by Weird Al Yancovich
Description: Alfred Matthew Yankovic – better known as 'Weird Al' - is the foremost song parodist of the MTV era. He has carried the torch of musical humour more proudly and more successfully than any other performer of the last 30 years. In the world of novelty records - a genre noted for its extensive back catalogue of flashes-in-the-pan and one-hit wonders - Yankovic is king, scoring smash after smash over the course of an enduring career which has found him topically mocking everything from new wave to gangsta rap.
Eat It (1984) and Smells Like Nirvana (1992) were his two hit singles in the UK and which both played on the music phenomenon of their time. However, many other parodies on this 38 track career-spanning collection, personally selected by Al himself, will be familiar to the British audience. Another One Rides The Bus (Queen), Yoda (The Kinks’ Lola), Like A Surgeon (Madonna), Fat (Michael Jackson’s Bad and for which the video won a Grammy), Bedrock Anthem (a Red Hot Chili Peppers’ mash up), Jurassic Park (MacArthur Park), Amish Paradise (Coolio), Gump (Lump), It’s All About The Pentiums (Puffy), The Saga Begins (American Pie), eBay (Backstreet Boys), Canadian Idiot (Green Day), Trapped in The Drive-Thru (R Kelly) and the most recent track, which benefitted significantly in the UK from exposure on the internet in 2006, White & Nerdy, will all strike a chord.
Track listing for The Essential Weird Al Yankovic:
| Track | Song title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01. | Another One Rides The Bus | [02:35] | Buy MP3:    |
| 02. | Polkas On 45 | [04:19] | Buy MP3: |
| 03. | Eat It | [03:20] | Buy MP3: |
| 04. | I Lost On Jeopardy | [03:27] | Buy MP3: |
| 05. | Yoda | [03:56] | Buy MP3: |
| 06. | One More Minute | [04:03] | Buy MP3: |
| 07. | Like A Surgeon | [03:30] | Buy MP3: |
| 08. | Dare To Be Stupid | [03:24] | Buy MP3: |
| 09. | Dog Eat Dog | [03:42] | Buy MP3: |
| 10. | Lasagna | [02:46] | Buy MP3: |
| 11. | Melanie | [03:58] | Buy MP3: |
| 12. | Fat | [03:36] | Buy MP3: |
| 13. | UHF | [03:49] | Buy MP3: |
| 14. | The Biggest Ball Of Twine In Minnesota | [06:47] | Buy MP3: |
| 15. | Trigger Happy | [03:46] | Buy MP3: |
| 16. | Smells Like Nirvana | [03:44] | Buy MP3: |
| 17. | You Don't Love Me Any More | [04;01] | Buy MP3: |
| 18. | Bedrock Anthem | [03:41] | Buy MP3: |
| 19. | Frank's 2000 | [04:04] | Buy MP3: |
| 20. | Jurassic Park | [03:55] | Buy MP3: |
| 21. | Since You've Been Gone | [01:23] | Buy MP3: |
| 22. | Amish Paradise | [03:19] | Buy MP3: |
| 23. | Gump | [02:10] | Buy MP3: |
| 24. | Everything You Know Is Wrong | [03:47] | Buy MP3: |
| 25. | The Night Santa Went Crazy | [04:01] | Buy MP3: |
| 26. | Your Horoscope For Today | [03:58] | Buy MP3: |
| 27. | It's All About The Pentiums | [03:34] | Buy MP3: |
| 28. | The Saga Begins | [05:29] | Buy MP3: |
| 29. | Albuquerque | [11:23] | Buy MP3: |
| 30. | Ebay | [03:35] | Buy MP3: |
| 31. | Bob | [02:29] | Buy MP3: |
| 32. | Hardware Store | [03:44] | Buy MP3: |
| 33. | I'll Sue Ya | [03:51] | Buy MP3: |
| 34. | Canadian Idiot | [02:23] | Buy MP3: |
| 35. | Pancreas | [03:48] | Buy MP3: |
| 36. | Don't Download This Song | [03:54] | Buy MP3: |
| 37. | White & Nerdy | [03:50] | Buy MP3: |
| 38. | Trapped In The Drive-Thru | [10:51] | Buy MP3: |
