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The positive furor over the KIQQ playtest provided Dowd with the leverage needed to convince Scotti Bros. At the same time, Rock 'n Roll Records president Tad Dowd had been trying to convince parent company Scotti Brothers Records to sign the 22-year-old Yankovic. Impressing the program director of the Top 40 station, he played it immediately "I Love Rocky Road" was one of the most-requested songs by the next day. "Weird Al" Yankovic, speaking with Bob Boilen on All Songs Considered in 2006 Īfter encountering difficulty picking up a record label for the first-time album, Jay Levey (a Los Angeles artists' manager) provided KIQQ-FM with a copy of "I Love Rocky Road". Critically, the album received a lukewarm reception, with many reviewers feeling that Yankovic was a throw-away act who would not be able to overcome the stigma of a novelty record. Yankovic's trademark instrument-the accordion-is used on all songs featured on the album.įueled by the underground success of the singles " My Bologna" and " Another One Rides the Bus", the album charted at No. Nearly half of the album is made up of parodies based on the works of Toni Basil, Joan Jett, Stevie Nicks, the Knack and Queen. Mostly recorded in March 1982, the album was released by Rock 'n Roll Records as an LP and on Compact Cassette in 1983.Ĭonsisting of five direct parodies and seven original songs, "Weird Al" Yankovic parodies pop and rock music of the late 1970s and early 1980s, and satirizes American culture and experiences of the same time period. The album was the first of many produced by former The McCoys guitarist Rick Derringer. org today."Weird Al" Yankovic is the debut album by American parodist Alfred "Weird Al" Yankovic. Their legs intermittently as then begin walking toward the Periodically extend a claw,Įspecially into their calves and feet, it works really well.ĭuck when they throw the first 2 pillows. Carefully curl up in a ball on topĤ:00 am. Their reflexes to find the most comatose. The toy box and hide them under the sectional and the Rummage the kitchen, open theĬabinets, claw open the kitty nibblets, the barbecue potatoĬhips, and the sweet bread. What to Do? What to Do?ĭo you wonder what goes through the mind of your cat? Whatĭo they think about all day? What would their daily calendarĨ:00 am. There's a cat in the kettle at the Peking Moon, I think I gotta stop eating there at noon, They say that it's beef or fish or pork, But it's purrin there on my fork, There's a hairball on my fork. There's a cat in the kettle at the Peking Moon, The place that I eat everyday at noon, They can feed you cat and you'll never know, Once they wrap it up in dough, boys, They fry it real crisp in dough.Ĭhou Lin asked if I wanted more, As he was dialin up his buddy at the old pet store, I said not today, I lost my apettite, There's two cats in my belly and they want to fight, I was suckin on a Rolaid and a Tums or two, When I swear I heard it mew, boy, And that is when I knew. Seems to me I ordered sweet and sour pork, But Garfield's on my fork, Did you ever think when you eat Chinese,He's purrin It ain't pork or chicken, but a fat Siamese, Yet the food tastes great, so ya don't complain, But that's not chicken in your chicken chow mein.
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See where this is going? Do you always remember to ask the You like Chinese food? Do you like kitty cats? You can