- Greatest Hits Volume II ("Weird Al" Yankovic album)
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Greatest Hits Volume II Greatest hits album by "Weird Al" Yankovic Released October 25, 1994 Recorded Pre-1994 Genre Comedy Label Scotti Brothers "Weird Al" Yankovic chronology Permanent Record: Al in the Box
(1994)Greatest Hits Volume II
(1994)The TV Album
(1995)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1]
Rolling Stone Record Guide [2]
Greatest Hits Volume II is a compilation CD of songs by "Weird Al" Yankovic that features his best known songs that did not appear on "Weird Al" Yankovic's Greatest Hits, plus the new single "Headline News" which first appeared on disc four of the boxed set Permanent Record: Al In The Box (released a month prior to Greatest Hits Volume II). The cover art for Greatest Hits Volume II was also taken from Permanent Record.
Track listing
Track Title Length (Style) Parody of Description Original Album 1 "Headline News" 3:46 "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" by Crash Test Dummies About three news stories of the mid 1990s: Singapore caning American delinquent Michael Fay, Tonya Harding's boyfriend beating her figure-skating rival Nancy Kerrigan, and Lorena Bobbitt removing her husband's penis (although "wiener" and "Mr. Happy" are used as euphemisms) with a knife. Permanent Record: Al in the Box 2 "Bedrock Anthem" 3:40 "Under the Bridge" and "Give It Away" both by the Red Hot Chili Peppers Discusses someone who wants to be a Flintstone and live in Bedrock, and then lists multiple reasons why. Alapalooza 3 "You Don't Love Me Anymore" 4:01 Style parody of James Taylor A soft, acoustic ballad, about a girlfriend who did numerous exaggerated and mostly deadly things to the singer and his obliviousness to their extent. The music video is also a parody of "More Than Words" by Extreme. Off the Deep End 4 "Smells Like Nirvana" 3:42 "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana Parody of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit", poking fun at the original song's ambiguous and unintelligible lyrics. Off the Deep End 5 "Achy Breaky Song" 3:23 "Achy Breaky Heart" by Billy Ray Cyrus About a man who mentions several other groups and artists he would rather hear, including Donny and Marie, Barry Manilow, New Kids on the Block, the Village People, Vanilla Ice, the Bee Gees, Debby Boone, ABBA, Slim Whitman, Zamfir, Yoko Ono, and Tiffany. Alapalooza 6 "UHF [Single Version]" 3:49 Original A Rock song done in the style of a television network's image campaign song; title theme to the movie. UHF - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff 7 "Money for Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies*" 3:08 "Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits The song features the slightly altered lyrics of the theme song from the television series The Beverly Hillbillies which are set to the tune of the original. The song actually appears in its entirety in the film as a computer-animated music video/dream sequence. Mark Knopfler himself played guitar on the track. UHF - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff 8 "Jurassic Park" 3:53 "MacArthur Park" by Jimmy Webb About the plot of the movie Jurassic Park. Alapalooza 9 "This Is the Life" 2:59 Style parody of a 1930's era orchestration Exaggerated description of a lavish lifestyle, used in the gangster spoof movie Johnny Dangerously. Dare to Be Stupid 10 "Polka Your Eyes Out" 3:49 Polka medley A polka medley including the following songs: - "Cradle of Love" by Billy Idol
- "Tom's Diner" by Suzanne Vega
- "Love Shack" by The B-52's
- "Clarinet Polka" (Public domain)
- "Pump Up The Jam" by Technotronic
- "Losing My Religion" by R.E.M.
- "Unbelievable" by EMF
- "Do Me!" by Bell Biv DeVoe
- "Enter Sandman" by Metallica
- "The Humpty Dance" by Digital Underground
- "Cherry Pie" by Warrant
- "Miss You Much" by Janet Jackson
- "I Touch Myself" by Divinyls
- "Dr. Feelgood" by Mötley Crüe
- "Ice Ice Baby" by Vanilla Ice
- "Ear Booker Polka" by "Weird Al" Yankovic
Off the Deep End 11 "Yoda" 3:56 "Lola" by The Kinks Describes the Dagobah-setting events of The Empire Strikes Back as told from the point of view of Luke Skywalker. Dare to Be Stupid 12 "Christmas at Ground Zero" 3:07 Style parody of Christmas novelty songs Apocalyptic song set to a cheerful Yuletide tune. This song is a notable entry in Al's generally harmless musical output, as the disturbing lyrics caused this song to be banned from the radio. (But is still a staple of the Dr. Demento Show.) Polka Party! References
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r212486
- ^ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. pp. 893. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
"Weird Al" Yankovic "Weird Al" Yankovic · Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz · Steve Jay · Jim West · Rubén Valtierra
Rick DerringerStudio albums "Weird Al" Yankovic · "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D · Dare to Be Stupid · Polka Party! · Even Worse · Peter and the Wolf (with Wendy Carlos) · UHF – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff · Off the Deep End · Alapalooza · Bad Hair Day · Running with Scissors · Poodle Hat · Straight Outta Lynwood · AlpocalypseEPs Compilations Eat It · The Official Music of "Weird Al" Yankovic · Greatest Hits · The Best of Yankovic · The Food Album · Permanent Record: Al in the Box · Greatest Hits Vol. II · The TV Album · The Saga Begins · The Essential "Weird Al" YankovicSingles "My Bologna" · "Another One Rides the Bus" · "Ricky" · "I Love Rocky Road" · "Eat It" · "King of Suede" · "I Lost on Jeopardy" · "This Is the Life" · "Like a Surgeon" · "I Want a New Duck" · "One More Minute" · "Hooked on Polkas" · "Dare to Be Stupid" · "Living with a Hernia" · "Christmas at Ground Zero" · "Fat" · "Lasagna" · "I Think I'm a Clone Now" · "UHF" · "Money for Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies*" · "Isle Thing" · "Smells Like Nirvana" · "You Don't Love Me Anymore" · "Taco Grande" · "Jurassic Park" · "Bedrock Anthem" · "Achy Breaky Song" · "Headline News" · "Amish Paradise" · "Gump" · "Spy Hard" · "The Night Santa Went Crazy" · "The Saga Begins" · "It's All About the Pentiums" · "Polka Power!" · "Pretty Fly for a Rabbi" · "You're Pitiful" · "Don't Download This Song" · "White & Nerdy" · "Canadian Idiot" · "eBay" · "Whatever You Like" · "Craigslist" · "Skipper Dan" · "CNR" · "Ringtone" · "Perform This Way"Videography Al TV · The Compleat Al · UHF · The "Weird Al" Yankovic Video Library · Alapalooza: The Videos · "Weird Al" Yankovic: The Ultimate Collection · Bad Hair Day: The Videos · The Weird Al Show · "Weird Al" Yankovic: The Videos · "Weird Al" Yankovic Live! · "Weird Al" Yankovic: The Ultimate Video Collection · "Weird Al" Yankovic Live! – The Alpocalypse TourRelated articles Categories:- 1994 greatest hits albums
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