Track Listing
The track listing, parodies, and polka song are as follows:
| Track | Title | Length | (Style) Parody of | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "White & Nerdy (Hakeem Seriki, Juan and Oscar Salinas, Anthony Henderson, "Weird Al" Yankovic)" | 2:50 | "Ridin'" by Chamillionaire featuring Krayzie Bone | Describes the life of a white nerd whose wish to "roll with the gangstas" is impeded by his stereotypically white and nerdy behavior, with many references to nerd culture (including editing Wikipedia, although shown as vandalism in the video). |
| 2 | "Pancreas (Yankovic)" | 3:48 | Style parody of Brian Wilson | The song is mainly about the biological functions of the pancreas. Opening with a take on "Our Prayer", moving into "God Only Knows", a vocal breakdown chorus and piano solo portion reminiscent of "Heroes and Villains", and a bridge very similar to the bridge of "Good Vibrations". Contains snatches from Brian Wilson's Smile album tracks "Roll Plymouth Rock" and "Wind Chimes" as well as The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds track "I Just Wasn't Made For These Times." |
| 3 | "Canadian Idiot (Billie Joe Armstrong, Yankovic)" | 2:23 | "American Idiot" by Green Day | A satirical commentary on American nationalism and the stereotypical American view of Canadians. |
| 4 | "I'll Sue Ya (Yankovic)" | 3:51 | Style parody of Rage Against the Machine | A Rage Against the Machine-inspired song taking aim at the abundance of frivolous lawsuits, including many stylistic similarities to RATM songs such as "Bombtrack," "Killing in the Name," and "Wake Up." The riffs are all variations of the riffs in the RATM songs "Bulls on Parade", and "Killing in the Name." Also, the chorus of the song is almost identical to the "Burn burn" bit in RATM's "Bombtrack". The outro of the song, featuring Weird Al repeating the phrase "I'll sue ya... I'll take all your money... I'll sue ya if ya even look at me funny", at first lightly speaking and then screaming, is similar to the outro of RATM's "Killing In The Name", in which the phrase "Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me" is repeated. Many of the lawsuits mentioned are similar to real ones, such as a suit against Starbucks after the singer spilled a cold Frappuccino in his lap. Many of these lawsuits involve cases where a person's own behavior causes harm or damage and the person in question blames a company (a shop, a manufacturer, etc.) for not warning him of the risks. In the animated music video one of the guitarists' guitars reads "Arm The Lawyers", a parody of RATM guitarist Tom Morello's guitar, which reads "Arm The Homeless". |
| 5 | "Polkarama! (Werner Thomas, Will Adams, Allan Pineda, Jaime Gomez, George Pajon, Jr., Mike Fratantuno, Terence Yoshiaki, Alex Kapranos, Nicholas McCarthy, Rivers Cuomo, Yankovic, Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin, Dann Gallucci, Eric Judy, Isaac Brock, Damon Albarn, Trugoy the Dove, Thomas Callaway, Anthony Ray, Trevor Smith, The Killers, Scott Weiland, Slash, Duff McKagan, Matt Sorum, Dave Kushner, 50 Cent, Chad Hugo, Calvin Broadus, Pharrell Williams, Vada Nobles, Carl Sturken, Evan Rogers, Alisha Brooks, Kanye West, Ray Charles, Renald Richard)" | 4:17 | Polka Medley | A polka medley including the following songs in order:
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| 6 | "Virus Alert (Yankovic)" | 3:46 | Style parody of Sparks | "Reveals the evil that lurks in your email inbox." Parodies the many "virus hoax" emails, telling users to forward a message about a supposed computer virus, with exaggerated humorous effects on the user (and most other existing things) when installed. The song may also imply that the message being read contains a virus itself. |
| 7 | "Confessions Part III (Usher, Jermaine Dupri, Bryan-Michael Cox, Yankovic)" | 3:52 | "Confessions Part II" by Usher | A continuation of the Usher songs "Confessions" and "Confessions Part II", focusing on trivial, silly, strange and disturbing confessions. |
| 8 | "Weasel Stomping Day (Yankovic)" | 1:34 | Style parody of 1960s animated specials' music | Describes, in the style of animated musical specials of the 1960s, a supposedly traditional holiday in which participants don Viking helmets, spread mayonnaise on their lawns, and "snap weasely spines in half." It also seems to satirize the belief that a normally horrific act is acceptable if it is traditional. |
| 9 | "Close but No Cigar (Yankovic)" | 3:55 | Style parody of Cake | The story of a man that dumps his seemingly perfect girlfriends for the tiniest flaws. The trumpet line is nearly identical to the one in Cake's song "Love You Madly" from Comfort Eagle. |
| 10 | "Do I Creep You Out (Tracy Ackerman, Andy Watkins, Paul Wilson, Yankovic)" | 2:46 | "Do I Make You Proud" by Taylor Hicks | A song by a stalker to his object of affection. |
| 11 | "Trapped in the Drive-Thru (Robert Kelly, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, Yankovic)" | 10:55 | "Trapped in the Closet" by R. Kelly | An excruciatingly detailed narrative set to music about a couple getting hamburgers at the drive-thru, which was "the most banal thing could think of at the time." This song also contains an interpolation of "Black Dog" by Led Zeppelin at 6:24, re-recorded by Yankovic's band. |
| 12 | "Don't Download This Song (Yankovic)" | 3:52 | Style parody of gospel-style fundraiser songs as well as power ballads. | "Describes the perils of online music file-sharing", set to a "cheesy '80's benefit song-type melody inspired by tunes like 'We Are the World', 'Hands Across America' and 'Do They Know It's Christmas'." |
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