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As part of his "eight videos in eight days" promise, Weird Al Yankovic has unveiled the video for his second parody off his new 'Mandatory Fun' album, which was released today. 'Word Crimes' takes on Robin Thicke's 2013 hit 'Blurred Lines,' and is music to the ears of those who are fed up with a new generation of kids communicating with texting shortcuts and emojis in place of proper English.

It's almost impossible to stay on topic when interviewing 'Weird Al'. He's a walking encyclopedia of popular culture knowledge and every answer leaves multiple alleyways to explore. Ahead, the topics covered include 'Star Wars,' 'UHF,' Charlie Kaufman, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Springsteen, 'The LEGO' Movie, his is favorite movie of all-time, Joe Piscopo, 'The Naked Gun,' 'Rocky' and a host of other topics that don't have much to do with one another.

On the eve of Weird Al Yankovic’s new album release, the comedic singer shared some of the behind-the-scenes happenings of ‘Mandatory Fun’ and how it so hilariously came together.

Weird Al has released the first video from his album 'Mandatory Fun.' The song 'Tacky' tackles the Pharrell mega-hit 'Happy,' and features Aisha Tyler, Eric Stonestreet and Jack Black.