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"eBay" is a parody song by American musician "Weird Al" Yankovic. It is a parody of "I Want It That Way" by the Backstreet Boys.In the song, the narrator describes how he impulsively purchases unneeded (and bizarre) items on eBay (among them being "Shatner's old toupée", "a Dukes of Hazzard ashtray", and "a Kleenex used by Dr. Dre").
"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.
The Weird Al Star Fund was a campaign started by Yankovic's fans to get him a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Their mission was to "solicit, collect, and raise the necessary money, and to compile the information needed for the application to nominate "Weird Al" Yankovic for a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame". [227]
The song "eBay", a parody of "I Want It That Way" by Backstreet Boys about the eponymous online auction site, became one of Yankovic's biggest hits. The album's final parody is "eBay", based on "I Want It That Way" by Backstreet Boys. In this song, the narrator describes a variety of obscure items that he purchased on the online auction site ...
"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 ...
Grammy-winning parody penner and polka popster "Weird Al" will take the Palace stage with a full-scale multimedia comedy-rock show on Sept. 14. 'Weird Al' to get 'Bigger and Weirder' in Columbus ...
In 1984, his second album, “Weird Al” Yankovic in 3-D was released, with the first single being a parody of Michael Jackson’s “Beat It,” entitled “Eat It.” The single and its music ...
A 1986 television special Weird Al's Guide to the Grammys featured Yankovic and fellow accordionist Frankie Yankovic (no relation) performing a short polka medley of Grammy nominees. It included the songs " Born in the USA " by Bruce Springsteen , " Money for Nothing " by Dire Straits , " The Boys of Summer " by Don Henley , " The Power of Love ...