POLL-KA 2014: The "Weird Al" Yankovic Polka Showdown

i used to have it memorized

How come Rivers didn't want him to do "Buddy Holly"? One would think there would at least be nerd solidarity or something..

rivers is a not a nerd, he just wore those glasses

From Wikipedia:

"Polkas on 45" evolved from an early polka medley that Yankovic had played when opening for new wave band Missing Persons in 1981.[5] This early version included parts of various new wave songs, including "Jocko Homo" by Devo, "Homosapien" by Pete Shelley, "Sex Junkie" by Plasmatics, "T.V.O.D." by The Normal, "Bad Boys Get Spanked" by The Pretenders, "TV Party" by Black Flag, "Janitor" by Suburban Lawns, and "People Who Died" by Jim Carroll.[19]

That is a polka medley I want to hear!

Alternative Polka for me, it's so fast! And there's some touches in there that still make me laugh, like the 'boink' masking sounds in Closer and the Alanis ululation.

alternative, partly because it was my first one and also because the jaunty polka takes on morose alt rock/grunge is still endlessly delightful.

and the weird whistle noise during the sheryl crow track.

This is from season 6, but the Shmenges first appeared in '81. Hard to know who was stealing from who--would like to think SCTV was there first.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SbJIlEd6jA

I heard "Bohemian Polka" long before I heard "Bohemian Rhapsody"

alternative because it feels the most subversive to the source material

"The Alternative Polka" because I suspect I still have all the words to every song on Bad Hair Day memorized.

mad respect for his introducing every medley with a classic polka tune

"The Tick Tock Polka" by Frankie Yankovic
"Tik Tok" by Ke$ha

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i neglected to vote but i'm glad "Polka Your Eyes Out" got a decent showing even without me. how can you deny a polka medley with "Love Shack," "Enter Sandman," and "Ice Ice Baby" in it?