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Weird Al gets shot down by Lady Gaga
THE GAGA SAGA « AL'S BLOG
There's the semi long winded details. At the bottom there is a link for the finished product. I don't care at all for her anyway, but that's just a jerk move to make Al do all of that just for her and then she turns him down in the end.
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04-20-2011, 02:24 PM | #2 |
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TL;DR: Weird Al tried to do a parody of Born This Way and she said no.
I thought it was about how he asked her out. I was gonna say "wait, why?" |
04-20-2011, 02:28 PM | #3 | |
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04-20-2011, 02:56 PM | #4 |
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That's the kiss of death baby! Everybody knows that letting Weird Al do your song means you're famous and it will only make you more famous. She will tank now!
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04-20-2011, 03:46 PM | #5 |
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I haven't read the whole story from Al, but the end result is similar to his parody of James Blunt's "You're Beautiful." In the case of Blunt, the artist was fine with the parody. The record label balked. Al released the song for free online, and he sings it in concert (usually ending with him wearing a shirt that says "ATLANTIC RECORDS SUCKS").
I'll be seeing Weird Al in concert in about a month, which won't be a first for me... or a second... more like a sixth. I'm still excited.
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04-20-2011, 03:47 PM | #6 |
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My liking of Pumpy just went up a few notches more.
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04-20-2011, 03:59 PM | #7 |
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Fabulous, now you like me almost as much as those two women I met yesterday. The brunette tried to jump me in the parking lot, and I had to punch her in the forehead with my wedding band. That didn't stop her. She actually thought it was hilarious. Brunettes are so freaky.
You're not going to try to jump me in a parking lot, are you?
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04-20-2011, 04:00 PM | #8 |
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i havnt seen gagas version of the song, but i bet weird als is better
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04-20-2011, 04:00 PM | #9 | |
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04-20-2011, 04:05 PM | #10 |
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oh shi
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04-20-2011, 04:11 PM | #11 |
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04-20-2011, 04:13 PM | #12 | |
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04-20-2011, 04:27 PM | #13 | |
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04-20-2011, 04:30 PM | #14 | |
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04-20-2011, 04:34 PM | #15 |
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Yeah, just ask the brunette with the big ass and the ring print in her forehead.
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04-20-2011, 05:16 PM | #17 |
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Weird Al is amazing.
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04-20-2011, 05:28 PM | #18 | |
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Lady Gaga Calls Madonna Plagiarism Charges "Retarded" - Movies, TV & Music - UsMagazine.com
Oh, and news hits that it looks like Lady Gaga got offended when somebody dared to ask her about the Madonna comparisons. Quote:
Yeah, she's a smart one alright.
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04-20-2011, 09:50 PM | #19 |
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Lady Gaga seems to be not helping her case against Madonna with her "Judas" release.
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04-20-2011, 10:22 PM | #20 |
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GAGA UPDATE! « AL'S BLOG
So either Lady Gaga's manager lied to Weird Al, or she didn't want the bad publicity from turning him down. Either way he will now be doing the song. |
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04-21-2011, 07:35 AM | #23 |
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It still blows my mind that he has been around longer than most people he parodies. I remember first hearing him in the early 80's when I was in elementary school. And 30 years later, he is still around.
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04-21-2011, 08:09 AM | #24 |
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Woohooo!
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And I only did a once listen through, but it's just really a crappy song. (goes takes a second listen) Yep, just got to the chorus and that's a completely forgettable song. She's still all personal hype and a lack of actual talent to me.
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04-21-2011, 10:22 PM | #27 |
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The sad thing is Lady Gaga really has no choice in "rejecting" the song. She has no choice if Weird Al releases it or not.
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04-21-2011, 10:41 PM | #28 |
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Don't know about y'all, but I cannot WAIT to see the video.
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04-21-2011, 11:01 PM | #29 | |
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Legally she has no choice, Al can release whatever parody songs he wants. Though as he mentions in his blog Al only releases parody songs if the original artist gives him the okay to do so. He's a pure class act. In this case he only released it to the internet because it was the first time ever that when he asked for someone approval that they required him to record it before they would give him an answer. |
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The best part of this is that Weird Al will still be around after nobody remembers who Lady Ga Ga was.
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04-21-2011, 11:05 PM | #31 | |
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04-22-2011, 10:17 AM | #32 |
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04-22-2011, 10:34 AM | #33 |
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While I understand your point... I'm not so sure I agree. Regardless of whether you like her or not, or agree about her talent, she is unbelievably popular - worldwide.
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06-20-2011, 11:43 AM | #35 |
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I know what's more disturbing than Lady Gaga. Weird Al as Lady Gaga.
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06-20-2011, 12:18 PM | #38 |
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Crap. I thought that was Madonna for a second.
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06-20-2011, 12:18 PM | #39 |
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Weird Al without his curly hair and glasses:
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06-20-2011, 12:19 PM | #40 |
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(he's wearing a short haired wig)
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06-20-2011, 12:23 PM | #41 |
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Dude, Weird Al playing Gaga looks like Jillian Reynolds (formerly Jillian Barberie)!!!!!!
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06-20-2011, 12:42 PM | #42 |
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I figured the Madonna was Julie Brown... She did a mockumentary like madonna's documentary , so I could see her doing that too.
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06-20-2011, 09:21 PM | #43 |
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I didn't think much of the song until the video came out ... Al is pure genius.
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06-20-2011, 10:41 PM | #44 |
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That face looks pretty bad, imo. Too big or moves around too much when it shouldn't or something. I like a lot of his stuff, but I don't think this was a good video.
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06-21-2011, 02:41 AM | #45 |
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It's Neil Tennant! Al as the Doctor!
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06-21-2011, 04:34 AM | #46 |
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You mean David I think unless you're making some weird joke I don't understand.
Wow I've never seen him without the wig. Always assumed it was his real hair. Or maybe it was and this is something new. |
06-21-2011, 05:17 AM | #47 |
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Al's new album is $3.99 today at the Amazon MP3 store.
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06-23-2011, 11:41 AM | #48 |
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Weird Al is on the BS Report today (with Chuck Klosterman hosting/doing the interview, no Simmons).
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You thought the short hair was his real hair???
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