In addition to recording his albums, Yankovic has written and starred in his own film, UHF, and his own television show, The Weird Al Show, and directed music videos for himself and other artists including Ben Folds, Hanson, the Black Crowes and The Presidents of the United States of America. He has also made guest appearances on many television shows, in addition to starring in his own Al TV specials.
Though parodies earned him his fame, Yankovic has recorded a greater number of humorous songs with original tunes. Some of these pieces are pastiches (or style parodies), where he chooses a band's entire body of work to emulate rather than any single hit, although Yankovic has many completely original pieces. Most of his albums include a medley which juxtaposes the choruses of various songs in a polka style to accordion music.
Due to his popularity, he has been credited with several songs that are not actually his. A full list of every song he has ever actually done, including the live-only songs, can be found at the Al Songs website. Similarly, a comprehensive list of songs incorrectly credited to him can be found at The Not Al Page.
In 2006, Al recorded the song "You're Pitiful". However, while James Blunt gave his blessing for the parody of his song, "You're Beautiful", Blunt's label Atlantic Records was opposed to it. Though parodies are protected legally, the issue had become "more of a political matter than a legal matter", according to Al, so he decided to not put the song on his next album. Instead, he offered it as a free download from his site.
His latest album, "Straight Outta Lynwood", was released September 26th, 2006. Its first released single, "Don't Download This Song", was made available as a free download on August 21, 2006. The animated video for the track and a link to downloadable MP3 is available at dontdownloadthissong.com. Among other tracks, the album includes parodies of Green Day, Usher, R. Kelly, and Chamillionaire. Chamillionaire's "Ridin' Dirty" is parodied as "White and Nerdy", the second released single from the new album. This single has thus far climbed as far as #9 on the Billboard Singles chart, eclipsing "Eat It" as Al's highest charting single (which went as high as #12).
Official Website: http://www.weirdal.com
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Jon ''Bermuda'' Schwartz
Steve Jay
Jim West
Rubén Valtierra
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Rick Derringer
Ross Noble
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Mission Statement
"Weird Al" Yankovic Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
Operationalize our strategies
Invest in world-class technology
And leverage our core competencies
In order to holistically administrate
Exceptional synergy
We'll set a brand trajectory
Using management's philosophy
Our proven methodology
With strong commitment to quality
Effectively enhancing corporate synergy
Transitioning our company
By awareness of functionality
Promoting viability
Providing our supply chain with diversity (versity, ooooh)
We will distill our identity
Through client-centric solutions
And synergy (Oooooh oooh oooh)
At the end of the day (At the end of the day)
We must monetize our assets
The fundamentals of change
Can you visualize a value-added experience?
That will grow the business infrastructure and
Monetize our assets
Monetize our assets
Monetize our assets
Bringing to the table
Our capitalized reputation
Proactively overseeing
Day-to-day operations
Services and deliverables
With cross-platform innovation
Networking, soon will bring, seamless integration
Robust and scalable, bleeding-edge and next-generation
Best of breed
We'll succeed
In achieving globalization
And gaining traction with our resources in the marketplace
It's mission-critical to stay incentivized
Against this purple-poster-flexible-solutions for our customer base
If you can't think outside the box
You'll be downsized
It's a paradigm shift! (Hey, Hey! Look out!)
Well, it's a paradigm shift, now!
(Here we go! Here we go! Here we come! Here we come! Ha!)
The lyrics to “Mission Statement” by “Weird Al” Yankovic can be read as an exaggerated satire of corporate jargon and buzzwords. The song is a parody of the way certain companies and organizations use these types of buzzwords in their mission statements and communications without considering the actual meaning behind them. In this song, Yankovic makes fun of the vague and confusing language used by companies to make themselves sound more important and impressive. He points out the absurdity of terms like “holistically administrate,” “synergy,” and “monetize our assets,” which often sound fancy but don’t actually mean anything.
The song makes fun of the corporate culture of prioritizing efficiency and technological advancement over all else, often to the detriment of actual innovation and creativity. Yankovic is poking fun at the idea that companies are so obsessed with their bottom line that they lose sight of their original goals and values. The song is a commentary on the way many large corporations value profit over everything else and are willing to use meaningless buzzwords and jargon to make themselves seem more important.
Line by Line Meaning
We must all efficiently
We need to be productive
Operationalize our strategies
Put our plans into action
Invest in world-class technology
Put money into high-quality equipment
And leverage our core competencies
Use our strengths to our advantage
In order to holistically administrate
To take care of the whole company
Exceptional synergy
Great teamwork
We'll set a brand trajectory
We'll set a plan to build our brand
Using management's philosophy
Doing things the way our leaders suggest
Advance our market share vis-à-vis
Increase our share of the market compared to our competitors
Our proven methodology
Our successful way of doing things
With strong commitment to quality
We're dedicated to doing things well
Effectively enhancing corporate synergy
Making our teamwork even better
Transitioning our company
Changing our company
By awareness of functionality
By understanding how things work
Promoting viability
Making sure we stay healthy and profitable
Providing our supply chain with diversity (versity, ooooh)
Making sure we have lots of different suppliers for our products
We will distill our identity
We'll figure out what makes us unique
Through client-centric solutions
By putting our clients first
And synergy (Oooooh oooh oooh)
And working well together
At the end of the day (At the end of the day)
Overall
We must monetize our assets
We need to make money from what we have
The fundamentals of change
The basic principles of improvement
Can you visualize a value-added experience?
Can you imagine making things better for our clients?
That will grow the business infrastructure and
That will help our company grow
Bringing to the table
Contributing
Our capitalized reputation
Our strong reputation
Proactively overseeing
Taking charge of
Day-to-day operations
Everyday tasks
Services and deliverables
Products and services we provide
With cross-platform innovation
Using new ideas across different areas of our company
Networking, soon will bring, seamless integration
Connecting things together without any interruptions
Robust and scalable, bleeding-edge and next-generation
Strong and flexible, using the newest technology
Best of breed
The best there is
We'll succeed
We'll do well
In achieving globalization
Expanding our company around the world
And gaining traction with our resources in the marketplace
Getting more attention for our products in the market
It's mission-critical to stay incentivized
It's really important to stay motivated
Against this purple-poster-flexible-solutions for our customer base
Competing against other companies that offer flexible solutions to their customers
If you can't think outside the box
If you can't be creative
You'll be downsized
You'll lose your job
It's a paradigm shift! (Hey, Hey! Look out!)
We're doing things differently!
Well, it's a paradigm shift, now!
We're really changing things up!
(Here we go! Here we go! Here we come! Here we come! Ha!)
We're ready to go!
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Swag Mcfresh
For those too young to get the joke, this is a style parody of Crosby, Stills & Nash, a folk-pop super-group from the 60's. They were hippies who spoke out against corporate interests, war, and politics. Al took their sound (flawlessly), and wrote a song in corporate jargon (the exact opposite of everything CSN was about). It's really brilliant, to those who get the joke.
the undead1
Whats even better is sitting in on corporate meetings i have heard nearly all this stuff used. I have always thought of this song. Thanks for csn info.
J-Wav99
@Anony Mousse Its good information. It adds to the comedy of the song if you didn't already know. If someones comment is gonna ruin something for you then why are you reading comments
Anony Mousse
Your comment is the most pretentious, egoistic and narcisistic statement on all of YouTube.
JJC Johansson
@Anony Mousse I didn't get the joke until I read the comment and I appreciate being informed. If you didn't that's fine but don't get angry at someone for wanting to share something other people might find interesting.
Zadamanim
This song was hand-crafted from the ground-up to be even better than the last song. A lot of it is based on best practices, including optimized note-alignment and rhythmic empowerment. Moving forward with a win-win milestone. It brings to the table the clear goal of pushing the envelope of storytelling. Its proactive framework impacts countless brick-and-mortar establishments worldwide.
Ray Lebowski
But what synergies does it deploy to monetize its assets while promoting detail-oriented diversity on a quasi-international basis?
Jenny Bridge
Bravo 😆
คอนเนอร์
That was equal parts delightful and painful to read.
qfmarsh64
Needs more synergy.