Episode 56: "Weird Al" Yankovic - Polka Party!

Although he was already popular with fans of Dr. Demento, "Weird Al" Yankovic scored a top-40 hit with "Eat It" in 1984 from the album In 3-D, and followed it up with one of the best comedy albums ever in Dare to Be Stupid.  It seemed that a "Weird Al" parody was just the thing an artist needed to be relevant.  Or, that was what his label Scotti Bros. thought.  Instead of letting him do what he does best they started making suggestion.  Combine that with a year that didn't produce the greatest pop songs and we get the first dud from the master of parody, Polka Party!.