Dare to Be Stupid is the third studio album by "Weird Al" Yankovic, released in 1985. The album was one of many produced by former The McCoys guitarist Rick Derringer. Recorded between August 1984 and March 1985, the album was Yankovic's first studio album released following the success of 1984's In 3-D, which included the Top Forty single "Eat It.

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  • Dare to Be Stupid is the third studio album by "Weird Al" Yankovic, released in 1985. The album was one of many produced by former The McCoys guitarist Rick Derringer. Recorded between August 1984 and March 1985, the album was Yankovic's first studio album released following the success of 1984's In 3-D, which included the Top Forty single "Eat It. " The music on Dare to Be Stupid is built around parodies and pastiches of pop and rock music of the mid 1980s, featuring jabs at Madonna, Cyndi Lauper, Huey Lewis and the News, and the The Kinks. The album also features many "style parodies," or musical imitations that come close to, but do not copy, existing artists. These style parodies include imitations of specific artists like Devo and Elvis, as well as imitations of various musical genres like doo-wop, sci-fi soundtracks, and music from the 1920s and 30s. Despite the mixed reception, Dare to Be Stupid sold well and peaked at number fifty on the Billboard 200. The album also produced one of Yankovic's more famous singles, "Like a Surgeon," a parody of Madonna's "Like a Virgin", which peaked at number forty-seven on the Billboard Hot 100. The album was Yankovic's second Gold record, and went on to be certified Platinum for sales of over one million copies in the United States. The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Recording in 1986.
  • Dare to Be Stupid è il terzo album del cantante americano "Weird Al" Yankovic, pubblicato nel 1985.
  • Dare to Be Stupid (Ouse Ser Idiota) é o terceiro álbum do músico norte-americano "Weird Al" Yankovic, lançado em 1985 pela gravadora Scotti Brothers Records. Uma paródia da canção "When Doves Cry", do cantor Prince, foi planejada por "Weird Al", mas recusada pelo cantor norte-americano.
  • Dare To Be Stupid är ett musikalbum från 1985 av den amerikanske artisten "Weird Al" Yankovic.
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  • The cover for Dare to Be Stupid features "Weird Al" Yankovic's face against a backdrop of space. Scattered around his head are various items, such as a fish, a toaster, a toothbrush, and a hammer.
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  • "Yoda", from Yankovic's 1985 album Dare to Be Stupid. The sample illustrates the chorus of Yankovic's parody, including the musical re-creation of the original Kinks song.
  • "Like a Surgeon", from Yankovic's 1985 album Dare to Be Stupid. The sample illustrates the chorus of Yankovic's parody, including the musical re-creation of the original Madonna song.
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  • Dare to Be Stupid is the third studio album by "Weird Al" Yankovic, released in 1985. The album was one of many produced by former The McCoys guitarist Rick Derringer. Recorded between August 1984 and March 1985, the album was Yankovic's first studio album released following the success of 1984's In 3-D, which included the Top Forty single "Eat It.
  • Dare to Be Stupid è il terzo album del cantante americano "Weird Al" Yankovic, pubblicato nel 1985.
  • Dare to Be Stupid (Ouse Ser Idiota) é o terceiro álbum do músico norte-americano "Weird Al" Yankovic, lançado em 1985 pela gravadora Scotti Brothers Records. Uma paródia da canção "When Doves Cry", do cantor Prince, foi planejada por "Weird Al", mas recusada pelo cantor norte-americano.
  • Dare To Be Stupid är ett musikalbum från 1985 av den amerikanske artisten "Weird Al" Yankovic.
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