tl;dr - Al had a parody idea and asked Gaga for permission to write it and donate profits to Human Rights Campaign. "She'd have to hear it", they said, so he recorded the whole thing, and then got turned down. Since he won't sell something without permission, but won't let work go to waste, he released the video on youtube. Later that day Gaga contacted him and said she loved the song and he had permission to use it on his album, and that her manager denied permission without consulting her.
Re: Weird Al does a Lady Gaga parody
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 1:12 pm
by Isaac
Here's a good Al parody of Gaga's over protective manager":
I actually didn't feel anything for Lady Gaga. Now I dislike that whole "brand".
tl;dr - Al had a parody idea and asked Gaga for permission to write it and donate profits to Human Rights Campaign. "She'd have to hear it", they said, so he recorded the whole thing, and then got turned down. Since he won't sell something without permission, but won't let work go to waste, he released the video on youtube. Later that day Gaga contacted him and said she loved the song and he had permission to use it on his album, and that her manager denied permission without consulting her.
Two months is nothing. Six months may pass by the time I hear something about a celebrity. If I ever hear something about them at all.
Re: Weird Al does a Lady Gaga parody
Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 6:44 pm
by Gooberman
I dont know why I opened the thread after seeing the title
I don't know why I clicked the link after reading the thread
I don't know why I watched the whole video
tl;dr - Al had a parody idea and asked Gaga for permission to write it and donate profits to Human Rights Campaign. "She'd have to hear it", they said, so he recorded the whole thing, and then got turned down. Since he won't sell something without permission, but won't let work go to waste, he released the video on youtube. Later that day Gaga contacted him and said she loved the song and he had permission to use it on his album, and that her manager denied permission without consulting her.
Whenever I hear stuff like that, it just really shows how much a singer/artist really are not in charge of their own career. From what I understand, Lady Gag gag was a big lifetime fan of Weird Al. Stuff like this is just proof of why the entertainment business is going to hell in a handbasket and dragging everyone else with it.
Re: Weird Al does a Lady Gaga parody
Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2011 6:40 am
by dissent
Gooberman wrote:I dont know why I opened the thread after seeing the title
I don't know why I clicked the link after reading the thread
I don't know why I watched the whole video
