Al's double/triple/etc. dips of an artist (updated!)

[TheLazenby]

I've noticed some people around the 'Net have questioned Al double-dipping Lady Gaga on the new album - which, if you take style parodies into consideration, really isn't that uncommon for Al. So I thought it would be interesting to see what artists he's revisited once or twice (or several times), sometimes on the same album.

(UPDATED May 28, 2011)

WITHIN ONE ALBUM

EMINEM [twice on "Poodle Hat"]
* Couch Potato (direct parody of "Lose Yourself") - Poodle Hat
* Angry White Boy Polka (includes "The Real Slim Shady") - Poodle Hat

THE KINKS [twice on "Polka Party!"]
* Yoda (direct parody of "Lola") - Dare To Be Stupid
* One Of Those Days (style parody of "Ducks On The Wall") - Polka Party
* Don't Wear Those Shoes (style parody of "Father Christmas") - Polka Party

LADY GAGA [twice on "Alpocalypse"]
* Perform This Way (direct parody of "Born This Way") - Alpocalypse
* Polka Face (includes "Poker Face") - Alpocalypse

NIRVANA [twice on "Off The Deep End"... kind of]
* Smells Like Nirvana (direct parody of "Smells Like Teen Spirit") - Off The Deep End
* Bite Me (vague style parody of "Endless Nameless") - Off The Deep End
* Callin' In Sick (style parody of "Come As You Are" and "Lithium") - Bad Hair Day
* Brain Freeze (style parody of "Rape Me") - unreleased

PETER GABRIEL [twice on "Alapalooza"]
* Polka Party! (includes "Sledgehammer") - Polka Party
* Talk Soup (style parody of "Steam") - Alapalooza
* Waffle King (style parody of "Sledgehammer") - Alapalooza

THE POLICE [twice on "In 3D"]
* Polkas On 45 (includes "Every Breath You Take") - In 3D
* King Of Suede (direct parody of "King Of Pain") - In 3D
* Velvet Elvis (style parody of "Don't Stand So Close To Me" and "Synchronicity II") - Even Worse

THE ROLLING STONES / MICK JAGGER [twice on "UHF"]
* I'm Fatter [direct parody of "Shattered"] - unreleased
* The Beverly Hillbillies Miss You [direct parody of "Miss You"] - unreleased
* Polkas On 45 (includes "Jumpin' Jack Flash") - In 3D
* Toothless People (includes "Ruthless People") - Mick Jagger solo - Polka Party
* The Hot Rocks Polka (includes twelve Stones songs) - UHF
* UHF (style parody of "State Of Shock) - Mick Jagger with the Jacksons - UHF

SOUL ASYLUM [twice on "Bad Hair Day"]
* Syndicated Inc (direct parody of "Misery") - Bad Hair Day
* The Night Santa Went Crazy (style parody of "Black Gold") - Bad Hair Day

TOMMY JAMES [twice on "Even Worse"]
* I Think I'm A Clone Now (direct parody of "I Think We're Alone Now") - based on Tiffany cover - Even Worse
* Alimony (direct parody of "Mony Mony") - based on Billy Idol cover - Even Worse


BETWEEN DIFFERENT ALBUMS / UNRELEASED SONGS

ALANIS MORISSETTE
* The Alternative Polka (includes "You Oughta Know") - Bad Hair Day
* Fast Food (direct parody of "Thank U") - unreleased

THE B-52's
* Mr. Popeil (style parody of "Private Idaho") - In 3D
* Polka Your Eyes Out (includes "Love Shack") - Off The Deep End

BACKSTREET BOYS
* Polka Power! (includes "Backstreet's Back") - Running With Scissors
* eBay (direct parody of "I Want It That Way") - Poodle Hat

THE BEACH BOYS
* Trigger Happy (style parody of "Surfin' USA", among others) - Off The Deep End
* Pancreas (style parody of the 'SMiLE' album) - Straight Outta Lynwood

BEASTIE BOYS
* Twister (style parody) - Even Worse
* Polka Power! (includes "Intergalactic") - Running With Scissors

THE BEATLES
* Hey Food (direct parody of "Hey Jude") - unreleased
* You Never Gave Me A Tune Up (direct parody of "You Never Give Me Your Money") - unreleased
* Pac Man (direct parody of "Taxman") - unreleased
* Polkas On 45 (includes "Hey Jude") - In 3D
* Rubber Sole (based on the album title 'Rubber Soul') - unreleased
* Gee, I'm A Nerd (direct parody of "Free As A Bird") - unreleased
* Yesterday, All My Stubble Seemed So Far Away (direct parody of "Yesterday") - unreleased
* honorable mention: This Song's Just Six Words Long (direct parody of "Got My Mind Set On You") - George solo - Even Worse
* honorable mention: Chicken Pot Pie (direct parody of "Live and Let Die") - Paul solo - unreleased

BECK
* The Alternative Polka (includes "Loser") - Bad Hair Day
* Wanna B Ur Lovr (style parody of "Peaches and Cream") - Poodle Hat

BILLY IDOL
* Alimony (direct parody of "Mony Mony") - Even Worse
* Polka Your Eyes Out (includes "Cradle Of Love") - Off The Deep End

BILLY JOEL
* It's Still Billy Joel To Me (direct parody of "It's Still Rock & Roll To Me") - unreleased
* A Matter Of Crust (direct parody of "Matter Of Trust") - unreleased
* Ode To A Superhero (direct parody of "Piano Man") - Poodle Hat

BILLY RAY CYRUS
* The AMA Squeeze (Al's portion includes "Achy Breaky Heart") - unreleased

CYNDI LAUPER
* Girls Just Want To Eat Cheese (direct parody of "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun"... sort of) - unreleased
* Girls Just Want To Have Lunch (direct parody of "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun") - Dare To Be Stupid

DEVO
* Polkas On 45 (includes "Jocko Homo") - In 3D
* Dare To Be Stupid (style parody, primarily of "Big Mess") - Dare To Be Stupid

DIRE STRAITS
* Salute To The Grammys Polka (includes "Money For Nothing") - unreleased
* Money For Nothing / Beverly Hillbillies (direct parody of "Money For Nothing") - UHF

THE DOORS
* Polkas On 45 (includes "LA Woman") - In 3D
* Craigslist (style parody, primarily of "20th Century Fox" and "When The Music's Over") - Alpocalypse

THE EAGLES / DON HENLEY
* Avacado (direct parody of "Desperado") - unreleased
* Salute To The Grammys Polka (includes "The Boys Of Summer") - Don Henley solo, later performed by the Eagles - unreleased
* When I Was Your Age (style parody of "Dirty Laundry") - Don Henley solo, later performed by the Eagles - Off The Deep End

GREEN DAY
* The Alternative Polka (includes "Basket Case") - Bad Hair Day
* Canadian Idiot (direct parody of "American Idiot") - Straight Outta Lynwood

HEART
* Throw Gravy On You (direct parody of "Crazy On You") - unreleased
* Hot Dog & Apple Pie (direct parody of "Dog and Butterfly") - unreleased

HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS
* I Want A New Dog (direct parody of "I Want A New Drug"... sort of) - unreleased
* I Want A New Duck (direct parody of "I Want A New Drug") - Dare To Be Stupid
* Salute To The Grammys Polka (includes "The Power Of Love") - unreleased

JAMES BROWN
* Living With A Hernia (direct parody of "Living In America") - Polka Party
* Gotta Open The Door (style parody) - unreleased

JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
* The Ballad of Chuck and Diane (direct parody of "Jack and Diane") - unreleased
* Buckingham Blues (lyrically references "Jack and Diane", rewrite of above) - Weird Al Yankovic
* The Ballad of Homer and Marge (direct parody of "Jack and Diane") - The Simpsons: Testify

THE KNACK
* My Bologna (direct parody of "My Sharona") - Weird Al Yankovic
* Baby Likes Burping (direct parody of "Baby Talks Dirty") - unreleased

JANET JACKSON
* Polka Party! (includes "Nasty") - Polka Party
* Polka Your Eyes Out (includes "Miss You Much") - Off The Deep End

LED ZEPPELIN
* Gilligan's Island / Stairway (cover of Little Roger and the Goosebumps' direct parody of "Stairway To Heaven") - unreleased
* Polkas On 45 - 1983 live version (includes "Stairway To Heaven") - unreleased
* Whole Lotta Lunch (direct parody of "Whole Lotta Love") - unreleased
* Trapped In The Drive-Thru (samples "Black Dog") - Straight Outta Lynwood

MADONNA
* Like A Surgeon (direct parody of "Like A Virgin") - Dare To Be Stupid
* The AMA Squeeze (Al's portion includes "Vogue") - unreleased
* Polka Party! (includes "Papa Don't Preach") - Polka Party
* Polka Power! (includes "Ray of Light") - Running With Scissors

MICHAEL JACKSON
* Eat It (direct parody of "Beat It") - In 3D
* Hooked On Polkas (includes "State Of Shock") - Dare To Be Stupid
* Fat (direct parody of "Bad") - Even Worse
* Salute To The Grammys Polka (includes "We Are The World") - unreleased
* UHF (style parody of "State Of Shock") - UHF
* Black or White (Al-TV cover) - unreleased
* Snack All Night (direct parody of "Black or White") - unreleased
* Don't Download This Song (style parody of "We Are The World") - Straight Outta Lynwood

THE MOTELS
* Sometimes You Feel Like A Nut (direct parody of "Suddenly Last Summer") - unreleased
* Take The L Out Of Liver (direct parody of "Take The L Out Of Lover") - unreleased

NINE INCH NAILS
* The Alternative Polka (includes "Closer") - Bad Hair Day
* Germs (style parody, primarily of "Terrible Lie") - Running With Scissors

THE OFFSPRING
* Laundry Day (direct parody of "Come Out And Play") - unreleased
* Pretty Fly For A Rabbi (direct parody of "Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)") - Running With Scissors

PRINCE
* unknown parody ["When Eggs Fry"?] (direct parody of "When Doves Cry") - unreleased
* Polkas On 45 - 1983 live version (includes "1999") - unreleased
* Let's Go Crazy / Beverly Hillbillies (direct parody of "Let's Go Crazy") - unreleased
* Traffic Jam (style parody of "Let's Go Crazy") - Alapalooza

QUEEN
* Another One Rides The Bus (direct parody of "Another One Bites The Dust") - Weird Al Yankovic
* Bohemian Polka (cover of "Bohemian Rhapsody") - Alapalooza
* Ringtone (style parody) - Alpocalypse

RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE
* Angry White Boy Polka (includes "Renegades Of Funk") - Poodle Hat
* I'll Sue Ya (style parody of "Bombtrack" and "Killing In The Name") - Straight Outta Lynwood

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS
* Bedrock Anthem (direct parody of "Under The Bridge" and "Give It Away") - Alapalooza
* The Alternative Polka (includes "My Friends") - Bad Hair Day

R.E.M.
* Spam (direct parody of "Stand") - UHF
* Polka Your Eyes Out (includes "Losing My Religion") - Off The Deep End
* Frank's 2000" TV (style parody) - Alapalooza
* The Alternative Polka (includes "Bang And Blame") - Bad Hair Day

SNOOP DOGG
* What's My Name (AL-TV cover) - unreleased
* Polkarama! (includes "Drop It Like It's Hot") - Straight Outta Lynwood

TALKING HEADS
* Take Me To The Liver (direct parody of "Take Me to The River") - unreleased
* Polkas On 45 (includes "Burning Down The House") - In 3D
* Dog Eat Dog (style parody of "And She Was" and "Once In A Lifetime") - Bad Hair Day

TINA TURNER
* Hooked On Polkas (includes "What's Love Got To Do With It") - Dare To Be Stupid
* We Won't Eat Another Hero (direct parody of "We Don't Need Another Hero") - unreleased

TONIO K.
* Happy Birthday (style parody of "The Funky Western Civilization") - Weird Al Yankovic
* I Was Only Kidding (style parody of "H-A-T-R-E-D") - Off The Deep End

U2
* Cavity Search (direct parody of "Love Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me") - Bad Hair Day
* Green Eggs and Ham (direct parody of "Numb") - unreleased

WEEZER
* The Alternative Polka (unreleased mix includes "Buddy Holly") - unreleased
* Polkarama! (includes "Beverly Hills") - Straight Outta Lynwood

THE WHITE STRIPES
* Angry White Boy Polka (includes "Fell In Love With A Girl") - Poodle Hat
* CNR (style parody) - Alpocalypse

THE WHO
* Won't Eat Prunes Again (direct parody of "Won't Get Fooled Again") - unreleased
* Polkas On 45 (includes "My Generation") - In 3D


HONORABLE MENTIONS

EDDY GRANT
* Fairfax Avenue (direct parody of "Electric Avenue") - unreleased
* Flatbush Avenue (direct parody of "Electric Avenue") - unreleased
Except for the street named in the chorus, these songs are completely identical; it's one parody, just suited to different locations.

THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS [twice on "Bad Hair Day"?]
* Everything You Know Is Wrong (style parody, plus lyrical reference to "We Want A Rock") - Bad Hair Day
* I Remember Larry (partially a style parody of "See The Constellation"?) - Bad Hair Day
Although "I Remember Larry" has been labeled a Hilly Michaels style parody by Al, and indeed bears some resemblance to Hilly's "Calling All Girls" in its verses, the chorus and psychedelic ending are strikingly similar to TMBG's song.

[ludovica64]

Wow... Holy crap You've been busy.. That is amazing. I can see me wanting to refer to this often

[oddaustin]

That was awesomely precise. This list clearly demonstrates Al's own musical tastes, based on what he chooses to style parody/polkafy more than once.

[joseyklein]

This Is awesome!!! My favorite non album track actually is "Won't Eat Prunes Again" love it, wish he'd play it again sometime!!

[Bruce the Duck]

Great list! I didn't realize there were that many examples of this.

One that I didn't see on your list:

Aerosmith
"Living in the Fridge" parody of "Livin' on the Edge"
"Stuck in a Closet with Vanna White" style parody of Aerosmith

[oddaustin]

Thing to add: Skipper Dan is a style parody of Weezer.

[minnick27]

Only problem I see his the Fairfax/Flatbush one. They were the same song, just different streets. By this logic you could now put Craigslist since he is changing the coffee shop every night. Otherwise I love this

[TheLazenby]

Never heard of "Stuck In A Closet" being attributed to Aerosmith.

Also, does anyone actually hear Weezer in "Skipper Dan"?? I saw that on Wikipedia and I personally don't hear it.

[cromulnt]

It's not that overt, but the "hip, hip" parts recall "Island In The Sun", and the chord structure is similar to "Pork and Beans".

Great list... I've always thought of compiling something like this. Though I'm not sure if "I Want A New Dog" and "Girls Just Want To Eat Cheese" should count separately from the recorded parodies they evolved to.

[weirdojace]

Bermuda said it was meant to be a style parody of Weezer. If he said it, then whether or not you think it sounds like them is irrelevant I suppose.

It's a poppy alternative rock song dominated by electric guitars playing power chords, with a hefty amount of backing vocals. And that's exactly what most Weezer songs are. I'm not getting the "it doesn't sound like Weezer!!!" crowd on that one.


edit: Also, it's in E flat tuning. So is like every Weezer song.