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Past spoofs include a parody of Pharrell Williams’s “Happy” called “[Tacky](http://time.com/2982351/weird-al-yankovic-tacky-pharrell-happy/)” and a grammar-themed parody of Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” called “[Word Crimes](http://time.com/2988041/let-weird-al-teach-you-about-grammar-in-his-new-blurred-lines-parody/).” **MORE:** [The Al Yankovic Paradox: He Doesn’t Seem That Weird Anymore](http://time.com/2949882/weird-al-yankovic-not-that-weird/) **WATCH:** [Let Weird Al Teach You About Grammar in His New “Blurred Lines” Parody](http://time.com/2988041/let-weird-al-teach-you-about-grammar-in-his-new-blurred-lines-parody/) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2992665/weird-als-parody-of-lordes-royals-is-about-foil/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2992665/weird-als-parody-of-lordes-royals-is-about-foil/"},"headline":"Weird Al's Parody of Lorde's \"Royals\" Is About...Foil","datePublished":"2014-07-16T16:29:43.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:11:44.993Z","description":"You might even be blinded by science","url":"https://time.com/2992665/weird-als-parody-of-lordes-royals-is-about-foil/","keywords":["Newsfeed","viral"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. 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