other performers:
- Musical Mike (hand music on demo version)
Recorded:
- January, 1981 (demo version)
- February, 1985 (album version)
Recording location:
- Al's apartment, West Hollywood, CA (demo version)
- Santa Monica Sound Recorders, Santa Monica, CA (album version)
Released:
- 1985 (album version)
- 1997 (demo version)
Available on (*):
- 1985 LP Dare To Be Stupid (Rock 'n' Roll FZ 40033, June 18, 1985; album version)
- 1994 CD Greatest Hits Volume II (Scotti Bros. 72392 75456-2, October 25, 1994; album version)
- 1997 CD Dr. Demento's Basement Tapes 6 (Demento Society, December, 1997; demo version)
- 2000 CD set Dr. Demento's 30th Anniversary Collection: Dementia 2000! (Rhino R2 79787, February 29, 2000; album version)
- 2001 CD The Very Best Of Dr. Demento (Rhino R2 76704, February 6, 2001; album version)
Parody of:
- Lola - The Kinks (1970/1980)
Topics (not including words that are part of the title):
- Star Wars movie series
Alternate versions:
- plays prior to June, 1985 are the demo version; plays from June, 1985 to present are the album version unless otherwise specified
interesting facts (click to see playlist of show on which fact was mentioned, if applicable):
- The song was not released until Al's third album because it took a long time to get approval from both the publisher of the original song and from Lucasfilm for using their character in the title.
- The song was recorded for Al's first album in March, 1982, but that recording has been lost.
- Starting in the 1990s, when performing this song live, a section was added near the end in which the band goes into a chant. (This chant was originally performed as part of "Another One Rides The Bus" in 1991 for Dr. Demento's 20th anniversary concert filmed for Comedy Central.)
Chart information:
- #50 1985 (as part of album Dare To Be Stupid)
- #198 1994 (as part of album Greatest Hits Volume II)
Also credited as:
- Alfred Yankovic
- "Weird Al" Yankovic & Wendy Carlos
- "Weird Al" Yankovic & The Amino Acids
- "Weird Al" Yankovic w/ The Amino Acids
Common misspellings:
- Wierd Al Yankovich
General type of music:
- parody
- comedy
Real name:
- Alfred Matthew Yankovic
Group members:
- "Weird Al" Yankovic (accordion/vocals)
- Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz (drums)
- Steve Jay (bass)
- Jim West (guitar)
Based in:
- southern California
Also recorded with:
- Mike Weyrck & Steve Willis
- Vince Sanchez
- Tom Walters, Jon Iverson, & Joel Miller
- Richard "Bopcat" Bennett
- Barnes & Barnes
- Brian Wilson
- Wendy Carlos
- The Amino Acids
interesting facts (click to see playlist of show on which fact was mentioned, if applicable):
- First submitted a song to Dr. Demento in 1973.
- Dr. Demento first aired one of his songs in 1976.
- First national release was 1979.
- The most-requested artist in the history of "The Dr. Demento Show".
- During college in the late 1970s, was a DJ at the campus radio station, KCPR, San Luis Obispo, CA.
- Graduated from California Polytechnic State University in 1980 with a degree in architecture.
- regular sidekick on the live KMET version of the show in the early 1980s
- His 2006 hit "White & Nerdy" was a #9 single, surpassing his previous high of #12 with "Eat It" in 1984.
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* Note that it may be available on other releases or formats than are listed, and some releases listed may not be currently available. Generally the first release is listed, along with a commonly available release (for items that aren't out of print), and any Dr. Demento compilations on which it has appeared. Albums may be out of print in their original format but still available in another format. We suggest checking various online stores or the artist's web site (if applicable) to determine current availability.
