U.H.F. (OST)
„WEIRD AL“ YANKOVIC
Birth Name: Alfred Matthew Yankovic
Born: October 23, 1959
Genres: Rock (Comedy Rock), Parody, Polka, Pop, Rap (Comedy Rap)
basic information
| release date | 1989 July, 25 |
| country of manufacture | U.S.A. [Cass.], Germany [CD, LP] |
| label | Scotti Bros. Records / Rock 'N' Roll Records [Cass.], Scotti Bros. Records [CD] |
| catalog no. | ZT 45265 [Cass.], INT 847.340 [CD], INT 147.340 [LP] |
| format | Cass., CD³, LP |
| note of registration | P1989 + ©1989 CBS Records Inc. |
| recording | n/a [1988 Dec, 20] |
| mixing | n/a |
| mastering | n/a |
| production | Rick Derringer |
| credits | Spezial thanks to: Mark Knopfler, Ed Bicknell, Paul Cummins, Mick Jagger, Kieth Richards, Fine Young Cannibals, R.E.M., Tone Luc, Rick Ross, Gene Kirkwood, John Hyde, Derren Getz, Kevin Breline, Jeff Rose and Orion Pictures. |
musicians
| „Weird Al“ Yankovic | lead vocals, background vocals, accordion, percussion |
| Jim West | guitars |
| Steve Jay | bass |
| Jon Schwartz | drums, percussion |
| Mark Knopfler | guitar |
| Guy Fletcher 5) | synthesizer |
tracks [CD]
| 4 | money for nothing / Beverly Hillbillies (3:08) |
lyrics
4
money for nothing / Beverly Hillbillies
(Mark Knopfler, Sting, Paul Henning, Al Yankovic)
Beverley...
Beverley Hillbillies...
Now, looka here, people...listen to my story
A little story 'bout a man named Jed
You know somethin'...that poor mountaineer
They say he barely kept his family fed
Now lemme tel ya...one day he was shootin'
Ol' Jed was shootin' at some food
When all of a sudden right up from the ground there
Well, there came a bubblin' crude
Oil, that is...well, maybe you call it
Black gold or Texas tea.
He's gonna move next to Mr. Drysdale
And be a Beverly Hillbilly
Before you know it, all the kinfolk are a-sayin'
Yeah, buddy, move away from there
That little Clampett's got his own cee-ment pond
That little Clampett's, he's a millionaire
Now everyone said Californy
Is the place that you oughta be
We got to load up this here truck now
We got to move to Beverly
Hills, that is
Swimmong pools
Move-a move-a movie stars
Looka that looka that
Y'all come back now, hear?
Almo/Irving/Carolintone-Music Co.
notes
³ source: database by Wolf-Dieter Mattick
Creation/history of the song/track:
taken from the booklet of 'permanent records : Al in the box' (Compilation, 1994)
...
One of the highlights of the film was the video for "Money For Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies." Mixing the lyrics of an old TV theme with a new rock hit admittedly wasn't a new idea: Al had done it on the 3-D album with "The Brady Bunch," and the whole process can be traced back to the 1978 underground hit "Gilligan's Island (Stairway)" by Little Roger and the Goosebumps, to the tune of Led Zeppelin's "Stairways to Heaven." Back in his college Coffeehouse days Al often performed a number called "The Beverly Hillbillies Miss You," to the music of the Rolling Stones.
Among the many people that had to be asked for permission was Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits, composer of "Money For Nothing." He said "You can use my song only if I get to play guitar on your version!" And so he did. Lawyers dictated fracture of a title; Al would have preferred "Money For the Beverly Hillbillies" or "Beverly Hillbillies For Nothing."
also available
| cover | year | country of manufacture | format | label | catalog no. | note of registration |
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1989 |
USA |
CD³ | Volcano | 61422-32013-2 | (C) + (P) 1988 Volcano Entertainment III, L.L.C. |
additional release of this album
| squeeze box : the complete works of "Weird Al" Yankovic | ||||
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- cassettes
- single
- promos
- videos
- compilations
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1
Canadian edition:
label: Attic • catalog no.: CSBC 5237 • note of registration: © Scotti Bros. Records
2
look at:
basic information
| money for nothing / Beverly Hillbillies | U.H.F. | ||||
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| CDs³ | CDs 3" | ||||
| # ZSK 1723 [U.S.] | # PCDY-00009 [Japan] |
Sampler
Cassette
| tonnage...a sampler of Epic proportions! | ||||||||
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| 1989 |
| cover | year | country of manufacture | format | label | catalog no. | note of registration |
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1989 | Germany | VHS Video | Orion Pictures International / RCA /Columbia Pictures International Video | 12022 | © 1989 Orion Pictures Corporation |
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1989 | Japan | VHS Video | Orion Pictures International / RCA /Columbia Pictures International Video | CVT 12022 | © 1989 Orion Pictures Corporation |
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1990 | South Africa | VHS Video³ | Orion Pictures International / RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video / Ster-Kinekor Video | A 0102 | © 1989 Orion Pictures Corporation © 1990 RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video |
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1991 | Argentina | VHS Video | Orion Pictures International / RCA /Columbia Pictures International Video | © 1989 Orion Pictures Corporation © 1991 RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video | |
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2003 | Germany | DVD Video³ | MGM | 2430408 MZ5 | © 1989 Orion Pictures Corporation © 2004 MGM Home Entertainment |
bad hair day - the videos
release date: 1996 June, 4
country of manufacture: [U.S.]
label: Scotti Bros. Records
catalog no.: 72392 75505-3
format: VHS Video
note of registration: (C) + (P) 1996 Scotti Bros. Records / Rock 'n' Roll Records
tracks
| 4 | money for nothing / Beverly Hillbillies |
greatest hits volume 2
release date: 1994 Oct, 25
country of manufacture: Canada
label: Scotti Bros. Records / Attic
catalog no.: SBD 5456
format: CD
note of registration: (C) + (P) 1994 Scotti Bros. Records / Rock N' Roll Records
tracks [CD]
| 7 | money for nothing / Beverly Hillbillies |
cassettes
- label: Scotti Bros. Records • country of manufacture: U.S. • catalog no.: 72392 75456-4 • note of registration: (C) (P) 1994 Scotti Bros. Records
- label: Scotti Bros. • country of manufacture: Philippines • catalog no.: PMCI 00681 • note of registration: ?
tracks [CD]
| 4 | money for nothing / Beverly Hillbillies |
¬the¬ mutchmusic tv album
release date: 1995
country of manufacture: Canada
label: Attic / Rock 'n' Roll / Scotti Bros. Records
catalog no.: SBD 5493
format: Cass., CD
note of registration: (C) + (P) 1995 Rock 'n' Roll Records / Scotti Bros. Records
cassette
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also available (with another title and same track listing):
- CD - label: Scotti Bros. Records • country of manufacture: U.S. • catalog no.: 72392 75493-2 • note of registration: (c) (P) Scotti Bros. Records / Rock 'n' Roll Records • release date: 1995 Nov, 7
- Cass. - label: Scotti Bros. Records • country of manufacture: U.S. • catalog no.: 72392 75493-4 • note of registration: (c) (P) Rock 'n' Roll / Scotti Bros. Records • release date: 1995 Nov, 7
permanent records : Al in the box
release date: 1994 Sept, 27
country of manufacture: U.S.
label: Scotti Bros. Records / Rock n' Roll Records
catalog no.: 72392 75451-4 [Cass.], 72392 75451-2 [CD]
format: 4 Cass.-BOX³, 4 CD-BOX³
note of registration: (C) + (P) 1996 Scotti Bros. Records / Rock 'n' Roll Records
tracks [CD]
| 3.9 | money for nothing / Beverly Hillbillies |
¬the¬ ultimate video collection
release date: 2003 Nov, 4
country of manufacture: Australia
label: Way Moby / Volcano
catalog no.: 82876 53727-9
format: DVD Video
note of registration: (P) + (C) 2003 Volcano Entertainment III, L.L.C.
tracks
| 14 | Beverly Hillbillies / money for nothing |
¬the¬ videos
release date: 1998 Jan, 21
country of manufacture: U.S.
label: Scotti Bros. Records / Image Entertainment
catalog no.: ID4105AADVD
format: DVD Video
note of registration: (C) All American Group Scotti Bros. Records 1996 (C) 1998 Image Entertainment, Inc.
tracks
| 13 | Beverly Hillbillies / money for nothing |
- label: Scotti Bros. Records / Image Intertainment • country of manufacture: U.S. • catalog no.: ID3680AA • format: LD [12"] • note of registration: (C) All American Group Scotti Bros. Records 1996 (C) 1998 Image Entertainment, Inc. • release date: 1998 Jan, 21
revised
17.10.2019