Initially dismissed as a novelty act, song parodist “Weird Al” Yankovic’s career has had more longevity than anyone would’ve predicted when his silly songs first started airing on Dr. Demento’s radio show in the late 1970s.
Yankovic, who takes popular songs and alters the lyrics to his subversive, comedic perspective, has proved to have more staying power than many of the artists he has lampooned. His current album "Mandatory Fun," the last in a long record contract, is his first album to debut number one on the charts.
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