Freedom of Choice is the third studio album by the American new wave band Devo,released in May 1980 on Warner Bros. Records. The album contained their biggest hit,"Whip It",which hit No. 8 and No. 14 on the Billboard Club Play Singles and Pop Singles charts,respectively. Freedom of Choice peaked at No. 22 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart.
Dare to Be Stupid is the third studio album by the American parody musician "Weird Al" Yankovic,released on June 18,1985. The album was one of many Yankovic records produced by former McCoys guitarist Rick Derringer. Recorded between August 1984 and March 1985,the album was Yankovic's first studio album released following the success of 1984's In 3-D,which included the Top 40 single "Eat It".
Al TV is an American comedy television series created by and starring singer-songwriter "Weird Al" Yankovic that aired as periodic specials on MTV and VH1,beginning in 1984.
"Amish Paradise" is a 1996 single by satirist "Weird Al" Yankovic. It is a parody of the hip hop song "Gangsta's Paradise" by Coolio featuring L.V.. Featured on the album Bad Hair Day,it turns the original "Gangsta's Paradise",in which the narrator laments his dangerous way of life,on its head by presenting an Amish man praising his relatively plain and uncomplicated existence.
Polka Party! is the fourth studio album by the American parody musician "Weird Al" Yankovic,released on October 21,1986. The album was produced by former The McCoys guitarist Rick Derringer. Recorded between April and September 1986,the album was Yankovic's follow-up to his successful 1985 release,Dare to Be Stupid. The album's lead single,"Living With a Hernia",failed to chart.
Oh,No! It's Devo is the fifth studio album by American new wave band Devo,released in 1982 by Warner Bros. Records. The album was recorded over a period of four months,between May and September 1982,at Cherokee Studios in Hollywood,Los Angeles,and was produced by Roy Thomas Baker.
"Whip It" is a song by American new wave band Devo from their third studio album Freedom of Choice (1980). It is a new wave and synth-pop song that features a synthesizer,electric guitar,bass guitar,and drums in its instrumentation. The apparently nonsensical lyrics have a common theme revolving around the ability to deal with one's problems by "whipping it". Co-written by bassist Gerald Casale and lead vocalist Mark Mothersbaugh,Devo recorded "Whip It" with producer Robert Margouleff at the Record Plant in Los Angeles.
Gerald Vincent Casale is an American musician. He came to prominence in the late 1970s as co-founder,co-lead vocalist and bass player of the new wave band Devo,which released a top 20 hit in 1980 with the single "Whip It". Casale is the main lyricist and one of the primary composers of Devo's music,as well as the director of most of the band's music videos. He is one of only two members who have been with Devo throughout its entire history. Casale's brother Bob also performed with the band.
Q:Are We Not Men? A:We Are Devo! is the debut studio album by the American new wave band Devo. It was originally released in August 1978 on Warner Bros. in the North America and Virgin Records in Europe. Produced by Brian Eno,the album was recorded between October 1977 and February 1978,primarily in Cologne,West Germany.
DEVO Live 1980 is a live album and video DualDisc release by American new wave band Devo,released by Target Video in 2005.
"Jocko Homo" is the B-side to Devo's first single,"Mongoloid",released in 1977 on Devo's own label,Booji Boy Records and later released in the UK on Stiff Records. The song was re-recorded as the feature song for Devo's first album,Q:Are We Not Men? A:We Are Devo! on Warner Bros. Records in 1978. The original version peaked at No. 62 on the UK Singles Chart.
"Weird Al" Yankovic's Greatest Hits is a compilation album of parody and original songs by "Weird Al" Yankovic,featuring his best known songs from his first five studio albums,all of which were released in the 1980s. "Weird Al" Yankovic's Greatest Hits was met with mostly positive reviews from critics,with Heather Phrase of AllMusic noting that it provided a good overview of the early part of Yankovic's career. Despite this,the album failed to chart upon release,and ranks as one of Yankovic's lowest-selling records.
"Ricky" is a 1983 song by American parody artist "Weird Al" Yankovic,duetting with voice actress Tress MacNeille. It is a parody of the 1982 song "Mickey" by Toni Basil,which itself,is a cover of Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn's "Kitty" recorded by Racey. The song focuses on Lucy and Ricky Ricardo in 1950's sitcom I Love Lucy,and their general discussions and hobbies within the show. "Ricky" was one of the last two tracks added to ""Weird Al" Yankovic",in order to fill out the length for an LP record and was recorded at "Scotti Brothers Records".
"Like a Surgeon" is a song recorded by "Weird Al" Yankovic that appears as the opening track on his third studio album,Dare to Be Stupid (1985). It was released as the album's second single on June 4,1985,by Scotti Brothers Records. It was issued as a 7",12",and picture disc. A parody of the pop song "Like a Virgin" by Madonna,its lyrics describe a hospital environment,with the same melody as Madonna's original. The track was written by Yankovic,Tom Kelly and Billy Steinberg,the latter two are credited as co-writers due to the "Like a Virgin" sample. Madonna came up with the parody's title,an act Yankovic generally discourages. Rick Derringer served as the executive producer.
"Jurassic Park" is a parody of Richard Harris's version of Jimmy Webb's song "MacArthur Park",written and performed by "Weird Al" Yankovic;it was released both as a single and as part of Yankovic's Alapalooza album in October 1993. "Jurassic Park" was penned by Yankovic after he remembered the enjoyment he had when he combined a classic rock track with a recent movie theme with his 1985 song "Yoda". Yankovic decided to combine the plot of the recent movie Jurassic Park—a film about a park on a fictional island where geneticists have succeeded in cloning dinosaurs—with the classic Richard Harris track "MacArthur Park".
DEV-O Live is a live EP by American new wave band Devo. It was recorded during the Freedom of Choice tour on August 16,1980,at the Fox Warfield Theatre in San Francisco.
The "Weird Al" Yankovic Video Library is a VHS release of most of "Weird Al" Yankovic music videos to date.
"White &Nerdy" is the second single from "Weird Al" Yankovic's album Straight Outta Lynwood,which was released on September 26,2006. It parodies the song "Ridin'" by Chamillionaire and Krayzie Bone. The song both satirizes and celebrates nerd culture,as recited by the subject,who cannot "roll with the gangstas" because he is "just too white and nerdy". It includes many references to activities stereotypically associated with nerds and/or white people,such as collecting comic books and action figures,being fluent in JavaScript and Klingon,editing Wikipedia,and playing Dungeons &Dragons.
B Stiff is the first EP by American new wave band Devo,released in 1978 by Stiff Records.
Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic is an American comedy musician,writer,and actor. He is best known for writing and performing comedy songs that often parody specific songs by contemporary musicians. He also performs original songs that are style pastiches of the work of other acts,as well as polka medleys of several popular songs,most of which feature his trademark accordion.
