In 1955, flamboyant Macon, Georgia legend Little Richard released "Tutti Frutti," a song that Mojo magazine ranked first among the 100 records that changed the world, hailing it as the model for all rock and roll songs to come.
In 1987, it was covered by Lafayette, Louisiana native and accordion virtuoso Buckwheat Zydeco for his album "Buckwheat's Zydeco Party."
In 2013, the cover version was revived through its inclusion on the soundtrack of Neil Patrick Harris hot mess "The Smurfs 2."
With the exception of the repeated chorus, Buckwheat managed to get every last verse wrong. Some of the lyrics weren't even close. Not in the same ballpark... or even the same city.
Maybe he should have gone whole hog and screwed up the chorus, too.
Wombats at a luau, they want bamboo.
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