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"Another One Rides the Bus" is a song by comedy musician "Weird Al" Yankovic. It was released in February 1981 and is a parody of Queen's song "Another One Bites the Dust". Yankovic's version describes a person riding in a crowded public bus. It was recorded live on September 14, 1980, on the Dr. Demento Show, hosted by Barret "Dr. Demento" Hansen.
"Weird Al" Yankovic in 2003 "Weird Al" Yankovic is a multiple Grammy Award-winning American musician, satirist, parodist, accordionist, director, television producer, and author. He is known in particular for humorous songs which make fun of popular culture or parody specific songs by contemporary musical acts, or both.
Another One Rides the Bus is the debut extended play (EP) by American parodist "Weird Al" Yankovic. It was released in 1981 by Placebo Records. It was released in 1981 by Placebo Records. The title song is a parody of English rock band Queen 's 1980 single " Another One Bites the Dust ".
"Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D followed in February 1984. It peaked at number 17 on the Billboard 200 and was certified platinum by the RIAA, [ 5 ] [ 7 ] while also charting in Australia and Canada. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] The album's lead single " Eat It " was a commercial success, topping the Australian singles chart and also reaching the top 15 in Canada ...
“Weird Al” Yankovic will visit some of the largest venues of his career, including New York’s Madison Square Garden and Los Angeles’ Kia Forum, on the Bigger and Weirder 2025 tour, which ...
“Weird Al” Yankovic: I wanted to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of my last album by doing a medley of what I thought were a dozen of the biggest songs of the last 10 years. I just kind of ...
The song was called "Another One Rides the Bus", a parody of Queen's hit "Another One Bites the Dust". While practicing the song outside the sound booth, he met Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz , who told him he was a drummer and agreed to bang on Yankovic's accordion case to help Yankovic keep a steady beat during the song.
Yankovic appeared as a guest on the Dr. Demento Show in September of 1980 where he recorded a parody of Queen’s “Another One Bites the Dust,” “Another One Rides the Bus.”