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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.
"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 song "Yoda" has gone on to become one of Yankovic's most famous songs. Although it was left off his first greatest hits album, [22] the song was featured on the second volume, [23] the box set Permanent Record, [4] and the 2009 compilation The Essential "Weird Al" Yankovic. [24]
The song, “Yoda” was a parody of The Kinks’ song “Lola” Al eventually released in 1985 after a long struggle to get permission both from Lucas and The Kinks to do the parody The song ...
Titled "Weird Al" Yankovic Live!, the concert was recorded at the Marin County Civic Center in San Rafael, California, on October 2, 1999. [146] For legal reasons, video clips (apart from those for Yankovic's own music videos) could not be shown for the home release, and unreleased parodies were removed from the parody medley for the ...
Is it time for "Weird Al" Yankovic to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame? Since the 65-year-old parody musician's career began in the 1970s, he's earned legitimate hits, won five Grammy ...
"Weird," to its great credit, is a comedy that salutes, skewers, and completely understands the not merely silly but goofball scandalous nature of the celebrity of "Weird Al" Yankovic.
"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 ...