FREE NEW SONG!
You’ve been hudled in the dark, drooling all over yourself, avoiding showers just waiting…WAITING for the new Weird Al album to come out. Well, we still don’t know when the album will be out, but the friendly folks over at WeirdAl.Com (which means probably Al himself, via Bermuda) has posted a song for you to download. Ab-so-freakin-loutly for FREE. That’s right. FREE. GO! GO! GO! NOW! NOW! NOW! GET IT! GET IT! GET IT! The official post looks like this:
HEY!
How would you like to download a brand new Weird Al song… for free? Yeah, we thought you might. Right-click here (ctrl-click for MAC) and select “save target as” (or “download linked file” for MAC). Don’t say we never gave you anything!
Hopefully that will be enough to whet your appetite to convince you to take a shower now. You’re pretty ripe. Oof. If you don’t get this RIGHT NOW, you’re pitiful!
UPDATE on 6/8: Wow, you people are insane! You’re completely taking down the server. Luckily, Al-oholics Anonymous and We’ve Got It All On UHF have been given authorization to mirror the song. If it’s too slow from WeirdAl.com then try here or here or here or here or here or here or even here.
June 7th, 2006 at 06:05 pm
That was pitiful.
And by that, I mean TOTALLY AWESOME!!! WAHOOO!!!!
June 7th, 2006 at 06:58 pm
I can’t help it…
YEAH!!!!!
pitiful.mp3?
I hope it isn’t a joke on us…
I’m crying because I’m so happy!!!!
June 7th, 2006 at 07:17 pm
Ok. Update.
It’s a parody!!!!
It’s a parody of “You’re Beautiful” by I don’t know who, sorry.
It’s funny.
Also, the # of recorded songs on weirdal.com went from 11 to 10.
Does that mean that Al will be in the studio again soon?
Anyways,
THANKS AL FOR THE EARLY SONG!!!!!!!!!
June 7th, 2006 at 07:28 pm
i think is the Christina Aguilera song, anyways it downloading now on my PC,
THANKS AL!!!!!!1
June 7th, 2006 at 07:40 pm
Just Listened To The Song. I Like It, Hopefully The ALbum Comes Out Soon.
June 7th, 2006 at 07:57 pm
Jame Blunt is the artist in parody, Your Beautiful.
June 7th, 2006 at 08:38 pm
It’s taking freakin’ forever to download. Will they allow us to put up mirrors?
June 7th, 2006 at 08:40 pm
It’s James Blunt, and I am glad Al is doing this parody. He’s just asking to be made fun of.
June 7th, 2006 at 09:13 pm
Okay, I’ve posted the lyrics… and a video of Al coming on my old show…
http://chris.pirillo.com/2006/06/07/weird-al-yankovic-releases-free-mp3/
Corrections welcomed.
June 7th, 2006 at 09:40 pm
Any idea when the lyrics for this will be added to the Yankovic! archive?
June 7th, 2006 at 10:42 pm
Looks like the main page’s link to the song has been pulled. Bandwidth overload? Or more nefarious forces?
June 7th, 2006 at 11:13 pm
Lex: it’s probably a bandwidth thing… it took me over 25 minutes to download it, and I’m not in dial-up. I imagine there’s a lot of people downloading it, so keep trying. Sort of makes you wish they had opted for a bit torrent option, which would result in better download times and reduced bandwidth strain as the number of people downloading increases, as opposed to the opposite problem.
June 7th, 2006 at 11:37 pm
I wonder what the deal with the “11 songs mixed” dropping to “10 songs”? Maybe this download was #11 and it was dropped from the album (and put up for download) so Al could go record and add two newer and fresher tracks.
June 8th, 2006 at 12:06 am
Ugliness Man —
Is this horrible? Is this horrible?
Sorry, wrong web site. But… Don’t you worry about me, I snagged the MP3 pretty quick! It’s all very curious, and if the quality of the rest of the album is as high as “You’re Pitiful,” then I’m very excited. Production values high + Al’s lyrics on = Great new album!
June 8th, 2006 at 12:49 am
uuuhhh i hope this dumb song is not on the new album. its not his best. the problem is this song already makes fun of itself.
June 8th, 2006 at 05:26 am
hehe i love al
June 8th, 2006 at 06:36 am
When do we get published lyrics?
June 8th, 2006 at 09:11 am
the file name changed to yourepitiful.mp3
and yes, the original guy was James Blunt.
June 8th, 2006 at 09:28 am
After listening to the song for the 27th time,
I’ve thought about it.
It doesn’t add up. WHY would they release a song for free and then drop a song
off the next album?
This song may be the dropped song. It doesn’t seem like it would be an album
song.
I mean no offense to Al if he does put this on the next Album, I’m just saying something feels wrong… I am very happy for the release of this song as a free download, I just don’t understand why he gave it to us…
Either way, I HATE SAUERKRAUT!! I guess that’s just what I was trying to say all along…
June 8th, 2006 at 09:31 am
HERE’S MY THEORY:
When Al said their was a “monkey wrench” in the CD’s release plans in his “Ask Al” section on his website, that might have been referring to not getting permission for this parody. Think about it: up-and-coming artist (James Blunt) wants to be taken seriously and not joked about, so he denies Al permission to use the song. It’s dropped from the album (hence the drop to only “10 songs recorded and mixed” on the website, but put online so it does not go to watste, and now Al is making a new song, because 11 songs on his album was good enough, but 10 just falls a little too short of the usual 12. That’s just what I think happened.
June 8th, 2006 at 10:44 am
OH MY GOSH!!!!… WHY DIDNT I CHECK THIS YESTERDAY!?!?!? oh yeah, birthday party. but OMG OMG OMG IM IN HEAVEN!!!.. i’ve been listening to i need a nap for the past month waiting in my little cave for a new song.
June 8th, 2006 at 11:52 am
I love this song. I really, really hope that it is on the new cd. The whole 11 songs down to 10 thing does not necessarily mean that this is the dropped song, people! Also, Al has previewed songs before an album release before. I really want to think positive about this.
June 8th, 2006 at 12:07 pm
Great song. I’ve transcribed the lyrics here they are:
You’re Pitiful by “Weird Al” Yankovic
Parody of ‘You’re Beautiful’ by James Blunt
My life is brilliant, —
-What? Was I too early? Sorry, should I, do you want to start over or… keep going? O.K. Now? Now…-
My life is brilliant
You’re life’s a joke
You’re just pathetic
You’re always broke
Your homemade Star Trek uniform really ain’t impressing me
You’re suffering from delusions of adequacy
Chorus
You’re pitiful, you’re pitiful
You’re pitiful, it’s true
Never had a date that you couldn’t inflate
And you smell repulsive too
What a bummer being you
Well you just can’t dance
And forget romance
Everybody you know still calls your ‘farty pants’
But you’ll always have a job, well, I mean
As long as you still can work that Slurpee machine
Chorus
You’re pitiful, you’re pitiful
You’re pitiful, it’s true
You’re half-undressed eating chips off your chest
While you’re playing Halo 2
No one’s classier than you
La, la, la, la….la, la, la, la…la, la, la, la, loser
Chorus
You’re pitiful, you’re pitiful
You’re pitiful, it’s true
Your dog would much rather play fetch by itself
You still live with your mom and you’re 42
Guess you’ll never grow a clue
Well, it just sucks to be you.
June 8th, 2006 at 01:09 pm
I am not seeing the free song on the main page of Al’s site, is there a special thing I need to do? I am not seeing it anywhere
June 8th, 2006 at 01:37 pm
Samantha— WeirdAl.com is so flooded with page hits, the page maay not even load— but if you scroll DOWN on the MAIN PAGE, you should see this text:
“HEY!
How would you like to download a brand new Weird Al song… for free? Yeah, we thought you might. Right-click here (ctrl-click for MAC) and select “save target as” (or “download linked file” for MAC). Don’t say we never gave you anything!”
The link is in that body of text.
June 8th, 2006 at 01:37 pm
Try refreshing the page. It’s right on the home page.
June 8th, 2006 at 02:29 pm
Basically, that’s cool.
June 8th, 2006 at 02:30 pm
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June 8th, 2006 at 02:31 pm
Ha ha. I’m the 27th comment. I win.
June 8th, 2006 at 02:49 pm
oh boy. this song is PITIFUL! Al needs to get his old school self back. hope this is not on the album but glad he gave us somenthing.
June 8th, 2006 at 03:17 pm
Yet too here the song. Such a long download. Hey!! ONLY 27% LEFT TO GO!!
June 8th, 2006 at 04:48 pm
After three listens, I’m liking this. Dig the false start, “Halo 2″ reference, the high note on “Farty pants,” “la-la-loser.” Not the best parody in the world, but good stuff nonetheless.
June 8th, 2006 at 05:16 pm
Just to let y’all know, there are some extra links to download the song over at weirdal.com. Guess the traffic there was getting brisk!
June 8th, 2006 at 05:19 pm
Hi, Chris Pirillo! I remember your old show! I also remember how loopy you were when Al called in.
Anyway, only one correction on your lyrics: there are only three “you’re pitifuls” in a row at any given time. The rest is good.
June 8th, 2006 at 07:55 pm
I just got an e-mail from that weirdal.com mailing list- It apologizes for the delayed album release date (still undertermined) and mentions the song on weirdal.com, which will NOT BE ON THE NEW ALBUM.
June 8th, 2006 at 08:04 pm
Yeah, I heard about that. Just think of it this way: if a great song like that won’t be on the cd, just think how great the songs that will be on it must be! Btw, I didn’t get an email like that. I’m so jealous!
June 8th, 2006 at 08:29 pm
Ya know, this could set a precedent of sorts for Al. I know in this case, from appearances at least, this is a song that was planned for the album but was then dropped and released by itself, but how cool would it be if he continued to release parodies online every now and then? Obviously, I wouldn’t expect it to happen super often, but if there was a big hit song out and Al was struck with some inspiration at the right time, he could hammer out a stand-alone song and put it out online, when the original song is still fresh and popular. Meanwhile, Al originals should remain album-only, to retain the albums’ specialness.
June 8th, 2006 at 08:32 pm
Anyone find the “grow a clue” line kinda awkward. I’ve never heard that wording, it’s always “GET a clue.” I dunno, that just jumped out at me as odd.
June 8th, 2006 at 08:39 pm
Al mentioned “record company politics” as being what delayed the album release. Anyone think James Blunt gave Al an “okay” to do a parody, but then word got to Blunt’s label and they disapproved and told Blunt to call Al back and retract the “okay”? Just seems like with Al’s personal policy not to do a parody without an artist’s permission, that releasing it online is kinda like a middle-ground decision, done to appease Blunt’s label and make good on Blunt’s initial “okay” at the same time. Just speculation of course. But knowing Al’s policy, I just have a hard time believing he’d have released it at all if Blunt said no.
June 9th, 2006 at 05:03 am
didnt anyone else get the email from weirdal.com? this song will NOT be on the new album… and i have to agree i dont think this parody is his best work something just doesnt seem right to me about it, but that could just be me.
anyway my point is - YOU’RE PITIFUL will NOT be on the new ALbum.
Kate,
Sydney, Australia.
June 9th, 2006 at 05:41 am
Does it really matter if this song is or isn’t one of Al’s best? The important thing is that he GAVE it to us - now we have another Al song! I still listen to Green Eggs & Ham on purpose, even though it isn’t on an album or one of his best. Again, this gift from Al sets him apart from just about every other celebrity out there - who else gives their fans FREE MUSIC on their website, just because the song is still pretty good, but didn’t make the album cut? Just another reason to love Al and why he deserves his star on the Walk of Fame.
June 9th, 2006 at 12:10 pm
I don’t think the quality of the song has anything to do with the fact that it won’t be on the new cd. Btw, I think the song is great! It just makes me think that the stuff that will be on the cd will be just as good, or better!
June 9th, 2006 at 12:45 pm
Ok. So I was right. He’s not putting it on the album.
Weirdal.com now has a ton of mirrors of the mp3. I guess they were tired of all the heavy bandwidth loads..
Again, Thanks for the new song! Can’t wait for the new album! Glad everything is going pretty good!
June 9th, 2006 at 02:50 pm
I am listening to this while I write this and this is so AWESOME! Too bad this wont be on the album. Love it. Cant wait for the album to come out. WHOOOO!!!
June 9th, 2006 at 06:47 pm
Can anyone post the content of the email that came out from weirdal.com? For some reason, I didn’t get it…
June 9th, 2006 at 10:06 pm
I didn’t get an email, either, but a few people over at the WOWAY forum posted what it said:
Dear Close, Personal Friend Of Al,
We’re very sorry that the new “Weird Al” Yankovic album is taking a little longer than expected to make its way to a record store near you. We’ll let you know as soon as we have a confirmed release date.
In the meantime, we thought you might like to download a free mp3 of a brand new Weird Al song (which won’t be on the album). Our gift to you, just for being so darn cool.
You can download the mp3 at http://www.weirdal.com. Hope you enjoy it!
June 10th, 2006 at 02:44 pm
Yeah, I got the e-mail the other day. I really like the song, but I was unfamiliar with this James Blunt. I blame that on my lack of musical knowledge and what not. I did get a chance to listen to the original song, though. I like how he did the intro, as I fond that to be a very funny take on the original song. The la,la, loser part was also nice.
Though it seems Al will be going back to record at least one more song? I’m a patient man, but I can’t wait for the new album. It’ll be good.
June 10th, 2006 at 07:05 pm
ARE YOU GUYS DUMB?? The part where he says was i too early is because it was a rough recording. not a joke.
June 10th, 2006 at 09:15 pm
Um… Duh? Appropriate name for you if you think his false start is legit. Since the song is not going to be on the album, we can safely conclude this track is the final version of the song. They wouldn’t give as an imperfect rough cut of a song they had no intention of finalizing. Furthermore, production-wise the song is album-quality. If it were a rough cut you’d be able to hear it in the sound quality. It’s a joke; that’s what Weird Al does, duh-mmy.
June 10th, 2006 at 09:56 pm
OMG LOLOZZZZ!!111!!! u shure showd us, duh!
Dude— it was a joke. Get over it.
June 11th, 2006 at 09:04 am
Dear duh -
Al’s false start is there because of the awkward way the original song starts, with this weird pause between the first line, and the repeated line after that pause. Grow a clue!
June 11th, 2006 at 10:16 am
actually if you read the statement about the song,it says ROUGH RECORDING!
June 11th, 2006 at 10:37 am
Whats up,all? Never posted before. I listened to the song. It had a few funny things but not his best. Glad it’s not on the album to be honest but nice to hear somenthing new.
June 11th, 2006 at 01:48 pm
Nowhere does it say anything about the song being a rough recording. It’s the final product, folks.
June 11th, 2006 at 01:55 pm
I meant nowhere as in on weirdal.com. duh was posting his opinion on what he thought it was. He’s wrong.
June 11th, 2006 at 04:23 pm
I am glad it won’t be on Al’s new album. The original song is a joke in the first place. And Weird Al’s more complex than that.
His fans are OVER 10 years and up.
NOT 10 years and under.
June 11th, 2006 at 04:50 pm
I’ve tried all the links but none of them work
June 11th, 2006 at 05:22 pm
I think the song is actually really good. I mean c’mon, how much more can you do to a song like that? It was funny and it made sense and it was Free!! Yay free! But seriously that song would be hard to paradize and I think he did a REALLY good job with it.
June 11th, 2006 at 10:36 pm
The song is awesome!
June 11th, 2006 at 10:52 pm
I love this song! Al sounds better than ever, and he really nailed James Blunt’singing style. Plus, the music is really good, too.
June 12th, 2006 at 10:40 am
The song was cool, it was Al with a whole new style of singing I never heard him sing so high for that long of time. I cant wait for the album to come out so I can be one of those people that show up at wal-mart a couple hours before it opens or go to a super wal-mart at midnight just to get the album. Im glad the songs not on the album it just means that theres more songs for us to enjoy.
For all those people who go to Al’s concert’s in new york see you all there.
June 14th, 2006 at 08:11 am
Finally! A singer who has the hutzpa to put
that pitiful Blunt in his proper place! File under
LOOSER! I’m glad I was not a teenager when this song came out! (I would probably commited suicide!) Life as a teen is hard!!! The questions,
the angst (angst in your pants also!), the rejections, etc… Who needs a*#hole like Blunt to
tell you the obvious- “you’ll never be with her”…etc…
O.k., bloggers, Supa DJ Franswah!
June 14th, 2006 at 09:11 am
“Never had a date that you couldn’t inflate”
Really Al, you need to get out more, inflatables are so 70’s.
BTW: It’s incredible how soft and lifelike the new plastics are. Not like a living, breathing date, but sometimes you just feel like “a cold one”.
Cash
June 14th, 2006 at 07:24 pm
i just heard this song in the car and came home to download it because i was laughing so hard i almost peed my pants. i’m not really a fan of al’s, but this is priceless.
thanks, man.
-li
June 15th, 2006 at 04:35 am
Disappointint that this song is not on the new album (must be Jame’s Blunt publishing company……….Bring on the new ALbum.
Also what about the Weird Al Show On dvd….if anyone in Australia is reading this, it gets released here in August as well……..cant wait!
June 17th, 2006 at 01:24 pm
He did this parody very well! I had a good laugh when Weird Al hit the high-notes, James Blunt style!!! (Farty Paa-aaants) Sounds like a turkey with a guitar…
June 19th, 2006 at 08:26 pm
The more I listen to Al’s song, and compare it to James Blunt’s song, the more I can’t help but say, “Wow, this is one of the best parodies that Al has made.”
Before, I wasn’t bummed that it isn’t an album song.
Now I really can see that this song deserves to be on a “Weird Al” Album.
Al imitates all the quirks of the original song, yet makes it enough of his own
to show that he isn’t JUST parodying the song. He is breathing new life into it.
okay… maybe that’s going a little too far… but, anyway…
Keep up the great work! If this is a song that won’t be on the Album, I can’t wait to see the kind of stuff that DOES!
PLEASE don’t make us wait much longer…
June 20th, 2006 at 05:32 am
“Your pitiful…”
woohoo! this song is great! it just craps all over James Blunt….sorry, but i dont like him…i cant wait for the weird al album! hands up, who cant wait?
anywho, later Weird Al freaks =D
caio’
Kyle
June 20th, 2006 at 05:17 pm
I like the parodies that Weird Al makes but it upsets me when people talk bad about the original artists.
They deserve respect too, so people should stop saying bad stuff about James Blunt he is a talented artist and works hard to make his music
June 20th, 2006 at 05:18 pm
you don’t have to like someone but you should respect them the same
June 22nd, 2006 at 02:02 am
Hey guys, if anyone was still wondering on the whole “Why did all release this for free and drop a song off of his album?” thing, well, i got the scoop. It has NOTHING to do with James Blunt himself…it has to do with his label! The jerks he works for won’t let Al parody the song, James personally wants him to but his label doesn’t…so Al is rebelling and releasing the song with the new power of TECHNOLOGY!…ok so it’s not all that NEW anymore…but still! Yeah, so there is the dirty on that…i’m like a freaking archeologist with getting all this dirty…i’m off!
June 22nd, 2006 at 02:06 am
oh, and one last thing. STOP BAGGING ON BLUNT! I would like to stay to whom ever it was with the whole “Teen Life is so hard they don’t need Blunt telling them that they’ll never be with her” yeah…well…um…alittle more dirt from the music geek, BLUNT WROTE THIS FOR AN EX-GIRLFRIEND OF HIS YOU…YOU…well…you’re just not a very nice person now are you?
June 23rd, 2006 at 07:33 am
It’s James Blunt you dumb dumbs at the top.funny song