"Weird Al" Yankovic - Amish Paradise

Weird Al Yankovic - Amish Paradise
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Que de franche hilarité dans ce morceau de ce bon vieux Al sorti en 1996 avec l'album Bad Hair Day! Le merveilleux parodiste nous contre la dure vie des Amish dans un rap inspiré& par le Gangsta's Paradise de Coolio.

Qu'est-ce qu'un Amish, concrètement? Les Amish sont une communauté de chrétiens qui sont connus pour avoir un train de vie quasi moyenâgeux, en se déplaçant en carrosse, en se levant à 3h du mat (Quand certains se couchent à la même heure) et vivant de la terre. Bref, un beau tas de péquenauds ...

"Weird Al" parodie le clip de Gangsta's Paradise et, finalement, pas mal de clips de "gangsta rap", mais en total décalage, comme toujours, c'est les rouages de la vie Amish qui sont montrés sur le flow de Yankovic. Traites des vaches, confection du beurre, montage de bâtiments à la main ... et dans tout ça, pas de voitures, de lumière ou de téléphones ...

L'amish incarné par Yankovic est l'amish parfait. Croyant jusqu'au plus profond des ses tripes poussièreuses, toujours à genoux pour gagner des points pour la vie d'après (Scoring points for the afterlife), ne répondant pas aux brimades des enfants car de toutes façons, ils bruleront en enfer et là, il rira bien, et caetera ... bref, le parfait archétype dans sa splendeur, comme le sont les gangsters dans leurs clips ...

Merveilleuse parodie, là encore, de Weird Al, et la dernière avec son look classique. Pour son prochain album, Running With Scissors, il arborera son nouveau look. A suivereuh ...

As I walk through the valley where I harvest my grain
I take a look at my wife and realize she's very plain
But that's just perfect for an Amish like me
You know, I shun fancy things like electricity
At 4:30 in the morning I'm milkin' cows
Jedediah feeds the chickens and Jacob plows... fool
And I've been milkin' and plowin' so long that
Even Ezekiel thinks that my mind is gone
I'm a man of the land, I'm into discipline
Got a Bible in my hand and a beard on my chin
But if I finish all of my chores and you finish thine
Then tonight we're gonna party like it's 1699
We've been spending most our lives
Living in an Amish paradise
I've churned butter once or twice
Living in an Amish paradise
It's hard work and sacrifice
Living in an Amish paradise
We sell quilts at discount price
Living in an Amish paradise
A local boy kicked me in the butt last week
I just smiled at him and I turned the other cheek
I really don't care, in fact I wish him well
'Cause I'll be laughing my head off when he's burning in hell
But I ain't never punched a tourist even if he deserved it
An Amish with a 'tude? You know that's unheard of
I never wear buttons but I got a cool hat
And my homies agree I really look good in black, fool
If you come to visit you'll be bored to tears
We haven't even paid the phone bill in 300 years
But we ain't really quaint, so please don't point and stare
We're just technologically impaired
There's no phone, no lights, no motorcar
Not a single luxury
Like Robinson Crusoe
It's as primitive as can be
We've been spending most our lives
Living in an Amish paradise
We're just plain and simple guys
Living in an Amish paradise
There's no time for sin and vice
Living in an Amish paradise
We don't fight, we all play nice
Living in an Amish paradise
Hitchin' up the buggy, churnin' lots of butter
Raised the barn on Monday, soon I'll raise another
Think you're really righteous? Think you're pure in heart?
Well, I know I'm a million times as humble as thou art
I'm the pious guy the little Amlettes wanna be like
On my knees day and night scorin' points for the afterlife
So don't be vain and don't be whiny
Or else, my brother, I might have to get medieval on your hiney
We've been spending most our lives
Living in an Amish paradise
We're all crazy Mennonites
Living in an Amish paradise
There's no cops or traffic lights
Living in an Amish paradise
But you'd probably think it bites
Living in an Amish paradise
Ahahahahahahahahahahahahah yech