Well I wrote a little song about Harry Potter
And it struck a big chord with Al Yankovic's daughter
That was a few years back, I'm sure she's moved on
But for a little while there, I was the bomb
Oh Nina, oh Nina, I have yet to meet ya
But according to your weird old man, you're a big old fan of mine
And that is so cool!
Oh Nina, oh Nina, sure your dad�s a genius
But Dumbledore beats a hardware store every time
Wouldn't you agree? Yeah, me too!
Well I really wanted you to hear this song
It's only one minute twenty-seven seconds long
So at the risk of being sent to a sanitorium
I went backstage at the Ryman Auditorium
To give it to your dad, to pass on to you
Oh Nina, oh Nina, I wanted to thank you by tweetin' ya
But that would be creepy, so instead I wrote you a song
Much more appropriate
Oh Nina, oh Nina, you and your Mom and Dad and Sandy and Dina
Are the coolest little family ever, like, awesome
And I bet you have the bestest house in all of California� cause I bet it's got...
Suits of armor, moving stairs, and ghosts who wander everywhere and
Talking pictures, headless knights, and trouble-making poltergeists and
Maps that know where people are, and fighting trees and flying cars and
Dinner plates that show up full, and cloaks that are invisible...
And 15,000 Hawaiian shirts�
Thanks Dad�
and YOU... NINA!
� you are the very coolest�
� and by the way, I'm available to play bat mitzvahs... and weddings!
The FuMP
2015-05-24
Artist
Steve Goodie
Title
Nina
Remember my Harry Potter song "Dumbledore"? It's a parody of Al Yankovic's "Hardware Store". In 2013, when Al's daughter Nina was 10, she found "Dumbledore" to be amazing, and insisted on hearing it over and over and over in the car. Don't believe me? Al mentioned this in an interview (at around 1:25), saying that Nina was much more interested in "Dumbledore" than in "Hardware Store." This made me want to write a song for Nina, cause it is SO COOL!
Then Al came to the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville last night. And I got to go backstage. And I got to say hi. And though I didn't get to sing "Nina" to him in person as I'd hoped, I did give him a CD to give to Nina, with this song and all my Harry Potter songs. And Al was just as amazingly nice and friendly as in all the reports I've heard. He remembered my name, and he said, "Oh, she'll love this! Thanks very much!"
And look! He signed my dang ukulele! More pictures coming soon! #PerfectFanExperience
Important and fun facts: Nina has a dog named Sandy, and a bird named Dina.
Words and music: SG and Melissa Miller
Guitar, bass, drums, percussion, accordion, banjo, vocals, arrangement, production: SG
Voice over: Marlow Williamson
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