"Eat It" (Jackson, Yankovic) – 3:21
parody of "Beat It" by Michael Jackson, about a parent's exasperating quest to get his son to eat properly. This song is Al's highest-charting single.
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"Midnight Star" (Yankovic) – 4:35
about supermarket tabloids.
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"The Brady Bunch" – 2:41
parody of "Safety Dance" by Men Without Hats, about a man's devotion to television and his dislike of the sitcom The Brady Bunch
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"Buy Me A Condo" (Yankovic) – 3:53
about a Jamaican immigrant to America who moves into the suburbs and changes his lifestyle from Rastafarian to yuppie
style parody of Bob Marley
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"I Lost On Jeopardy" (Kihn, Yankovic) – 3:28
parody of "Jeopardy" by The Greg Kihn Band, in which the narrator loses spectacularly on the game show Jeopardy!
Greg Kihn has a cameo in the video for this track (parodying his own video for the original song), as well as original Jeopardy! host Art Fleming and musicologist Dr. Demento. Announcer Don Pardo lends his voice to a segment of the song, and appears in the video as well.
The Potpourri answer that stumps Al in the video is the mathematical formula for a Lorentz boost.
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"Polkas On 45" (Brown, Yankovic) – 4:20
polka medley of then-current pop music and classic rock tracks; the title is a reference to Dutch novelty medley act Stars on 45
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It is a polka medley featuring:
"Jocko Homo" by Devo,
"Smoke on the Water" by Deep Purple,
"Sex (I'm A...)" by Berlin,
"Hey Jude" by The Beatles,
"L.A. Woman" by The Doors,
"In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" by Iron Butterfly,
"Hey Joe" by Jimi Hendrix,
"Burning Down The House" by Talking Heads,
"Hot Blooded" by Foreigner,
"Bubbles In The Wine" by Lawrence Welk,
"Every Breath You Take" by The Police,
"Should I Stay Or Should I Go" by The Clash,
"Jumpin' Jack Flash" by The Rolling Stones, and
"My Generation" by The Who.
with new music by "Weird Al" Yankovic.
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"Mr. Popeil" (Yankovic) – 4:42
style parody of "Private Idaho" by The B-52's, about the inventor Samuel Popeil, his myriad inventions of varying usefulness, and his son Ron's infomercials; one of the backing vocalists on the track is Ron Popeil's daughter Lisa.
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"King Of Suede" (Yankovic) – 4:15
parody of "King of Pain" by The Police, about a man's shopping mall suede shop
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"That Boy Could Dance" – 3:34
style parody of The Kinks about a nerdy kid who becomes the envy of all when he steps on the dance floor.
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"Theme From Rocky XIII (Rye or the Kaiser)" (Yankovic) – 3:37
parody of "Eye Of The Tiger" by Survivor, about a washed-up Rocky Balboa, who now runs a deli and occasionally beats up on sides of beef
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"Nature Trail To Hell" (Yankovic) – 5:50
about a fictional slasher film; It includes a deliberately-hidden backwards message: if played backwards, the phrase "Satan eats Cheese Whiz" is clearly audible at 2 minutes 8 seconds. Some fans have noted the similarities between portions of this song and Michael Jackson's "Thriller" - a cover version to the tune of "Thriller" allegedly exists.
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