“Weird Al” Yankovic
“Weird Al” Yankovic
“Weird Al” Yankovic
“Weird Al” Yankovic
“Weird Al” Yankovic
“Weird Al” Yankovic
“Weird Al” Yankovic
“Weird Al” Yankovic
“Weird Al” Yankovic
“Weird Al” Yankovic
“Weird Al” Yankovic
“Weird Al” Yankovic
“Weird Al” Yankovic
Money for Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies is a parody of both, the Dire Straits' Money for Nothing, and the television sitcom Beverly Hillbillies. The video appears in the movie UHF.
Composer of Money for Nothing Mark Knopfler agreed to let Al parody the song, as long as Al let him play the guitar part...
[Opening]
(Granny)
Dad-blamed Beverly Hills
There ain't a possum shank to be bought around here at any price
What good is having 68 million dollars I ASK YOU?
(Jed)
Well this morning it's good for getting a lot of papers signed for Mr. Drysdale
(Granny)
You were doing that when I left here two hours ago!
[Intro]
Beverly hillbillies
[Verse 1]
Huh
Now lookie here people, listen to my story
A little story 'bout a man named Jed
You know something? That poor mountaineer
They say he barely kept his family fed
[Verse 2]
Now let me tell you, one day he was shootin'
Old Jed was shootin' at some food
When all of a sudden, right up from the ground there
Well, there came a bubblin' crude
[Chorus 1]
Oil, that is, well, maybe you call it
Black gold or Texas tea
He gonna move next to Mr. Drysdale
And be a Beverly Hillbilly
[Verse 3]
Before you know it, all the kinfolk are a-sayin'
Yeah, buddy, move away from there
That little Clampett got his own cement pond
That little Clampett, he's a millionaire
[Chorus 2]
Now, everyone said Californ-ee
Is the place that you oughta be
We got to load up this here truck now
We got to move to Beverly
Hills, that is
[Outro]
Swimming pools
Move-a-move-a-movie stars
Huh
Look at that, look at that
Beverly Beverly Beverly hillbillies
Y'all come back now, y'hear?
Beverly Beverly Beverly hillbillies
Beverly Beverly Beverly hillbillies
Beverly Beverly Beverly hillbillies
Money for Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies* was written by Paul Henning & Mark Knopfler & Sting & “Weird Al” Yankovic.
Money for Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies* was produced by Rick Derringer.
“Weird Al” Yankovic released Money for Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies* on Tue Aug 08 1989.