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Yakety Yak, Take It Back

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Yakety Yak, Take it Back
Directed byMichael Patterson
Tim Newman
Produced byTim Newman
StarringOzzy Osbourne
Bette Midler
Randy Newman
Queen Latifah
Stevie Wonder
Tone Loc
Pat Benatar
Bugs Bunny
Distributed byTime Warner
Release date
1991
Running time
50 minutes
LanguageEnglish

Yakety Yak, Take it Back was a 1991 celebrity charity music video film aimed at encouraging recycling using a combination of live action rock stars, rappers, and animated Warner Bros. characters.[1]

The film originally aired on MTV in a shortened music video form and was released in an extended version on home video.[2][3][4][5]

References

  1. ^ Foster, R. Daniel (October 3, 1991). "The Recycling Generation : Star-studded video exhorts young people to 'Take It Back!'". Los Angeles Times.
  2. ^ Good.is
  3. ^ Discogs
  4. ^ AllMusic
  5. ^ Stereogum