Draft:Hardware Store (song)
"Hardware Store" is a song by the American satirist and parody artist "Weird Al" Yankovic from his 2003 album Poodle Hat.
| "Hardware Store" | |
|---|---|
| Song by "Weird Al" Yankovic | |
| from the album Poodle Hat | |
| Released | May 20, 2003 |
| Genre | Parody |
| Songwriter(s) | "Weird Al" Yankovic |
| Producer(s) | "Weird Al" Yankovic |
Background
[edit]According to Yankovic. The song was originally going to be a pastiche, but he won't say which artist.[1][2][3]
Personnel
[edit]According to the CD liner notes,[4]
- "Weird Al" Yankovic – lead and backing vocals, keyboards
- Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz – drums,
- Jim West – guitars
- Steve Jay – bass
- Lisa Popeil – female backing vocals
References
[edit]- ^ Yankovic, Alfred (July 15, 2014). "Hmm. ..." Reddit. IAmA. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
I guess 'Hardware Store' would fall in that category as well – that was originally going to be in somebody else's style, but then I scrapped that idea and made it a pure original.
- ^ "Weird Al" Yankovic Breaks Down His Most Iconic Tracks. GQ. December 23, 2022. Event occurs at 15:59. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
It started out as a pastiche, but I won't tell you of which band because its going to wind up as a Wikipedia entry.
- ^ Yankovic, Weird Al. "Ask Al". "Weird Al" Yankovic. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
- ^ Poodle Hat (CD liner notes). "Weird Al" Yankovic. Volcano Entertainment. 2003. 61422-32194-2.