EP Cover
Song: Another One Rides The Bus
Running Time: 2:38
Year: 1980
Album: "Weird Al" Yankovic, Al-In-The-Box, The Essential "Weird Al" Yankovic, Another One Rides The Bus (EP)
Parody of: Another One Bites the Dust by Queen
Genre: Funk Rock/Disco/Polka
Guitar tuning: Not applicable
Lyrics: Lyrics
Video: None
Download/Listen: iTunes Link
Forum: Forum Discussion Page
Alternate Versions: Another One Rides The Bus (2022 Version)
Trivia[]
- The original "Another One Bites the Dust" is in the key of E minor bordering on F minor; Al's version is in A minor.
- Al released his second-ever record Another One Rides the Bus in February of 1981, on his own "label" Placebo Records. Also on the record were early recordings of "Gotta Boogie", "Happy Birthday" and "Mr. Frump In The Iron Lung". The record was funded by a loan from Dr. Demento and distributed to record stores on consignment.
- The master recording from this song is taken from the original live performance on The Dr. Demento Show on September 14th, 1980. The song was never re-recorded in the studio until 2022.
- This particular performance marked the first appearance of drummer Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz, whom Al met in the hallway of the radio studio soon before going on air. He can be heard banging on Al's accordion case.
- Al made his television debut with this song on April 21st, 1981 on The Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder. Jon Schwartz returned to bang on Al's accordion case as well as various bulb horns and sound effects.
- A single for the song was released in 1981 on TK Records, which went bankrupt soon after the single came out. Al claims he never received royalties from sales of the record.
- In an interview, Queen's Brian May made mention of this song, attributing it to "Mad Al."
- This song is referenced on the album's cover with a toy bus.
- This is the only song on "Weird Al" Yankovic to be on The Essential "Weird Al" Yankovic.