Taco Grande

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“Taco Grande”
“Taco Grande” cover
Single by "Weird Al" Yankovic
from the album Off The Deep End
Released August 1992
Format CD
Recorded January 1992
Genre Comedy
Length 3:44
Label Scotti Brothers
Producer "Weird Al" Yankovic
"Weird Al" Yankovic singles chronology
"You Don't Love Me Anymore"
(1992)		 "Taco Grande"
(1992)		 "The White Stuff"
(1992)
Off the Deep End track listing
  1. "Smells Like Nirvana"
  2. "Trigger Happy"
  3. "I Can't Watch This"
  4. "Polka Your Eyes Out"
  5. "I Was Only Kidding"
  6. "The White Stuff"
  7. "When I Was Your Age"
  8. "Taco Grande"
  9. "Airline Amy"
  10. "The Plumbing Song"
  11. "You Don't Love Me Anymore"
  12. "Bite Me" (Hidden Track)

Taco Grande is a parody of Gerardo's song "Rico Suave" written by "Weird Al" Yankovic. It is about the narrator's cravings for Mexican food and his visit to a fictional Mexican restaurant (revealed to be the Enrico's House of Salsa after translation). The song was recorded in 1992 and appears on Yankovic's albums Off The Deep End and The Food Album.

In 2007, Disney hired Tim Buppert to re-record "Taco Grande" for the soundtrack to Ratatouille.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

The following tracks are on the promo single:

  1. "Taco Grande" – 3:44

[edit] Notes

  • "Taco Grande" was one of Yankovic's few promo single to be released without a coinciding commercial single.
  • The liner notes of "Off the Deep End" state that the vocal cameo was done by actor Cheech Marin.
  • The vocal cameo, when translated into English reads:
“ Good evening sir and welcome to Enrique (Henry)'s House of Salsa. We have many very delicious dishes. May I recommend the Burning Chicken from Hell as being very delicious. Your eyes will burn. Your stomach will be on fire. You'll be in the bathroom for a week! Do you understand what I'm saying you stupid Gringo? ”

[edit] Mexican Food Mentioned

Yankovic names many Mexican dishes in "Taco Grande", including (Note: Several have been translated):

[edit] See also

v • d • e
"Weird Al" Yankovic
Band members
EPs
Studio albums
Compilations
Singles
"My Bologna" · "Another One Rides the Bus" · "Ricky" · "I Love Rocky Road" · "Eat It" · "King of Suede" · "I Lost on Jeopardy" · "This Is the Life" · "Like a Surgeon" · "I Want a New Duck" · "One More Minute" · "Dare to Be Stupid" · "Living with a Hernia" · "Christmas at Ground Zero" · "Fat" · "Lasagna" · "I Think I'm a Clone Now" · "UHF" · "Money for Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies*" · "Isle Thing" · "Smells Like Nirvana" · "You Don't Love Me Anymore" · "Taco Grande" · "Jurassic Park" · "Bedrock Anthem" · "Achy Breaky Song" · "Headline News" · "Amish Paradise" · "Gump" · "Spy Hard" · "The Night Santa Went Crazy" · "The Saga Begins" · "It's All about the Pentiums" · "Don't Download This Song" · "Ode to a Superhero" • "White & Nerdy" · "Canadian Idiot" · "eBay"
Filmography
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