World of Weird Al Yankovic

XM has a program for each decade of music called the "IT" List where they play practically every major song from each decade straight through in date order.

Al is well represented in the 80s, yet mentioned only once in the 90s. What's up with that?

All of Al's parodies are played right before or after the original song. None of Al's original songs are on these lists. They did add The Hot Rocks Polka to the 80s list which is played right before The Rolling Stones' Start Me Up.

I don't understand the logic behind which of Al's songs are played and which ones aren't. I'm just glad he's included.

Anyway, all Al references and the complete play list from each decade are below:

80s “IT” Music, starts Midnight ET Tuesday, Sept. 14

Download entire play list: http://www.xmradio.com/pdf/XM8_IT_playlist.pdf

Aug 1980 -- Another One Rides The Bus
July 1981 -- Stop Draggin’ My Car Around
Aug 1981 -- The Hot Rocks Polka
Feb 1982 -- I Love Rocky Road
Sept 1982 -- Ricky
Jan 1983 -- I Lost On Jeopardy
Feb 1983 -- Eat It
Jun 1983 -- The Brady Bunch
Aug 1983 -- King of Suede
Jan 1984 -- I Want A New Duck
Nov 1984 -- Like A Surgeon
July 1985 -- Money For Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies
Dec 1985 -- Living With a Hernia
Feb 1986 -- Addicted To Spuds
April 1987 -- Here's Johnny
June 1987 -- Lasagna
Sept 1987 -- Fat
Aug 1987 -- I Think I’m A Clone Now
Oct 1987 -- (This Song’s Just) Six Words Long
Nov 1988 -- The White Stuff
Dec 1988 -- Isle Thing
Jan 1989 -- She Drives Like Crazy
Jan 1989 -- SPAM

90s “IT” Music, starts at 6AM ET Monday, Sept. 20

Download entire play list: http://www.xmradio.com/pdf/XM9_IT_playlist.pdf

May 1992 -- Smells Like Nirvana

Thats awesome!


April 1987 should be "Heres Johnny."

"Whos Johnny" is the name of the original song

Good catch! I made the correction.

Tara Lyn

Wow....seeing as how Amish Paradise was bigger than any of those songs (With the possible exception of Eat and Nirvana)

Oh well, more attention for our boy, regardless!

Lots of airplay for Al. There's not a downside to that. Except that a NEW song would be nice. C'mon, XM, put Trash Day or Couch Potato or eBay on there!

Yes....but in order to play any of those songs, you need to know they exist, Thanks, Eminem!

spacedingo @ Sep 6 2004, 12:33 PM wrote: Yes....but in order to play any of those songs, you need to know they exist, Thanks, Eminem!

hahah yeah... that whould be awseome tho! ahhaha and im still trying to figure out why ur thanking eminim... haha

Because Eminem is the one who squashed Poodle Hat's publicity by not allowing a Couch Potato video....it's sarcastic

That's very cool that Al is represented in the 80's so well, but he should definitely be better represented on the 90's list.

I emailed XM to tell them that I think Al is very under represented in the 90s IT! List.

I sent them a list of Al's parodies that correspond to the originals that are already on the list. I also sent the Al's polkas which contain many more of the songs on the list.

Here's the response I got:

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Hi.

Thanks for your email.

I have printed it and saved it, and will look into getting these on the next time IT! Airs, which will most likely be in 2005.

Thanks very much for your list.

Mike Abrams
Senior Program Director
90s on 9

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Needless to say, I'm not holding my breath!

Tara Lyn