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As mentioned during "[[Star Special]]", FZ as a guest DJ on BBC Radio 1 in 1980, the original name of the track is a bit longer: "And I will now provide you with a piece of information about the title: that's not the complete title of this song. The REAL title of this song is ''''''Playing A Guitar Solo With This Band Is Like Trying To Grow A Watermelon In Easter Hay''''''. And that's where it came from."
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Soundtrack
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==Lyrics==
  
[[Y Tu Mama Tambien]] [SOUNDTRACK]  
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'''Act III'''<br>
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<br>
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'''SCENE SEVENTEEN'''<br>
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'''WATERMELON IN EASTER HAY'''<br>
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<br>
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'''CENTRAL SCRUTINIZER:'''<br>
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This is the CENTRAL SCRUTINIZER. Joe has just worked himself into an imaginary frenzy during the fade-out of his imaginary song. He begins to feel depressed now. He knows the end is near. He has realized at last that imaginary guitar notes and imaginary vocals exist only in the mind of the imaginer. And ultimately, who gives a fuck anyway?! Excuse me. Who gives a fuck anyway? So he goes back to his ugly little room and quietly dreams his last imaginary guitar solo.<br>
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Single
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==Players On This Song==
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In the [[Frank Zappa: Guitar]] album
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*[[Biography|Frank Zappa]] (custom Strat)
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*[[Ike Willis]] (rhythm guitar)
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*[[Ray White]] (rhythm guitar)
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*[[Bobby Martin]] (keyboards)
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*[[Allan Zavod]] (keyboards)
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*[[Scott Thunes]] (bass)
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*[[Chad Wackerman]] (drums)
  
<b>Sexual Harassment In The Workplace / Watermelon In Easter Hay - Frank Zappa (1988)</b>
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==Records On Which This Song Has Appeared==
* [[Sexual Harassment In The Workplace|Sexual Harassment In The Workplace]] (03:42)
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===Singles===
* [[Watermelon In Easter Hay|Watermelon In Easter Hay]] (04:03)
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* [[Sexual Harassment In The Workplace|Sexual Harassment In The Workplace]] (03:42) / [[Watermelon In Easter Hay|Watermelon In Easter Hay]] (04:03) - Frank Zappa (1988)
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===Zappa Albums & Side Projects===
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*[[Joe's Garage Acts II & III]]
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*[[Frank Zappa: Guitar]]
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*[[Anyway The Wind Blows (BTB)]]
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*[[Frank Zappa Plays The Music Of Frank Zappa]]
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*[[Quaudiophiliac]] as '''Drooling Midrange Accountants On Easter Hay'''
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*[[Hammersmith Odeon (The Album)]] as '''Watermelon In Easter Hay (Prequel)'''
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===Tribute & Cover Albums===
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* [[Colin Towns plus NDR Bigband|Colin Towns + NDR Bigband]]: [[Frank Zappa's Hot Licks (And Funny Smells)]]
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* [[Bonnen]]: [[Watermelon En Regalia]]
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* [[Departure]]
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===Soundtrack===
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* [[Y Tu Mamá También]] [SOUNDTRACK] 
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==Notes About This Song==
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*As mentioned during "[[Star Special]]", FZ as a guest DJ on BBC Radio 1 in 1980, the original name of the track is a bit longer: "And I will now provide you with a piece of information about the title: that's not the complete title of this song. The REAL title of this song is ''''''Playing A Guitar Solo With This Band Is Like Trying To Grow A Watermelon In Easter Hay''''''. And that's where it came from."
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*In the [[Frank Zappa: Guitar]] album
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**Publisher: [[Munchkin Music]], Ascap
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**Recorded in July 1984 in Jones Beach (New York) on a 24 track digital
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**Engineer: [[Mark Pinske]]
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**Remote Facility: [[UMRK Mobile]]
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**Remix engineer: [[Bob Stone]]
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**Remix facility: [[Utility Muffin Research Kitchen]]
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==CC Clues In This Song==
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* Mentions a [[Frenzy]]
  
 
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[[Category:Instrumental tracks]]

Latest revision as of 10:14, 27 December 2021


Lyrics

Act III

SCENE SEVENTEEN
WATERMELON IN EASTER HAY

CENTRAL SCRUTINIZER:
This is the CENTRAL SCRUTINIZER. Joe has just worked himself into an imaginary frenzy during the fade-out of his imaginary song. He begins to feel depressed now. He knows the end is near. He has realized at last that imaginary guitar notes and imaginary vocals exist only in the mind of the imaginer. And ultimately, who gives a fuck anyway?! Excuse me. Who gives a fuck anyway? So he goes back to his ugly little room and quietly dreams his last imaginary guitar solo.

Players On This Song

In the Frank Zappa: Guitar album

Records On Which This Song Has Appeared

Singles

Zappa Albums & Side Projects

Tribute & Cover Albums

Soundtrack

Notes About This Song

  • As mentioned during "Star Special", FZ as a guest DJ on BBC Radio 1 in 1980, the original name of the track is a bit longer: "And I will now provide you with a piece of information about the title: that's not the complete title of this song. The REAL title of this song is 'Playing A Guitar Solo With This Band Is Like Trying To Grow A Watermelon In Easter Hay'. And that's where it came from."

CC Clues In This Song