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Weird Al's advice to a fan (media.piefed.world)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works
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[–] 102 points 9 months ago (8 children)

He made a song that named several popular music sharing sites while mocking industry greed eons ago. He 100% supports your actions.

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  • [–] 64 points 9 months ago (6 children)

    Weird Al is just happy if people are listening.

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  • [–] 59 points 9 months ago (5 children)

    It seems to be working. He’s been relevant since long before I was born and I’m old as fuck

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  • [–] 22 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    Weird Al has been relevant longer than most artists he parodied. Its going to be sad day when somebody finally milkshakeducks him and we find out he plays like Sea of Theives and is racist against italians.

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  • [–] 8 points 9 months ago

    Absolute legend. He certainly didn't invent musical comedy, but he's a paragon of the genre and has brought it into the public eye like no one else.

    I always thought if the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame ever pulls their head out of their collective ass and inducts him, it would be a fantastic tribute for all the living artists he's parodied to perform his version of their song.

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  • [–] 29 points 9 months ago*

    Don’t Download This Song

    Once in awhile, maybe you will feel the urge 
    To break international copyright law 
    By downloading MP3s from file-sharing sites 
    Like Morpheus, or Grokster, or LimeWire, or Kazaa 
    But deep in your heart, you know the guilt would drive you mad 
    And the shame would leave a permanent scar 
    'Cause you start out stealing songs, then you're robbing liquor stores 
    And selling crack and running over school kids with your car!

    So don't download this song 
    The record store's where you belong 
    Go and buy the CD like you know that you should 
    Oh, don't download this song!

    Oh, you don't want to mess with the R-I-double-A 
    They'll sue you if you burn that CD-R 
    It doesn't matter if you're a grandma or a seven-year-old girl 
    They'll treat you like the evil, hard bitten, criminal scum you are!

    So don't download this song 
    Don't go pirating music all day long 
    Go and buy the CD like you know that you should 
    Oh, don't download this song!

    Don't take away money 
    From artists just like me 
    How else can I afford another solid gold Humvee? 
    And diamond-studded swimming pools 
    These things don't grow on trees 
    So all I ask is everybody please…

    Don't download this song (don't do it, no, no) 
    Even Lars Ulrich knows it's wrong (you can just ask him) 
    Go and buy the CD like you know that you should (you really should) 
    Oh, don't download this song!

    Don't download this song (oh, please don't you do it or you) 
    Might wind up in jail like Tommy Chong (remember Tommy) 
    Go and buy the CD (right now) 
    Like you know that you should (go out and buy it) 
    Oh, don't download this song 
    Don't download this song (no, no, no, no, no, no) 
    Or you'll burn in hell before too long (and you deserve it) 
    Go and buy the CD (just buy it) 
    Like you know that you should (you cheap bastard)!

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