Definitely have to give a like for My Sharona by The Knack because without it we might not have had Weird Al.
“In mid-1979, shortly before his senior year, "
My Sharona" by
The Knack was on the charts and Yankovic took his accordion into the restroom across the hall from the radio station to take advantage of the
echo chamber acoustics and recorded a parody titled "
My Bologna". He sent it to Dr. Demento, who played it to good response from listeners. Yankovic met The Knack after a show at his college and introduced himself as the author of "My Bologna". The Knack's lead singer,
Doug Fieger, said he liked the song and suggested that
Capitol Records vice president
Rupert Perry release it as a single. "My Bologna" was released as a single with "School Cafeteria" as its B-side, and the label gave Yankovic a six-month recording contract. Yankovic, who was only getting average grades in his architecture degree, began to realize that he might make a career of comedic music.”
