Trapped in the Drive-Thru
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| Song by "Weird Al" Yankovic | ||
| Album | Straight Outta Lynwood | |
| Released | March 19, 2007 | |
| Format | Digital download, 12" promo | |
| Genre | R&B/Parody | |
| Length | 10:51 | |
| Label | Volcano | |
| Producer | "Weird Al" Yankovic | |
| Straight Outta Lynwood track listing | ||
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"Trapped in the Drive-Thru" is a song from "Weird Al" Yankovic's twelfth studio album Straight Outta Lynwood, which was released on September 26, 2006. This song is a parody of "Trapped in the Closet" by R. Kelly. To date this is Al's longest parody, and his second longest song ever released on a studio album (with the longest being "Albuquerque".)
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[edit] Origin and Writing
Yankovic felt compelled to write this parody because he felt the original was "brilliant and wonderful and ridiculous all at the same time".[1] "Trapped in the Drive-Thru" uses the very dramatic structure of the original to tell an extremely banal tale of a couple's attempts to pick up their dinner one night.
Much like how the original was divided into various chapters (As of right now 22) Yankovic's is also, although it only has 3 chapters, and they aren't divided on the CD itself.
[edit] Music video
An animated music video was released on MySpace on March 19, 2007. Weird Al's official website The video was created by Doug Bresler, creator of Doogtoons. It was the 9th music video produced for the album Straight Outta Lynwood.
[edit] Notes
- This song was featured by Rolling Stone as number seventy-seven in their Best Songs of 2006. [2]
- During a part of the song the main character turns on the radio and "Black Dog" by Led Zeppelin began to play. The song is located at 6:24, and was re-recorded by Yankovic's band. Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page is a noted fan of Yankovic's work, but had previously denied permission for Al to perform a Led Zeppelin polka medley on an album.
[edit] References
- Track by Track: In Weird Al's Lynwood, Green Day's 'Idiot' Is Canadian. Retrieved on 2007-03-16.
- The 100 Best Songs of 2006. Retrieved on 2007-03-16.
- Weird Al News. Retrieved on 2007-03-16.
