Cracked on MSN

‘Weird Al’s One Mean-Spirited Parody Really Ticked Off This Singer

Unless you have an intense hatred of Hawaiian shirts and/or words that rhyme with lasagna, it’s pretty tough to get mad at ...
Cleveland.com

Weird -- and loving it, after nearly 50 years of hit parodies

“Weird Al” Yankovic is bigger and weirder this year. And he’s justifiably proud of that. The self-described polka parodist from Lynwood, Calif., has been toting his accordion around for nearly 50 ...
The Michigan Daily

Rizzler? Aw, man: Our history with internet song parodies

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Courtesy of Cecilia Ledezma. On a dreary November evening, the two of us waited for the ...
Seattle Times

Why you can’t get ‘Planet of the Bass,’ the playful ’90s Eurodance parody, out of your head

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The year is 2023, but it might as well be 1997. One of the great viral hits of the moment is DJ Crazy Times and Ms. Biljana Electronica’s “Planet of the Bass,” a parody song pulled ...
The Atlantic

Ranking Weird Al’s 'Mandatory Fun' Parodies: Who Gets Skewered Best? [UPDATED]

Weird Al Yankovic’s new album Mandatory Fun hits stores today, and as always, it’s full of parody songs skewering the top hits of the day. Iggy Azalea, Pharrell and Lorde all come in for a roasting, ...