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“Prince was the one that got away,” Yankovic told IGN. “I had several ideas for Prince songs, some of which I thought were pretty good. In fact, in UHF, my movie, instead of the Dire Straits parody, the original script called for a parody of ‘Let’s Go Crazy’ by Prince..,He just never…he had a sense of humor, but not so much about his own music, so he never allowed for that to happen. And now that he’s gone, I’m not going to ask his estate for permission because I like to respect the wishes of the artist and he made his wishes pretty darn clear. So sadly, there will not be a Prince parody.”
Yankovic’s unreleased Prince parody songs are among a long list of tracks that the Grammy winner has amassed, including songs like “Chicken Pot Pie,” a parody of Paul McCartney & Wings’ “Live and Let Die;” “Fast Food”, a parody of Alanis Morissette’s “Thank U;” and “Spameater,” a parody of Hall & Oates’ “Maneater.”
After a few decades away from feature films, Yankovic returned to the movies last year with WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story, a musical biopic parody film that featured Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe playing the musician. Produced by and released on The Roku Channel, WEIRD enjoyed critical acclaim and even won Best Movie Made for Television and Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television at the Critics’ Choice Awards.
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