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Weird Al To Release Songs As He Records Them

Posted by timothy on from the pitch-perfect-parodies-piecemeal dept.

slapout writes "Weird Al has announced that with the Internet he can now release his songs for sale as he records each one rather than waiting for a whole album to be produced."

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  1. Just because he can... by monktus · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...doesn't mean that he should.

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    1. Re:Just because he can... by MyLongNickName · · Score: 2, Funny

      TRIVIA - In both 1988 and 2008 it took 1 hour to download a game. Internet speeds have kept pace with growing demand.

      94% of all internet facts are made up on the spot.

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    2. Re:Just because he can... by king-hobo · · Score: 1, Funny

      84% of all people know that

  2. Oh Good by TornCityVenz · · Score: 2, Funny

    Oh what a relief...

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    1. Re:Oh Good by gsslay · · Score: 2, Funny

      I detect a touch of cynicism in your post.

      Do you not realise that this means that fans of food-based "parody" songs can get their hands on Weird Al's output while it's still lame, rather than waiting until it's lame and outdated? This could revolutionise Western culture as we know it.

      Only one question remains; how the hell is this news?

  3. Yay! by i_liek_turtles · · Score: 5, Funny

    I now feel like I'm livin' in a Slashdot paradise.

    1. Re:Yay! by Yvan256 · · Score: 2, Funny

      Let's party like it's 2099!

  4. Uppercase name? by I+cant+believe+its+n · · Score: 5, Funny

    Use a font with serifs. After all, who wants to hear about some weird artificial intelligence creating music?

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  5. Wierd AI by javilon · · Score: 3, Funny

    I it just me that thought that a wierd Artificial Intelligence was recording and releasing songs?

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  6. White & Nerdy? by EzInKy · · Score: 2, Funny

    Such A Groovy Guy, It's All About The Pentiums. Headline News. Everything You Know Is Wrong!

    Living With A Hernia, Doctor? Like A Surgeon, Dare To Be Stupid! Don't Wear Shoes. Smells Like Nirvana.

    School Cafeteria: My Bologna, Eat It. Girls Just Want To Have Lunch. Fat, Fatter, Livin' In The Fridge.

    Jerry Springer, Confessions Part III, Trash Day, Weasel Stomping Day, Toothless People, Addicted To Spuds.

    The Checks In The Mail, Slime Creatures From Outer Space, Stop Draggin' My Car Around.

    I Can't Watch This, I Lost On Jeopardy. Stuck In The Closet With Vanna White, Cavity Search. I Need A Nap.

    Do I Creep You Out? I Think I'm A Clone Now. Callin' In Sick. I'll Be Mellow When I'm Dead.

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  7. Nightly builds? by 4D6963 · · Score: 3, Funny

    But where can I get nightly builds of his songs? I'd surely enjoy being one of his beta listener.

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  8. White 'N Nerdy by digitaldc · · Score: 4, Funny

    Good god what a NERD! He is going to use the internet as a distribution medium? Good luck with that, you will ONLY have a worldwide audience and an instant connection. Just sell it in a store for an outrageous price - like NORMAL people!

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    You'll find that they're quite stationary
    All of my action figures are cherry
    Steven Hawking's in my library!

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  9. Re:first post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yeah, you said it was about Weird Al, is this correct?

  10. Re:first post by MyLongNickName · · Score: 2, Funny

    I may have left off this important detail. Thank you for bringing it to my attention. Clearly the most important aspect of all this is the Weird Al angle.

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  11. Re:first post by MyLongNickName · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yeah. What's this all about?

    It's all about the Pentiums, baby.

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  12. Re:What really... by Hatta · · Score: 2, Funny

    You hear songs on the radio and like them? Really?

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  13. I actually recently bought on of his MP3's by sesshomaru · · Score: 2, Funny

    I bought one of his MP3s from Amazon, "It's Christmas at Ground Zero." I really like that song, perfect for this coming Christmas, especially, don'tcha think?

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  14. Re:first post by D'Sphitz · · Score: 2, Funny

    (but isn't he just weird, and not really technical?)

    Dude, he's fluent in Javascript AND Klingon.