Weird Al vs. Everybody Episode 23: "Word Crimes"

Mark And Sarah Talk About Songs

"Blurred Lines," the sound of the summer of 2013, is compared (unfavorably) with a cold sore in today's episode, which pits Robin Thicke, TI, and Pharrell against Weird Al's screed against bad grammar and usage errors. Despairing of Shazam, continuing to die on the hill of "irregardless," and the tyranny of younger siblings over the #oldladywalk playlist...we're working through all of it, AND figuring out who's going to "win" the season. It would be a Class-Y felony to miss it, so listen now.

Our intro is by David Gregory Byrne, and our outro is by Aimee Mann. For more information/to become a patron of the show and hear all episodes of this season, visit patreon.com/mastas.

SHOW NOTES

• "What...is this thing?" Start at the beginning!
• ThickeCorp's "Blurred Lines" video
• Weird Al's "Word Crimes" video
• More on the copyright/royalties battle
• Whose side are you on, NPR??
• Slate breaks down all the aforementioned crimes