UHF (song)
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| Single by "Weird Al" Yankovic from the album UHF - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff |
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| B-side | "Attack of the Radioactive Hamsters from a Planet near Mars" | ||||
| Released | July 1989 | ||||
| Format | 7", CD, cassette | ||||
| Recorded | February 24, 1989 | ||||
| Genre | Comedy | ||||
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| Label | Scotti Brothers | ||||
| Producer | "Weird Al" Yankovic | ||||
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| UHF track listing | |||||
"UHF" is an original song by "Weird Al" Yankovic in the key of E minor and based on several different riffs. It is the theme song from the film UHF. It is a style parody of themes that are played to advertise television stations. The video parodies other artists and music videos popular during the 1980s, including Guns N' Roses, George Michael, Robert Palmer, Prince, Talking Heads, Peter Gabriel, ZZ Top, Billy Idol, The Beatles, INXS, and Randy Newman.
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[edit] Track listing
[edit] 7" Single
The following tracks are on the 7" single:
- "UHF (Single Version)" – 3:49
- "Attack of the Radioactive Hamsters from a Planet near Mars" – 3:28
The promo single only contains "UHF".
[edit] CD Single
The following tracks are on the CD single:
- "UHF" – 5:10
- "Attack of the Radioactive Hamsters from a Planet near Mars" – 3:28
The promo single only contains "UHF".
[edit] Music Video
The "UHF" music video is a pastiche of several other music videos. The videos parodied in the "UHF" video are:
- "Welcome to the Jungle" by Guns N' Roses (1) and (17)
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- Yankovic and his band are dressed like Guns N' Roses as they perform on a stage similar to the one in the original video.
- "Faith" by George Michael (2)
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- Yankovic is dressed similarly to Michael in the original, but the back of the jacket he wears in the original read "Revenge," while the one in "UHF" reads "Look at my butt".
- "Addicted to Love" by Robert Palmer (3) and (20)
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- The women have glasses and mustaches similar to those of Yankovic.
- "Little Red Corvette" by Prince. (4)
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- Yankovic is dressed similar to Prince and is performing on a stage similar to the one in the original video.
- "Once in a Lifetime" by Talking Heads (5)
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- Yankovic is shown dressed like David Byrne and makes sudden flings of his arm. In the background, we see several Yankovics dancing in perfect synchronization; in the foreground, a large Al is getting further and further out of sync.
- "Sledgehammer" by Peter Gabriel (6) and (13)
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- Both pixilation and stop-motion animation are used. Later, Yankovic sings next to two bumper cars, as in the original video.
- "Legs" by ZZ Top (7) and (18)
- "White Wedding" by Billy Idol (8)
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- Yankovic unwraps a white towel from around himself doing Idol's pattened raised upper lip.
- "Let's Go Crazy" by Prince (9)
- "Your Mother Should Know" by The Beatles, from the film Magical Mystery Tour (10) and (19)
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- Yankovic and the members of his band descend a grand staircase in white tuxedos.
- "Mediate" by INXS, which itself is an homage to Bob Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues". (11)
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- Similar to Yankovic's later video "Bob", the placards that Yankovic tosses read as follows: "Sit", "Stare", "Picture", "Tube", "Brain", "Cottage cheese", and a question mark.
- "I Love L.A." by Randy Newman (12)
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- Al is seen driving down the street in an old convertible with a red-haired woman.
- "When Doves Cry" by Prince (14)
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- Yankovic is shown in a bathtub.
- "Rebel Yell" by Billy Idol (15)
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- Al repeatedly throws punches at the camera. His last punch breaks the lens.
- "Girlfriend Is Better" by Talking Heads, as performed in the concert film Stop Making Sense (16)
