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'''The Flying Lizards''' were a British experimental rock group, best known for their eccentric cover ''"Money" (1979)''.
  
Formed by and led by David Cunningham, the group included avant-garde and free improvising musicians, such as David Toop and Steve Beresford as instrumentalists, plus Deborah Evans and Patti Palladin as main vocalists.<br>
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Zappa played The Flying Lizards' version of ''Summertime Blues'' three times on three consecutive days as guest DJ on [[WPIX, New York]] (19, 20 and 21 November 1979). He played the song again during the ''[[Star Special]]'' on BBC Radio 1 in 1980.  
  
Mentioned during "[[Star Special]]", FZ as a guest DJ on BBC Radio 1 in 1980.<br>
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Zappa also played The Flying Lizards' ''Money'' on WPIX, New York, four times on four consecutive days: 19, 20, 21 and 22 November.
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==See also==
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* [[Wikipedia:The Flying Lizards]]
  
[[wikipedia:The Flying Lizards|Article at Wikipedia.]]
 
 
[[Category:Favorite Artists|Flying Lizards, The]]
 
[[Category:Favorite Artists|Flying Lizards, The]]
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[[Category:Rock Artists|Flying Lizards, The]]

Latest revision as of 16:03, 27 January 2025

The Flying Lizards were a British experimental rock group, best known for their eccentric cover "Money" (1979).

Zappa played The Flying Lizards' version of Summertime Blues three times on three consecutive days as guest DJ on WPIX, New York (19, 20 and 21 November 1979). He played the song again during the Star Special on BBC Radio 1 in 1980.

Zappa also played The Flying Lizards' Money on WPIX, New York, four times on four consecutive days: 19, 20, 21 and 22 November.

See also