Weird Al Yankovic, What Have You Done?

Who said Weird Al Yankovic fell off the face of the earth? He was just mustering up his next big hit. Weird Al’s new album, Straight Outta Lynwood, debuted at #10 on the Billboard charts (currently sits at #29). His hit White & Nerdy, which is a parody of Chamillionaire’s hit, Ridin’ Dirty, is apparently the reason for this success. No doubt you’ve already seen the video already. If you haven’t, you’ve been living under a rock (or you’re my dad); it’s pasted all over the Internet.

However, my personal favorite is his version of James Blunt’s, You’re Beautiful. “You’re Pitiful” does not appear on the new album. But you can download it on his website…or here…or you can hear it on Weird Al’s MySpace page. Although he received Blunt’s blessing to do the song, Atlantic Records (James Blunt’s label) refused to allow Weird Al to release the song. Of course, Yankovic is no stranger to opposition from labels. There was that whole Coolio thing with Gangsta’s Paradise. And if I recall correctly, Coolio was the one that wasn’t happy about it.

Weird Al has countless disciples (see YouTube). One of the more recent and more notable in my opinion is The Grey Kid, who ain’t too bad in non-parody format. Along with his buddy, Daniel Stessen, they’ve nailed a parody for Justin Timberlake’s, Bringin’ Sexy Back, with “PaxilBack”. See for yourself.

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