Draft:Hardware Store (song)
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| "Hardware Store" | |
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| Song by "Weird Al" Yankovic | |
| from the album Poodle Hat | |
| Released | May 20, 2003 |
| Recorded | March 26, 2002[1] |
| Genre | Pop, speed music |
| Length | 3:44 |
| Songwriter(s) | "Weird Al" Yankovic |
| Producer(s) | "Weird Al" Yankovic[2] |
"Hardware Store" is a song by the American satirist and parody artist "Weird Al" Yankovic from his 2003 album Poodle Hat.
Background
[edit]According to "Weird Al" Yankovic, the song was originally going to be a pastiche, but he won't say which artist.[3][4][5]
Lyrical content
[edit]The lyrics talk about the singer's enthusiasm for a hardware store that is about to open.[6]
Musical structure
[edit]The song includes fast paced vocals that were intentional,[7] as Yankovic wanted them to be as fast as possible so the song couldn't be played live.[8]
Personnel
[edit]According to the CD liner notes,[9]
- "Weird Al" Yankovic – lead and backing vocals, keyboards
- Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz – drums
- Jim West – guitars
- Steve Jay – bass
- Lisa Popeil – "some tricky bits"[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Yankovic, Weird Al. "Recording Dates". "Weird Al" Yankovic. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
- ^ Yankovic, "Weird Al" (2009-10-29). The Essential "Weird Al" Yankovic (booklet).
- ^ 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.
- ^ Thompson, Stephen (2023-05-03). "40 Songs From 40 Years Of 'Weird Al' Yankovic". NPR. Retrieved 2025-04-17.
- ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine (May 20, 2003). "Weird Al Yankovic - Poodle Hat Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
- ^ Boisvert, Lauren (2024-12-19). "3 Fan-Favorite Songs So Difficult To Play That They Were Never Performed Live". American Songwriter. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
- ^ Poodle Hat (CD liner notes). "Weird Al" Yankovic. Volcano Entertainment. 2003. 61422-32194-2.
- ^ Yankovic, Weird Al. "Players". weirdal.com. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
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