what song is virus alert a parody of
Straight Outta Lynwood "Virus Alert" is a style parody of Sparks, specifically their work in the mid-1970s, such as their album Kimono My House (1974).[2][7] It details "the evil that lurks in your email inbox."[4] "Close but No Cigar" is a style parody of Cake[2] that tells the story of a man who breaks up with his seemingly perfect girlfriends due to the most inconsequential of flaws.[7][8] 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."[7] The final original recorded, "Pancreas", is a song mainly about the biological functions of the aforementioned organ.[2][3] 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".[2]