Wednesday, March 6, 2013

WORLDWIDE WEDNESDAY/MARCH OF THE COVERS: Weird Al Yankovic, "Yoda" (Parody of The Kinks, "Lola")

Welcome to the second in a weekly series of guest posts by the self-acclaimed music aficionado and sci-fi connoisseur, Peter Jordan. Each week, the post will loosely relate to  some aspect of current events. Fortunately for us, this now happens to coincide with our annual cover songs month. Enjoy. 

President Obama is mildly famous for letting his geek flag fly now and again. Geeks are loyal, but exacting. So when Mr. Obama misaligned the Stars (Trek and Wars), the nerds and geeks choked on their Mountain Dew. 

I could have pulled out some of Leonard Nimoy's "musical" offerings, but this being cover month, I went with a parody cover. 

Weird Al Yankovic with "Yoda" to honor the POTUS and his awkward geekiness:

 

And the original "Lola" by the Kinks with its gender confusion to honor the administration's awkward relationship with gay rights:

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