| Track |
Title |
Length |
(Style) Parody of |
Description |
| 1 |
"Eat It" |
3:21 |
"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. |
| 2 |
"Midnight Star" |
4:35 |
Original |
About supermarket tabloids. |
| 3 |
"The Brady Bunch" |
2:41 |
"The Safety Dance" by Men Without Hats |
About a man's devotion to television and his dislike of the sitcom The Brady Bunch. Also contains a lyrical adaptation of the "Brady Bunch Theme Song". |
| 4 |
"Buy Me a Condo" |
3:45 |
Style parody of "Get Up, Stand Up" and "Buffalo Soldier" by Bob Marley |
About a Jamaican immigrant to America who moves into the suburbs and changes his lifestyle from Rastafarian to yuppie.[citation needed] |
| 5 |
"I Lost on Jeopardy" |
3:28 |
"Jeopardy" by The Greg Kihn Band |
Describes a situation in which the narrator loses spectacularly on the game show Jeopardy!. Greg Kihn has a cameo in the video for this track (parodying his own video for the original song), as well as original Jeopardy! host Art Fleming and musicologist Dr. Demento. Announcer Don Pardo lends his voice to a segment of the song, and appears in the video as well. |
| 6 |
"Polkas On 45" |
4:23 |
Polka Medley |
A polka medley including the following songs:
- "Jocko Homo" by Devo,
- "Smoke on the Water" by Deep Purple,
- "Sex (I'm A...)" by Berlin,
- "Hey Jude" by The Beatles,
- "L.A. Woman" by The Doors,
- "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" by Iron Butterfly,
- "Hey Joe" by Jimi Hendrix,
- "Burning Down the House" by Talking Heads,
- "Hot Blooded" by Foreigner,
- "Bubbles In The Wine" by Lawrence Welk,
- "Every Breath You Take" by The Police,
- "Should I Stay or Should I Go" by The Clash,
- "Jumpin' Jack Flash" by The Rolling Stones, and
- "My Generation" by The Who.
- "Ear Booker Polka" by "Weird Al" Yankovic
The title is a reference to Dutch novelty medley act Stars on 45.
|
| 7 |
"Mr. Popeil" |
4:42 |
Style parody of "Rock Lobster" and "Private Idaho" by The B-52's[citation needed] |
About the inventor Samuel Popeil, his myriad inventions of varying usefulness, and his son Ron's infomercials; one of the backing vocalists on the track is Samuel Popeil's daughter and Ron Popeil's sister, Lisa Popeil. The song was featured prominently in one of Popeil's infomercials for his famous Showtime Rotisserie. |
| 8 |
"King of Suede" |
4:15 |
"King of Pain" by The Police |
About the world's greatest fabric salesman. |
| 9 |
"That Boy Could Dance" |
3:34 |
Original |
About a nerdy kid who becomes the envy of all when he steps on the dance floor. |
| 10 |
"Theme From Rocky XIII (The Rye or the Kaiser)" |
3:37 |
"Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor |
About a washed-up Rocky Balboa, who now runs a deli and occasionally beats up on sides of beef. |
| 11 |
"Nature Trail to Hell" |
5:50 |
"A style parody containing elements of many songs" |
About a fictional slasher film. This song has a backward message that says "Satan eats Cheese Whiz!" |
In "Theme From Rocky XIII", it parodies the Rocky movies by featuring Rocky Balboa in a deli. In the 2006 film Rocky Balboa, Rocky is first shown working at a deli.
