List of "Weird Al" Yankovic Polka Medleys - "Hooked On Polkas"

"Hooked on Polkas"
Single by "Weird Al" Yankovic
from the album Dare to Be Stupid
Released June 18, 1985
Format Cassette, CD, Vinyl (12")
Recorded March 25, 1985
Genre Comedy, polka
Length 3:51
Label Scotti Brothers
"Weird Al" Yankovic singles chronology
"One More Minute"
(1985)
"Hooked on Polkas"
(1985)
"Dare to Be Stupid"
(1986)

"Hooked on Polkas" is the second polka medley recorded by "Weird Al" Yankovic. It appeared on his third album, Dare to Be Stupid. The song was released as a single in Japan.

Its title is a reference to the 1981 record Hooked on Classics, in which very recognizable extracts from classical music pieces were played over a continuous, more disco-style beat. This is the first polka medley to use "Shave and a Haircut", which is heard at the end of "Ear Booker Polka". (Other Yankovic polka medleys that have used "Shave and a Haircut" include "The Alternative Polka", "Polka Power!", "Polkarama!", and "Polka Face".)

The following songs are contained in the medley:

  • "Twelfth Street Rag" by Pee Wee Hunt
  • "State of Shock" by The Jacksons & Mick Jagger
  • "Sharp Dressed Man" by ZZ Top
  • "What's Love Got to Do with It" by Tina Turner
  • "Method of Modern Love" by Hall & Oates
  • "Owner of a Lonely Heart" by Yes
  • "We're Not Gonna Take It" by Twisted Sister
  • "99 Luftballons" by Nena
  • "Footloose" by Kenny Loggins
  • "The Reflex" by Duran Duran
  • "Bang Your Head (Metal Health)" by Quiet Riot
  • "Relax" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood
  • "Ear Booker Polka" by "Weird Al" Yankovic

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