Off The Deep End
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| Off The Deep End | ||
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| Missing image Weird_Al_Yankovic_-_Off_the_Deep_End.jpg Album cover | ||
| Album by "Weird Al" Yankovic | ||
| Released | 1992 | |
| Recorded | ??? | |
| Genre | Comedy | |
| Length | 41 min 18 sec | |
| Record label | Scotti Brothers | |
| Producer | "Weird Al" Yankovic | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| AMG | 4.5/5 | link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47D1ED847A47E20E0B11A40DEB561F61A8F1AACD83E284541D1B43844C30E79EC40A6D8B1E8B800E203E3FE2EBB580DCCC8EE56F8906F373989E4A660285E36&uid=SUB020410222144&sql=10:rlf3zfs7eh5k~T1) |
| "Weird Al" Yankovic Chronology | ||
| UHF (1989) | Off The Deep End (1992) | Alapalooza (1993) |
Off The Deep End is the seventh album by song parodist "Weird Al" Yankovic, released in 1992. The album cover is an elaborate parody of the Nirvana album Nevermind's cover (see 1992 in music). The lead-off song, "Smells Like Nirvana", also parodies a 'Nevermind' track. (Four years later, Al would spoof the album again in a way with Bad Hair Day's "Callin' In Sick", a song that somewhat mirrors the Nirvana track "Come As You Are.")
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Track listing
- "Smells Like Nirvana" (Cobain, Nirvana, Yankovic) - 3:42
- Parody of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit", poking fun at the original song's ambiguous and unintelligible lyrics
- "Trigger Happy" (Yankovic) - 3:46
- Beach-rock song, ostensibly promoting gun ownership
- "I Can't Watch This" (Hammer, James, Miller, Yankovic) - 3:31
- Parody of MC Hammer's "U Can't Touch This", about various bad television shows
- "Polka Your Eyes Out" - 3:50
- A polka medley of....
- "Cradle Of Love" by Billy Idol,
- "Tom's Diner" by Suzanne Vega,
- "Love Shack" by The B-52's,
- "Clarinet Polka" (public domain)
- "Pump Up The Jam" by Technotronic,
- "Losing My Religion" by R.E.M.,
- "Unbelieveable" by EMF,
- "Do Me!" by Bell Biv DeVoe,
- "Enter Sandman" by Metallica,
- "The Humpty Dance" by Digital Underground,
- "Cherry Pie" by Warrant,
- "Miss You Much" by Janet Jackson,
- "I Touch Myself" by Divinyls,
- "Dr. Feelgood" by Mötley Crüe,
- "Ice Ice Baby" by Vanilla Ice, and
- "Ear Booker Polka" by "Weird Al" Yankovic
- with new music by "Weird Al" Yankovic.
- A polka medley of....
- "I Was Only Kidding" (Yankovic) - 3:31
- About the singer admitting that a declaration of love was a complete joke
- "The White Stuff" (Starr, Yankovic) - 2:43
- Parody of New Kids on the Block's "The Right Stuff", about Oreo cookies
- "When I Was Your Age" (Yankovic) - 4:35
- Heavy metal song, parody of common harangues by older people about children ungrateful for their lot in life
- "Taco Grande" (Mejia, Warren, Yankovic) - 3:44
- Parody of Gerardo's "Rico Suave", about a fictional mexican restaurant
- "Airline Amy" (Yankovic) - 3:50
- About an airline stewardess the singer adores
- "The Plumbing Song" (Farian, Nail, Warren, Yankovic) - 4:05
- Parody of Milli Vanilli's "Baby Don't Forget My Number" and "Blame It On the Rain", suggesting a fictional plumber to a friend
- "You Don't Love Me Anymore" (Yankovic) - 4:01
- Ballad, about a girlfriend who did numerous exaggerated things to the singer and his obliviousness to their extent
- "Bite Me" [CD only bonus track] - ~0:05
- Five seconds of cacophony, played after 10 minutes of silence between this track and "You Don't Love Me Anymore." Inspired by Nevermind's hidden track, Al wanted a way to scare listeners who neglect to turn the CD off. This track was present in the CD version of this album, but not the cassette version.
Personnel
- "Weird Al" Yankovic - accordion, keyboards, vocals, background vocals
- Brad Buxer - synthesizer
- Alisa Curran - background vocals
- Jim Haas - background vocals
- Steve Jay - bass, background vocals
- Tommy Johnson - tuba
- Jon Joyce - background vocals
- Warren Luening - trumpet
- Cheech Marin
- Gene Morford - background vocals
- Peggy Newman - background vocals
- Joel Peskin - clarinet
- Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz - percussion, drums
- Carmen Twillie - background vocals
- Julia Waters - background vocals
- Luther Waters - background vocals
- Maxine Waters - background vocals
- Oren Waters - background vocals
- Jim West - banjo, guitar, background vocals
- Jerry Whitman - background vocals
Production
- Producer: "Weird Al" Yankovic
- Engineer: Tony Papa
- Arranger: "Weird Al" Yankovic
- Overdubs: Marlene Aragon, Edith Fore, Neil Ross, Beau Weaver
Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1992 | The Billboard 200 | 17 |