Three years since his last studio album, “Weird Al” Yankovic has returned with Mandatory Fun, which will feature parodies of Miley Cyrus, Lorde, and, of course, the reigning pop queen, Iggy Azalea. His first video from the album has arrived, and it “Weird Al” Yankovic was parodying pop music long before everyone had YouTube at … Read more
“Weird Al” Yankovic has released a music video for his new single “Tacky”, a parody of the hit song “Happy” by Pharrell. The video features a series of cameos from people like Jack Black wearing terrifyingly mismatched outfits Pharrell's amazing 'Happy' song was one of this year's biggest hits — and now Weird Al Yankovic … Read more
Master parody artist Weird Al Yankovic is back, and this time, Pharrell's "Happy" is his target. "Tacky"—the first of eight videos he's releasing over eight straight days in advance of his new album, Mandatory Fun—cleverly and “Tacky” is a Weird Al Perfect Storm: The original song is still ubiquitous enough to warrant parody, and tolerance … Read more
By Alex Hudson"Weird Al" Yankovic had promised to launch a music video campaign in support of his new album, Mandatory Fun, and now it has begun with a clip for "Tacky." As you might guessed from the title, "Tacky" is a parody of Pharrell's mega-hit It was just a matter of time before Weird Al … Read more
“Tacky” is a Weird Al Perfect Storm: The original song is still ubiquitous enough to warrant parody, and tolerance of its smash success has dissipated. It's similar enough to the original song – particularly with its video, which you can watch below Weird Al has released the first video from his album 'Mandatory Fun.' The … Read more
Master parody artist Weird Al Yankovic is back, and this time, Pharrell's "Happy" is his target. "Tacky"—the first of eight videos he's releasing over eight straight days in advance of his new album, Mandatory Fun—cleverly and Weird Al Yankovic, 54, has just released “Tacky” — and it's LOL worthy. With help from famous friends like … Read more
Pharrell's song 'Happy' was one of this year's biggest hits — and now Weird Al Yankovic has been his own hilarious spin on it! In 'Tacky,' Weird Al sings about wearing sandals with socks, taking selfies at inappropriate times Multi-Grammy Award winner “Weird Al” Yankovic is releasing Mandatory Fun (RCA Records), his first new album … Read more
"Weird Al" Yankovic writing a parody version of Pharrell's ubiquitous smash "Happy" is inevitable in all the most amazing ways – and now the world's leading purveyor of pop silliness has done just that with "Tacky," a hilarious cut from his 14th studio Three years since his last studio album, “Weird Al” Yankovic has returned … Read more
It was just a matter of time before Weird Al Yankovic put his own stamp on Pharrell's still-reigning "Happy." It was just a matter of time before Weird Al Yankovic put his own stamp on Pharrell's still-reigning "Happy." It was just a matter of time before Weird Al Yankovic put his own stamp on Pharrell's … Read more
Pharrell's "Happy" music video: Who hasn't whipped up their own homemade parody at this point? All of the viral mayhem aside, it would have been a total travesty if music's mock-hero Weird Al Yankovic passed on such an It might seem crazy wearing stripes with plaid. I Instagram every meal I've had. All my used … Read more