
Incorporates lyrics from "The Ballad of Gilligan's Isle" by Sherwood Schwartz. LV (which is a reworking of the Stevie Wonder song " Pastime Paradise"). Parody of " Gangsta's Paradise" by Coolio feat. Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022) (rerecorded version) " My Friends" by Red Hot Chili Peppers,." Bullet with Butterfly Wings" by The Smashing Pumpkins,." You Oughta Know" by Alanis Morissette,." Sex Type Thing" by Stone Temple Pilots,.Parody of " Mony Mony" as performed by Billy Idol, originally by Tommy James and the Shondells Final section repeating the word "Albuquerque" parodies the end of "Education" by The Kinks. Original, in the style of "Dick's Automotive" by The Rugburns.


Original, in the style of " Switchboard Susan" by Nick Lowe Parody of " Addicted to Love" by Robert Palmer "Weird Al" Yankovic's Greatest Hits (1988) Parody of " Achy Breaky Heart" by Billy Ray Cyrus Original, part of "The Carnival of the Animals – Part Two", inspired by " The Carnival of the Animals" by Camille Saint-Saëns Parody of "30 Rock Theme" composed by Jeff Richmond. These are listed as "Original, in the style of. Some songs are "style parodies", in which Yankovic emulates the general sound of a group without directly parodying one of their songs.

Songs on Yankovic's commercially released albums His works have earned him three gold and five platinum records in the U.S. He is known in particular for humorous songs which make fun of popular culture or parody specific songs by contemporary musical acts, or both. "Weird Al" Yankovic is a multiple Grammy Award-winning American musician, satirist, parodist, accordionist, director, television producer, and author.
