On July 21st, "Weird Al" Yankovic finished up his #8videos8days project through the Wall Street Journal, where he released a music video for "Mission Statement", a song about business jargon. That video wrapped up an impressive week for Weird Al. His decision to scatter new material all over the web made him a hot topic on the Internet, and his forward-thinking approach has drawn plenty of commentary. At the same time, there seem to be a few aspects of the Weird Al discussion that aren't drawing enough chatter. In particular, much of the talk around Weird Al's #8videos8days project reduces him to a parody trailblazer who is attempting to reclaim his appeal on an Internet replete with imitators. This is a big part of the discussion, but Weird Al's unique distribution strategy offers some tips for any artist--big or small, serious or not--who wishes to effectively...
- 7/22/2014
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
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"Trapped in the Drive-Thru" is from singer/composer 'Weird' Al Yankovic, featured on his twelfth studio album "Straight Outta Lynwood", parodying "Trapped in the Closet" by R. Kelly.
The song contains an exact cover from Yankovic's clone band of "Black Dog" by Led Zeppelin, when the main character turns on the radio.
Yankovic felt compelled to write the parody because he felt the original was "brilliant and wonderful and ridiculous all at the same time", with "Trapped In The Driv-Thru" using the dramatic structure of the original song to tell of a couple's attempts to pick up dinner one night...
"Trapped in the Drive-Thru" is from singer/composer 'Weird' Al Yankovic, featured on his twelfth studio album "Straight Outta Lynwood", parodying "Trapped in the Closet" by R. Kelly.
The song contains an exact cover from Yankovic's clone band of "Black Dog" by Led Zeppelin, when the main character turns on the radio.
Yankovic felt compelled to write the parody because he felt the original was "brilliant and wonderful and ridiculous all at the same time", with "Trapped In The Driv-Thru" using the dramatic structure of the original song to tell of a couple's attempts to pick up dinner one night...
- 11/28/2009
- by SneakPeek.Ca
- SneakPeek
It's a little bit strange to think about, but "Weird Al" Yankovic has been scoring hits with song parodies for nearly 30 years. How has he managed to maintain a full career while other novelty songwriters fall by the wayside? He kept ahead of the game and stayed incredibly sharp. His commentary remains clever and biting, and he has been drifting away from parodying actual songs ("Smells Like Nirvana" and "Amish Paradise," for example) and getting into stuff that mocks things stylistically. (Not that he hasn't completely given up attacking specific tunes — his "Trapped in the Drive Thru," a fun-poker at R. Kelly's "Trapped in the Closet," was brilliant.)
His latest work is an Internet-only Ep called Internet Leaks, which collects five singles Yanokovic has dropped in the past year. There's the Doors parody ("Craigslist"), a tribute to actor Charles Nelson Reilly ("Cnr") and a sharp play on art school...
His latest work is an Internet-only Ep called Internet Leaks, which collects five singles Yanokovic has dropped in the past year. There's the Doors parody ("Craigslist"), a tribute to actor Charles Nelson Reilly ("Cnr") and a sharp play on art school...
- 8/26/2009
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
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