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Weird Al Celebrates “Another One Rides The Bus” 40th Anniversary

By Mary Anne ButlerSeptember 14, 20201 Min Read

Wow, do WE feel old. This morning, Weird Al Yankovic posted something that made our jaws drop- that he first premiered parody classic “Another One Rides The Bus” on the famed Dr. Demento radio show 40 YEARS AGO TODAY.

That “passage of time” thing is pretty crazy, huh? I recorded this song live on the Dr. Demento Show exactly 40 YEARS AGO. pic.twitter.com/MdHcHoVfs6
— Al Yankovic (@alyankovic) September 14, 2020

“Another One Rides The Bus” was recorded live on September 14th, 1980 on the Dr. Demento Show, which was hosted by Barret “Dr. Demento” Hansen. Accompanying Yankovic was Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz, who would go on to be Yankovic’s long-time drummer.

We absolutely LOVE The AV Club’s fabulous writeup about the song, and how it really is Weird Al at his purest.

Please enjoy this video, which is the very first television appearance of Weird Al a year later in 1981, on The Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder here.

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Mary Anne Butler

Mary Anne Butler (Mab) has been part of the fast-paced world of journalism since she was 15, getting her start in album reviews and live concert coverage for a nationally published (print) music magazine. She eventually transitioned to online media, writing for such sites as UGO/IGN, ComicsOnline, Geek Magazine, Ace of Geeks, Aggressive Comix (where she is still Editor-in-Chief), Bleeding Cool (where she was News Editor), and now Nerdbot as Editor-In-Chief. Over the past 10 years, she’s built a reputation at conventions across the globe as a cosplayer (occasionally), photographer (constantly), panelist and moderator (mostly), and reporter (always). Interviews, reviews, observations, breaking news, and objective reporting are the name of the game for the founder of Harkonnen Knife Fight, a Dune-themed band with an international presence. Though she be but little, she is fierce.