Mr. Waldon

"Mr. Waldon" (Album version)
"Mr. Waldon" (Album version)
Album track by Chopper One
from the album Now Playing
Released	July 15, 1997
Recorded	Water Music, Hoboken, NJ
Length	3:35
Label	Restless Records
Songwriter(s)	Jason Cropper, Amy Cropper
Producer(s)	Don Fleming
Status	Officially released
Now Playing track listing
	16 tracks "Free Lunch"; "Touch My Fuzz"; "Dynamite"; "Hescher with a Gym Bag"; "Mary's Clothes" (on Now Playing only); ; "A Punk Named Josh" (on Chopper One only); "Cantankerous"; "Frank N. Stein"; "My Star"; "I Like You"; "Get Up"; "Cherry Crush"; "Mr. Waldon"; "Boom Boom Betty"; "Silver Tongue"; (untitled hidden track); Japanese bonus track ; "A Punk Named Josh" (on Now Playing only);
Alternate cover
	Chopper One (1998) cover

"Mr. Waldon" (B-side version)
"Mr. Waldon" (B-side version)
B-side by Chopper One
from the single "Free Lunch"
Released	1995
Recorded	1995
Studio	The Sandbox, Los Angeles, CA
Length	3:25
Label	USA Side 1 Recordings/Dummy Recordings
Songwriter(s)	Jason Cropper, Amy Cropper
Producer(s)	Recorded and mixed by Mike Bosley and Geoff Seigel
Free Lunch track listing
	2 tracks Side A "Free Lunch"; Side B ; "Mr. Waldon";
Back cover
	back cover

"Mr. Waldon" is a song by Chopper One. Initially released as a b-side for the 1995 7"-vinyl single "Free Lunch", the song was later re-recorded and appeared as the twelfth track from the band's sole studio album, Now Playing (later re-issued as simply Chopper One).

Overview

The inspiration for the song comes from the American film actor, Louis Waldon, who lived in West Hollywood, California.

The "Free Lunch" single was produced by Mike Bosley and Geoff Siegel at The Sandbox in Los Angeles and released exclusively on vinyl in 1995 by SideOneDummy Records.

Track Listing

A1: "Free Lunch" - 3:11
B1: "Mr. Waldon" - 3:25

Personnel

7"-vinyl single

Jason Cropper - lead vocals, guitar
Amy Cropper - bass, backing vocals
Tyrone Rio - drums
Mike Bosley - producer, recording/mixing engineer
Geoff Siegel - producer, recording/mixing engineer

Now Playing

Jason Cropper - lead vocals, guitars
Amy Cropper - bass, backing vocals
Tyrone Rio - percussion
Don Fleming - producer
Bil Emmons - recording engineer
Tim Palmer - mixing engineer
Matt Silva - assistant engineer
Howie Weinberg - mastering
Brad Vance - additional mastering
Tom Baker - additional mastering

Audio

Lyrics

Well, there's a man who lives in apartment 105
And he swears he used to work with Andy Warhol
He came after me with gardening shears one day
And now I'm fearing for my life

Please Mr. Waldon, give me an answer
Please Mr. Waldon, give me an answer

Without his brushes he ain't nothing but a joke
And he screams in my ears so loud I think I'm going deaf
I caught him putting nails in my back tires yesterday
And now I'm fearing for my life

Please Mr. Waldon, give me an answer
Please Mr. Waldon, give me an answer
Please Mr. Waldon, give me an answer
Please Mr. Waldon, give me an answer

He's so angry he will explode
He's so lonely he will die alone
Woah, will die alone
Woah

Please Mr. Waldon, give me an answer
Please Mr. Waldon, give me an answer
Please Mr. Waldon, give me an answer (He's so angry, someday he will explode)
Please Mr. Waldon, give me an answer (He's so lonely, someday he will die alone)
Woah