Trigger Happy (Weird Al Yankovic song)

Trigger Happy (Weird Al Yankovic song)

Infobox Song
Name = Trigger Happy


track_no = 2
Artist = "Weird Al" Yankovic
Album = Off the Deep End
Format = CD
Recorded = June 6, 1990
Genre = Comedy rock
Length = 3:46
Label = Scotti Brothers
Artist = "Weird Al" Yankovic
Producer = "Weird Al" Yankovic
Misc = 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)"

Trigger Happy is a song by American parodist Weird Al Yankovic from his album Off The Deep End. it's a style parody of many songs by The Beach Boys. The song is about a man who is too eager about using his firearms and citing several illogical reasons why he has to have guns and several incidents which occurred to him due to his gun obsession.

Notes

* "Trigger Happy" references "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" with the line, "It was only a lousy flesh-wound dad."
* "Trigger Happy" is one of the eight songs recorded for "Off The Deep End" during the early 1990 sessions. The others being The Plumbing Song, When I Was Your Age, You Don't Love Me Anymore, Waffle King, I Can't Watch This, Airline Amy and The White Stuff.

Guns The Man Has

* An AK47.
* An Uzi under his pillow.
* A Smith & Wesson to blow "Commies"'s brains right out.
* A Magnum to shoot "unlucky punks." (a reference to Dirty Harry)

Accidents The Man Had Due To His Gun Obsession

* Shooting his dad with a rifle in the den due to confusing him with a "drug-crazed nazi" in the dark.
* Shooting his cat Little Fluffy with a semi-automatic rifle when he walked past the man's shooting range.
* Getting "all liquored up" and shooting everything that moved near him.

See also

* List of songs by "Weird Al" Yankovic.
* "Weird Al" Yankovic discography.


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