2004-07-18 01:59:20 GMT
I was surprised that the king of parody, Weird Al Yankovic "Weird Al" Yankovic has very little of his music listed in this database. I must change this!
> Resource outlining Weird Al's parody influences http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/1583/albums.html
> Official site's record release dates http://www.weirdal.com/catalog.htm
self-titled (1983)"Weird Al" Yankovic
{+Ricky+}(parody of "Micky" by Toni Basil)
{+I Love Rocky Road+}(parody of "I Love Rock And Roll" by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts) I Love Rock & Roll
{+Stop Draggin' My Car Around+}(parody of "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" by Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
{+My Bologna+}(parody of "My Sharona" by the Knack) My Sharona
"Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D (1984)
{+Eat It+}(parody of "Beat It" by Michael Jackson) Beat it
{+The Brady Bunch+}(parody of "Safety Dance" by Men Without Hats) Safety Dance
{+I Lost On Jeopardy+}(parody of "Jeopardy" by Greg Kihn)
{+King Of Suede+}(parody of "King Of Pain" by The Police)
{+Theme From Rocky XIII+}(parody of "Eye Of The Tiger" by Survivor)
Dare To Be Stupid (1985)Dare to Be Stupid
{+I Want A New Duck+}(parody of "I Want A New Drug" by Huey Lewis & the News)
{+Yoda+}(parody of "Lola" by the Kinks)
{+George Of The Jungle+}(parody of the TV theme)
> Original song info http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300
Polka Party! (1986)
{+Living With A Hernia+}(parody of "Living In America" by James Brown)
{+Addicted To Spuds+}(parody of "Addicted To Love" by Robert Palmer) Addicted to Love
{+Here's Johnny+}(parody of "Who's Johnny" by El DeBarge)
{+Toothless People+}(parody of "Ruthless People" by Mick Jagger)
UHF - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack And Other Stuff (1989)UHF - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff
{+Isle Thing+}(parody of "Wild Thing" by Tone Loc)
> Parody lyrics http://www.com-www.com/weirdal/islething.html
{+She Drives Like Crazy+}(parody of "She Drives Me Crazy" by Fine Young Cannibals) She Drives Me Crazy
{+Spam+}(parody of "Stand" by R.E.M.)
Off The Deep End (1992)Off the Deep End
{+I Can't Watch This+}(parody of "U Can't Touch This" by MC Hammer) U Can't Touch This
{+The White Stuff+}(parody of "You Got It (The Right Stuff)" by New Kids On The Block)
{+Taco Grande+}(parody of "Rico Suave" by Gerado)
{+The Plumbing Song+}(parody of "Baby Don't Forget My Number" and "Blame It On The Rain" by Millie Vanllie)
Greatest Hits - Volume II (1994)
{+Headline News+}(parody of "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" by Crash Test Dummies)
Bad Hair Day (1996)
{+Amish Paradise+}(parody of "Gangsta's Paradise"by Coolio) Gangsta's paradise
{+Cavity Search+}(parody of "Hold Me, Kiss Me, Thrill Me, Kill Me" by U2)
{+Gump+}(parody of "Lump" by The Presidents Of The USA)
{+Syndicated Inc.+}(parody of "Misery" by Soul Asyulm)
{+Phony Calls+}(parody of "Waterfalls" by TLC)
Running With Scissors (1999)
{+The Saga Begins+}(parody of "American Pie" by Don McLean) American Pie
{+Pretty Fly (For A Rabbi)+}(parody of "Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)") by the Offspring)
{+Jerry Springer+}(parody of "One Week" by Barenaked Ladies)
{+It's All About The Pentiums+}(parody of "It's All About the Benjamins" by P. Diddy) It's All About the Benjamins
{+Grapefruit Diet+}(parody of "Zoot Suit Riot" by Cherry Poppin' Daddies)
Poodle Hat (2003)(not listed on that site I referenced above, so this info is from the album insert; I'm including the original song's writers)
{+Couch Potato+}(parody of "Lose Yourself" by Eminem, written by Jeffery Bass/Marshall B. Mathers III(Eminem)/Luis Edgardo Resto, 8 Mile Style Publishing[BMI])
{+Trash Day+}(parody of "Hot In Herre" by Nelly, written by Cornell Haynes/Pharell Williams/Chuck Brown, BMG Songs, Inc.[ASCAP]/Jackie Frost Music[ASCAP])
{+A Complicated Song+}(parody of "Complicated" by Avril Lavigne, written by Avril Ramona Lavigne/Lauren Christy/Scott Alspach/Graham Edwards, Almo Music Corp.[ASCAP]/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. obo itself Mr. Spock Music, Rainbow Fish, & Ferry Hills Songs [BMI]) Complicated
{+Ode To A Superhero+}(parody of "Pianoman" by Billy Joel, written by Billy Joel, JoelSongs [BMI])
{+eBay+}(parody of "I Want It That Way" by Backstreet Boys, written by Max Martin/Andreas Carlsson, Zomba Enterprises Inc.[ASCAP]) I Want It That Way
When I feel up to it, I'll get REALLY nitty gritty: I'ma post the song influences for all of his POLKAS. Ohhh yeah.