"Whatever You Like" Parody: Coupon Clipping Is The New Largesse
Have you seen T.I.'s redonkulous "Whatever You Like" music video, where a burger girl gets picked up and gets drenched by the rapper in expensive alcohol, jewels, fancy cars and an evening of disgusting extravagance? If you haven't, it's basically TI singing "I will give you any number of expensive things so you will have sex with me," on top off a rejected melody from a My Little Pony episode cut with the tinny reggatonic hiccups that pass for beats. Now, perhaps marking the first time I've found "Weird Al" Yankovic worth more than a "heh," the musical parodist has released his own version of "Whatever You Like." In it, he croons his lovergirl with tales of how they'll spend time together clipping coupons and rolling up at Costco. As a gesture of his munificence, she can even have a large fry when they go to McDonald's. Both songs in convenient YouTube format for easy comparison and contrast, inside.
First, the TI version:Now, the Weird Al version:
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Ah Weird Al, standing the test of time by making fun of music that won't. Thank you.
How can you not like Weird Al? Not even Amish Paradise?
I don't understand how anyone can listen to this "new" hip-hop, this stuff sucks my arse. Then again, I guess I feel the same way about "new" country music. But the weird al cover is funny though.
"...on top off a rejected melody from a My Little Pony episode cut with the tinny reggatonic hiccups that pass for beats."
That pretty much sums up every mainstream hip-hop production released in the past 3 years or so. Nice one!
Hillarious, also, I'm surpised at you ben, how can you not like Weird Al. Anyway, this song is a snapshot of now.
@Ben Popkin: Mr. Popkin, how can you not have been amused by Weird Al before this? When were you born??
This is one of the more lazy Weird Al parodies. I hope the next one is better.
LOVE it! I really miss the days when I actually knew the songs that Weird Al was parodying.
"When I buy you toilet paper I always get you the two-ply"
@algal924: I've since taken not knowing the original song as a sign that I'm getting old and out of touch.
Paraphrasing Adult Swim: If you were to go back in time to 1988 and tell yourself that in 20 years Weird Al would still be relevant and Michael Jackson would be a joke, your past self would never believe you.
I would add that my past self would likely punch my present self in the face.
@Alex Chasick: I don't feel one way or the other about the guy. I don't really like music like that.
You gotta admit though, weird al's version is rather funny.
Weird Al is a timeless classic...The man has been making sweet tunes since 1976! To have just now been amused by a Weird Al song is unbelievable. He's had so many hits...At the very least you had to have thought "White & Nerdy" was funny...Or even his classics (as someone else mentioned) like "Amish Paradise"
@Toof_75_75: or (especially given some of the articles on here in the past) Don't Download This Song
@Toof_75_75:
Other Weird Al hits include:
"eBay"
"Trapped In The Drive-Thru"
"I'm Fat"
"Eat It"
"Bob"
"Smells Like Nirvana"
"Gump"
and many more...LOL (A little treat for those of you, like me, who are just about to go on your lunch break)
I've been a serious Weird Al fan for a really long time.. I've even met him in person! This new song is pretty funny, but none can compare (so far) with blasting White N Nerdy with heavy bass out of my Scion xB.. (With rims that never spin, to the contrary they're quite stationary.)
I don't think it is appropriate for psuedo intellectuals to like Weird Al (or to admit they do). It is somewhere in their creed or rules. I have run across this before.
Al is quite amazing in that he outlasts almost everyone he parodies (mocks); he is a super-genious (literally); and parody, a good one, is amazingly difficult to write.
Add to that the enormous work and energy he puts into his live shows and you get not only an entertainer but a person who puts pop culture in its place.
I saw him in concert with my little brother, who is a big fan, a few years ago. I was amazed at how rabid his fan base is. They are seriously die-hard. The concert was surprisingly really good, too. He did all of the costume changes and everything. Kudos to Weird Al for still being funny and successful after all these years.
God Bless Weird Al.
@algal924:
Yeah, his last album was the one where I really I had to look in the liner notes to see what the original song was. To his credit, I still enjoyed them
UHF is a fucking classic:
Spatula City!: "We sell spatulas, and nothing else!"
Conan the Librarian (decapitates you for late returns)
Wheel of Fish!:"Will you take the Red Snapper, or what's in the box?" "The box!" "YOU SO STUPID!"
I like the way the term "coupon clipping" has gone from something the idle rich does to one the idle poor does.
@Javert: "...Add to that the enormous work and energy he puts into his live shows..."
If you've ever seen any of the "behind the scenes" stuff about his albums, he's pretty intense in how he works with all the details as well--it's really interesting to watch how much dedication he has to his work.
My husband and I have been Weird Al fans longer than we can remember, and we've passed on the love to the next generation--our 6-year-old twin daughters love Al, too, and we took them to see him in concert this summer. I love that we have music we can enjoy as a family, and you should have heard the "awwwww" chorus when the girls knew all the words and danced along to the music.
T.I.'s song/video are the epitome of trashy materialism... not to mention just a crappy song. Three Cheers for Weird Al!
My favorite is still "It's all about the Pentiums". I know all the words and my wife is sick of me singing along in the car :)
I knew this song would be seen on here, heard it last week, its the Theme song for these problems. Rocky had "Eye of the Tiger"
Recession '08 has Weird Al.
I usually LOVE all of Weird Al's parodies, but I have to say this isn't one of his best.
@GuinevereRucker: I've always dreamed about rocking the SHIT outta that song at a karaoke bar. I feel you on the Pentiums love. <3
Rabid Weird Al fan base denizen checking in here. Of COURSE we're seriously die-hard. He's smart, he's observant and he works his butt off to make sure everything he does is the highest quality possible. Also, he's consistently friendly, respectful and approachable to us. Sometimes it seems like he spends as much time signing autographs and chatting with fans as he does actually performing onstage, and he probably knows the names of more than a few people in those front two rows. When he says "I love you all!" at the end of every concert, we believe him, because he's been walking that walk for decades. ~OE
T.I.'s song is just crappy sexist bullpoop. The song pretty much says as long as you put out baby, I give you whatever you like. Give me a break!
Al did a great parody-as usual-of a crap ass song.
"As I walk through the valley where I harvest my grain I take a look at my wife and see that she is very plain!"
Weird Al rules.
@Alex Chasick: I was wondering the same thing. I'm a huge T.I. fan personally (hey, what he did to get Fed time is his own business).
Sure the chick would get "rescued" from Mickey Ds to get some cash and a lay...
but I can't lie - I'd leave Tip a couple bucks on the nightstand for HIS services. But I digress.
@Alex Chasick: I just peeped that the "broke joker" in the "Whatever You Like" video is now his homie in the "Whas Happenin" video? lol Bogus.
@am84: I was so disappointed when I found out that he was touring this summer and fall but not coming anywhere near to where I live. :( His shows are always awesome and I got to meet him twice. He was really great to all his fans and had something individual to say to each of them, which was really kind considering how wrecked he looked after the shows.
I'm glad he's still making great music. White and Nerdy never fails to make me ROTFL. :D
I guess I will say it…
Who the hell is TI?
He could call himself TI 99/4A but that is even before his teenage mother was born and probably most of the people reading this site.
@strife1012: Actually, Weird Al also had "Rye or the Kaiser (Theme from Rocky XIII)" detailing Rocky's post-boxing career as a deli owner. It's from Weird Al in 3-D from, uh, 1984. Wow, I just dated myself HARD.
Last year Al had a concert at the local stadium on my wedding anniversary. It was pretty cool, we got tickets the moment the started selling, and were front and center. My wife got a kick out of Al singing "Wanna B Ur Luver" to her!
I went to a Weird Al concert about 10 years ago. (we share a last name - no relation - I think I was required by law to go) It was seriously one of the funniest f'n things I've ever seen.
I admit straight up that I worshipped Weird Al as a kid, and saw him live a year or so ago. I love the guy.
@DePaulBlueDemon: Is it the lyrics or the background music? Because I gotta agree with Ben about the music being a "rejected melody from a My Little Pony episode".
If there really are benevolent aliens who've infiltrated our civilization, Weird Al is their leader.
Talk about art, though -- the man took a song that makes me want to go get a flamethrower (oo yes, let's talk more about how awesome whoring is, and how cool you are for turning a working woman into a whore, and how sweet she is for selling herself to you for a few stupid trinkets...more, TI, more!) ...and turned it into the anthem of the year, at least.
I need a Weird Al tattoo.
@Alex Chasick: It's called a parody and most musicians consider it to be an honor when Weird Al parodies their work.
Really Ben, you don't like Weird Al? I would think, given your position as a young New York Blogger, you'd be a fan.
Also, this song is the perfect theme for the current state of the American public. Their heads are starting to come out of the sand and they're re-defining "luxury."