100% | PRINCE | 6 | Pop legend who wouldn't let "Weird Al" Yankovic parody "When Doves Cry," "Let's Go Crazy," "Kiss," or "1999" |
41% | PAULMCCARTNEY | 13 | Wings frontman who wouldn't let "Weird Al" Yankovic parody "Live and Let Die" as "Chicken Pot Pie": 2 wds. |
40% | EMINEM | 6 | Rapper who wouldn't let "Weird Al" Yankovic make a music video of the "Lose Yourself" parody "Couch Potato" |
29% | PURPLERAIN | 10 | 1984 album by Prince that included the hits "Let's Go Crazy" and "When Doves Cry": 2 wds. |
28% | WEEZER | 6 | Rock band that wouldn't let "Weird Al" Yankovic include "Buddy Holly" in his medley "The Alternative Polka" |
28% | COOLIO | 6 | Rapper who didn't want "Weird Al" Yankovic to parody "Gangsta's Paradise" as "Amish Paradise" (but the record company gave Yankovic permission) |
27% | EATIT | 5 | Weird Al Yankovic parody |
27% | YODA | 4 | Weird Al Yankovic's parody of the song "Lola" |
25% | DEVO | 4 | Band parodied by Weird Al Yankovic's "Dare to Be Stupid" |
25% | EATIT | 5 | Weird Al Yankovic parody of a Michael Jackson song |
25% | LOLA | 4 | Kinks song that Weird Al Yankovic parodied as "Yoda" |
24% | YMHA | 4 | Community center initialism that might make a good Weird Al Yankovic parody |
24% | TACKY | 5 | "Weird Al" Yankovic parody of Pharrell Williams's "Happy" |
24% | FAT | 3 | "Weird Al" Yankovic parody of Michael Jackson's "Bad" |
23% | COOLIO | 6 | Rapper parodied by Weird Al Yankovic in "Amish Paradise" |
22% | ILOST | 5 | Weird Al Yankovic's "___ on Jeopardy" |
22% | EATIT | 5 | Weird Al Yankovic's first hit |
22% | OUTTA | 5 | Weird Al Yankovic's "Straight ___ Lynwood" |
22% | EATIT | 5 | Weird Al Yankovic's first Billboard hit |
22% | EAT | 3 | "___ It" ("Weird Al" Yankovic parody) |
22% | KEPT | 4 | Wouldn't let go of |
22% | SPOOF | 5 | Weird Al Yankovic's "Amish Paradise," for one |
22% | ROGET | 5 | Author who wouldn't let bygones be bygones? |
21% | SAGA | 4 | "The ___ Begins," "Weird Al" Yankovic song that parodies Don McLean's "American Pie" |
21% | PURPLE | 6 | __ Rain, Prince film that featured Let's Go Crazy |
21% | ANEW | 4 | "Weird Al" Yankovic parody song "I Want ___ Duck" |
21% | FAT | 3 | Weird Al's "Bad" parody |
21% | SUPERHERO | 9 | "Ode to a ___," "Weird Al" Yankovic song that parodies Billy Joel's "Piano Man" |
21% | ODE | 3 | "___ to a Superhero" (Weird Al Yankovic parody of "Piano Man") |
21% | ILOST | 5 | "___ on Jeopardy" ("Weird Al" Yankovic parody): 2 wds. |