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| + | [[Biography|Zappa]] composed the instrumental track titled '''''"King Kong"''''' in 1967. The composition quickly became a concert and fan favorite, and appeared in numerous different versions on multiple releases. | ||
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| + | The eponymous film [[wikipedia:King Kong (1933 film)|''"King Kong"'' (1933)]] is a classic American monster movie directed by Merican C. Cooper and Ernest Schoedsack. The story is about a film crew who sail to a mysterious island where gigantic creatures live. There they capture a gigantic gorilla called Kong and bring him to New York for exhibition. The monstrous ape escapes and destroys everything until it climbs on top of the Empire State Building where the animal is killed off by planes. | ||
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| + | The film was an enormous success at the time and the inspiration for numerous other monster movies and remakes. Today it is considered to be a cult classic. | ||
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| + | [[File:Kingkong.jpg|thumb|right|The Eighth Wonder Of The World]] | ||
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==Versions of this Song== | ==Versions of this Song== | ||
===''Lumpy Gravy'' version=== | ===''Lumpy Gravy'' version=== | ||
*[[King Kong (1967 - Hollywood)]] | *[[King Kong (1967 - Hollywood)]] | ||
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===''Tis The Season To Be Jelly'' version=== | ===''Tis The Season To Be Jelly'' version=== | ||
*[[King Kong (1967 - Stockholm)]] | *[[King Kong (1967 - Stockholm)]] | ||
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===''Uncle Meat'' version 1=== | ===''Uncle Meat'' version 1=== | ||
*[[Prelude To King Kong]] | *[[Prelude To King Kong]] | ||
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===''Uncle Meat'' version 2=== | ===''Uncle Meat'' version 2=== | ||
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*[[King Kong (The Gardner Varieties)]] | *[[King Kong (The Gardner Varieties)]] | ||
*[[King Kong (As Played By 3 Deranged Good Humor Trucks)]] | *[[King Kong (As Played By 3 Deranged Good Humor Trucks)]] | ||
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===''Uncle Meat'' version 3=== | ===''Uncle Meat'' version 3=== | ||
*[[King Kong (Live On A Flat Bed Diesel In The Middle Of A Race Track At A Miami Pop Festival)]] | *[[King Kong (Live On A Flat Bed Diesel In The Middle Of A Race Track At A Miami Pop Festival)]] | ||
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===''Electric Aunt Jemima'' version=== | ===''Electric Aunt Jemima'' version=== | ||
*[[King Kong (1968 - Essen)]] | *[[King Kong (1968 - Essen)]] | ||
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===''Ahead Of Their Time'' version=== | ===''Ahead Of Their Time'' version=== | ||
*[[King Kong (1968 - London)]] | *[[King Kong (1968 - London)]] | ||
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===''Our Man In Nirvana'' version=== | ===''Our Man In Nirvana'' version=== | ||
*[[King Kong (1968 - Fullerton)]] | *[[King Kong (1968 - Fullerton)]] | ||
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===''The Ark'' version=== | ===''The Ark'' version=== | ||
*[[Uncle Meat / King Kong]] | *[[Uncle Meat / King Kong]] | ||
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===''Disconnected Synapses'' version=== | ===''Disconnected Synapses'' version=== | ||
*[[King Kong (1970 - Paris)]] | *[[King Kong (1970 - Paris)]] | ||
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===''Swiss Cheese/Fire!'' version=== | ===''Swiss Cheese/Fire!'' version=== | ||
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===''You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 3'' version=== | ===''You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 3'' version=== | ||
| − | *[[King Kong (1971 | + | *[[King Kong (1971+1982 - various)]] |
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===''Make A Jazz Noise Here'' version=== | ===''Make A Jazz Noise Here'' version=== | ||
*[[King Kong (1988 - various)]] | *[[King Kong (1988 - various)]] | ||
| + | ===''Hammersmith Odeon'' version=== | ||
| + | * [[King Kong (Hammersmith Odeon)|Hammersmith Odeon (The Album)]] | ||
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| + | ===''Halloween 77'' version=== | ||
| + | *[[Halloween 77]] | ||
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| + | ===''The Roxy Performances'' version=== | ||
| + | * [[King Kong (The Roxy Performances)|The Roxy Performances]] | ||
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| + | ===''Baby Snakes'' version=== | ||
| + | *[[2012 AAAFNRAA (Baby Snakes Soundtrack)]] | ||
===Out-Takes=== | ===Out-Takes=== | ||
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*[[Lonesome Electric Turkey]] (Moog solo, on ''[[Fillmore East, June 1971]]'') | *[[Lonesome Electric Turkey]] (Moog solo, on ''[[Fillmore East, June 1971]]'') | ||
*[[White Person]] ("mystery word" section, on ''[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6]]'') | *[[White Person]] ("mystery word" section, on ''[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6]]'') | ||
| − | *[[Now You See It - Now You Don't]] (guitar solo, on ''[[ | + | *[[Now You See It - Now You Don't]] (guitar solo, on ''[[Tinseltown Rebellion]]'') |
| − | *[[Too Ugly For Show Business]] (guitar solo, on ''[[Guitar]]'') | + | *[[Too Ugly For Show Business]] (guitar solo, on ''[[Frank Zappa: Guitar]]'') |
| − | *[[That's Not Really A Shuffle]] (guitar solo, on ''[[Guitar]]'') | + | *[[That's Not Really A Shuffle]] (guitar solo, on ''[[Frank Zappa: Guitar]]'') |
*[[Diplodocus]] (guitar solo, on ''[[Trance-Fusion]]'') | *[[Diplodocus]] (guitar solo, on ''[[Trance-Fusion]]'') | ||
| + | *[[Section 8, Take 22]] (on ''[[The Lumpy Money Project/Object]]'') | ||
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| + | ===Tributes & Cover Albums=== | ||
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| + | *[[Jean-Luc Ponty]]: [[King Kong (The Album)|King Kong]] | ||
| + | *Various Artists: [[Sonora (Compact Disc)|Sonora]] | ||
| + | *[[The Muffin Men]]: [[God Shave The Queen]] as track 2 '''I Want You Kong''' and track 7 '''Kashmir Kong''', starting with '''Kashmir''' | ||
| + | *[[Zappatistas]]: [[Live In Leeds]] | ||
| + | *[[The Wrong Object]]: [[Play Zappa]] as '''King Kong (George W. Bush version) | ||
| + | *[[Colin Towns plus NDR Bigband|Colin Towns + NDR Bigband]]: [[Frank Zappa's Hot Licks (And Funny Smells)]] | ||
| + | *[[Meridian Arts Ensemble]]: [[Ear Mind I]] | ||
| + | *[[LeBocal]]: [[Oh No ! ... Just Another Frank Zappa Memorial Barbecue]] | ||
| + | *[[Nasal Retentive Orchestra]]: [[Fric Out!]] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Tracks]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Favorite Films]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Fictional characters]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Instrumental tracks]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Animals]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:16, 16 November 2021
Zappa composed the instrumental track titled "King Kong" in 1967. The composition quickly became a concert and fan favorite, and appeared in numerous different versions on multiple releases.
The eponymous film "King Kong" (1933) is a classic American monster movie directed by Merican C. Cooper and Ernest Schoedsack. The story is about a film crew who sail to a mysterious island where gigantic creatures live. There they capture a gigantic gorilla called Kong and bring him to New York for exhibition. The monstrous ape escapes and destroys everything until it climbs on top of the Empire State Building where the animal is killed off by planes.
The film was an enormous success at the time and the inspiration for numerous other monster movies and remakes. Today it is considered to be a cult classic.
Versions of this Song
Lumpy Gravy version
Tis The Season To Be Jelly version
Uncle Meat version 1
Uncle Meat version 2
- King Kong Itself (As Played By The Mothers In A Studio)
- King Kong (It's Magnificence As Interpreted By Don DeWild)
- King Kong (As Motorhead Explains It)
- King Kong (The Gardner Varieties)
- King Kong (As Played By 3 Deranged Good Humor Trucks)
Uncle Meat version 3
Electric Aunt Jemima version
Ahead Of Their Time version
Our Man In Nirvana version
The Ark version
Disconnected Synapses version
Swiss Cheese/Fire! version
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 3 version
Make A Jazz Noise Here version
Hammersmith Odeon version
Halloween 77 version
The Roxy Performances version
Baby Snakes version
Out-Takes
- Ian Underwood Whips It Out (Live On Stage In Copenhagen) (sax solo, on Uncle Meat)
- Black Beauty (guitar solo, on Mystery Disc)
- Baked-Bean Boogie (guitar solo, on You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 5)
- The Nancy & Mary Music (series of improvisations, on Chunga's Revenge)
- Lonesome Electric Turkey (Moog solo, on Fillmore East, June 1971)
- White Person ("mystery word" section, on You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6)
- Now You See It - Now You Don't (guitar solo, on Tinseltown Rebellion)
- Too Ugly For Show Business (guitar solo, on Frank Zappa: Guitar)
- That's Not Really A Shuffle (guitar solo, on Frank Zappa: Guitar)
- Diplodocus (guitar solo, on Trance-Fusion)
- Section 8, Take 22 (on The Lumpy Money Project/Object)
Tributes & Cover Albums
- Jean-Luc Ponty: King Kong
- Various Artists: Sonora
- The Muffin Men: God Shave The Queen as track 2 I Want You Kong and track 7 Kashmir Kong, starting with Kashmir
- Zappatistas: Live In Leeds
- The Wrong Object: Play Zappa as King Kong (George W. Bush version)
- Colin Towns + NDR Bigband: Frank Zappa's Hot Licks (And Funny Smells)
- Meridian Arts Ensemble: Ear Mind I
- LeBocal: Oh No ! ... Just Another Frank Zappa Memorial Barbecue
- Nasal Retentive Orchestra: Fric Out!
