World of Weird Al Yankovic

Posted: **Mon Apr 26, 2004 2:39 am**

The Ballad of Jack and Dianne, by John Cougar Mellancamp.

Earlier parodied by Al in an unreleased early version of "Buckingham Blues".

Posted: **Mon Apr 26, 2004 2:41 am**

I didn't know the Buckingham Blues part, where could we hear this unreleased version?

Posted: **Mon Apr 26, 2004 3:15 am**

Welcome Anarke!!!!

Posted: **Mon Apr 26, 2004 3:26 am**

hmmm, did he really perform that song? Dave? Bermuda? I know he wanted to parody Jack and Diane with Buckingham Blues, but he couldn't. Anyway, the Homer and Marge song wasn't written by Al, but he did get to sing it.

Patti

Posted: **Mon Apr 26, 2004 3:37 am**

Thanks alot y'all! Almost drove me crazy!

Posted: **Mon Apr 26, 2004 5:09 am**

algonacchick @ Apr 25 2004, 06:26 PM wrote: Anyway, the Homer and Marge song wasn't written by Al, but he did get to sing it.

What?! That's news for me! They invite "Weird Al" Yankovic, the Prince of Parody, onto a TV show and have someone else write the parody he'll be singing?!

Posted: **Mon Apr 26, 2004 5:11 am**

Well, at least he got to be on the show! The writers wrote the song.

Patti

Posted: **Mon Apr 26, 2004 5:57 am**

iisryan27 @ Apr 25 2004, 10:09 PM wrote: What?! That's news for me! They invite "Weird Al" Yankovic, the Prince of Parody, onto a TV show and have someone else write the parody he'll be singing?!

Yes ... incredibly it is true ...

Ask Al on August 7th 2003 wrote: Originally I was only intended to be in the body of the show, but the recording session went so well, the writers thought it would be a great idea for me to sing an extended version of the parody over the closing credits (and of course, I did too)! So they came up with some additional lyrics and I went back to the Fox lot several weeks later to record that as well.

Posted: **Mon Apr 26, 2004 6:17 am**

doggans @ Apr 25 2004, 05:39 PM wrote: The Ballad of Jack and Dianne, by John Cougar Mellancamp.

Call me a purist, but at the time he recorded it his professional name was John Cougar. Then he became John Cougar Mellencamp. I think now he's John Mellencamp. I wonder if he'll ever be just John.

Posted: **Mon Apr 26, 2004 6:27 am**

And the song is actually just called "Jack and Diane."

World of Weird Al Yankovic

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