On January 15, 1996, Yankovic began recording the lead single for the album, "Amish Paradise". Yankovic felt that parodying Coolio would pay off, because Coolio had "such an identifiable image that a lot of things could be done name=drd/> He noted, "I like to play around with people that have some- you know, a lot of style as opposed to somebody who's kind of homogonized [sic and bland and has no personality, and Coolio certainly kind of sticks out in a crowd." Yankovic felt that juxtaposing the original song's "gangsta" themes with the Amish lifestyle would produce a humorous end result. After Yankovic revealed to his label that he would be doing a Coolio parody, they requested that the album artwork for the release also parody Coolio. Yankovic had been toying with the name "Bad Hair Day" for a time and felt that he could adequately use the name and lampoon Coolio – who was known for his distinct hair style – at the same time. The final parody recorded for the album, "Syndicated Inc.", is a parody of "Misery" by Soul Asylum, a loving ode to syndicated television.