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. Tracks: Billy Idol - Cradle of Love DNA feat. Suzanne Vega - Tom's Diner The B-52's - Love Shack Technotronic - Pump Up the Jam R.E.M. - Losing My Religion EMF - Unbelievable Bell Biv DeVoe - Do Me! Co-hosts: Rich Bunnell, Dan Watkins, Jennifer Carman Links: Get early access to bonus episodes on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/discordpod Discord & Rhyme merch: http://tee.pub/lic/discordpod Suzanne Vega tells the story behind "Tom's Diner": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D99PhzEIWuA Barry Michael Cooper on the origins of new jack swing: https://www.njs4ever.com/2020/07/04/the-man-who-named-new-jack-swing-barry-michael-cooper-interview-part-1/ Hit Parade podcast on "legacy hits": https://slate.com/podcasts/hit-parade/2022/09/radio-determines-lost-hits-vs-legacy-hits Weird Al gives the MST3K treatment to the "Losing My Religion" music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieHA0BIfs9A Other clips: "Weird Al" Yankovic - The Hot Rocks Polka "Weird Al" Yankovic - Smells Like Nirvana Mariah Carey - Vision of Love Generation X - King Rocker Billy Idol - White Wedding The Chipmunks - Cradle of Love Stevie B - Because I Love You (The Postman Song) Suzanne Vega - Tom's Diner Mark Jonathan Davis feat. Marylin Whitelaw - Jeannie's Diner Fatboy Slim - Praise You Bad English - When I See You Smile The B-52's - Hot Pants Explosion The B-52's - Glove Slap Michael Bolton - How Am I Supposed to Live Without You Jesse Saunders - On and On Technotronic - The Pro 24s Technotronic - Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over) Technotronic - Move This Lil Uzi Vert - Pump Up the Jam Paula Abdul - Rush Rush Color Me Badd - I Wanna Sex You Up R.E.M. - Pilgrimage R.E.M. - It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) Yoko Takahashi - The Cruel Angel's Thesis "Weird Al" Yankovic - Spam "Weird Al" Yankovic - Frank's 2000" TV Andrew Dice Clay - Mother Goose Gorillaz - 19-2000 (Soulchild remix) Bon Jovi - Blaze of Glory Keith Sweat - I Want Her Bell Biv DeVoe - Poison Bell Biv DeVoe - Do Me! (Remix)