by Maybe it’s harder to parody when pop stars are smaller than they used to be? Weird Al did parody a Lady Gaga song; it’s not bad but for someone who has recently refreshed his memory of Al’s whole career — Al’s parody of Lady Gaga is more similar to his parody of Madonna than… well you get the point.
But he’s had a string of songs over the last decade that are more broadly aimed at problems; annoyances of society; technology run amok.
The problem with email
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCSA7kKNu2Y?rel=0&w=550&h=309]
The problem with cell phones
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwqFgnl4rMs?rel=0&w=550&h=309]
The problem with the war on terror (it’s subtext!)
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-CG5w4YwOI?rel=0&w=550&h=309]
The problem with Craigslist (not so much problem as useful service for buying and selling goods and services)
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4sALru9IJk?rel=0]
