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Crisis Averted: Lady Gaga Grants Weird Al Permission For “Born This Way” Cover

Robbie Daw | April 21, 2011 7:21 am
Robbie Daw | April 21, 2011 7:21 am

Weird Al Parodies Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way”, Lady Gaga Does Not Approve

Becky Bain | April 20, 2011 10:40 am
Becky Bain | April 20, 2011 10:40 am

FRIDAY VIDEO TIME: The Highly Subjective Totally Debatable List Of The Best Songs That Start With The Letter “W”

Erika Brooks Adickman | September 10, 2010 1:10 pm
Erika Brooks Adickman | September 10, 2010 1:10 pm


8 Awesome Pop Music Videos From The 1990s That Pitchfork Forgot

Erika Brooks Adickman | August 25, 2010 4:45 pm
Erika Brooks Adickman | August 25, 2010 4:45 pm

Hanson And Weird Al Are “Thinking ‘Bout” The Blues Brothers In Latest Vid

Becky Bain | April 15, 2010 11:36 am
Becky Bain | April 15, 2010 11:36 am

Hanson Release New Single “Thinking ‘Bout Somethin'” And Impress Us With Weird Al Connection

Becky Bain | April 7, 2010 12:33 pm
Becky Bain | April 7, 2010 12:33 pm


The 11 Best Musical Performances On ‘Yo Gabba Gabba’

Becky Bain | April 6, 2010 4:24 pm
Becky Bain | April 6, 2010 4:24 pm

The Weird Al Yankovic Biopic: ‘Walk The Line’ With Polka Music

Becky Bain | March 23, 2010 1:00 pm
Becky Bain | March 23, 2010 1:00 pm

Happy 50th Birthday, “Weird Al” Yankovic

noah | October 23, 2009 5:00 pm
noah | October 23, 2009 5:00 pm

weird-al-smallerParodist, accordionist, and Idolator patron saint “Weird Al” Yankovic turns 50 today, and what better way to celebrate a half-century of his existence than to post a bunch of his videos? End the week laughing, that’s what I say. OK, get ready for the food jokes! More »



Ten Bands That Should (And Ten Bands That Shouldn’t) Grace Us With A Cover Of “Yakety Sax”

noah | August 19, 2009 10:00 am
noah | August 19, 2009 10:00 am

Yakety SaxI don’t know about you, but the dog days of August are making me long for some levity. And what better way to bring in some hilarity than to think about the late Boots Randolph’s delightful “Yakety Sax,” a.k.a. “that Benny Hill Show song,” a.k.a. the best way to make any YouTube clip hilarious? Noted “Yakety Sax” enthusiast Jess Harvell and I put together a pair of lists related to the song—namely, a top 10 countdown of artists who need to cover the song soon, and a counterpoint list of 10 artists who should never get within a 25-mile radius of its implied hilarity, for fear of ruining it for all time. The countdowns after the jump. More »