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| − | == | + | Ireland is a country in [[Europe]]. |
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| + | ==References to Ireland in Frank Zappa's work== | ||
* In Frank Zappa's list with influences, printed in the sleeve of ''[[Freak Out!]]'', writers [[James Joyce]] and [[Bram Stoker]] are mentioned. | * In Frank Zappa's list with influences, printed in the sleeve of ''[[Freak Out!]]'', writers [[James Joyce]] and [[Bram Stoker]] are mentioned. | ||
* ''[[Little Green Scratchy Sweaters & Courduroy Ponce]]'': ''"Irish Catholic victims"''. | * ''[[Little Green Scratchy Sweaters & Courduroy Ponce]]'': ''"Irish Catholic victims"''. | ||
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* ''[[Make A Sex Noise]]'' mentions St. Patrick's Day and asks for girls who are Irish in the Biblical sense. | * ''[[Make A Sex Noise]]'' mentions St. Patrick's Day and asks for girls who are Irish in the Biblical sense. | ||
* ''[[When Irish Eyes Are Smiling]]'' is covered on ''[[The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life]]''. | * ''[[When Irish Eyes Are Smiling]]'' is covered on ''[[The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life]]''. | ||
| − | * In the section "The Bug" in the chapter "An Alternative To College" in [[The Real Frank Zappa Book]], | + | * In the section ''"The Bug"'' in the chapter ''"An Alternative To College"'' in [[The Real Frank Zappa Book]], Zappa describes the school song as ''"a truly nauseating piece of poetry set to the tune of "Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Too-Ra (It's An Irish Lullaby)""''. |
| − | ==Zappa associates from Ireland== | + | ==Frank Zappa associates from Ireland== |
* [[The Chieftains]] | * [[The Chieftains]] | ||
* [[Van Morrison]] | * [[Van Morrison]] | ||
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* [[James Joyce]] | * [[James Joyce]] | ||
* [[Bram Stoker]] | * [[Bram Stoker]] | ||
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==Actors== | ==Actors== | ||
* [[Cillian Murphy]] | * [[Cillian Murphy]] | ||
* [[Bram Stoker]] | * [[Bram Stoker]] | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * ''[[Zapparap: For Real!]]'' | ||
[[Category:Countries]] | [[Category:Countries]] | ||
[[Category:Islands]] | [[Category:Islands]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:43, 26 August 2026
Ireland is a country in Europe.
Contents
References to Ireland in Frank Zappa's work
- In Frank Zappa's list with influences, printed in the sleeve of Freak Out!, writers James Joyce and Bram Stoker are mentioned.
- Little Green Scratchy Sweaters & Courduroy Ponce: "Irish Catholic victims".
- One of the constellations on the back cover of One Size Fits All is titled Dublin.
- Honey Don't You Want A Man Like Me: "He had an Irish setter."
- Make A Sex Noise mentions St. Patrick's Day and asks for girls who are Irish in the Biblical sense.
- When Irish Eyes Are Smiling is covered on The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life.
- In the section "The Bug" in the chapter "An Alternative To College" in The Real Frank Zappa Book, Zappa describes the school song as "a truly nauseating piece of poetry set to the tune of "Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Too-Ra (It's An Irish Lullaby)"".
