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| Studio album by "Weird Al" Yankovic | |||||
| Released | March 12, 1996 | ||||
| Recorded | Nov-Dec 1994, Nov 1995, Jan 1996. A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic (ˈjæŋkəvɪk born October 23 1959 is a Grammy Award winning American singer Musician, actor satirist Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) | ||||
| Genre | Comedy | ||||
| Length | 38:14 | ||||
| Label | Scotti Brothers | ||||
| Producer | "Weird Al" Yankovic | ||||
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Refused parodies
Yankovic had four main parody ideas that were refused. They include:
- A parody of The Offspring's hit "Come Out and Play" entitled "Laundry Day". The Offspring (sometimes referred to simply as Offspring) are a popular and influential American Yankovic approached The Offspring about recording a parody of their first big hit. They, however, were unimpressed by the song, stating that it was "silly" (The Offspring later allowed Yankovic to record a parody of "Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)", interestingly enough, on his next album). " Pretty Fly (for a White Guy " is a single released by The Offspring, from their 1998 album Americana.
- A parody of The Beatles's hit "Free as a Bird" entitled "Gee I'm a Nerd". The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 " Free as a Bird " is a song performed by The Beatles. Yankovic asked Paul McCartney, a supporter of Yankovic's work, if he could have permission to write and record a parody of "Free as a Bird". McCartney was all for the idea, but because "Free as a Bird" was written by John Lennon, McCartney turned the decision over to Yoko Ono, who denied permission, because it was "too early". John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born born in Tokyo on February 18 1933 is a Japanese Artist and Musician. [1]
- A parody of U2's song "Numb" entitled "Green Eggs and Ham". " Numb " is the third track from U2 's 1993 album Zooropa and was released as the album's first single Yankovic reportedly got permission from U2 to record the song, but permission was denied by the Dr. Seuss estate because the song had "No educational value". Theodor Seuss Geisel (ˈsɔɪs ˈɡaɪzəl March 2 1904 – September 24 1991 was an American Writer and Cartoonist, better known by his pen name [2] Yankovic later settled on a parody of "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" called "Cavity Search". " Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me " is a 1995 single by U2 from the Batman Forever soundtrack album Cavity Search is a song by parody artist "Weird Al" Yankovic.
Track listing
| Track | Title | Length | (Style) Parody of | Description |
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| 1 | "Amish Paradise" (A. " Amish Paradise " is a single by parodist "Weird Al" Yankovic. Ivey, Jr. , L. Sanders, D. Rasheed, S. Wonder, Yankovic) | 3:20 | "Gangsta's Paradise" by Coolio | About an Amish man who raps about his lifestyle. Gangsta's Paradise is the second Album by rapper Coolio, released on November 21, 1995. Artis Leon Ivey Jr (born August 1 1963 better known by his Stage name Coolio, is a Grammy Award -winning American Rapper and The Amish (ˈɑːmɪʃ are members of an Anabaptist Christian denomination best known for Simple living, Plain dress and resisting modern conveniences |
| 2 | "Everything You Know is Wrong" (Yankovic) | 3:48 | Style parody of They Might Be Giants | About an unusual sequence of events, the title being a parody of Firesign Theatre album. They Might Be Giants (commonly abbreviated to TMBG) is an American Alternative rock band which began as a duo of John Flansburgh and John The Firesign Theatre is a Comedy troupe consisting of Phil Austin, Peter Bergman, David Ossman, and Philip Proctor. |
| 3 | "Cavity Search" (Bono, U2, Yankovic) | 4:19 | "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" by U2 | About a man's painful visit to the dentist |
| 4 | "Callin' In Sick" (Yankovic) | 3:40 | A style parody of "Come As You Are" and "Lithium" by Nirvana | About a lazy man feigning illness to skip work. Cavity Search is a song by parody artist "Weird Al" Yankovic. " Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me " is a 1995 single by U2 from the Batman Forever soundtrack album Callin' In Sick is a song by parody artist "Weird Al" Yankovic. |
| 5 | "The Alternative Polka" | 4:50 | Polka Medley | A polka medley including the following alternative rock songs:
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| 6 | "Since You've Been Gone" (Yankovic) | 1:22 | Style parody of Rockapella | Discusses a man's feelings after a break-up, at the end, ironically saying, "I feel almost as bad as I did when you were still here" |
| 7 | "Gump" (Chris Ballew, The Presidents of the United States of America, Yankovic) | 2:10 | Lump by The Presidents of the United States of America | About the story of Forrest Gump. Polka Medleys are the trademark of American Singer, Musician, satirist, Parodist, Songwriter, and Accordionist Polka Medleys are the trademark of American Singer, Musician, satirist, Parodist, Songwriter, and Accordionist " Loser " is a song by the Alternative rock musician Beck. Beck' s birth name was Bek see the sources given This is not a typo and should not be changed without good reason "Sex Type Thing" was the debut single released by the rock band Stone Temple Pilots in 1992 off their Debut album Core Stone Temple Pilots (commonly referred to as " STP " is a Grammy Award -winning American rock band consisting of Scott Weiland " All I Wanna Do " is a song performed by Sheryl Crow and written by David Baerwald Bill Bottrell, Wyn Cooper, Sheryl Crow and Kevin Sheryl Suzanne Crow (born February 11, 1962) is an American Singer-songwriter and Musician. " Closer " (also known as Halo 9) is a song written by Trent Reznor and featured on the 1994 Nine Inch Nails album " Bang and Blame " is a song by the United States Alternative rock group R REM is an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by Michael Stipe ( lead vocals) Peter Buck ( Guitar " You Oughta Know " is a Grammy -winning song written by Alanis Morissette and Glen Ballard, and produced by Ballard for Morissette's third Alanis Nadine Morissette (born June 1 1974 is a Canadian-born Singer-songwriter, Record producer, and Actress. " Bullet with Butterfly Wings " is a song by American Alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. The Smashing Pumpkins are an American Alternative rock band that formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1988 " My Friends " is a song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers and the fourth track on their 1995 album One Hot Minute. Red Hot Chili Peppers are " I'll Stick Around " is the third single released by the Foo Fighters from their self titled debut album Foo Fighters. Foo Fighters is an American Alternative rock and Post-grunge band formed by singer/guitarist Dave Grohl in 1995 " Black Hole Sun " is a song by the American rock band Soundgarden, released in 1994 as the third single from the band's fourth studio album Superunknown " Basket Case " is a song by Green Day from its third album Dookie. Green Day is an American rock trio The " WAY Moby Polka " previously known as " The Ear Booker Polka " and " The Poodle Hat Polka " is a piece of music that is always the Rockapella is an American A cappella musical group best known for their series of Folgers Coffee commercials and the Where in the World is Carmen Gump is a song by "Weird Al" Yankovic. It is a parody of " Lump " by The Presidents of the United States of America and also parodies The Presidents of the United States of America, commonly referred to as simply The Presidents, PotUSA or PUSA, is a Grammy -nominated The Presidents of the United States of America, commonly referred to as simply The Presidents, PotUSA or PUSA, is a Grammy -nominated Forrest Gump (born June 6, 1943 in Greenbow, Alabama) is a fictional character who first appears in the 1986 Eponymous novel |
| 8 | "I'm So Sick of You" (Yankovic) | 3:26 | Style Parody of Elvis Costello. Elvis Costello (born Declan Patrick MacManus 25 August 1954 is an English Musician and Singer-songwriter, with Irish ancestry Chorus lines have a similarity to "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone" by The Monkees | About the singer's girlfriend and her odious personal habits. For the group's self-titled album see The Monkees (album. For the TV series see The Monkees (TV series. |
| 9 | "Syndicated Inc." (Dave Pirner, Yankovic) | 3:54 | "Misery" by Soul Asylum | About a family's devotion to syndicated television. Syndicated Inc is a song by musical artist "Weird Al" Yankovic. " Misery " is a 1995 song performed by the Minneapolis rock band Soul Asylum. Soul Asylum is an American Alternative rock band that formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1983. |
| 10 | "I Remember Larry" (Yankovic) | 3:56 | Style parody of Hilly Michaels, the melody also bears some similarity to "See the Constellation" by They Might Be Giant | About a cruel neighborhood prankster (possibly a bully) named Larry (who performed such cruel gags as poisoning Al's lawn with toxic waste, to chopping Al's car in half), and how much the singer misses him after his death, until it is revealed that Al was the one who murdered him. " I Remember Larry " is an original song by parody artist "Weird Al" Yankovic. Contains a backmasked message at 3:10, "Wow, you must have an awful lot of free time on your hands. " |
| 11 | "Phony Calls" (Organized Noize, Marqueze Etheridge, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, Yankovic) | 3:22 | "Waterfalls" by TLC | About the dangers of prank calling. Phony Calls is a song by artist "Weird Al Yankovic. It is a parody of TLC 's song Waterfalls. " Waterfalls " is a 1995 R&B hit single by female trio TLC off of their sophomore album CrazySexyCool, and the group's TLC was a Grammy Award -winning American Contemporary R&B, hip hop and pop group consisting of Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins A prank call also known as a hoax call, phone scam or phony phone call, is a form of Practical joke committed over the Telephone Contains an audio clip from The Simpsons featuring one of Bart Simpson's many prank calls to Moe's Tavern. Bartholomew J "Bart" Simpson is a character in the animated television series The Simpsons Description Dark and described by Dr Hibbert 's daughter as smelling "like tinkle " the inside of the bar is dank and spare |
| 12 | "The Night Santa Went Crazy" (Yankovic) | 4:03 | Modeled on Soul Asylum's "Black Gold". " The Night Santa Went Crazy " is an original song by "Weird Al" Yankovic. " Black Gold " is a 1993 single performed by the Minneapolis rock band Soul Asylum. Beginning is very close to the beginning to "Mama, I'm Coming Home" by Ozzy Osbourne | A Christmas-themed song about Santa Claus finally snapping and embarking on a killing spree. Santa Claus, also known as Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle, or simply " Santa " is the |
Outtakes
| Song | Length | Release(s) |
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| "Spy Hard" | 2:48 | B-side of "Gump"
Later released as its own single |
| "The Night Santa Went Crazy (Extra Gory Version)" | 4:01 | B-side of "Amish Paradise" |
Notes
- This album was the last one to feature Yankovic's old look (before his LASIK eye surgery), as well as the last to be released under the Scotti Bros. label, before his move to Volcano Records. " Spy Hard " is a song by "Weird Al" Yankovic used as the theme song to the film of the same name. " The Night Santa Went Crazy " is an original song by "Weird Al" Yankovic. " Amish Paradise " is a single by parodist "Weird Al" Yankovic. LASIK or Lasik ( Laser -assisted In situ Keratomileusis) is a type Scotti Brothers Records (sometimes spelled Scotti Bros Records) was a California -based Record label founded by Tony and Ben Scotti Volcano Records is a Record label subsidiary of Sony BMG Music Entertainment 's Zomba Music Group, and controls the Scotti Bros
- "Bad Hair Day" was originally going to be released in 1995, but was later bumped back to 1996 due to production delays.
- On some copies of this album, the copyright is 1994, 1995, and/or 1996.
- In the "Thank You" section of the liner notes, Weezer is thanked in the middle of the list of bands who were sampled for The Alternative Polka, hinting at the relatively unknown fact that Weezer's "Buddy Holly" was originally included (and recorded) in the medley, but had to be physically cut out because Weezer denied permission at the last second. Weezer (ˈwizɚ is an American Alternative rock band from Los Angeles California formed in 1992 " Buddy Holly " is a song by the rock group Weezer, written by Rivers Cuomo. Polka Medleys are the trademark of American Singer, Musician, satirist, Parodist, Songwriter, and Accordionist
Credits
- "Weird Al" Yankovic - accordion, keyboards, background vocals
- Hank Azaria - Voice of Moe Szyslak
- Nancy Cartwright - Voice of Bart Simpson
- Gary Herbig - bass saxophone
- Steve Jay - bass, background vocals
- Tommy Johnson - tuba
- Warren Luening - trumpet
- Joel Peskin - clarinet
- Lisa Popeil - background vocals
- Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz - percussion, drums
- Rubén Valtierra - keyboards
- Jim West - guitar, background vocals
Production
- Producer: "Weird Al" Yankovic
- Engineer: Tony Papa
- Assistant engineer: Colin Sauers
- Mixing: Tony Papa
- Mastering: Bernie Grundman
- Arranger: "Weird Al" Yankovic
- Art direction: Doug Haverty
- Photography: Carl Studna
Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1996 | The Billboard 200 | 14 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1996 | "Amish Paradise" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 53 |
References
- ^ http://www.weirdal.com/aaarchive.htm#0499 Aska Al 1999
- ^ http://www.weirdal.com/aaarchive.htm#0796 Ask Al 1996
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