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Our song is a wonderful song that you can make a parody out of
Weird Al never does a parody of any song unless the musician who wrote that song gave him permission. So he was clearly not punished at all for that parody.
You don't need permission to make a parody of a song, though Weird Al still does, to maintain a good relationship with other artists. It's one of those things you can do, but not entirely moral to do so without asking.Copyright law allows unlicensed use of a work to make a parody of that work. Some but not all of his recordings would be protected by that carve-out, but he doesn't rely on it in any case.
50% of the time Weird Al will make his on original Audio and lyrics to a song. He doesn't always parody a song.
To do this, you would be relying on the notion of "fair use," which doesn't always work the way you want. For example, to count as "parody," the new work must be a parody of the old work: you can change the lyrics of a song to make fun of the song, but changing the lyrics to make fun of anything else would require permission. It also depends on what you mean by "publish;" in many cases, you would be advised to pay licensing fees for the original anyway. If possible, consult with your publisher's legal counsel before proceeding.
It's not actually a parody of a particular song - not many of their songs are actually specifically parodying a certain song, they just tend to parody a whole genre and make allusions to other bands and songs.
plasic man by the Kinks (you can make it spastic man)
Dan the Song Parody Man is 5' 8".
To write a good parody song, choose a popular song to parody, and change the lyrics to make fun of the original content in a clever and humorous way. Focus on exaggerating the characteristics of the original song while adding your own unique twist to create a comedic effect. Pay attention to the rhythm and melody of the original song to ensure your parody song flows well.
It's a parody of Coolio's song "Gangsta's Paradise."
'My Bologna' is the name of the song parody Weird Al did. (This was one of Weird Al's first parodies)
Yes, to post a song you need permission from the song's writer and/or performer.