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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 .
According to the liner notes of The Ultimate Video Collection, the song represents "Al's motto in life". [3] The song is a style parody of the band Devo, whose reaction to the pastiche was positive. [4] [5] Yankovic said "Right after I finished 'Dare to Be Stupid', I went over to Mark Mothersbaugh's house and played it for him. He seemed to ...
The discography of American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, actor and parodist "Weird Al" Yankovic consists of fourteen studio albums, two soundtrack albums, nine compilation albums, eleven video albums, two extended plays, two box sets, forty-six singles and fifty-four music videos. Since the debut of his first comedy song in ...
" The song itself is a response to and parody of "Download This Song" by MC Lars. It is also a spoof of the ending song during the credits on Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star with all the former child stars. [3] "Don't Wear Those Shoes" Polka Party! (1986) Original, although the intro is in the style of The Kinks' "Father Christmas". [1]
The music featured on the album spans a decade, with the earliest songs being recorded in 1985, and the most recent song being recorded in 1994. [1] Yankovic's third album, Dare to Be Stupid has two songs featured: "This is the Life" and "Yoda". [1] [2] Christmas at Ground Zero first appeared on the 1986 release Polka Party!.
The song was originally written in 1944 by music teacher Donald Yvette Gardner, who later admitted, "I was amazed at the way that silly little song was picked up by the whole country." 5. "I Want ...
Employing some of the elements of gangsta rap and hip hop music, stances and dancing, "Star Wars Gangsta Rap" loosely mixes plotlines from the first Star Wars feature and its sequel The Empire Strikes Back (and follow-up Return of the Jedi in the Special Edition), satirically recreating several of the more famous scenes and dialogue.
The song's title, not mentioned in the lyrics, derives from a tagline that appeared in teaser trailers and the film poster [1] for The Phantom Menace: "Every saga has a beginning". "The Saga Begins" was released as a single from the 1999 album Running with Scissors , and later appearing on the compilation album The Saga Begins .