10-19-2004, 06:29 AM
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Originally Posted by K-Wise
I heard Weird Al technicallly doesn't have to ask permission from any of these artists before making his videos but only does so out of respect to them. I don't know if this is true or not.
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From weirdal.com:
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Does Al get permission to do his parodies?
Al does get permission from the original writers of the songs that he parodies. While the law supports his ability to parody without permission, he feels it's important to maintain the relationships that he's built with artists and writers over the years. Plus, Al wants to make sure that he gets his songwriter credit (as writer of new lyrics) as well as his rightful share of the royalties.
What do the original artists think of the parodies?
Most artists are genuinely flattered and consider it an honor to have Weird Al parody their work. Some groups (including Nirvana) claim that they didn't realize that they had really "made it" until Weird Al did a parody of them!
What about Coolio? I heard that he was upset with Al about "Amish Paradise."
That was a very unfortunate case of misunderstanding between Al's people and Coolio's people. Short version of the story: Al recorded "Amish Paradise" after being told by his record label that Coolio had given his permission for the parody. When Al's album came out, Coolio publicly contended that he had never given his blessing, and that he was in fact very offended by the song. To this day we’re not exactly sure who got their facts wrong, but Al sincerely apologizes to Coolio for the misunderstanding.
Have any artists ever turned Al down for a parody?
Even though most recording artists really do have a pretty good sense of humor, on a few very rare occasions Al has been denied permission to do a parody. Actually, the only artist to turn Al down consistently over the years has been the Artist Formerly Known As The Artist Formerly Known As Prince. Go figure.
Is there going to be a music video for Poodle Hat?
It seems very unlikely. As has been widely reported in the media, Al was planning to do a video for “Couch Potato” (his parody of Eminem’s “Lose Yourself”). Unfortunately, even though Eminem was okay with Al having the parody on his album, he denied his permission for Al to make a music video for the song.
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Notice how we haven't heard anything out of Coolio since he insulted Weird Al? I'm hoping this move is the death of Eminem's career as well. |
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