Actors - "Weird Al" Yankovic

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"Weird Al" Yankovic is the first album by song parodist "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.

Track listing

#"Ricky" (Adamson, Chapman, Chinn, Daniel, Yankovic) - 2:36 #*parody of "Mickey" by Toni Basil and a tribute to I Love Lucy. This was the first Al song to have a music video. #"Gotta Boogie" - 2:14 #*"Disco" genre parody. #"I Love Rocky Road" (Yankovic) - 2:36 #*parody of "I Love Rock And Roll" by Joan Jett, about a flavor of ice cream #"Buckingham Blues" - 3:13 #*Lyrical style imitates John Mellencamp's "Jack & Diane", substituting Prince Charles and Princess Diana #"Happy Birthday" (Yankovic) - 2:28 #*morbid birthday song about the decay of the human race. #"Stop Draggin' My Car Around" - 3:16 #*parody of "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" by Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty #"My Bologna" (Averre, Fieger, Yankovic) - 2:01 #*parody of "My Sharona" by The Knack #"The Check's In The Mail" - 3:13 #*song about general wheeling and dealing among corporate bigwigs. #"Another One Rides The Bus" (Deacon, Yankovic) - 2:40 #*parody of "Another One Bites The Dust" by Queen #"I'll Be Mellow When I'm Dead" - 3:39 #*singer says he will remain hyperactive until the day he dies #"Such A Groovy Guy" - 3:02 #*egocentric singer talks exaggeratingly about himself #"Mr. Frump In The Iron Lung" - 1:54 #*singer has a friend in the hospital dying of lung cancer, and takes the iron lung's noises as statements from the patient

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 Papa

Charts

Album

Singles

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