Isle Thing
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"Isle Thing" | ||
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Single by "Weird Al" Yankovic | ||
from the album UHF - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack And Other Stuff | ||
Released | August 22, 1989 | |
Format | CD | |
Recorded | May 25, 1989 | |
Genre | Comedy | |
Length | 3:38 | |
Label | Scotti Brothers | |
Producer(s) | "Weird Al" Yankovic | |
Chart positions | ||
none |
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"Weird Al" Yankovic singles chronology | ||
Money For Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies (1989) |
Isle Thing (1989) |
Smells Like Nirvana {from the album Off The Deep End (1992) |
Isle Thing is a song by "Weird Al" Yankovic. It is a parody of "Wild Thing" by Tone Lōc, involving a fictional account of a rapper meeting a girl who introduces him to the television program Gilligan's Island. The rapper ponders some of the fallacies of the series, such as how well-supplied the characters were, considering that they were only supposed to be on "a three-hour tour" when they became shipwrecked, or how the Professor, despite apparently having knowledge of multiple scientific disciplines, was unable to create a way to escape the island (the song asks "tell me why he couldn't built a lousy raft). In the end, the rapper and the girl form a successful relationship based on their mutual love of Gilligan's Island.
[edit] Track Listing
The following tracks are on the single:
- "Isle Thing" – 3:38
- "The Hot Rocks Polka" – 4:51