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Gaga approves 'Weird Al' parody By DARRYL STERDAN, QMI Agency Turns out pop’s leading Lady is gaga for Weird Al after all. Following an Internet outcry, Lady Gaga has agreed to let ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic release his parody of her song Born This Way — and her manager now admits the whole affair was his fault, the musical satirist says. “After putting my Lady Gaga parody (I Perform This Way) on YouTube this morning – and announcing that it wouldn’t be on my next album because Gaga didn’t approve it – there was a huge outpouring of disappointment from the Internet,” Yankovic posted on his blog Wednesday evening. “Apparently the fact that she didn’t approve it was news to Lady Gaga herself! “Gaga’s manager has now admitted that he never forwarded my parody to Gaga – she had no idea at all. Even though we assumed that Gaga herself was the one making the decision (because, well, that’s what we were TOLD), he apparently made the decision completely on his own. “He’s sorry. And Gaga loves the song. I’m thrilled on many levels to hear this, because 1) I truly respect and admire Gaga as an artist and it pained me to think of her as having less than a great sense of humor, and 2) it means I GET TO PUT OUT MY ALBUM!” Yankovic says the song will be the first single on his forthcoming CD. Proceeds from the song will be donated to the Human Rights Campaign. Looks like he got the last laugh.

One of these days, all artists and their cohorts will realize that when Weird Al decides he wants to parody your song, it's neither disrespectful nor dishonorable. It's a sign that you've really reached the big time (or at least one-hit wonder status)