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"Eat It" is a 1984 song by American comedy music artist "Weird Al" Yankovic. It is a parody of Michael Jackson 's 1983 single " Beat It ", with the contents changed to be about an exasperated parent attempting to get their picky child to eat anything at all, much less to eat properly.
"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.
Yankovic released his second album "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D in 1984. The first single " Eat It ", a parody of the Michael Jackson song " Beat It ", became popular, thanks in part to the music video, a shot-for-shot parody of Jackson's "Beat It" music video, and what Yankovic sarcastically described as his "uncanny resemblance" to Jackson. [ 17 ]
"Weird: The Al Yankovic Story" premieres on Roku on November 4. Ahead of the film, watch Oprah interview Weird Al Yankovic on A.M. Chicago.
"Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D followed in February 1984. It peaked at number 17 on the Billboard 200 and was certified platinum by the RIAA, [ 5 ] [ 7 ] while also charting in Australia and Canada. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] The album's lead single " Eat It " was a commercial success, topping the Australian singles chart and also reaching the top 15 in Canada ...
The new film on the life of the “White and Nerdy” musician parodies clichéd biopics but dodges thornier questions about him as a cultural phenomenon.
Al Yankovic [24] Parody of "Happy" by Pharrell Williams "Word Crimes" Jarrett Heather [25] Parody of "Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke "Foil" Al Yankovic [24] Parody of "Royals" by Lorde "Handy" Parody of "Fancy" by Iggy Azalea "Sports Song" Al Yankovic, Andrew Bush [26] Style parody of U.S. college football fight songs "First World Problems ...
Ten years ago, “Weird Al” Yankovic made history, as he is wont to do. “Mandatory Fun,” his 14th and final studio album, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. It was not only unprecedented ...