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(The songs on Cruising With Ruben & The Jets are)  "...more than recreations, they're careful conglomerates of archetypical cliches. For instance one song on the 'Ruben & The Jets' album simultaneously has quotes from background chants sung by 'The Moonglows', the opening theme of 'The Rites of Spring', in fact the tune is 'Fountain Of Love', it's on the fade-out but nobody ever heard that as 'The Rites Of Spring' because there's like five different levels of musical accompaniment going on, not counting the band. There's all these different vocal parts and they're all cliches and they're all carefully chosen for nostalgia value and then built into this song with the most imbicile words in the world."  - Frank Zappa interview for International Times (isuue 63) 1969
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==Lyrics==
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[[The Lost Episodes|THE LOST EPISODES]] version - <br>It was September, the leaves were gold<br>That's when our hearts knew that story untold<br>We were young lovers<br>Strolling near<br>(The fountain of love)<br>Fountain of love<br>(Fountain of love)<br>Fountain of love<br>Do you remember, I held you so near<br>Our love's glowing ember so precious and dear<br>We were young lovers<br>Strolling near<br>(The fountain of love)<br>Fountain of love<br>(Fountain of love)<br>Fountain of love<br>We made a wish<br>And threw in a coin<br>And since that day<br>Our hearts have been joined<br>So all you young lovers<br>Wherever you are<br>The fountain of love is not very far<br>We'll go on dreaming of that golden day<br>And remember the fountain is not far away<br>We were young lovers<br>Strolling near<br>(The fountain of love)<br>Fountain of love<br>(Fountain of love)<br>Fountain of love<br>(Fountain of love)<br>We'll keep right on dreaming<br>(Fountain of love)<br>And remember that fountain<br>(Fountain of love)<br>The fountain of love, now now now<br>(Fountain of love)
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[[Cruising With Ruben & The Jets|CRUISING WITH RUBEN & THE JETS]] version - <br>Fountain... of... love!<br>One... two...<br>It was September, the leaves were gold<br>That's when our hearts knew that story untold<br>We were young lovers<br>(We were young lovers)<br>Strolling near<br>The fountain of love<br>Fountain of love<br>Fountain of love<br>(Fountain of love)<br>Fountain of love<br>Do you remember, I held you so near<br>Our love's glowing ember so precious and dear<br>We were young lovers<br>(Lovers)<br>Strolling near<br>The fountain of love<br>Fountain of love<br>Fountain of love<br>(Fountain of love)<br>Fountain of love<br>We made a wish<br>(Lo-o-o-o-ove)<br>And threw in a coin<br>And since that day<br>(Lo-o-ove)<br>Our hearts have been joined<br>So all you young lovers<br>(Lo-o-o-o-ove)<br>Wherever you are<br>The fountain of love is not very far<br>We'll go on dreaming of that golden day<br>And remember the fountain is not far away<br>We were young lovers<br>(Lo-o-o-overs)
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<br>Strolling near<br>The fountain of love<br>Fountain of love<br>Fountain of love<br>Fountain of love<br>(Spoken):
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(Lo-o-ove)... We made a wish and threw in a coin... (Lo-o-ove)... And since that day, our hearts have been joined... (Lo-o-ove)... So all you young lovers wherever you are... The fountain of love is not very far...<br>Fountain of love, oooo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo (wee-oo)<br>Fountain of love, oooo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo (wee-oo)<br>Fountain of love, oooo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo (wee-oo)<br>Fountain of love, oooo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo (wee-oo)<br>Fountain of love, oooo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo (wee-oo)<br>Fountain of love, oooo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo (wee-oo)<br>Fountain of love . . .
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==Players On This Song==
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[[The Lost Episodes|THE LOST EPISODES]] version
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* [[Ray Collins]] lead vocal
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* FZ drums, guitars, keyboards, background vocals
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* [[Paul Buff]] fuzz bass
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[[Cruising With Ruben & The Jets|CRUISING WITH RUBEN & THE JETS]] version
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*[[Biography|Frank Zappa]] (Lead guitar and vocals)
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*[[Ray Collins]] (lead vocals)
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*[[Roy Estrada]] (Electric bass and vocals),
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*[[Jimmy Carl Black]] (Drums)
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*[[Arthur Tripp|Arthur Dyer Tripp III]] (Drums)
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*[[Ian Underwood]] (Keyboards and Tenor & alto sax)
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*[[Don Preston]] (Keyboards)
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*[[Jim "Motorhead" Sherwood]] (Baritone sax and tambourine),
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*[[Bunk Gardner]] (Tenor & alto sax)
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1984 Remix:
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*[[Jay Anderson]] (String bass)
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*[[Arthur Barrow]] (Bass)
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*[[Chad Wackerman]] (drums)
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==Records On Which This Song Has Appeared==
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===Singles===
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===Zappa Albums & Side Projects===
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* [[The Lost Episodes]]
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* [[Cruising With Ruben & The Jets]]
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===Tribute & Cover Albums===
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==Notes About This Song==
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Frank’s "[[Love Of My Life]]," Frank and [[Ray Collins]]’ "[[Fountain Of Love]]," and [[Ray Collins|Ray]]'s "[[Anything]]" and "[[Deseri]]" date from the [[Studio Z]] period; original Pal Studios founder [[Paul Buff]] collaborated on the latter. The introductory notes from [[Igor Stravinsky|Stravinsky]]’s [[The Rite Of Spring]] are incorporated into the delivery of the repeated closing line "[[Fountain Of Love|fountain of love]]" as well as the backing vocals that immediately follow. An extract from the Moonglows’ "Sincerely" is heard in the "oooohs" and in Frank’s baritone vocal part.
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The songs on [[Cruising With Ruben & The Jets]] are "...more than recreations, they're careful conglomerates of archetypical clichés. For instance one song on the [[Cruising With Ruben & The Jets|'Ruben & The Jets']] album simultaneously has quotes from background chants sung by 'The Moonglows', the opening theme of '[[The Rite Of Spring]]', in fact the tune is '[[Fountain Of Love]]', it's on the fade-out but nobody ever heard that as '[[The Rite Of Spring]]' because there's like five different levels of musical accompaniment going on, not counting the band. There's all these different vocal parts and they're all clichés and they're all carefully chosen for nostalgia value and then built into this song with the most imbecile words in the world."  - Frank Zappa interview for International Times (issue 63), 1969
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==CC Clues In This Song==
 
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Latest revision as of 11:34, 9 November 2021


Lyrics

THE LOST EPISODES version -
It was September, the leaves were gold
That's when our hearts knew that story untold
We were young lovers
Strolling near
(The fountain of love)
Fountain of love
(Fountain of love)
Fountain of love
Do you remember, I held you so near
Our love's glowing ember so precious and dear
We were young lovers
Strolling near
(The fountain of love)
Fountain of love
(Fountain of love)
Fountain of love
We made a wish
And threw in a coin
And since that day
Our hearts have been joined
So all you young lovers
Wherever you are
The fountain of love is not very far
We'll go on dreaming of that golden day
And remember the fountain is not far away
We were young lovers
Strolling near
(The fountain of love)
Fountain of love
(Fountain of love)
Fountain of love
(Fountain of love)
We'll keep right on dreaming
(Fountain of love)
And remember that fountain
(Fountain of love)
The fountain of love, now now now
(Fountain of love)

CRUISING WITH RUBEN & THE JETS version -
Fountain... of... love!
One... two...
It was September, the leaves were gold
That's when our hearts knew that story untold
We were young lovers
(We were young lovers)
Strolling near
The fountain of love
Fountain of love
Fountain of love
(Fountain of love)
Fountain of love
Do you remember, I held you so near
Our love's glowing ember so precious and dear
We were young lovers
(Lovers)
Strolling near
The fountain of love
Fountain of love
Fountain of love
(Fountain of love)
Fountain of love
We made a wish
(Lo-o-o-o-ove)
And threw in a coin
And since that day
(Lo-o-ove)
Our hearts have been joined
So all you young lovers
(Lo-o-o-o-ove)
Wherever you are
The fountain of love is not very far
We'll go on dreaming of that golden day
And remember the fountain is not far away
We were young lovers
(Lo-o-o-overs)
Strolling near
The fountain of love
Fountain of love
Fountain of love
Fountain of love
(Spoken): (Lo-o-ove)... We made a wish and threw in a coin... (Lo-o-ove)... And since that day, our hearts have been joined... (Lo-o-ove)... So all you young lovers wherever you are... The fountain of love is not very far...
Fountain of love, oooo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo (wee-oo)
Fountain of love, oooo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo (wee-oo)
Fountain of love, oooo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo (wee-oo)
Fountain of love, oooo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo (wee-oo)
Fountain of love, oooo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo (wee-oo)
Fountain of love, oooo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo (wee-oo)
Fountain of love . . .

Players On This Song

THE LOST EPISODES version

CRUISING WITH RUBEN & THE JETS version

1984 Remix:

Records On Which This Song Has Appeared

Singles

Zappa Albums & Side Projects

Tribute & Cover Albums

Notes About This Song

Frank’s "Love Of My Life," Frank and Ray Collins’ "Fountain Of Love," and Ray's "Anything" and "Deseri" date from the Studio Z period; original Pal Studios founder Paul Buff collaborated on the latter. The introductory notes from Stravinsky’s The Rite Of Spring are incorporated into the delivery of the repeated closing line "fountain of love" as well as the backing vocals that immediately follow. An extract from the Moonglows’ "Sincerely" is heard in the "oooohs" and in Frank’s baritone vocal part.

The songs on Cruising With Ruben & The Jets are "...more than recreations, they're careful conglomerates of archetypical clichés. For instance one song on the 'Ruben & The Jets' album simultaneously has quotes from background chants sung by 'The Moonglows', the opening theme of 'The Rite Of Spring', in fact the tune is 'Fountain Of Love', it's on the fade-out but nobody ever heard that as 'The Rite Of Spring' because there's like five different levels of musical accompaniment going on, not counting the band. There's all these different vocal parts and they're all clichés and they're all carefully chosen for nostalgia value and then built into this song with the most imbecile words in the world." - Frank Zappa interview for International Times (issue 63), 1969

CC Clues In This Song

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