Yankovic, Weird Al - Mr. Popeil Lyrics






I need a Vegematic!
I need a Pocket Fisherman!
I need a handy appliance
That'll scramble an egg while it's still inside its shell!
(Operators are standing by.
How does that make you feel?)
Help me.
Mr. Popeil!

I wanna shine some pennies!
I wanna mend some leather!
I wanna Krazy-Glue my head to the bottom of a big steel girder!
(Please, no C.O.D.'s.
Don't miss out on this deal.)
Ah, help me.
Mr. Popeil!

Help me.
Mr. Popeil!
Mr. Popeil!
Mr. Popeil!

(Wo-o, wo-o. Ohhhhhh.)
It slices. It dices.
Look at that tomato!
You could even cut a tin can with it,
But you wouldn't want to!

Mr. Popeil, I'm in trouble.
Need your assistance on the double.
Oh no! Now how am I gonna make
My old vinyl car top look like new?
Mr. Popeil!
Tell me, what am I s'posed to do?

Mr. Popeil!
Mr. Popeil!

(Now how much would you pay?)
But wait, there's more!
It's not sold in any store!
(Now how much would you pay?)
Don't answer yet,
Just look what else you get!
(Now how much would you pay?)
If you order today,
You get a Ginsu knife and a smokeless ashtray!
(Now how much would you pay?)
Now how much would you pay?
Mr. Popeil, Mr. Popeil.
Mr. Popeil, Mr. Popeil.
Mr. Popeil, Mr. Popeil.
Mr. Popeil, Mr. Popeil.

Make me buy a Garden Weasel!
Make me buy a Bamboo Steamer!
Make me take advantage
Of this amazing TV offer!
(Call our toll-free number,
We'll make you such a deal.)
Aw, help me!
Mr. Popeil. I want it!
(Mr. Popeil.) Well, I need it!
(Mr. Popeil.) I got to got to got to have it!
Mr. Popeil!
Mr. Popeil!
Hey!





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  1. 9.... ....

    Oh my god! He sounds almost exactly like Fred Schneider! 😂

  2. c.... ....

    I thought this was a Go Go's parody

  3. E.... K....

    I was given Dare to Be Stupid on vinyl around '84 for my 10th birthday, and from that point on I was a Weird Al fan.

  4. C.... M....

    I haven't listened to this in over 25 years. Never realized it was a B-52s style parody.

  5. D.... M....

    2019, Weird Al is still cool. :)

    D.... M....

    3019, Weird Al is still cool.
    4019, Weird Al has been resurrected and is still cool.
    5019, Weird Al is president of the Western Spiral Arm Alliance and is still cool.
    6019, Weird Al is supreme emperor of the Galactic Empire and is still cool.

  6. �.... ....

    I would love to see the B52s cover this haha

  7. R.... M....

    Now I'm in the mood to watch UHF.

    R.... M....

    Twinkie weiner sandwich

  8. s.... ....

    Really kinda want the B-52's to cover this, lol.

    s.... ....

    Lol!😂

  9. B.... A....

    I saw The B52s in concert last night, and it put me in the mood for this song.

  10. M.... P....

    I like other people first heard this back in 84 and only became familiar with B52 five years onward. To me, some bass bits are reminiscent of the latter part of Rock Lobster and the main guitar riff sort of references B52 Girls.

  11. S.... 1....

    Just watched him perform this live last night. Fantastic

  12. n.... c....

    Dare to be stupid: get on the idiotic survivor island show and go LordOf TheFlies on thier ass by rallying the surviors together to hold the cameramen hostage and then raiding the island until we run out of supplies and get arrested. Then we go Lord of the flies in prison easy peasy. Rinse and repeat. ~ It never ends...

  13. D.... H....

    But wait, There's More! - singing backup - vocal coach, singer and Ron's daughter, Lisa Popeil

  14. S.... D....

    Just great.

  15. f.... ....

    Oh my god…I never realised until today this was a B-52s style parody!

  16. k.... ....

    My favorite Weird Al style parody!!! I kinda wish thy would make an album of his style parodies sung by the bands and artists he's parodying. I mean...just imagine 'Twister' recorded by the surviving Beastie Boys, 'The Good Old Days' sung by James Taylor, or 'Velvet Elvis' sung by The Police.

  17. R.... B....

    I am in the mood to buy... It makes you feel like anything is possible if you just say yes to the salespeople.

  18. v.... M....

    Weird Al, has been in my "To watch list" for decades, sadly I became blind! Well, the intention was good intended !

  19. B.... A....

    Just listened to the song while watching the video to Love Shack. Now I'm wondering why nobody on YouTube tried to recut a B52 video to fit with this song... with appropriate Popeil ads intercut.

  20. K.... P....

    If you order today, you get a ginsu knife and a smokeless ashtray.

    K.... P....

    Love 1980s and 1990 american culture.

  21. n.... ....

    Look at that TOMATO!!

    n.... ....

    natebot321 You can even cut a tin can with it.

    n.... ....

    Keith Pixton but you wouldn't WANT to!

  22. J.... R....

    This is more B-52s than B-52s. Reminds me of Private Idaho and the lesser known Butterbean.

    J.... R....

    No, it may be similar to B-52s, but it isn't "more B-52s than B-52s."

  23. c.... ....

    I had no idea Al Yankovic was (is) as young as he is. He was only 23 or 24 when he recorded and released this.

    c.... ....

    chasfh He should've done an indie sequel to this parodying Billy Mays.

    c.... ....

    Keith Pixton so Screamo? Lol

    c.... ....

    No more like a parody of the Killers.

  24. G.... o....

    People say Weird Al out-Devoed Devo. I think he almost out B-52ed the B-52s.

    G.... o....

    Dare to be Stupid is the Devo pastiche.

    G.... o....

    The guy from devo liked dare to be stupid but it annoyed him that Al wrote a better Devo ding than devo!!! I have been listening to this record since 1990 and also just realized this was a b 52'a style parody and he nailed it even better than the b52s

    G.... o....

    Well it's hard to beat Fred Schneider's crazy, campy singing voice.

    G.... o....

    @Don nix Lisa Popeil is one of the backup singers I'm told...

    G.... o....

    Weird Al's good, but let's be realistic. He NEVER wrote a better Devo song than Devo.

  25. M.... ....

    completely brilliant.

    M.... ....

    As with all of his work.

  26. K.... P....

    Mostly Rock Lobster

    K.... P....

    I hear a lot of There's a Moon in the Sky, plus a little Planet Claire.

    K.... P....

    Well, it's supposed to be a parody of the B-52's in general.

    K.... P....

    Everybody had matching towels!!!!!

    K.... P....

    Somebody WENT under a dock.

  27. J.... ....

    Just realized this was in the style of the B-52's. I haven't listened this song in maybe 20 years...and now it's so obvious!

    J.... ....

    I like Reddit, too

    J.... ....

    yeah, me too.

    J.... ....

    Wow I never realized until now. Fuck reddit tho.

    J.... ....

    I just came to this page because I realized the same thing after trying to play "Love Shack" with some friends

  28. M.... S....

    $19.95

    M.... S....

    @Ma Smith But WAIT!!!....

    M.... S....

    +Laurie Walker
    ....there's more! It's not sold in any store!

    M.... S....

    Now how much would you pay?

    M.... S....

    this is my favorite chain of comments ever

    M.... S....

    Don't answer yet!

  29. S.... ....

    Now how much would you pay?

    S.... ....

    SchlossRitter
    But wait there's more!

    S.... ....

    @Andrew Petik It's not sold in any store!