You’re my hero. We got They Might Be Giants TWICE (including their first post-9/11 interview) for my college radio show, but I was never able to get Al booked. Since I was essentially following in Al’s footsteps there, I think he would have been related better.
Who’s still wasting their time with mainstream radio? 
And perhaps an Air Force Major bearing a striking resemblance to Fred Willard will address her as “Lady Goo-Goo.”
I know, right? Kids these days and their music. That’s not music, that’s just noise!
Wow, I guess I didn’t realize Weird Al had so many fans. I’m out of the loop, I guess. I remember seeing him a few years back on an awards show doing “White and Nerdy,” which was awesome, but hadn’t heard anything of his prior to that (or since), in a long time. But I don’t listen to radio so maybe that’s why.
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All of this seems like much ado about nothing. I kinda doubt Lady Gaga is going to lose any fans over it, and neither will Weird Al. I’m leaning towards the publicity stunt theory, no such thing as bad press and all.
Selective memory much? The 90s, from what I remember, were not primarily the female led artists you mentioned. It was more like Wilson Philips, Paula Abdul, Janet Jackson, Ace of Base, Celine Dion, Shania Twain, etc. (many of these artists I actually like fine.) Pop music has not gotten any worse than pop of the last few decades.
I would pose any of the eighties and 90’s artists and pioneers and frankly more talented musicians/ vocalists against any of the GaGa- kasha hum ba dizneycIdolcrap.Today’s Beat without hook or talent generation (rap sucks today and it is missing serious content.They just spout retreads nowadays.).
Gaga’s a talented musician and a good vocalist. Certainly as good (and I would say better) than most of the 90s female pop stars. My main problem with her is her music, as catchy as it may be, just sounds dated to me. Most Lady Gaga songs I’ve heard I could swear I’ve heard before in the late 90s, early 00s. But I’m willing to bet that she stands the test of time. I think there’s much to be heard from this woman, yet.
That might very well be true, but it doesn’t excuse the suckitude and archaic tradition of modern music.
Nothing is interesting or breaks new ground in this limited genre of rehydrated popcrapola…
I get awfully tired of people who say there is nothing good being produced in pop music these days. There is an almost unlimited supply of great music being put out now, of all kinds. It doesn’t show up on your doorstep, though - you have to go find it, but that’s never been easier, either.
Warrant recently played my small city’s Performing Arts Center, which seats a few hundred. I thought it was odd that they played there, rather than at our brand-new, 4000-something-seat arena.
Al is “the face” of novelty/parody music, and has been for quite a number of years. I don’t know if it’s still the case, but for a while if you searched “Weird Al Yankovic” in any filesharing program, you would get a list of hundreds of songs with his name attached to them, that he in fact had absolutely nothing to do with. His name is so firmly associated with the “genre” that most people automatically assume that any funny song they hear must be Weird Al.
I think Al also realizes that his appeal would wear thin very quickly if he was constantly releasing new material, so he spaces things out to maintain the novelty of “novelty”.
Yet easy as it is, the majority of people still only pay attention to what the mass media feeds them. I’ve posted over the years about a number of interesting, promising artists that I’ve stumbled upon, but those threads get very little response. Probably because none of my threads have been about Happy Rhodes 
UPDATE! The new Lady Ga Ga Approved “Perform This Way” is out!
I’ll take that bet. $50 says that she is on an episode of Celebrity Rehab within 5 years, and a “where are They now?” after 10.
Weird Al has gotten approval from Lady Ga Ga to release “Perform This Way”, which will be on his soon-to-be-released album.
My opinion? Al is back at the top of his game with this one.
Gaga has a great sense of humor about music, as anyone who saw the season finale of SNL would be prepared to attest.
You’re on. See you back here in ten years. Any action on whether the Dope is still here in ten?
I’ll take that bet too.
Kind of duplicate thread, but I actually find the song to be not that creative for Al. His Queen-like song on the new album is good, though.
Okay, that CGI alone out weirded Gaga. She needs to step up!
The uncanny valley just added to the lulz