Jul 252024
Weird Al Yankovic has been quiet on the new music front for about a decade after Mandatory Fun, his last studio album, was released in 2014. So his newest single “Polkamania!” has smashed together some of the last decade’s biggest hits, all in the style of his signature medley genre, a polka.
But which songs are covered in Weird Al’s “Polkamania”?
- Adele – “Hello”
- Ariana Grande – “Thank U, Next”
- Billie Eilish – “Bad Guy”
- Cardi B feat. Megan Thee Stallion – “WAP”
- Cast of Encanto – “We Don’t Talk About Bruno”
- Ed Sheeran – “Shape of You”
- Lil Nas X – “Old Town Road”
- Luis Fonsi feat. Daddy Yankee – ‘Despacito’
- Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars – “Uptown Funk”
- Miley Cyrus – “Flowers”
- Olivia Rodrigo – “Vampire”
- Taylor Swift – “Shake It Off”
There’s not much to say about this song sonically – all the covers are straightforward, but done in a polka style, with the exception of “WAP,” which cleverly utilizes sound effects to get the same message across.
Definitely one the Weird Al fans will love, but there’s enough silliness in here for everyone else as well.
