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'''Dare to Be Stupid''' is the third album by "Weird Al" Yankovic, released in 1985.

Contents

Track listing

Personnel

Production

Charts

Trivia

References

Track listing

Track	Title	Length	(Style) Parody of	Description
1	"Like a Surgeon"	3:32	"Like a Virgin" by Madonna	About an incompetent surgeon performing surgery. Notable because Madonna herself gave the idea for the title of the song, when asked in an interview what sort of parody Yankovic would make of "Like a Virgin."
2	"Dare to Be Stupid"	3:25	Style parody of Devo	The song (and video) are a parody of Devo, bearing closest resemblance musically to Devo's "''Big Mess''".[1][2] It describes many stupid things a person can do, such as "Stick your head in the microwave and get yourself a tan." It is one of Al's most renowned original songs. It was also used in '' as the theme song for the Junkions, and was later covered by mc chris in 2007.
3	"I Want a New Duck"	3:04	"I Want A New Drug" by Huey Lewis & the News	About how much the singer wants a better pet duck.
4	"One More Minute"	4:04	Generic doo-wop parody	Singer describes the myriad tortures he would sooner endure than spending ''one more minute'' with his ex-girlfriend. Yankovic wrote this song about an ex-girlfriend. Her picture can be seen being torn up in the video.
5	"Yoda"	3:58	"Lola" by The Kinks	Describes the Dagobah-setting events of '' as told from the point of view of Luke Skywalker.
6	"George of the Jungle"	1:05	Cover version of the ''George of the Jungle'' theme song	Yankovic's record company suggested that he do a straight cover song on this particular album.
7	"Slime Creatures From Outer Space"	4:23	Style parody of Thomas Dolby	Earth is under attack by the titular characters.
8	"Girls Just Want To Have Lunch"	2:48	"Girls Just Want To Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper	Yankovic's record label insisted he do a Cyndi Lauper parody. The song is about every girl's habit of consuming nothing but afternoon meals. This song was notably left off of Yankovic's 1993 ''The Food Album'' compilation.
9	"This is the Life"	3:06	Style parody of a 1930's era orchestration	Exaggerated description of a lavish lifestyle, used in the gangster spoof movie ''Johnny Dangerously''.
10	"Cable TV"	3:38	Style parody of Randy Newman	Singer describes his love of cable television.
11	"Hooked on Polkas"	3:51	Polka medley	A polka medley including the following songs: ★ "12th Street Rag" by Euday L. Bowman, ★ "State of Shock" by Mick Jagger & Tina Turner (originally by The Jacksons), ★ "Sharp Dressed Man" by ZZ Top, ★ "What's Love Got to Do with It?" by Tina Turner, ★ "Method of Modern Love" by Hall & Oates, ★ "Owner of a Lonely Heart" by Yes, ★ "We're Not Gonna Take It" by Twisted Sister, ★ "99 Luftballons" by Nena, ★ "Footloose" by Kenny Loggins, ★ "The Reflex" by Duran Duran, ★ "Metal Health (Bang Your Head)" by Quiet Riot, and ★ "Relax" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood. ★ "Ear Booker Polka" by "Weird Al" Yankovic

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

★ Jim West - Guitar, background vocals

Production

★ Producer: Rick Derringer

★ Engineer: Tony Papa

★ Art direction: Donald, Lane

★ Illustrations: Lou Beach

★ Photography: Dennis Keeley

Charts

'Album'

Year	Chart	Position
1985	The Billboard 200	50

Trivia

''Dare to Be Stupid'' was the first humorous album to be recorded to CD.
As the song, "Slime Creatures From Outer Space", ends, it becomes quieter and quieter. Final shouted lines of the song become harder to hear. Turning up the volume as this is happening allowes a normally inaudible final line to be heard. As it is a reference to the film, ''Ghostbusters'', and not in any way relavent to the song, it was probably intended as an easter egg.

References

1. "Dare to Be Stupid" Information at Halfvalue
2. ''Channel 27'', "Weird Al Album Trax: Song and Style Parodies"