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Revision as of 18:44, 7 December 2006 by GloriaVenture (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)In 2006, "Weird Al" Yankovic gained James Blunt's permission to record a parody of "You're Beautiful." However, after Yankovic had recorded "You're Pitiful," Atlantic Records rescinded this permission. The parody was pulled from Yankovic's Straight Outta Lynwood due to his label's unwillingness to "go to war" with Atlantic. Yankovic released the song as a free download on his MySpace profile, as well as his official website, since it was not Blunt himself objecting to the parody. In the "White & Nerdy" video, Yankovic's character is seen vandalizing the record label's Misplaced Pages entry with the exclamation "YOU SUCK!" After the video was released online, Misplaced Pages's Atlantic Records article mirrored the video with numerous "vandals" editing it. Due to its constant vandalism, the Atlantic Records page on Misplaced Pages is semi-protected to this day.
I found this page by rewinding the video a few times until I could see Atlantic Records on it. He's using a real screen shot on a Macintosh, but the big "YOU SUCK" is in the edit window, so it was probably photoshopped onto it. There's no way to actually make it displayed like that. Damn that video is freakin' hilarious. Cuñado - Talk 04:05, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
I'd watch this page... expect to see "YOU SUCK" on it, just like "Weird Al" Yankovic types in the "White & Nerdy" video
It just got edited again, with another "You Suck!"195.64.95.116 14:19, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
I can believe its still protected, because I was kind of hoping to open a "YOU SUCK!!!" section where folks sign up if they, like me, would like to make fun of Atlantic Records for no reason other than their bad sense of humor. I guess editing the "editing talk" page so they have to protect the "editing talk" page will have to do..... for now..... Anyone know a hacker?
I'd keep this page protected until airplay of the "White & Nerdy" video ceases and the next single off of Weird Al's new album is released. --GVOLTT 01:09, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
- "Free 'Weird Al' Yankovic!". Retrieved 2006-08-24.