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[–] 19 points 2 years ago (7 children)

If I recall, Weird Al tries to get permission for all his parodies too, just further adding to the point that people mostly are good with that kind of attention.

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  • [–] 20 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    That he does. The only snafu he had was with Coolio for Gangster’s Paradise. Apparently the label said yes but didn’t actually check with Coolio and he wasn’t happy about it. Weird Al apologized for the mixup and they made peace with it later. Weird Al said the only star that has consistently turned him down was Prince, who didn’t find the whole parody thing funny.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

    Didn't Paul McCartney refuse as well with the live and let die cover: "chicken pot pie".

    Or is that just a joke I took too serious?

    Edit 2: Never mind. The cover exists. Maybe he just didn't appreciate it

    Edit 3: it's just not officially released according to wikipedia: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_Pot_Pie

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