Dare To Be Stupid
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Song: Dare To Be Stupid
Running Time: 3:26
Year: 1985
Album: Dare To Be Stupid, Greatest Hits 1, Al-In-The-Box, "The Transformers" Soundtrack
Parody of: Style parody of Devo
Lyrics: Lyrics
Video: Yes
Download/Listen: Mp3
Alternate Versions: Dare To Be Stupid (Instrumental)
Forum: Forum Discussion Page
[edit] Trivia
- This song was featured on the 1986 Animated film, The Transformers: The Movie.
- "Dare to be Stupid" is also "Weird Al"'s motto in life.
- “Weird Al” and his band dress up as the band Devo in the music video, imitating the yellow "Hazmat" jumpsuits Devo wore in their video for "Satisfaction".
- It has been reported that, soon after this song's release, Devo's lead singer Mark Mothersbaugh wrote a letter to Al, congratulating him on writing and performing "the perfect Devo song."
- Transformers Animated's Wreck gar (played by "Weird Al" Yankovic himself) said a referance to the song when he said "I am Wreck Gar, I dare to be stupid!"
