The TV Album
The TV Album is a compilation CD of songs by "Weird Al" Yankovic that features songs about television and TV shows. Yankovic's former record label, Scotti Brothers, released a similar album called The Food Album that contained songs about food.
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| Released | November 7, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1983–1995 | |||
| Genre | Comedy | |||
| Length | 39:52 | |||
| Label | Rock 'n Roll Records Scotti Brothers | |||
| Producer | "Weird Al" Yankovic, Rick Derringer | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [2] |
Production
Release
The album was released by Scotti Brothers Records and was only begrudgingly approved by Yankovic. At the time, Scotti Brothers had insisted on putting out a new album by Yankovic in order to meet monetary projections for the fiscal quarter, despite the fact that no new album was ready; Bad Hair Day would not be released until a year later. Scotti Brothers had previously released a similar compilation album in 1993 entitled The Food Album.[3] However, when it came time to release The TV Album, Yankovic reported that "the record company was a whole lot nicer when they asked the second time", and that there was "more groveling [and] less demanding".[4] Following the release of The Food Album and The TV Album—in addition to the various greatest hits records that had been released—Scotti Brothers used-up all of their compilation options in Yankovic's contract, which prevented the release of further compilations when Volcano Records acquired his contract in the late 1990s.[4]
In Canada, it was released as The MuchMusic TV Album.
Track listing
Every track on this album has to do somewhat with TV. They include:
| Track | Title | Length | (Style) Parody of | Description | Original Album |
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| 1 | "Bedrock Anthem" | 3:43 | "Under the Bridge" and "Give It Away" by the Red Hot Chili Peppers | Discusses someone who wants to be a Flintstone and live in Bedrock, describing the various perks in the delivery style of "Give it Away." | Alapalooza |
| 2 | "I Can't Watch This" | 3:31 | MC Hammer's "U Can't Touch This" | About a man who hates what he sees on TV. | Off the Deep End |
| 3 | 'Frank's 2000" TV' | 4:07 | Style parody of R.E.M.'s early work | About someone whose neighbor got a big-screen TV with a display which measures 2000 inches diagonally. | Alapalooza |
| 4 | "Money for Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies" | 3:14 | Dire Straits' Money for Nothing | A song about the Beverly Hillbillies to the tune of "Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits. The TV Album lists the title without its asterisk.[5][6] | UHF - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff |
| 5 | "Ricky" | 2:37 | Toni Basil's "Mickey" | About I Love Lucy, discussing the argument between Ricky and Lucy. | "Weird Al" Yankovic |
| 6 | "Talk Soup" | 4:25 | Style parody of Peter Gabriel's "Steam" | About a man who is desperate to appear on Geraldo, Sally Jessy Raphael, or any other daytime talk show and talk about his bizarre relationships, uncommon family relations, and his unusual opinions. | Alapalooza |
| 7 | "Here's Johnny" | 3:25 | "Who's Johnny" by El DeBarge | About The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, and Ed McMahon's famous line, "Here's Johnny!" | Polka Party! |
| 8 | "The Brady Bunch" | 2:41 | "The Safety Dance" by Men Without Hats | About a man's dislike of the show The Brady Bunch. | "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D |
| 9 | "Cable TV" | 3:38 | Original | About a man's love of cable television. | Dare to Be Stupid |
| 10 | "I Lost on Jeopardy" | 3:29 | "Jeopardy" by The Greg Kihn Band. | About a man who lost on Jeopardy!. | "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D |
| 11 | "UHF" | 5:08 | Original | About George's TV channel in UHF. | UHF - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff |
References
- https://www.allmusic.com/album/r227551
- Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. pp. 893. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
rolling stone weird al yankovic alapalooza review.
- Yankovic, Alfred M. (February 1999). "'Ask Al' Q&As for February 1999". The Official "Weird Al" Yankovic Web Site. Archived from the original on December 8, 2008. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- Yankovic, Alfred M. (May 1999). "'Ask Al' Q&As for May, 1999". The Official "Weird Al" Yankovic Web Site. Archived from the original on December 8, 2008. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
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