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The music is built around Les Claypool 's funky (and now, almost instantly recognizable) bass line and silly story-telling style vocals, as well as eccentric guitar accompaniment from Ler LaLonde , including a guitar solo, and Tim Alexander 's pounding drums. The result was a fast, funny, and extremely catchy song that helped Primus expand their fanbase, received heavy airplay on rock radio, and peaked at number 23 on the Modern Rock Tracks in 1991. A music video was also created for the song. The video begins with Bob Cock getting an order of nachos, only to drop them after a collision with Ler LaLonde on a skateboard. The rest of the video cuts between scenes of the band playing an out-of-control gig in a small club, shots of the nachos being zoomed into, and race car footage. At the end, the camera zooms in on the cheese, and there is a claymated segment which features many of the creatures on the cover of the ''Sailing the Seas of Cheese'' album, then zooms back out to the cheese, and a dog sniffs it, closing the video. The video became an MTV favorite and is still sometimes played. "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver" was also performed on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson . Carson, who was usually supportive of any band that played, was taken aback and did not know what to make of Primus. He also did not display ''Sailing the Seas of Cheese'' to the audience at the end of the show. Despite popular belief, "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver" was not the first ever Primus single. That credit goes to " John The Fisherman " from 1990 's indie release '' Frizzle Fry ''. Because "John the Fisherman" was released on an indie record it had limited popularity, whereas "Jerry..." was released on a major label, allowing for greater availability at record stores and more radio exposure. "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver" was also included in '' Tony Hawk's Pro Skater '' as well as '' ATV Offroad Fury ''. |
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