Track Listing
| Track | Title | Length | (Style) Parody of | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Money for Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies*" | 3:11 | "Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits and "The Ballad of Jed Clampett" written by Paul Henning | The slightly-altered lyrics of The Beverly Hillbillies theme song set to the tune of "Money for Nothing". The song appears in its entirety within the film as a computer-animated music video/dream sequence. As part of his terms that allowed Yankovic to record this parody, Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler plays guitar on the track. |
| 2 | "Gandhi II" | 1:00 | Original | A commercial parody re-imagining Mahatma Gandhi as the hero of a blaxploitation-style sequel to the film Gandhi. Gandhi was played by director Jay Levey. |
| 3 | "Attack of the Radioactive Hamsters from a Planet Near Mars" | 3:28 | Original | A rock song about a number of mutated hamsters terrorizing the planet. |
| 4 | "Isle Thing" | 3:37 | "Wild Thing" by Tone Lōc | About a girl who introduces the singer to the television show Gilligan's Island, this song is Weird Al's first rap parody (an earlier rap, "Twister", is a Beastie Boys-flavored original). Another Tone Lōc hit, "Funky Cold Medina", is referred to in the lyrics: "Ginger and Mary Ann coulda used some funky cold medina". |
| 5 | "The Hot Rocks Polka" | 4:50 | Polka Medley | A polka medley of the following Rolling Stones songs:
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The name of the song refers to Hot Rocks 1964-1971, the Stones' first compilation album, which features most of the songs used in this medley. |
| 6 | "UHF" | 5:09 | Style parody of "State of Shock" by The Jacksons | Title theme to the movie, with lyrics written in the style of a TV station's large promotional campaign. |
| 7 | "Let Me Be Your Hog" | 0:16 | Original | Rock snippet, heard in the movie as Uncle Harvey lounges in his pool. Contains elements of "I Wanna Be Your Dog" by The Stooges. |
| 8 | "She Drives Like Crazy" | 3:42 | "She Drives Me Crazy" by Fine Young Cannibals | About a man who fears his girlfriend's crazy driving habits. |
| 9 | "Generic Blues" | 4:34 | Style parody of Chicago blues | "The ultimate blues song", with deliberately clichéd and over-the-top lyrics. According to Yankovic in the liner notes of Permanent Record: Al in the Box, B.B. King mentioned this song as one of his ten favorite blues songs of all time. |
| 10 | "Spatula City" | 1:07 | Original | Commercial for a spatula outlet store. |
| 11 | "Fun Zone" | 1:45 | Instrumental | Theme to Stanley Spadowski's Clubhouse, the main show-within-a-show in the film. Originally written for failed Saturday Night Live replacement Welcome to the Fun Zone, this song is played at the beginning of every "Weird Al" concert. |
| 12 | "Spam" | 3:12 | "Stand" by R.E.M. | An ode to the canned luncheon meat Spam. |
| 13 | "The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota" | 6:50 | Style parody of "30,000 Pounds of Bananas" by Harry Chapin | Folk song about a family road trip to a tourist location in Minnesota. |
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