Dare to Be Stupid - Definition and Overview

Dare to Be Stupid
Album by "Weird Al" Yankovic
Released	1985
Recorded	???
Genre	Comedy
Length	37 min 04 sec
Record label	Scotti Brothers
Producer	Rick Derringer
Professional reviews
AMG	3.5/5	link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47D1ED847A47E20E0B11A40DEB561F61A8F1AACD83E284541D1B43844C30E79EC40A6D8B1E8B800E203E3FE2EBB580DCCC8EE56F8906E37388CE4A769285E36&uid=CADMR0410222051&sql=10:xu5k8qntbtn4~T1)
"Weird Al" Yankovic Chronology
"Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D (1984)	Dare to Be Stupid (1985)	Polka Party! (1986)

Dare to Be Stupid is the third album by song parodist "Weird Al" Yankovic, released in 1985. (see 1985 in music). The title song, "Dare to Be Stupid," was a parody of the musical style and music videos of the band Devo.

Track listing

1. "Like a Surgeon" (Yankovic) - 3:32
   • parody of "Like a Virgin" by Madonna
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
5. "Yoda" (Davies, Yankovic) - 3:58
   • parody of "Lola" by The Kinks
6. "George of the Jungle" (Allman, Worth) - 1:05
7. "Slime Creatures from Outer Space" (Yankovic) - 4:23
8. "Girls Just Want to Have Lunch" - 2:48
   • parody of "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper
9. "This Is the Life" (Yankovic) - 3:06
   • used in the gangster spoof movie Johnny Dangerously.
10. "Cable TV" (Yankovic) - 3:38
11. "Hooked on Polkas" - 3:53
    • polka medley of then-current pop music

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
• Jimmy West - Guitar, background vocals

Production

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

Charts

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