Or is that "Jurassic Park" after Donna Summer's rendition of Richard Harris' "MacArthur Park", complete with dinosaur roars and screams of fear, mixed with the disco strings? Great line: "I'm afraid those things will harm me/because they sure don't act like Barney/and they think I'm their dinner not their friend."

A hard-rock guitar with Al-asaurus' voice like a shrill hair metal singer comes in with "Young, Dumb, & Ugly" about the annoying things they do, like squeezing the toothpaste from the middle and drinking milk from the carton. And they name spells trouble, T-R-U-B-E-L. Yeah, right.

"Yabba dabba yabba dabba dabba doo now" instead of "Give it away give it away give it away give it away now." Al spoofs the Chili Peppers by turning "Give It Away" into a song about the Flintstones, although the intro is taken from "Under The Bridge." There's even some dialogue from the cartoon included.

"Frank's 2000" TV"? That's Al's ne plus ultra of someone who really worships the boob tube.

A million thanks to Al for sending up Billy Ray Cyrus. "Achy Breaky Song" That song deserved a drubbing, and he lists some artists and groups that are high on le musique du fromage list, such as ABBA, the Bee Gees, New Kids on The Block, Tiffany, and Vanilla Ice, that it'd be better to play. Fair enough, but those artists sound more talented than Billy Ray. So,"don't play that song, that 'Achy Breaky Song'/the most annoying song I know/and if you play that song, that 'Achy Breaky Song'/I might blow up my radio." Full of silly lip music and belches.

The nightmare and infuriating effects of a "Traffic Jam", whose guitar and keyboards seem inspired by Prince's "Let's Go Crazy" is next. Things to remember--make sure your car has AC, make sure you have a working radio, and don't eat bran muffins.

"Talk Soup" trashes TV talk shows like Donahue, Geraldo, and Sally Jesse about all these people who have to "tell the whole world about it" because they are "an anorexic codependent bingo addict" or a "stripper without a chin."

"Livin' In The Fridge" sends up Aerosmith's "Living On The Edge" and is about the usual leftover food that might have become a science project or needs to be carbon-dated.

"She Never Told Me She Was A Mime" is about a guy whose girlfriend doesn't talk, acts like Marcel Marceau, etc. and who gets ostracized by friends and family as a result.

"Harvey The Wonder Hamster" is a tiny snippet of a song that actually has no humor value--why include it? "Waffle King", about someone who finds the perfect waffle recipe, and whose ego becomes inflated as a result. There's a vocal rhythm section, similar to the Art of Noise's "Paranoimia."

No polka medley here, but there is "Bohemian Polka", where the differing tempos and melodies of the original might as well be a medley of sorts. Obviously in response to the revival of the Queen song in Wayne's World. Included are silly sound effects accompanying certain lines, like a gunshots or spitting.

Archaeological evidence proves that Al-asaurus yankovicus rex was adaptable to the pop culture environment and able to make do with send-ups during a period where there was hardly any big hits worth sending up.


Not the greatest   April 22, 2003
James N Simpson (Gold Coast, QLD Australia)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

Probably the least played of the entire Weird Al collection I would imagine because the main songs dated very fast. Jurassic Park (parody of Macarthur Park) is pretty good but once the fan fare for that movie died out so did the fan fare for this song. It's a great song though. Achy Breaky Song (parody of Achy Breaky Heart) is another great song which is about someone so sick of that song (like we all were) who lists other bad artists he would rather here than that song. It is again a sensational song but since no one remembers or more accurately wants to remember the original it isn't played that much.

There are some classic parodies on here. Bedrock Anthem a parody of two Red Hot Chilli Peppers songs (Under the Bridge & Give it Away) is still one of the more popular songs amongst "Weird Al" fans today. Obviously it is about the Flintstones and Al is singing as Fred Flintstone. Livin' in the Fridge (parody of Livin' On the Edge) is pretty good and is about food that never gets thrown out by roommates and comes alive. It is pretty close to Aerosmith's original sound.

The original songs on here aren't classics but are worth listening to. Young Dumb and Ugly is about some teenagers who think they are cool but are not and the stupid things they do. Frank's 2000" TV is about a guy named frank who has bought a huge TV set. It's not that great. Traffic Jam isn't a parody but is extremely close to one. Prince or whatever he is called these days won't let Weird Al do parodies of his songs but this one sounds pretty close to one of them. It is a sensational song about obviously being caught in traffic jams. Talk Soup is about those stupid mid day American talk shows and the people who go on them. Pretty funny. She Never Told Me She Was a Mime is about a guy who wondered why his girlfriend was so quiet and finds out it is because she is a mime. Not the best song in the world. Harvey the Wonder hamster is an extremely short 21 second song about a hamster's life, short but good. Waffle King is about a guy who sells waffles, just another food song. Bohemian Polka is the first full length polka song "Weird Al" had done, as usually the polka song on the album consists of the main songs of the time. If you didn't like Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody (the song from Wayne's World) then you will like this. If you did then you will also like this.

This is not "Weird Al's best album but it has enough good songs to make it a worthwhile purchase.


Quality   May 7, 2002
Erik Bateson (California)
12 out of 17 found this review helpful

This in overall an average Al-bum. Look and see:

Jurrasic Park: 5/5 Funny, yet missing something if you don't see the music video.

Young, Dumb, and Ugly: 2/5 Loud and annoying. Like Smells Like Nirvana with 1/3 of the humor.

Bedrock Anthem: 1/5 WHY, OH WHY DOES EVERYONE LOVE THIS!!!

Franks 2000" T.V.: 3/5 It did the best it could.

Achy Breaky Song: 5/5 Made for those who hated "Achy Breaky Heart"

Traffic Jam: 3/5 It OKAY.

Livin' In The Fridge: 5/5 Funny song and parody of Aerosmith's.

She Never Told Me She Was A Mime: 1/5 Unfunny; every al-bum he seems to have one of these.

Harvey The Wonder Hampster: 5/5 23 seconds of humor.

Waffle King: 4/5 Can you imagine Weird Al as the waffle king?

Bohemlian Polka: 5/5 A VERY different polka; he just took Queen's Bohemliam Rhapodsy and did it in Polka. BEST ON THE AL-BUM!!!

Now, thats 39/60, but I'll give it a 4, because he has about 5 AWESOME songs that are alone worth buying this for. And, yes, you will probably feel different about certain songs than me. Oh, well.


Not The Best....   February 25, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Like I said above, it isn't Al's best CD, but it manages to squeeze in a few laughs.

Jurrasic Park: 4/5 Mellow song about the movie. Bedrock Anthem is much better.

Young,Dumb,& Ugly: 4/5 He manages to strain his vocals enough to make it sound kinda like metal.

Bedrock Anthem: 5/5 Probably the best song on this CD.

Frank's 2000" TV: 3/5 Another mellow song about a guy with a really big TV.

Achy Breaky Song: 4/5 If your a kid, like me, you won't know hardly any of the singers he names.

Traffic Jam: 5/5 Very funny song about getting in a traffic jam.

Talk Soup: 2/5 I can't believe Weird Al sings this song!

Livin' In The Fridge: 5/5 Another excellent parody by the master singer.

She Never Told Me She Was A Mime: 3/5 Okay, maybe a 3 was a tad more than this song needs.

Harvey The Wonder Hamster: 1/5 The worst and shortest song on the CD.

Waffle King: 3/5 A guy finds a good waffle recipe, and......

Bohemian Polka: 3/5 Next time, do a medly.

The parodies are great, but the originals sag. I mean,there is something in each original that sounds exactly like the one before it. The point is, if you are already a fan, buy this. If you are just starting, buy Running With Scissors or Bad Hair Day.