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==Notes About This Song==
 
==Notes About This Song==
  
''"Wipe Out"'' is a classic song from 1963 by the surf rock band The Surfari's.  
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Wipe Out was a hit record from 1963 (although originally the B side) by the surf rock band The Surfaris. Recorded at the [[Pal Studio]] in 1962 it remains popular and is widely covered.
  
''"An applause-meter type test indicates that the crowd does not want ''Caravan'' with a drum solo. "All right, we'll play ''[[Wipe Out]]''" (the nadir of early-'60s schlock). Which they proceed to do, in three tempos at once. The mindless riff of ''Wipe Out'' melts like plastic."''  (From: [[Frank Zappa: The Mother of Us All]])
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<blockquote>An applause-meter type test indicates that the crowd does not want Caravan with a drum solo. "All right, we'll play Wipe Out (the nadir of early-'60s schlock). Which they proceed to do, in three tempos at once. The mindless riff of Wipe Out melts like plastic.<blockquote> <div align=right>[[Frank Zappa: The Mother of Us All]]</div>
  
 
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Notes About This Song

Wipe Out was a hit record from 1963 (although originally the B side) by the surf rock band The Surfaris. Recorded at the Pal Studio in 1962 it remains popular and is widely covered.

An applause-meter type test indicates that the crowd does not want Caravan with a drum solo. "All right, we'll play Wipe Out (the nadir of early-'60s schlock). Which they proceed to do, in three tempos at once. The mindless riff of Wipe Out melts like plastic.

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