"I Think I'm a Clone Now" is a song by "Weird Al" Yankovic

"Weird Al" Yankovic

Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic is an American singer-songwriter, music producer, accordionist, actor, comedian, writer, satirist, and parodist. Yankovic is known for his humorous songs that make light of popular culture and that often parody specific songs by contemporary musical acts...

. It is a parody of "I Think We're Alone Now", which was originally recorded by Tommy James & The Shondells

Tommy James & the Shondells

Tommy James and the Shondells are an American rock and roll group whose period of greatest success came in the late 1960s. They had two No. 1 singles in the U.S. — "Hanky Panky" and "Crimson and Clover"  — and also charted 12 other Top 40 hits, including five in the top ten: "Crystal...

. Yankovic's parody is based on the 1987 cover by Tiffany

Tiffany (singer)

Tiffany Renee Darwish , known popularly as Tiffany, is an American singer and former teen icon. She is most notable for her 1987 cover version of "I Think We're Alone Now", originally recorded by Tommy James and the Shondells in 1967. Released as the second single from her eponymous album, Tiffany,...

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Track listing

The following tracks are on the single:

1. "I Think I'm a Clone Now" – 3:17
2. "(This Song's Just) Six Words Long" – 3:36

The promo single only contains "I Think I'm a Clone Now".

Lyrics

The lyrics tell the story of a man who describes his life as a clone of another person. He begins by telling his origins ("There in a petri dish late one night/They took a donor's body cell and fertilized a human egg"). He then describes his birth ("Born in a science lab late one night/Without a mother or a father, just a test tube and a womb with a view"), and later he lists the various perks of being a clone ("Livin' in stereo, it's all right/Well I can be my own best friend and I can send myself for pizza").

External links

• "Weird Al" Wiki Page