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== Lyrics ==
Bop bop-bop bop-bop bop-BOW<br />
Bop bop-bop bop-bop bop-BOW<br />

You're probably wondering<br />
Why I'm here<br />
And so am I<br />
So am I<br />

Just as much as you wonder<br />
'Bout me bein' in this place<br />
<i>(Yeah!)</i><br />
That's just how much I marvel<br />
At the lameness on your face<br />
You rise each day the same old way<br />
And join your friends out on the street<br />
Spray your hair<br />
And think you're neat<br />
I think your life is incomplete<br />
But maybe that's not for me to say<br />
They only pay me here to play<br />

<i>(I wanna hear Caravan with a drum sola!)</i>

You're probably wondering<br />
Why I'm here<br />
And so am I<br />
So am I

Just as much as you wonder<br />
'Bout me starin' back at you<br />
<i>(Yeah!)</i><br />
That's just how much I question<br />
The corny things you do

You paint your face and then you chase<br />
To meet the gang where the action is<br />
Stomp all night<br />
And drink your fizz<br />
Roll your car and say "Gee whiz!"<br />
You tore a big hole in your convertible top<br />
What will you tell your Mom and Pop?

<i>(Mom, I tore a big hole in the convertible)</i>

You're probably wondering<br />
Why I'm here<br />
And so am I<br />
So am I

Just as much as you wonder<br />
If I mean just what I say<br />
<i>(Yeah!)</i><br />
That's just how much I question<br />
The social games you play

You told your Mom you're stoked on Tom<br />
And went for a cruise in Freddie's car<br />
Tommy's asking<br />
Where you are<br />
You boogied all night in a cheesy bar<br />
Plastic boots and plastic hat<br />
And you think you know where it's at?

You're probably wondering<br />
Why I'm here<br />
<i>(Not that it makes a heck of a lot of a difference to ya)</i>

== Players On This Song ==

==Records On Which This Song Has Appeared== 
===Singles=== 
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===Zappa Albums & Side Projects=== 
'''[[:Category:Original Albums|Original Albums]]'''
* [[Freak Out!]]
* [[The MOFO Project/Object (Fazedooh)|The MOFO Project/Object]] (2006)
* [[The MOFO Project/Object (Deluxe Edition)]] (2006)
'''[[:Category:Beat The Boots|Beat The Boots]]'''
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* [[Mothermania]]
* [[Understanding America]]
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===Tribute & Cover Albums=== 
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== Notes About This Song ==

===I want to hear Caravan with a drum solo!===

<blockquote> 
...it has to be spelled "Sola" and pronounced with "tongue in cheek" to be correct. Every lounge act in the sixties played Caravan with a drum solo. It was as standard as [[Louie Louie]] later became and achieved the status of a "running joke."
</blockquote> 
<div align=right>[[John French]] interview from [http://www.beefheart.com/datharp/drumbo/michaelh.htm Captain Beefheart website]</div>

*The [[Duke Ellington]] tune Caravan dates back to the late 1930's. It has become a standard havin*g been recorded by [http://www.spaceagepop.com/caravan.htm numerous artists] across many genres.  The start of a [[The Muthers/Power Trio|rendition]] by Zappa can be heard on [[Joe's XMASage]]. Versoins were played by FZ's bands in 1972, 1974 and 1984.
*If the quote was about a specific version of Caravan there are many candidates which could have been the subject...
**The Jazz drummer [[wikipedia:Art Blakey|Art Blakey]], who had an LP ''Caravan'' issued late in 1962, the same year [[wikipedia:Gene Krupa|Gene Krupa]] performed it on [[Johnny Carson]]'s The Tonight Show. 
**Perhaps more likely suspects, for both date and musical style, would be [[wikipedia:Sandy Nelson|Sandy Nelson]] who included [http://www.duncanmoran.me.uk/ZWJ/nelson.mp3 Caravan] on his 1965  album "Let There Be Drums" or [[wikipedia:The Ventures|The Ventures]] who did a [http://www.duncanmoran.me.uk/ZWJ/ventures.mp3 rocking version of Caravan] which featured an extended drum solo when they performed it live. In an interview their drummer was asked:

<blockquote> 
Q: I notice that in concert you play Wipe Out and Caravan, two drum oriented songs, back to back. Is there any particular reason that you do that?
</blockquote>
<blockquote>  
A: I think the guys have been doing that for some time when we do one set. I guess that its because Wipe Out is the last song of the set (as far as the audience knows) and it's a very exciting song. Then to come back and do Caravan really pumps the audience up even more.
</blockquote>

*"Caravan with a drum sola" is also referenced in [[America Drinks & Goes Home]] on ''[[Absolutely Free]]''.

== CC Clues In This Song ==
*[[Cars]]: ''"You tore a big hole in your convertible top"''

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