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Was ‘Eat It’ ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic’s Greatest Pop Star Moment?
This Great Moments in Pop Stars History episode of the Greatest Pop Stars podcast looks at "Weird Al" Yankovic's 1984 Michael Jackson parody "Eat It."
On this week’s Great Moments in Pop Star History episode of the Greatest Pop Stars podcast, host Andrew Unterberger is joined by Billboard executive editor Rebecca Milzoff — writer of our cover story — to talk about the song and video that brought “Weird Al” Yankovic to a level stardom and omnipresence nearly comparable with the artists he parodied. Along the way, we of course ask all the most important questions about “Eat It”: Why was food such an inextricable part of the “Weird Al” experience — and does it feel different now that we know him to be a vegan in real life? And what the hell actually started the long-running feud between “Weird Al” producer Rick Derringer and “Beat It” soloist Eddie Van Halen?
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