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Polka Party! is the fourth album by song parodist "Weird Al" Yankovic, released in 1986. 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 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) April holidays and events National Poetry Month - in United States National Sexual Assault Awareness Month - in United Other names In Arabic, the month is called أغسطسص ʾUġusṭuṣ or آب ʾĀb; usage varies from place to place and Events in September It is the start of the academic year in many countries in the Northern Hemisphere. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Comedy (from the Greek κωμωδίαkomodia has a popular meaning (any discourse generally intended to amuse especially in Television, Film, and In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Scotti Brothers Records (sometimes spelled Scotti Bros Records) was a California -based Record label founded by Tony and Ben Scotti In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Rick Derringer (born Richard Zehringer, 5 August, 1947, in Fort Recovery Ohio) is an American Guitarist vocalist allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic (ˈjæŋkəvɪk born October 23 1959 is a Grammy Award winning American singer Musician, actor satirist Dare to Be Stupid is the third Album recorded by "Weird Al" Yankovic, released in 1985 Even Worse is the fifth Album by "Weird Al" Yankovic, released in 1988. " Living with a Hernia " is a song by "Weird Al" Yankovic. Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. See also Musical groups established in 1986 Record labels established in 1986 Events January Christmas At Ground Zero is an original song by "Weird Al" Yankovic. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) See also Musical groups established in 1986 Record labels established in 1986 Events January An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic (ˈjæŋkəvɪk born October 23 1959 is a Grammy Award winning American singer Musician, actor satirist See also Musical groups established in 1986 Record labels established in 1986 Events January

This album is known for having three of its four parodies be of theme songs to then-recent movies: Rocky IV ("Living in America" parodied into "Living with a Hernia"), Ruthless People ("Ruthless People" parodied into "Toothless People"), and Short Circuit ("Who's Johnny?" parodied into "Here's Johnny"). Rocky IV is a 1985 Boxing film the fourth and most financially successful movie of the Rocky franchise The 1986 movie Ruthless People is a Black comedy starring Danny DeVito, Bette Midler, Judge Reinhold and Helen Slater Short Circuit is a 1986 comedy Science fiction film starring Ally Sheedy and Steve Guttenberg and directed by

To date, this is Yankovic's lowest-selling album.

Track listing

Track	Title	Length	(Style) Parody of	Description
1	"Living with a Hernia"	3:20	"Living in America" by James Brown	The song is about hernias. " Living with a Hernia " is a song by "Weird Al" Yankovic. " Living in America " is a 1985 Song composed by Dan Hartman and Charlie Midnight and performed by James Brown (Hartman also provided backing vocals James Joseph Brown Jr (May 3 1933 – December 25 2006 commonly referred to as "The Godfather of Soul" the "King of Funk" and "The A hernia is a protrusion of a tissue, structure or part of an organ through the muscular tissue or the membrane by which it is normally contained The video for which was shot on the concert set used in the movie Rocky IV. Rocky IV is a 1985 Boxing film the fourth and most financially successful movie of the Rocky franchise
2	"Dog Eat Dog"	3:42	Style parody of Talking Heads	A loving ode to the corporate fast track. "Dog Eat Dog" is a song by Australian Hard rock band AC/DC. Talking head Talking Heads was an American New Wave band formed in 1974 in New York City and active until 1991 There is a line directly parodying "Once In a Lifetime"; "Sometimes I tell myself, this is not my beautiful stapler. " Once in a Lifetime " is a song by Talking Heads, from their album Remain in Light, Written by David Byrne and Brian Eno Sometimes I tell myself this is not my beautiful chair!"
3	"Addicted to Spuds"	3:50	"Addicted to Love" by Robert Palmer	About a man's obsession for potatoes and potato-related products. " Addicted To Spuds " is a song by "Weird Al" Yankovic. " Addicted to Love " is a song by Robert Palmer. It is the third song on the Riptide album Robert Allen Palmer ( 19 January 1949 – 26 September 2003) born in Batley, Yorkshire, was an English The potato is a Starchy Tuberous crop Vegetable from the perennial Solanum tuberosum of the Solanaceae
4	"One of Those Days"	3:18	Style parody of "Ducks on the Wall" by The Kinks	A song describing horrible things as if they were everyday annoyances. " One of Those Days " is a 2002 song by American R&B singer Whitney Houston, and was the second single from her album Just Whitney The Kinks were an English pop and rock group formed in 1963 and categorised in the US as a British Invasion band Each horrible thing escalates up to global annihilation while more mundane annoyances pop up at different times.
5	"Polka Party!"	3:15	Polka Medley	A polka medley including the following songs: "Sledgehammer" by Peter Gabriel "Sussudio" by Phil Collins "Party All the Time" by Eddie Murphy "Say You, Say Me" by Lionel Richie "Freeway of Love" by Aretha Franklin "What You Need" by INXS "Harlem Shuffle" by The Rolling Stones originally by Bob & Earl "Venus" by Bananarama originally by Shocking Blue "Nasty" by Janet Jackson "Rock Me Amadeus" by Falco "Shout" by Tears for Fears "Papa Don't Preach" by Madonna "Ear Booker Polka" by "Weird Al" Yankovic
6	"Here's Johnny"	3:24	"Who's Johnny" by El DeBarge	The song is an ode to The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson announcer Ed McMahon. 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 " Sledgehammer " is a hit song by Peter Gabriel from his 1986 album So. Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950 in Chobham, Surrey, England) is an English Musician and Songwriter. " Sussudio " is a pop song by Phil Collins, released as a single in February 1985 Philip David Charles Collins, LVO (born 30 January 1951 Chiswick, London) is an English Singer-songwriter, Drummer " Party All the Time " was a single recorded by comic actor Eddie Murphy in 1985, written and produced by Rick James and Kevin Johnston Edward Regan "Eddie" Murphy (born April 3 1961 is an Academy Award -nominated Golden Globe - Screen Actors Guild Award -winning American " Say You Say Me " is a Golden Globe and Academy Award winning song written and recorded by Lionel Richie for the film White Nights Lionel Brockman Richie Jr (born June 20 1949 is an Academy Award and Grammy award-winning American Singer, Songwriter, " Freeway of Love " is a Grammy Award -winning song released as the first single from Aretha Franklin 's 1985 Album Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25 1942 Franklin has had a total of twenty number-one singles on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart, two of which became #1 hits on the " What You Need " is a song recorded by the Australian band INXS. INXS (pronounced "in excess" are an Australian rock and New Wave group " Harlem Shuffle " is an R&B Song originally written and recorded by the duo Bob & Earl in 1963, and covered Bananarama are an English Girl group who have had success on the Shocking Blue was a Dutch rock band from The Hague formed in 1967 " Nasty " is the second single from Janet Jackson 's third studio album Control (1986 Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16 1966 is an American recording artist and entertainer " Rock Me Amadeus " is a 1985 Song by the Austrian pop musician Falco from his album Falco 3. Johann (Hans Hölzel ( February 19, 1957 &ndash February 6, 1998) better known by his stage name Falco, was an Austrian " Shout " is a song by the British band Tears for Fears. Tears for Fears (sometimes informally abbreviated to TFF are " Papa Don't Preach " is the second single by American singer-songwriter Madonna from her 3rd studio album True Blue and was released Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16 1958 known as Madonna, is an American 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 Here's Johnny is a song by parody artist "Weird Al" Yankovic. Eldra Patrick "El" DeBarge (born June 4, 1961) is an American R&B and soul Falsetto Singer, the The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was a late-night talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under the ''Tonight Show'' franchise from 1962 Edward "Ed" Leo Peter McMahon Jr (born March 6 1923 is an American Comedian, Game show host, Announcer, and Television personality
7	"Don't Wear Those Shoes"	3:36	The beginning is a style parody of The Kinks song, "Father Christmas". The Kinks were an English pop and rock group formed in 1963 and categorised in the US as a British Invasion band Father Christmas is a name used in many English speaking countries for the gift-bringing figure of Christmas. The lyrical content is similar to "Blue Suede Shoes" by Carl Perkins	A plea by the singer to his wife not to not wear certain shoes which he can't stand. " Blue Suede Shoes " is a Rock and roll standard written and first recorded by Carl Perkins in 1955. Carl Lee Perkins ( April 9, 1932 &ndash January 19, 1998) was an American pioneer of Rockabilly music a mix of Rhythm She can do all sorts of other really bad things to the singer instead, which he would consider not as bad as wearing those particular shoes.
8	"Toothless People"	3:23	Parody of "Ruthless People" by Mick Jagger	The song focuses around older people who are missing their teeth. Toothless People is a song by "Weird Al" Yankovic. It is a parody of "Ruthless People" by Mick Jagger. The 1986 movie Ruthless People is a Black comedy starring Danny DeVito, Bette Midler, Judge Reinhold and Helen Slater Sir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger, Kt (born 26 July 1943 is a Golden Globe -winning and two-time Grammy -winning English rock
9	"Good Enough for Now"	3:03	Style parody of country love songs	The song is about how the singer's lover, who, while not the best, will do for now. Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. A love song is about falling in love and the happiness it brings
10	"Christmas at Ground Zero"	3:09	Style parody of Christmas novelty songs	Apocalyptic song set to a cheerful Yuletide tune. Christmas At Ground Zero is an original song by "Weird Al" Yankovic. Yule is a winter festival historically celebrated primarily in northern Europe but now celebrated in many other countries in various forms

Personnel

"Weird Al" Yankovic - accordion, glockenspiel, keyboards, vocals, background vocals
Bill Anderson - tenor saxophone
Sonny Burke - piano
James Cox - guitar synthesizer
Rick Derringer - guitar
Dennis Fetchet - fiddle
Gary Herbig - baritone saxophone
Steve Jay - banjo, bass, background vocals
Tommy Johnson - tuba
Warren Luening - trumpet
Joel Peskin - clarinet
Lisa Popeil - background vocals
Pat Regan - synthesizer
John Roarke - voices
Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz - percussion, drums
The Waters Sisters - background vocals
Jim West - guitar, background vocals

Production

Producer: Rick Derringer
Engineer: Tony Papa

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