Buckingham Blues
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“Buckingham Blues” | ||
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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 | |
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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.)