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Weird Al Yankovic

Alfred Matthew Yankovic, better known as Weird Al Yankovic (October 23, 1959, Downey, California) — American musician known for his parodies of modern English-language hits. The lyrics of his songs are largely based on mocking modern popular (American) culture, including television, cinema, food, music, and news in the media. Although it was precisely parodies that made him famous, Yankovic also recorded many humorous songs with original melodies. Some of them are stylizations (parodies of performing style), when he chooses not a single song for parody, but imitates a peculiar style characteristic of a specific performer or group. Most of his albums include medleys in which choruses from different songs are mixed, they are performed in a polka style accompanied by an accordion.