Tuesday, July 15, marks the release date of "Weird Al" Yankovic's 14th studio album, Mandatory Fun, which he teased about just a few weeks ago via Twitter. Early today (July 2), the parodist delighted his fans around the globe by announcing the LP's tracklist, revealing a number of parodies that we can see easily lending themselves to some of music's most chart-topping artists of today.
While the musician-comedian hasn't given any info on the inspirations behind the tracks appearing on Mandatory Fun, we can already guess there's an Iggy Azalea cover somewhere in there, considering that recent video of him asking for her permission.
But which one is it? Could Azalea's parody be "Handy" or "Tacky"? Of course, either of the two could work as a "Fancy" parody. Then again, they can certainly be seen as a mock of Pharrell Williams' successful smash "Happy" as well.
Looking at some other tracks, can we agree that "Word Crimes" is undoubtedly a ridiculous, yet totally catchy parody of Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines"?
"Foil" –– Must be a parody of Lorde's "Royals."
"Inactive" –– perhaps Imagine Dragon's "Radioactive"?
Check out Mandatory Fun's tracklist below and fill us in on any parodies you see in there.
01. Handy
02. Lame Claim To Fame
03. Foil
04. Sports Song
05. Word Crimes
06. My Own Eyes
07. NOW That's What I Call Polka!
08. Mission Statement
09. Inactive
10. First World Problems
11. Tacky
12. Jackson Park Express
While the album drops on the 15th, Weird Al plans to release eight brand new music videos for Mandatory Fun, which will come out on July 14.
