Permanent Record (1994)

About this title: Ever since his eponymous debut, Weird Al Yankovic proved to be one of the 20th century's most innovative and memorable musicians. True, he never had many radio singles, but, just as such a film as The Rocky Horror Picture Show didn't catch on initially yet eventually established itself as a cult hit, Yankovic had arguably made himself the most memorable cult musician of the '80s. Numerous greatest hits albums were released in response to this following, but no single disc matches Permanent Record, a four-CD set of Yankovic's best songs, whether they were sincere hits or not. Following ... read more

Tracks:

1. My Bologna [Fieger/Averre/Yanko]
2. Another One Rides the Bus [Deacon/Yankovic]
3. Happy Birthday [Placebo EP Version] [Yankovic]
4. I Love Rocky Road [Yankovic/Hooker/Mer]
5. Ricky [Chapman/Chinn/Yanko]
6. Polkas on 45 [Brown/Timm/Veivoda/]
7. Midnight Star [Yankovic]
8. Eat It [Yankovic/Jackson]
9. Mr. Popeil [Yankovic]
10. I Lost on Jeopardy [Yankovic/Kihn]
11. Buy Me a Condo [Yankovic]
12. King of Suede [Yankovic/Sting]
13. Yoda [Yankovic/Davies]
14. This Is the Life [Yankovic]
15. Like a Surgeon [Yankovic/Steinberg/]
16. One More Minute [Yankovic]
17. I Want a New Duck [Lewis/Hayes/Yankovi]
18. Dare to Be Stupid [Yankovic]
19. Hooked on Polkas [Jackson/Hanson/Hill]
20. Addicted to Spuds [Palmer/Yankovic]
21. Dog Eat Dog [Yankovic]
22. Here's Johnny [Wolf/Wolf/Yankovic]
23. Living With a Hernia [Hartman/Midnight/Ya]
24. Christmas at Ground Zero [Yankovic]
25. Lasagna [Yankovic/Los Lobos]
26. Good Old Days [Yankovic]
27. Fat [Jackson/Yankovic]
28. Melanie [Yankovic]
29. I Think I'm a Clone Now [Cordell/Yankovic]
30. You Make Me [Yankovic]
31. Alimony [James/Gentry/Bloom/]
32. UHF [Single Version] [Yankovic]
33. Money for Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies [Knopfler/Sting/]
34. The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota [Yankovic]
35. Spam [Berry/Stipe/Buck/Mi]
36. Generic Blues [Yankovic]
37. Polka Your Eyes Out [Werner/Idol/Vegs/B-]
38. You Don't Love Me Anymore [Yankovic]
39. Smells Like Nirvana [Cobain/Nirvana [US]]
40. When I Was Your Age [Yankovic]
41. I Can't Watch This [James/Miller/Burrel]
42. Trigger Happy [Yankovic]
43. Taco Grande [Mekia/Warren/Yankov]
44. Bedrock Anthem [Kiedis/Flea/Fruscia]
45. Harvey the Wonder Hamster [Yankovic]
46. Achy Breaky Song [Von Tress/Yankovic]
47. Livin' in the Fridge [Tyler/Perry/Hudson/]
48. Frank's 2000" TV [Yankovic]
49. Jurassic Park [Webb/Yankovic]
50. Headline News [Roberts/Yankovic]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.