Difference between revisions of "Overture To A Holiday In Berlin"
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==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
==Players On This Song== | ==Players On This Song== | ||
| + | * FZ acoustic guitar | ||
| + | * [[Don Preston]] piano | ||
| + | * [[Ian Underwood]] harpsichord, woodwinds | ||
| + | * [[Bunk Gardner]] woodwinds | ||
| + | * [[Motorhead Sherwood]] baritone sax | ||
| + | * [[Roy Estrada]] bass | ||
| + | * [[John Balkin]] string bass | ||
| + | * [[Jimmy Carl Black]] drums | ||
| + | * [[Arthur Tripp|Art Tripp]] drums, percussion | ||
==Records On Which This Song Has Appeared== | ==Records On Which This Song Has Appeared== | ||
===Singles=== | ===Singles=== | ||
Revision as of 10:13, 27 September 2005
Contents
Lyrics
Players On This Song
- FZ acoustic guitar
- Don Preston piano
- Ian Underwood harpsichord, woodwinds
- Bunk Gardner woodwinds
- Motorhead Sherwood baritone sax
- Roy Estrada bass
- John Balkin string bass
- Jimmy Carl Black drums
- Art Tripp drums, percussion
Records On Which This Song Has Appeared
Singles
Zappa Albums & Side Projects
Tribute & Cover Albums
Notes About This Song
Bandleader Johnny Otis, who Frank had met in high school and whose mustache-and-imperial look he’d adopted, led the band during the recording of "Overture To A Holiday In Berlin" while Frank worked in the control booth. The short song was recorded at T.T.G. Studios in Hollywood during the Hot Rats sessions. This and its corresponding piece hadn’t been renamed "Holiday In Berlin" until October of 1968; Frank had written some of the music in 1961 for the movie The World's Greatest Sinner. The students who’d attended the Mothers’ Berlin show on October 16 had tried to get Frank to help with their violent anti-government activities, and when he’d refused, they’d thrown tomatoes and other things at the band.
