Mandatory Fun – “Weird Al” Yankovic 2014

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“Weird Al” Yankovic’s epic fourteenth collection of parodies and original comedy songs. Mandatory Fun includes parodies of Iggy Azela, Lorde, Robin Thicke, Imagine Dragons and Pharrell Williams!

I’ve been a fan of Weird Al for many years now and I am blown away by the fact that he manages to remain consistently funny and relevant to this day. Overall this album is no exception. Here’s a breakdown of my initial opinions of the singles in this album.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Parody of	Length
1.	“Handy“	Amethyst Kelly, Charlotte Aitchison, George Astasio, Jason Pebworth, Jonathan Shave, Kurtis McKenzie, Jon Turner, Al Yankovic	“Fancy” by Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX	2:56
2.	“Lame Claim to Fame“	Yankovic	Style parody of Southern Culture on the Skids	3:45
3.	“Foil“	Joel Little, Ella Yelich O’Connor, Yankovic	“Royals” by Lorde	2:22
4.	“Sports Song”	Yankovic	Style parody of college football fight songs	2:14
5.	“Word Crimes“	Pharrell Williams, Clifford Harris, Jr., Robin Thicke, Yankovic	“Blurred Lines” by Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell Williams	3:43
6.	“My Own Eyes”	Yankovic	Style parody of Foo Fighters	3:40
7.	“Now That’s What I Call Polka!“	Various writers:[show]	A polka medley including:[show]	4:06
8.	“Mission Statement”	Yankovic	Style parody of Crosby, Stills & Nash	4:28
9.	“Inactive”	Alexander Junior Grant, Dan Coulter Reynolds, Daniel Wayne Sermon, Benjamin Arthur McKee, Joshua Francis Mosser, Yankovic	“Radioactive” by Imagine Dragons	2:56
10.	“First World Problems”	Yankovic	Style parody of Pixies	3:13
11.	“Tacky“	Williams, Yankovic	“Happy” by Pharrell Williams	2:53
12.	“Jackson Park Express”	Yankovic	Style parody of Cat Stevens	9:05

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