Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Another One Rides the Bus is the debut extended play (EP) by American parodist "Weird Al" Yankovic. It was released in February 1981 by Placebo Records. The title song is a parody of English rock band Queen's 1980 single "Another One Bites the Dust". The EP also features three other songs, all of which are original recordings. All four songs on Another One Rides the Bus later appeared on Yankovic's eponymous debut studio album; the three original songs were re-recorded for the album, while the title song is the same version that appears on the EP.Another One Rides the Bus was released to capitalize on the recent success of the titular parody. Yankovic borrowed money from Hanson "Dr. Demento" Barret to pay for the record, and distributed them to records stores under consignment deals. Due to the underground success of the record, TK Records signed Yankovic for a while and released "Another One Bites the Dust" as a single. Only one thousand copies of this record were made, and today it is considered very rare.. }
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- Another_One_Rides_the_Bus_(EP) abstract "Another One Rides the Bus is the debut extended play (EP) by American parodist "Weird Al" Yankovic. It was released in February 1981 by Placebo Records. The title song is a parody of English rock band Queen's 1980 single "Another One Bites the Dust". The EP also features three other songs, all of which are original recordings. All four songs on Another One Rides the Bus later appeared on Yankovic's eponymous debut studio album; the three original songs were re-recorded for the album, while the title song is the same version that appears on the EP.Another One Rides the Bus was released to capitalize on the recent success of the titular parody. Yankovic borrowed money from Hanson "Dr. Demento" Barret to pay for the record, and distributed them to records stores under consignment deals. Due to the underground success of the record, TK Records signed Yankovic for a while and released "Another One Bites the Dust" as a single. Only one thousand copies of this record were made, and today it is considered very rare.".