"Party At The Leper Colony" describes a party at a leper colony. The song was originally supposed to be a style parody of another (unspecified) artist, but it eventually evolved into its own, original composition. The album's first original song is "Hardware Store", which is a list song that, as the title suggests, is about a new neighborhood hardware store and the things that can be purchased therein. By mid-2002, six originals-"Hardware Store", "Party at the Leper Colony", "Wanna B Ur Lovr", "Why Does This Always Happen to Me?", "Bob", and "Genius in France"-had been recorded. On March 25, 2002, recording for Poodle Hat officially began at Santa Monica Sound Records, in Santa Monica, California. The album also peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Comedy Albums chart, making it the first of Yankovic's records to earn a position on said chart.īoth Ben Folds and Dweezil Zappa are featured on the album, performing on the tracks "Why Does This Always Happen to Me?" and "Genius in France", respectively the former spoofs the style of Folds himself, whereas the other is a pastiche of Dweezil's father, Frank. The album peaked at number 17 on the Billboard 200. The album met with mixed reviews from critics some felt that the album represented an artistic misstep for Yankovic, whereas others enjoyed its skewering of early 2000s popular culture.
Poodle Hat was released as an Enhanced CD, meaning that when the disc is placed in a computer, bonus content (including alternate song mixes, short videos, and photo galleries) is viewable. A music video for the song "Couch Potato" was planned but was cancelled due to objections by Eminem. A polka medley of popular songs was also included on the album. These style parodies include imitations of specific artists like Ben Folds, Beck, and Frank Zappa. The album includes six original songs, featuring many "style parodies", or musical imitations of existing artists. Aside from the aforementioned "Couch Potato" and "eBay", the album also spoofs " Hot in Herre" by Nelly, " Complicated" by Avril Lavigne, and " Piano Man" by Billy Joel. The single failed to chart, although the album's song "eBay" (a parody of " I Want It That Way" by Backstreet Boys) eventually peaked at 15 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles in 2007. The album's lead single, " Couch Potato", is a parody of " Lose Yourself" by Eminem. The musical styles on the album are built around parodies and pastiches of pop of the early-2000s.
It was the fifth studio album self-produced by Yankovic. Poodle Hat is the eleventh studio album by "Weird Al" Yankovic, released on May 20, 2003.
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