Weird Al: White, nerdy, and here to stay

October 23, 2006

It’s time to congratulate the man who once rewrote Paul McCartney’s “Live and Let Die” as “Chicken Pot Pie.” Weird Al Yankovic, satirical pop-goblin and parody merchant, has not simply endured but triumphed: His new album, “Straight Outta Lynwood”, shot into the Billboard Top 10 upon its release last month–his highest chart placing since the ’80s.