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For everyone out there who erupts into (unpleasant) convulsions every time a Lady Gaga song comes on the radio at the local grocery store Weird Al Yankovic has your back.This parody version of Born This Way dubbed Perform This Way popped up on Yankovics YouTube channel Wednesday with the message: This is my parody of Lady Gagas song Born This Way which, Im sorry to say, will NOT be included on my upcoming album. I will give the details of the whole Gaga saga (and offer free mp3 downloads of the song) on weirdal.com very soon.Yankovic has yet to post the story, but were guessing that Gaga took a pass because, well, the song is kind of negative (he even includes a slight dig at the fact that Gagas jam sounds awfully similar to Madonnas Express Yourself).Update: The anticipated Gaga saga blog post is now available. In it, Yankovic details the process he and his team went through to get approval to use the parody on his forthcoming album. His story includes this initial message that Yankovics manager sent to Gagas manager before the song was even written:Id like to do a parody of Lady Gagas Born This Way called I Perform This Way. The basic concept is that I, as a Lady Gaga doppelganger of sorts, describe the incredibly extravagant ways in which I perform on stage. Meat dresses and giant eggs would most likely be referenced, but also much more ridiculous made-up examples of bizarre wardrobe and stage production. As with all my parodies, it would be respectful of the artist, while having a bit of fun with her larger-than-life image.Gaga responded by saying she needed to hear the parody before she could make a decision, the blog says, so Yankovic worked quickly to write and produce the song for her to hear. Upon listening to the parody, Gaga shot down Yankovics request.What do you think of Yankovics version and the Gaga saga blog post?More About: humor, Lady Gaga, pop culture, trending, video, viral-video-of-day, weird al yankovic, youtubeFor more Video coverage:Follow Mashable Video on TwitterBecome a Fan on FacebookSubscribe to the Video channelDownload our free apps for Android, Mac, iPhone and iPad Read More ...
