"polkas on 45" is yankovic's first polka medley. it appears on his second album, "in 3-d". this and "the hot rocks polka" are yankovic's only polka medleys to focus on popular rock songs from the 1960s and 1970s rather than contemporary songs, though "polkas on 45" includes some of the latter (ex:talking heads and the police). the song title is a take on the medley-releasing novelty band stars on 45 and their self-titled 1981 single.