Yoda (song)

Infobox Song
Name = Yoda
Artist = "Weird Al" Yankovic
Album = Dare to Be Stupid
Released =


track_no = 5
Recorded = February 20, 1985
Genre = Comedy
Length = 3:58
Writer = "Weird Al" Yankovic, Ray Davies
Label = Scotti Brothers
Producer = "Weird Al" Yankovic
Misc = Extra tracklisting
Album = Dare to Be Stupid
Type = studio
Tracks =
# "Like a Surgeon"
# "Dare to Be Stupid"
# "I Want a New Duck"
# "One More Minute"
# "Yoda"
# "George of the Jungle"
# "Slime Creatures From Outer Space"
# "Girls Just Want To Have Lunch"
# "This is the Life"
# "Cable TV"
# "Hooked on Polkas"

"Yoda" is a song by "Weird Al" Yankovic. It is a parody of the song "Lola" by The Kinks. It is about Luke Skywalker's relationship with Yoda and is very much based on the events of "". It is featured on Weird Al's third album, "Dare to Be Stupid".

Obtaining Permissions

Attempting to get permissions from George Lucas and from The Kinks delayed the release by about five years. Eventually, the song's publishers turned him down. By chance, one day Yankovic met Ray Davies, of The Kinks, and when Al asked Ray why he turned down permission to parody the song, Davies said that he had never been asked about it. Davies then gave Yankovic permission.

Other releases

The early demo of the song was released on various bootlegs, as well as in "Dr. Demento's Basement Tapes."

Notes

*In concert, "Yoda" has been played at the end of every show for the tours promoting Yankovic's albums "Dare to Be Stupid", "Off The Deep End", "Alapalooza", "Bad Hair Day", "Running with Scissors", and "Poodle Hat". Starting with the "Touring with Scissors" tour in 1999, the song has been preceded by that album's "Star Wars"-themed single, "The Saga Begins." For the "Straight Outta Lynwood" tour, the band moved both songs to the middle of the set instead of the end.
*Since 1994, an a cappella chant (affectionately nicknamed the "Yoda chant") has been present during performances of this song. Midway through the song's performance, the band slowly ceases playing and goes into the chant, which Yankovic wrote himself. The chant consists of (mainly) nonsensical words and phrases mixed with rather jerky movements from the band. It has changed over the years, and currently includes such classics as the Hawaiian War Chant.
*While the album version of "Yoda" uses the same instrumentation as "Lola", Yankovic will often add accordion accompaniment to the song when performing live; this can be seen on the video release ""Weird Al" Yankovic Live!".
*In the "Time Machine" episode of "The Weird Al Show", Al and his band perform the song for Harvey.
*The song appears on "Radio Disney: Kid Jams".