# Did Weird Al ever do a parody of "Love Shack"?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-weird-al-ever-do-a-parody-of-love-shack/519426>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 30, 2009, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-weird-al-ever-do-a-parody-of-love-shack/519426 "2009-11-30T03:25:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![gonzoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2009, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-weird-al-ever-do-a-parody-of-love-shack/519426/21 "2009-12-01T19:56:02Z")

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> [@Hypno-Toad](#):
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> Do you know whose style “Velvet Elvis” is based on?

According to wiki, it’s the Police, but I’m not familiar enough with them to notice it.

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**Author:** ![hotflungwok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/edb3f5/32.png) [@hotflungwok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hotflungwok)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2009, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-weird-al-ever-do-a-parody-of-love-shack/519426/22 "2009-12-01T21:13:12Z")

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> [@Hamadryad](#):
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> Yup, I heard this one in Detroit back in the day. Started off something like:
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> “If you see a guy workin’ by the side of the road, he’s showin’ 15 inches of BUTT… CRACK! Butt crack, yeah…”
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> (I occasionally sing it to my kids. It annoys them. SCORE!)

[Found it.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPwjXs5YxR8)

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**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-weird-al-ever-do-a-parody-of-love-shack/519426/23 "2009-12-02T13:11:16Z")

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> [@gonzoron](#):
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> According to wiki, it’s the Police, but I’m not familiar enough with them to notice it.

You Cheated! And yes, it’s The Police.

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**Author:** ![Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/half_man_half_wit/32/21766_2.png) [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-weird-al-ever-do-a-parody-of-love-shack/519426/24 "2009-12-02T14:14:00Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> Ah, yes. I found the tune on YouTube, but it has some weird Japanimation to go along with it and not the original _Simpsons_ video: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edF51dMpsYI&feature=PlayList&p=F77EAB4B87892FA6&playnext=1&playnext\_from=PL&index=10](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edF51dMpsYI&feature=PlayList&p=F77EAB4B87892FA6&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=10)

Ha! Finally, I know why everytime I hear that song, I wait for the line ‘…I don’t take crack’, and it never comes despite me absolutely hearing it in my head!

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