History Music / WeirdAlYankovicAlbum

** "Another One Rides The Bus" is about Al on a ridiculously overcrowded bus and he sings "I haven't been in a crowd like this/Since I went to see Music/TheWho!"[[note]]He's referring to a particular Who concert in Cincinnati four years earlier in which a stampede of concert goers trampled eleven people to death.[[/note]]

* BusesAreForFreaks: [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] in "Another One Rides The Bus".

** John "Bermuda" Schwartz provides percussion on "Another One Rides The Bus" by banging on Al's accordion case.

The self-titled debut album of Music/WeirdAlYankovic, which was released in 1983 through Rock 'n' Roll Records. It features the hits "My Bologna", "Another One Rides The Bus", and "Ricky". The album stands out for its EarlyInstallmentWeirdness; the album features Al playing the accordion on every track, having a noticeably lower production value than his subsequent work, and being one of two albums to not feature a polka medley [[note]] The other being 1988's ''Music/EvenWorse'' [[/note]]. The result was that the album would not be treated kindly by critics or sell particularly well, with Al mostly being considered at the time to be a OneHitWonder.

* UpdatedReRelease: A new version of "Happy Birthday" was recorded for the movie ''How To Be A Latin Lover.'' The scene including it got cut, but the new recording appeared on the ''Medium Rarities'' collection of Al's ''Squeezebox'' box set.

The self-titled debut album of Music/WeirdAlYankovic, which was released in 1983. It features the hits "My Bologna", "Another One Rides The Bus", and "Ricky". The album stands out for its EarlyInstallmentWeirdness; the album features Al playing the accordion on every track, having a noticeably lower production value than his subsequent work, and being one of two albums to not feature a polka medley [[note]] The other being 1988's ''Music/EvenWorse'' [[/note]]. The result was that the album would not be treated kindly by critics or sell particularly well, with Al mostly being considered at the time to be a OneHitWonder.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: As his first album, this is evident. Every song features accordion as the lead instrument and Al sings everything with an exaggerated nasal voice, so the parodies aren't nearly as close to the original sonically as later parodies. It's also the only album to date to feature a guest vocalist. It's also one of only three albums not to have any polka medley (''Music/{{Alapalooza}}'' has a polka cover of Music/{{Queen|Band}}'s [[Music/ANightAtTheOpera "Bohemian Rhapsody"]] while ''Music/EvenWorse'' is the only other album to have no polka medley at all) and has only one style parody, "Happy Birthday" (Tonio K.). Meanwhile, half the songs on the album are completely original humorous songs, which later became a rarity for Al as he became more accustomed to writing style parodies.

The self-titled debut album of Music/WeirdAlYankovic, which was released in 1983. It features the hits "My Bologna", "Another One Rides The Bus", and "Ricky". The album stands out for its EarlyInstallmentWeirdness; the album features Al playing the accordion on every track, having a noticeably lower production value than his subsequent work, and being one of two albums to not feature a polka medley [[note]] The other being 1988's ''Music/EvenWorse'' [[/note]]. The result was that the album would not be treated kindly by critics or sell particularly well, with Al mostly being considered to be a OneHitWonder.

* EverythingIsAnInstrument

* MythologyGag: "Stop Draggin' My Car Around" mentions trading in a "'64 Plymouth". It was the one of these his family owned that inspired his early composition, "Belvedere Crossing".

* LyricalDissonance: "Happy Birthday" keeps peppy all the way through, but hits serious dissonance at 26 seconds in.

The self-titled debut album of Music/WeirdAlYankovic, which was released in 1983. It features the hits "My Bologna", "Another One Rides The Bus", and "Ricky". The album stands out for its EarlyInstallmentWeirdness; the album features Al playing the accordion on every track and has a noticeably lower production value than his subsequent work. The result was that the album would not be treated kindly by critics or sell particularly well, with Al mostly being considered to be a OneHitWonder.

The self-titled debut album of Music/WeirdAlYankovic, which was released in 1983. It features the hits "My Bologna", "Another One Rides The Bus", and "Ricky".

# "The Check's In The Mail" (3:12)
# "Another One Rides The Bus" (2:35)[[note]]Parody of Music/{{Queen}}'s "Another One Bites the Dust"[[/note]]

# "Such A Groovy Guy" (3:00)
# "Mr. Frump In The Iron Lung" (1:55)

** "Mr. Frump in the Iron Lung" which should not be funny but really is.

* CasualKink: Parodied in "Such A Groovy Guy":

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: As his first album, this is evident. Every song features accordion as the lead instrument and Al sings everything with an exaggerated nasal voice, so the parodies aren't nearly as close to the original sonically as later parodies. It's also the only album to date to feature a guest vocalist. It's also one of only three albums not to have any polka medley (''Music/{{Alapalooza}}'' has a polka cover of Music/{{Queen}}'s "Bohemian Rhapsody" while ''Music/EvenWorse'' is the only other album to have no polka medley at all) and has only one style parody, "Happy Birthday" (Tonio K.). Meanwhile, half the songs on the album are completely original humorous songs, which later became a rarity for Al as he became more accustomed to writing style parodies.

** "Musical Mike" Kieffer's rhythmic hand-fart noises on "Stop Draggin' My Car Around," "Another One Rides The Bus" and "I Love Rocky Road."

[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/weird_al_yankovic_1983_album.jpg It began with an accordion... a dream... A viewing of ''Series/ILoveLucy''... A love for ice cream... Wait, what?]]

-->''Oh and then I might decide to tie you up with dental floss''
-->''I'll make you wear a harness and I'll show you who's the boss''

-->''I guess you know [[EarthShatteringKaboom the Earth]] [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt is gonna crash]] [[ABirthdayNotABreak into the sun]]''
-->''But that's no reason why we shouldn't have a little fun''
-->''So if you think it's scary, if it's more than you can take''
-->''Just blow out the candles and have a piece of cake!''

* SelfTitledAlbum

[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/weird_al_yankovic_1983_album.jpg It began with an accordion...a dream...A viewing of ''Series/ILoveLucy''...A love for ice cream...Wait, what?]]

* FilkSong: "Ricky", a parody of Toni Basil's "Mickey", is this for ''Series/ILoveLucy''.

# "My Bologna" (2:01)[[note]]Parody of The Knack's "My Sharona"[[/note]]

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: As his first album, this is evident. Every song features accordion as the lead instrument and Al sings everything with an exaggerated nasal voice, so the parodies aren't nearly as close to the original sonically as later parodies. It's also the only album to date to feature a guest vocalist. It's also one of only three albums not to have any polka medley (''Music/{{Alapalooza}}'' has a polka cover of Music/{{Queen}}'s "Bohemian Rhapsody" while ''Music/EvenWorse'' is the only other album to have no polka medley at all) and has only one style parody, "Happy Birthday" (Tonio K.).

[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/weird_al_yankovic_1983_album.jpg]]

* DesignStudentsOrgasm: The cover, drawn by Brazillian illustrator Rogerio {{in the style of}} MAD Magazine, depicts Al sitting up in bed in a room full of different bits of junk [[EasterEgg which alludes to each individual song on the record]]. This detail is sadly lost on future releases which forced the image to be scaled down too far for the naked eye to pick up on.

* DetailHoggingCover: The cover, drawn by Brazillian illustrator Rogerio {{in the style of}} MAD Magazine, depicts Al sitting up in bed in a room full of different bits of junk which alludes to each individual song on the record. This detail is sadly lost on future releases which forced the image to be scaled down too far for the naked eye to pick up on.

* ScaryTeeth: Al in the latter end of the video for "I Love Rocky Road".

** "Musical Mike" Kieffer's rhythmic hand-fart noises on "Stop Dragin' My Car Around," "Another One Rides The Bus" and "I Love Rocky Road."