You Didn't Try To Call Me

Notes about this song

You Didn't Try To Call Me was written to describe a situation in which Pamela Zarubica found herself last spring. (Wowie Zowie is what she says when she’s not grouchy... who would guess it could inspire a song? No one would guess. None of you are perceptive enough. Why are you reading this?) The formal structure of You Didn't Try To Call Me is not revolutionary, but it is interesting. You don’t care.

Liner notes on Freak Out!

Q: Has (You Didn't Try To Call Me) anything to do with sex?

A: Well, it is a boy-girl situation song but it involves no 'reproductive references.' It deals mainly

with the subject of heartbreak, resulting from lack of telephonic communication. . ..

Zappa's response to questioning at the High Court of Justice, London April 1975

Versions of this song

1966 - Los Angeles

Details of this version

• Included on:
  • Freak Out!
  • The ---- Of The Mothers
  • The Worst Of The Mothers
  • The MOFO Project/Object
  • The MOFO Project/Object (Deluxe Edition)
    • Instrumental basic backing track included on:
    • The MOFO Project/Object
    • The MOFO Project/Object (Deluxe Edition)

1966 - San Francisco

Details of this version

• Included on
  • The MOFO Project/Object
  • The MOFO Project/Object (Deluxe Edition)

1967 - Stockholm

Details of this version

• Included on
  • 'Tis The Season To Be Jelly

1967-1968 - New York

Details of this version

• Included on:
  • Cruising With Ruben & The Jets

1970 - Paris

Details of this version

• Included on
  • Disconnected Synapses

1980 - Munich

Details of this version

• Included on
  • You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1
  • Single: Zomby Woof (05:39) / You Didn't Try To Call Me (03:39) (Rykodisc RCD 3-1011, 1988)

1982 - 1983 - Los Angeles

Details of this version

• Included on
  • remixed Cruising With Ruben & The Jets