4/1/2023 0 Comments Weird al headline news album![]() "There also are a lot more occasions where I think of a great song for parody, but I can't think of a good idea," he said. Since he seeks permission from the artist, there are a occasions when someone will say no. Yankovic said it is not always easy to pull off the parodies. He also will be performing songs off the new album, which includes "Perform This Way," a parody of Lady Gaga's "Born This Way," and "Another Tattoo," a takeoff of the 2010 song "Nothin' on You," by American rapper B.o.B., which also featured Bruno Mars. Some of his most popular hits likely will be on the set list of this "multimedia rock and comedy extravaganza," as it is billed, such as "Eat It," a parody of Michael Jackson's "Beat It," "Amish Paradise," a parody of "Gangsta's Paradise" by Coolio and "Canadian Idiot," which takes on Green Day's "American Idiot." "I left the medley off on one or two albums and I think there were people running crazy in the street," Yankovic said, laughing. ![]() The latter of which have an ardent fan base all to themselves. ![]() Yankovic, who has poked fun at everything from rap to new wave, rock to polka, will be bringing his band of nearly 30 years to Waterbury's Palace Theater on Sunday, May 13, to perform not only his parodies, but his original songs and polka medleys. "Alpocalypse," his 13th studio album, which was released last year, has remained at the top of Billboard's comedy charts for nearly 10 months, and his previous album, "Straight Outta Lynwood," included his highest-charting single, "White & Nerdy," a parody of Chamillionaire's No. ![]()
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