List of songs by "Weird Al" Yankovic
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"Weird Al" Yankovic is a multi-Grammy award winning American musician, satirist, parodist, accordionist, and television producer.
He is known in particular for humorous songs which make fun of popular culture or parody specific songs by contemporary musical acts, or both. His works have earned him three gold and five platinum records in the U.S.
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[edit] Songs on Yankovic's commercially released albums
Yankovic has written hundreds of songs over his entire career; however, listed below are the tracks that have appeared on his commercially released albums. These include his twelve studio albums and five compilation albums.
[edit] Studio albums
- "Weird Al" Yankovic (1983)
- "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D (1984)
- Dare to Be Stupid (1985)
- Polka Party! (1986)
- Even Worse (1988)
- UHF - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff (1989)
- Off the Deep End (1992)
- Alapalooza (1993)
- Bad Hair Day (1996)
- Running with Scissors (1999)
- Poodle Hat (2003)
- Straight Outta Lynwood (2006)
[edit] Compilation albums
- "Weird Al" Yankovic's Greatest Hits (1988)
- Peter and the Wolf (1988)
- The Food Album (1993)
- Permanent Record: Al in the Box (1994)
- Greatest Hits Volume II (1994)
- The TV Album (1995)
[edit] Songs
Each song's listing states the album or albums on which it appears, and whether the song is an original or a parody. Some songs are "style parodies", in which Yankovic attempts to emulate the general sound of a group without directly parodying one of their songs. These are listed as "Original, in the style of ...".
[edit] Songs on other commercially released albums
This is a list of other Yankovic songs that have been released, but do not appear on any of Yankovic's commercially released albums. Some of these albums are out of print, and hard to find.
| Song | Album/s | Original or Parody |
|---|---|---|
| "93Q Station I.D. (I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Zoo)" | 93Q Morning Zoo Greatest Hits Volume One | Parody of "I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues" by Elton John |
| "Babalu Music" | Babalu Music! | Original |
| "Baby Likes Burping" | Dr. Demento's Basement Tapes No. 11 | Parody of "Baby Talks Dirty" by The Knack |
| "The Ballad Of Homer & Marge" | The Simpsons Kiss and Tell: The Story of Their Love DVD | Parody of "Jack & Diane" by John Mellencamp, originally performed on the television series The Simpsons in the episode "Three Gays of the Condo" (episode 1417, production EABF12). The episode originally aired on Sunday, April 13, 2003. |
| "The Ballad Of Kent Marlow" | Safety Patrol VHS | Original. Recorded for the ABC TV movie Safety Patrol, which first aired on March 29, 1998 |
| "Callin' In Sick (Instrumental)" | Gump single | Original |
| "Christmas At Ground Zero (Alternate Mix)" | Headline News single | Original |
| "Dare To Be Stupid (Instrumental)" | Amish Paradise single | Original |
| "Gotta Boogie" (Early Version) | Another One Rides The Bus E.P. and single Dr. Demento's Basement Tapes No. 13 |
Original |
| "I Lost On Jeopardy" (Extended Mix) | I Lost On Jeopardy single | Parody of "Jeopardy" by the Greg Kihn Band. |
| "I Love Rocky Road" (Demo Version) | Dr. Demento's Basement Tapes No. 9 | Parody of "I Love Rock 'N Roll" as performed by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, originally by The Arrows |
| "It's Still Billy Joel To Me" (Demo Version) | Dr. Demento's Basement Tapes No. 5 | Parody of "It's Still Rock And Roll To Me" by Billy Joel |
| "I'll Be Mellow When I'm Dead" (Demo Version B) | Dr. Demento's Basement Tapes No. 3 | Original |
| "Like A Surgeon" (Madonna's "Truth or Dare" version) | "Weird Al" Yankovic Live! DVD | Parody of "Like A Virgin" by Madonna |
| "Mr. Frump In The Iron Lung" (E.P. Version) | Another One Rides The Bus E.P. | Original |
| "The Night Santa Went Crazy (Extra Gory Version)" | Amish Paradise single | Original |
| "Pacman" | Dr. Demento's Basement Tapes No. 4 | Parody of "Tax Man" by The Beatles |
| "Polkamon" | Pokémon: The Movie 2000 soundtrack | Original polka, listing the names of 56 Pokémon; loosely based on a song from the game series, however. |
| "School Cafeteria" | My Bologna single Dr. Demento's Basement Tapes No. 7 (Live version) |
Original |
| "Since You've Been Gone (Karaoke Version)" | Gump single | Original |
| "Spy Hard (Theme From The Motion Picture Spy Hard)" | Spy Hard (Theme From The Motion Picture Spy Hard) single Gump single |
Original |
| "Spy Hard (Theme From The Motion Picture Spy Hard) (Instrumental)" | Gump single | Original |
| "Spy Hard (Theme From The Motion Picture Spy Hard) (Orchestral Mix)" | Gump single | Original |
| "Stop Draggin' My Car Around" (Demo Version B) | Dr. Demento's Basement Tapes No. 10 | Parody of "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" by Stevie Nicks with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers |
| "Take Me Down" | SLO Grown Dr. Demento's Basement Tapes No. 8 SLO Unplugged II: Community Benefit |
Original |
| "Yoda" (Demo Version) | Dr. Demento's Basement Tapes No. 6 | Parody of "Lola" by The Kinks. Lyrics recap the plot of Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. |
| "The Yoda Chant" | "Weird Al" Yankovic Live! VHS and DVD | Original |
| "You Don't Take Your Showers" | Dr. Demento's Basement Tapes No. 14 | Parody of "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" by Neil Diamond & Barbra Streisand |
[edit] Songs not commercially released
This is a list of songs Yankovic has written and performed, but have not been commercially released.
- "12th Street Rag"[5]
- "Albuquerque" (special "fake" version)[5]
- "A Matter Of Crust", a parody of "A Matter of Trust" by Billy Joel[5]
- "Anniversary Song" (Dr. Demento's 15th Anniversary Special) by "Weird Al" and Barnes & Barnes[6]
- "Avocado", parody of "Desperado"[5]
- "Belvedere Cruising"[7]
- "Beverly Hillbillies/Miss You"[5]
- "Born To Be Mild", a parody of "Born To Be Wild" by Steppenwolf[citation needed]
- "Burger King", a parody of "Sister Christian" by Night Ranger[5]
- "Cheerios, Apple Jacks, Cheerios", a parody of "Cheerio, Cherry Lips, Cheerio" by Gordon Wallace (a.k.a. Scrappy Lambert)[citation needed]
- "Chicken Pot Pie", a parody of "Live and Let Die", originally written by Paul McCartney & Wings and re-recorded by Guns N' Roses[5]
- "Close To You"[5]
- "Crampton Comes Alive", a parody of "Do You Feel Like We Do" by Peter Frampton[citation needed]
- "Dead Car Battery Blues"[citation needed]
- "Doctor Doctor", a parody of "Doctor! Doctor!" by The Thompson Twins[5]
- "Don't You Forget About Meat", a parody of "Don't You Forget About Me" by Simple Minds[5]
- "Dueling Accordions"[5]
- "Fast Food", a parody of "Thank U" by Alanis Morissette[5]
- "Fatter", a parody of "Shattered" by The Rolling Stones[8][5]
- "Feel Like Throwing Up", a parody of "Feel Like Making Love"[8][5]
- "Flatbush Avenue", a parody of "Electric Avenue" by Eddy Grant[5]
- "Free Delivery", a parody of "My Heart Will Go On" originally written by James Horner and original performed by Celine Dion[5]
- "Gee I'm A Nerd", a parody of "Free as a Bird" by The Beatles[5]
- "Gravy On You", a parody of "Crazy On You" by Heart[8]
- "Green Eggs & Ham", a parody of "Numb" by U2[5]
- "Hit Me With A Rock", a parody of "Loves Me Like A Rock" by Paul Simon[citation needed]
- "Hot Beets", a parody of "Heartbeat"[5]
- "House Of The Sesame Seed Bun", a parody of "House Of The Rising Sun"[5]
- "If I Could Make Love To A Bottle", a parody of "Time In A Bottle" by Jim Croce[5]
- "I'll Be Mellow When I'm Dead" (Demo Version A)[citation needed]
- "I'm In Love With A Skipper", parody of "I'm N Luv (Wit A Stripper)"[9]
- "I'm Stupid Blues"[5]
- "It's A Gas"[5]
- "It's Still Billy Joel To Me", parody of "It's Still Rock And Roll To Me" by Billy Joel[5]
- "Last Train To Clarksville"[5]
- "Laundry Day", a parody of "Come Out And Play" by The Offspring[5]
- "Leisure Suit Serenade"[citation needed]
- "Love Me Two Times"[5]
- "Make Me Steak #3", a parody of "Mistake #3" by Boy George And The Culture Club[5]
- "Moldy Now", a parody of "Hold Me Now" by The Thompson Twins[5]
- "More Than A Filling", a parody of "More Than a Feeling" by Boston[5]
- "Mr. Frump In The Iron Lung" (Demo Version A)[10]
- "Mr. Frump In The Iron Lung" (Demo Version B with Guitar)[citation needed]
- "Never Met A Person As Wonderful As Me"[citation needed]
- "Nobody Here But Us Frogs"[citation needed]
- "Orgy On My Own"[5]
- "Ode To Joe Franklin"[1]
- "Polka Patterns", written for the math TV show Square One[11]
- "Purple Haze"[5]
- "Rocky Road Hoochie Koo"[5]
- "School Cafeteria" (Demo Version)[12]
- "School's Out"[5]
- "Snack All Night", a parody of "Black Or White" by Michael Jackson[5]
- "Shaving Cream" (with Dr. Demento)[5]
- "Smoke On The Water"[5]
- "Sometimes You Feel Like A Nut", a parody of "Suddenly Last Summer" by The Motels[5]
- "Spameater", a parody of "Maneater"[5]
- "Stop Draggin' My Car Around" (Demo Version A)[citation needed]
- "Stop Draggin' My Car Around" (Demo Version C)[13]
- "Sweet Home Alabama"[5]
- "Take Me To The Liver", a parody of "Take Me To The River" by Talking Heads[8]
- "Take The L Out Of Liver", a parody of "Take The L Out Of Lover" by The Motels[5]
- "Theme From Home Improvement", a parody of "I'll Be There For You" by The Rembrandts[5]
- "We Got The Beef", a parody of "We Got The Beat" by The Go-Go's[5]
- "We Won't Eat Another Hero," a parody of "We Don't Need Another Hero"[5]
- "Whole Lotta Lunch", a parody of "Whole Lotta Love"[5]
- "Whole Lotta Love"[5]
- "Wipeout"[5]
- "Won't Eat Prunes Again", a parody of "Won't Get Fooled Again" by The Who[14]
- "You're Pitiful", a parody of "You're Beautiful" by James Blunt, made available for free on June 8, 2006 at weirdal.com.
- "You Light Up My Life" (punk version)[5]
- A polka medley performed in 1982 including parts of "Are We Not Men?", "Homosapien", "Sex Junkie", "TV O.D.", "Bad Boys Get Spanked", "TV Party", "Janitor", and "People Who Died"[5]
- An extended version of "Polkas On 45" containing parts of "Der Komissar", "Bad Boys Get Spanked", "She Blinded Me With Science", and "Stairway To Heaven"[5]
[edit] Misattribution and imitators
Because Yankovic is arguably the most successful parody artist, songs posted to file sharing networks are often misattributed to him due to their humorous subject matter. Much to the disdain of Yankovic, this includes songs that are racist, sexually explicit, or otherwise offensive. A young listener who had heard several of these offensive tracks by way of a file sharing service confronted Yankovic online, threatening a boycott due to his supposedly explicit lyrics.[15]
Yankovic cites these misattributions as "his real beef with P2P sites:"
If you do a search for my name on any one of those sites, I guarantee you that about half of the songs that come up will be songs I had absolutely nothing to do with. That particularly bothers me, because I really try to do quality work, and I also try to maintain a more-or-less family-friendly image – and some of these songs that are supposedly by me are just … well, vulgar and awful. I truly think my reputation has suffered in a lot of people's minds because of all those fake Weird Al songs floating around the Internet.[2]
A list of songs not by Yankovic can be found at The Not Al List. Alternatively, a list of all commercially released songs recorded by Yankovic can be found on his website's Recording Dates Page.
[edit] References
The style parody artists for Straight Outta Lynwood are thanked in the "Special thanks to..." page of the album's booklet.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Ask Al. weirdal.com. Retrieved on 2006-11-04.
- ^ a b "Don't not download this song". Retrieved on 2007-12-17.
- ^ "Ask Al" Q&As for July/August, 1996. Retrieved on 2007-02-04.
- ^ Blashfield studio. blashfieldstudio.com. Retrieved on 2006-11-04.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax "Weird Al" Yankovic: Concert Setlists. weirdal.com. Retrieved on 2006-11-07.
- ^ The Dr. Demento Show #85-46 - November 17, 1985. Retrieved on 2006-11-07.
- ^ Permanent Record: Al In The Box. Retrieved on 2006-10-07.
- ^ a b c d The Dr. Demento Show #79-48 - December 2, 1979. Retrieved on 2006-11-07.
- ^ Weird Al Performance at Wollongong, 14-03-07. Retrieved on 2007-03-27.
- ^ The Dr. Demento Show #78-4 - March 19, 1978. Retrieved on 2006-11-07.
- ^ "Ask Al" Q&As for December, 1999. Retrieved on 2006-11-07.
- ^ The Dr. Demento Show #110 - September 5, 1976. Retrieved on 2006-11-07.
- ^ The Dr. Demento Show #81-41 - October 11, 1981. Retrieved on 2006-11-07.
- ^ The Dr. Demento Show #97-36 - September 7, 1997. Retrieved on 2006-11-07.
- ^ "Ask Al" Q&As for October 2, 2005. Retrieved on 2006-08-24.
[edit] External links
- Alsongs is an extensive collection of Weird Al lyrics.
- The Not Al Page attempts to list tracks which are often wrongly attributed to Weird Al and discover their true origins.
- "Weird Al" Yankovic Songography is a comprehensive list "Weird Al" Yankovic songs and availability.
- Weird Al Wiki's Complete Song List - A Complete List of songs, by date, on the fan-made "Weird Al Wiki."
| “Weird Al” Yankovic |
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| Band members |
| "Weird Al" Yankovic • Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz • Steve Jay • Jim West • Rubén Valtierra |
| Discography |
| Studio albums: "Weird Al" Yankovic (1983) • "Weird Al" Yankovic In 3-D (1984) • Dare To Be Stupid (1985) • Polka Party! (1986) • Even Worse (1988) • UHF (1989) • Off The Deep End (1992) • Alapalooza (1993) • Bad Hair Day (1996) • Running With Scissors (1999) • Poodle Hat (2003) • Straight Outta Lynwood (2006) |
| List of singles by "Weird Al" Yankovic • List of songs by "Weird Al" Yankovic • Complete discography |
| Filmography |
| Music videos • "Al TV" • The Compleat Al • UHF • "The Weird Al Show" • "Weird Al" Yankovic Live! |
| Related articles |
| Singles • Songs • Songs Parodied • Dr. Demento • Music videos • Parody musicians • Comedy musicians |
