Weird Al's Polka Party! (1986), Tracks 7-12

Discord and Rhyme: An Album Podcast

15-11-2022 • 1 hr 6 mins

On this episode, Weird Al has finally made a monkey out of us. Our latest batch of reconstructed mid-'80s pop hits includes lots of drum machines, two covers of '60s classics (to varying degrees of success), a cameo from Danny Aiello's brief and inexplicable recording career, and an ode to Mozart for people who hate every ape they see, from chimpan-A to chimpanzee.

Songs:

The Rolling Stones - Harlem Shuffle
Bananarama - Venus
Janet Jackson - Nasty
Falco - Rock Me Amadeus
Tears for Fears - Shout
Madonna - Papa Don't Preach

Co-hosts: Rich Bunnell, John McFerrin, Libby Cudmore

Links:

"Harlem Shuffle" music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAkMTu6q2pY

"Dr. Zaius" (from The Simpsons): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlmzUEQxOvA

Danny Aiello's "Papa Wants the Best for You": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xg11hwVs-M

Weird Al "interviews" Madonna in 1985: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twunYSrARk0

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Other clips:

Bob & Earl - Harlem Shuffle
"Weird Al" Yankovic - (This Song's Just) Six Words Long
"Weird Al" Yankovic - I Think I'm a Clone Now
"Weird Al" Yankovic - Alimony
Bananarama - Aie a Mwana
Shocking Blue - Venus
Dead or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)
Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up
Kylie Minogue - I Should Be So Lucky
Morris Minor & the Majors - This Is the Chorus
Ministry - Everyday Is Halloween
Bananarama - Cruel Summer
Bananarama - Robert De Niro's Waiting ...
Genesis - Land of Confusion
Janet Jackson - Fast Girls
Falco - Der Kommissar
Falco - It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
Tears for Fears - Mad World
Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World
XTC - This World Over
Tears for Fears - The Tipping Point
Madonna - Everybody
Danny Aiello - Papa Wants the Best for You
Kelly Osbourne - Papa Don't Preach
"Weird Al" Yankovic - Like a Surgeon