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Don't Download This Song

08/23/06 | by Jamie | Categories: Novelty Music


Good old Weird Al has a new album coming out in a few weeks and he has released a new track from it on his MySpace page about the RIAA's litigious tendencies. Weird Al hasn't really been one to tackle political issues in his songs, but I guess he got riled up when a record label tried to stop him from releasing a parody of the easy listening tune "You're Beautiful". Weird Al also made headlines a few months ago when he talked openly about how much more money he gets from CD sales than from iTunes downloads, even though it's much cheaper for record companies to distribute music digitally. You can also check out the video here.

Anyway, some of you might be wondering what I've been up to since coming back to Toronto. Well the short answer is not much. I'm currently trying to upgrade the blogging software this site runs on and design a new look for the joint. I probably won't be updating for a while, so in the meantime I guess you'll have to make do with the rest of the Internet.

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6 comments

Comment from: Infamous One [Visitor] Email
Infamous OneOH NO! Not the rest of the internet! There is so little of it compared to your blog...
08/28/06 @ 00:00
Comment from: Luke Elliot [Visitor] Email
Luke ElliotLooking forward to avoidinglife's new look . . . after all, we'll only be able to make do with the rest of the internet for so long.
08/28/06 @ 00:02
Comment from: AverageSmartGuy [Visitor] Email
AverageSmartGuyNoo...! Not the rest of the internet! =(
08/28/06 @ 00:03
Comment from: Matt [Visitor] Email
MattSo you livin with your parents now?
08/28/06 @ 00:03
Comment from: Jamie [Member]
JamieYes, I'm with my parents. But I'll be moving out in a few days.
08/28/06 @ 00:04
Comment from: Brad Fettes [Visitor] Email
Brad FettesLove this song. I've always been a fan of Weird Al. Dispite his goofiness, his lyrics are always intelligent and witty, and he knows how to make a point - not to mention he makes me laugh.

Glad to see you made it back to Canada alive! Although I'm very disappointed that this blog just wont be the same now that you're home.
10/04/06 @ 17:00
Avoiding life and teaching English in Noheji, Aomori, Japan

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