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Dare to Be Stupid is the third studio album by the American parody musician "Weird Al" Yankovic, released on June 18, 1985. The album was one of many Yankovic records produced by former McCoys guitarist Rick Derringer .
"Dare to Be Stupid" is an original song by "Weird Al" Yankovic. It is a musical pastiche of the band Devo . [ 1 ] Released as the flipside to " The Touch ", the song was included in the soundtrack for The Transformers: The Movie and is his most popular original song.
"Like a Surgeon" is a song recorded by "Weird Al" Yankovic that appears as the opening track on his third studio album, Dare to Be Stupid (1985). It was released as the album's second single on June 4, 1985, by Scotti Brothers Records.
Dare to Be Stupid (1985) Cover version of the theme song to the 1967 animated cartoon series George of the Jungle written by Sheldon Allman and Stan Worth. "Germs" Running with Scissors (1999) Original, in the style of Nine Inch Nails [1] (quite similar to the songs "Closer" and "Terrible Lie"). "Girls Just Want To Have Lunch" Dare to Be Stupid ...
Yankovic's third studio album, Dare to Be Stupid, was released in June 1985, peaked at number 17 on the Billboard 200, [7] and produced six singles, the most successful being the Hot 100 hit "Like a Surgeon". [8]
Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic (/ ˈ j æ ŋ k ə v ɪ k / ⓘ YANG-kə-vik; [2] born October 23, 1959) is an American comedy musician, writer, and actor. He is best known for writing and performing comedy songs that often parody specific songs by contemporary musicians.
It appeared on his third album, Dare to Be Stupid. The song was released as a single in Japan. Its title is a reference to the 1981 record Hooked on Classics, in which very recognizable extracts from classical music pieces were played over a continuous, more disco-style beat. [10] The following songs are contained in the medley:
"Yoda" is a song by "Weird Al" Yankovic from his third album, Dare to Be Stupid (1985). It is a parody of the song "Lola" by the Kinks.Inspired by the events of the movie The Empire Strikes Back, the song is told from the point of view of Jedi-in-training Luke Skywalker and concerns his dealings with Master Yoda on the planet Dagobah.