A dude named Alfred Mathew Yankovic (Stage Name: "Weird Al") has been making parodies most his life! He started singing as a career in 1982, when he signed a deal with Scotti Bro's. Al then continued on to be known all over America! Al has released many albums over the years, and is most well known for making fun of rap and pop, however, Al has also released several rock songs, including "Smells Like Nirvana" and "Virus Alert". His most popular song, "Eat it", was a play on the words "Beat it" by Michael Jackson. Many other songs have been released after this. Al gets permission from all the artists he makes fun of, before writing the songs. According to www.weirdal.com, Coolio was mad at Al for mocking the song "Gangster Paradise", with "Amish Paradise", although it is believed today that it was just a misunderstanding between Al's guys, and Coolio's guys. Al also writes his own songs, such as "Virus Alert", and "I'll Sue Ya", although his songs sometimes copy the style of other artists. Here are some of his songs and what they make fun of:
Amish Paradise (Gangster Paradise)
White and Nerdy (Riding Dirty)
Smells like Nirvana (Smells Like Teen Spirit)
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