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==Lyrics==
 
==Lyrics==
Love is a burning thing ''(that's right)<br>
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<br>Love is a burning thing  
And it makes a firery ring ''(it's a fiery ring)<br>
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<br>(That's right)  
I was captured by pure desire ''(that's right)<br>
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<br>And it leaves a firey ring  
I fell into a ring of fire ''(Ow, ow, ow)<br>
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<br>(There's a firey ring)  
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<br>I was captured by pure desire  
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<br>(That's right)  
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<br>I fell into a ring of fire  
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<br>(Ow! Ow! Ow!)  
 
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I fell into a burning ring of fire<br>
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<br>I fell into a burning ring of fire  
I went down, down down <br>
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<br>I fell down down down  
And the flames they got higher<br>
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<br>And those flames lit the pyre
And it burns, burns, burns<br>
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<br>And it burns burns burns  
That ring of fire<br>
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<br>That ring of fire  
That ring of fire<br>
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<br>That ring of fire  
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<br>("It's hot")
 
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Love is a burning thing ''(that's right, it's the same verse again)<br>
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<br>Love  
And it makes a firery ring ''(it's one way of learning English)<br>
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<br>("It's hot")
I was captured by pure desire ''(pure desire)<br>
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<br>Is a burning thing  
I fell into that burning ring of fire ''(Ow, ow, ow)<br>
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<br>(That's right, it's the same verse again)  
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<br>And it leaves a firey ring  
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<br>(It's one way of learning English)  
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<br>(Senator Hawkins: Pyromania)
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<br>I was captured by pure desire  
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<br>(Pure desire)  
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<br>I fell into that burning ring of fire  
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<br>(Ow! Ow! Ow!)  
 
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I fell into that burning ring of fire ''(Johnny, let her go ringless)<br>
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<br>I fell into that burning ring of fire  
I fell down, down down <br>
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<br>(Johnny'll never know what he missed)  
And the flames they got higher<br>
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<br>I fell down down down  
And it burns, burns, burns<br>
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<br>And those flames lit the pyre
That ring of fire<br>
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<br>And it burns burns burns  
(repeating to end)
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<br>That ring of fire
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<br>That ring of fire
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<br>That ring of fire  
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<br>That ring of fire
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<br>That ring of fire
  
 
==Players On This Song==
 
==Players On This Song==
* [[Frank Zappa]] - lead guitar, computer-synth, vocal
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*[[Biography|Frank Zappa]] (lead guitar, computer-synth, vocal)
* [[Ike Willis]] - rhythm guitar, synth, vocal
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*[[Paul Carman]] (alto sax, soprano sax, baritone sax)
* [[Mike Keneally]] - rhythm guitar, synth, vocal
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*[[The Fowler Brothers|Bruce Fowler]] (trombone)
* [[Bobby Martin]] - keyboards, vocal
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*[[The Fowler Brothers|Walt Fowler]] (trumpet, flugel horn, synth)
* [[Ed Mann]] - vibes, marimba, electronic percussion
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*[[Mike Keneally]] (rhythm guitar, synth, vocal)
* [[Walt Fowler]] - trumpet, flugel horn, synth
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*[[Kurt McGettrick]] (baritone sax, bass sax, contrabass clarinet)
* [[Bruce Fowler]] - trombone
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*[[Ed Mann]] (vibes, marimba, electronic percussion)
* [[Paul Carman]] - alto sax, soprano sax, baritone sax
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*[[Bobby Martin]] (keyboards, vocal)
* [[Albert Wing]] - tenor sax
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*[[Scott Thunes]] (electric bass, mini-moog)
* [[Kurt McGettrick]] - baritone sax, bass sax, contrabass clarinet
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*[[Chad Wackerman]] (drums, electronic percussion)
* [[Scott Thunes]] - electric bass, mini-moog
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*[[Ike Willis]] (rhythm guitar, synth, vocal)
* [[Chad Wackerman]] - drums, electronic percussion
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*[[Albert Wing]] (tenor sax)
  
 
==Records On Which This Song Has Appeared==
 
==Records On Which This Song Has Appeared==
 
===Singles===
 
===Singles===
 
===Zappa Albums & Side Projects===
 
===Zappa Albums & Side Projects===
* [[The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life]]
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*[[The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life]] - recorded live in [[88/04/22 Wuerzburg Germany Carl-Diem-Halle|Würzburg, 22 April 1988]]
  
 
===Tribute & Cover Albums===
 
===Tribute & Cover Albums===
 
==Notes About This Song==
 
==Notes About This Song==
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Words and music: [[Wikipedia:Merle Kilgore|Merle Kilgore]] and [[wikipedia:June Carter Cash|June Carter]] <br>
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[[Mike Keneally]] sings this song in his [[Johnny Cash]] voice.  Johnny was supposed to play on this song, however his wife was sick and he could not make the show.  Zappa asked the crowd if they would like to hear the song even if Johnny was not there to sing, and the crowd replied yes.  Throughout the rest of disc 1, they would throw in references to Johnny and the song.
 
[[Mike Keneally]] sings this song in his [[Johnny Cash]] voice.  Johnny was supposed to play on this song, however his wife was sick and he could not make the show.  Zappa asked the crowd if they would like to hear the song even if Johnny was not there to sing, and the crowd replied yes.  Throughout the rest of disc 1, they would throw in references to Johnny and the song.
  
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''Johnny, you'll never know what you missed.'' – Frank Zappa
 
''Johnny, you'll never know what you missed.'' – Frank Zappa
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Song is also quoted in [[Heavy Duty Judy]] from [[The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life]].
  
 
==CC Clues In This Song==
 
==CC Clues In This Song==
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*Senator Hawkins' "Pyromania" comes from [[Porn Wars]].
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*See also: [[Porn Wars (CC)]].
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[[Category:Tracks]]
 
[[Category:Tracks]]
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[[Category:Covers And Musical Quotes]]

Latest revision as of 09:42, 12 November 2021


Lyrics


Love is a burning thing
(That's right)
And it leaves a firey ring
(There's a firey ring)
I was captured by pure desire
(That's right)
I fell into a ring of fire
(Ow! Ow! Ow!)

I fell into a burning ring of fire
I fell down down down
And those flames lit the pyre
And it burns burns burns
That ring of fire
That ring of fire
("It's hot")

Love
("It's hot")
Is a burning thing
(That's right, it's the same verse again)
And it leaves a firey ring
(It's one way of learning English)
(Senator Hawkins: Pyromania)
I was captured by pure desire
(Pure desire)
I fell into that burning ring of fire
(Ow! Ow! Ow!)

I fell into that burning ring of fire
(Johnny'll never know what he missed)
I fell down down down
And those flames lit the pyre
And it burns burns burns
That ring of fire
That ring of fire
That ring of fire
That ring of fire
That ring of fire

Players On This Song

Records On Which This Song Has Appeared

Singles

Zappa Albums & Side Projects

Tribute & Cover Albums

Notes About This Song

Words and music: Merle Kilgore and June Carter

Mike Keneally sings this song in his Johnny Cash voice. Johnny was supposed to play on this song, however his wife was sick and he could not make the show. Zappa asked the crowd if they would like to hear the song even if Johnny was not there to sing, and the crowd replied yes. Throughout the rest of disc 1, they would throw in references to Johnny and the song.

The recording is from Würzburg and was played three times during the concert, two times as beginning of the encore.

Johnny, you'll never know what you missed. – Frank Zappa

Song is also quoted in Heavy Duty Judy from The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life.

CC Clues In This Song