This week the Interwebs are abuzz with Weird Al Yankovic, who released eight new parody music videos in eight days to promote his new album, "Mandatory Fun."
In case you’ve been living under a rock for the past 30 years, Weird Al is famous for his spot-on parodies of famous pop songs. (My own personal favorite from the current batch is “Word Crimes,” a parody of last year’s big hit, “Blurred Lines.” Check out the video and you’ll see why it’s dear to my heart.)
If you think it’s tough making a living in the insurance industry, what with competition from direct writers and online sales, consider Weird Al. When he was coming up in the early 1980s, the traditional record (yes, records) industry was coming under fire from the emergence of MTV and the new CD technology. (Funny how things come around: most indy bands are releasing vinyl of their music, along with CDs and downloads.)
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