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<ul><li>5:09 <small>(Album Version)</small></li></ul> |
<ul><li>5:09 <small>(Album Version)</small></li></ul> |
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<ul><li>3:49 <small>(Compilations/ |
<ul><li>3:49 <small>(Compilations/single version)</small></li></ul> |
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| Label = [[Scotti Brothers Records|Scotti Brothers]] |
| Label = [[Scotti Brothers Records|Scotti Brothers]] |
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| [ Writer = ] |
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| Producer = "Weird Al" Yankovic |
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| Chart position = none |
| Chart position = none |
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| Last single = |
| Last single = "[[I Think I'm a Clone Now]]"<br>(from the album ''[[Even Worse]]'')<br />(1988) |
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| This single = |
| This single = "UHF"<br />(1989) |
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| Next single = |
| Next single = "[[Money for Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies]]"<br />(1989) |
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'''UHF''' is an original song by [["Weird Al" Yankovic]] in the key of F major. It is the theme song from the film ''[[UHF (film)|UHF]]''. It is a style parody of themes that are played to advertise television stations. |
"'''UHF'''" is an original song by [["Weird Al" Yankovic]] in the key of F major. It is the theme song from the film ''[[UHF (film)|UHF]]''. It is a style parody of themes that are played to advertise television stations. The [[Music video|video]] parodies other artists and music videos popular during the 1980s, including [[Guns N' Roses]], [[George Michael]], [[Robert Palmer (British singer)|Robert Palmer]], [[Prince (singer)|Prince]], [[Talking Heads]], [[Peter Gabriel]], [[ZZ Top]], [[Billy Idol]], [[The Beatles]], [[INXS]], and [[Randy Newman]]. |
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== Track listing |
== Track listing== |
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# "UHF" –3:49 |
# "UHF" –3:49 |
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# "Attack of the Radioactive Hamsters from a Planet near Mars" –3:28 |
# "Attack of the Radioactive Hamsters from a Planet near Mars" –3:28 |
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The promo single only contains "UHF". |
The promo single only contains "UHF". |
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==Music video== |
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The [[Music video|video]] parodies other artists and music videos popular during the 1980s, including [[Guns N' Roses]], [[George Michael]], [[Robert Palmer (British singer)|Robert Palmer]], [[Prince (singer)|Prince]], [[Talking Heads]], [[Peter Gabriel]], [[ZZ Top]], [[Billy Idol]], [[The Beatles]], [[INXS]], and [[Randy Newman]]. |
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===Videos parodied=== |
===Videos parodied=== |
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* "[[Welcome to the Jungle]]" by Guns N' Roses (1) and (17) |
* "[[Welcome to the Jungle]]" by Guns N' Roses (1) and (17) |
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* "[[Faith (song)|Faith]]" by George Michael (2) |
* "[[Faith (song)|Faith]]" by George Michael (2) |
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:* Yankovic is dressed |
:* Yankovic is dressed similarly to Michael in the original, but the back of the jacket he wears in the original read "Revenge," while the one in "UHF" reads "Look at my butt". |
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* "[[Addicted to Love (song)|Addicted to Love]]" by Robert Palmer (3) and (20) |
* "[[Addicted to Love (song)|Addicted to Love]]" by Robert Palmer (3) and (20) |
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:* The women have glasses and moustaches similar to those of Yankovic |
:* The women have glasses and moustaches similar to those of Yankovic. |
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* ""Little Red Corvette" by Prince. (4) |
* ""Little Red Corvette" by Prince. (4) |
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* "[[Sledgehammer (song)|Sledgehammer]]" by Peter Gabriel (6) and (13) |
* "[[Sledgehammer (song)|Sledgehammer]]" by Peter Gabriel (6) and (13) |
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* "[[Legs]]" by ZZ Top (7) and (18) |
* "[[Legs]]" by ZZ Top (7) and (18) |
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* "White Wedding" by Billy Idol (8) |
* "White Wedding" by Billy Idol (8) |
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* "Let's |
* "Let's Go Crazy" by Prince (9) |
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* "Your Mother Should Know" by |
* "Your Mother Should Know" by The Beatles, from the film ''Magical Mystery Tour'' (10) and (19) |
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* "[[I Love L.A.]]" by Randy Newman (12) |
* "[[I Love L.A.]]" by Randy Newman (12) |
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* "When Doves Cry" by Prince (14) |
* "When Doves Cry" by Prince (14) |
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* "Rebel Yell" by Billy Idol (15) |
* "Rebel Yell" by Billy Idol (15) |
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* "Girlfriend |
* "Girlfriend Is Better" by the Talking Heads (16) |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
Revision as of 15:40, 9 March 2007
"UHF" | |
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Song |
"UHF" is an original song by "Weird Al" Yankovic in the key of F major. It is the theme song from the film UHF. It is a style parody of themes that are played to advertise television stations. The video parodies other artists and music videos popular during the 1980s, including Guns N' Roses, George Michael, Robert Palmer, Prince, Talking Heads, Peter Gabriel, ZZ Top, Billy Idol, The Beatles, INXS, and Randy Newman.
Track listing
- "UHF" –3:49
- "Attack of the Radioactive Hamsters from a Planet near Mars" –3:28
The promo single only contains "UHF".
Videos parodied
These are the videos parodied in the "UHF" video.
- "Welcome to the Jungle" by Guns N' Roses (1) and (17)
- "Faith" by George Michael (2)
- Yankovic is dressed similarly to Michael in the original, but the back of the jacket he wears in the original read "Revenge," while the one in "UHF" reads "Look at my butt".
- "Addicted to Love" by Robert Palmer (3) and (20)
- The women have glasses and moustaches similar to those of Yankovic.
- ""Little Red Corvette" by Prince. (4)
- "Once in a Lifetime" by the Talking Heads (5)
- "Sledgehammer" by Peter Gabriel (6) and (13)
- "Legs" by ZZ Top (7) and (18)
- "White Wedding" by Billy Idol (8)
- "Let's Go Crazy" by Prince (9)
- "Your Mother Should Know" by The Beatles, from the film Magical Mystery Tour (10) and (19)
- "Need You Tonight" and "Mediate" by INXS, which itself is an homage to Bob Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues". (11)
- Similar to Yankovic's later video "Bob", the placards that Yankovic tosses read, as follows: "Sit", "Stare", "Picture", "Tube", "Brain", "Cottage cheese", and a question mark.
- "I Love L.A." by Randy Newman (12)
- "When Doves Cry" by Prince (14)
- "Rebel Yell" by Billy Idol (15)
- "Girlfriend Is Better" by the Talking Heads (16)
See also