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You know the coronavirus situation is getting serious when "Weird Al" Yankovic declines to satirize it. Fans took to Twitter to get Yankovic's attention about the virus, asking him for his take on the outbreak. Some even went as far as to send him lyrics about coronavirus set to the tune of The Knack's "My Sharona." But the Grammy winner wasn't feeling it. https://twitter.com/alyankovic/status/1234923352810119168 Some didn't appreciate his answer and chimed in with their own takes, trying to persuade him in the process. https://twitter.com/nagy501/status/1234923768092467201?s20 https://twitter.com/SpaceVikingPB/status/1234925249101213696 https://twitter.com/rynels/status/1234925919942381568 https://twitter.com/McJesse/status/1234924576796135424?s20 https://twitter.com/bader_diedrich/status/1235062881357463552?s20 Green Day, New Order and The National are among the bands who have canceled or postponed their Asian tour dates due to the coronavirus outbreak. Diplo also offered his travel tips for those traveling following the outbreak.

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‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Rejects Fan Requests to Parody Coronavirus With ‘My Corona’

MAD Magazine to Effectively Shutter After 67 Years

“Weird Al” Says He Stopped Performing Michael Jackson Parodies After HBO’s Leaving Neverland

Dave Grohl and Josh Homme Talk Rihanna, Billie Eilish, and ‘Weird Al’

“Weird Al” Yankovic Announces 2019 North American Tour

Hear Weird Al’s Polka Remixes of Portugal. the Man’s “Feel It Still” and “Live in the Moment”

The 25 Best Music Videos of 2014

Watch Brian Wilson, ‘Weird Al,’ Wayne Coyne, and More Cover George Harrison

29 Reasons This Summer Didn’t Suck As Badly As You Thought

‘Weird Al’ Parodied All of Your Favorite TV Theme Songs at the Emmys

‘Weird Al’ Finally Has a No. 1 Album

Watch ‘Weird Al’ and Jack Black’s ‘Tacky’ Take on Pharrell’s ‘Happy’

See ‘Weird Al’ Rap His Apples Off as Isaac Newton

Bonnaroo 2013 Lineup: Paul McCartney, Japandroids, Wilco, Baroness, Kendrick Lamar, More

Tough Questions for ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic

Frank Black & Friends Rock L.A. Benefit Concert

Lady GaGa Straps One On, Bob Dylan Goes Vagrant

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Melissa Etheridge: ‘What Are We Gonna Do About the Gay Thing?’

Pussy-Positive Oogie-Powered Hitchhiking Hip-Hopping Orgy Serenader Comes Out of the Rabbit Hole: It’s Audley Time

Killer Mike Is Keynote Masterblaster for FIRE’s Launch as National Free Speech Defender

Lost on Boogie Mountain: How the Bee Gees’ Kid Brother, Andy Gibb, Hit the Peak of Pop Only to Die of a Coke-Broke Heart

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