<P> `` Virus Alert '' is a style parody of Sparks , specifically their work in the mid-1970s , such as their album Kimono My House ( 1974 ) . It details `` the evil that lurks in your email inbox . '' `` Close but No Cigar '' is a style parody of Cake that tells the story of a man who breaks up with his seemingly perfect girlfriends due to the most inconsequential of flaws . The track was inspired by an actual friend of Yankovic 's who was never satisfied with any of his dates ; Yankovic later explained that `` the song was inspired by ( the ) attitude , that nothing could ever be good enough . '' The final original recorded , `` Pancreas '' , is a song mainly about the biological functions of the aforementioned organ . The song is an imitation of the musical stylings of Brian Wilson , specifically his work found on the 1966 album Pet Sounds , released by the Beach Boys , and their aborted follow - up album , Smile . Yankovic joked that the reason the song was written was because `` my pancreas has given so much to me over the years , I felt like I needed to give something back to it '' . </P>
<P> `` Virus Alert '' is a style parody of Sparks , specifically their work in the mid-1970s , such as their album Kimono My House ( 1974 ) . It details `` the evil that lurks in your email inbox . '' `` Close but No Cigar '' is a style parody of Cake that tells the story of a man who breaks up with his seemingly perfect girlfriends due to the most inconsequential of flaws . The track was inspired by an actual friend of Yankovic 's who was never satisfied with any of his dates ; Yankovic later explained that `` the song was inspired by ( the ) attitude , that nothing could ever be good enough . '' The final original recorded , `` Pancreas '' , is a song mainly about the biological functions of the aforementioned organ . The song is an imitation of the musical stylings of Brian Wilson , specifically his work found on the 1966 album Pet Sounds , released by the Beach Boys , and their aborted follow - up album , Smile . Yankovic joked that the reason the song was written was because `` my pancreas has given so much to me over the years , I felt like I needed to give something back to it '' . </P>
what song is virus alert a parody of
what song is virus alert a parody of
a style parody of Sparks , specifically their work in the mid-1970s
a style parody of Sparks , specifically their work in the mid-1970s