# New Weird Al Single: The Hamilton Polka **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 2, 2018, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-weird-al-single-the-hamilton-polka/809926 "2018-03-02T20:51:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-weird-al-single-the-hamilton-polka/809926/1 "2018-03-02T20:51:39Z")
It’s exactly what the title suggests. Listen [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3v0c6smpHSk&ab_channel=Hamilton%3AAnAmericanMusical). ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-weird-al-single-the-hamilton-polka/809926/2 "2018-03-02T20:58:33Z")
Most of his songs are either originals or parodies, but this is neither–just a genuine cover/compilation. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-weird-al-single-the-hamilton-polka/809926/3 "2018-03-02T20:59:05Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > It’s exactly what the title suggests. Listen [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3v0c6smpHSk&ab_channel=Hamilton%3AAnAmericanMusical). My wife is an enormous Hamilton fan. I like it well enough, but prefer Weird Al. I played this track at 6:40 this morning, before she’d had time to assemble a caffeine shield against horror. Her one comment was, “I…I can’t unhear that, can I?” I think I’m pleased. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-weird-al-single-the-hamilton-polka/809926/4 "2018-03-02T21:03:27Z")
> [@MovieMogul](#): > > Most of his songs are either originals or parodies, but this is neither–just a genuine cover/compilation. Doesn’t he do a polka compilation in every album? ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-weird-al-single-the-hamilton-polka/809926/5 "2018-03-02T21:04:51Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > Doesn’t he do a polka compilation in every album? Yes, he does, and he also does numerous style parodies, where he imitates the style of a specific group without parodying any of their songs. ---
**Author:** ![Saltire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saltire/32/553_2.png) [@Saltire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saltire)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-weird-al-single-the-hamilton-polka/809926/6 "2018-03-02T21:08:55Z")
Jimmy Fallon made sure Lin-Manuel Miranda was on camera when he heard it for the first time. Looks like he loved it. [Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jimmy Fallon React to Weird Al's "Hamilton Polka" - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUaB4o8xMvg) ---
**Author:** ![glowacks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/glowacks/32/5548_2.png) [@glowacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glowacks)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-weird-al-single-the-hamilton-polka/809926/7 "2018-03-02T23:59:38Z")
> [@MovieMogul](#): > > Most of his songs are either originals or parodies, but this is neither–just a genuine cover/compilation. He does a polka compilation on every album; I think there’s precisely one album in his catalog without one. I think he said somewhere that if he didn’t do one, there would be rioting in the streets. (Note, that’s what he said, I’m fairly sure it was a joke and he didn’t literally think that.) ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2018, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-weird-al-single-the-hamilton-polka/809926/8 "2018-03-03T00:03:05Z")
> [@glowacks](#): > > He does a polka compilation on every album; I think **there’s precisely one album in his catalog without one**. I think he said somewhere that if he didn’t do one, there would be rioting in the streets. (Note, that’s what he said, I’m fairly sure it was a joke and he didn’t literally think that.) Two albums, his first and fifth(_Even Worse_). ---
**Author:** ![goldmund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a4c791/32.png) [@goldmund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/goldmund)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2018, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-weird-al-single-the-hamilton-polka/809926/9 "2018-03-03T06:58:06Z")
Just got back from Al’s show at Foxwoods. It’s a new format, no more costumes and videos and dancing around, mostly originals, not parodies. They played a couple parodies, but the first song of the encore was a straight up cover, no parody, no polka: I Saw Her Standing There. They sounded great, he has a very talented band and this format really lets them all shine. Can’t wait to see him in Portsmouth NH again tomorrow. 😃 Each show’s a bit different, too. He mentioned the Hamilton polka tonight, but said it was too complex for them to play live. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2018, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-weird-al-single-the-hamilton-polka/809926/10 "2018-03-03T15:34:45Z")
So Polka is the ancestor of Rap? ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2018, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-weird-al-single-the-hamilton-polka/809926/11 "2018-03-03T15:58:08Z")
Better than the original score! ---
**Author:** ![Doug\_K](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5ac83/32.png) [@Doug\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_K)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2018, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-weird-al-single-the-hamilton-polka/809926/12 "2018-03-03T20:53:57Z")
> [@glowacks](#): > > He does a polka compilation on every album; I think there’s precisely one album in his catalog without one. I think he said somewhere that if he didn’t do one, there would be rioting in the streets. (Note, that’s what he said, I’m fairly sure it was a joke and he didn’t literally think that.) NItpick: Not compilation. Medley. A compilation is a collection of previously released songs, like a greatest hits album. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2018, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-weird-al-single-the-hamilton-polka/809926/13 "2018-03-03T21:11:51Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Two albums, his first and fifth(_Even Worse_). [List of “Weird Al” Yankovic polka medleys](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_%22Weird_Al%22_Yankovic_polka_medleys) I was gonna nitpick you and point out that “Bohemian Polka,” from _Alapalooza_, is a single song and not a medley, but “Yankovic’s official website has categorized ‘Bohemian Polka’ as a polka medley.” There’s still another album without a polka medley if you count [Peter & the Wolf](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_%26_the_Wolf_(%22Weird_Al%22_Yankovic_%26_Wendy_Carlos_album)).