Couch Potato (song)
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| "Couch Potato" | ||
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| Single by "Weird Al" Yankovic | ||
| from the album Poodle Hat | ||
| Released | May, 2003 | |
| Genre | Comedy | |
| Length | 4:18 | |
| Label | Volcano Records | |
| Writer(s) | "Weird Al" Yankovic, Eminem | |
| Producer(s) | "Weird Al" Yankovic | |
| "Weird Al" Yankovic singles chronology | ||
| "It's All About The Pentiums" (1999) |
"Couch Potato" (2003) |
"Don't Download This Song" (2006) |
"Couch Potato" is a song by "Weird Al" Yankovic. It is a parody of "Lose Yourself" by Eminem. In it, the narrator details how much television he watches.
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[edit] Music video
Yankovic intended to make a music video for the song, but the plan was nixed at the last minute when Eminem denied Yankovic the right to make a video. According to Yankovic, the video would have included a "patchwork quilt" of scenes from other Eminem videos. [1]
Yankovic mocked the situation on his Al TV special where he staged a mock interview with the rapper using footage from a real Eminem interview on MTV News. Eminem said "I believe in...artistic expression." Al countered with "So you think, for example if somebody wanted to do, oh, I don't know, a parody of somebody else's video, they should be able to... artistically express themselves and just do it?" Eminem was shown at a loss for words.
In the end, "Weird Al" simply played the single on a boombox while sitting in a chair, reading a newspaper.
[edit] References in the song
[edit] Television shows
Television shows mentioned or referenced:
- 8 Simple Rules for Dating my Teenage Daughter
- 24
- 60 Minutes
- Da Ali G Show
- Amazing Race
- American Idol
- The Anna Nicole Show
- The Bachelorette
- Celebrity Mole
- CSI: Boise (referring to CSI and its many spinoffs, such as CSI: New York)
- The Drew Carey Show
- E! True Hollywood Story
- Entertainment Tonight
- Everybody Tolerates Raymond (referring to Everybody Loves Raymond)
- Fear Factor
- The Flintstones
- Gilligan's Island
- Inside the Actor's Studio
- King of Queens
- Larry King Live
- Law & Order
- Lost in Space
- MacGyver
- Melrose Place
- The Muppet Show
- NASCAR
- The Oprah Winfrey Show
- The Osbournes
- Six Feet Under
- The Sopranos
- Spongebob Squarepants
- Survivor
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
- Touched by an Uncle (referring to Touched by an Angel)
- Welcome Back, Kotter
- Will & Grace
- Without a Trace
[edit] Television networks
Television networks mentioned:
- A&E
- AMC
- Court TV
- C-Span
- Discovery Channel
- Disney Channel
- Fox
- HBO
- History Channel
- Learning Channel
- Lifetime Television
- MTV
- Playboy Channel
- QVC
- Sci-Fi Channel
- Travel Channel
- TV Land
- Weather Channel
[edit] Celebrities
- Simon Cowell
- Larry King
- Lisa Kudrow
- James Lipton
- Jennifer Lopez
- Madonna
- Ozzy Osbourne
- Luke Perry
- Rob Schneider
- Richard Simmons
- Anna Nicole Smith
- Oprah Winfrey
[edit] Miscellaneous
Yankovic performed the song live on The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn on May 21, the day after the release of Poodle Hat. [1]
[edit] Reference
[edit] See also
| “Weird Al” Yankovic |
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| Band members |
| "Weird Al" Yankovic • Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz • Steve Jay • Jim West • Rubén Valtierra |
| Discography |
| Studio albums: "Weird Al" Yankovic (1983) • "Weird Al" Yankovic In 3-D (1984) • Dare To Be Stupid (1985) • Polka Party! (1986) • Even Worse (1988) • UHF (1989) • Off The Deep End (1992) • Alapalooza (1993) • Bad Hair Day (1996) • Running With Scissors (1999) • Poodle Hat (2003) • Straight Outta Lynwood (2006) |
| List of singles by "Weird Al" Yankovic • List of songs by "Weird Al" Yankovic • Complete discography |
| Filmography |
| Music videos • "Al TV" • The Compleat Al • UHF • "The Weird Al Show" • "Weird Al" Yankovic Live! |
| Related articles |
| Singles • Songs • Songs Parodied • Dr. Demento • Music videos • Parody musicians • Comedy musicians |
