“Weird Al“ Yankovic - Money For Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies

“Money for Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies*“ is a song by “Weird Al“ Yankovic. It is a cover of “Money for Nothing“ by Dire Straits with the lyrics replaced by those of the The Beverly Hillbillies theme song. The music video, which appeared as part of Yankovic’s film UHF, is a parody of the “Money for Nothing“ music video. The song features Dire Straits members Mark Knopfler on guitar and Guy Fletcher on synthesizer, Knopfler’s one condition for allowing the parody. Jim West, Yankovic’s own guitarist, had then practiced the song for weeks, and, as a result of that and of Knopfler having played it for a couple of years and being much more relaxed with it, West’s version sounded more like the original version.