Mr. Krinkle

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"Mr. Krinkle"
Single by Primus
from the album Pork Soda
Released1993[1]
RecordedWinter 1992
Length5:27[1]
LabelInterscope
Songwriter(s)Les Claypool/Larry LaLonde/Tim Alexander
Producer(s)Primus
Primus singles chronology
"DMV"
(1993) 		"Mr. Krinkle"
(1993) 		"Wynona's Big Brown Beaver"
(1995)
Music video
"Mr. Krinkle" on YouTube

"Mr. Krinkle" is a song by the American rock band Primus. It was released as the 3rd single from their 1993 album Pork Soda.

Track listing[]

1. "Mr. Krinkle" - 5:27

Music video[]

A video was made for the single featuring the band performing in an abandoned warehouse as a carnival of oddities parades behind them. Les Claypool is dressed as a fat, tuxedo-wearing pig playing an upright bass, Larry LaLonde as an 80's glam rocker, and Tim Alexander in a kabuki attire. Claypool's wife and her twin sister are also featured.

Due to logistical issues, the video had to be shot in one take. Claypool said he put his "heart and soul" into the video, but it received next to no airtime on MTV. In an interview with Guitar World magazine, Claypool disparaged the channel's unwillingness to air the video, saying "it got played like six times."[2] It did, however, receive some airplay on Headbangers Ball.[3] "The Making of Mr. Krinkle" was released on Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People.[4]

"Mr. Krinkle" did not chart in the U.S.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b mr.krinkle, length. "pork soda review". allmusic. allmusic. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  2. ^ mr.krinkle. "interview les claypool". guitar world magazine. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  3. ^ "Headbangers Ball- The Unofficial Tribute Site - Episode Database". headbangersballunofficialtributesite.com. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  4. ^ Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People
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