http://wiki.killuglyradio.com/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=Jonnybutter&feedformat=atomZappa Wiki Jawaka - User contributions [en]2024-03-29T12:27:47ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.34.2http://wiki.killuglyradio.com/index.php?title=Talk:Audience_Participation&diff=45888Talk:Audience Participation2020-12-29T10:08:23Z<p>Jonnybutter: </p>
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<div>Zappa's classic line about this is: "...if there's one thing I like it's, uh, audience participation" <br />
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Zappa's whole project is about activating the audience in some way, engaging the audience. He even talks in an early interview (original Mothers of course) about bringing out audience hostility on purpose, hoping to then 'polarize' that feeling. It's really quite brilliant. So, Zappa is using ironic understatement there, as so often. In fact, the idea that an audience *doesn't* participate in their own entertainment is what's strange, although that is kind of a typical industrial/American approach to it - passivity; music and other entertainments as mere marketing hooks or markers for 'lifestyle'. Audience participation is something else, and it doesn't have to include being at a concert,</div>Jonnybutterhttp://wiki.killuglyradio.com/index.php?title=Talk:Audience_Participation&diff=45887Talk:Audience Participation2020-12-28T11:44:36Z<p>Jonnybutter: Created page with "The classic line about this is: "...if there's one thing I like it's, uh, audience participation" Zappa's whole project is about activating the audience in some way, engagin..."</p>
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<div>The classic line about this is: "...if there's one thing I like it's, uh, audience participation" <br />
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Zappa's whole project is about activating the audience in some way, engaging the audience. He even talks in an early interview (original Mothers of course) about bringing out audience hostility on purpose, hoping to then 'polarize' that feeling. It's really quite brilliant. So, Zappa is using ironic understatement there, as so often.</div>Jonnybutterhttp://wiki.killuglyradio.com/index.php?title=Don_%22Sugarcane%22_Harris&diff=45874Don "Sugarcane" Harris2020-12-07T23:20:03Z<p>Jonnybutter: </p>
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<div>'''Don Harris''' (18 June 1938 - 30 November 1999) was an American rock and roll musician and electric violinist, name-checked in the inner sleeve of "[[Freak Out!]]" (1966), as part of [[Don & Dewey]]. <br />
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==Biography==<br />
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He learned some classical violin technique with 'a little old jewish man in the neighborhood' and formed The Squires with [[Dewey Terry]] in 1954. He initially used the name Don Bowman (his middle name), before reverting to "Don Harris" in 1957 when he became a duo with [[Dewey Terry]] as ''Don & Dewey''. Between 1957 and 1959 Don & Dewey released several singles which never became hits for themselves, but did for others, one example being 'Soul Motion'. They split up and had a brief reunion as part of [[Little Richard]]'s band in 1964. That same year Don & Dewey recorded a Beatles tribute with Larry Williams and [[Johnny "Guitar" Watson]].<br />
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Harris toured with [[Johnny Otis]] in the late 1950s. Otis gave him the nickname "Sugarcane" and later Harris recorded for Otis' label Eldo in 1960. From halfway the decade on he recorded many sessions with [[John Mayall]] and [[Frank Zappa]].<br />
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==Zappa==<br />
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"Sugarcane" provided (electric) violin and/or vocals for Zappa's records:<br />
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*[[Hot Rats]] <br />
*[[Burnt Weeny Sandwich]] <br />
*[[Weasels Ripped My Flesh]] <br />
*[[Chunga's Revenge]] <br />
*[[Apostrophe (')]] <br />
*[[The Lost Episodes]].<br />
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On 27 January 1980 Zappa was guest DJ on BBC Radio 1 during the ''[[Star Special]]'', where he played ''[[Soul Motion]]'' by Don and Dewey.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Dewey Terry]]<br />
* [[Don & Dewey]]<br />
* [[L. Shankar]], another electric violinist who once performed with Zappa.<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [[Wikipedia:Don Sugarcane Harris]]<br />
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[[Category:Violinists|Harris, Don "Sugarcane"]]<br />
[[Category:Influences|Harris, Don "Sugarcane"]]<br />
[[Category:Bandmembers|Harris, Don "Sugarcane"]]<br />
[[Category:Favorite Artists|Harris, Don "Sugarcane"]]<br />
[[Category:Rock Artists|Harris, Don "Sugarcane"]]</div>Jonnybutterhttp://wiki.killuglyradio.com/index.php?title=Talk:Zoot_Allures&diff=45873Talk:Zoot Allures2020-12-01T19:07:48Z<p>Jonnybutter: /* Versions */</p>
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<div>== Versions ==<br />
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In despite of different time sheets, my copies of [[Zoot Allures#Versions|Rykodisc RCD 10523 and VideoArts VACK 1222]] are digitally (bit-to-bit) identical. Does anybody have information regarding the other CDs?<br />
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[[User:Maroual|Maroual]] 16:20, 7 Mar 2006 (PST)<br />
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===Cassettes===<br />
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To be dug in later on:<br />
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http://www.united-mutations.com/123/big_note_files_news.htm#ZOOT%20ALLURES%207%20TRACK%20RELEASE<br />
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[[User:Maroual|Maroual]] 15:13, 9 November 2007 (PST)<br />
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http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/6496/cass6vu4.jpg<br />
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[[User:Maroual|Maroual]] 06:25, 6 February 2008 (PST)<br />
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===Zappa's use of Local or Intra-Continuity===<br />
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Zappa's albums frequently have a sort of meta-theme at the album level. The circulation of the 'My Sharona' bass lick as a sub-theme on the 'Man From Utopia' album is an example, and 'Zoot Allures' also has a musical meta theme: the heat generated by frisson between swung vs. straight 8th notes. A lot of music is about this, of course - it's where blues and jazz and gospel and rock come from. But he does this consciously as a unifying theme. Every song has variations on that rhythmic theme. It's super obvious in 'Disco Boy' (the 'doodie' part) and 'Friendly Little Finger', but it's all over the album. Just a typical little bomb Zappa liked to hide in his work that pops out at you when you least expect it. It has been many years obviously since Frank passed, and I still notice new things like this. It's not my imagination - he put that stuff in there on purpose.[[User:Jonnybutter|Jonnybutter]]</div>Jonnybutterhttp://wiki.killuglyradio.com/index.php?title=Talk:Love_Songs&diff=45861Talk:Love Songs2020-11-29T19:22:40Z<p>Jonnybutter: </p>
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<div>For what it's worth, I agree with Duncan here. Many of the songs listed as having 'no humorous lyrics' do indeed have humorous lyrics. One obvious example, though hardly the only one, is 'No No No': "Gave my Money All to You/You Took My Watch and Pawned it too/Three gold teeth and one glass eye/Didn't have the nerve to say goodbye'. <br />
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This page seems to be little more than an individual's interpretations without any independent sourcing. A suitable case for deletion? [[User:Duncan|Duncan]] 16:48, 2 January 2011 (UTC)<br />
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Zappa targeted love songs several times in interviews and his own songs. I only added a few more "serious" songs to prove that not every song he wrote dealt with love in a satirical way. [[User:Spider of Destiny]]<br />
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:Once again you are trying to prove something. That is not the purpose of the Wiki. Feel free to create your own blog and document all you fantasy interpretations there but here we are [[Main Page|attempting to record the life, times and music of Frank Zappa]]. There is nothing to prove we just provide the facts. We should not be explaining, interpreting, or proving anything. [[User:Duncan|Duncan]] 18:15, 2 January 2011 (UTC)<br />
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:You (and other users) always ask me for sources or examples to prove claims. Explaining and sourcing information is neccessary to make other users understand the article or to let them know which links exist that provide more information to an article. Whether something is subjective is a matter of interpretation and I try no to write interpretations or theories. But sometimes it's unavoidable, especially when you try to explain how Zappa or another person in his life or career felt about a certain topic. [[User:Spider of Destiny]]</div>Jonnybutterhttp://wiki.killuglyradio.com/index.php?title=Talk:The_Radio_Is_Broken&diff=45789Talk:The Radio Is Broken2020-11-27T09:55:03Z<p>Jonnybutter: </p>
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<div>An interesting thing about this song is the recurrence of the 'My Sharona' bass lick, in this case, the instrumental interlude with the fast guitar lick, e.g. underneath the lyric 'SPACE WARP'). This lick assumes a kind of a serial nature on the album; it's also on 'Tink Walks Amok', which on the original album came just before 'The Radio is Broken'. I also heard a rehearsal tape somewhere that had a very elaborate. atonal sort of loop melody, the basis of which is that 'Sharona' lick. It sounded like a variant of 'The Radio is Broken'.<br />
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:Problem number 734...<br />
::it's also on 'Tink Walks Amok', which on the original album came just before 'The Radio is Broken'. <br />
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:Having split things down to song titles we have painted ourselves into a corner and we do not have a satisfactory way to present the variations, interpretations and cross referencing that Zappa used. Some may say that we just keep expanding by adding articles and categories but that mostly adds to the hundreds of [https://wiki.killuglyradio.com/wiki/Special:DeadendPages dead end]/[https://wiki.killuglyradio.com/wiki/Special:LonelyPages orphaned] pages that are of little value to anyone. <br />
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:So how do we tie all this together in coherent readable articles?<br />
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[[User:Duncan|Duncan]] ([[User talk:Duncan|talk]]) 00:41, 27 November 2020 (PST)<br />
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I don't see any way to organize this other than in our minds, although an essay on the topic would be good. But this is something Zappa did all the time - a theme would recur serially but often so subtly that you don't notice it. This was especially effective in this case when the two songs were adjacent, but Zappa himself changed the sequence, so..whatever (he also sabotaged touches like this frequently, but with the assumption that the listener would remember both versions - for example, 'Little Umbrellas'). I thought it was worth mentioning, since I didn't see that anyone else had spotted it. There are lots of other examples, but the fact that it's 'My Sharona' makes it particularly hilarious.</div>Jonnybutterhttp://wiki.killuglyradio.com/index.php?title=Talk:The_Radio_Is_Broken&diff=45778Talk:The Radio Is Broken2020-11-26T23:06:01Z<p>Jonnybutter: Created page with "An interesting thing about this song is the recurrence of the 'My Sharona' bass lick, in this case, the instrumental interlude with the fast guitar lick, e.g. underneath the l..."</p>
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<div>An interesting thing about this song is the recurrence of the 'My Sharona' bass lick, in this case, the instrumental interlude with the fast guitar lick, e.g. underneath the lyric 'SPACE WARP'). This lick assumes a kind of a serial nature on the album; it's also on 'Tink Walks Amok', which on the original album came just before 'The Radio is Broken'. I also heard a rehearsal tape somewhere that had a very elaborate. atonal sort of loop melody, the basis of which is that 'Sharona' lick. It sounded like a variant of 'The Radio is Broken'.</div>Jonnybutterhttp://wiki.killuglyradio.com/index.php?title=Talk:Nick_Venet&diff=45732Talk:Nick Venet2020-11-21T10:20:43Z<p>Jonnybutter: </p>
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<div>A Zappa wiki relates to Zappa and his works. Unless Venet produced anything with/for Zappa he should not be listed as a producer in a Zappa wiki - as is the case with most people categorised as producers. [[User:Duncan|Duncan]] ([[User talk:Duncan|talk]]) 12:49, 25 August 2014 (PDT)<br />
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I don't want to just edit it out without telling anyone, so I'll leave this here and let someone else do it? Not sure what the protocol is. Venet didn't write 'Daydream Believer' as the main page says. John Stewart of the Kingston Trio did.</div>Jonnybutterhttp://wiki.killuglyradio.com/index.php?title=Twenty_Small_Cigars&diff=44527Twenty Small Cigars2020-10-31T22:05:36Z<p>Jonnybutter: /* Tribute & Cover Albums */</p>
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<div>==Lyrics== <br />
''Instrumental''<br />
==Players On This Song== <br />
T.T.G., LA, c. July, 1969<br />
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* [[Frank Zappa]] guitar & harpsichord <br />
* [[Ian Underwood]] piano <br />
* [[Max Bennett]] bass <br />
* [[John Guerin]] drums<br />
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==Records On Which This Song Has Appeared== <br />
===Singles=== <br />
===Zappa Albums & Side Projects=== <br />
*[[Chunga's Revenge]]<br />
===Tribute & Cover Albums===<br />
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There is a version of this song on the Jean Luc Ponty album 'King Kong'. It's pretty different to the 'Chunga' version. There is new written material on it, it's even slower than the 'Chunga' version, and features Ernie Watts on sax. You could almost call this a Zappa album since he is the 'arranger' and wrote all but one song. Richard Bock is credited as the producer, but he's more of an executive producer (the budget guy). It's a Zappa production in all but name.<br />
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==Notes About This Song== <br />
“[[Twenty Small Cigars]]” (a pack of cigarettes) is an outtake from the Hot Rats sessions and features [[Max Bennett]] on stand-up bass. Both the guitar and overdubbed harpsichord are played by Frank. <br />
==CC Clues In This Song== <br />
[[Category:Tracks]]<br />
[[Category:Instrumental tracks]]</div>Jonnybutterhttp://wiki.killuglyradio.com/index.php?title=WPLJ&diff=44526WPLJ2020-10-31T22:00:05Z<p>Jonnybutter: /* Notes About This Song */</p>
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<div>==Lyrics== <br />
<br>I say WPLJ, really taste good to me<br />
<br>WPLJ, won't you take a drink with me<br />
<br>Well, it's a good good wine<br />
<br>It really make you feel so fine<br />
<br>(So fine, so fine, so fine) <br />
<br><br />
<br>I went to the store when they opened up the door<br />
<br>I said: "Please please please gimme some more"<br />
<br>White Port & Lemon Juice,<br />
<br>White Port & Lemon Juice,<br />
<br>White Port & Lemon Juice,<br />
<br>Ooh what it do to you! <br />
<br><br />
<br>You take the bottle, you take the can<br />
<br>Shake it up fine, you get a good good wine.<br />
<br>White Port & Lemon Juice,<br />
<br>(Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah . . . )<br />
<br>White Port & Lemon Juice,<br />
<br>White Port & Lemon Juice,<br />
<br>Ooh what it do to you! <br />
<br><br />
<br>The W is the White,<br />
<br>The P is the Port,<br />
<br>The L is the Lemon,<br />
<br>The J is the Juice<br />
<br>White Port & Lemon Juice,<br />
<br>White Port & Lemon Juice,<br />
<br>White Port & Lemon Juice,<br />
<br>Ooh what it do to you! <br />
<br><br />
<br>Well I feel so good, I feel so fine<br />
<br>I got plenty lovin', I got plenty wine<br />
<br>White Port & Lemon Juice,<br />
<br>White Port & Lemon Juice,<br />
<br>I said White Port & Lemon Juice,<br />
<br>Ooh what it do to you! <br />
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<br>Roy: Por qué no consigues tu . . . tu carnal que nos compre some wine ese, ándale, pinche bato, puto, hombre, no te hagas nalga, hombre . . . (chale!) no seas tan denso, hombre (chale!), ándale, dile, porque no merecer, ándale, pinche vino, más sua . . . más suave es, más . . . más lindo que la chingada, hombre, ándale, pinche bato, hombre, quiere tu carnal, hombre, tu carnal ese, tú, tú sabes, tú sabes esto de la movida, tú sabes la movida, ese, tú sabes cómo es, tú sabes, pinche vino, puta, ándale, pinche bato, cabrón, ándale<br />
<br>?: This is getting me in trouble . . .<br />
<br>Roy: Ándale, hombre, por qué no, hombre?<br />
<br>?: Sorry!<br />
<br>Roy: Te digo que sí, hombre, te digo, chingao ese, está más . . . está más meco, hombre, ponemos más mecos que la chingada, ay! Ay, bato pinche, ay! <br />
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<br>God, that's--They get to you after a while<br />
==Players On This Song== <br />
* FZ guitar, vocals <br />
* [[Lowell George]] guitar, vocals <br />
* [[Roy Estrada]] vocals <br />
* [[Janet Ferguson]] vocals ("Dit-Dit-Doo-Way-Doo")<br />
* [[Buzz Gardner]] trumpet <br />
* [[Ian Underwood]] sax, keyboards<br />
* [[Bunk Gardner]] sax<br />
* [[John Balkin]] bass<br />
* [[Arthur Tripp|Art Tripp]] drums<br />
==Records On Which This Song Has Appeared== <br />
===Singles=== <br />
* [[WPLJ|WPLJ]] (02:53) / [[My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama|My Guitar]] (03:32) - The Mothers Of Invention (1970)<br />
===Zappa Albums & Side Projects=== <br />
* [[Burnt Weeny Sandwich]]<br />
* [[Does Humor Belong In Music?]]<br />
===Tribute & Cover Albums=== <br />
==Notes About This Song== <br />
“W-P-L-J” was originally recorded by [[The Four Deuces]] (Music City 790, 1955); The B-side, [[Here Lies Love]], was also covered by the Mothers. FZ sings lead with [[Lowell George]]. [[Roy Estrada]]’s Spanish ad-libs at the end of “WPLJ” include, when translated, the advice to [[Jim "Motorhead" Sherwood|Motorhead]] (who’s yelling replies in the background) that getting a girl buzzed on the drink might make him “more attractive to fuck.”<br />
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A different song "White Port And Lemon Juice" was recorded by [[The Bel-Aires]]; and [[The Feathers]] mention the drink on "Shake 'Em Up" the B side of [[Johnny Darling]].<br />
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WPLJ was a big sensation when it was released, hence another song on the same topic. The song was so popular that a radio station in New York changed their call letters to 'WPLJ'. It's such a classic for R&B fans that there are many covers, including one by Darryl Hall (of Hall and Oates), who does it faster than the original (google it - it's out there on YouTube somewhere). The Zappa/Mothers version is a bit slower than the original.<br />
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==CC Clues In This Song== <br />
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[[Category:Covers And Musical Quotes]]<br />
[[Category:Singles]]<br />
[[Category:Tracks]]<br />
[[Category:Tracks with sexual topics]]</div>Jonnybutterhttp://wiki.killuglyradio.com/index.php?title=Titties_%27n_Beer&diff=44525Titties 'n Beer2020-10-31T21:53:36Z<p>Jonnybutter: /* Notes About This Song */</p>
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<div>==Lyrics==<br />
It was the blackest night <br><br />
There was no moon in sight <br><br />
You know the stars ain't shinin' <br><br />
'Cause the sky's too tight <br><br />
I heard the scarey wind <br><br />
I seen some ugly trees <br><br />
There was a werewolf honkin' <br><br />
'Long the side of me<br><br />
<br><br />
I'm mean 'n I'm bad, y'know I ain't no sissy <br><br />
Got a big-titty girly by the name of Chrissy <br><br />
Talkin' about her 'n my bike 'n me . . . <br><br />
'N this ride up the Mountain of Mystery, mystery<br><br />
<br><br />
I noticed even the crickets <br><br />
Were actin' weird up here <br><br />
'N so I figured I might <br><br />
Just drink a little beer <br><br />
I said, <i>"Gimme summa that what yer suckin' on . . . " </i><br><br />
But there was no reply <br><br />
'Cause she was gone . . .<br><br />
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<i>"Where's those titties I like so well, 'n my goddamn beer!" </i><br><br />
Is what I started to yell, then I heard this noise <br><br />
Like a crunchin' twig, 'n up jumped the Devil . . . <br><br />
He's about this big . . .<br><br />
<br><br />
He had a red suit on <br><br />
An' a widow's peak <br><br />
An' then a pointed tail <br><br />
'N like a sulphur reek <br><br />
Yes, it was him awright, <br><br />
I sweared I knowed it was <br><br />
He had some human flesh <br><br />
Stuck underneath his claws <br><br />
You know, it looked to me <br><br />
Like it was titty skin <br><br />
I said, <i>"You sonofabitch!" </i><br><br />
'Cause I was mad at him, <br><br />
Well he just got out his floss <br><br />
'N started cleanin' his fang <br><br />
So I shot him with my shooter, <br><br />
Said: BANG BANG BANG<br><br />
<br><br />
Then the sucker just laughed 'n said:<br><br />
<br><br />
<b>Terry:</b> <br><br />
Oh, put it away . . . <br><br />
You know, I ate her all up . . . now what you gonna say?<br><br />
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<b>FZ:</b> <br><br />
You ate my Chrissy?<br><br />
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<b>Terry:</b> <br><br />
Titties 'n all!<br><br />
<br><br />
<b>FZ:</b> <br><br />
Well, what about the beer then, boy?<br><br />
<br><br />
<b>Terry:</b> <br><br />
Ah . . . Were the cans this tall?<br><br />
<br><br />
<b>FZ:</b> <br><br />
Even her boots?<br><br />
<br><br />
<b>Terry:</b> <br><br />
Would I lie to you?<br><br />
<br><br />
<b>FZ:</b> <br><br />
Shit, you musta been hungry!<br><br />
<br><br />
<b>Terry:</b> <br><br />
Yes, this is true.<br><br />
<br><br />
<b>FZ:</b> <br><br />
Don't they pay you good<br><br />
For the stuff that you do?<br><br />
<br><br />
<b>Terry:</b> <br><br />
Well, you know<br><br />
I can't complain when the checks come through . . .<br><br />
<br><br />
<b>FZ:</b> <br><br />
Well I want my Chrissy,<br><br />
'N I want my beer<br><br />
So you just barf it back up<br><br />
Now, Devil, do you hear?<br><br />
<br><br />
<b>Terry:</b> <br><br />
Blow it out your ass, motorcycle man!<br><br />
I mean, I am the Devil, <br><br />
Do you understand?<br><br />
Just what will you give me for your <br><br />
Titties and beer?<br><br />
I suppose you noticed this little contract here . . .<br><br />
<br><br />
<b>FZ:</b> <br><br />
Yer goddam right, you<br><br />
Son-of-a-whore<br><br />
<br><br />
<b>Terry:</b> <br><br />
Don't call me that!<br><br />
<br><br />
<b>FZ:</b> <br><br />
That's about the only reason I learned writin' for . . . <br><br />
Gimme that paper . . . bet yer ass I will sign . . . <br><br />
Because I need a beer,<br><br />
'N it's titty-squeezin' time!<br><br />
<br><br />
<b>Terry:</b> <br><br />
Man, you can't fool me . . . you ain't that bad . . . <br><br />
I mean you shoulda seen some of the souls that I've had . . .<br><br />
<br><br />
<b>FZ:</b> <br><br />
Oh, yeah?<br><br />
<br><br />
<b>Terry:</b> <br><br />
Why there was [[Richard Nixon|Milhouse Nixon]] 'n [[Spiro Agnew|Agnew]], too . . . <br><br />
'N both of those suckers was worse 'n you . . .<br><br />
<br><br />
<b>FZ:</b> <br><br />
Well, let's make a deal if you think that's true<br><br />
I mean, you're the Devil so . . . <br><br />
Whatcha gonna do?<br><br />
<br><br />
<b>Terry:</b> Wait a minute . . . a tinge of doubt crosses my mind when you say that you want to make a deal with me . . . <br><br />
<b>FZ:</b> That's very, very true . . . <br><br />
<b>Terry:</b> Wait . . . you ain't supposed to wanna make a deal with me <br><br />
<b>FZ:</b> Ah, but I'm slightly different than your average customer, Devil . . . <br><br />
<b>Terry:</b> But, wait . . . but most people don't want to make a deal with me . . . Wha . . . <br><br />
<b>FZ:</b> Yeah . . . <br><br />
<b>Terry:</b> What's your story? <br><br />
<b>FZ:</b> Well, most people are afraid of you, see? They don't know how stupid you are . . . I happen to know that you jack off to a picture of [[Punky Meadows]] when you get home . . . <br><br />
<b>Terry:</b> Grrah . . . Stupid . . . Grrh . . . <br><br />
<b>FZ:</b> You know . . . ever since that guy told you that he contained more fluid than [[Jeff Beck]] you've been tryin' to outdo him . . . Awright, look, I'm gonna say one thing to you . . . this may not register right away, but let me say this . . . leave your pickle alone for a couple of nights, you know what I mean . . . ? Now, come on! I'm only interested in a couple of things . . . (Wait, is that a note for me? Is somebody passing me a note? What does this say . . . ? <i>"Frank, please do me a favour, I can't find a brother of mine, I could dig it if you could call him from stage. His name is Dirty Tom Nomads M.C.,"</i> signed "Thanks, Bear" or "Bean," I can't tell . . . Well, if he's out there . . . Dirty Tony De La Nomads M.C. get in touch with Bean or Bear . . . ) And as I was sayin', Devil, I'm an average sort of a person, I'm . . . you wouldn't believe it, but . . . I'm very much like the people here in this audience tonight . . . <br><br />
<b>Terry:</b> What? <br><br />
<b>FZ:</b> I think we definitely have something in common . . . <br><br />
<b>Terry:</b> Wait a minute, I thought you had funny things growing in your hair and all that other stuff . . . I thought . . . write weird music, you know, I thought . . . <br><br />
<b>FZ:</b> Listen . . . <br><br />
<b>Terry:</b> . . . biker and everything, I mean, shit, you know? <br><br />
<b>FZ:</b> . . . listen carefully . . . <br><br />
<b>Terry:</b> . . . big tittie chic that you just had out here with the camera, I mean, you know . . . <br><br />
<b>FZ:</b> Listen carefully to me, oh, Devil . . . <br><br />
<b>Terry:</b> Uh-huh . . . <br><br />
<b>FZ:</b> I'm only interested in two things <br><br />
<b>Terry:</b> Yeah . . . <br><br />
<b>FZ:</b> See if you can guess what they are<br><br />
<b>Terry:</b> I would think . . . uh . . . let's see, maybe . . . uh . . . <br><br />
<b>FZ:</b> Well, I'll give you . . . <br><br />
<b>Terry:</b> Stravinsky . . . and, uh . . . <br><br />
<b>FZ:</b> I'll give you two clues . . . <br><br />
<b>Terry:</b> . . . let's see . . . uh . . . <br><br />
<b>FZ:</b> Let go of your pickle<br><br />
<b>Terry:</b> What?<br><br />
<b>FZ:</b> Let go of your pickle!<br><br />
<b>Terry:</b> I'm not holding my pickle<br><br />
<b>FZ:</b> Well, who's holding your pickle then?<br><br />
<b>Terry:</b> I don't know . . . ha! She's out in the audience . . . Hey, Dale, would you like to come up here and hold my pickle to satisfy this weird man out here on the stage?<br><br />
<b>FZ:</b> You're probably wondering why we call it a pickle . . . <br><br />
Ray: Ha ha ha! <br><br />
<b>Terry:</b> Oh, no . . . <br><br />
<b>FZ:</b> I don't . . . I hate . . . I hate to squeal on you, Bozzio, I mean, Devil . . . but, look, I'm only interested in two things . . . <br><br />
<b>Terry:</b> Now, wait a minute . . . all I have to say is God help me! . . . Even though I have this . . . this fucking mask on . . . <br><br />
<b>FZ:</b> Ha ha ha ha ha . . . ! Listen, if you think that mask looks bad, you oughta see his pickle . . . I'm only interested in two things, that's titties and beer, you know what I mean? <br><br />
<b>Terry:</b> What?<br><br />
<b>FZ:</b> Yeah . . . <br><br />
<b>Terry:</b> Titties and beer?<br><br />
<b>FZ:</b> Titties and beer, titties and beer, titties and beer, titties and beer, titties and beer, titties and beer, titties and beer, titties and beer . . . <br><br />
<b>Terry:</b> <i>(Growling)</i> Whoa, I don't know if you're the right guy!<br><br />
<b>FZ:</b> . . . titties and beer, titties and beer, titties and beer . . .<br><br />
<br><br />
<b>Terry:</b> <br><br />
No! Don't sign it! Give me time to think . . . <br><br />
I mean . . .<br><br />
<br><br />
<b>FZ:</b> Alright!<br><br />
<br><br />
<b>Terry:</b> <br><br />
Hold on a second, boy . . . <br><br />
'Cause that's Magic Ink!<br><br />
<br><br />
And then the Devil let go of his pickle<br><br />
'N out jumped m'girl<br><br />
They heard the titties PLOP-PLOPPIN'<br><br />
All around the world, she said:<br><br />
<br><br />
"I GOT ME THREE BEERS 'N A FIST FULLA DOWNS,<br><br />
AN' I'M GONNA GET RIPPED, SO FUCK YOU CLOWNS!"<br><br />
<br><br />
Then she gave us the finger,<br><br />
It was rigid 'n stiff,<br><br />
That's when the Devil, he farted <br><br />
An' she went right over the cliff<br><br />
<br><br />
<i>(Whoa . . . Tinsel Time!)</i><br><br />
Well, the Devil was mad<br><br />
I took off to my pad <br><br />
I swear I do declare!<br><br />
How did she get back there? <br><br />
I swear I do declare!<br><br />
How did she get back there? <br><br />
I swear I do declare!<br><br />
How did she get back there?<br><br />
I swear I do declare!<br><br />
How did she get back there?<br><br />
I swear I do declare!<br><br />
How did she get back there?<br><br />
I swear I do de . . .<br><br />
<br><br />
<b>FZ:</b> Awright . . . awright, that . . . that's enough for the Devil and his famous pickle . . . We're goin' to make another dramatic if . . . if somewhat . . . rickety segue into another song called Cruisin' For Burgers, wait a minute . . .<br />
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==Players On This Song==<br />
* [[Frank Zappa]] - lead guitar, vocals<br />
* [[Ray White]] - rythm guitar, vocals<br />
* [[Eddie Jobson]] - keyboards, violin, vocals<br />
* [[Patrick O'Hearn]] - bass, vocals<br />
* [[Terry Bozzio]] - drums, vocals<br />
* [[Ruth Underwood]] - percussion, synthetizer<br />
* [[David Samuels]] - timpani, vibes<br />
* [[Randy Brecker]] - trumpet<br />
* [[Michael Brecker|Mike Brecker]] - tenor sax, flute<br />
* [[Lou Marini]] - alto sax, flute<br />
* [[Ronnie Cuber]] - baritone sax, flute<br />
* [[Tom Malone]] - trombone, trumpet, piccolo<br />
* [[Don Pardo]] - sophisticated narration<br />
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==Records On Which This Song Has Appeared== <br />
===Singles=== <br />
===Zappa Albums & Side Projects=== <br />
*[[An Evening In Detroit]]<br />
*[[Zappa In New York]]<br />
*[[Baby Snakes]]<br />
*[[Läther]]<br />
*[[Have I Offended Someone?]]<br />
*[[Philly '76]] - under the title [[Chrissy Puked Twice]]<br />
* [[Hammersmith Odeon (The Album)]]<br />
* [[Halloween 77]]<br />
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===Tribute & Cover Albums===<br />
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==Notes About This Song== <br />
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The Devil mentions that he has the souls of [[Richard Nixon|Milhouse Nixon]] and [[Spiro Agnew|Agnew]] too and that ''"both of those suckers were worse than you."'' At the time Nixon was forced to resign because of the Watergate Affair and Agnew due to bribery. Both were symbols of the corruption of the Nixon administration.<br />
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After 1979, when Zappa performed this song live, he sometimes changed the name of the soul that the Devil had into [[Khomeini]].<br />
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This song is also a humorous take on Stravinsky's "L'Histoire du soldat" in which the protagonist has a similar encounter with The Devil<br />
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==CC Clues In This Song== <br />
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* Mentions [[Motorcycles (CC)|motorcycles]].<br />
* References [[Punky Meadows]], who was the main subject of the song ''[[Punky's Whips]]''<br />
* Makes reference to [[Jeff Beck]] with the line "Ever since that guy told you that he contained more fluid than Jeff Beck you've been tryin' to outdo him".<br />
* On the [[Zappa In New York]] version Zappa sings ''"[[Tinseltown Rebellion|Tinseltown]]!"'' at the end of the song. <br />
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<div>==Lyrics==<br />
Wo, are we movin' too slow?<br /><br />
Have you seen us,<br /><br />
Uncle Remus . . .<br /><br />
We look pretty sharp in these clothes <i>(yes, we do)</i><br /><br />
Unless we get sprayed with a [[Hose|hose]]<br /><br />
It ain't bad in the day<br /><br />
If they squirt it your way<br /><br />
'Cept in the winter, when it's froze<br /><br />
An' it's hard if it hits<br /><br />
On yer nose<br /><br />
On yer nose<br /><br />
<br /><br />
Just keep yer nose<br /><br />
To the grindstone, they say<br /><br />
Will that redeem us,<br /><br />
Uncle Remus . . .<br /><br />
I can't wait till my Fro is full-grown<br /><br />
I'll just throw 'way my Doo-Rag at home<br /><br />
I'll take a drive to BEVERLY HILLS<br /><br />
Just before dawn<br /><br />
An' knock the little jockeys<br /><br />
Off the rich people's lawn<br /><br />
An' before they get up<br /><br />
I'll be gone, I'll be gone<br /><br />
Before they get up <br /><br />
I'll be knocking the jockeys off the lawn<br /><br />
Down in the dew<br />
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==Players On This Song== <br />
==Records On Which This Song Has Appeared== <br />
===Singles=== <br />
* [[Cosmik Debris|Cosmic Debris]] (05:14) / [[Uncle Remus|Uncle Remus]] (02:44) - Frank Zappa (1974)<br />
===Zappa Albums & Side Projects===<br />
*[[Apostrophe (')]]<br />
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===Tribute & Cover Albums===<br />
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Not exactly a cover, since Zappa and George Duke co-wrote the song, but it's on George Duke's outstanding album from the early 70s called "The Aura Will Prevail". Duke originally wrote the song as a gospel parody, and his version is in keeping with that - much different from the Zappa version. Zappa wrote the words, not the music.<br />
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==Notes About This Song==<br />
<br />
Uncle Remus is a fictional character from the stories of Br'er Rabbit by Joel Chandler Harris. He is an old, jolly black slave working in the cotton fields who enjoys telling children stories about B'er Rabbit. <br />
<br />
This is clearly a song about the civil rights movement in the United States as Zappa saw it in 1974. <br />
<br />
It is easy to compare this song to one of Zappa's few prior songs about race relations, 1966's "[[Trouble Every Day]]", a look at the Watts riots from the perspective of a numb television viewer. That song took a long, hard look at both the blacks who were burning down buildings and attacking merchants because "a few of them were white" and the racist that sought to "do you in/ because the color of your skin/ just don't appeal to him".<br />
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Somehow, "Uncle Remus" is more terrible in that it paints a picture of blacks as having largely given up the fight. They accept the fire hoses turned on them, and casually say that it's not so bad as long as it's not winter time, when the water is cold. <br />
<br />
Instead of standing up for themselves, the would-be nephews of "Uncle Remus" are excited about the potential of their afros growing out and enjoying how snappy they look in their new clothes. If that's not superficial enough, their way of "fighting back" is by sneaking around in the predawn hours and vandalizing the yard ornaments of rich white folk.<br />
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==CC Clues In This Song== <br />
<br />
* Being ''"sprayed with a [[Hose|hose]]"'' would later return in ''[[Be In My Video]].'' <br />
* [[Down In De Dew]]<br />
* Refers to a [[nose]]: ''"And it's hard if it hits on your nose."''<br />
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<div>==Lyrics== <br />
==Players On This Song== <br />
==Records On Which This Song Has Appeared== <br />
===Singles=== <br />
===FZ Albums & Side Projects=== <br />
* [[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 3]]<br />
===Tribute & Cover Albums=== <br />
==Notes About This Song==<br />
<br />
Terry Bozzio is heard complaining about his hands aching from playing so many shows and playing his drums so hard - "I feel like I've been hitting my goddamn hands with a hammer!" This title to Bozzio's drum solo is a reference to one of Zappa's (and many others who like 20th century music) favorite Pierre Boulez pieces, "Le Marteau sans maître' (The Hammer Without a Master).<br />
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==CC Clues In This Song== <br />
[[Category:Tracks]]<br />
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<div>==Lyrics==<br />
Do you see what they are<br><br />
Do you hear what they say<br><br />
People it is sad but true<br><br />
They're dressed really stupid<br><br />
But they think they're O.K.<br><br />
And they got no use for you<br><br />
The dead girls of London<br><br />
Why do they act that way?<br><br />
<br><br />
Maybe it's the water, mama<br><br />
Maybe it's the tea<br><br />
Maybe it's the way they was raised<br><br />
Maybe it's the stuff what they read in the papers<br><br />
Keeps them lookin' sorta half in a daze<br><br />
Well the dead girls of London<br><br />
Why do they act that way?<br><br />
<br><br />
We're the dead girls of London<br><br />
We thinks we are fine<br><br />
We ain't hittin' on nothin'<br><br />
But the boutique frame of mind<br><br />
<br><br />
You see 'em dancing at the disco every night<br><br />
Like a bunch of little robot queens<br><br />
Making little noises full of fake delight<br><br />
But they're really just so full of beans<br><br />
The dead girls of London<br><br />
Why do they act that way?<br><br />
<br><br />
We're the dead girls of London<br><br />
We thinks we are fine<br><br />
We ain't hittin' on nothin'<br><br />
But the boutique frame of mind<br><br />
<br><br />
Boutique frame of mind<br><br />
Gee I like your pants<br><br />
Boutique frame of mind<br><br />
Gee I like your pants<br><br />
Boutique frame of mind<br><br />
Gee I like your pants<br />
<br />
==Players On This Song==<br />
==Records On Which This Song Has Appeared==<br />
===Zappa Albums &amp; Side Projects===<br />
* [[L. Shankar]]: [[Touch Me There]]<br />
* [[Anyway The Wind Blows (BTB)|Anyway The Wind Blows]]<br />
* [[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 5]]<br />
* [[Buffalo]]<br />
*[[The Frank Zappa AAAFNRAA Birthday Bundle]]<br />
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===Tributes &amp; Cover Albums===<br />
==Notes About This Song==<br />
Composed by [[L. Shankar]] and Frank Zappa. Originally sung by [[Van Morrison]], but contractual problems eventually had the song be re-recorded by [[Ike Willis]] and Zappa (billed as 'Stucco Homes').<br />
<br />
References ''[[Gee, I Like Your Pants]]''.<br />
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==CC Clues In This Song==<br />
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<div>[[File:Andy Devine.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Andy Devine]]<br />
<br />
'''Andy Devine''' (October 7, 1905 – February 18, 1977) was an American actor, best known for his role as comic sidekick in many westerns, including ''"Stagecoach" (1939),'' with [[John Wayne]].<br />
<br />
Andy Devine is referenced in ''"[[Andy]]":'' on ''[[One Size Fits All]]'' (1975): ''"Andy Devine had a thong rind/ it was sublime/ but the wrong kind."''<br />
<br />
According to Nigey Lennon, 'Andy' was about her, and Zappa's break up with her. The 'thong rind' was apparently some kind of thong footwear, like a flip flop.<br />
<br />
See also: [[Sister Anne de Devine]].<br />
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==See Also==<br />
<br />
* [[Wikipedia:Andy Devine]] <br />
<br />
[[Category:Actors|Devine]]<br />
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<div>[[File:Ronald Reagan poster.jpg|500px|thumb|right|Ronald Reagan poster which hung in Zappa's basement from 1988 until his death.]]<br />
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'''Ronald Reagan''' (February 6, 1911- May 5, 2004) was a former Hollywood B-movie actor who was Governor of California from 1967 to 1975. He was President of the United States from 1980-1988. <br />
<br />
The Reagan administration was also noted for spending millions of dollars on defense, especially against international [[communism]]. During the early 1980s Reagan was both praised and criticized for his aggressive denouncing of the Soviet Union (even calling it ''"the evil empire"'' in 1983). His government ordered several nuclear missiles to be placed in Europe, which lead to large protests in the continent. In 1983 Reagan introduced his [[Star Wars]] defense plan, intended to protect the U.S against possible space missiles. After [[Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev]] became Soviet leader in 1985 Gorbachev and Reagan started more peaceful negotations and signed several treaties decreasing both countries' nuclear arsenals. Since the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and total collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Reagan is often seen as the man who ended the [[Cold War]], even though this honor could also be attributed to Gorbachev. <br />
<br />
Reagan's foreign policy was criticized for financially supporting several dubious organizations and Presidents in their battle against Communism, including Saddam Hussein and Osama Bin Laden. After a left-wing military coup in Grenada in 1983 Reagan sent troops to succesfully restore the old regime. In 1985-1987 Reagan ordered bombings in Libya in reaction to several terrorist attacks supported by [[Muhammar Khadaffi]]. <br />
<br />
In 1986 the Iran-Contra affair severely damaged President Reagan's believability. He and several other U.S. officials, including [[Oliver North]], [[Ed Meese]], Caspar Weinberger and [[John Poindexter]] secretly faciliated the sale of weapons to Iran in exchange for hostages so that the money could be used to finance the Contra rebels in [[Nicaragua]] who wanted to overthrow the socialist government in Nicaragua. Under the Boland Amendment, further funding of the Contras had been prohibited by the U.S. Congress, making the entire affair illegal. While North, Meese, Weinberger and Poindexter were forced to resign and convicted, it remains unclear how much Reagan knew about these illegal proceedings. The Tower Commission, who investigated the case, could not find direct evidence that he had prior knowledge of the program, but did claim that he as President was responsible and should've informed himself more about these activities.<br />
<br />
Reagan also introduced a new economic system, which was criticized for causing huge budget deficits and quadrupling the United States national debt. His political and social views were supported by the religious right, the so-called Moral Majority, which consisted of controversial preachers like [[Pat Robertson]] and [[Jerry Falwell]]. <br />
<br />
Today Reagan is still an icon for Republicans and conservatives and considered to be the most influential American President since Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1930s-1940s. <br />
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==Zappa and Ronald Reagan==<br />
[[File:Video From Hell photoshoot.jpg|500px|thumb|right|Ronald Reagan quote on the wall during the ''Video From Hell'' photo shoot, 1988. Also seen in the sleeve of ''[[Broadway The Hard Way]]''.]]<br />
[[File:Facts Are Stupid Things.jpg|500px|thumb|right|Close-up of Ronald Reagan quote on the wall during the ''Video From Hell'' photo shoot, 1988.]]<br />
<br />
Frank Zappa was very critical about the Reagan administration. As early as the 1960s Zappa criticized Reagan, while he was still Governor of California. The liner notes of ''[[We're Only In It For The Money]] (1968)'' mention that the concentration camp in ''[[The Chrome Plated Megaphone Of Destiny]]'' is called ''"Camp Reagan".'' The song ''[[Agency Man]]'', performed during the 1968 concert in the Royal Albert Hall in London, was inspired by Reagan (the give away line is "From the heart of old Death Valley, to the ruling of our land" Reagan hosted a TV show in the early 60s called 'Death Valley Days'. That show is also mentioned in'The Blue Light' which was released just before Reagan took office as president: "Death Valley Days, straight ahead! The future is scary - YES IT SURE IS"). <br />
<br />
During the 1980s, when Reagan became U.S. President, Zappa targeted his administration very directly. In the music video of ''[[You Are What You Is (The Music Video)|You Are What You Is]] (1981)'' a lookalike of Reagan is featured on the electric chair. Reagan is mentioned in Zappa's songs ''[[The Untouchables]], [[Star Wars Won't Work]], [[Dickie's Such An Asshole]], [[When The Lie's So Big]], [[Reagan At Bitburg]]'', the [[Broadway The Hard Way]] version of [[What Kind Of Girl Do You Think We Are?]] and ''[[Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk]]''. Reagan is also a character in ''[[Dio Fa]]''. <br />
<br />
During the 1984-1985 [[PMRC]] debates Zappa wrote Reagan a letter of protest ''([[Z-Pack - Letter to the President]])''. He received no reply.<br />
<br />
Zappa had a poster on the wall portraying Ronald Reagan in nazi uniform, featuring the words, ''"He has the right to do anything they want"'' written underneath. <ref>https://www.julienslive.com/m/lot-details/index/catalog/211/lot/88350?url=%2Fm%2Fview-auctions%2Fcatalog%2Fid%2F211%3Fpage%3D6</ref> He talked about it during the [[Pulse Interview]], April 1993: "''[[Plastic People]] is especially relevant today in the United States," he says, in reference to a poster on the wall portraying a Hitler-like Ronald Reagan with the words, "He has the right to do anything they want" written underneath. Zappa then recites a few lines from the song: "Take a day and walk around / Watch the Nazis run your town/ Then go home and check yourself/ You think we're singing 'bout someone else?"'<br />
<br />
During a photo shoot for the cover of ''[[Video From Hell]]'' (also used in a chapter of ''[[The Real Frank Zappa Book]]'') Zappa had a quote from Reagan during the Republican Convention in 1988 written on the wall: ''"Facts are stupid things."''<br />
<br />
Ronald Reagan was also mentioned in the liner notes of ''[[The MOFO Project/Object]]'' (2006) album. <ref>http://globalia.net/donlope/fz/notes/The_MOFO_Project_Object.html#Contributors</ref><br />
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==Zappa about Ronald Reagan==<br />
<br />
''"The fact of the matter is that if I do an album that has any kind of a vocal on it from now on, the chances are that that vocal is going to be about a sociological or political topic. For example, I thought of one that I want to do just the other day called "Lie To Me," which would deal with a catalog of everything that the Reagan administration has been able to get away with for the last six years. That would be a worthwhile thing to stick in there."'' - Frank Zappa in ''[[Sample This!]]''. <br />
<br />
''"Mount Rushmore should either be replaced or have a companion. Another part of the mountain, carved up with some heads that had the biggest influence on what America is today. [[Joseph McCarthy|His head]] should be there. [[J. Edgar Hoover]]'s head should be there. [[Richard Nixon|Nixon]]'s head should be there. And Reagan's head should be there. These people have done more damage to the idea of Democracy than anybody-from another country- could ever imagine."'' (FZ in [[The Lost Interview]], part 1 of 7, 1990) <br />
<br />
After Zappa voiced his intention of running for President, a journalist asked him what would make him different in comparison with other Presidents: ''"I work more hours. And I'm awake!" '' (FZ, interview in ''[[Ein Leben Als Extravaganza - Das Genie Frank Zappa]]''.)<br />
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==References==<br />
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==See Also==<br />
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*[[wikipedia:Ronald Reagan|Wikipedia article on Ronald Reagan]]<br />
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[[Category:Actors|Reagan, Ronald]]<br />
[[Category:Presidents|Reagan, Ronald]]<br />
[[Category:Them Or Us (The List)|Reagan, Ronald]]<br />
[[Category:Targets|Reagan, Ronald]]<br />
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<div>==Lyrics==<br />
==Players On This Song==<br />
==Records On Which This Song Has Appeared==<br />
===Singles===<br />
===Zappa Albums & Side Projects===<br />
* [[London Symphony Orchestra Vol. I]]<br />
* [[London Symphony Orchestra Vol. I & II]]<br />
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===Tribute & Cover Albums===<br />
==Notes About This Song==<br />
<br />
The opening ostinato figure (played on harp) is a re-writing of the theme song of a long-running American soap opera called 'The Days of Our Lives', which ran in the afternoon and was for bored, possibly sad, American housewives. It went on the air in 1965, and is still on, although the theme - which is well known to an American over about 50) changed in the early 1990s. The ostinato in the intro to the tv show plays underneath a voice over: "Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives." 'Days of our Lives' would qualify as what Zappa called an 'American Musical Archetype'<br />
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==CC Clues In This Song==<br />
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<div>==Lyrics==<br />
==Players On This Song==<br />
==Records On Which This Song Has Appeared==<br />
===Singles===<br />
===Zappa Albums & Side Projects===<br />
* [[London Symphony Orchestra Vol. I]]<br />
* [[London Symphony Orchestra Vol. I & II]]<br />
<br />
===Tribute & Cover Albums===<br />
==Notes About This Song==<br />
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The opening ostinato figure (played on harp) is a re-writing of a long-running American soap opera theme song, which ran in the afternoon and was for American housewives. It went on the air in 1965, and is still on, although the theme - which is well known to an American over about 50) changed in the early 1990s. The ostinato in the intro to the tv show plays a similar figure to Zappa's in 'Sad Jane' underneath a voice over: "Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives."<br />
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==CC Clues In This Song==<br />
[[Category:Tracks]]<br />
[[Category:Fictional characters]]<br />
[[Category:Instrumental tracks]]</div>Jonnybutterhttp://wiki.killuglyradio.com/index.php?title=Sad_Jane&diff=44517Sad Jane2020-10-31T17:43:16Z<p>Jonnybutter: /* Notes About This Song */</p>
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<div>==Lyrics==<br />
==Players On This Song==<br />
==Records On Which This Song Has Appeared==<br />
===Singles===<br />
===Zappa Albums & Side Projects===<br />
* [[London Symphony Orchestra Vol. I]]<br />
* [[London Symphony Orchestra Vol. I & II]]<br />
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===Tribute & Cover Albums===<br />
==Notes About This Song==<br />
<br />
The opening ostinato figure (played on harp) is a re-writing of a long-running American soap opera theme song, which ran in the afternoon and was for American housewives. It was very cheap to produce, started in 1965, and is still on the air, although the theme changed in the early 1990s. The voice over in the intro to the show plays a similar figure to Zappa's in 'Sad Jane' underneath a voice over: "Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives."<br />
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==CC Clues In This Song==<br />
[[Category:Tracks]]<br />
[[Category:Fictional characters]]<br />
[[Category:Instrumental tracks]]</div>Jonnybutterhttp://wiki.killuglyradio.com/index.php?title=Sad_Jane&diff=44516Sad Jane2020-10-31T17:42:49Z<p>Jonnybutter: /* Notes About This Song */</p>
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<div>==Lyrics==<br />
==Players On This Song==<br />
==Records On Which This Song Has Appeared==<br />
===Singles===<br />
===Zappa Albums & Side Projects===<br />
* [[London Symphony Orchestra Vol. I]]<br />
* [[London Symphony Orchestra Vol. I & II]]<br />
<br />
===Tribute & Cover Albums===<br />
==Notes About This Song==<br />
<br />
The opening ostinato figure (played on harp) is a re-writing of a long-running American soap opera, which ran in the afternoon and was for American housewives. It was very cheap to produce, started in 1965, and is still on the air, although the theme changed in the early 1990s. The voice over in the intro to the show plays a similar figure to Zappa's in 'Sad Jane' underneath a voice over: "Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives."<br />
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==CC Clues In This Song==<br />
[[Category:Tracks]]<br />
[[Category:Fictional characters]]<br />
[[Category:Instrumental tracks]]</div>Jonnybutterhttp://wiki.killuglyradio.com/index.php?title=The_Girl_In_The_Magnesium_Dress&diff=44515The Girl In The Magnesium Dress2020-10-31T17:33:18Z<p>Jonnybutter: /* Notes About This Song */</p>
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<div>==Lyrics== <br />
==Players On This Song== <br />
==Records On Which This Song Has Appeared== <br />
===Singles=== <br />
* [[The Girl In The Magnesium Dress|The Girl In The Magnesium Dress]] (03:13) / [[Outside Now|Outside Now Again]] (04:06) - Frank Zappa (1984)<br />
===Zappa Albums & Side Projects===<br />
* [[Boulez Conducts Zappa: The Perfect Stranger]]<br />
* [[The Yellow Shark]]<br />
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===Tribute & Cover Albums=== <br />
==Notes About This Song==<br />
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The title is a play on the Debussy prelude called "The Girl With the Flaxen Hair", which was musically quoted in the song 'Status Back Baby' from 'Absolutely Free' (during the part with the lyric, "I'm losing status at the High School/I used to think that it was my school").<br />
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==CC Clues In This Song== <br />
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[[Category:Singles|Girl In The Magnesium Dress, The]]<br />
[[Category:Tracks|Girl In The Magnesium Dress, The]]<br />
[[Category:Fictional characters|Girl In The Magnesium Dress, The]]<br />
[[Category:Instrumental tracks|Girl In The Magnesium Dress, The]]</div>Jonnybutterhttp://wiki.killuglyradio.com/index.php?title=The_Girl_In_The_Magnesium_Dress&diff=44514The Girl In The Magnesium Dress2020-10-31T17:30:43Z<p>Jonnybutter: /* Notes About This Song */</p>
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<div>==Lyrics== <br />
==Players On This Song== <br />
==Records On Which This Song Has Appeared== <br />
===Singles=== <br />
* [[The Girl In The Magnesium Dress|The Girl In The Magnesium Dress]] (03:13) / [[Outside Now|Outside Now Again]] (04:06) - Frank Zappa (1984)<br />
===Zappa Albums & Side Projects===<br />
* [[Boulez Conducts Zappa: The Perfect Stranger]]<br />
* [[The Yellow Shark]]<br />
<br />
===Tribute & Cover Albums=== <br />
==Notes About This Song==<br />
<br />
The title is a play on the Debussy prelude called "The Girl With the Flaxen Hair"<br />
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==CC Clues In This Song== <br />
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[[Category:Singles|Girl In The Magnesium Dress, The]]<br />
[[Category:Tracks|Girl In The Magnesium Dress, The]]<br />
[[Category:Fictional characters|Girl In The Magnesium Dress, The]]<br />
[[Category:Instrumental tracks|Girl In The Magnesium Dress, The]]</div>Jonnybutterhttp://wiki.killuglyradio.com/index.php?title=Echidna%27s_Arf_(Of_You)&diff=44513Echidna's Arf (Of You)2020-10-31T17:24:00Z<p>Jonnybutter: /* Tributes &amp; Cover Albums */</p>
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<div>==Lyrics==<br />
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Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,<br><br />
Village...<br><br />
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==Players On This Song==<br />
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==Records On Which This Song Has Appeared==<br />
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===Zappa Albums===<br />
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* [[Roxy &amp; Elsewhere]]<br />
* [[Bubble Cream Cheese]]<br />
* [[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 2]]<br />
* [[Roxy By Proxy]]<br />
* [[The Roxy Performances]]<br />
===Tributes &amp; Cover Albums===<br />
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*Various Artists: [[Zappa's Universe]]<br />
*[[Ensemble Ambrosius]]: [[The Zappa Album]]<br />
*[[David Greenberg]]: [[Spring Any Day Now]]<br />
*[[Nasal Retentive Orchestra]]: [[Music For Hungry People]]<br />
*[[Meridian Arts Ensemble]]: [[Prime Meridian]]<br />
*[[George Duke]]: [[The Aura Will Prevail]]<br />
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==Notes About This Song==<br />
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An echidna is an ant-eating Australian marsupial that vaguely resembles a porcupine<ref>[[wikipedia:Echidna|Wikipedia article on Echidna]]</ref>.<br />
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==CC Clues In This Song==<br />
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* The quote ''"[[Arf!]]"'' would return later in ''[[Evelyn A Modified Dog]]''.<br />
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* One of the stars on the back cover of ''[[One Size Fits All]]'' is called ''"[[KNARF (uview)]]"'', which is a pun on this track.<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Tracks]]<br />
[[Category:Instrumental tracks]]<br />
[[Category:Animals]]</div>Jonnybutterhttp://wiki.killuglyradio.com/index.php?title=Talk:No_Commercial_Potential:_The_Saga_of_Frank_Zappa&diff=44397Talk:No Commercial Potential: The Saga of Frank Zappa2020-10-26T22:35:40Z<p>Jonnybutter: Unique Zappa book. Not 100% reliable. Lots of hearsay!</p>
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<div>An interesting, possibly not entirely reliable, book. It's really the first book about Zappa that tries to deal with his biography and personality. Frank was initially cooperative with the author, but soon withdrew that cooperation, and even tried to suppress the book (as I recall). Zappa's father, Pamela Zubrica, Beefheart, other people in Frank's life (like his High School english teacher), and some of the original Mothers did interviews for it, as did Frank himself. There's nothing else like it in the books about Zappa. Remember, it was written pretty early and came out in 1972.<br />
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I gather from reading interviews with Walley (the author) later on that he lacked some of the, let's call it 'mental hygiene' to be up to this kind of challenge; he sounded like either a burn-out, or maybe he was always a sloppy thinker. But I think also that Frank must have been upset at having his personal life so exposed, accurate or not. Like a lot of public figures he was a very private person - more so than most, I would guess. I think he had a right to that privacy. <br />
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It's still worth reading as a document though. In the blurbs for the book there's a quote from Frank saying that it will be read for a long time, but that is taken out of context: he was *complaining* about that fact, that there was a lot of wrong information in the book that would live on for years. <br />
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I haven't looked at it since it came out, but I read the hell out of it back in then, so it's pretty imprinted. Don't know if they changed things in later editions.</div>Jonnybutterhttp://wiki.killuglyradio.com/index.php?title=Talk:No_Commercial_Potential:_The_Saga_of_Frank_Zappa&diff=44396Talk:No Commercial Potential: The Saga of Frank Zappa2020-10-26T22:34:17Z<p>Jonnybutter: Unique Zappa book. Not 100% reliable. Lots of hearsay!</p>
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<div>An interesting, possibly not entirely reliable, book. It's really the first book about Zappa that tries to deal with his biography and personality. Frank was initially cooperative with the author, but soon withdrew that cooperation, and even tried to suppress the book (as I recall). Zappa's father, Pamela Zubrica, Beefheart, other people in Frank's life (like his High School english teacher), and some of the original Mothers did interviews for it, as did Frank himself. There's nothing else like it in the books about Zappa. Remember, it was written pretty early and came out in 1972.<br />
<br />
I gather from reading interviews with Walley (the author) later on that he lacked some of the, let's call it 'mental hygiene' to be up to this kind of challenge; he sounded like either a burn-out, or maybe he was always a sloppy thinker. But I think also that Frank must have been upset at having his personal life so exposed, accurate or not. Like a lot of public figures he was a very private person - more so than most, I would guess. I think he had a right to that privacy. <br />
<br />
It's still worth reading for the interviews though. In the blurbs for the book there's a quote from Frank saying that it will be read for a long time, but that is taken out of context: he was *complaining* about that fact, that there was a lot of wrong information in the book that would live on for years. <br />
<br />
I haven't looked at it since it came out, but I read the hell out of it back in then, so it's pretty imprinted. Don't know if they changed things in later editions.</div>Jonnybutterhttp://wiki.killuglyradio.com/index.php?title=Spider_Of_Destiny&diff=44306Spider Of Destiny2020-10-26T17:26:13Z<p>Jonnybutter: /* Lyrics */</p>
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<div>==Lyrics==<br />
Listen carefully, spider of destiny<br><br />
You must heed the call of cosmo-biology<br><br />
Listen to me<br><br />
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If you eat the earthlings now<br><br />
Things will all be fine and then<br><br />
We’ll repair our love somehow<br><br />
And resume the busy schedule of our ruthless conquest once again<br><br />
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Listen carefully, spider of destiny<br><br />
I will not allow this marvelous opportunity to be taken from me<br><br />
Taken from me ...<br><br />
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Eat the earth people, eat them and chew them and brutally<br><br />
Stomp on the rest of what’s left and then report to me<br><br />
For the conquest of earth and the moon and the stars<br><br />
And the space in between, all the comets and stuff will be ours<br><br />
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Eat the earth people, eat them and chew them and brutally<br><br />
Stomp on the rest of what’s left ...<br><br />
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==Players On This Song==<br />
* [[Frank Zappa]] - guitar<br />
* [[George Duke]] - keyboards<br />
* [[Patrick O'Hearn]] - bass<br />
* [[Ruth Underwood]] - percussion<br />
* [[Chad Wackerman]] - drum overdubs<br />
* [[Thana Harris]] - vocals<br />
==Records On Which This Song Has Appeared==<br />
===Zappa Albums===<br />
* [[Sleep Dirt]]<br />
* [[Läther]]<br />
==Notes About This Song==<br />
Only the "unauthorized" CD [[Sleep Dirt]] by Warner Brothers released this song with lyrics.<br />
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==CC Clues In This Song==<br />
*The lyrics in [[Flambay]], [[Spider Of Destiny]] and [[Time Is Money]] that were added in the CD release were initially written for the [[Hunchentoot]] musical.<br />
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[[Category:Fictional characters]]<br />
[[Category:Animals]]</div>Jonnybutter