We're Quite Hostile: Whatever You Like

The king of parodies, Weird Al Yankovic, has released his latest single. "Whatever You Like" is a parody of T.I's song of the same title. Weird Al's version reflects on the current problems in the economy. Instead of rapping about buying his girlfriend diamonds or whatever T.I gets his girls, Al offers to buy his girlfriend whatever she would like at McDonalds or WalMart. Certainly no "White and Nerdy", but it isn't half bad.
The great thing about the song is that it went from conception to release in just 2 weeks. Weird Al's recent interview in Wired magazine touched on the problem that anybody with a macbook can record a parody and get it out in less than an hour. I guess if you can't beat them, join 'em.
So here is the latest Weird Al single, "Whatever You Like"

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We’re Quite Hostile is written by two teenagers living in London.

We’re quite hostile. Although we don’t agree on everything, the two of us are committed to questioning the status quo. We write about music, politics, and whatever else strikes our fancy, and we will always try to say something unique in our posts.
We both have very eclectic tastes in music, from Philip Glass to Converge.
Sometimes, these tastes overlap with the blogosphere hype, but usually we just find something we like regardless of what other people are saying. Our favorite record store is Rough Trade, and we both like Jeffrey Lewis’ music too much.
Politically, we’re left of center and about as south of authoritarian as you can get while still recognizing an inherent need for government. We fight against popular misconceptions and cut through the bs of the media and politicians. We believe in the inherent worth of every human being and their right to live in a just society. We aim to be one more thorn in the side of authority and the establishment. Some of our favorite news sources are The Raw Story, The Real News and Al Jazeera English.
The name We’re Quite Hostile comes from the Public Enemy song “Prophets of Rage.”

Mike Rushmore
- I’m an ex-patriot originally from Chicago, now a senior in high school in London. My first cd was either by Alvin and The Chipmunks or The Beach Boys, and I was introduced to rock music through Weird Al’s parody of “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” Both of my parents are conservatives, but I am proud to say that I have not been a conservative since middle school (when I actually started to educate myself about politics). Now, I am a left-wing libertarian, much in line with the UK’s Liberal Democrats. I believe that the government should exist primarily to maximize personal liberty, and to support those unable to support themselves. I also blog at thinkyouth.org (politics) and vandalog.com (street art) and occasionally post videos on YouTube as xakaxunknownx (music and politics) or vandalog (street art).

Kasra Sarikhani
- Born and raised in London, England with foreign parents and an American education. I strongly believe that I have beliefs similar to the vast majority of people. I believe that everyone has basic rights and needs such as the right to education, the right to affordable housing, the right to vote and the right to live a comfortable life. Unfortunately somewhere along the line something goes wrong and our views get distorted and diluted until they’re no longer recognizable in our governments’ policies. Politics aside, I’m a pretty normal kid. I probably like music more than most but other than that I’m your typical 17-year-old high schooler. I’m in a band, go to boring parties, watch crap movies and go to a bunch of shows. Favorite bands range from Neutral Milk Hotel to Sonic Youth to Bob Dylan etc…

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Thursday, 9 October 2008

Whatever You Like - Weird Al

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