Word Crimes

[mellow weasel]

What else needs to be said besides this? The song is pro-rape!

As I see/hear it, it's a song about a drunk narcissistic jerk trying to seduce also drunk girl using quite disgusting innuendoes, but I don't think it's goes as far as rape.

[Yup.]

I don't see it brought up here, but wasn't a Blurred Lines Parody mentioned on the "Comedy Bang! Bang!" podcast when Thicke's father gave permission for Al to parody the song [Blurred Lines]?

[The Sporkman]

Yeah. I remember thinking at the time that Al seemed a little uncomfortable and hesitant to join in on their jokey parody speculation. In retrospect, we now know it was because he was already working on or had even already recorded a parody of the song by that point and didn't want to give anything away.

[Bruce the Duck]

I don't see it brought up here, but wasn't a Blurred Lines Parody mentioned on the "Comedy Bang! Bang!" podcast when Thicke's father gave permission for Al to parody the song [Blurred Lines]?

Huh? Thicke's father? Alan Thicke? Why would Al get permission from him?

[TMBJon]

Huh? Thicke's father? Alan Thicke? Why would Al get permission from him?

I haven't heard the podcast in question, but since it was on Comedy Bang Bang I am guessing it was a bit.

(To avoid confusion or accusations of trolling, I work on the TV show but I have nothing to do whatsoever with the podcast.)

[Yup.]

http://www.earwolf.com/episode/duality/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

For those looking for the podcast episode I'm talking about.

[The Sporkman]

I don't see it brought up here, but wasn't a Blurred Lines Parody mentioned on the "Comedy Bang! Bang!" podcast when Thicke's father gave permission for Al to parody the song [Blurred Lines]?

Huh? Thicke's father? Alan Thicke? Why would Al get permission from him?

It was Paul F. Tompkins pretending to be Alan Thicke.

[The Sporkman]

Slightly off topic, but despite its massive publicity campaign, Robin Thicke's new album has sold only 530 copies in the UK during its first week of sales, which is kind of hilarious. But that's also apparently enough for it to chart at number 200 on the UK charts, which is kind of sad.

[mrmeadows]

"Blurred Lines" is gross. The video is gross. Robin Thicke is gross.

On the plus side, "Word Crimes" is gonna be great, the video will be hilarious, and Weird Al is our Great and Powerful Leader.

[mrmeadows]

It's insanely catchy and well-written

"What rhymes with 'hug me'?"

Let's not get carried away....