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The king of parody returns (Louisville Courier-Journal)
04-Jul-2008
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Fans of Queen, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Michael Jackson, Green Day and others will hear send-ups of their songs when musical parodist "Weird Al" Yankovic performs at the Iroquois Amphitheater tonight.
Digital delivery could help Weird Al get topical (Nanaimo Daily News)
20-Jun-2008
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As a parodist, "Weird Al" Yankovic notes that "timing is off the essence." So the accordion-playing artist, who in the past has lampooned Star Wars, Michael Jackson, Chamillionaire and Queen, is hoping to use viral tools to keep things even fresher.
'Weird Al' Yankovic is still getting the last laugh (The Pantagraph)
17-Jun-2007
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When “Weird Al†Yankovic first hit the national airwaves in 1984 with “Eat It,†his parody of Michael Jackson’s song “Beat It,†the Internet was barely an idea in Al Gore’s mind, MTV still played music and song parodies were few, far between and one-hit wonders.
'Weird Al' Yankovic (The News-Press)
11-May-2007
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When "Weird Al" Yankovic first hit the national airwaves in 1984 with "Eat It," his parody of Michael Jackson's song "Beat It," the Internet was...
Parodist's tunes are YouTube favorites (The Columbus Dispatch)
10-May-2007
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THE MORNING CALL (ALLENTOWN, PA.) When "Weird Al" Yankovic first hit the national airwaves in 1984 with Eat It, his parody of Michael Jackson?s Beat It, the Internet was barely an idea in Al Gore?s mind, MTV still played music, and song parodies were few.
"Weird Al" is still the real thing with parody sensation (Denver Post)
08-May-2007
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When "Weird Al" Yankovic first hit the national airwaves in 1984 with "Eat It," his parody of Michael Jackson's song "Beat It," the Internet was barely an idea in Al Gore's mind, MTV still played music, and song parodies were few, far between and one-hit wonders.
`Weird Al' Yankovic is Still Getting the Last Laugh (RedNova)
07-May-2007
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When "Weird Al" Yankovic first hit the national airwaves in 1984 with "Eat It," his parody of Michael Jackson's song "Beat It," the Internet was barely an idea in Al Gore's mind, MTV still played music and song parodies were few, far between and one-hit wonders.
Parodist 'Weird Al' still getting the last laugh (The Morning Call)
28-Apr-2007
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When ''Weird Al'' Yankovic first hit the national airwaves in 1984 with ''Eat It,'' his parody of Michael Jackson's song ''Beat It,'' the Internet was barely an idea in Al Gore's mind, MTV still played music and song parodies were few, far between and one-hit wonders.
Revenge of the "Nerdy" for spoof artist Yankovic
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22-Oct-2006
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Reuters - Now this is weird. "Weird Al"
Yankovic's new album, "Straight Outta Lynwood," has scored the
enduring song parodist his biggest chart successes in a career
that spans nearly three decades.
He's still Weird (Calgary Sun)
21-Oct-2006
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An '80s MTV song parodist? If there ever was a recipe for fried flash-in-the-pan, Weird Al Yankovic should have been it. Amazingly, two-plus decades after sending up Michael Jackson with Eat It, the world's funkiest accordionist has proven more durable than any of the acts he sends up.
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