I'm Not Satisfied
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Lyrics
Freak Out! Version
FREAK OUT! version - Yeah! / Got no place to go / (I'm tired of walking / Up and down the street all by myself) / No love left for me to give / (I tried and tried / But no one wants me the way I am) / Why should I pretend I like / To roam from door to door / Maybe I'll just kill myself / I just don't care no more / Because / I'm not satisfied / Everything I've tried / I don't like the way / Life has been abusing me / Yeah! / Yeah! / Who would care / If I was gone / (I never met no one / Who'd care if I was dead and gone) / Who needs me / To care for them / (Nobody needs me / Why should I just hang around?) / Why should I just sit and watch / While the others smile / I just wish that someone cared / If I was happy for a while / Because / I'm not satisfied / Everything I've tried / I don't like the way / Life has been abusing me / Yeah!
CRUISING WITH RUBEN & THE JETS version - Got no place to go / No love left for me to give / Why should I pretend I like / To roam from door to door / I guess that I'll just kill myself / I just don't care no more / I'm not satisfied / Everything I tried / I don't like the way / Life has been abusing me / Who would care if I was gone? / Who needs me to care for them? / Why should I just sit and watch / While the others smile? / I just wish that someone cared / If I was happy for a while / I'm not satisfied / (I'm not satisfied) / Everything I tried / (Everything I tried) / I don't like the way / (I don't like the way) / Life has been abusing me / I'm not satisfied / (I'm not satisfied) / Everything I tried / I don't like the way / (Everything I tried) / Life has been abusing me / (I'm not satisfied) / I'm not satisfied / (Everything I tried) / Abusing me . . . / (I'm not satisfied) / I'm not, I'm not satisfied / (Everything I tried) / I'm not satisfied / (I'm not satisfied) / I-I-I . . . / (Everything I tried)
FZ:OZ version - Got no place to go / (I'm tired of walking / Up and down the street all by myself) / No love left for me to give / (I tried and tried / But no one wants me the way I am) / Why should I pretend I like / To roam from door to door / Maybe I'll just kill myself / I just don't care no no no more / Because / I'm not satisfied / Everything I've tried / I don't like the way / Life has been abusing me / Who, I said who would care / If I was gone / (I never met nobody / Who'd care if I was dead and gone) / Who, I said who needs me / To care for them / (Nobody needs me / Tell me why should I just hang around?) / Why should I just sit and watch / While the others smile / I just wish that someone cared / If I were happy for a little while / Because / I'm not satisfied / Every little thing I've tried / I don't like the way / Life has been abusing me
Players On This Song
FREAK OUT! version
- Frank Zappa - guitar & vocals
- Ray Collins - lead vocalist, harmonica, tambourine, finger cymbals, bobby pin & tweezers
- Jimmy Carl Black - drums (also sings in some foreign language)
- Roy Estrada - bass & guitarron; boy soprano
- Elliot Ingber - alternate lead & rhythm guitar with clear white light
CRUISING WITH RUBEN & THE JETS version
- Frank Zappa (Lead guitar and vocals)
- Ray Collins (lead vocals)
- Roy Estrada (Electric bass and vocals),
- Jimmy Carl Black (Drums)
- Arthur Dyer Tripp III (Drums)
- Ian Underwood (Keyboards and Tenor & alto sax)
- Don Preston (Keyboards)
- Motorhead Sherwood (Baritone sax and tambourine),
- Bunk Gardner (Tenor & alto sax)
1984 Remix:
- Jay Anderson (String bass)
- Arthur Barrow (Bass)
- Chad Wackerman (drums)
Records On Which This Song Has Appeared
Singles
- Peaches En Regalia (03:37) / I'm Not Satisfied (04:08) / Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up (05:24) - Frank Zappa (1995)
Zappa Albums & Side Projects
Beat The Boots
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Compilations
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Unauthorized Compilations
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Samplers & Promos
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Special Editions
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Miscellaneous
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Tribute & Cover Albums
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Notes About This Song
FZ liner notes on "Freak Out!" (1966): "'I’m Not Satisfied' is okay and safe and was designed that way on purpose."