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1. Achy Breaky Song
Billy Idol
2. Addicted to Spuds
B.o.B
3. Alimony
U2
4. Another One Rides the Bus
Billy Ray Cyrus
5. Another Tattoo
Queen
6. The Brady Bunch
Bob Marley
7. Buy Me a Condo
Robert Palmer
8. Canadian Idiot
Green Day
9. Cavity Search
Men Without Hats
10. A Complicated Song
Avril Lavigne
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Achy Breaky Song
Answer: Billy Ray Cyrus
Parody of "Achy Breaky Heart". It was on Weird Al's album "Alapalooza". Years later Al would parody Cyrus' daughter Miley with on his album "Alpocalypse", when he recorded "Party in the CIA".
2. Addicted to Spuds
Answer: Robert Palmer
Parody of "Addicted to Love". From his album "Polka Party." The music video included animated Mr. Potato Head toys singing and dancing.
3. Alimony
Answer: Billy Idol
Parody of "Mony Mony". The song appeared on his album "Even Worse", which itself was a parody of Michael Jackson's album "Bad". The album would become Yankovic's first ever platinum recording. That means it sold over a million copies.
4. Another One Rides the Bus
Answer: Queen
Parody of "Another One Bites the Dust". This was one of Yankovic's earliest hits of his debuted and self titled album. The song was done in the style of polka.
5. Another Tattoo
Answer: B.o.B
Parody of "Nothin on You" by B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars. The song was released in 2011 on the album "Alpocalypse". The album also included a parody of a Miley Cyrus song.
6. The Brady Bunch
Answer: Men Without Hats
Parody of "The Safety Dance". In common Yankovic form, he managed to parody both the song from Men Without Hats and "The Brady Bunch" television show. This was off his second album "in 3-D" which released in 1984.
7. Buy Me a Condo
Answer: Bob Marley
Parody of "Buffalo Soldier". This was off his album "in 3-D". The song, in which Al sings in Marley's style and accent, is literally about buying a condo and all the furnishings.
8. Canadian Idiot
Answer: Green Day
Parody of "American Idiot". This was on his 2006 album "Straight Outta Lynwood". It was the second single off the album after "White & Nerdy."
9. Cavity Search
Answer: U2
Parody of "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me". The song released in 1996 on the album "Bad Hair Day". That album also included a parody of Coolio's "Gansta's Paradise".
10. A Complicated Song
Answer: Avril Lavigne
Parody of "Complicated". This is the rare time when Yankovic parodied a song while using all or part of the original song's title in his remake. The song was on his 2003 album "Poodle Hat".
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