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"Don't Download this Song" Song by Weird Al for Free

weirdal.com — About how to break national copyright laws and get the RIAA on your tail. "You start out stealing songs, then you're robbing liquor stores..." Very much tounge-in-cheek.

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  • computerdude33, on 10/12/2007, -3/+110****Real URL to get the song!****: http://www.myspace.com/weirdal

    Digg wouldn't let me put that as the URL.
  • tvguyau, on 10/12/2007, -9/+33Listened to the song a few times. Its cracks me up.
    He has a valid point as most of us would know.
    But i do find it funny its a song about downloading music.
    Yet he made it a free download.
    I guess he wanted to get some discussion happening.
    Which i think it will.
    Still looking forward to the album

    • mvnicosia, on 10/12/2007, -44/+4He wanted to get someone to remember his name
    • ross., on 10/12/2007, -15/+3If by discussion you mean shameless free self-promotion, then yes, he got some discussion happenin.
    • TheFoundry, on 10/12/2007, -13/+1Fear Before The March Of Flames has a song called "Hey Kid I'm A Computer. Stop All The Downloading!" That they offer for free download at www.myspace.com/marchofflames. Great band if you're into hardcore/grind/mathcore. I doubt any of you are though.
  • fatbuster, on 10/12/2007, -4/+21I don't know what this song is a parody of but I like how it sounds like one of those "save the children" type of songs. Sound like there's some kind of movement to stop the mass downloading of songs. All of this of course was organized by 80's rock bands and pop stars.
    • sixtimes, on 10/12/2007, -2/+48Actually, it's not a direct parody of any one song, it is just a style parody. Generally, only five out of twelve songs on any one of his albums will be parody; the other seven will be polka medley, style parody (as is this), or straight up original.
    • blast_flame, on 10/12/2007, -33/+1I think it is a direct parody. I remeber hearing a song called download this song on the radio.
    • Urusai, on 10/12/2007, -14/+9A "style parody" would be called a "pastiche".
    • Cander, on 10/12/2007, -15/+2I wouldn't take this as a serious message of Al's thoughts on the issue. His songs often cover pop culture and headline news. And RIAA lawsuits are in the news daily.

      Besides just based on the lyrics, I can see he isn't too concerned with the issue

    • beckerist, on 10/12/2007, -17/+5MC Lars - Download This Song

      but this is NOT a parody of this song...just for those who were wondering...
    • Eliza101, on 10/12/2007, -23/+2MC Lars... Download This Song is better and more political...
    • Bokista, on 10/12/2007, -3/+26- A "style parody" would be called a "pastiche".

      It's a shame that the term pastiche hasn't retained its negative connotations from the cultural studies field. Something should be labled as pastiche when a source is drawn from that is unrelated to the new material, and is parodied for the parody's sake.

      Instead, we think of pastiche as a tongue-in-cheek homage. But as we see here in a good example of pastiche (Madonna's 1989 video for 'Express Yourself' - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMt53HYkfY8 ), Fritz Lang's Metropolis is being used for no other reason than recognizability. It's not parody because it's not making fun of (or being playful with) the material, but it's not homage because there's no reason to pay tribute to Lang in Madonna's material. Weird Al's song, therefore, isn't pastiche.

      So let us rise up and separate 'style parody' from pastiche and embrace our inner cultural studies' hearts.
    • slicedoranges, on 10/12/2007, -16/+5I've yet to hear a good artist beginning with "MC"
    • sinisterkungfu, on 10/12/2007, -6/+5You've obviously never heard MC Hawking, or MC Plus+
      http://www.mchawking.com/
      http://www.mcplusplus.com/
    • psych0fish, on 10/12/2007, -12/+1could it be a play on the MC Lars song "Download This Song"?
    • psych0fish, on 10/12/2007, -4/+1the burying on digg is out control. very sad.
  • joeolivas, on 10/12/2007, -3/+35Here's a direct link for those who don't have or want to use flash:

    http://content.music.myspace.com/music.ashx?bandid=90827837&songid=23154269&name=DontDownloadThis...
    • neko, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6Thanks! Was wondering why I couldn't find the download link on that page...
    • vandalet, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Thanks Bro, I cant go to myspace on this computer and i wanted to hear that.
  • RichPowers, on 10/12/2007, -3/+24http://weirdalprevents.ytmnd.com/

    I feel shameless linking to ytmnd.com, but I thought this one was particularly funny :)
  • danieldl, on 10/12/2007, -17/+4Weird Al...
  • bs0l, on 10/12/2007, -14/+5thank you joeolivas - i hate myspace music
  • tsunamisteve, on 10/12/2007, -7/+25Nothing can beat System of a Down's album "Steal This Album!" that looked like a burned CD with Sharpie writing.
  • yensed, on 10/12/2007, -15/+5Its so true.. Downloading songs did make me want to hit children with my car.. After 2 Trojans and a virus, I realized where my life was headed. I finally got help and am in recovery at ITMS. Hope I can stay legal this time...
    • beckerist, on 10/12/2007, -12/+6just scrub and pray dude...scrub and pray...
  • mecole21, on 10/12/2007, -3/+6Bad Hair Day was the first CD I ever owned (note: I had cassettes for a few years before that). My copy of it is a misprint though, Weird Al is supposed to be in Color on the CD and on mine its black and white.
    • Angmar, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7It's not a misprint, too cut costs of the CD the label decided to change the CD to black and white on later copies.
    • BritishGolgo13, on 10/12/2007, -1/+34Mine is b/w as well. My cousin bought it when it came out and his was in color; I bought mine years later. Doubt it's a misprint, I'm sure they just ran out of toner and when the boss asked for someone to buy some, he got stabbed in the face.
    • ThePict, on 10/12/2007, -4/+3@Angmar (nice nic BTW, LoTR)
      I'm not usually a language nazi, but that was just 'too' much.
      I know it's counter-intuitive, but there are three 'tos' in the English language:
      to = from here to there
      too = too much or me too
      two = one plus one, or three minus one
    • jgeorgeson, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1@The Pict

      A few sentences I like to use to illustrate differences

      It's over here with its things.
      They're over there with their things.
      You two should come to the store too.
  • sungam3D, on 10/12/2007, -5/+18Hell yeah, Weird Al rulz.

    New music vid on yahoo in 45mins ^^

    http://music.yahoo.com/premieres

    +Digg Weird Al Rocks
    • lil_isie, on 10/12/2007, -6/+2You know I did the same thing. Maybe he'll listen to me (or at least one of us); since we have the same birthday (Oct. 23rd), I send him a birthday card from time to time down the years.
    • lcarsdeveloper, on 10/12/2007, -5/+2You made the post 47 minutes ago, and it still hasn't 'premiered'. I'm constantly reloading the page in the hopes that the video will appear, and it hasn't so far.
    • goatomatic, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7FTA

      "VIDEO WORLD PREMIERE!
      That's right, we're not messin' around here! The first music video from "Straight Outta Lynwood" premieres tomorrow night (Tuesday the 22nd) on Yahoo at 10 PM Pacific time!"

      not 10 am eastern time
    • antdude, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1"Check out the premiere Wednesday on Y! Music."
  • sLydE, on 10/12/2007, -8/+5Even though I realise that he's a busy celebrity and all, I messaged him telling him of this article being here on Digg. I suggested he get a username and join in the discussion :D

    ok, so that won't happen
    • aeiou, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2never know... weird al has done stuff like that... I remember a couple of years ago on the "call for helpathon" with Chris Pirrillo he actually called in and the put him on.
  • i64X, on 10/12/2007, -2/+58Lyrics:

    Once in a while maybe you will feel the urge
    To break international copyright law
    By downloading MP3s from file sharing sites
    Like Morpheus or Grokster, or Limeware or Kazaa
    But deep in your heart you know the guild would drive you mad
    And the shame would leave a perminant scar
    Cuz you'd start out stealing songs, then you're robbing liquor stores
    And selling crack and running over school kids with your car

    [Chorus]
    So don't download this song
    The record store's where you belong
    Go and buy the CD like you know that you should
    Oh don't download this song

    You don't want to mess with the R-I double A
    They'll sue you if you burn that CD-R
    It doesn't matter if you're a grandma or a seven year old girl
    They'll treat you like the hardbitten criminal scum you are

    [Chorus]
    So don't download this song
    Don't go pirating music all day long
    Go and buy the CD like you know that you should
    Oh don't download this song

    Don't take away money from artists just like me
    How else can I afford another solid gold Humvee
    And diamond studded swimming pools, these things don't grow on trees
    So all I ask is everybody please

    [Chorus]
    Don't download this song
    Even Lars Ulrich knows it's wrong
    Go and buy the CD like you know that you should
    Oh don't download this song

    Don't download this song
    {Oh please don't do it or you}
    Might wind up in jail like Tommy Chong {remember Tommy}
    Go and buy the CD {right now} like you know that you should {go out and buy it}
    Oh don't download this song

    Don't download this song
    Or you'll burn in hell before too long {and you deserve it}
    Go and buy the CD like you know that you should...
    • rkuchiki, on 10/12/2007, -2/+8You forgot the {you cheap bastard!} part at the very very end
    • mapkinase, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2I swear I saw some _dugg up_ comments above my post that were taking the song for the text value "agains downloading". Have the diggers lost their sense of satire?

    • TheJosher, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Thanks, two minor corrections though:

      ...know the guild... --> ...know the guilt...
      ...like the hardbitten criminal scum... --> ...like the evil hardbitten criminal scum...
    • ochito, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Thanks for posting the lyrics. Just a couple of corrections:

      The *guilt* would drive you mad. (I don't know how a guild could mess with your head)

      *permanent* scar.
  • procdaddy, on 10/12/2007, -60/+3umm screw weird al. hes done.

    mc lars - download this song

    wayyyyyy better

    http://www.myspace.com/mclars
  • RatTrap, on 10/12/2007, -7/+1Lol that is funny.
  • patterson, on 10/12/2007, -15/+1Kind of ironic how it's the only one where the "Download" link isn't disabled! Heh!
  • josegutz, on 10/12/2007, -3/+5I particularly liked his rico suave spoof... TACO GRANDE
  • chad78, on 10/12/2007, -4/+17Weird Al - the only artist whose music is worth buying. I just preordered the CD. First CD I've bought this century. No, I'm not kidding.
    • Cander, on 10/12/2007, -4/+12I think you need to look harder. Plenty of virtually unknown indie and foreign artists with CD's worth buying. You just need to look for em.
    • daza, on 10/12/2007, -4/+3Wouldn't be too impossible, that's only 6 years :P

      Total music CDs I've purchased this century probably ammount to 1, as well.
    • bobothn, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Total music Cd's i have bought in my entire life 1. and yes it was a weird AL CD. CD really are not worth buying most of them i like 1 or 2 songs on it and cant stand the rest.

      I am thinking of buying a lemon daemon CD some time though. they have good music.

      Wow i just noticed that fire fox 2 was underlining my spelling mistakes cool.
  • Galaron, on 10/12/2007, -2/+14Listen to the next one done - You're Pitiful. A great parody of Blunt's "You're Beautiful". Rock Solid.
  • chad78, on 10/12/2007, -2/+11Another free Weird Al Song "You're Pitiful".

    From http://www.weirdal.com/ (go there for the download links.)

    YOU'RE PITIFUL!
    Yes, Al recently recorded a James Blunt parody which unfortunately, due to matters beyond his control, will not be appearing on his forthcoming album. But if you're so inclined, you can just download it for FREE! Go ahead, we won't tell anybody! Right-click (option-click for Mac) here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, or here, or here or here, not to mention here, or even here!
    • aeiou, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2That song is awesome... much better quality download, too. Too bad it wont be on the album, but at least we can still get it. Al is a much better singer than Blunt, too. Myabe thats why his label doesn't want it to get out ;)
  • kramer, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1http://lyricsfly.com/search/search.php?ar=Weird%20Al%20Yankovic
  • lcarsdeveloper, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3Watch all his music videos here:
    http://search.music.yahoo.com/search/?p=weird%20al&m=video&x=21&y=11
    (You'll have to sign into Yahoo, and there are commercials first).
  • vhcougar, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4aw al has the best friends. ben folds, tmbg, cake, hal sparks, and of course the tubes.
    • mr3xcellent, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3 Weird Al Yankovic has 27000 friends. -- Nice round number
    • shosterman, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8Maybe someone pissed him off....
      "Weird Al Yankovic has 26999 friends."

  • lil_isie, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2You know, I'm sorry Al. I know your song says not to...but I am compelled to download this song...and listen to it on repeat!

    Here's hoping I don't end up like Tommy Chong...
  • Zippo, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Oh Al, I love you.
  • guice, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Why do I get the urge to wave my arms in the air when I listen to this song?
  • phr0ze, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3The tinyurl direct to the song.
    http://tinyurl.com/er2mz
    • ochito, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Thank you very much phr0ze, it won't download for me from work with any other link but this one. Any chance you could make another tinyurl link for the You're Pitiful song?
  • tavisjohn, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1Exelent!!! Another song that was downloaded STRAIGHT to my MP3 Player!!!
  • waytoorandomx, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Interesting song... sounds very Sunday morning church-like.
  • xenoploid, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Um, of course Weird Al is 'tongue in cheek'; he's *****' Weird Al!
  • astrotrain, on 10/12/2007, -10/+1I started to download this song, and listened too it, utter crap.

    Weird Al lost his touch years ago, sounds like Al ripped off Camp Chaos and
    the whole "USA for Africa" sound:

    'Sue the World' from Camp Chaos:
    http://www.campchaos.com/blog-archives/2006/05/napster_bad_sue_all_the_world.html
    • Cander, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1"Weird Al lost his touch years ago, sounds like Al ripped off Camp Chaos and
      the whole "USA for Africa" sound:"

      You are joking right? Have you ever actually LISTENED to Weird Al? Considering his whole career is 'rip-offs' as you put it.
  • AceTracer, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1Weird Al is great and all, but this song sounds like it was written 5 years ago.
    • Phyltre, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5You say it like it wasn't intentional.
  • CultureBully, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10I got this link for my website today (cheap plug - www.culturebully.com) but figured I'd just hash it out here so that it gets to the people who want it most - a straight up mp3 link to Don't Download This Song - http://www.dontdownloadthissong.com/tracks/DDTS.mp3

    • rebrad, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Thanks faster than the rest and better quality.
    • sonofalink, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Thank you, I was just about to post that.

      Friends don't let friends download music from crap websites (myspace)
    • Szekely, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Thanks for the high quality mate. My Space music sucks.
  • scotsworth788, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2I got the song from weird al's site...so I dunno what you're talking about...it sounds great.
  • Kazrog, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Al rules. Looking forward to his new album!
  • chench, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Did anyone notice that you can pre-order the dualdisc of his forthcoming album complete with on screen lyrics, a making of the album video and 6 music videos for $14?

    Anyone feel even more ripped off for buying 10 track cd's for $17 ?
  • Svatopluk, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Try this link: http://www.dontdownloadthissong.com/DDTSecard.html

    The video's the real hoot, and it's not on myspace.
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