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So then why get upset if somebody like me Tries to look at the world just a bit differently?

Al Yankovic

You still have Top 40 radio now, but it’s 40 different stations. There aren’t many hits that everybody knows, and there aren’t many real superstars.
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Everybody Forty Know Radio Show Still Superstar
I’m obviously not a rapper, and I don’t have any claims to be one, really.
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Claim Obvious One Rapper Real
Probably 90 percent of my albums have polka medleys.
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Album Medley Percent Polka Probably
Got a brand new semi-automatic weapon with a laser sight. Oh, I’m praying that somebody tries to break in here tonight.
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Automatic Brand Laser Play Revenge Semi Sight Tonight Try
If you want to avoid heated arguments, never discuss religion, politics, or whether the toilet paper roll should go over or under.
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Avoid Discuss Heat Paper Political Politics Religion Toilet
I knew we were having problems when you put those piranhas in my bathtub again.
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Again Bathtub Have Piranhas Problem Relationship
So I try not to pick songs that I know would drive me crazy.
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Crazy Drive Know Pick Song Try
I decided that I wanted to be a voice on every animated cartoon in the history of the world – even shows that haven’t been on the air for a very long time, that’s going to be harder to pull off.
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Animate Cartoon Decide History Long Show Time Voice Want Worlds
I try to pick songs that I actually like because I realize that I have to live with these songs for a long time, from when I’m working on them in the studio to possibly playing them onstage for the rest of my life.
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Actual Life Long Onstage Pick Possible Realize Rest Song Studio Time Work
My process for the parodies is that I get an idea for a song and then get approval from the artist and then go in and record it and probably try to get it out as soon as possible.
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Approval Artist Go Idea Parody Positive Process Record Song
You got me stranded on the bungee tower of love.
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Bungee Love Lower Relationship Strand Tower
I’ve always known that if I recorded an album, it would come out, and people would enjoy it!
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Album Always Come Enjoy Guy People Record Script
When I was a kid, I thought I was going to be an architect, because when I was 12 years old I had a guidance counselor that convinced me that that was the best career choice for me.
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Architect Career Choice Counselor Go Guidance Kid Old Twelve Year
It’s hard to force creativity and humor.
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Creativity Force Hard Humor
It fit pretty nicely into my schedule because we’d pretty much finished the bulk of promotion for Mandatory Fun and were just getting geared up for the World Tour so this was a nice time for me to be working on it.
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Bulk Finish Fit Mandatory Nicely Pretty Promotion Scheule
I’m a music fan, and I can listen to the radio, or music, without thinking, “How am I going to screw this up?” [Laughs] If I’m really actively trying to think of a parody, then I’ll have my antenna out, and be a little more proactive about it.
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Fan Go Laugh Radio Screw Think Try

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