Help, I'm A Rock - Revision history

Spider of Destiny at 19:18, 31 July 2026

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Spider of Destiny at 14:13, 25 April 2026

2026-04-25T14:13:40Z

Jason.Kreitzer at 19:53, 9 November 2021

2021-11-09T19:53:18Z

Jason.Kreitzer at 15:41, 19 October 2021

2021-10-19T15:41:13Z

Duncan: Tidying - but this is such a mess it doesn't make much difference

2021-08-21T08:42:00Z

Tidying - but this is such a mess it doesn't make much difference

Jason.Kreitzer at 14:42, 4 August 2021

2021-08-04T14:42:00Z

Jason.Kreitzer at 23:26, 19 July 2021

2021-07-19T23:26:59Z

Spider of Destiny at 18:59, 11 November 2020

2020-11-11T18:59:33Z

Maroual at 22:32, 3 October 2007

2007-10-03T22:32:04Z

Propellerkuh: /* Notes About This Song */

2007-05-10T17:25:10Z

Notes About This Song

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 Maybe if I pass my driving test<br />
 I could get a gig drivin' that bus that pick the freaks up<br />
-In front of [[Ben Frank's]] , right? <ref>''"In 1966 and '67, the L.A.P.D. and the Sheriff's Department went to war with the freaks of Hollywood. Every weekend people were rounded up (with no warrants presented or charges stated) as they walked on Sunset Boulevard, forced into Sheriff's buses, driven downtown, held hostage for the evening, then let go- all because they had LONG HAIR. The places where they used to eat (Ben Frank's on Sunset and Canter's Deli on Fairfax) were under constant surveillance."'' From: FZ - [[The Real Frank Zappa Book]]</ref>
+In front of [[Ben Frank's]] , right? <ref>''"In 1966 and '67, the L.A.P.D. and the Sheriff's Department went to war with the freaks of Hollywood. Every weekend people were rounded up (with no warrants presented or charges stated) as they walked on [[Sunset Boulevard]], forced into Sheriff's buses, driven downtown, held hostage for the evening, then let go- all because they had LONG HAIR. The places where they used to eat ([[Ben Frank's]] on Sunset and [[Canter's Deli]] on Fairfax) were under constant surveillance."'' From: FZ - [[The Real Frank Zappa Book]]</ref>
 Help, I'm a cop!<br />

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+[[Category:1966]]
 [[Category:Tracks]]
 [[Category:Singles]]

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	== Lyrics ==		== Lyrics ==

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 ==Posthumous==
 [[File:Noel Fielding - Help I'm A Rock.jpg|150px|thumb|right|The 2013 single cover, designed by [[Noel Fielding]].]]
-* [[The MOFO Project/Object]] (2006)
+* [[The MOFO Project/Object (Fazedooh)|The MOFO Project/Object]] (2006)
 * [[The MOFO Project/Object (Deluxe Edition)]] (2006)

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-[[File:Noel Fielding - Help I'm A Rock.jpg|350px|thumb|right|The 2013 single cover, designed by [[Noel Fielding]].]]
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 Maybe if I pass my driving test<br />
 I could get a gig drivin' that bus that pick the freaks up<br />
-In front of [[Ben Frank's]] , right?
+In front of [[Ben Frank's]] , right? <ref>''"In 1966 and '67, the L.A.P.D. and the Sheriff's Department went to war with the freaks of Hollywood. Every weekend people were rounded up (with no warrants presented or charges stated) as they walked on Sunset Boulevard, forced into Sheriff's buses, driven downtown, held hostage for the evening, then let go- all because they had LONG HAIR. The places where they used to eat (Ben Frank's on Sunset and Canter's Deli on Fairfax) were under constant surveillance."'' From: FZ - [[The Real Frank Zappa Book]]</ref>
 Help, I'm a cop!<br />
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 ===Singles===
 * [[How Could I Be Such A Fool|How Could I Be Such a Fool?]] (02:13) / [[Help, I'm A Rock|Help, I'm a Rock, Third Movement: It Can't Happen Here]] (02:41) - The Mothers Of Invention (Verve VK 10418, June 29, 1966)
 ===Zappa Albums & Side Projects===
 '''[[:Category:Original Albums|Original Albums]]'''
 * [[Freak Out!]]
 * [[Ahead Of Their Time]]
 '''[[:Category:Beat The Boots|Beat The Boots]]'''
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 '''[[:Category:Compilations|Compilations]]'''
 * [[Mothermania]]: [[It Can't Happen Here]]
-===Tribute & Cover Albums===
+==Posthumous==
-* [[The Band From Utopia]]: [[A Tribute To The Music Of Frank Zappa]]
+[[File:Noel Fielding - Help I'm A Rock.jpg|150px|thumb|right|The 2013 single cover, designed by [[Noel Fielding]].]]
-* [[The Grandmothers|Grandmothers]]: [[Who Could Imagine]]
+* [[The MOFO Project/Object]] (2006)
-* [[Duckman]]
+* [[The MOFO Project/Object (Deluxe Edition)]] (2006)
-* [[The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band]]
 == Notes About This Song ==
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 Original title: ''"Help, I'm A Rock (Suite In Three Movements)"'', the movements being: ''"[[Okay To Tap Dance]]"'', ''"[[In Memoriam Edgar Varese]]"'', and ''"[[It Can't Happen Here]]"''.
-FZ liner notes on "[[Freak Out!]]" (1966): ''"'[[Help, I'm A Rock]]' is dedicated to [[Elvis Presley]]. Note the interesting formal structure and the stunning four-part barber shop harmony toward the end. Note the obvious lack of commercial potential. Ho hum."''
+<blockquote>
 == CC Clues In This Song ==
-==Source==
-<references/>
+==Tributes & Covers==
 [[Category:Tracks]]
 [[Category:Singles]]

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 ''"Pick some freaks up in front of [[Ben Frank's]]"'' - ''(From: FZ - [[The Real Frank Zappa Book]])'': ''"In 1966 and '67, the L.A.P.D. and the Sheriff's Department went to war with the freaks of Hollywood. Every weekend people were rounded up (with no warrants presented or charges stated) as they walked on Sunset Boulevard, forced into Sheriff's buses, driven downtown, held hostage for the evening, then let go- all because they had LONG HAIR. The places where they used to eat (Ben Frank's on Sunset and Canter's Deli on Fairfax) were under constant surveillance."''
-The 2013 single release by [[Barking Pumpkin]] adds ''[[Who Are The Brain Police?]]'' as B-side. The single cover was designed by [[Noel Fielding]]. <ref>https://www.discogs.com/Frank-Zappa-The-Mothers-Of-Invention-Help-Im-A-Rock-It-Cant-Happen-Here-Who-Are-The-Brain-Police/release/9340394</ref>
+The 2013 single release by [[Barking Pumpkin Records|Barking Pumpkin]] adds ''[[Who Are The Brain Police?]]'' as B-side. The single cover was designed by [[Noel Fielding]]. <ref>https://www.discogs.com/Frank-Zappa-The-Mothers-Of-Invention-Help-Im-A-Rock-It-Cant-Happen-Here-Who-Are-The-Brain-Police/release/9340394</ref>
 == CC Clues In This Song ==

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 == Players On This Song ==
 [[Freak Out!|FREAK OUT!]] version
-* [[Frank Zappa]] - guitar & vocals
+* [[Biography|Frank Zappa]] - guitar & vocals
 * [[Ray Collins]] - lead vocalist, harmonica, tambourine, finger cymbals, bobby pin & tweezers
 * [[Jimmy Carl Black]] - drums (also sings in some foreign language)

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 == Lyrics ==
 === Freak Out Version ===
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 ===Singles===
 * [[How Could I Be Such A Fool|How Could I Be Such a Fool?]] (02:13) / [[Help, I'm A Rock|Help, I'm a Rock, Third Movement: It Can't Happen Here]] (02:41) - The Mothers Of Invention (Verve VK 10418, June 29, 1966)
 ===Zappa Albums & Side Projects===
 '''[[:Category:Original Albums|Original Albums]]'''
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 == Notes About This Song ==
-Original title: "Help, I'm A Rock (Suite In Three Movements)", the movements being: "[[Okay To Tap Dance]]", "[[In Memoriam Edgar Varese]]", and "[[It Can't Happen Here]]".
+Original title: ''"Help, I'm A Rock (Suite In Three Movements)"'', the movements being: ''"[[Okay To Tap Dance]]"'', ''"[[In Memoriam Edgar Varese]]"'', and ''"[[It Can't Happen Here]]"''.
-FZ liner notes on "[[Freak Out!]]" (1966): "'[[Help, I'm A Rock]]' is dedicated to [[Elvis Presley]]. Note the interesting formal structure and the stunning four-part barber shop harmony toward the end. Note the obvious lack of commercial potential. Ho hum."
+FZ liner notes on "[[Freak Out!]]" (1966): ''"'[[Help, I'm A Rock]]' is dedicated to [[Elvis Presley]]. Note the interesting formal structure and the stunning four-part barber shop harmony toward the end. Note the obvious lack of commercial potential. Ho hum."''
-FZ: "The heaviest stuff on there is '[[It Can't Happen Here]]' and '[[Who Are The Brain Police?]]' Nobody's penetrated '[[Who Are The Brain Police?|Brain Police]]' - yet." - FK: "Who are the Brain Police?" - FZ: "I can't tell you that - it's a religious song. But the ones who say they like '[[Who Are The Brain Police?|Brain Police]]' like it because it's got some screaming and they love it. The ones that like '[[Help, I'm A Rock]]', you know that mumbling part at the end, haven't come to realize what the musical structure of that is. They'll perceive it because it's got some gag lines in it." - [[Frank Kofsky interviews FZ]], 1967, [[Frank Kofsky]]
+FZ: ''"The heaviest stuff on there is '[[It Can't Happen Here]]' and '[[Who Are The Brain Police?]]' Nobody's penetrated '[[Who Are The Brain Police?|Brain Police]]' - yet." - FK: "Who are the Brain Police?" - FZ: "I can't tell you that - it's a religious song. But the ones who say they like '[[Who Are The Brain Police?|Brain Police]]' like it because it's got some screaming and they love it. The ones that like '[[Help, I'm A Rock]]', you know that mumbling part at the end, haven't come to realize what the musical structure of that is. They'll perceive it because it's got some gag lines in it."'' - [[Frank Kofsky interviews FZ]], 1967, [[Frank Kofsky]]
-"Pick some freaks up in front of [[Ben Frank's]]" - ''(From: FZ - [[The Real Frank Zappa Book]])'': ''"In 1966 and '67, the L.A.P.D. and the Sheriff's Department went to war with the freaks of Hollywood. Every weekend people were rounded up (with no warrants presented or charges stated) as they walked on Sunset Boulevard, forced into Sheriff's buses, driven downtown, held hostage for the evening, then let go- all because they had LONG HAIR. The places where they used to eat (Ben Frank's on Sunset and Canter's Deli on Fairfax) were under constant surveillance."''
+''"Pick some freaks up in front of [[Ben Frank's]]"'' - ''(From: FZ - [[The Real Frank Zappa Book]])'': ''"In 1966 and '67, the L.A.P.D. and the Sheriff's Department went to war with the freaks of Hollywood. Every weekend people were rounded up (with no warrants presented or charges stated) as they walked on Sunset Boulevard, forced into Sheriff's buses, driven downtown, held hostage for the evening, then let go- all because they had LONG HAIR. The places where they used to eat (Ben Frank's on Sunset and Canter's Deli on Fairfax) were under constant surveillance."''
 == CC Clues In This Song ==
-* [[Who Are The Brain Police?]] contains a snippet of [[Help, I'm A Rock]].
+* ''[[Who Are The Brain Police?]]'' contains a snippet of ''[[Help, I'm A Rock]]''.
-* [[The Grandmothers]] are citing [[Brown Shoes Don't Make It]].
+* [[The Grandmothers]] covered ''[[Brown Shoes Don't Make It]]''.
 [[Category:Tracks]]
 [[Category:Singles]]

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 '''[[:Category:Unauthorized Compilations|Unauthorized Compilations]]'''
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-'''[[:Category:Samplers & Promos|Samplers & Promos]]'''
+'''[[:Category:Samplers And Promos|Samplers And Promos]]'''
 <br>-<br>
 '''[[:Category:Special Editions|Special Editions]]'''