I was out grocery shopping the other day when I heard a vaguely familiar song come over the intercom. It sounded kind of like Madonna's 'Like a Virgin', but I something about it was off; it was man singing, instead of her. There were some odd sound effects in the background, almost like a saw. Then I realized the lyrics were wrong too. And finally, when it reached the chorus, it wasn't 'Like a Virgin' but 'Like a Surgeon', the parody by Weird Al Yankovic.
I don't think I've ever heard a Weird Al Yankovic parody played as background music before. Do they just not know it's a parody because it's in English? Do they not care because it has the same music?
Obviously this isn't too important. Just a small nugget of culture shock.
2 comments:
When have you ever heard Weird Al on the radio in the US, let alone in a grocery store!! Interesting as to whether they just didn't know or somebody hip was imposing his tastes in parody. Dad.
When have you ever heard Weird Al on the radio in the US, let alone in a grocery store!! Interesting as to whether they just didn't know or somebody hip was imposing his tastes in parody. Dad.
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