Weird Al's latest song isn't a parody, but it's still pretty dang funny

Weird Al Yankovic's Lame Claim to Fame is the seventh song to be released off the jokester's new album, Mandatory Fun. And though the song doesn't parody a well-known pop tune, it still offers a witty commentary on our celeb-obsessed culture, with the narrator remarking on all his unimpressively tangential relations to famous folks.

The Vicar of Yanks is releasing a video per day, for eight days, to mark the release of his 14th studio album.

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