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Of all the major award shows, the Grammys by far have the quirkiest nominees. This year, non-musical celebs like Jimmy Carter, Carrie Fisher and Michael J. Fox all received nods.  Granted, they were for spoken word albums, but still.

Which makes Andy Samberg’s nomination (as part of the comedy trio Lonely Island) for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration even weirder. How has a goofy actor from SNL broken into a category that features rap heavyweights like Jay-Z, Kanye and T.I.?

It helps that “I’m On A Boat” isn’t his first foray into critically acclaimed song parodies. It may seemed to have debuted ages ago (it was only 2005) but “Lazy Sunday“ was an online smash that helped define YouTube as the destination for must-see video clips. This song also reminds us that once upon a time, people were really excited about seeing the Chronicles of Narnia.

Samberg and his Lonely Island cohorts have been churning out the catchy Yankovic-eque tunes ever since. “Lazy Sunday” was a viral hit, but “Dick in a Box” won him and Justin Timberlake Emmy awards.

Who would have imagined that a Color Me Badd impression would wow the world, and then spawn an equally successful sequel with “Motherlover“, featuring cameos by A-listers Susan Sarandon and Patricia Clarkson?

But to be honest, we think that Jake Gyllenhaal’s one-second appearance in “I Ran So Far Away” was the best of the lot. And for a song dedicated to a highly controversial world leader, it’s oddly romantic.

Then there’s “Jizz in My Pants.” Yep, the title says it all. And just recently, Samberg teamed up with Rihanna on “Shy Ronnie”, which is worthwhile just to hear Rihanna sing in disgust, “He’s pissed his pants.”

And of course, there’s his Grammy-nominated hit “I’m On A Boat”, a pitch-perfect parody of rap video excess, with its obnoxious use of Auto-Tune and a gratuitous T.I. appearance.

So can a catchy but fake rap song beat out the real thing? The Predicto Mobile community believes that Samberg and his Lonely Island friends will be go home empty-handed on Grammy night, with 66% predicting they’ll lose the prize. As SNL’s Debbie Downer would say, wah wah.

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