Yoda (song)
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| "Yoda" | ||
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| Song by "Weird Al" Yankovic | ||
| from the album Dare to Be Stupid | ||
| Genre | Comedy | |
| Length | 3:58 | |
| Label | Scotti Brothers | |
| Writer(s) | "Weird Al" Yankovic | |
| Producer(s) | "Weird Al" Yankovic | |
| Dare to Be Stupid track listing | ||
| One More Minute (4) |
"Yoda" (5) |
George of the Jungle (6) |
Yoda is a song derived from the song Lola by The Kinks parodied by "Weird Al" Yankovic. It is about Luke Skywalker meeting Yoda and is loosely based around the events of Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. It was featured in the album Dare to Be Stupid.
Trying to get permission from George Lucas and The Kinks delayed the release five years. Eventually, the song publishers turned him down. By chance, one day Yankovic met Ray Davies, and when he asked him why he turned down the song, Davies said he had never been asked about it. Davies then gave Yankovic permission. This is similar to the controversy with Coolio over Amish Paradise except Coolio's publishers accepted his proposition.
In concert, "Yoda" has been played at the end of every show for the tours promoting Yankovic's albums Running with Scissors and Poodle Hat; halfway through the song, the band stops what they're doing, and goes into a chant, nicknamed the "Yoda chant," which Yankovic wrote himself. For the Running with Scissors tour, "Yoda" was preceded by that album's Star Wars-themed single, "The Saga Begins".
In the Time Machine episode of The Weird Al Show, Al and his band perform the song for Harvey.
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| “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 |
