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A lesson in humility from, yes, Coolio. (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 months ago by FlyingSquid to c/microblogmemes
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[–] [email protected] 75 points 2 months ago (3 children)

They may have used the word wrong, but getting parodied by Weird Al is actually more prestigious than winning a Grammy. Not because Weird Al parodies are rare, but because he only parodies songs that are actually pretty good. I have trouble believing that if the song were actually bad, playing it on accordion with jokey lyrics would be an improvement. There's no Weird Al parody of a Nickelback song, that I know of.

[–] idiomaddict 15 points 2 months ago

Now that you say that, I really want an oompah- style song called “Phonograph”

[–] FlyingSquid 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

but because he only parodies songs that are actually pretty good.

Counterpoint: he parodied Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm by the Crash Test Dummies.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dU95v23MQ4c

(It's also his most dated song.)

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

You're not making any sense.

[–] Bertuccio 2 points 2 months ago

Parodying Nickelback is also wasted effort making fun of songs that are already jokes.