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"Weird Al" Yankovic is the eponymous debut album by "Weird Al" Yankovic, released in 1983. Unlike later albums, all the songs on this album were performed on accordion, without an attempt to duplicate the original song's orchestration.

Unused parodies

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Yankovic had two parody ideas that didn't make the final cut:

• A parody of John Mellencamp's hit "Jack and Diane" entitled The Ballad of Chuck and Diane. Mellencamp was fine with the idea of a parody. However Yankovic, upon hearing there was going to be a movie based on the song, changed the song into an original to avoid legal trouble. (The movie, however, never got off the ground.) The new song was called "Buckingham Blues. He eventually parodied the song for his guest appearance on The Simpsons, as Homer and Marge"

• A parody of The Kinks' hit "Lola" entitled Yoda. Attempting to get permissions from George Lucas and from The Kinks delayed the release by about five years. Eventually, the song's publishers turned him down. By chance, one day Yankovic met Ray Davies, of The Kinks, and when Al asked Ray why he turned down permission to parody the song, Davies said that he had never been asked about it. Davies then gave Yankovic permission. "Yoda" was later released on Yankovic's third studio album.

Track listing

Cover

• The cover is a parody of the Frank Zappa Over-Nite Sensation album cover. All the things on the cover reference the songs on the album. They include:
  • "Ricky" - The TV to the right of his bed says "I Love Lucy".
  • "Gotta Boogie" - Disco ball is in the top righthand corner.
  • "I Love Rocky Road" - The dresser in the bottom righthand corner has a sticker that reads "I ♥ ROCKY ROAD", a large tub of ice cream is seen on the dresser, and a poster in the background shows Joan Jett holding two ice cream cones.
  • "Buckingham Blues" - There is an issue of Time Magazine on the floor with Charles' and Diana's photo on the cover. Behind Al's nightstand there is a double-decker bus and Big Ben on a poster. Also Polo equipment can be seen leaning against the nightstand.
  • "Happy Birthday" - Below the left side of his bed on the floor there is a party hat and a piece of cake. Also there are beer cans in various locations in the room referring to a line in the song.
  • "Stop Draggin' My Car Around" - Two hands and a steering wheel are coming out from under his bed.
  • "My Bologna" - In the bottom righthand corner of his bed, there is bologna hanging over the end of his bed as well as bologna in the lower edge of the cover. A package of Oscar Mayer bologna is also seen hanging on the closet door.
  • "The Check's In The Mail" - Behind the TV, there is a mailbox.
  • "Another One Rides The Bus" - Below the left side of his bed on the floor there is a miniature bus, as well as a Queen poster to the left of his head.
  • "I'll Be Mellow When I'm Dead" - A Big Mac is seen on the bed, a reference to one of the lines in the song.
  • "Such A Groovy Guy" - Sunglasses are seen on the nightstand, a reference to one of the lines in the song.
  • "Mr. Frump In The Iron Lung" - On the right side of his bed it shows a head (perhaps Mr. Frump's) in an iron lung.

Personnel

• "Weird Al" Yankovic - accordion, Vocals, background vocals
• William K. Anderson - harmonica, saxophone, background vocals
• Richard Bennett - banjo, guitar, ukulele, background vocals
• Zaidee Cole - background vocals
• Rick Derringer - guitar, background vocals
• Dr. Demento - background vocals
• Steve Jay - bass, background vocals
• Tress MacNeille - Lucy
• Joan Manners - background vocals
• Joel Miller - bongos, conga
• Dorothy Remsen - harp
• Rick & Bubba - background vocals
• Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz - percussion, drums, background vocals
• Dawn Smithey - background vocals

Production

• Producer: Rick Derringer
• Engineers: Peter Kelsey, Tony Papaa

Charts

Album

Singles

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