Polka Party!
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| Studio album by "Weird Al" Yankovic | ||
| Released | October 21, 1986 | |
| Recorded | April, August-September 1986 | |
| Genre | Comedy | |
| Length | 34:07 | |
| Label | Scotti Brothers | |
| Producer(s) | Rick Derringer | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| "Weird Al" Yankovic chronology | ||
| Dare To Be Stupid (1985) |
Polka Party! (1986) |
Even Worse (1988) |
Polka Party! is the fourth album by song parodist "Weird Al" Yankovic, released in 1986.
This album is known for having three of its four parodies be of theme songs to then-recent movies (Rocky IV, Ruthless People, and Short Circuit). To date, this is Yankovic's lowest selling album.
[edit] Track listing
- "Living With A Hernia" (Hartman, Midnight, Yankovic) – 3:20
- Parody of "Living in America" by James Brown. The song is, as the title says, about hernias.
- "Dog Eat Dog" (Yankovic) – 3:42
- A style parody of "And She Was" by Talking Heads. A loving ode to the corporate fast track.
- There is also a line parodying "Once In a Lifetime"; "Sometimes I tell myself, this is not my beautiful stapler. This isn't my beautiful chair!"
- "Addicted to Spuds" (Yankovic) – 3:50
- Parody of "Addicted to Love" by Robert Palmer. About a person's obsessive love for all types of potato related foods.
- "One Of Those Days" – 3:18
- A song comparing horrible things to an average, everyday, annoyance.
- A style parody of "Ducks on the Wall" by The Kinks
- "Polka Party!" – 3:15
- It is a polka medley featuring:
- "Sledgehammer" by Peter Gabriel,
- "Sussudio" by Phil Collins,
- "Party All the Time" by Eddie Murphy,
- "Say You, Say Me" by Lionel Richie,
- "Freeway of Love" by Aretha Franklin,
- "What You Need" by INXS,
- "Harlem Shuffle" by The Rolling Stones originally by Bob & Earl,
- "Venus" by Bananarama originally by Shocking Blue,
- "Nasty" by Janet Jackson,
- "Rock Me Amadeus" by Falco,
- "Shout" by Tears for Fears, and
- "Papa Don't Preach" by Madonna.
- with new music by "Weird Al" Yankovic.
- It is a polka medley featuring:
- "Here's Johnny" (Yankovic) – 3:24
- Parody of "Who's Johnny" by El DeBarge. The song is an ode to The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson announcer Ed McMahon
- "Don't Wear Those Shoes" – 3:36
- A plea by the singer to his wife not to not wear certain shoes which he can't stand. She can do all sorts of other really bad things to the singer instead, which he would consider not as bad as wearing those particular shoes.
- It is a style parody of The Kinks song, "Father Christmas".
- "Toothless People" – 3:23
- Parody of "Ruthless People" by Mick Jagger. The song focuses around old people who are missing their teeth.
- "Good Enough For Now" – 3:03
- Style parody of country love songs, stating that his lover, while not the best, will do for now.
- "Christmas At Ground Zero" (Yankovic) – 3:09
- Apocalyptic song set to a cheerful Yuletide tune. This song is a notable entry in Al's generally harmless musical output, as the disturbing lyrics caused this song to be banned from the radio. (But is still a staple of the Dr. Demento Show.)
[edit] Personnel
- "Weird Al" Yankovic - accordion, glockenspiel, keyboards, vocals, background vocals
- Bill Anderson - tenor saxophone
- Sonny Burke - piano
- James Cox - synthesizer guitar
- Rick Derringer - guitar
- Dennis Fetchet - fiddle
- Gary Herbig - baritone saxophone
- Steve Jay - banjo, bass, background vocals
- Tommy Johnson - tuba
- Warren Luening - trumpet
- Joel Peskin - clarinet
- Lisa Popeil - background vocals
- Pat Regan - synthesizer
- John Roarke - voices
- Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz - percussion, drums
- The Waters Sisters - background vocals
- Jim West - guitar, background vocals
[edit] Production
- Producer: Rick Derringer
- Engineer: Tony Papa
| “Weird Al” Yankovic |
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| Band members |
| "Weird Al" Yankovic • Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz • Steve Jay • Jim West • Rubén Valtierra |
| Discography |
| Studio albums: "Weird Al" Yankovic (1983) • "Weird Al" Yankovic In 3-D (1984) • Dare To Be Stupid (1985) • Polka Party! (1986) • Even Worse (1988) • UHF (1989) • Off The Deep End (1992) • Alapalooza (1993) • Bad Hair Day (1996) • Running With Scissors (1999) • Poodle Hat (2003) • Straight Outta Lynwood (2006) |
| List of singles by "Weird Al" Yankovic • List of songs by "Weird Al" Yankovic • Complete discography |
| Filmography |
| Music videos • "Al TV" • The Compleat Al • UHF • "The Weird Al Show" • "Weird Al" Yankovic Live! |
| Related articles |
| Dr. Demento • Parody musicians • Comedy musicians |
