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GOOD NEWS EVERYONE!!!   It seems that Lady Gaga’s rejection of Al’s parody was complete news to Lady Gaga herself!  She LOVES the song and has given full blessing!   Her manager will receive the appropriate whippings for misleading Al.   So you know what this means?  THE ALBUM WILL BE FINALLY RELEASED!!!  Plus there’s going to be an INCREDIBLY AWESOME AND SUPERBLY DISTURBING music video to go along with it, too!   WOOOOOOO!!!!

Check out Al’s blog for complete details:  http://alyankovic.wordpress.com/2011/04/20/gaga-update/

Well… Weird Al has just released a brand new song today that parodies Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way”.  However, due to unfortunate circumstances, this will NOT be commercially released on the new album.  First off, you can hear the entire song on Al’s YouTube account:

So what happened?  Why isn’t it going to be on the new album, you ask?  Well, apparently Lady Gaga had strung Al along and forced him to go to the trouble (and cost) of fully producing the song before giving final decision, even after having received the completed lyrics.   Al gives the long and short of the whole ordeal on his blog:  http://alyankovic.wordpress.com/the-gaga-saga/

So unfortunately, there’s still no date on when the new album will be released.  This was going to be the lead single and all money from this song’s sales was going to be donated to the Human Rights Campaign, but alas it’s not meant to be.

Mayor picks ‘Weird’ book | The News-Sentinel – Fort Wayne IN.

Mayor Tom Henry visited Perry Hill Elementary School to help celebrate Literacy Week at the school.

Henry read to the entire school during an afternoon assembly in the gym. The book chosen for the event was “When I Grow Up” by Al Yankovic.

Yes, that’s right, “Weird Al” Yankovic – known for his spoofs of popular tunes like “Our Love’s in Jeopardy/I lost on Jeopardy” or “Beat It/Eat It” – released a children’s book in December. Judging from the reaction of the student body, it is pretty funny. Henry said he will read at several area schools this week.

“I really enjoy doing these,” Henry said. He also noted that the younger people are when they learn to read, the more successful they will be in school and life.

http://www.weirdal.com/alsbook.htm

Abrams, one of the most respected companies in publishing, will be releasing a comprehensive illustrated history on Al’s life and career in late 2012. Many of the photographs that will be used in the book will come from our extensive archives… but we’re hoping to unearth some new treasures. So we’d like to invite you to submit your own photos and artwork for consideration to be included in the book!

If you have a unusual and unique photo of Weird Al that would be a great addition to the book, check out the link above on how to submit it (up to three) for consideration.

Weird Al Yankovic On Writing in Verse – GalleyCat.

A nice interview focusing on his children’s book, When I Grow Up.  Weird Al describes the writing process, the more sophisticated vocabulary, and what’s in store for the future.

Photo by jcolmanAfter finishing his Australian concert tour, Weird Al has decided to play the rest of the United States tour in Australia also.   “It’s just so beautiful out here, I figured ‘Hey, why not?’  So I called up my tour manager and forced him to move every venue previously located in the United States brick by brick to Sydney, Melbourne, and Perth.   It took 5 billion man hours and I had to call in A LOT of favors on this one, but really feel it was the right choice.  I mean, come on, look at this koala bear!”

Photo by appolinar
Photo by tim ellisI totally knew it!

Photo by Terry BainHA HA HA HA HA HA HA.  Yeah, right.

I repeat this is NOT an April Fools joke.   Weird Al will be making a cameo appearance on tonight’s episode of Batman: The Brave and the Bold on Cartoon Network at 6:30 Eastern.  Set your DVRs.   This is for real.   Once again, NOT A PRANK!