The music world is sorely lacking in polka medleys these days, isn't it? Especially ones that give Britney Spears, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry and Ke$ha songs the tuba flourishes they so desperately need. Enter 'Weird Al' Yankovic with his latest parody video. The legendary goofball, who's become the best-selling comedy recording artist in history (go ahead, look it up), does frighteningly atonal things to Lady Antebellum's 'Need You Now' and advertises his first TV special in more than a decade. The clip also flushes Flo Rida down the toilet and creates a giant pole-dancing Brit-bot. All to a crazy accordion beat! (It's animated, so it's OK.) The idea probably sprang from Lady Gaga's hit 'Poker Face,' which became 'Polka Face' after Al was finished with it. From there, why not keep going? Jamie Foxx and Pink can take a joke. 'Weird Al' Yankovic Live!—The Apocalypse Tour airs Saturday night on Comedy Central.
- Weird Al Yankovic Polka
- Poker Face Meaning
- Weird Al Poker Face Polka And Lyrics
- Weird Al Poker Face Polka Shirt
Polka Face Karaoke - Weird Al Yankovic. This title is a cover of Polka Face as made famous by Weird Al Yankovic Song list included in this medley: Liechtensteiner Polka, Poker Face, Womanizer, Right Round, Day 'n' Nite, Need You Now, Baby, So What, I Kissed a Girl, Fireflies, Blame It, Replay, Down, Break Your Heart & TiK ToK. Feb 25, 2010 All music performed and recorded by me, using Lady Gaga's original vocals. YouTube doesn't pay me anything, so please Buy me a Beer! - https://www.paypal.com.
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Question[edit]
Why isn't this page listed on the template? —T-borg (T | C) 23:04, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
- Ask that on the template talk page. Meneth (talk) 09:57, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
'Trademark' ??[edit]
Weird Al Yankovic Polka
Does Weird Al really have a trademark on the term 'Polka medleys' as the article currently appears to say or at least imply in the first sentence?? Did he invent them? Has no one else, ever created a polka medley? --Nerd42 (talk) 18:13, 3 April 2009 (UTC)
- You're misunderstanding the use of the word 'trademark' here. It doesn't necessarily mean something that one has exclusive rights to, it can also simply mean something that someone is known for. If someone comments on a certain lighting style or camera angle that a particular film director uses frequently, it could be referred to as that director's 'trademark style'. Nobody is suggesting that Weird Al is the only person who has ever done polka medleys, nor is anyone saying that he is the only one capable and/or allowed to do so. What is being suggested is that 1) when you hear a polka medley, even if it's not Al, you're likely to think of it as something you'd expect to hear from Al, and 2) when one thinks of the overall body of Weird Al's work, polka medleys are a significant part of it. Since Weird Al is the only person to whom one might reasonably apply both statements, polka medleys are considered to be a trademark of his. - 173.181.57.59 (talk) 23:46, 14 June 2011 (UTC)
Mash-Up Polka[edit]
Poker Face Meaning
...Does that really exist? 60.230.126.252 (talk) 00:00, 12 April 2009 (UTC)
New Polka 2010[edit]
He plays this in his new concerts!
Poker Face - Lady GagaWomanizer - Britney SpearsRight Round - Flo RidaDay 'n' Night - Kid CudiNeed You Now - Lady AntebellumBaby - Justin Bieber ft. LudacrisSo What - P!nkI Kissed a Girl - Katy PerryFireflies - Owl CityBlame It - Jamie Foxx ft. T-PainReplay - IyazDown - Jay Sean ft. Lil WayneBreak Your Heart - Taio Cruz ft. LudacrisTiK ToK - Ke$ha —Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.113.36.105 (talk) 10:51, 29 June 2010 (UTC)
- There's a tune at the beginning before 'Poker Face' starts, I recognize it from 'Fiesta' by The Pogues, and here's what that article says about it:
- It was written by Jem Finer and Shane MacGowan, based on a Spanish fairground melody Finer had picked up (this melody is an appeal or lure from a sausages kiosk named 'salchichas Uranga (sausages Uranga)' in the feasts of the city of Almería -Feria de Almería-, in southern Spain).
- Not sure how to incorporate this into the list, just thought I should point it out. - 173.181.57.59 (talk) 13:53, 14 June 2011 (UTC)
- About to make some changes to this based on a listing on Amazon[http://www.amazon.com/Alpocalypse-Vinyl-Weird-Al-Yankovic/dp/B00559A1Z0/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1308065361&sr=1-1]... Al just posted a link to a pre-order for the Vinyl release, and I noticed it had a song listing for the polka. - 68.145.108.99 (talk) 17:44, 14 June 2011 (UTC)
Unconfirmed 1981 polka medley[edit]
I just saw this line :
A 1981 polka medley is believed to be the first official Yankovic polka medley. It included parts of the songs 'Jocko Homo' by Devo, 'Homosapien' by Pete Shelley, 'Sex Junkie' by Plasmatics, 'TV O.D.', 'Bad Boys Get Spanked' by The Pretenders, 'TV Party' by Black Flag, 'Janitor', and 'People Who Died' by Jim Carroll. ('Jocko Homo' was later re-used in 'Polkas on 45'.)[citation needed]
If there's any source for this, I'd really love to see or hear it. I don't think I've ever been so anxious for a citation. ----DanTD (talk) 17:12, 14 October 2011 (UTC)
'NOW That's What I Call Polka!'[edit]
I removed questionable list of songs submitted by anonymous person. If it wasn't fake (which I really doubt), please refer to the source. --Vikte (talk) 18:46, 7 July 2014 (UTC)
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