The TV Album
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| Compilation album by "Weird Al" Yankovic | ||
| Released | November 7, 1995 | |
| Recorded | contains songs recorded from 1983 through 1993 | |
| Genre | Comedy | |
| Label | Scotti Brothers | |
| "Weird Al" Yankovic chronology | ||
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| Greatest Hits Volume II (1994) |
The TV Album (1995) |
Bad Hair Day (1996) |
The TV Album is a compilation CD of songs by "Weird Al" Yankovic that features songs about television and TV shows. Yankovic released a similar album called The Food Album that contained songs about food.
Thanks to a merchandising deal with Muchmusic, this album was released in Canada under the name The MuchMusic TV Album.
[edit] Track listing
- "Bedrock Anthem" (Flea, Frusciante, Kiedis, Chad Smith, Yankovic) – 3:43
- About The Flintstones, spoofing "Under the Bridge" and "Give it Away" by the Red Hot Chili Peppers
- "I Can't Watch This" (Alonzo Miller, M.C. Hammer, James, Yankovic) – 3:31
- Spoof of M.C. Hammer's "U Can't Touch This"
- "Frank's 2000" TV" (Yankovic) – 4:07
- "Money For Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies" (Mark Knopfler, Paul Henning, Sting, Yankovic) – 3:14
- A song about the Beverly Hillbillies to the tune of "Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits
- "Ricky" (Daniel, Adamson, Mike Chapman(?), Nicky Chinn, Yankovic) – 2:37
- About I Love Lucy, spoofing "Mickey" by Tony Basil
- "Talk Soup" (Yankovic) – 4:25
- "Here's Johnny" (Yankovic) – 3:25
- A tribute Ed McMahon from the The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, spoofing "Who's Johnny" by El DeBarge
- "The Brady Bunch" (??) – 2:41
- About The Brady Bunch, spoofing "The Safety Dance" by Men Without Hats
- "Cable TV" (Yankovic) – 3:38
- "I Lost on Jeopardy" (Greg Kihn, Yankovic) – 3:29
- Spoof of "Jeopardy" by the Greg Kihn Band
- "UHF" (Yankovic) – 5:08
Since the release of The TV Album, Yankovic has released additional television-related songs, such as "Syndicated Inc." from Bad Hair Day, "The Weird Al Show Theme" and "Jerry Springer", both from Running With Scissors, and "Couch Potato" from Poodle Hat.
| “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 |
