People: May 19, 2003

WEIRD AL LOSES HIMSELF

People of the world, rejoice! After a four-year hiatus, WEIRD AL YANKOVIC (yes, that's him at left) has a new album, Poodle Hat, out May 20. "I tend to look at my albums like time capsules," says Yankovic. "I can't let anything go by without commenting." Thus Nelly's Hot in Herre gets retitled Trash Day (We're guessing: "There's so much trash in here"), while the Backstreet Boys' I Want It That Way is reworked as eBay. (Two birds, one stone.) But the main event is the eagerly awaited Eminem spoof, Couch Potato. "I've wanted to do Eminem...

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