Watch Weird Al Yankovic tear Eminem to pieces

[ComerPerro]

http://www.collegehumor.com/movies/950545/

He couldn't make a video out of his parody of Eminems "8 Mile" song, so he strung this together and made Eminem look like a complete jackass.

[Quagmire05]

1. It's a simple formula

You know

:rofl:

[MadAsHellNewYorker]

2. that was fucking funny

:rofl:

I think Wierd Al is so smart and so witty and so funny...he rocks! Thanks for the link

[MuseRider]

3. LOL

Al is a strange dude and I love him for it.

Thanks Comer! :hi:

[WeRQ4U]

4. Damn, that was funny stuff.

Personally, I hate the gender of rap too. WTF? Thanks for that.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

5. I don't hate nobody's no gender of rap.

:rofl:

[ronnykmarshall]

6. Ah shit !!

My filter at work blocks it. I'll have wait till I get home.

[notadmblnd]

7. I don't know.. I think wierd Al looked kinda like an ass

Marshal Mathers is not known for his intellect and as many people from that part of the country are, he just calls it like he sees it.

Seems to me wierd Al was just trying to shove his I'm smarter and better than you attitude down Mathers throat just because he's pissed that Mathers didn't give him permission to make money off his music.

I don't like people who think their smarter and better than others. Eminem has his own kind of smarts. Try dropping the two of them off in some blighted urban area for a weekend and see who comes out the better.

[Susang]

17. If by "that part of the country", you mean Detroit

Then I'm from there as well. Most of us Detroiters (current and former) have a sense of humor and don't take ourselves quite as seriously as Eminem does. ;-)

Luckily, most of us aren't as sexist and homophobic as Eminem either.

[notadmblnd]

28. I'm from the area too

And as a 46 yr old female, I think he is largely misunderstood.

[Susang]

30. How so?

[notadmblnd]

38. first and foremost, he's a product of his environment

growing up in urban inner city poverty, having a parents who's good time was more important than raising their children. In spite of that, he has learned right from wrong (many times the hard way), he has pulled himself up by his bootstraps and made something of himself.

I think, what he does (and does it very well) is he takes his music and uses it to slam peoples faces into the hard wall of reality he shoves their hypocracy back down their throats. Is some of his music ugly? It is.. but that doesn't mean he endorses the actions that some of his lyrics describe.

I have watched his movie, I have listened to his albums and I do think I understand much of what he's trying to say. His detractors will say that he sold out (but I wonder how much of that is really envy) I say, he's doing what he's got to do to survive.

[matcom]

8. A TRIPLE NEGATIVE!

:rofl:

[LastKnight]

9. ya know what i say'n?

ya know for someone who uses the english language as his insturment... you'd think he'd be able to speak.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

10. He looks much younger than I thought

Given that he's been doing parodies since the mid-80s ("Eat It", anyone?)

[XemaSab]

11. classic shit!

god I hate eminem....

[youspeakmylanguage]

12. I'm not a big Weird Al fan, and I understand completely...

...if an artist doesn't want him to make a parody song out of their work.

Weird Al is simply too hit-and-miss as a comedian. The Red Hot Chili Peppers gave him permission to do a parody of one of their songs, and then later regretted it because the parody wasn't funny in the slightest (it was about the Flintstones, if I remember correctly). Flea was pissed off enough to bring it up publicly.

I think a lot of artists are simply sick of his crappy parodies and look at them as a way to make money off of their music.

[ComerPerro]

14. I hardly think Eminem is worried about corporate moneymakers

He panders to pop music.

Its not as though he's above all that, or that he is too worried about the integrity of his music.

[youspeakmylanguage]

16. I couldn't tell you what his motivation is...

...but I think it's crappy that Weird Al is going to mock him or call him out over it.

[Susang]

18. Why?

:shrug:

He's a comedian, that's his job.

[youspeakmylanguage]

20. But his stuff isn't funny!

I don't know anyone who has thought a Weird Al parody has been funny since the 80's. That seems to include some of the artists who have been parodied.

[Susang]

22. So only comedians you think are funny should be able to work?

He may not be your style of humor, or even mine for that matter, but that doesn't mean he shouldn't be able to make fun of Eminem or whomever he chooses.

[youspeakmylanguage]

24. Who said he wasn't free to work?!?! He just isn't free to use other...

...people's music if they don't want him to butcher their songs for profit!

If he wants to write "funny" songs on his own, and you would pay $15 to buy one of his CD's, then more power to both of you!

[Susang]

26. We're talking about parody

Last time I checked, it was covered under the 1st amendment, whether it's for profit or not.

And you perhaps you might do better to not assume so much when debating someone. When did I say I liked his work or that I'd buy his cds? That actually has nothing to do with the point and seems to indicate that this is more about personal taste to you than freedom of expression.

[youspeakmylanguage]

27. I don't know what the laws specifically say in cases like this...

...but why then would Weird Al have to ask permission from Eminem?

Also, if Weird Al is protected by the First Amendment, what is Eminem going to do about it? Sue him? It will get thrown out of court.

[Susang]

29. No, it wouldn't get thrown out of court

~snip~

Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc.

Creators of parody may be faced with questions of copyright infringement. In this 1994 decision, the Supreme Court held that a commercial parody may be a “fair use” in accordance with Section 107 of the Copyright Act, as a defense against an accusation of copyright infringement.

More at http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/Speech/arts/topic.aspx?topic=parody_satire

[youspeakmylanguage]

34. I still don't understand how Eminem could prevent Weird Al...

...from making a video of a song he's already recorded. His videos are some of his most original and imaginative work.

[Susang]

35. The fear of a lengthy and expensive lawsuit

Is a massive deterrent, wouldn't you say? Or would you like for me to list a couple of cases where artists were bankrupted by similar lawsuits? Which artist do you think the industry would support?

[youspeakmylanguage]

36. I know of many groups that would offer legal support pro-bono...

...and I'm sure Weird Al has a lot more money than most artists who find themselves in this position.
:nopity:

[Susang]

37. Right

You know groups that would give free legal representation to Weird Al. Why am I doubtful of this?

Like I said, I think this is more about personal taste with you than about freedom of expression. You don't like Weird Al and that's okay. I'm not a big fan of his stuff either. Doesn't mean I'm going to support Eminem in this situation, an "artist" who also tried to silence an insult comic dog because he didn't like what he was saying either.

[notadmblnd]

33. delete

it's not worth it.

[ComerPerro]

19. Its just fun

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

23. Parody shouldn't depend on authorization - and I thought it didn't.

Fallwell vs. Flynt, anyone?

[youspeakmylanguage]

25. There are different laws and permissions when it comes to music...

...just as fair use copyright exemptions usually don't apply to song lyrics. For instance, many of the copyrighted work in signature lines here could be exempt under fair use, but if the person or company who owns the rights to the lyrics in my signature line could sue me. Not that they would win anything - blood from a stone and all that.

[madrchsod]

13. funny stuff

gender?

[ET Awful]

15. He dissed the whole gender of rap.

buahahahahahahahaha


It's one of the most influential musics out there.

:rofl:

[youspeakmylanguage]

21. When you get called out by Coolio and then run for cover...

...you tend to get bitter about stuff like that!

:rofl:

[Initech]

31. I've seen that before.

At a Weird Al concert, it's freaking hilarious.

[Rabrrrrrr]

32. Doesn't take much to make that talentless jackoff douchebag asshole

look like a complete jackass.

That interview was brilliant! It managed to capture entirely the entire ouevre of Eminem's classless idiotic existence in less than ten minutes.

You know what I'm sayin'? You know what I'm sayin'? You know what I'm sayin'? You know what I'm sayin'? You know what I'm sayin'? You know what I'm sayin'? You know what I'm sayin'? You know what I'm sayin'? You know what I'm sayin'? You know what I'm sayin'? You know what I'm sayin'? You know what I'm sayin'? You know what I'm sayin'? You know what I'm sayin'? You know what I'm sayin'? You know what I'm sayin'? You know what I'm sayin'? You know what I'm sayin'? You know what I'm sayin'? You know what I'm sayin'? You know what I'm sayin'? You know what I'm sayin'?

What a fucking useless clown of a pathetic piece of shit.