'Weird Al' Yankovic Is Still Getting the Last Laugh

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When "Weird Al" Yankovic first hit the national airwaves in 1984 with "Eat It," his parody of Michael Jackson's song "Beat It," the Internet was barely an idea in Al Gore's mind, MTV still played music and song parodies were few, far between and one-hit wonders.

These days, virtually anyone can have the world hear and see their comedy takeoffs on popular songs by uploading them on the video Web site YouTube.

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'Weird Al' Yankovic Is Still Getting the Last Laugh

But not only is Yankovic still lampooning hot music, his latest album, "Straight Outta Lynwood," released in September on Volcano Records, is his highest-charting album ever - it debuted at No. 10 - and has give...

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