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The Essential "Weird Al" Yankovic

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© 2009 RCA/Jive Label Group, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment. ℗ 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2006, 2009 RCA/Jive Label Group, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment. Distributed by/Distribué par Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc. This package consists of previously released material. Includes a staple bound 24-page booklet with liner notes, track list, credits and photos. Track 1-1: ℗ 1983 RCA/JIVE Label Group Tracks 1-2 to 1-4: ℗ 1984 RCA/JIVE Label Group Tracks 1-5 to 1-8: ℗ 1985 RCA/JIVE Label Group Track 1-9: ℗ 1986 RCA/JIVE Label Group Tracks 1-10 to 1-12: ℗ 1988 RCA/JIVE Label Group Tracks 1-13 and 1-14: ℗ 1989 RCA/JIVE Label Group Tracks 1-15 to 1-17: ℗ 1992 RCA/JIVE Label Group Tracks 1-18 to 1-20: ℗ 1993 RCA/JIVE Label Group Tracks 2-1 to 2-5: ℗ 1996 RCA/JIVE Label Group Tracks 2-6 to 2-9: ℗ 1999 RCA/JIVE Label Group Tracks 2-10 to 2-12: ℗ 2003 RCA/JIVE Label Group Tracks 2-13 to 2-18: ℗ 2006 RCA/JIVE Label Group Track 1-1 from the album [m=5638] Tracks 1-2 to 1-4 from the album [m5732] Tracks 1-5 to 1-8 from the album [m=5672] Track 1-9 from the album [m=5745] Tracks 1-10 to 1-12 from the album [m=5694] Tracks 1-13 and 1-14 from the album [m=5796] Tracks 1-15 to 1-17 from the album [m=5905] Tracks 1-18 to 1-20 from the album [m=5933] Tracks 2-1 to 2-5 from the album [m=6000] Tracks 2-6 to 2-9 from the album [m=6022] Tracks 2-10 to 2-12 from the album [m=6040] Tracks 2-13 to 2-18 from the album [m=6063] Track 1-1 is a parody of "Another One Bites the Dust" by Queen (John Deacon) Track 1-2 is a medley of "Beer Barrel Polka" (Lew Brown/Wladmir Timm/Jaromir Vejvoda/Vaclav Zeman), "Jocko Homo" [Devo] (Mark Mothersbaugh), "Smoke on the Water" [Deep Purple] (Richard Blackmore/Ian Gillan/Roger Glover/Jean Maillard/Ian Paice), "Sex (I'm A...)" [Berlin] (John Crawford/Davie Diamond/Terri Nunn), "Hey Jude" [The Beatles] (John Lennon/Paul McCartney), "L.A. Woman" [The Doors] (John Densmore/Robert Krieger/Raymond Manzarek/Jim Morrison), "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" [Iron Butterfly] (Douglas Ingle), "Hey Joe" [Jimi Hendrix] (Billy Roberts), "Burning Down the House" [Talking Heads] (David Byrne/Christopher Frantz/Jerry Harrison/Martina Weymouth), "Hot Blooded" [Foreigner] (Louis Grammatico/Michael Jones), "Bubbles in the Wine" [Lawrence Welk] (Bob Calame/Frank Loesser/Lawrence Welk), "Every Breath You Take" [The Police] (Sting), "Should I Stay or Should I Go?" [The Clash] (Nicholas Headon/Michael Jones/John Mellor/Paul Simonon), "Jumpin' Jack Flash" [The Rolling Stones] (Mick Jagger/Keith Richards), "My Generation" [The Who] (Pete Townshend), and "Ear Booker Polka" (Al Yankovic). Track 1-3 is a parody of "Beat It" by Michael Jackson (Michael Jackson) Track 1-4 is a parody of "Jeopardy" by Greg Kihn band (Greg Kihn/Joseph Wright) Track 1-5 is a parody of "Lola" by The Kinks (Ray Davies) Track 1-7 is a parody of "Like a Virgin" by Madonna (Thomas Kelly/William Steinberg) Track 1-12 is a parody of "Bad" by Michael Jackson (Michael Jackson) Track 1-16 is a parody of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana (Kurt Cobain/Nirvana) Track 1-18 is a parody of "Under the Bridge" & "Give It Away" by Red Hot Chili Peppers (Anthony Kiedis/Flea/John Frusciante/Chad Smith) Track 1-20 is a parody of "MacArthur Park" by Richard Harris (Jimmy Webb) Track 2-2 is a parody of "Gangsta's Paradise" by Coolio (Artis Ivey, Jr./Larry Sanders/Doug Rasheed/Stevie Wonder) Track 2-3 is a parody of "Lump" by The Presidents of the United States of America (Chris Ballew/The Presidents of the United States of America) Track 2-7 is an adaptation of "It's All About the Benjamins" by Puff Daddy (Sean "Puffy" Combs/Notorious B.I.G./Sean Jacobs/Jason Phillips/David Styles/Kimberly Jones/Deric Angelettie/Linda Laurie/Terry Etlinger) Track 2-7 contains an interpolation of "I Did It for Love" Track 2-8 is a lyrical adaptation of "American Pie" (Don McLean) Track 2-10 is a parody of "I Want It That Way" by the Backstreet Boys (Max Martin/Andreas Carlsson) Track 2-14 is a parody of "American Idiot" by Green Day (Billy Joe Armstrong/Mike Pritchard/Frank Wright) Track 2-17 is a parody of "Ridin'" by Chamillionaire featuring Krayzie Bone (Hakeem Seriki/Oscar Salinas/Juan Carlos Salinas/Anthony Henderson) Track 2-18 is a parody of "Trapped in the Closet" by R. Kelly (Robert Kelly) Track 2-18 contains a portion of the composition "Black Dog" by Led Zeppelin (James Patrick Page/John Baldwin/Robert Plant) Track 1-1 recorded live on the Dr. Demento Radio Show, KMET Los Angeles (September 14, 1980)