Achy Breaky Song
| "Achy Breaky Song" | |||||||
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| Single by "Weird Al" Yankovic | |||||||
| from the album Alapalooza | |||||||
| Released | November 1993 | ||||||
| Format | CD single | ||||||
| Recorded | July 16, 1993 | ||||||
| Genre | Comedy, Novelty, Country, Southern Rock | ||||||
| Length | 3:23 | ||||||
| Label | Scotti Brothers | ||||||
| Producer(s) | "Weird Al" Yankovic | ||||||
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"Achy Breaky Song" is a country song by American song parodist "Weird Al" Yankovic, released on his album Alapalooza, parodying the song "Achy Breaky Heart" by Billy Ray Cyrus. The song details a disgruntled listener's disdain for it ("Don't play that song, that achy breaky song..."), as well as several alternatives he would rather endure, rather than having to listen to it anymore. These even include physical torture such as being "tied to a chair and kicked down the stairs".
"Achy Breaky Song" was Yankovic's first single to get considerable airplay on country radio stations.[1][2] The liner notes for the album Alapalooza state that "All songwriting proceeds from Achy Breaky Song will be donated to the United Cerebral Palsy Association." Yankovic stated that this was done because since the song itself was so "mean-spirited" he thought that he might as well donate the money earned to a charitable cause.[3]
The song references Donny & Marie, Barry Manilow, New Kids On The Block, the Village People, Vanilla Ice, the Bee Gees, Debby Boone, ABBA, Slim Whitman, Zamfir, Yoko Ono and Tiffany as other artists he'd rather listen to than this song.
18 years later, Yankovic parodied Cyrus' daughter Miley on the 2011 album Alpocalypse with the song "Party in the CIA", also including torture in the lyrics, a parody of her hit "Party in the U.S.A.".
Track listing
The following tracks are on the promo single:
- "Achy Breaky Song" – 3:23
See also
References
- ↑ Hansen, Barret. Country Corn (liner). California, USA: Rhino Records. http://weirdal.0catch.com/txt/country_corn.html.
- ↑ Hansen, Barret (1994). Permanent Record: Al in the Box (liner). California, USA: Scotti Brothers Records. http://dmdb.org/al/booklet.html.
- ↑ Yankovic, Alfred M. (May 1999). ""Ask Al" Q&As for May, 1999". The Official "Weird Al" Yankovic Web Site. Archived from the original on 24 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-26.