Taco Grande

Infobox Single
Name = Taco Grande

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Artist = "Weird Al" Yankovic
from Album = Off the Deep End
Released = August 1992
Format = CD
Recorded = January 1992
Genre = Comedy
Length = 3:44
Label = Scotti Brothers
[ Writer = ]
Producer = "Weird Al" Yankovic
Last single = "You Don't Love Me Anymore"
(1992)
This single = "Taco Grande"
(1992)
Next single = "The White Stuff"
(1992)Extra tracklisting
Album = Off the Deep End
Type = studio
Tracks =
# "Smells Like Nirvana"
# "Trigger Happy"
# "I Can't Watch This"
# "Polka Your Eyes Out"
# "I Was Only Kidding"
# "The White Stuff"
# "When I Was Your Age"
# "Taco Grande"
# "Airline Amy"
# "The Plumbing Song"
# "You Don't Love Me Anymore"
# "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.

Track listing

The following tracks are on the promo single:
# "Taco Grande" – 3:44

Notes

*"Taco Grande" was one of Yankovic's few promo singles 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:

Mexican Food Mentioned

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

*Burning chicken
*Carne asada
*Chili con queso
*Nachos
*Enchilada
*Fajitas
*Frijole
*Guacamole
*Flautas
*Tamales
*Margaritas
*Jalapeños
*Pico de gallo
*Chicken tips
*Quesadilla
*Grilled tacos
*Taquitos
*Tortilla
*Tostada
*A ranch burrito
*Burritos
*Stuffed chile
*Pinto Beans
*Chimichangas
*Colorado chile
*Picado steak

ee also

* List of singles by "Weird Al" Yankovic
* List of songs by "Weird Al" Yankovic