Parodies and Covers
There are several parodies of the song, including "Amish Paradise" by "Weird Al" Yankovic, which was released the following year, reaching number 53 on the U.S. chart. Coolio claimed that he did not give permission for the parody, which led to disagreements between the two. Yankovic claimed that he had been told Coolio had given the go-ahead through his record label, and apologized. Because of this incident, Yankovic now only does parodies by artists that he has spoken with directly, rather than through intermediaries. Photos from the XM Satellite Radio booth at the 2006 Consumer Electronics Show suggest Yankovic and Coolio may have made amends.
American post-hardcore band In Fear And Faith made a cover of this song in 2008. Swedish boy band E.M.D. covered the song on their 2010 album Rewind. American singer-songwriter Kina Grannis has made a cover of this song. Richard Cheese made a cover of this song on album Lavapalooza (as "Johny Aloha").
This song was used in the Angel episode Double Or Nothing during a flashback to 1995. The song was played in the The Green Hornet and Bad Teacher.
New Zealand band Like a Storm covered the song for their new Chaos Theory album.
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