Lame Claim to Fame
| "Lame Claim to Fame" | |
|---|---|
| Song by "Weird Al" Yankovic from the album Mandatory Fun | |
| Released | July 20, 2014 |
| Genre | Comedy, parody, country |
| Label | RCA |
| Writer | "Weird Al" Yankovic |
"Lame Claim to Fame" is a 2014 song by comedy music artist "Weird Al" Yankovic. It is featured on his 2014 album Mandatory Fun. The song is an original composition in the form of pastiche, imitating the style of the band Southern Culture on the Skids.[1]
Composition
"Lame Claim to Fame" examines celebrity-obsessed culture.[2] It features frequent name-drops as the singer brags about having tangential associations with popular people.[3] Rolling Stone observed that the song draws influence from the Southern Culture on the Skids song "Camel Walk".[4] Among the protagonist's miscellaneous disjointed and secondhand connections is a reference to the Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon meme.
Music video
The video was released on July 20, 2014.[5] It features stop motion animation by Tim Thompson and multiple appearances of Dr. Demento.
See also
- List of singles by "Weird Al" Yankovic
- List of songs by "Weird Al" Yankovic
References
- ↑ Mandatory Fun (liner notes). "Weird Al" Yankovic. RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment. 2014.
- ↑ Kenneth Partridge (July 15, 2014). "'Weird Al' Yankovic's 'Mandatory Fun': Track-by-Track Album Review". Billboard. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ↑ Allan Raible. "Music Review: 'Weird Al' Yankovic Releases 'Mandatory Fun'". ABC News. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Kreps, Daniel (20 July 2014). "'Weird Al' Shames Name-Droppers in 'Lame Claim to Fame' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ↑ "Lame Claim to Fame" Music Video