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| Name = Taco Grande |
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| Cover = Taco Grande.jpg |
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| Artist = [["Weird Al" Yankovic]] |
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| Released = August 1992 |
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| Format = [[CD single]] |
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| Recorded = January 1992 |
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| Genre = [[Comedy rap]] |
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| Length = 3:44 |
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| Label = [[Scotti Brothers Records|Scotti Brothers]] |
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| Writer = |
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| Producer = [["Weird Al" Yankovic]] |
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| Last single = "[[You Don't Love Me Anymore]]"<br />(1992) |
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| This single = "'''Taco Grande'''"<br />(1992) |
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| Next single = "[[Jurassic Park (song)|Jurassic Park]]"<br />(1993) |
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{{Extra track listing |
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| Album = [[Off the Deep End]] |
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| Type = single |
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| Tracks = |
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# "[[Smells Like Nirvana]]" |
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# "[[Trigger Happy (Weird Al Yankovic song)|Trigger Happy]]" |
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# "[[I Can't Watch This]]" |
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# "[[List of "Weird Al" Yankovic polka medleys#"Polka Your Eyes Out"|Polka Your Eyes Out]]" |
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# "I Was Only Kidding" |
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# "[[The White Stuff]]" |
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# "[[When I Was Your Age]]" |
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# "'''Taco Grande'''" |
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# "Airline Amy" |
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# "[[The Plumbing Song]]" |
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# "[[You Don't Love Me Anymore]]" |
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# "[[Bite Me (song)|Bite Me]]" ''(Hidden Track)'' |
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}} |
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}} |
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"'''Taco Grande'''," by [["Weird Al" Yankovic]], is a parody of [[Gerardo Mejía|Gerardo]]'s song, "[[Rico Suave (song)|Rico Suave]]." It is about the narrator's cravings for [[Mexico|Mexican]] food and his visit to a fictional Mexican restaurant (revealed to be "Enrique'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]]''. The spoken Spanish verse during the song's bridge is performed by [[Cheech Marin]]. |
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In 2007, [[Disney]] hired Tim Buppert to re-record "Taco Grande" for the film ''[[Ratatouille (film)|Ratatouille]]''. |
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==Track listing== |
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The following tracks are on the promo single: |
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# "Taco Grande" – 3:44 |
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==See also== |
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* [[List of singles by "Weird Al" Yankovic]] |
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* [[List of songs by "Weird Al" Yankovic]] |
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{{"Weird Al" Yankovic}} |
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[[Category:"Weird Al" Yankovic songs]] |
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[[Category:1992 singles]] |
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[[Category:Spanglish songs]] |
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[[Category:Songs with lyrics by "Weird Al" Yankovic]] |
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{{1990s-rock-song-stub}} |
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[[it:Taco Grande]] |
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[[simple:Taco Grande]] |
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Revision as of 18:11, 5 December 2012
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