Buckingham Blues

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“Buckingham Blues”
“Buckingham Blues” cover
Song by "Weird Al" Yankovic
Album "Weird Al" Yankovic
Released April 1983
Recorded February 11, 1983
Genre Comedy
Length 3:13
Label Scotti Brothers
Writer "Weird Al" Yankovic
Producer "Weird Al" Yankovic
"Weird Al" Yankovic track listing
  1. "Ricky"
  2. "Gotta Boogie"
  3. "I Love Rocky Road"
  4. "Buckingham Blues"
  5. "Happy Birthday"
  6. "Stop Draggin' My Car Around"
  7. "My Bologna"
  8. "The Check's In The Mail"
  9. "Another One Rides the Bus"
  10. "I'll Be Mellow When I'm Dead"
  11. "Such a Groovy Guy"
  12. "Mr. Frump In The Iron Lung"

Buckingham Blues is an original song by "Weird Al" Yankovic. The lyrics describe the lives of Charles, Prince of Wales and Diana, Princess of Wales in the early 1980s.

[edit] Controversy

Buckingham Blues was originally written as a parody of "Jack and Diane" by John Mellencamp. Apparently Mellencamp was fine with the idea of a parody but upon hearing there was going to be a movie based on the song Yankovic changed the song to be an original to avoid legal trouble. (The movie, however, never got off the ground.)

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