Even Worse

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Even Worse is the fifth album by "Weird Al" Yankovic, released in 1988. The name and cover of the album are direct parodies of Michael Jackson's Bad.

This album, like Polka Party! before it, themed all but one of its parodies. On this album all but one parody were of popular songs which were then-recently remade.

Aside from his first album, Weird Al Yankovic (on which all songs had a polka flavor to them) and Alapalooza (which featured a polka version of Bohemian Rhapsody), "Even Worse" is Yankovic's only album not to include a polka medley.

Track Listing

Track	Title	Length	(Style) Parody of	Description
1	"Fat"	3:37	"Bad" by Michael Jackson	About a man's obesity that is blown out of proportion.
2	"Stuck In A Closet With Vanna White"	5:01	Style parody of The 'Back-in-Black' era AC/DC	Song in which a man describes his bizarre recurring dreams to a doctor.
3	"(This Song's Just) Six Words Long"	3:37	"Got My Mind Set On You" as performed by George Harrison (Original version: Rudy Clark and James Ray)	About the lack of lyrical content in the song. Ironically, Yankovic often pronounces the is in the title, making the chorus seven words long.
4	"You Make Me"	3:06	Style parody of the Oingo Boingo song "Grey Matter"	A love song involving a person's desire to engage in strange and/or violent behavior compelled by the weirdness of another person.
5	"I Think I'm a Clone Now"	3:20	"I Think We're Alone Now" as performed by Tiffany (Original version: Tommy James & the Shondells	About a man's experiences with his lab-created identical clone.
6	"Lasagna"	2:46	"La Bamba" (popularized by Ritchie Valens, though the parody is more likely inspired by Los Lobos' 1987 cover)	A song centered largely around Italian and Italian food.
7	"Melanie"	3:58	Original	Describes a socially inept apartment dweller's attempts to woo his neighbor Melanie.
8	"Alimony"	3:16	"Mony, Mony" as performed by Billy Idol (original version: Tommy James & the Shondells)	About a man's ex-wife exploiting the money he owes her in alimony payments to take insane advantage of him.
9	"Velvet Elvis"	4:30	Style parody of "Don't Stand So Close to Me" and "Synchronicity II" by The Police	An ode to a velvet Elvis picture.
10	"Twister"	1:03	Style parody of "No Sleep Till Brooklyn" and "Fight For Your Right (To Party)" by Beastie Boys	A song about the Milton Bradley game "Twister".
11	"Good Old Days"	3:21	Style parody of "Only One" by James Taylor	A song about a psychopath reminiscing about his childhood

Personnel

• "Weird Al" Yankovic - accordion, keyboards, vocals, background vocals
• Kim Bullard - synthesizer
• Rick Derringer - guitar
• Ronny Jay - scratching
• Steve Jay - bass, background vocals
• Nicolette Larson - background vocals
• Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz - percussion, drums
• Joe Sublett - saxophone
• Jim West - guitar, mandolin, background vocals

Production

• Producer: Rick Derringer
• Engineer: Tony Papa
• Arranger: "Weird Al" Yankovic

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1988	The Billboard 200	27

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	"Fat"	The Billboard Hot 100	99