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>> Yankovic’s request for “Black or White” was rejected because Jackson wanted to preserve the message of the song, and the request to do a “Live or Let Die” parody (“Chicken Pot Pie”) was turned down because of McCartney’s long-time vegetarian status. https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2021/02/40-years-of-weird-al-yankovics-biggest-moments/
@estherschindler Thanks for posting! My kids learned the Weird Al versions of songs before they learned the real ones! And saw him live, of course!