Weird Al's Polkas on 45 (1984), Tracks 1-6

"Weird Al" Yankovic is known for his song parodies, but another tradition that has spanned his career is his polka medleys, where he rounds up chart hits from the era and gleefully deconstructs them on accordion. We realized that these medleys basically function as compilations in their own right, so we've decided to do what we do on Discord & Rhyme and talk about them, song by song. The concept was still a work in progress for his first medley, "Polkas on 45," which is a mixture of classic rock staples, mega-hits from the early '80s, and a couple of new wave oddities.

Cohosts: Rich Bunnell, Mike DeFabio, Phil Maddox

Devo - Jocko Homo
Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water
Berlin - Sex (I'm a ...)
The Beatles - Hey Jude
The Doors - L.A. Woman
Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

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Pre-album live version of "Polkas on 45": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOFmW8BrGd4

Original version of "Jocko Homo" (with video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRguZr0xCOc

The Simpsons "In the Garden of Eden" sequence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSCUhqsy4Nk