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| − | + | ==Appearances of vacuum cleaners in Zappa's work== | |
| − | *[[Captain Beefheart]] (the vocalist on [[Willie The Pimp]]) holds a vacuum cleaner on a photograph inside the [[Hot Rats]] cover. In tune with the song's content it provides phallic or sexual suggestions. Beefheart himself used to be a vacuum cleaner salesman. | + | *[[Captain Beefheart]] (the vocalist on ''[[Willie The Pimp]]'') holds a vacuum cleaner on a photograph inside the [[Hot Rats]] cover. In tune with the song's content it provides phallic or sexual suggestions. Beefheart himself used to be a vacuum cleaner salesman. |
| − | * Inside the cover of [[Chunga's Revenge]] is a painting by [[Cal Schenkel]] featuring the [[Gypsy Mutant Vacuum Cleaner]]<br> | + | * Inside the cover of ''[[Chunga's Revenge]]'' is a painting by [[Cal Schenkel]] featuring the ''[[Gypsy Mutant Vacuum Cleaner]]''<br> |
| − | * In [[200 Motels (The Film)]] [[Dick Barber]] plays the [[Gypsy Mutant Vacuum Cleaner]]<br> | + | * In ''[[200 Motels (The Film)]]'' [[Dick Barber]] plays the [[Gypsy Mutant Vacuum Cleaner]]<br> |
| − | * On the backside cover of [[One Size Fits All]] the [[Gypsy Mutant Vacuum Cleaner]] appears as a star sign<br> | + | * On the backside cover of ''[[One Size Fits All]]'' the [[Gypsy Mutant Vacuum Cleaner]] appears as a star sign<br> |
<blockquote>'''[[COMA BERNICE "The Plumber"]]:'''<br> | <blockquote>'''[[COMA BERNICE "The Plumber"]]:'''<br> | ||
[[Alpha Romeo]] (front wheel),<br> | [[Alpha Romeo]] (front wheel),<br> | ||
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'''[[Drano|DRANO]]''' (hose):<br> | '''[[Drano|DRANO]]''' (hose):<br> | ||
[[Gainsayer]], [[wikipedia:Lotte Lenya|Lotte Lenya]], [[Dristan]], [[Modus Operandi]], [[Grunion Run|Grunion]], [[Rascallion]]<br></blockquote> | [[Gainsayer]], [[wikipedia:Lotte Lenya|Lotte Lenya]], [[Dristan]], [[Modus Operandi]], [[Grunion Run|Grunion]], [[Rascallion]]<br></blockquote> | ||
| − | * [[Joe's Garage Acts I, II & III]]: the character Sy Borg is described as "a cross between an industrial vacuum cleaner and a chrome piggy bank with marital aids stuck all over its body" in [[A Token Of My Extreme]]. | + | * [[Joe's Garage Acts I, II & III]]: the character Sy Borg is described as ''"a cross between an industrial vacuum cleaner and a chrome piggy bank with marital aids stuck all over its body"'' in [[A Token Of My Extreme]]. |
| − | * [[L. Ron Hoover]]'s name references the famous vacuum cleaner brand "Hoover". | + | * [[L. Ron Hoover]]'s name references the famous vacuum cleaner brand ''"Hoover"''. |
| − | * In the infamous Zappa documentary that [[Roelof Kiers]] filmed in 1971 Zappa uses a vacuum cleaner on [[Lucy Offerall]]'s breasts. ( | + | * In the infamous Zappa documentary that [[Roelof Kiers]] filmed in 1971 ''([[Frank Zappa (1971 Documentary)]])'' Zappa uses a vacuum cleaner on [[Lucy Offerall]]'s breasts. |
| + | * From the article [[Zubin And The Mothers]]: ''Zappa then gave a brief preamble to [[200 Motels]] (...) The whole mother is two and one half hours long, but one sequence, which required, among other things, a soprano soloist, three dancers, a chorus, a narrator, an industrial [[vacuum cleaner]], a noisy 16mm projector and a dental-health film, was deleted, cutting this performance to about an hour.)'' | ||
[[Category:Conceptual Continuity]] | [[Category:Conceptual Continuity]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:40, 25 August 2014
Appearances of vacuum cleaners in Zappa's work
- Captain Beefheart (the vocalist on Willie The Pimp) holds a vacuum cleaner on a photograph inside the Hot Rats cover. In tune with the song's content it provides phallic or sexual suggestions. Beefheart himself used to be a vacuum cleaner salesman.
- Inside the cover of Chunga's Revenge is a painting by Cal Schenkel featuring the Gypsy Mutant Vacuum Cleaner
- In 200 Motels (The Film) Dick Barber plays the Gypsy Mutant Vacuum Cleaner
- On the backside cover of One Size Fits All the Gypsy Mutant Vacuum Cleaner appears as a star sign
Alpha Romeo (front wheel),
Henna Brillo (backside of head cap),
Charo (frontside of head cap),
DRANO (hose):
Gainsayer, Lotte Lenya, Dristan, Modus Operandi, Grunion, Rascallion
- Joe's Garage Acts I, II & III: the character Sy Borg is described as "a cross between an industrial vacuum cleaner and a chrome piggy bank with marital aids stuck all over its body" in A Token Of My Extreme.
- L. Ron Hoover's name references the famous vacuum cleaner brand "Hoover".
- In the infamous Zappa documentary that Roelof Kiers filmed in 1971 (Frank Zappa (1971 Documentary)) Zappa uses a vacuum cleaner on Lucy Offerall's breasts.
- From the article Zubin And The Mothers: Zappa then gave a brief preamble to 200 Motels (...) The whole mother is two and one half hours long, but one sequence, which required, among other things, a soprano soloist, three dancers, a chorus, a narrator, an industrial vacuum cleaner, a noisy 16mm projector and a dental-health film, was deleted, cutting this performance to about an hour.)
