"Weird Al" Yankovic is back (or did he ever go away?). The inimitable performer, who made a career out of parodying everyone from Michael Jackson to Nirvana, has a new album full of his trademark shtick.
Beginning Monday, July 14, Al will release a new video each day, for eight days, to promote "Mandatory Fun."
This time, Al pokes fun at, among others, mega-hits like "Blurred Lines," "Fancy," and "Happy." Even though the album cover is decidedly in poor taste, the grammar girl in me can't help but appreciate the catchy "Word Crimes."
It should probably be aired in every high school English class across the country—"You'd better slow down and use the right pronoun."
In the latest video (courtesy of Vulture), Al turns Lorde's "Royals" into an ode to aluminum foil . . . and for many of us—for better or worse—the tune will never be the same.
Love him or loathe him, Weird Al has always marched to the beat of his own geeky polka band. And for that alone, you have to give the dude his dues.
Spill it. What do you think of Al? Groan-worthy or genius in his own right?
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