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I love Stevie Wonder, but it is only in the last year, courtesy of binge listening on Spotify, that I realized where Yankovic got the base melody for 'Amish Par
by pjmorris 10y ago
I love Stevie Wonder, but it is only in the last year, courtesy of binge listening on Spotify, that I realized where Yankovic got the base melody for 'Amish Paradise' (See 'Pastime Paradise' on 'Songs in the Key of Life'). When Weird Al is where I get my introduction, I know I have some cultural depth to grow in :)
- rblatz 10y agoTechnically Weird Al got it from Coolio's Gangster's Paradise. And Coolio got it from Stevie Wonder.
- saikat 10y agoAwesome song! Though I think it's more likely that Coolio got the base melody for Gangsta's Paradise from Stevie Wonder, and Amish Paradise grabbed it from Coolio since Amish Paradise is a parody of Gangsta's Paradise.
- vanderZwan 10y agoYeah, but Weird Al must have been aware of both songs, given the lyrical shout-out (not to mention his general nerdiness).