You Didn't Try To Call Me
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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
- Included on:
- Freak Out!
- The ---- Of The Mothers
- The Worst Of The Mothers
- The Old Masters, Box I
- 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
1967 - Stockholm
- Included on
1967-1968 - New York
- Included on:
1970 - Paris
- Included on
1980 - Munich
- 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
- Included on