Weird Al's Comeback Claims Two Spots on Weekly YouTube Top 10

Parodies of Lorde and Pharrell lead Yankovic's viral resurgence

Master satirist Weird Al Yankovic recently came back on people's radars with his grammar-themed Word Crimes, a School House Rock version of Blurred Lines. Now, the singer-songwriter has paired up with College Humor to poke fun at Lorde's Royals, and came up with a summer anthem about leftovers called FOIL.

While it might not be as clever as his take on Robin Thicke's track, FOIL is this week's most popular YouTube Web series video. It's been viewed about 12.4

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