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| Length =
| Length =
<ul><li>5:09 <small>(Album Version)</small></li></ul>
<ul><li>5:09 <small>(Album Version)</small></li></ul>
<ul><li>3:49 <small>(Compilations/Single Version)</small></li></ul>
<ul><li>3:49 <small>(Compilations/single version)</small></li></ul>
| Label = [[Scotti Brothers Records|Scotti Brothers]]
| Label = [[Scotti Brothers Records|Scotti Brothers]]
| [ Writer = ]
| [ Writer = ]
| Producer = [["Weird Al" Yankovic]]
| Producer = "Weird Al" Yankovic
| Chart position = none
| Chart position = none
| Last single = ''[[I Think I'm a Clone Now]]''<br>(from the album ''[[Even Worse]]'')<br />(1988)
| Last single = "[[I Think I'm a Clone Now]]"<br>(from the album ''[[Even Worse]]'')<br />(1988)
| This single = '''UHF'''<br />(1989)
| This single = "UHF"<br />(1989)
| Next single = ''[[Money for Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies]]''<br />(1989)
| Next single = "[[Money for Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies]]"<br />(1989)
}}
}}
'''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]].


== Track listing of single==
== Track listing==
# "UHF" &ndash;3:49
# "UHF" &ndash;3:49
# "Attack of the Radioactive Hamsters from a Planet near Mars" &ndash;3:28
# "Attack of the Radioactive Hamsters from a Planet near Mars" &ndash;3:28


The promo single only contains "UHF".
The promo single only contains "UHF".

==Music video==
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]].


===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)
* "[[Faith (song)|Faith]]" by George Michael (2)
* "[[Faith (song)|Faith]]" by George Michael (2)
:* Yankovic is dressed similar to Michael in the original, yet the back of the jacket he wears in the original read "Revenge," while the one in "UHF" reads "Look at my butt."
:* 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 (song)|Addicted to Love]]" by Robert Palmer (3) and (20)
* "[[Addicted to Love (song)|Addicted to Love]]" by Robert Palmer (3) and (20)
:* The women have glasses and moustaches similar to those of Yankovic's.
:* The women have glasses and moustaches similar to those of Yankovic.
* ""Little Red Corvette" by Prince. (4)
* ""Little Red Corvette" by Prince. (4)
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* "[[Once in a Lifetime (Talking Heads song)|Once in a Lifetime]]" by the Talking Heads (5)

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* "[[Once in a Lifetime (Talking Heads song)|Once In A Lifetime]]" by the Talking Heads (5)
* "[[Sledgehammer (song)|Sledgehammer]]" by Peter Gabriel (6) and (13)
* "[[Sledgehammer (song)|Sledgehammer]]" by Peter Gabriel (6) and (13)
* "[[Legs]]" by ZZ Top (7) and (18)
* "[[Legs]]" by ZZ Top (7) and (18)
* "White Wedding" by Billy Idol (8)
* "White Wedding" by Billy Idol (8)
* "Let's go Crazy" by Prince (9)
* "Let's Go Crazy" by Prince (9)
* "Your Mother Should Know" by the Beatles, from the "Magical Mystery Tour" movie (10) and (19)
* "Your Mother Should Know" by The Beatles, from the film ''Magical Mystery Tour'' (10) and (19)
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* "[[Need You Tonight]]" and "[[Mediate (song)|Mediate]]" by INXS, which itself is an homage to Bob Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues". (11)

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:* Similar to Yankovic's later video "[[Bob (song)|Bob]]", the placards that Yankovic tosses read, as follows: "Sit", "Stare", "Picture", "Tube", "Brain", "Cottage cheese", and a question mark.
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* "[[Need You Tonight]]" and "[[Mediate (song)|Mediate]]" by INXS, which in itself is an homage to Bob Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues". (11)
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:* Similar to Yankovic's later video "[[Bob (song)|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)
* "[[I Love L.A.]]" by Randy Newman (12)
* "When Doves Cry" by Prince (14)
* "When Doves Cry" by Prince (14)
* "Rebel Yell" by Billy Idol (15)
* "Rebel Yell" by Billy Idol (15)
* "Girlfriend is Better" by the Talking Heads (16)
* "Girlfriend Is Better" by the Talking Heads (16)



==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 15:40, 9 March 2007

"UHF"
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

  1. "UHF" –3:49
  2. "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.

  • 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".
  • 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


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