Grepäk
| "Grepäk" | |
|---|---|
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| Song by Ween | |
| from the album The Big Timmy Wasserman Tape | |
| Recorded | late 1989 |
| Length | 2:35 4:41 (extended version) |
"Grepäk" is an unreleased song by Ween found on the Big Timmy Wasserman demo tape, as well as The Stallion (which Big Timmy Wasserman contains in full). It is also widely circulated under the fan title "She Crinkled, She Crackled".
Song Details[edit | edit source]
Recording and Composition[edit | edit source]
"Grepäk" is a psychedelic noise rock song in the key of D minor.
"Grepäk" was recorded in late 1989 alongside the song's second part, "The Wind", at Andrew Weiss's house the night he got the keys.[1] The version of "Grepäk" on Big Timmy Wasserman/The Stallion cuts over two minutes of psychedelic, effect-heavy noise from the end of the song which is present in a restoration of "Grepäk" and "The Wind" that the YouTube channel Ween Archived posted in 2023.[2]
In 2016, Dean Ween provided some insight to the lyrics in a comment under a blog post:
“Grepäk was handed down to the King – for what reasons do you becketh and bring? A scalded mind – a bundled nun – poor Grepäk gave his newborn sun. [sic]”[1]
He has also listed the opening couplet differently:
Grepäk was handed down to the queen / What has thou broughtest and bring?[3]
It is unclear which opening lyric is correct.
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- The Stallion
- The Big Timmy Wasserman Tape (compilation)
