WHITE & NERDY - ‘WEIRD AL’ YANKOVIC
Twenty-three years and 12 albums have not dimmed “Weird Al” Yankovic’s acumen for spot-on pop culture parody. Latest album “Straight Outta Lynwood” (the Cali town where he was raised) deliciously delivers the deadpan satire that has long made him more a social commentator than novelty act. First single “White & Nerdy,” a reinterpretation of Chamillionaire’s No. 1 “Ridin’ (Dirty),” includes a breakneck 87-line lyric, in which Al confesses, “I’m nerdy in the extreme and whiter than sour cream/I was in A/V club and glee club and even the chess team/Only question I ever thought was hard/Was, do I like Kirk or do I like Picard?” Radio could have a blast, offering a familiar track by an artist ready for exploration by a whole new generation. Regardless, the masses are already sold: “White & Nerdy” has catapulted to No. 11 at the iTunes Music Store. Billboard
