Weird Al's Polka Your Eyes Out (1992), Tracks 1-7

Weird Al spent some downtime in the late '80s and early '90s waiting for the next big thing in popular music, which turned out to be Nirvana. But a lot happened in music in the intervening six years, and as a result, our coverage of his first polka medley of the '90s covers a lot of ground, including new jack swing, Madchester, house music, and the birth of DJ remixes. <br /><br />Tracks:<br /><br />Billy Idol - Cradle of Love<br />DNA feat. Suzanne Vega - Tom's Diner<br />The B-52's - Love Shack<br />Technotronic - Pump Up the Jam<br />R.E.M. - Losing My Religion<br />EMF - Unbelievable<br />Bell Biv DeVoe - Do Me!<br /><br />Co-hosts: Rich Bunnell, Dan Watkins, Jennifer Carman<br /><br />Links:<br /><br />Get early access to bonus episodes on Patreon! <a href="https://www.patreon.com/discordpod" rel="noopener">https://www.patreon.com/discordpod</a><br /><br />Suzanne Vega tells the story behind "Tom's Diner": <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D99PhzEIWuA" rel="noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D99PhzEIWuA</a><br /><br />Barry Michael Cooper on the origins of new jack swing: <a href="https://www.njs4ever.com/2020/07/04/the-man-who-named-new-jack-swing-barry-michael-cooper-interview-part-1/" rel="noopener">https://www.njs4ever.com/2020/07/04/the-man-who-named-new-jack-swing-barry-michael-cooper-interview-part-1/</a><br /><br />Hit Parade podcast on "legacy hits": <a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/hit-parade/2022/09/radio-determines-lost-hits-vs-legacy-hits" rel="noopener">https://slate.com/podcasts/hit-parade/2022/09/radio-determines-lost-hits-vs-legacy-hits</a><br /><br />Weird Al gives the MST3K treatment to the "Losing My Religion" music video: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieHA0BIfs9A" rel="noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieHA0BIfs9A</a><br /><br />Other clips:<br /><br />"Weird Al" Yankovic - The Hot Rocks Polka<br />"Weird Al" Yankovic - Smells Like Nirvana<br />Mariah Carey - Vision of Love<br />Generation X - King Rocker<br />Billy Idol - White Wedding<br />The Chipmu