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June 4, 2025

#243 The Best Album of 1989, Round 1 Match #8: “Weird Al” Yankovic vs. The Smithereens

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Hey folks!

First pic: A picture of Weird Al from the shoulders up. He has a long narrow head, a brown mustache, and a big head of curly brown hair. He's wearing a Hawaiian shirt. His eyes are replaced with blue grey TV test patterns. He has a slight grin on his face. The sky behind him is red.  Second pic: A giant red "11" takes up most of the cover. Superimposed on the first 1 are the band, four white guys walking. Along the bottom is the silhouette of a running man, a series of positions like a zoetrope. He appears to be running towards pen and ink drawings of Las Vegas-style hotels. It only now occurs to me that maybe this is an oblique reference to the original OCEAN'S 11 film.
"Weird Al" Yankovic, UHF - ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK AND OTHER STUFF vs. The Smithereens, 11

Today’s Best Album of 1989 match is:

#48 "Weird Al" Yankovic, UHF - ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK AND OTHER STUFF

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vs.

#81 The Smithereens, 11

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Yesterday, #17 Faith No More, THE REAL THING defeated #112 Voivod, NOTHINGFACE 105-39-2.

Thanks again! Hope you’re enjoying the tournament!

Kent

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