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fiogf49gjkf0d You're talking about your desire to parody another's work..... Technically, you really don't have to ask permission to do a parody. Copyright laws keep that freedom open.
Quoting from Weird Al's website.....
"Al does get permission from the original writers of the songs that he parodies. While the law supports his ability to parody without permission, he feels it's important to maintain the relationships that he's built with artists and writers over the years. Plus, Al wants to make sure that he gets his songwriter credit (as writer of new lyrics) as well as his rightful share of the royalties."
I suppose if you want to follow Weird Al's example, the best thing to do would be to find contact info on an artist's website and pop the question that way. You might get lucky and get a positive response.... you might (most likely) get referred to their publisher.... you might be ignored altogether. But be patient. You may have to wait a while for a response.
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