Weird Al Yankovic to parody Lorde, Iggy Azalea & Robin Thicke on new album
Weird Al Yankovic has been spoofing popstars for over thirty years, recently confirming details of his fourteenth studio album Mandatory Fun.
Having already revealed that an Iggy Azalea parody will feature on the LP, the full tracklist has now been leaked and suggests that pop-shots at Lorde (“Foil”), Robin Thicke (“Word Crimes”) and Pharrell Williams (“Tacky” or “Handy”) will also occur on the record.
You can check out the artwork for Mandatory Fun above and the tracklisting below (via Stereogum). The album will be released on 15 July.
1 “Handy”
2 “Lame Claim To Fame”
3 “Foil”
4 “Sports Song”
5 “Word Crimes”
6 “My Own Eyes”
7 “NOW That’s What I Call Polka!”
8 “Mission Statement”
9 “Inactive”
10 “First World Problems”
11 “Tacky”
12 “Jackson Park Express”
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