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==Lyrics==
 
==Lyrics==
 
==Players On This Song==
 
==Players On This Song==
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[[Zoot Allures]] version, [[76/02/03 Osaka Japan Kosei Nenkin Kaikan|Kosei Nenkin Kaikan, Osaka, Japan
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February 3, 1976]] (and track 2 on [[Frank Zappa Plays The Music Of Frank Zappa]]):
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*FZ--guitar
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*[[Terry Bozzio]]--drums
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*[[Andre Lewis]]--organ, vocal
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*[[Roy Estrada]]--bass, vocal
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*[[Napoleon Murphy Brock]]--vocal
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==Records On Which This Song Has Appeared==
 
==Records On Which This Song Has Appeared==
 
===Singles===
 
===Singles===
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* [[You Are What You Is (The Track)|You Are What You Is]] / [[Black Napkins|Pink Napkins]] (04:36) - Frank Zappa (1981)
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* [[You Are What You Is (The Track)|You Are What You Is]] / [[Black Napkins|Pink Napkins]] (04:36) / [[Harder Than Your Husband|Harder Than Your Husband]] (02:28) / [[Soup 'n Old Clothes|Soup 'n Old Clothes]] (07:50) - Frank Zappa (1981)
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* [[Goblin Girl|Goblin Girl]] (04:06) / [[Black Napkins|Pink Napkins]] (04:36) - Frank Zappa (1981)
  
*<b>You Are What You Is / Pink Napkins - Frank Zappa (1981)</b>
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===Zappa Albums===
*# [[You Are What You Is (The Track)|You Are What You Is]]
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* [[Zoot Allures]]
*# [[Black Napkins|Pink Napkins]] (04:36)
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* [[Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar (The Series)|Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar]] as '''Pink Napkins'''
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* [[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6]]
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* [[Make A Jazz Noise Here]]
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* [[Frank Zappa Plays The Music Of Frank Zappa]] (track 1 and track 2 - [[Zoot Allures]] version)
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* [[FZ:OZ]]
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* [[Halloween]]
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* [[Philly '76]]
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* [[Hammersmith Odeon (The Album)]]
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* [[Chicago '78]]
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* [[Halloween 77]]
  
*<b>You Are What You Is / Pink Napkins / Harder Than Your Husband / Soup & Old Clothes - Frank Zappa (1981)</b>
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[[:Category:Beat The Boots|Beat The Boots]]:
*# [[You Are What You Is (The Track)|You Are What You Is]]
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* [[As An Am (BTB)|As An Am]]
*# [[Black Napkins|Pink Napkins]] (04:36)
 
*# [[Harder Than Your Husband|Harder Than Your Husband]] (02:28)
 
*# [[Soup 'n Old Clothes|Soup 'n Old Clothes]] (07:50)
 
 
 
*<b>Goblin Girl / Pink Napkins - Frank Zappa (1981)</b>
 
*# [[Goblin Girl|Goblin Girl]] (04:06)
 
*# [[Black Napkins|Pink Napkins]] (04:36)
 
  
===Zappa Albums===
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===Bootleg Recordings:===
In order of recording.
 
* [[Frank Zappa Plays The Music Of Frank Zappa]] (track 1)
 
* [[Zoot Allures]]. Same take on
 
** [[Frank Zappa Plays The Music Of Frank Zappa]] (track 2)
 
 
* [[An Evening In Detroit]]
 
* [[An Evening In Detroit]]
* [[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6]]
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* The version that made it onto the [[Zoot Allures]] album was performed at [[76/02/03 Osaka Japan Kosei Nenkin Kaikan|76/02/03 Osaka Japan Kosei Nenkin Kaikan]] and was heavily edited. FZ removed Brock's sax solo.
* [[Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar (The Series)|Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar]] as '''Pink Napkins'''
 
* [[As An Am (BTB)|As An Am]]
 
* [[Make A Jazz Noise Here]]
 
  
 
===Tributes &amp; Cover Albums===
 
===Tributes &amp; Cover Albums===
* [[The Muffin Men]]: [[Feel The Food]]
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*[[The Muffin Men]]: [[Feel The Food]]
* [[Bonnen]]: [[Watermelon En Regalia]]
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*[[Bonnen]]: [[Watermelon En Regalia]]
* [[Fast &amp; Bulbous]]: [[Memorial Barbecue]]
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*[[Fast &amp; Bulbous]]: [[Memorial Barbecue]]
* [[Tinsel Town Rebellion Band]]: [[Absolutely Live]]
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*[[Tinsel Town Rebellion Band]]: [[Absolutely Live]]
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*[[The Wrong Object]]: [[Play Zappa]]
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*[[Yahozna Band]]: [[05]]
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*[[Nasal Retentive Orchestra]]: [[Fric Out!]]
  
 
==Notes About This Song==
 
==Notes About This Song==
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* From FZ's introduction to Ljubliana, Yugoslavia, 11-22-1975 song's performance. ([[Frank Zappa Plays The Music Of Frank Zappa]]) 
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''"This is... this is an instrumental song, it's a tender, slow, moving ballad sort of song that cares with it the implied message that the complete woman must also have an asshole..." ''
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* Later he said these words (found uncredited in [[Barry Miles]] book [[Frank Zappa - A Visual Documentary]]. p.71 ) 
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''"[[Black Napkins]] is a song I've had for year or more but it was finally named last Thanksgiving when we were having this horrible Thanksgiving dinner in Milwaukee. Sliced turkey roll with the fucking preservatives just gleaming off it, and this beat-up cranberry material. The final stroke to this ridiculous dinner was the black napkins, sitting next to the dishes. That really said the most about the dinner"''
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==CC Clues In This Song==
 
==CC Clues In This Song==
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==See also==
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* [[Pink Napkins]]
 
[[Category:Singles]]
 
[[Category:Singles]]
 
[[Category:Tracks]]
 
[[Category:Tracks]]
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[[Category:Instrumental tracks]]

Latest revision as of 16:16, 30 November 2021


Lyrics

Players On This Song

Zoot Allures version, Kosei Nenkin Kaikan, Osaka, Japan February 3, 1976 (and track 2 on Frank Zappa Plays The Music Of Frank Zappa):

Records On Which This Song Has Appeared

Singles

Zappa Albums

Beat The Boots:

Bootleg Recordings:

Tributes & Cover Albums

Notes About This Song

"This is... this is an instrumental song, it's a tender, slow, moving ballad sort of song that cares with it the implied message that the complete woman must also have an asshole..."

"Black Napkins is a song I've had for year or more but it was finally named last Thanksgiving when we were having this horrible Thanksgiving dinner in Milwaukee. Sliced turkey roll with the fucking preservatives just gleaming off it, and this beat-up cranberry material. The final stroke to this ridiculous dinner was the black napkins, sitting next to the dishes. That really said the most about the dinner"

CC Clues In This Song

See also