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In highly hypothetical case it could refer to how everybody blame Thicke of rape (crime) propaganda in his lyrics (words). But that's so unlikely you'd need Improbability Drive to calculate the chances of thatBruce the Duck wrote:I'll give you $1,000 if "Word Crimes" is about Robin Thicke.
There's a huge difference between satirizing the tone or style of an artist, and directly mocking and making fun of an artist. Of course, Al will satirize the style of Robin Thicke's song. But the song won't directly make fun of him or the original song the way he has done only 3/4 times.TMBJon wrote:What about Confessions Part III? That doesn't mock the original song's concept?
There are plenty of Weird Al songs that indirectly and subtly comment on the original without overtly mocking it. For example, Eat It takes the same condescending tone as Beat It but instead of warning the listener about gang violence, it's about making sure you finish all of the food on your plate.
Just from looking at the tracklistings of the last two albums: Party In The CIA, Whatever You Like, White & Nerdy, Canadian Idiot, and Trapped In The Drive Thru all have that quality about them, in addition to the ones already mentioned (Confessions, Perform This Way).
I would be surprised if Robin Thicke wasn't satirized in the same way as the above parodies.
Yeah I'm thinking the same thing.TMBJon wrote: Just from looking at the tracklistings of the last two albums: Party In The CIA, Whatever You Like, White & Nerdy, Canadian Idiot, and Trapped In The Drive Thru all have that quality about them, in addition to the ones already mentioned (Confessions, Perform This Way).
I would be surprised if Robin Thicke wasn't satirized in the same way as the above parodies.
Subtle imitation of the original artist's tone (which is done in just about every Al parody) is not the same thing as "skewering" the artist.LovelySortsOfDeath wrote:
Yeah I'm thinking the same thing.
hahahaha. Thank you.amzo39 wrote:The line between the two is kind of ... blurred though wouldn't you say
You keep using that word. I dont think it means what you think it means.LovelySortsOfDeath wrote:Yeah I mean I'd say Trapped in the Drive Thru skewered R. Kelly (or at least the song) quite a bit. I'm hoping this song is like that.
There's nothing harsh in "Trapped in the Drive Thru". It may tease a little the length of "Trapped in the Closet", that's all.merriam-webster dictionary wrote: skewer
transitive verb
: to push a skewer through (food)
: to criticize (someone or something) very harshly