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This special 12-inch split maxi-single, pressed on Limited Edition RED & BLACK HALF & HALF COLOR VINYL, features GRAMMY award winner "Weird Al" Yankovic teamed with NYC's Osaka Popstar paying homage to the founding fathers of punk rock, The Ramones! Hailed by Rolling Stone as "a blistering, accordion-tinged cover," "Beat on the Brat" features "Weird Al" on lead vocals and accordion, backed by Osaka Popstar, (John Cafiero on backing vocals, Dean Rispler on guitar, Sal Maida (Sparks) on bass, and Dennis Diken (The Smithereens) on drums). Originally appearing on the #1 charting punk-comedy crossover album "Dr. Demento Covered in Punk," the aforementioned studio version, (Produced by longtime Misfits and Ramones collaborator John Cafiero), is accompanied by two exclusive, previously unavailable LIVE bonus tracks ("Beat on the Brat" and "I Wanna Be Sedated") performed by "Weird Al" and his band on the "Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour". The flip side features an all-new studio version of the title track by Osaka Popstar (a bonus cut from the newly expanded and remastered edition of the critically acclaimed debut album "Osaka Popstar and the American Legends of Punk"), plus 3 additional Ramones covers by Osaka Popstar recorded LIVE in concert-with special guest appearances by members of the Misfits, Ramones & Black Flag-never before released on vinyl!