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Is Weird Al Yankovic Americas Greatest Living Patriot? Yes, Say Some

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2008-06-16 17:30:13 by Editor in Vulture -- Entertainment, Music, Culture, Theater, Movies, Art -- New York Magazine Blog
...Yankovic, the United States' preeminent song parodist and, arguably, its leading exporter of liberty Slackman writes that, through "Weird Al"'s music, his son "has latched onto a great American freedom the one to poke fun at whomever, especially ourselves." "'Weird Al''s antics," he continues, "his 'Christmas at Ground Zero' or 'White and...
 
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Which Other Weird Al Song Parodies Were Written Under Record-Company Pressure?

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2008-09-24 16:45:56 by Editor in Vulture -- Entertainment, Music, Culture, Theater, Movies, Art -- New York Magazine Blog
...Yankovic in the new Wired ("Remember how I told you that music parody was the lowest form of comedy? I forgot about prop comics"), Yankovic opens up about the days before he'd earned creative freedom, back when revenue-minded record-label demands still dictated which pop songs he lampooned: "For a number of years, I was a cash cow for Scotti...
 
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Confirmed: Weird Al to Have His Way With T.I.

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2008-10-06 16:20:35 by Editor in Vulture -- Entertainment, Music, Culture, Theater, Movies, Art -- New York Magazine Blog
Photo-illustration: Getty Images Via his MySpace blog, pop auteur Weird Al Yankovic has confirmed that his new single out tomorrow on iTunes will be a parody of T.I.'s "Whatever You Like." For the first time in Yankovic history, his version will have the same title as the original track, though he promises "I DID change the lyrics. Somewhat."...
 
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What Will Weird Als New Single Be?

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2008-10-06 12:45:16 by Editor in Vulture -- Entertainment, Music, Culture, Theater, Movies, Art -- New York Magazine Blog
...Yankovic makes a bold first step into digital delivery tomorrow with the surprise release of a brand-new single on iTunes. But what pop song will he brilliantly skewer this time? It's top secret for now, but Al drops a hint on his MySpace blog : "It's a parody of a song that very recently was (or perhaps still is) the number one song in the...
 
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The Magnetic Fields Declare War on Sobriety

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2008-01-03 17:10:07 by Editor in Vulture -- Entertainment, Music, Culture, Theater, Movies, Art -- New York Magazine Blog
...Yankovic recaps the year that was. It's better than that sounds, though. [ Nah Right 3. Rhymefest feat. Daniel Merriweather, "Breakadawn Here's the best track on Rhymefest's new tribute mixtape to Michael Jackson. Wait, what? [ Panda Toes 4. Rooney, "What For In case you were looking for the George Harrisony song that played during the...
 
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Look What They Made Poor Iggy Pop Do!

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2008-03-11 10:15:35 by Editor in Vulture -- Entertainment, Music, Culture, Theater, Movies, Art -- New York Magazine Blog
 
...Yankovic, Pop and the Stooges themselves continue to be ignored by the RRHoF.) At least it was better than crowding 80 musicians onstage to play "Blue Suede Shoes" for 45 minutes, sort of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inducts Madonna [NYT Related: Justin Timberlake's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Speech: Written by Beavis? [Daily Intel
 
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Weird Als All About the Pentiums Ranks Amongst the worst of Stupid Videos

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2008-03-13 15:19:10 by Editor in Seriously Stupid Blog
 
...Yankovic, I love the guy. I actually happen to think he is one of the all time funniest musical satirists of all time. Now with that having been said, he has also released his fare share of stupid videos. While you will rarely hear me gripe about Al, this time I have seen probably one of his most stupid videos of all time, All About the...
 
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Ben Folds - Band Profile

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2008-05-18 06:12:17 by Indiemonkey in otherclothing.co.uk
...Yankovic Ben Folds is also a producer, and contributed to Has Been, William Shatners most recent album. He is also producing an album for Amanda Palmer from the Dresden Dolls Ben Folds Five havereleased the followingalbums: Ben Folds Five (1995), Whatever and Ever Amen (1997), Naked Baby Photos (1998) and The Unauthorised Biography of...
 
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Kidstock: More Celebrities With Kids, Less Acid Freakouts

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2008-06-02 22:14:00 by CelebLover in CELEBRITY GOSSIP NEWS
...Yankovic, Spencer Pratt, Jackson Guthy, Greg Kinnear, Cheryl Hines and Giada De Laurentiis are after the jump
 
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