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On This Day: February 27 1984 Weird Al Yankovic in 3-D Was Released

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On This Day: February 27 1984 Weird Al Yankovic in 3-D Was Released.

On this day February 27 1984 Weird Al Yankovic released his second studio album Weird Al Yankovic in 3-D, which became his breakthrough record. The album reached number 17 on the US Billboard 200 and helped establish Al as the king of musical parody.

The album featured the hit single Eat It, a parody of Michael Jackson’s Beat It. The song’s music video, which humorously mimicked Jackson’s original, became a sensation on MTV, further catapulting Weird Al into mainstream pop culture. Eat It...
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