Polka Party! (album)

Polka Party!
Album by "Weird Al" Yankovic
Released	1986
Recorded	April, August-September 1986
Genre	Comedy
Length	34:07
Label	Scotti Brothers
Producer(s)	Rick Derringer
Professional reviews
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"Weird Al" Yankovic chronology
Dare to Be Stupid (1985)	Polka Party! (1986)	Even Worse (1988)

Polka Party! is the fourth album by song parodist "Weird Al" Yankovic, released in 1986. It is the worst selling album that Yankovic has released to date.

Track listing

1. "Living With A Hernia" (Hartman, Midnight, Yankovic) - 3:20
   • Parody of "Living in America" by James Brown. The title says it all about the song's subject.
2. "Dog Eat Dog" (Yankovic) - 3:42
   • A style parody of the Talking Heads, and parodies a line from "Once in a Lifetime," "This is not my beautiful stapler / This is not my beautiful chair!"
3. "Addicted To Spuds" (Yankovic) - 3:50
   • Parody of "Addicted to Love" by Robert Palmer
4. "One Of Those Days" - 3:18
   • A song comparing horrible things to an average, everyday, annoyance.
5. "Polka Party!" - 3:15
   • It is a polka medley of....
     • "Sledgehammer" by Peter Gabriel,
     • "Sussudio" by Phil Collins,
     • "Party All The Time" by Eddie Murphy,
     • "Say You, Say Me" by Lionel Richie,
     • "Freeway Of Love" by Aretha Franklin,
     • "What You Need" by INXS,
     • "Harlem Shuffle" by The Rolling Stones,
     • "Venus" by Shocking Blue,
     • "Nasty" by Janet Jackson,
     • "Rock Me Amadeus" by Falco,
     • "Shout" by Tears For Fears, and
     • "Papa Don't Preach" by Madonna.
     • with new music by "Weird Al" Yankovic.
6. "Here's Johnny" (Yankovic) - 3:24
   • Parody of "Who's Johnny" by El DeBarge. The song is an ode to The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson announcer Ed McMahon
7. "Don't Wear Those Shoes" - 3:36
   • A plea to not wear certain shoes, but instead do all sorts of nasty things to the singer as that would be less bad. It is a style parody of The Kinks song, "Father Christmas".
8. "Toothless People" - 3:23
   • Parody of "Ruthless People" by Mick Jagger
9. "Good Enough For Now" - 3:03
   • Style parody of country love songs, stating that his lover, while not the best, will do for now.
10. "Christmas At Ground Zero" (Yankovic) - 3:09
    • Apocalyptic song set to a cheerful Yuletide tune.

Personnel

• "Weird Al" Yankovic - accordion, glockenspiel, keyboards, vocals, background vocals
• Bill Anderson - tenor saxophone
• Sonny Burke - piano
• James Cox - synthesizer guitar
• Rick Derringer - guitar
• Dennis Fetchet - fiddle
• Gary Herbig - baritone saxophone
• Steve Jay - banjo, bass, background vocals
• Tommy Johnson - tuba
• Warren Luening - trumpet
• Joel Peskin - clarinet
• Lisa Popeil - background vocals
• Pat Regan - synthesizer
• John Roarke - voices
• Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz - percussion, drums
• The Waters Sisters - background vocals
• Jim West - guitar, background vocals

Production

• Producer: Rick Derringer
• Engineer: Tony Papa

"Weird Al" Yankovic
Band Members	"Weird Al" Yankovic • Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz • Steve Jay • Jim West • Rubén Valtierra
Studio Albums	"Weird Al" Yankovic • "Weird Al" Yankovic In 3-D • Dare To Be Stupid • Polka Party! • Even Worse • UHF - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff • Off The Deep End • Alapalooza • Bad Hair Day • Running With Scissors • Poodle Hat
Compilation Albums	"Weird Al" Yankovic's Greatest Hits • The Food Album • Permanent Record: Al in the Box • Greatest Hits Volume II • The TV Album
Long Form Videos	The Compleat Al • UHF • The "Weird Al" Yankovic Video Library • Alapalooza: The Videos • "Weird Al" Yankovic: The Ultimate Collection • Bad Hair Day: The Videos • "Weird Al" Yankovic: The Videos • "Weird Al" Yankovic Live! • "Weird Al" Yankovic: The Ultimate Video Collection • The Weird Al Show - The Complete Series
Additional Information	Singles • Songs • Al TV • The Weird Al Show • Songs Parodied

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