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A lesson in humility from, yes, Coolio.(lemmy.world)

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Wolf314159@startrek.website
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They may have used the word wrong, but getting parodied by Weird Al is actually more prestigious than winning a Grammy. Not because Weird Al parodies are rare, but because he only parodies songs that are actually pretty good. I have trouble believing that if the song were actually bad, playing it on accordion with jokey lyrics would be an improvement. There’s no Weird Al parody of a Nickelback song, that I know of.

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Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOP
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but because he only parodies songs that are actually pretty good.

Counterpoint: he parodied Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm by the Crash Test Dummies.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dU95v23MQ4c

(It’s also his most dated song.)

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Wolf314159@startrek.website
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You’re not making any sense.

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Bertuccio@lemmy.world
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Parodying Nickelback is also wasted effort making fun of songs that are already jokes.

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idiomaddict@lemmy.world
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Now that you say that, I really want an oompah- style song called “Phonograph”

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