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Yankovic sought permission from Coolio before making "Amish Paradise", offering a percentage of the revenues. Yankovic was given rights to use the song by the record company (non-exclusive rights holders) and producer Doug Rasheed, but not by Coolio himself, who declined when presented with Weird Al's offer and subsequently decried the release.
Bad Hair Day is the ninth studio album by the American parody musician "Weird Al" Yankovic, released on March 12, 1996.It was Yankovic's last studio album for the Scotti Brothers label before it was purchased by Volcano Entertainment in 1999.
"Weird Al" Yankovic in 2003 "Weird Al" Yankovic is a multiple Grammy Award -winning American musician, satirist , parodist , accordionist , director , television producer, and author. He is known in particular for humorous songs which make fun of popular culture or parody specific songs by contemporary musical acts, or both.
"Weird Al" Yankovic released his first new song in a few years. ... most notably rapper Coolio, who was initially unhappy with “Amish Paradise,” Al’s take on 1995’s “Gangsta’s Paradise ...
"Weird Al" Yankovic, who had a spat with Coolio in the '90s over his parody "Amish Paradise" before the men worked it out, also remembered him with a photo of them hugging. View this post on Instagram
The song also created a controversy when Coolio claimed that comedy musician "Weird Al" Yankovic had not asked for permission to make his parody of "Gangsta's Paradise", titled "Amish Paradise". [16] At the 1996 Grammy Awards, the song won Coolio a Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance. [17]
Here's a quick guide to the hit songs of the Compton-bred rapper who died on Wednesday at 59 that you may have forgotten.
Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic (/ ˈ j æ ŋ k ə v ɪ k / ⓘ YANG-kə-vik; [2] born October 23, 1959) is an American musician, writer, and actor. He is best known for writing and performing comedy songs that often parody specific songs by contemporary musicians.