"I'll Be Mellow When I'm Dead" is a rejection of the stereotypical attitudes and accoutrements of the hippie/ yuppie lifestyles. This is the original 1980 recording from The Dr. " Another One Rides the Bus" is a parody of " Another One Bites the Dust" by Queen the narrator laments about a crowded public bus. "The Check's in the Mail" parodies business-related prevarications, exampling avoidance, litigation, and the titular payment delay. This is a re-recording of the song the original Capitol Records single version would not appear on a "Weird Al" album until the 1994 box set Permanent Record: Al in the Box. " My Bologna" is a parody of " My Sharona" by the Knack the narrator talks about his obsession with bologna sausage. Hill, and " Birthday" by The Beatles-Yankovic decided to write his own "severely twisted version of one." "Stop Draggin' My Car Around" is a parody of " Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" by Stevie Nicks the lament of an otherwise " cool guy" forced to repeatedly save his 1964 Plymouth car from impoundment due to illegal parking, shame, and non-payment. Only seeing two popular birthday songs at the time-" Happy Birthday to You" by Patty and Mildred J. The song is a morbidly depressing birthday song detailing ails of the world, including poverty, nuclear holocaust, and eventual solar cataclysm. "Happy Birthday" is a style parody of Tonio K, one of Yankovic's favorite artists. Answering a fan in 1998, Yankovic replied that he would not rewrite and rerecord the song in light of the death of Diana. Yankovic considered tweaking the "Jack & Diane" melody to avoid the song being a true parody, but decided against it and later rewrote it as an original song.
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Originally, the song was going to be a parody of " Jack & Diane" by John Mellencamp worried about spoiling a Jack and Diane movie deal, Mellencamp shot down the parody. "Buckingham Blues" is a blues song satirizing the socialite lifestyle of the Prince and Princess of Wales (Prince Charles and Diana). " I Love Rocky Road" is a parody of Arrows' " I Love Rock 'n' Roll" made famous by Joan Jett in the song the narrator expresses feelings about the titular ice cream flavor. "Gotta Boogie" is a play on words discussing a man with a " boogie" on his finger and his quandary therein. " Ricky" is a parody of " Mickey" by Toni Basil an ode to I Love Lucy with Yankovic performing as Ricky and Tress MacNeille as Lucy. "Weird Al" Yankovic is the only album in Yankovic's discography to use the accordion in every song in subsequent albums it is only used where deemed appropriate or wholly inappropriate for comedic effect.
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts' version of " I Love Rock 'n' Roll" is parodied on the album. Demento Show, and the last two songs (" Ricky" and "Buckingham Blues") would be recorded at Scotti Brothers' own studios in Santa Monica, California in February 1983. Scotti Brothers Records' contract planned an April 1983 release date for a twelve-track album: "I Love Rocky Road" and eight other tracks were already recorded, " Another One Rides the Bus" would be the original 1980 live recording from The Dr. to offer a contract for Yankovic's first album. The positive furor over the KIQQ playtest provided Dowd with the leverage needed to convince Scotti Bros. At the same time, Rock 'n Roll Records president Tad Dowd had been trying to convince parent company Scotti Brothers Records to sign the 22-year-old Yankovic.
Impressing the program director of the Top 40 station, he played it immediately "I Love Rocky Road" was one of the most-requested songs by the next day. "Weird Al" Yankovic, speaking with Bob Boilen on All Songs Considered in 2006 Īfter encountering difficulty picking up a record label for the first-time album, Jay Levey (a Los Angeles artists' manager) provided KIQQ-FM with a copy of "I Love Rocky Road". Critically, the album received a lukewarm reception, with many reviewers feeling that Yankovic was a throw-away act who would not be able to overcome the stigma of a novelty record. Yankovic's trademark instrument-the accordion-is used on all songs featured on the album.įueled by the underground success of the singles " My Bologna" and " Another One Rides the Bus", the album charted at No. Nearly half of the album is made up of parodies based on the works of Toni Basil, Joan Jett, Stevie Nicks, the Knack and Queen.
Mostly recorded in March 1982, the album was released by Rock 'n Roll Records as an LP and on Compact Cassette in 1983.Ĭonsisting of five direct parodies and seven original songs, "Weird Al" Yankovic parodies pop and rock music of the late 1970s and early 1980s, and satirizes American culture and experiences of the same time period. The album was the first of many produced by former The McCoys guitarist Rick Derringer. "Weird Al" Yankovic is the debut album by American parodist Alfred "Weird Al" Yankovic.
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