Waffle King
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| Song by "Weird Al" Yankovic | ||
| Album | Alapalooza | |
| Released | October 5, 1993 | |
| Recorded | July 17, 1993 | |
| Genre | Comedy | |
| Length | 4:25 | |
| Label | Scotti Brothers | |
| Writer | "Weird Al" Yankovic | |
| Producer | "Weird Al" Yankovic | |
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Waffle King is the name of a song by famous comedian and musician "Weird Al" Yankovic. The song appears on his eight album, "Alapalooza." It is a style parody of "Sledgehammer" by Peter Gabriel, as it noticeably uses the famous Synthesized shakuhachi sound.
[edit] Release
Waffle King was recorded in 1990, during the early "Off the Deep End" sessions. Due to a lack of a strong lead-off parody, the album was post-poned until 1992, when Yankovic parodied Nirvana's smash-hit "Smells Like Teen Spirit." Waffle King was originally scheduled to be released on "Off the Deep End," but Yankovic replaced it with a newer song, entitled "I Was Only Kidding" (The reason being that the song contained a reference to the recent film "Wayne's World", and Yankovic knew the joke had a limited shelf life). Waffle King was instead released as a B-Side to "Smells Like Nirvana".
In 1993, Yankovic recorded his eight studio album, "Alapalooza" and he decided that Waffle King should be released as a track on it, instead of a single-only B-Side.
