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 | |
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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
[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 |
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