Bizarre Al Ponders Woman Gaga Parody

Bizarre Al Ponders Woman Gaga Parody

Weird Al ponders Girl Gaga parody
Singer Alfred ''Weird Al'' Yankovic arrives at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles January 31, 2010. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
DETROIT (Billboard) - Weird Al Yankovic is 9 songs into his next album. "I've received three extra to do," he studies - and that is the exhausting part.
"I want to put in writing three parodies," Yankovic, who's within the midst of a summer time tour, informed "It's robust because I am ready for the appropriate thought to pop into my brain. It coincides with the best music coming out; a whole lot of tumblers need to fall into place. If I'm fortunate I will knock 'em out when I get off the highway and have them out at the end of the 12 months. If not, it'll be subsequent year some time, but I'm hoping sooner."
Yankovic acknowledges that Lady Gaga is "an ideal candidate" for a parody, but says that "I do not want to give anything away. All you've got to do is have a look at the top of the Billboard charts; that's what I'm taking a look at, too." Yankovic did release five of his new songs on last yr's digital "Web Leaks" EP, including a parody of T.I.'s "Whatever You Like" and stylistic homages to the White Stripes, the Doors and Queen.
Complicating issues is that Yankovic's job "has gotten much harder on a number of ranges." One is valuable few singles as of late make the form of crossover societal impression and benefit from the "communal sharing" as songs by Michael Jackson, Don McLean, Eminem and others that he is previously parodied.
And, Yankovic adds, the Web is not always his friend. "Because of portals like that, I will never again be the only or the first person to parody any given pop song," he explains. "By the time I'm within the studio recording my parody, 10,000 parodies of that music are on YouTube. It makes it harder to be fresh and unique. It's irritating, however it does help me step up my game. If I can not be the primary and solely, I could be the most effective."
His last full album was 2006's gold-licensed "Straight Outta Lynwood," which reached No. 10 on the Billboard 200 and was licensed gold. In addition to the music, Yankovic has written a kids's guide, "Once I Grow Up," scheduled to be printed in March.
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