Weird Al Yankovic is known for his song parodies like Eat It, Smells Like Nirvana, Like a Surgeon, Amish Paradise, Gump, White & Nerdy and You’re Pitiful to name a few. Well he has a new album coming out and he wanted to redo Lady Gaga’s Born This Way on it as Perform This Way, but she said no.
The Schlock Rock singer wrote a blog post explaining what happened. At first he wasn’t sure if he wanted to do it because her song’s proceeds are going to the Human Rights Campaign, so he was hesitant to do it. Then after a few weeks he came up with a way to make it work and he had his manager contact her manager. Her people then said she would need to hear the song. So the curly haired singer who was on his tour, wrote the song quickly and sent her lyrics. Well that was not good enough for her, and she wanted to “hear it.” So he cut his daughter’s spring break trip short to record Perform This Way and after the Fame Monster heard it she said no. Well he is respecting her wishes by not recording it and ours by releasing it online because as he said, “However, given the circumstances, I have no problem with allowing people to hear it online, because I also have a personal policy not to completely waste my stinking time.” Just like You’re Pitiful, I am happy he is releasing the song for his fans because you know what he nailed her perfectly.
You know how they say there is truth in humor, well I don’t think she liked hearing the truth about herself.
Do you think she made the right choice or she made as big as a mistake as that singer who wouldn’t let him release the parody of You’re Beautiful. Seriously it took me a few minutes to remember James Blunt name and I wonder in time if we will ever do the same with Lady Gaga. Singers may come and go, but Weird Al has stood the test of time while those who he has reworked their lyrics are dead, broken up or forgotten about.
I like Lady Gaga’s music, but I have to admit her turning Weird Al down turned me off of her a little bit. What is so wrong about his song? I mean she like copied Madonna’s Express Yourself and Madge was OK with it, so why she isn’t she OK with someone doing the same to her?
UPDATE: Well it was the song heard around the world and yes even by Lady Gaga herself, who never heard the song before today. According to Weird Al’s latest blog her manager made the decision and never told the Fame Monster about it. Well as soon she as she heard it, she told him she loved it and gave him permission to put it on the album. When it comes to the manager, he apologized for his mistake and I hope Lady Gaga rips him a new one because that was so not cool. I can understand if it was a nobody, but he has had hit songs since before she was even born.
Oh and Weird Al added that all proceeds from the song will still be going to the Human Rights Campaign!
So today was a win win all around for everyone except her loser manager…
Now that all of this silliness is over, when is he going to do something for Poker Face or Bad Romance?
