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"Perform This Way"
Song

"Perform This Way" is a song parody by "Weird Al" Yankovic. It is a parody of "Born This Way" by Lady Gaga. The lyrics are told from the point of view of Gaga and describe her performance style and fashion sense. The song is the first single from Yankovic's upcoming album Alpocalypse[3], and all the proceeds were donated to the Human Rights Campaign charity.[3]

Controversy

In 2011, Yankovic reported that Lady Gaga refused him permission to release "Perform This Way", which he hoped to use as the lead single for his upcoming album. On his blog, he claimed that the decision came only after Gaga's management insisted on reviewing a recorded version of the song.[4] Following the refusal, he released his parody online on April 20, 2011, and encouraged donations to the Human Rights Campaign, as he had originally planned to donate all sales of the song and music video to them, as an act of "good karma" due to the human rights message of the original song.[5]

After the video was uploaded onto YouTube, it was revealed that Lady Gaga had not yet heard the song and that "she's a huge Weird Al fan".[6][7] Gaga's manager made the final decision without playing the song for her.[8][9] Yankovic was subsequently given the green light by Gaga herself to include the song on his upcoming album who later said she "loved" the parody.[10][11]

Music video

Yankovic has confirmed that the song will have a video to be released along with the album that will be "beyond awesome, and disturbing on many levels".[4][9]

See also

References

  1. ^ Yankovic, Alfred (22 April 2011). ""Weird Al" Yankovic". WeirdAl.com. Retrieved 20 April 2011. RUSH RELEASE! Al's new Lady Gaga parody "Perform This Way" hits iTunes on [25 April 2011]! {{cite web}}: line feed character in |quote= at position 14 (help)
  2. ^ Yankovic, Alfred (6 April 2011). ""Weird Al" Yankovic: Recording Dates". Artsbeat. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  3. ^ a b Sterdan, Darryl (20 April 2011). "Gaga approves 'Weird Al' parody". Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  4. ^ a b 'Weird Al' Yankovic: Lady Gaga Has 'Rocked the Zeitgeist' | Billboard.com
  5. ^ Yankovic, Alfred (20 April 2011). "The Gaga Saga". Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  6. ^ 'Weird Al' Yankovic gets permission to 'perform this way' after Lady Gaga dustup - latimes.com
  7. ^ TMZ Staff (20 April 2011). "Lady Gaga – I Didn't Reject Weird Al Yankovic". TMZ. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  8. ^ Kennedy, Gerrick D. (21 April 2011). "'Weird Al' Yankovic gets permission to 'perform this way' after Lady Gaga dustup". Los Angeles Times.
  9. ^ a b Yankovic, Alfred (20 April 2011). "The Gaga Saga". Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  10. ^ Lady Gaga 'loved' parody of 'Born This Way,' says 'Weird Al' Yankovic | MLive.com
  11. ^ Itzoff, Dave (20 April 2011). "Weird Al Yankovic Talks About the Lady Gaga Saga". Artsbeat. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
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