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It includes quotes from [[Rite Of Spring]] (Stravinsky), [[Firebird Suite]] (Stravinsky), and [[Duke Of Earl]] (Dixon/Edwards/Williams)
 
It includes quotes from [[Rite Of Spring]] (Stravinsky), [[Firebird Suite]] (Stravinsky), and [[Duke Of Earl]] (Dixon/Edwards/Williams)
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FZ in [[The Real Frank Zappa Book]]:
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''"Then there's a place in [[Duke Of Prunes]] where the "Berceuse" from [[Stravinsky]]'s [[Firebird Suite]] is floated over another, more rhythmic theme from [[The Rite Of Spring]]."''
  
 
== CC Clues In This Song ==
 
== CC Clues In This Song ==

Revision as of 05:38, 27 July 2005

Lyrics

Absolutely Free Version

LA LA LALA LA LA LALALA LAH LAH LAH LA LA
LA LA LA LA OOOOOOOOH!
(Chunka Chunka Chunka . . . )
LA LA LA LALA . . .

My darling . . . you mean so very much to me . . . I love
you so deeply! It just makes me . . .

LA LA LA LA LA LA etc.

(Duke, Duke, Duke, Duke of Prunes, Prunes)
I hardly recognize you, darling . . . Oh, I'll never forget you, darling...
(Prunes, Duke of Prunes, Prunes, Prunes)
Oh I suppose I will forget you eventually . . . In fact, I've already forgotten you . . .
(Duke of Prunes, Prunes, Prunes)
What is your name? Nice to see you again.


Players On This Song

Frank Zappa--guitar, vocals
Ray Collins--vocals, tambourine, PRUNE
Jim Fielder--guitar, piano
Don Preston--keyboards
Bunk Gardner--woodwinds
Roy Estrada--bass, vocals
Jimmy Carl Black--drums, vocals
Billy Mundi--drums, percussion

Albums In Which This Song Has Appeared

Notes About This Song

Amnesia Vivace was originally called "Remember".
It includes quotes from Rite Of Spring (Stravinsky), Firebird Suite (Stravinsky), and Duke Of Earl (Dixon/Edwards/Williams)

FZ in The Real Frank Zappa Book:

"Then there's a place in Duke Of Prunes where the "Berceuse" from Stravinsky's Firebird Suite is floated over another, more rhythmic theme from The Rite Of Spring."

CC Clues In This Song