W.O.C.K On Vinyl - Weird Al Yankovic: Eat It (1984)

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Before things get too serious here at Rock On Vinyl, I thought it might be fun to post a song at the end of each month, that could be categorized as being either Weird, Obscure, Crazy or just plain Korny.
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Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic, born October 23, 1959 is an American singer-songwriter, music producer, actor, comedian, satirist, and a parodist. Yankovic is known for his humorous songs that make light of popular culture and that often parody specific songs by contemporary musical acts.
Since his first-aired comedy song in 1976, he has sold more than 12 million albums — more than any other comedy act in history — recorded more than 150 parody and original songs,and has performed more than 1,000 live shows. Yankovic's success comes in part from his effective use of music video to further parody popular culture, the song's original artist, and the original music videos themselves, scene-for-scene in some cases. He released his second album "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D in 1984. The first single "Eat It", a parody of the Michael Jackson song "Beat It", became popular, thanks in part to the music video, a shot-for-shot parody of Jackson's "Beat It" music video, and what Yankovic described as his "uncanny resemblance" to Jackson. Peaking at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 on April 14, 1984, "Eat It" remained Yankovic's highest-charting single until "White & Nerdy" placed at number 9 in October 2006.
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So I guess you've already worked out that this month's WOCK on Vinyl post certainly fits the Weird category. The rip was taken from my vinyl copy at 320kps and includes both sides of the single - "Eat It" / "That Boy Could Dance", along with picture cover scans and the video clip (avi) which was made for the release of the single. Of course, Yankovic has all the 'Jackson moves' down pat, but if you really want to see something 'funny', then have a look at his 'Fat' videoclip on YouTube which is a parody on Jackson's hit - "Bad".
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Eat It Link (35Mb)
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