Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic (born October 23, 1959)[1] is an American comedy musician. He is best known for creating and performing comedy songs that parody songs written by contemporary musicians, and polka-style medleys of several popular songs. Yankovic performed a polka cover of Kanye West's 2005 single "Gold Digger" on his tenth polka medley, "Polkarama!", which was released on Yankovic's 2006 album, Straight Outta Lynwood. Yankovic also mentioned West on his 2014 single "Tacky", a parody of Pharrell Williams' "Happy".
- "Well, now I'm dropping names almost constantly / That's what Kanye West keeps telling me, here's why"[2]
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"Weird Al" Yankovic[]
- Straight Outta Lynwood (2006)
References[]
- ↑ Ankeny, Jason. "Weird Al Yankovic Biography". AllMusic.com. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
- ↑ "Music Review: 'Weird Al' Yankovic Releases 'Mandatory Fun'". ABC News. July 15, 2014. Retrieved April 30, 2025.