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Mandatory Fun

"Weird Al" Yankovic

2014 · Rock, Pop

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Mandatory Fun by "Weird Al" Yankovic

Mandatory Fun is a Spoken Word album by "Weird Al" Yankovic, originally released in 2014. On Gatefold: 8 pressings tracked, owned by 11 collectors.

About

Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Michael Jackson—the platinum-selling song parodist "Weird Al" Yankovic has had a longer career than all of them. With the release of <i>Mandatory Fun</i>, the kinky-haired satirist is approaching his fourth decade lampooning pop music. In Al's hands, Lorde's "Royals" becomes "Foil," a song about food preservation and alien invasions (you'll see). Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" is transformed into a grammatical object lesson in "Word Crimes," while "Handy," a goof on Iggy Azalea's ubiquitous summer jam "Fancy," finds Al boasting of his contractor skills (sample lyric: "I've got 99 problems but a switch ain't one"). Daft Punk's "Get Lucky" makes a cameo on the requisite polka track "Now That's What I Call Polka." The real showstopper, though, is "Jackson Park Express": a nine-minute Yankovic original in the style of a vintage rock opera.

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Tracklist

  1. 1Handy2:56
  2. 2Lame Claim To Fame3:45
  3. 3Foil2:22
  4. 4Sports Song2:14
  5. 5Word Crimes3:43
  6. 6My Own Eyes3:40
  7. 8Mission Statement4:28
  8. 9Inactive2:56
  9. 10First World Problems3:13
  10. 11Tacky2:53
  11. 12Jackson Park Express9:05

Sound DNA

  • Spoken Word
  • Comedy
  • clean
  • sarcastic
  • witty

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

Sticker on wrapper reads:
"Featuring the hit parodies
Tacky (Pharrell Williams' "Happy")
Word Crimes (Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines")
Handy (Iggy Azalea's "Fancy")
Plus parodies of
Lorde, Imagine Dragons and more!"
Mixed at Way Station
Tracks 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 & 12 recorded at Way Station and GoDaveyGo Studio
Tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 & 11 recorded at Bedrock L.A.
Amanada Palmer's vocals recorded at Mad Oak Studios
Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood
Track 1 parody of "Fancy" by Iggy Azalea
Track 3 parody of "Royals" by Lorde
Track 5 parody of "Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke
Track 7 polka medley featuring:
"Too Fat Polka" by Arthur Godfrey
"Wrecking Ball" by Miley Cyrus
"Pumped Up Kicks" by Foster The People
"Best Song Ever" by One Direction
"Gangnam Style" by Psy
"Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen
"Scream & Shout" by Will I Am & Britney Spears
"Somebody That I Used To Know" by Gotye
"Timber" by Pitbull featuring Kesha
"Sexy And I Know It" by LMFAO
"Thrift Shop" by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
"Get Lucky" by Daft Punk
Track 9 parody of "Radioactive" by Imagine Dragons
Track 11 parody of "Happy" by Pharrell Williams
James King appears courtesy of Elektra Records
AFP appears courtesy of herself

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • "Weird Al" YankovicACCORDION LEAD VOCALS, BACKING VOCALS KEYBOARDS
  • Jim SelfTUBA
  • Jim WestBANJO GUITAR KEYBOARDS
  • Joel PeskinCLARINET
  • Wayne BergeronTRUMPET
  • Amanda PalmerVOCALS
  • James KingSAXOPHONE
  • Jon "Bermuda" SchwartzDRUM PROGRAMMING DRUMS PERCUSSION
  • Julia WatersBACKING VOCALS
  • Lisa PopeilBACKING VOCALS
  • Maxine WatersBACKING VOCALS
  • Mike BolgerTUBA
  • Monique DonnellyBACKING VOCALS
  • Scottie HaskellBACKING VOCALS
  • Steve JayARRANGED BY BASS KEYBOARDS

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