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''For other versions of this song, see: [[The Duke Of Prunes]]
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== Lyrics ==
 
== Lyrics ==
=== Absolutely Free Version ===
 
LA LA LALA LA LA LALALA LAH LAH LAH LA LA<br />
 
LA LA LA LA OOOOOOOOH!<br />
 
(Chunka Chunka Chunka . . . )<br />
 
LA LA LA LALA . . .
 
  
My darling . . . you mean so very much to me . . . I love<br />
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La-la-la la la lah<br>
you so deeply! It just makes me . . .
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La la la-la-la-a-a-a-a ...<br>
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(''Chunka Chunka Chunka ...'')<br />
  
LA LA LA LA LA LA etc.
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La la-la-la la-la ...<br>
  
(Duke, Duke, Duke, Duke of Prunes, Prunes)<br />
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''My darling<br>
I hardly recognize you, darling . . . Oh, I'll never forget you, darling...<br />
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''You mean so very much to me<br>
(Prunes, Duke of Prunes, Prunes, Prunes)<br />
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''I love you so deeply!<br>
Oh I suppose I will forget you eventually . . . In fact, I've already forgotten you . . .<br />
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''It just makes me ...<br>
(Duke of Prunes, Prunes, Prunes)<br />
 
What is your name? Nice to see you again.
 
  
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La la-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a ...<br>
  
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(''Duke ... Duke ... Duke ... Duke of Prunes ... Prunes'')<br>
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''I hardly recognize you, darling<br>
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''Oh, I'll never forget you, darling ...<br>
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(''Duke of Prunes ... Prunes ... Prunes'')<br>
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''Oh I suppose I will forget you eventually<br>
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In fact, I've already forgotten you.<br>
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(''Duke of Prunes ... Prunes ... Prunes'')<br>
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''What is your name? Nice to see you again.<br>
  
 
== Players On This Song ==
 
== Players On This Song ==
[[Frank Zappa]]--guitar, vocals<br>
 
[[Ray Collins]]--vocals, tambourine, PRUNE<br>
 
[[Jim Fielder]]--guitar, piano<br>
 
[[Don Preston]]--keyboards<br>
 
[[Bunk Gardner]]--woodwinds<br>
 
[[Roy Estrada]]--bass, vocals<br>
 
[[Jimmy Carl Black]]--drums, vocals<br>
 
[[Billy Mundi]]--drums, percussion
 
  
== Albums In Which This Song Has Appeared ==
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* [[Frank Zappa]] - guitar, vocals
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* [[Ray Collins]] - vocals, tambourine
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* [[Jim Fielder]] - guitar, piano
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* [[Don Preston]] - keyboards
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* [[Bunk Gardner]] - woodwinds
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* [[Roy Estrada]] - bass, vocals
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* [[Jimmy Carl Black]] - drums, vocals
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* [[Billy Mundi]] - drums, percussion
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==Records On Which This Song Has Appeared==  
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===Singles===
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===Zappa Albums & Side Projects===
 
*[[Absolutely Free]]
 
*[[Absolutely Free]]
 
*[[Mothermania]]
 
*[[Mothermania]]
*[[Mystery Disc]]
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*[[Orchestral Favorites]]
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===Tribute & Cover Albums===
*[[Läther]]
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== Notes About This Song ==
 
== Notes About This Song ==
  
[[Amnesia Vivace]] was originally called "Remember".
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*Recorded at TTG, Los Angeles in November 1966.
It includes quotes from [[Rite Of Spring]] (Stravinsky), [[Firebird Suite]] (Stravinsky), and [[Duke Of Earl]] (Dixon/Edwards/Williams)
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*The song was originally called "Remember".
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*This version of the song is a suite with three parts: "[[The Duke Of Prunes (1966 - Los Angeles)|The Duke Of Prunes]]", "[[Amnesia Vivace]]" and "[[The Duke Regains His Chops]]". On ''[[Mothermania]]'', the whole suite is combined to one single track under the title "'''The Duke Of Prunes'''".
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*It includes quotes from "[[The Rite Of Spring]]" ([[Igor Stravinsky|Stravinsky]]), "[[The Firebird]]" (Stravinsky), and "[[Duke Of Earl]]" (Dixon/Edwards/Williams)
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*FZ in ''[[The Real Frank Zappa Book]]'':
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<blockquote>''"Then there's a place in '[[The Duke Of Prunes|Duke of Prunes]]' where the "Berceuse" from Stravinsky's '[[The Firebird|Firebird Suite]]' is floated over another, more rhythmic theme from '[[The Rite Of Spring]]'."''</blockquote>
  
 
== CC Clues In This Song ==
 
== CC Clues In This Song ==
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Revision as of 03:37, 1 August 2008

For other versions of this song, see: The Duke Of Prunes


Lyrics

La-la-la la la lah
La la la-la-la-a-a-a-a ...

(Chunka Chunka Chunka ...)

La la-la-la la-la ...

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

La la-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a ...

(Duke ... Duke ... Duke ... Duke of Prunes ... Prunes)
I hardly recognize you, darling
Oh, I'll never forget you, darling ...
(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

Records On Which This Song Has Appeared

Singles

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Zappa Albums & Side Projects

Tribute & Cover Albums

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Notes About This Song

  • Recorded at TTG, Los Angeles in November 1966.
  • The song was originally called "Remember".

"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