
Weird Al, polka-rocking it on the accordion.
When it comes to hitmakers, nobody’s bigger right now than Lady Gaga. She’s hot, she’s topping the Billboard charts, and she’s generally making waves wherever she goes, selling out arenas and raking in cash. Weird Al Yankovic has been parodying musicians and musical acts since before Gaga was born, and he’s kind of the master of the parody (as well as the master of polka). It’s a match made in heaven, right? Well, maybe not. Lady Gaga’s management team rejected Weird Al’s attempted parody of Gaga’s hit “Born This Way” without telling Gaga. Well, worry not, Lady Gaga has signed off on Weird Al’s parody of her that’s titled “Perform This Way.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUxXKfQkswE
Here’s what Weird Al said about the Gaga saga in his blog post about the incident.
Gaga’s manager has now admitted that he never forwarded my parody to Gaga – she had no idea at all. Even though we assumed that Gaga herself was the one making the decision (because, well, that’s what we were TOLD), he apparently made the decision completely on his own.
He’s sorry.
And Gaga loves the song.
You know, when the news first came out that Gaga didn’t approve of the song, I was scratching my head. With some artists, you can see how they wouldn’t approve of the parody, because they take themselves seriously. However, Gaga seems like she’d love to be parodied, because if you can say anything about her, it’s that she’s a music fan and she knows what it means when Weird Al parodies you. Plus, all of Al’s profits from “Perform This Way” will go to charity.
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