Even Worse
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| Even Worse | ||
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| Missing image Weird_Al_Yankovic_-_Even_Worse.jpg Album cover | ||
| Album by "Weird Al" Yankovic | ||
| Released | 1988 | |
| Recorded | ??? | |
| Genre | Comedy | |
| Length | 37 min 41 sec | |
| Record label | Scotti Brothers | |
| Producer | Rick Derringer | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| AMG | 4/5 | link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47D1ED847A47E20E0B11A40DEB561F61A8F1AACD83E284541D1B43844C30E79EC40A6D8B1E8B800E203E3FE2EBB580DCCC8EE56F8906F373F85E4A365285E36&sql=10:5qknikz6bb19) |
| "Weird Al" Yankovic Chronology | ||
| Polka Party! (1986) | Even Worse (1988) | UHF (1989) |
Even Worse is the fifth album by song parodist "Weird Al" Yankovic, released in 1988. (see 1988 in music). The name and cover of the album are direct parodies of Michael Jackson's "Bad."
| Contents |
Track listing
- "Fat" (Jackson, Yankovic) - 3:37
- parody of "Bad" by Michael Jackson
- "Stuck In A Closet With Vanna White" - 5:01
- song about the bizarre dreams of a mental patient
- "(This Song Is Just) Six Words Long" - 3:37
- parody of "Got My Mind Set On You" by George Harrison (and yes, that's seven words)
- "You Make Me" (Yankovic) - 3:05
- song whose entire basic message is apparently "You drive me nuts"
- "I Think I'm A Clone Now" (Cordell, Yankovic) - 3:20
- parody of "I Think We're Alone Now" by Tiffany
- "Lasagna" (Los Lobos, Yankovic) - 2:46
- parody of "La Bamba" centered largely around Italian stereotypes
- "Melanie" (Yankovic) - 3:58
- posthumous song about a socially inept apartment dweller's attempts to woo his neighbor Melanie
- "Alimony" (Cordell, Yankovic) - 3:16
- parody of "Mony, Mony" as performed by Billy Idol, originally by Tommy James & the Shondells
- "Velvet Elvis" - 4:30
- style-parody of The Police
- ode to a velvet painting hanging in the home of an anonymous man of dubious taste
- "Twister" - 1:03
- incomprehensible product-placement song. The original Twister commercial words in a style parody of the Beastie Boys.
- "Good Old Days" (Yankovic) - 3:23
- shmalzty song about a homicidal psychopath's childhood and adolescent memories
Personnel
- "Weird Al" Yankovic - accordion, keyboards, vocals, background vocals
- Kim Bullard - synthesizer
- Rick Derringer - guitar
- Ronny Jay - scratching
- Steve Jay - bass, background vocals
- Nicolette Larson - background vocals
- Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz - percussion, drums
- Joe Sublett - saxophone
- Jimmy West - guitar, mandolin, background vocals
Production
- Producer: Rick Derringer
- Engineer: Tony Papa
- Arranger: "Weird Al" Yankovic
Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1988 | The Billboard 200 | 27 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1988 | "Fat" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 99 |