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Mandatory Fun Analysis
Whether you’re new to the comedian/singer “Weird” Al Yankovic, or a die-hard fan, his most recent album, Mandatory Fun, will appeal to listeners of all types. As Weird Al’s first #1 album, it has many different kinds of comedic music styles, like his parodies of official songs, or his parodies of musical genres. He also delves into many different styles like marching songs (Sports Song), Love songs (Jackson Park Express), Rock (Lame Claim to Fame), pop (Tacky, parodying Happy by Pharrell), rap (Handy, parodying Fancy by Iggy Azalea), and many more.
This new album is host to so many different musical styles, with at least one song on this album will at least have you chuckling. Another of this album’s triumphs is it’s being mostly clean. There
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