This story originally appeared on Mental Floss. For more than 40 years, “Weird Al” Yankovic has been making hit songs by putting his own, spoofy twist on chart-toppers like “Eat It,” “Like a Surgeon,” ...

After the record-breaking box office successes of Straight Outta Compton, Bohemian Rhapsody and this year’s Elvis, it seems like every beloved musician with an extensive catalog of hits is bound to ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The year is 2023, but it might as well be 1997. One of the great viral hits of the moment is DJ Crazy Times and Ms. Biljana Electronica’s “Planet of the Bass,” a parody song pulled ...

All schoolhouse programs are closed for the coming day. It's just too coco nutty out there to drive. In fact, Hello, this is the schoolhouse, as you must know. We are calling you now because of ice ...

Elvis Presley‘s songs inspired many other artists — including “Weird Al” Yankovic. During the 1980s, Yankovic released an Elvis parody. One of the lines of the song was censored when he performed it ...

Weird Al Yankovic has made a name for himself with spot-on song parodies. 40 years into his career, a look at some of his best tunes reveals the expertise and creativity it takes to do what he does.