Lasagna (song)

"Lasagna" is a song by "Weird Al" Yankovic. It is a parody of "La Bamba", a traditional song popularized by Ritchie Valens and Los Lobos.
Writing and release.
When Yankovic began writing the song, he claimed:
Under U.S. law, Yankovic can parody any song as long as he pays royalties to use the original music. However, as a personal rule, he asks for permission in order to maintain good relations with the industry. This song is an exception to that rule. Although it is a parody of the Los Lobos cover version, "Lasagna" marked Yankovic's first parody that did not require permission from an artist or a payment of royalties, since "La Bamba" is a traditional folk song that is not attributed to any specific writer.
The single was released exclusively in Japan as a mini 3" CD single.
Music video.
There is no full-length music video for this single, though a shortened music video segment was shown in 1997 as a part of "The Weird Al Show".
Italian dishes mentioned in "Lasagna".
Yankovic names many Italian dishes in "Lasagna", including:
In popular culture.
"Lasagna" is heard playing on a radio in a cave scene in the 2010 film "Yogi Bear".
In the second-season episode of NBC's drama "This Is Us" entitled "The Car", the Pearson family sings the song to calm mom Rebecca's (Mandy Moore) nerves as they cross a bridge on the way to a Yankovic concert.