- "Weird Al" Yankovic's Greatest Hits
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"Weird Al" Yankovic's Greatest Hits Greatest hits album by "Weird Al" Yankovic Released October 18, 1988
October 18, 1998 (Remaster)Recorded Pre-1988 Genre Comedy Label Scotti Brothers "Weird Al" Yankovic chronology Even Worse
(1988)"Weird Al" Yankovic's Greatest Hits
(1988)UHF - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff
(1989)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1]
Rolling Stone Record Guide [2]
"Weird Al" Yankovic's Greatest Hits is a compilation CD of songs by "Weird Al" Yankovic that features his best known songs from his first five studio albums.
Track listing
Track Title Length (Style) Parody of Description Original Album 1 "Fat" 3:55 "Bad" by Michael Jackson About a man's obesity that is blown out of proportion. Even Worse 2 "Eat It" 3:19 "Beat It" by Michael Jackson About a parent's exasperating quest to get their child to eat properly. Peaking at #12 on the Hot 100, this song was Al's highest-charting single until White & Nerdy placed at #9 in the October 21, 2006 issue of Billboard Magazine. "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D 3 "Like a Surgeon" 3:29 "Like a Virgin" by Madonna About an incompetent surgeon performing surgery. Notable because Madonna herself gave the idea for the title of the song, when asked in an interview what sort of parody Yankovic would make of "Like a Virgin." Dare to Be Stupid 4 "Ricky" 2:35 "Mickey" by Tony Basil About I Love Lucy, discussing the argument between Ricky and Lucy. "Weird Al" Yankovic 5 "Addicted to Spuds" 3:46 "Addicted to Love" by Robert Palmer About a man's obsession to potatoes and potato related products. Polka Party! 6 "Living with a Hernia" 3:18 "Living in America" by James Brown The song is, as the title says, about hernias. The video for which was shot on the concert set used in the movie Rocky IV. Polka Party! 7 "Dare to Be Stupid" 3:24 Style parody of Devo This song describes many stupid things a person can do, such as "Stick your head in the microwave and get yourself a tan." It is one of Al's most renowned original songs. It was also used in The Transformers: The Movie as the theme song for the Junkions, and was later covered by MC Chris in 2007. Dare to Be Stupid 8 "Lasagna" 2:45 "La Bamba" (popularized by Ritchie Valens, though the parody is more likely inspired by Los Lobos' 1987 cover) A song centered largely around Italian and Italian food. Even Worse 9 "I Lost on Jeopardy" 3:26 "Jeopardy" by the Greg Kihn Band. About a man who lost on Jeopardy. Greg Kihn himself appears on the video. "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D 10 "One More Minute" 4:02 Generic doo-wop parody Singer describes the myriad tortures he would sooner endure than spending one more minute with his ex-girlfriend. Yankovic wrote this song about an ex-girlfriend. Her picture can be seen being torn up in the video. Dare to Be Stupid See also
- Greatest Hits Volume II
References
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r82661
- ^ 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:- 1988 greatest hits albums
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