Michael Jackson absolutely loved Al's parodies. Fat was filmed on the same set at Bad. Michael gave Al whatever he wanted for this, including his choreographer for dances.
The movie was a parody of biopics and was mostly made up. It is true that some artists experienced a boost of sales due to a popular Weird Al parody. He only officially released a parody if the original songwriter(s) gave permission.
Michael Jackson absolutely loved Al's parodies. Fat was filmed on the same set at Bad. Michael gave Al whatever he wanted for this, including his choreographer for dances.
The movie was a parody of biopics and was mostly made up. It is true that some artists experienced a boost of sales due to a popular Weird Al parody. He only officially released a parody if the original songwriter(s) gave permission.
Al got permission from all the artists he parodied. Most musicians knew they made the big time when Al parodied one of his songs.
Al always ran his ideas by the artist first. Michael Jackson was up for this. Major Rabbit Hole with Al.