Dare to Be Stupid

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Template:Album infobox Dare To Be Stupid is the third album by song parodist "Weird Al" Yankovic, released in 1985. The title song, "Dare To Be Stupid", was a parody of the musical style and music videos of the band Devo. The title song was also used in Transformers: The Movie adding to the song and the album's popularity.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Production 4 Charts

Track listing

1. "Like A Surgeon" (Yankovic) - 3:32
   • parody of "Like A Virgin" by Madonna, about an incompetent surgeon performing surgery
2. "Dare To Be Stupid" (Dicola, Yankovic) - 3:25
   • style parody of Devo
3. "I Want A New Duck" (Yankovic) - 3:04
   • parody of "I Want A New Drug" by Huey Lewis and the News
4. "One More Minute" (Yankovic) - 4:04
   • generic doo-wop parody. Singer describes the myriad tortures he would sooner endure than spending one more minute with his ex-girlfriend
5. "Yoda" (Davies, Yankovic) - 3:58
   • parody of "Lola" by The Kinks, describing the events of The Empire Strikes Back. This is actually an older song, predating even his first self-titled album. He hadn't included it on an album until now. This is a new recording of the song.
6. "George Of The Jungle" (Allman, Worth) - 1:05
   • cover version of the George Of The Jungle theme song. Yankovic's record company suggested that he do a straight cover song on this particular album, and this is what he gave them.
7. "Slime Creatures From Outer Space" (Yankovic) - 4:23
   • Earth is under attack by the title characters. Style parody of Thomas Dolby
8. "Girls Just Want To Have Lunch" - 2:48
   • parody of "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper. Yankovic originally resisted recording this song, but the record producers insisted he'd do a Cyndi Lauper parody. The song is about every girl's habit of afternoon meals.
9. "This Is The Life" (Yankovic) - 3:06
   • Exaggerated description of a lavish lifestyle used in the gangster spoof movie Johnny Dangerously.
10. "Cable TV" (Yankovic) - 3:38
    • Singer describes his love of cable television -- "83 channels of ecstasy!"
11. "Hooked On Polkas" - 3:53
    • A polka medley of...
      • "12th Street Rag" by Euday L. Bowman,
      • "State Of Shock" by The Jacksons With Mick Jagger,
      • "Sharp Dressed Man" by ZZ Top,
      • "What's Love Got to Do with It?" by Tina Turner,
      • "Method Of Modern Love" by Hall & Oates,
      • "Owner Of A Lonely Heart" by Yes,
      • "We're Not Gonna Take It" by Twisted Sister,
      • "99 Luftballons" by Nena,
      • "Footloose" by Kenny Loggins,
      • "The Reflex" by Duran Duran,
      • "Metal Health (Bang Your Head)" by Quiet Riot, and
      • "Relax" by Frankie Goes To Hollywood.
      • with new music by "Weird Al" Yankovic.

Personnel

• "Weird Al" Yankovic - accordion, keyboards, theremin, vocals, background vocals
• Sonny Burke - piano
• Rick Derringer - guitar
• Gary Herbig - clarinet, saxophone
• Steve Jay - banjo, bass, background vocals
• Tommy Johnson - tuba
• Warren Luening - trumpet
• Joel Peskin - clarinet
• Pat Regan - synthesizer
• Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz - percussion, drums
• Al Viola - scratching
• The Waters Sisters - background vocals
• Jim West - Guitar, background vocals

Production

• Producer: Rick Derringer
• Engineer: Tony Papa
• Art direction: Donald, Lane
• Illustrations: Lou Beach
• Photography: Dennis Keeley

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1985	The Billboard 200	50

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