"Weird Al" — Don't Download This Song
"Weird Al" Yankovic's new album, ::amazon("B000H9HWSM", "Straight Outta Lynwood"):: will be released on September 26, 2006.
The 12 tracks include:
- "White & Nerdy" — (See below for video) A parody of Chamillionaire's "Ridin'" ("White & Nerdy" = "Ridin' Dirty")
- "Canadian Idiot" — A parody of Green Day's "American Idiot"
- "Confessions Part III" — A parody of Usher's "Confessions, Pt. 2"
- "Do I Creep You Out" — A parody of Taylor Hicks' American Idol finale song "Do I Make You Proud"
- "Trapped in the Drive Thru" — A parody of R. Kelly's "Trapped in the Closet" (and just as long)
- "Don't Download This Song" — (See below for video) A "We Are the World"-esque attempt at preventing illegal music downloads
- "Polkarama!" — No explanation necessary. Includes "Let's Get It Started," "Take Me Out," "Don't Cha," and "Gold Digger."
::amazon("B000H9HWSM", "Straight Outta Lynwood"):: is a DualDisc release. The extra features on the other side will be six animated music videos, karaoke versions of all songs, and a brief documentary.
Get more news and hear some other clips at Weird Als' MySpace page.
Here is the video for "Don't Download This Song." The animation was done by Bill Plympton, perhaps the animators of animators. You can't watch a shorts show without crossing a Plympton animation. (He animated 2005 Academy Award "Best Animated Short Film" nominee "Guard Dog.") Of course, you can also obtain "Don't Download This Song" at dontdownloadthissong.com . . .
In addition to listening to "White & Nerdy" on Weird Als' MySpace page, you can also watch the video. It's not a strict parody of the "Ridin'" video, but if you'd like to compare with the original, check out Chamillionaire's "Ridin'" video.
As an aside, ::amazon("B000H9HWSM", "Straight Outta Lynwood"):: is the first album release since his parents died of carbon monoxide poisoning in April 2004. (This three year span is not different than the spacing between any of his other albums.)
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