Amish paradise

"Amish Paradise" Single by "Weird Al" Yankovic from the album Bad Hair Day Released March 12, 1996 Format CD, cassette Recorded January 15, 1996 Genre Comedy Length 3:20 Label Scotti Brothers Producer(s) "Weird Al" Yankovic Chart positions 53- US "Weird Al" Yankovic singles chronology Headline News (from the boxed set Permanent Record: Al In The Box) (1994) Amish Paradise (1996) Gump (1996) "Amish Paradise" is "Weird Al" Yankovic's parody of the hip hop song "Gangsta's Paradise" by Coolio. Found on the album Bad Hair Day, it turns the original "Gangsta's Paradise," in which the narrator laments his dangerous way of life, on its head by presenting an Amish man praising his relatively tedious and unsophisticated existence. Although Yankovic traditionally secures permission from the artists he parodies (even though this is not legally required), and was told by his record label that Coolio had given permission, Coolio later claimed that he had not given such permission. This created a minor controversy, as speculation surfaced that Coolio had actually given permission but later claimed he hadn't in the fear that allowing the parody wouldn't be seen as "cool," or that Yankovic's record label lied to Yankovic in the hopes that the song would become popular. Yankovic later stated on VH-1's Behind the Music that he had written a sincere letter of apology to Coolio which was never returned, and that Coolio never complained when he received his royalty check from proceeds of the song. A series of photos taken at the XM Satellite Radio booth at the 2006 Consumer Electronics Show suggests that Yankovic and Coolio may have made amends.citation needed]. According to Al, he was as suprised as anyone when Coolio came over to chat. The new lyrics feature a two line quote from the closing theme of the TV show Gilligan's Island. Contents 1 Track listing 2 Music video 3 Trivia 4 See also 5 External links Track listing The following tracks are on the CD single. "Amish Paradise" – 3:20 "Everything You Know Is Wrong" – 3:46 "The Night Santa Went Crazy (Extra Gory Version)" – 3:59 "Dare To Be Stupid (Instrumental)" – 3:25 The cassette single only contains "Amish Paradise" and "Everything You Know Is Wrong." Music video Scene from music video. The music video is also a direct spoof of Coolio's original, featuring Florence Henderson in the role originally portrayed by Michelle Pfeiffer, albeit in Amish garb. In one section, Yankovic is shown walking through a field while everything around him moves backwards in a rewinding fashion. The inspiration for this scene was a backwards scene performed in the movie "Top Secret!," a movie which has served as an inspiration for several of Yankovic's jokes. Some people believe that it is a reference to the Pharcyde's video for "Drop". The video shows many aspects of regular Amish life, such as churning butter and raising a barn. However, when the barn is raised, the frame falls towards Yankovic, who is standing where a gap in the frame is. He has acknowledged that this gag is a Buster Keaton "homage/ripoff" [1] Trivia When shooting the everything moves backwards around Al scene, not only did Al have to walk backwards, he had to actually lip-sync the words to the song backwards phonetically. If you look closely, you can see parts where his mouth movements don't quite match the words sung. See also List of singles by "Weird Al" Yankovic List of songs by "Weird Al" Yankovic External links The Story Behind "Amish Paradise" Video distributed online that features this song, set in the background of Blizzard Entertainment's World of Warcraft Video from the Google Video-Archive Video From YouTube "Weird Al" Yankovic Band Members "Weird Al" Yankovic • Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz • Steve Jay • Jim West • Rubén Valtierra Studio albums "Weird Al" Yankovic • "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D • Dare to Be Stupid • Polka Party! • Even Worse • UHF - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff • Off the Deep End • Alapalooza • Bad Hair Day • Running with Scissors • Poodle Hat • Straight Outta Lynwood Compilation Albums "Weird Al" Yankovic's Greatest Hits • The Food Album • Permanent Record: Al in the Box • Greatest Hits Volume II • The TV Album Long Form Videos The Compleat Al • UHF • The "Weird Al" Yankovic Video Library • Alapalooza: The Videos • "Weird Al" Yankovic: The Ultimate Collection • Bad Hair Day: The Videos • "Weird Al" Yankovic: The Videos • "Weird Al" Yankovic Live! • "Weird Al" Yankovic: The Ultimate Video Collection Additional Information Singles • Songs • Al TV • The Weird Al Show • Songs Parodied Search Term: "Amish_Paradise" Categories: "Weird Al" Yankovic songs | 1996 singles

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