"Weird Al" Yankovic?

British Singer/Songwriter James Blunt allowed "Weird Al" Yankovic to parody his song, "You're Beautiful" and gave him permission to perform the pastiche. But when his label, Atlantic Records, found out, they forbade it against his own wishes. So "Weird Al" released "You're Pitiful" as a free download on the official "Weird Al" Yankovic web site. "Weird Al" was quoted as saying, "I always respect the wishes of artists, but since it was just a bunch of suits, who were going against their own artist's wishes, I had no problem offering the song as a free download on my web site."

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