# "Weird Al" gives Pharrell the "Tacky" treatment **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 14, 2014, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-gives-pharrell-the-tacky-treatment/693107 "2014-07-14T21:40:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2014, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-gives-pharrell-the-tacky-treatment/693107/141 "2014-07-19T14:09:26Z")
It’s an old photo, but has anyone here seen Weird Al without the ‘weird’? [http://timbrosnan.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/weirdal\_goodlook.jpg](http://timbrosnan.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/weirdal_goodlook.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2014, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-gives-pharrell-the-tacky-treatment/693107/142 "2014-07-19T15:45:56Z")
I’ve been watching these as they come out and and have felt very “meh” about them. Then the _Sports Song_. That’s not just boring, it’s bad. What is going on with the guy? _Straight Outta Lynwood_ was great. And now there’s … this stuff. I know that I’m not a follower of the music he’s mocking, but that hasn’t been a problem before. _Word Crimes_ I guess just didn’t have a very good melody to work from, but still … it should have been a lot better. I think something about the other companies (Funny or Die, etc.) producing the videos that stiffled him. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2014, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-gives-pharrell-the-tacky-treatment/693107/143 "2014-07-19T15:51:43Z")
Latest one is up – “First World Problems”. I think it’s one of the better efforts so far. Made my wife laugh, and she’s not a big Weird Al fan. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2014, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-gives-pharrell-the-tacky-treatment/693107/144 "2014-07-19T16:05:14Z")
> [@ftg](#): > > I’ve been watching these as they come out and and have felt very “meh” about them. Then the _Sports Song_. That’s not just boring, it’s bad. > > What is going on with the guy? So far as I can tell, he’s doing the same thing he always has done, but it’s just not fresh any more. > [@](#): > > I know that I’m not a follower of the music he’s mocking, but that hasn’t been a problem before. _Word Crimes_ I guess just didn’t have a very good melody to work from, but still … it should have been a lot better. Robin Thicke’s “[Blurred Lines](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyDUC1LUXSU)” was a big hit last year and there’s even an uncensored version of the video full of naked models. It was also the song that Miley Cyrus was performing with Thicke when she engaged in her infamous “twerking” scandal. It’s a catchy tune and a well-known song. I’d say it was his best choice for the current releases. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2014, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-gives-pharrell-the-tacky-treatment/693107/145 "2014-07-19T16:11:27Z")
Unrated version of “Blurred Lines” video here — (broken link) [http://www](http://www). vevo. com/watch/robin-thicke/blurred-lines-unrated-version/USUV71300526 This also features the boast “Robin Thicke has a big dick” Just in case anyone was wondering. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2014, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-gives-pharrell-the-tacky-treatment/693107/146 "2014-07-19T17:12:40Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > Hey, waitamint! What does ‘spastic’ mean in the UK? It’s like “retard” in the US. ---
**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2014, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-gives-pharrell-the-tacky-treatment/693107/147 "2014-07-19T18:16:27Z")
> [@MyFootsZZZ](#): > > It’s an old photo, but has anyone here seen Weird Al without the ‘weird’? > > [http://timbrosnan.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/weirdal\_goodlook.jpg](http://timbrosnan.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/weirdal_goodlook.jpg) When is the photo from? ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2014, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-gives-pharrell-the-tacky-treatment/693107/148 "2014-07-19T21:47:47Z")
> [@MyFootsZZZ](#): > > It’s an old photo, but has anyone here seen Weird Al without the ‘weird’? > > [http://timbrosnan.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/weirdal\_goodlook.jpg](http://timbrosnan.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/weirdal_goodlook.jpg) He looks a lot like Bruce Campbell in that picture. ---
**Author:** ![Sr\_Siete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Sr\_Siete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sr_Siete)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2014, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-gives-pharrell-the-tacky-treatment/693107/149 "2014-07-19T22:24:15Z")
As a Pixies fan, I’m ecstatic. ---
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2014, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-gives-pharrell-the-tacky-treatment/693107/150 "2014-07-19T22:43:06Z")
> [@Sr\_Siete](#): > > As a Pixies fan, I’m ecstatic. Uuuuummmmm . . . then this should make you spastic! [“Weird Al” sings “I Bleed” live with The Pixies (YouTube link)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmVLb1qvcXc) ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2014, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-gives-pharrell-the-tacky-treatment/693107/151 "2014-07-19T22:54:47Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > This also features the boast “Robin Thicke has a big dick.” “Robin Thicke has [del]a big dick[/del] the most punchable face in showbusiness.” ---
**Author:** ![The\_Dord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3be4f8/32.png) [@The\_Dord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Dord)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2014, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-gives-pharrell-the-tacky-treatment/693107/152 "2014-07-20T00:28:35Z")
Bought the CD on Amazon and really wish this was an autorip CD. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2014, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-gives-pharrell-the-tacky-treatment/693107/153 "2014-07-20T00:47:39Z")
> [@The\_Dord](#): > > Bought the CD on Amazon and really wish this was an autorip CD. ☹ I bought the MP3 album Wednesday and yesterday they cut the price in half ☹ ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2014, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-gives-pharrell-the-tacky-treatment/693107/154 "2014-07-20T01:50:55Z")
> [@Frylock](#): > > When is the photo from? I don’t know. I think it’s when he got married. ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2014, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-gives-pharrell-the-tacky-treatment/693107/155 "2014-07-20T02:22:07Z")
That’s not from the time of his wedding. He was 41 when he got married. Here are some pictures from his wedding: [http://www.weirdal.com/021001c.htm](http://www.weirdal.com/021001c.htm) There’s a fake wedding picture that was made when he got married: [http://www.weirdal.com/images/al\_suzanne.jpg](http://www.weirdal.com/images/al_suzanne.jpg) It’s a picture of Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston at their wedding with Al and his wife’s faces photoshopped in. ---
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2014, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-gives-pharrell-the-tacky-treatment/693107/156 "2014-07-20T09:24:06Z")
> [@Stanislaus](#): > > If you’re trying to make a point about how poor language choice affects people’s perceptions of you, and you unironically use the word “spastic” as an insult, you have seriously fucked up. I’ll echo the others who have said that most Americans have no idea that “Spastic” is considered a slur in the U.K. Apparently there was enough of a reaction that it finally came to Al’s attention because [he Tweeted an apology on Saturday.](https://twitter.com/alyankovic/status/490724534513700864) [QUOTE=Weird Al’s Tweet] If you thought I didn’t know that “spastic” is considered a highly offensive slur by some people… you’re right, I didn’t. Deeply sorry. [/QUOTE] ---
**Author:** ![KarlGrenze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dbc845/32.png) [@KarlGrenze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGrenze)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2014, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-gives-pharrell-the-tacky-treatment/693107/157 "2014-07-20T12:52:44Z")
> [@The\_Dord](#): > > Bought the CD on Amazon and really wish this was an autorip CD. ☹ If you bought a CD from Amazon, they usually put the mp3 songs in your library as well. I bought a CD years ago, and a year ago got a note from Amazon saying they were in my cloud library, along with other mp3s I’d purchased from them. ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2014, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-gives-pharrell-the-tacky-treatment/693107/158 "2014-07-20T13:46:02Z")
I \*\*knew \*\*Weird Al was above using “spastic” if he knew what it meant to some people. I remember BiC or some other pen company had a pen called “Spaz” or something, and they either changed to name or did away with the pen because of the people who complained. Weird Al is really a good guy it seems, and I honestly think it’s very unlike him to do ANYTHING that’s offensive. He’s probably one of the most humble guys in the entertainment business. Thank you \*\*Wendell \*\*for correcting me. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2014, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-gives-pharrell-the-tacky-treatment/693107/159 "2014-07-20T14:49:36Z")
Al just apologized for using spastic. He had no idea. I wonder if he will re-record the song. ---
**Author:** ![Coriolanus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/coriolanus/32/18769_2.png) [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2014, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-gives-pharrell-the-tacky-treatment/693107/160 "2014-07-20T15:50:59Z")
> [@Mister\_Rik](#): > > Hah! Trailer for “The Weird Al Story”: > > [http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/3231da28bb/weird-the-al-yankovic-story](http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/3231da28bb/weird-the-al-yankovic-story) Wow! That was terrific! I totally bought Patton Oswalt as Dr. Demento. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-gives-pharrell-the-tacky-treatment/693107.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-gives-pharrell-the-tacky-treatment/693107.md?page=9)