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Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022) (rerecorded version) Parody of "Gangsta's Paradise" by Coolio feat. LV (which is a reworking of the Stevie Wonder song "Pastime Paradise"). Incorporates lyrics from "The Ballad of Gilligan's Isle" by Sherwood Schwartz. One extended scene in its video parodies the video to "Return to Innocence" by Enigma. "Amoeba"
Alfred Matthew " Weird Al " Yankovic (/ ˈjæŋkəvɪk / YANG-kə-vik; [2] born October 23, 1959) is an American comedy musician, writer, and actor. He is best known for writing and performing comedy songs that often parody specific songs by contemporary musicians.
For the Humble Pie album, see Eat It (album). " 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.
Albuquerque (song) " Albuquerque " is the last song of "Weird Al" Yankovic 's Running with Scissors album (1999). At 11 minutes and 23 seconds, it is the longest song Yankovic has ever recorded. With the exception of the choruses and occasional bridges, the track is mostly a spoken word narration about a made-up person's life in Albuquerque ...
The original use of the term "parody" in music referred to re-use for wholly serious purposes of existing music. In popular music that sense of "parody" is still applicable to the use of folk music in the serious songs of such writers as Bob Dylan, but in general, "parody" in popular music refers to the humorous distortion of musical ideas or lyrics or general style of music.
Rucka Rucka Ali (born January 27, 1987) is an Israeli-American rapper, singer, radio personality, comedian, YouTuber, and parodist. He is best known for his dark humor, political and topical song parodies on YouTube. Much of his content pokes fun at ethnic, racial, and religious stereotypes. [4] As of 2024, he has amassed 450+ million views and ...
In the 2000 movie Coyote Ugly, the original song version by the Charlie Daniels Band is sung and danced to as an on-bar line dance by the troupe of female bartenders. [17] Steve Ouimette (with Ed DeGenaro and Geoff Tyson [18]) performed a cover of the song for the 2007 video game Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock and, eventually, his 2010 album ...
10. “Mama’s Gonna Kick Me Out (Mama Said Knock You Out)”. Video unavailable. Watch on YouTube. Watch on. “In Living Color” often looked to past TV shows for inspiration. It parodied old ...