Another new Weird Al music music video. This is “Foil,” a parody of “Royals” by Lorde. I found it to be fairly “meh…” for the first 1:16 or so. And then it goes kinda hilarious.
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TANGENTIAL RANT: I can’t stand “Royals.” Not because the tune or execution suck, but because the *message* sucks. At its heart it’s a lament that “boo hoo I’ll never be a princess.” Well… not only “well, duh, grow up,” but also “royalty sucks.” *Any* caste system – of which aristocracy is obviously an important player – is about as anti-human an idea as I can imagine. I have no problem with people passing their wealth down to their offspring. But passing political power or position to their offspring? Really? Really?? No.
Wanting to be a Duke or a Baron or a Queen or a princess means that you want to have the right to force lesser people to live according to your whims. You want the right to have the taxpayers fund your lifestyle.
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THIS VIDEO pretty much encapsulates it for me (slightly NSFW language, so turn it up, man!).