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- The Roku Channel is producing a Weird Al Yankovic biopic called "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story."
- The film stars Daniel Radcliffe as Alfred "Weird Al" Yankovic and Evan Rachel Wood as Madonna.
- Rainn Wilson, Toby Huss, and Julianne Nicholson also star.
Daniel Radcliffe will portray Weird Al Yankovic, the famed parody artist and focal point of the film.
Alfred "Weird Al" Yankovic is a comedian and singer best known for his parodies of songs like Madonna's "Like a Virgin" or Michael Jackson's "Bad," as well as his signature accordion.
The Roku film will explore Yankovic's life, from childhood, to early career, to musical legend.
"I am absolutely thrilled that Daniel Radcliffe will be portraying me in this film," Yankovic said in a press release. "I have no doubt whatsoever that this is the role future generations will remember him for."
"Wearing the Hawaiian shirt is a huge responsibility that I don't take lightly, and I'm honored to final
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Amish Paradise
1996 single by "Weird Al" Yankovic
"Amish Paradise"[1] is a 1996 single by satirist"Weird Al" Yankovic. It is a parody of the hip hop song "Gangsta's Paradise" by Coolio featuring L.V. (which itself is a reworking of the Stevie Wonder song "Pastime Paradise"). Featured on the album Bad Hair Day, it turns the original "Gangsta's Paradise", in which the narrator laments his dangerous way of life, on its head by presenting an Amish man praising his relatively plain and uncomplicated existence.
Track listing
[edit]- "Amish Paradise" – 3:20
- "Everything You Know Is Wrong" – 3:46
- "The Night Santa Went Crazy" (extra gory version) – 3:59
- "Dare to Be Stupid" (instrumental) – 3:25
Coolio's response
[edit]Yankovic sought permission from Coolio before making "Amish Paradise", offering a percentage of the revenues. Yankovic was given rights to use the song by the record company (non-exclusive rights holders) and producer Doug Rasheed, but not by Coolio himself, who declined when presented with Weird Al's offer and subsequently decried the release.[2][3][4][5]
Yankovic later stated on VH1's Behind the Music that he had written a sincere letter of apology to Coolio, which was never returned, and that Cooli