Weird Al’ Yankovic Wraps 8 Days of Videos With ‘Mission Statement’
From the Wall Street Journal : By ERIC R. DANTON ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic premieres ‘Mission Statement’ video on WSJ Robert Trachtenberg “Weird Al” Yankovic wraps up his eight-day string of video releases with “Mission Statement,” which premieres today on Speakeasy. The song, from Yankovic’s new album “ Mandatory Fun ,” is in the style of “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes” by Crosby, Stills & Nash . The song features Yankovic harmonizing with himself on lyrics constructed of corporate jargon, like “operationalize our strategies” and “leverage our core competencies,” while the animated whiteboard video depicts a live-action hand that is drawing illustrations to go with the words.