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In 1964, comedian singer Allan Sherman recorded "Pop Hates the Beatles", a novelty song to the tune of "Pop Goes the Weasel" that condemns The Beatles with lyrics such as, "Ringo is the one with the drums / The others all play with him / It shows you what a boy can become / without a sense of rhythm."
"Pop Goes the Weasel" is a single by American hip hop trio 3rd Bass; it appears on their second album, Derelicts of Dialect (1991). The song samples "You Haven't Done Nothin'" by Stevie Wonder as well as Peter Gabriel's hit, "Sledgehammer" and “Eminence Front” by the Who. [2] Production came from John Gamble, Geeby Dajani, and Dante Ross. [3]
The album is considered to be a critical success (explicitly not aimed toward a mainstream market), and gained publicity by featuring the surprise mainstream hit "Pop Goes the Weasel", a diss track towards Vanilla Ice. The music video features former Black Flag frontman Henry Rollins as Ice. X Clan is dissed on songs such as "Herbalz in Your ...
3rd Bass's 1991 follow-up, Derelicts of Dialect, had a new target in fellow white rapper Vanilla Ice, who was the focal point of several tracks on the album, most notably "Pop Goes the Weasel". The track depicted Ice as a culture thief who watered down the sound of rap in order to pander to a mainstream audience, while depicting 3rd Bass as ...
The Earth, spinning on its axis, flies toward the camera and explodes into the word "POP". (This is an acronym for "Protect Other People" which is referred to in the episode "Once Upon a Time", and also in the show's occasional use of the song "Pop Goes the Weasel".)
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Beginning in 1964, Sherman was among many American acts whose sales were affected badly by the British Invasion (which Sherman skewered in the song "Pop Hates the Beatles", a spoof of "Pop! Goes the Weasel"). By 1965, Sherman had released two albums that did not make the Top 50 and in 1966, Warner Bros. Records dropped him from the roster.
"Pop Goes the Weasel" 3rd Bass: Vanilla Ice [51] Aug 13, 1991 "Word to the Badd!!" Jermaine Jackson: Michael Jackson: The song was changed for the album [52] Sep 17, 1991 "Get in the Ring" Guns N' Roses: Music critics. Mentioned by name are critics from Hit Parader (Andy Secher), Circus, Kerrang! and Spin (Bob Guccione, Jr.).