Be-Bop Tango - Revision history

Jason.Kreitzer at 19:09, 8 December 2021

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Jason.Kreitzer at 16:15, 8 December 2021

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Jason.Kreitzer at 20:20, 13 September 2021

2021-09-13T20:20:00Z

Jason.Kreitzer at 17:35, 30 July 2021

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Spider of Destiny at 13:32, 9 November 2019

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The Man From Utopia at 12:33, 27 January 2018

2018-01-27T12:33:05Z

Spider of Destiny: /* CC Clues In This Song */

2011-05-27T13:53:06Z

CC Clues In This Song

Spider of Destiny: /* CC Clues In This Song */

2011-05-27T13:52:43Z

CC Clues In This Song

Fishbrain: /* Records On Which This Song Has Appeared */

2010-01-11T15:07:19Z

Records On Which This Song Has Appeared

Fishbrain: /* Lyrics */

2010-01-11T14:27:19Z

Lyrics

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 * ''[[Roxy &amp; Elsewhere]]'', as "'''Be-Bop Tango (Of The Old Jazzmen's Church)'''"
 * ''[[The Yellow Shark]]''
-* ''[[Imaginary Diseases]]'', as part of "[[Farther O'Blivion]]"
+* ''[[Imaginary Diseases (The Album)|Imaginary Diseases]]'', as part of "[[Farther O'Blivion]]"
-* [[The Roxy Performances]]
+* ''[[The Roxy Performances]]''
 ===Tributes &amp; Cover Albums===

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	==Lyrics==		==Lyrics==
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 <br>FZ: The cowbell as a symbol of unbridled passion, ladies and gentlemen.
 <br>
-<br>FZ: Now, as you might have noticed, [[Bruce Fowler]] has just completed some sort of trombone solo, based on the, uh, idea of an evolved tango-event. Bruce has also prepared for you a demonstration of a dance that he hopes will sweep the ocean, right after the [[Mudshark]] did. Bruce is now warming up the important muscles of the body, in preparation . . . in preparation for the Real Live Be-Bop Tango which we're gonna demonstrate. [[Napoleon Murphy Brock|Napoleon]] will assist him.
+<br>FZ: Now, as you might have noticed, [[The Fowler Brothers|Bruce Fowler]] has just completed some sort of trombone solo, based on the, uh, idea of an evolved tango-event. Bruce has also prepared for you a demonstration of a dance that he hopes will sweep the ocean, right after the [[Mudshark]] did. Bruce is now warming up the important muscles of the body, in preparation . . . in preparation for the Real Live Be-Bop Tango which we're gonna demonstrate. [[Napoleon Murphy Brock|Napoleon]] will assist him.
 <br>Napoleon: Wait a minute now . . .
 <br>FZ: Napoleon, just put your horn down, just relax, put your head back, here comes the drill. Okay, ha ha ha, you know what I'm talkin' about? Okay . . . This is sort of like JAZZ in it's own peculiar way . . . JAZZ IS NOT DEAD, IT JUST SMELLS FUNNY . . . Okay, let's go!
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 <br>FZ: As you might have guessed, ladies and gentlemen, this is the end of our concert. We'd like to thank you ver . . . would like to thank you very much for coming, hope you had a good time!
-<br>[[Bruce Fowler]] on trombone,
+<br>[[The Fowler Brothers|Bruce Fowler]] on trombone,
 <br>[[Napoleon Murphy Brock]] on tenor sax and lead vocals,
 <br>[[Ruth Underwood]] on percussion,
 <br>[[Ralph Humphrey]] on drums,
 <br>[[Chester Thompson]] on drums,
-<br>[[Tom Fowler]] on bass
+<br>[[The Fowler Brothers|Tom Fowler]] on bass
 <br>And [[George Duke]] on the keyboards
 <br>Thank you very much!

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 ==CC Clues In This Song==
-This song features [[Audience Participation (CC)|Audience Participation Time]].
+This song features [[Audience Participation|Audience Participation Time]].
 [[Category:Tracks]]
 [[Category:Spoken word tracks]]
 [[Category:Instrumental tracks]]

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 '''ROXY version'''
-<br>FZ: Some of you may know that the tango, which is not a very popular dance anymore, was at one time reputed to be a dance of unbridled passion, back in the old days when it wasn't so easy to get your rocks off, when it was hard to make contact with a member of the . . . opposite camp, and you had to resort to things like dancing close together and going hey . . . Those were the days. Well, those days are probably gone forever, I don't know, unless Nixon is going to bring them back a little bit later, but, we have this very special highly evolved permutated tango. It's actually a perverted tango. By the time . . . Yes, it's so perverted! This is the "Be-Bop Tango," a special entertainment event that includes choreography a little bit later, so watch out, folks . . . You can turn on the big lights, we may need 'em. You know, the ones in the audience. Heh heh heh. Okay, you're ready? Not too fast now 'cause I wanna get the right notes on the tape 'n this, this has to be the one. This has to be the one with all the right notes on it. Okay, 're you ready? 'N this is a hard one to play . . . One, two, three, four . . .
+<br>FZ: Some of you may know that the tango, which is not a very popular dance anymore, was at one time reputed to be a dance of unbridled passion, back in the old days when it wasn't so easy to get your rocks off, when it was hard to make contact with a member of the . . . opposite camp, and you had to resort to things like dancing close together and going hey . . . Those were the days. Well, those days are probably gone forever, I don't know, unless [[Richard Nixon|Nixon]] is going to bring them back a little bit later, but, we have this very special highly evolved permutated tango. It's actually a perverted tango. By the time . . . Yes, it's so perverted! This is the "Be-Bop Tango," a special entertainment event that includes choreography a little bit later, so watch out, folks . . . You can turn on the big lights, we may need 'em. You know, the ones in the audience. Heh heh heh. Okay, you're ready? Not too fast now 'cause I wanna get the right notes on the tape 'n this, this has to be the one. This has to be the one with all the right notes on it. Okay, 're you ready? 'N this is a hard one to play . . . One, two, three, four . . .
 <br>
 <br>FZ: The cowbell as a symbol of unbridled passion, ladies and gentlemen.
 <br>
-<br>FZ: Now, as you might have noticed, Bruce Fowler has just completed some sort of trombone solo, based on the, uh, idea of an evolved tango-event. Bruce has also prepared for you a demonstration of a dance that he hopes will sweep the ocean, right after the Mud Shark did. Bruce is now warming up the important muscles of the body, in preparation . . . in preparation for the Real Live Be-Bop Tango which we're gonna demonstrate. Napoleon will assist him.
+<br>FZ: Now, as you might have noticed, [[Bruce Fowler]] has just completed some sort of trombone solo, based on the, uh, idea of an evolved tango-event. Bruce has also prepared for you a demonstration of a dance that he hopes will sweep the ocean, right after the [[Mudshark]] did. Bruce is now warming up the important muscles of the body, in preparation . . . in preparation for the Real Live Be-Bop Tango which we're gonna demonstrate. [[Napoleon Murphy Brock|Napoleon]] will assist him.
 <br>Napoleon: Wait a minute now . . .
 <br>FZ: Napoleon, just put your horn down, just relax, put your head back, here comes the drill. Okay, ha ha ha, you know what I'm talkin' about? Okay . . . This is sort of like JAZZ in it's own peculiar way . . . JAZZ IS NOT DEAD, IT JUST SMELLS FUNNY . . . Okay, let's go!
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 <br>(Be-Bop . . . ! That's no Be-Bop!)
 <br>
-<br>FZ: Now, as you might have noticed, some of you with a musical education can tell that the notes that George just sang when he went: "This is Be-Bop, even though you think it doesn't sound like that," it's actually a sort of a twisted form of the theme of the tango itself which will get de . . . even more depraved as the number goes on. George will now attempt to dismember that melody, play it and sing it at the same time while . . .
+<br>FZ: Now, as you might have noticed, some of you with a musical education can tell that the notes that [[George Duke|George]] just sang when he went: "This is Be-Bop, even though you think it doesn't sound like that," it's actually a sort of a twisted form of the theme of the tango itself which will get de . . . even more depraved as the number goes on. George will now attempt to dismember that melody, play it and sing it at the same time while . . .
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 <br>Pe-dop!
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 <br>Do-doo-doo-dah
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-<br>FZ: Lana, you're so good we have to bring up some other people to assist you. Brenda, imported from Edward's Air <br>Force Base, where she . . . Ladies and gentlemen, Brenda . . . Brenda is a PROFESSIONAL HARLOT, and she just got finished stripping for a bunch of guys at Edward's Air Force Base, and she made it down here in time for the show. Two hours of taking it off for the boys in the corps, really good. Okay. Heh. Brenda, Brenda has a lovely assistant named Carl, or Robert James Davis if you prefer. Herb Cohen, ladies and gentlemen! Okay, dance!
+<br>FZ: Lana, you're so good we have to bring up some other people to assist you. [[Brenda]], imported from [[Edwards Air Force Base]], where she . . . Ladies and gentlemen, Brenda . . . Brenda is a PROFESSIONAL HARLOT, and she just got finished stripping for a bunch of guys at Edwards Air Force Base, and she made it down here in time for the show. Two hours of taking it off for the boys in the corps, really good. Okay. Heh. Brenda, Brenda has a lovely assistant named [[Carl Franzoni|Carl]], or Robert James Davis if you prefer. [[Herb Cohen]], ladies and gentlemen! Okay, dance!
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 <br>Du-du-dip
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 <br>FZ: As you might have guessed, ladies and gentlemen, this is the end of our concert. We'd like to thank you ver . . . would like to thank you very much for coming, hope you had a good time!
-<br>Bruce Fowler on trombone,
+<br>[[Bruce Fowler]] on trombone,
-<br>Napoleon Murphy Brock on tenor sax and lead vocals,
+<br>[[Napoleon Murphy Brock]] on tenor sax and lead vocals,
-<br>Ruth Underwood on percussion,
+<br>[[Ruth Underwood]] on percussion,
-<br>Ralph Humphrey on drums,
+<br>[[Ralph Humphrey]] on drums,
-<br>Chester Thompson on drums,
+<br>[[Chester Thompson]] on drums,
-<br>Tom Fowler on bass
+<br>[[Tom Fowler]] on bass
-<br>And George Duke on the keyboards
+<br>And [[George Duke]] on the keyboards
 <br>Thank you very much!
 <br>
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 * ''[[Imaginary Diseases]]'', as part of "[[Farther O'Blivion]]"
 * [[The Roxy Performances]]
 ===Tributes &amp; Cover Albums===
 *[[The Band From Utopia]]: ''[[A Tribute To The Music Of Frank Zappa]]'', as "'''The Bebop Tango'''"

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 ===Zappa Albums &amp; Side Projects===
 In order of recording:
-* [[Live In Melbourne]], as '''Farther Oblivion'''
+* ''[[Live In Melbourne]]'', as part of "[[Farther O'Blivion|Farther Oblivion]]"
-* [[Piquantique (BTB)|Piquantique]], included in [[Father O'Blivion]]
+* ''[[Piquantique (BTB)|Piquantique]]'', as part of "[[Farther O'Blivion]]"
-* [[Roxy &amp; Elsewhere]], as '''Be-Bop Tango (Of The Old Jazzmen's Church)'''
+* ''[[Roxy &amp; Elsewhere]]'', as "'''Be-Bop Tango (Of The Old Jazzmen's Church)'''"
-* [[The Yellow Shark]]
+* ''[[The Yellow Shark]]''
-* [[Imaginary Diseases]], as part of '''Farther O'Blivion'''
+* ''[[Imaginary Diseases]]'', as part of "[[Farther O'Blivion]]"
 ===Tributes &amp; Cover Albums===
-*[[The Band From Utopia]]: [[A Tribute To The Music Of Frank Zappa]], as '''The Bebop Tango'''
+*[[The Band From Utopia]]: ''[[A Tribute To The Music Of Frank Zappa]]'', as "'''The Bebop Tango'''"
-*[[Omnibus Wind Ensemble]]: [[Music By Frank Zappa]]
+*[[Omnibus Wind Ensemble]]: ''[[Music By Frank Zappa]]''
-*[[Pierrejean Gaucher]]: [[Zappe Zappa]], cited in [[The Purple Lagoon]]
+*[[Pierrejean Gaucher]]: ''[[Zappe Zappa]]'', cited in "[[The Purple Lagoon]]"
-*[[Colin Towns plus NDR Bigband|Colin Towns + NDR Bigband]]: [[Frank Zappa's Hot Licks (And Funny Smells)]]
+*[[Colin Towns plus NDR Bigband|Colin Towns + NDR Bigband]]: ''[[Frank Zappa's Hot Licks (And Funny Smells)]]''
-*[[Nasal Retentive Orchestra]]: [[Music For Hungry People]]
+*[[Nasal Retentive Orchestra]]: ''[[Music For Hungry People]]''
 ==Notes About This Song==

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 ==Lyrics==
-ROXY version
+'''ROXY version'''
 <br>FZ: Some of you may know that the tango, which is not a very popular dance anymore, was at one time reputed to be a dance of unbridled passion, back in the old days when it wasn't so easy to get your rocks off, when it was hard to make contact with a member of the . . . opposite camp, and you had to resort to things like dancing close together and going hey . . . Those were the days. Well, those days are probably gone forever, I don't know, unless Nixon is going to bring them back a little bit later, but, we have this very special highly evolved permutated tango. It's actually a perverted tango. By the time . . . Yes, it's so perverted! This is the "Be-Bop Tango," a special entertainment event that includes choreography a little bit later, so watch out, folks . . . You can turn on the big lights, we may need 'em. You know, the ones in the audience. Heh heh heh. Okay, you're ready? Not too fast now 'cause I wanna get the right notes on the tape 'n this, this has to be the one. This has to be the one with all the right notes on it. Okay, 're you ready? 'N this is a hard one to play . . . One, two, three, four . . .
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 <br>Pe-dop
 <br>
-<br>FZ: Do we have anybody whose . . . ? You're one. Okay, what's your name?
+<br>FZ: Do we have anybody who's . . . ? You're one. Okay, what's your name?
 <br>Carl: Carl.
 <br>FZ: Your name is Carl? Please, Carl, step on to the stage . . . Pleased to meet you, Carl
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 <br>Alright (Alright)
 <br>Alright (Alright)
 <br>Alright (Alright)
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 ==Records On Which This Song Has Appeared==