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"Yoda" is a song by "Weird Al" Yankovic from his third album, Dare to Be Stupid (1985). It is a parody of the song " Lola " by the Kinks . Inspired by the events of the movie The Empire Strikes Back , the song is told from the point of view of Jedi -in-training Luke Skywalker and concerns his dealings with Master Yoda on the planet Dagobah .
The first Bad Lip Reading video released was a spoof of Rebecca Black's song "Friday", titled "Gang Fight". [6] New music and lyrics were matched to Black's video to make it appear as though she were singing about gang warfare. The "Gang Fight" YouTube video, released in March 2011, earned BLR a million hits and thousands of subscribers. [2]
This version of "Yoda" was a hit on The Dr. Demento Show, and even managed to hit, and hold onto, number one on the Funny Five countdown for several weeks. [8] This early demo was later released on the sixth volume of Dr. Demento's Basement Tapes. [9] After the success of the demo version, Yankovic wanted to put the song on one of his albums. [4]
Tress MacNeille, of Animaniacs & The Simpsons fame, provides the voice of Lucy on the song (and also plays her in the video). "Ringtone" Internet Leaks digital EP (2009) Alpocalypse (2011) Original, in the style of Queen. "The Saga Begins" Running with Scissors (1999) The Essential "Weird Al" Yankovic (2009) Parody of "American Pie" by Don McLean.
Gary Brolsma, aka "The Numa Numa guy" "1-800-273-8255" – a song by Logic featuring Alessia Cara and Khalid mainly focusing on the topic of suicide and suicide prevention. Its title is a direct reference to the United States National Suicide Prevention Lifeline's phone number, although as of 2022 the Lifeline is known as the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline as its number is now 988.
The "Star Wars Gangsta Rap" is a parody song based on the original Star Wars trilogy. The song was later popularized as a Flash-animated music video and was the first winner of the Audience Choice Award in the Lucasfilm-sponsored Official Star Wars Fan Film Awards. [1]
Much like Yankovic's previous album, Bad Hair Day features a polka medley of then-current hit songs, "The Alternative Polka". "The Alternative Polka" originally contained the chorus of Weezer's song "Buddy Holly" performed by Yankovic, but the song's writer, Weezer front man Rivers Cuomo, requested its removal just before the album's release. [9]
The song finishes with a repeat of the above apart from the last 2 lines in which he draws attention to the fact that a moustache is in some ways a sex magnet. Russian Dancing Men A video animated by Peabo revolving around a group of dancing Russians who do various things, mostly boogying.