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"Happy Birthday" is a style parody of Tonio K, one of Yankovic's favorite artists. [15] The song is a morbidly depressing birthday song detailing ails of the world, including poverty , nuclear holocaust , and eventual solar cataclysm .
The song, an audience favorite from Yankovic's days playing in coffeehouses at Cal Poly, describes the rather lopsided relationship between the narrator and the eponymous "Mr. Frump" in his iron lung, until the latter's death. [3] The final song, recorded on January 19, 1981, was "Happy Birthday". [1]
" 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]
Parody of "Another One Bites the Dust" by Queen; [14] the narrator laments a crowded public bus. From the 1983 album "Weird Al" Yankovic. [3] "Happy Birthday" (Yankovic) [13] – 2:36 Style parody of Tonio K; [16] the song is a morbidly depressing birthday greeting detailing ails of the world. [16] From the 1981 EP Another One Rides the Bus. [3]
Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic (/ ˈ j æ ŋ k ə v ɪ k / ⓘ 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.
One of Foxx’s best sketches was a parody of Sir-Mix-a-Lot’s “Baby Got Back.” “Baby Got Snacks” doubled down on the original song’s embrace of women with curves to hilarious extremes.
This list of birthday songs contains songs which are sung on birthday occasions. See also: Category:Songs about birthdays Happy Birthday to You , an American song translated into a number of languages worldwide
The first book including "Happy Birthday" lyrics set to the tune of "Good Morning to All" that bears a date of publication is The Elementary Worker and His Work, from 1911, but earlier references exist to a song called "Happy Birthday to You", including an article from 1901 in the Inland Educator and Indiana School Journal. [27]