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Dare to Be Stupid is the third album by song parodist "Weird Al" Yankovic, released in 1985. (see 1985 in musicSee also 1984 in music, other events of 1985, 1986 in music, 1980s in music and the list of 'years in music' Events January 28 Various artists, including Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Michael Jackson, Billy Joel, Cyndi Lauper, Willie Nelson, Lionel Richie, Smok). The title song, "Dare to Be Stupid," was a parody of the musical style and music videos of the band DevoDevo (The De-Evolution Band) was a rock music band from Akron, Ohio whose music mingled kitsch science fiction themes, deadpan surrealist humor, satirical social commentary and thinly veiled sexual allusions in discordantly synthesized pop songs that ofte.

1 Track listing

1. "Like a Surgeon" (Yankovic) - 3:32
   • parody of "Like a Virgin" by MadonnaMadonna, American singer, actress, writer, and sex symbol. Madonna is Italian for "My lady". Its historical usage refers to the Mary, the mother of Jesus. The pop singer Madonna repopularized the term in the 20th century. Madonna can refer to the followin
2. "Dare to Be Stupid" (Dicola, Yankovic) - 3:25
   • style parody of DevoDevo (The De-Evolution Band) was a rock music band from Akron, Ohio whose music mingled kitsch science fiction themes, deadpan surrealist humor, satirical social commentary and thinly veiled sexual allusions in discordantly synthesized pop songs that ofte
3. "I Want a New Duck" (Yankovic) - 3:04
   • parody of "I Want a New Drug" by Huey Lewis and the News
4. "One More Minute" (Yankovic) - 4:04
5. "Yoda" (Davies, Yankovic) - 3:58
   • parody of "Lola" by The KinksThe Kinks a British Invasion pop/ rock band, were formed in London in 1963 by Dave Davies and Peter Quaife. The lineup with which they began their recording career was Dave Davies (lead guitar, vocals, songwriting); his brother Ray Davies (primary songwri
6. "George of the Jungle" (Allman, Worth) - 1:05
7. "Slime Creatures from Outer Space" (Yankovic) - 4:23
8. "Girls Just Want to Have Lunch" - 2:48
   • parody of "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper
9. "This Is the Life" (Yankovic) - 3:06
10. "Cable TV" (Yankovic) - 3:38
11. "Hooked on Polkas" - 3:53
    • polka medley of then-current pop music