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“Bizarre Al” Yankovic joins Kyle Meredith to speak about his newest single, “Polkamania!” Take heed to the comic and musician speak in regards to the newest addition to his polka medley collection above or wherever you get your podcasts.
Yankovic dives into the method of taking a number of the largest pop hits of the final decade (together with tunes from Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Adele, and others) right into a medley of accordion-driven polka music. Via the dialog, he touches on how his relationship with modern pop music has shifted as he’s aged, in addition to why he’s pivoted from albums to singles. A part of that’s wanting to ensure his humor stays evergreen; he references his parody of the 2024 Biden-Trump debate for instance of why he stays out of political humor, saying two weeks later “it’s fully outdated!”
Elsewhere, Yankovic revisits songs from his catalog like “That Boy Might Dance” and “Lame Declare to Fame,” and touches on his work outdoors of music, together with speak of final yr’s Bizarre: The Al Yankovic Story and his relationship with the Stranger Issues forged.
Take heed to “Bizarre Al” Yankovic speak “Polkamania!” and extra within the new episode. You can even watch the interview by way of YouTube beneath, and revisit our different latest interview with the artist, by which he breaks down all 14 of his polka medleys.
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