Even Worse is the fifth album by song parodist "Weird Al" Yankovic, released in 1988. (see 1988 in music). The name and cover of the album are direct parodies of Michael Jackson's "Bad."
Track listing
- "Fat" (Jackson, Yankovic) - 3:37
- "Stuck in a Closet With Vanna White" - 5:01
- song about the bizarre dreams of a mental patient
- "(This Song's Just) Six Words Long" - 3:37
- "You Make Me" (Yankovic) - 3:05
- song whose entire basic message is apparently "You drive me nuts"
- "I Think I'm a Clone Now" (Cordell, Yankovic) - 3:20
- parody of "I Think We're Alone Now" by Tiffany
- "Lasagna" (Los Lobos, Yankovic) - 2:46
- parody of "La Bamba" centered largely around Italian stereotypes
- "Melanie" (Yankovic) - 3:58
- posthumous song about a socially inept apartment dweller's attempts to woo his neighbor Melanie
- "Alimony" (Cordell, Yankovic) - 3:16
- "Velvet Elvis" - 4:30
- ode to a velvet painting hanging in the home of an anonymous man of dubious taste
- "Twister" - 1:03
- incomprehensible product-placement song
- "Good Old Days" (Yankovic) - 3:23
- shmalzty song about a homicidal psychopath's childhood and adolescent memories
Personnel
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 |
