When the young Amish children are on Yankovic's knee, they each have a beard, even though they appear to be about 6 years old.In one part, two boys are looking at a supposed "Amish Babes" porn magazine (the cover slogan says "Plow My Field!"), but in the centerfold, the woman is merely showing her leg up to her knee, insinuating that this is considered to be scandalous among the Amish.At one point Al is seen reading a fictitious Lancaster, Pennsylvania, newspaper, The Lancaster Times, with the headline "Much Butter Was Churned." This is a homage to the 1985 film Witness, which takes place in Lancaster County, home to perhaps the most well-known Amish communities, even including a town called Paradise.
When Weird Al sings, "We sell quilts at discount price," a wooden booth is shown selling quilts with a sign that says "OUR PRICES ART INSANE !!!", parodying Crazy Eddie advertisements.Also, the man behind him is playing golf (the follow-through of which resembles the use of a scythe). A man is sawing wood and checks his sundial watch, and raises his wrist to his ear to check if it's still working.When Weird Al is churning butter, a woman walks by, and he is seen churning faster in an arguably suggestive manner.Prince is one of the very few artists in the music industry who, during his lifetime, consistently refused to let Weird Al record parodies of his songs. The line "Tonight we're gonna party like it's 1699", is a not-so subtle jab at Prince and his song " 1999".In the next scene, when Jebediah is "feeding the chickens" he is giving them pizza.A box of corn flakes can be seen next to him.
"In hindsight, it was stupid of me to say something about doing a parody of 'Gangsta's Paradise'," he said. ĭuring an interview with Sean Evans on Hot Ones in 2016, Coolio further expressed regret for how he initially responded to "Amish Paradise". Coolio stated in a 2014 interview that the decision to refuse the parody at the time was "stupid" and he wished that someone on his management had stopped him, and considers the final parody to be "funny".
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A series of photos taken at the XM Satellite Radio booth at the 2006 Consumer Electronics Show suggests that Yankovic and Coolio had made amends. Yankovic later stated on VH1's Behind the Music that he had written a sincere letter of apology to Coolio, which was never returned, and that Coolio never complained when he received his royalty check from proceeds of the song. Yankovic was given rights to use the song by the record company (non-exclusive right holders), but not by Coolio himself, who when presented with Weird Al's offer, declined. Yankovic sought permission from Coolio before making "Amish Paradise", offering a percentage of the revenues.