone. Third, it shows that Lady Gaga doesn't take herself too seriously which really does emphasize how much of a stand up person she is! And finally, it means that we get a "Weird Al" album that much sooner!! I can't wait!! Also, I really can't wait to see the VIDEO for this song!!

Lady Gaga, if you ever read this (which I doubt, but would be cool) I want to say that you have increased in my estimation a great deal! Not because you approved the parody, but that you took the time to CORRECT the mistake, despite your undoubtedly busy schedule. That is really cool & makes me proud to count myself amongst your legion of monsters.

I LOVE YOUR MUSIC, WEIRD AL!!  I LOVE YOUR MUSIC, LADY GAGA!!! 

An Interesting Development....

Despite the ridicule I get from my friends whenever I admit this, one of my favorite musical artists is "Weird Al" Yankovic. The man is a musical and comedic genius. So much so that his career has outlasted some of the mainstream artists he's parodied over the years. In fact, there has been cases where his parodies have worked as advertisements for the original versions, boosting sales for the original artists. The most notable example being Mr. Yankovic's parody of Chamillionaire's "Ridin' Dirty" entitled "White & Nerdy".

Today, Mr. Yankovic unveiled a new parody of Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" called "Perform This Way". I had no idea that Mr. Yankovic was even working on a parody of Lady Gaga, but of all the artists currently popular, she would be the logical choice since there is so much to lampoon. It's almost like she's asking to be made fun of. After listening to the song, and thoroughly enjoying it, I looked into the other side of it because at the beginning of the video, Mr. Yankovic states that this was supposed to be the new single for his next album. But after going through several hoops to get Lady Gaga's approval, including fully producing and recording the song, she turned him down. For the full story from Mr. Yankovic himself, click this link to go to his blog.

Now, I believe that any artist has the right to protect their own music. And I am constantly amazed at how honorable Mr. Yankovic's personal policy of getting approval from every artist he parodies. But I have to agree with Mr. Yankovic's point where Lady Gaga should have just said no upfront instead of making him go through all the trouble of writing, recording and producing the track only to shut it down.

So, in an effort to give more awareness to this track, so Mr. Yankovic can see that people still appreciate the hard work he put into it, I've included it here. And if you're so inclined, please donate to the Human Rights Campaign.