I Lost on Jeopardy
As we’ve all witness, Watson, the computer, destroyed all the human contestants in the three-day Jeopardy quiz show.
Did it surprise anyone, really?
So, with that, remember this gem of a single “I Lost on Jeopardy” by novelty musician “Weird Al” Yankovic? It was released in 1984, from his sophomore record, “Weird Al” Yankovic in 3-D.
The song is based on “Jeopardy” by The Greg Kihn Band, whom I just actually recently wrote about.
Apparently, Greg Kihn was a-okay with getting their song parodied, as he appeared as a cameo in the music video.
What I have always loved about Weird Al is that his parody songs are all really original in every way, except for the music. For this example, the typical love/breakup song by Greg Kihn is turned into about a guy who goes on Jeopardy and lost.
Trivia: Weird Al’s version made reference Art Fleming, who was the host until 1979.
Did it surprise anyone, really?
So, with that, remember this gem of a single “I Lost on Jeopardy” by novelty musician “Weird Al” Yankovic? It was released in 1984, from his sophomore record, “Weird Al” Yankovic in 3-D.
The song is based on “Jeopardy” by The Greg Kihn Band, whom I just actually recently wrote about.
Apparently, Greg Kihn was a-okay with getting their song parodied, as he appeared as a cameo in the music video.
What I have always loved about Weird Al is that his parody songs are all really original in every way, except for the music. For this example, the typical love/breakup song by Greg Kihn is turned into about a guy who goes on Jeopardy and lost.
Trivia: Weird Al’s version made reference Art Fleming, who was the host until 1979.
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