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=="Do you like my new car?"==
 
=="Do you like my new car?"==
  
"'''Do you like my new car?'''" is a phrase that, just like "[["What's a girl like you doin' in a place like this?" (CC)|What's a girl like you doin' in a place like this?]]", is often used by characters in Zappa's work as an implicit sexual advance. Unlike the other line, however, it is always used in connection with groupies, as in the popular "'''Groupie Routine'''" of the [[Flo & Eddie]] years (which even appears under the title "[[Do You Like My New Car?]]" on the ''[[Fillmore East, June 1971]]'' album).
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"'''Do you like my new car?'''" is a phrase that, just like "[["What's a girl like you doin' in a place like this?" (CC)|What's a girl like you doin' in a place like this?]]", is often used by characters in Zappa's work as an implicit sexual advance. Unlike the other line, however, it is always used in connection with groupies, as in the "'''Groupie Routine'''" of the [[Flo & Eddie]] years (which even appears under the title "[[Do You Like My New Car?]]" on the ''[[Fillmore East, June 1971]]'' album).
  
 
The line also appears in the song "[[Daddy, Daddy, Daddy]]" on ''[[200 Motels]]'' (1971), where it retains its groupie context ("She's such a dignified lady, / She's so pretty and soft. / You can't call her a groupie, / It just pisses her off"). Additionally, the backing vocals cite '''several makes of cars''' towards the end of the song ("It's a '''Bently''', / It's a '''Cooper''', / It's a '''Chevy''', / Or a '''Lincoln'''").
 
The line also appears in the song "[[Daddy, Daddy, Daddy]]" on ''[[200 Motels]]'' (1971), where it retains its groupie context ("She's such a dignified lady, / She's so pretty and soft. / You can't call her a groupie, / It just pisses her off"). Additionally, the backing vocals cite '''several makes of cars''' towards the end of the song ("It's a '''Bently''', / It's a '''Cooper''', / It's a '''Chevy''', / Or a '''Lincoln'''").

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Cars in Zappa's work

Cars in the Literature

"Do you like my new car?"

"Do you like my new car?" is a phrase that, just like "What's a girl like you doin' in a place like this?", is often used by characters in Zappa's work as an implicit sexual advance. Unlike the other line, however, it is always used in connection with groupies, as in the "Groupie Routine" of the Flo & Eddie years (which even appears under the title "Do You Like My New Car?" on the Fillmore East, June 1971 album).

The line also appears in the song "Daddy, Daddy, Daddy" on 200 Motels (1971), where it retains its groupie context ("She's such a dignified lady, / She's so pretty and soft. / You can't call her a groupie, / It just pisses her off"). Additionally, the backing vocals cite several makes of cars towards the end of the song ("It's a Bently, / It's a Cooper, / It's a Chevy, / Or a Lincoln").

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