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==Lyrics==
 
==Lyrics==
  
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==Players On This Song==
 
==Players On This Song==
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===1963===
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Recorded at the [[Pal Studio]] in 1963. Included on [[The Lost Episodes]]
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[[Ray Collins]] - Vocals
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[[Biography|Frank Zappa]] - Drums, Bass, Guitars
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===1965===
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[[Joe's Corsage]]
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[[Ray Collins]] - Vocals, Tambourine
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[[Biography|Frank Zappa]] - Guitar
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[[Henry Vestine]] - Guitar
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[[Roy Estrada]] - Bass
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[[Jimmy Carl Black|Jimmy Black]] - Drums
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===1966===
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Included on [[Freak Out!]]
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[[Biography|Frank Zappa]] - Guitar & Vocals
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[[Ray Collins]] - Lead vocalist, Harmonica, Tambourine, Finger cymbals, Bobby pin & Tweezers
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[[Jimmy Carl Black|Jim Black]] - Drums
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[[Roy Estrada]] - Bass
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[[Elliot Ingber]] - Rhythm guitar
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===1967/68===
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Recorded at [[Apostolic Studios]] between December 1967 and February 1968. Included on [[Cruising With Ruben & The Jets]].
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*[[Ray Collins]] - Lead vocals
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*[[Biography|Frank Zappa]] - Lead guitar
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*[[Roy Estrada]] - Electric bass
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*[[Don Preston]] - Piano
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*[[Ian Underwood]] - Tenor and Alto sax
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*[[Jim "Motorhead" Sherwood]] - Baritone sax & Tambourine
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*[[Bunk Gardner]] - Tenor and Alto sax
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*[[Jimmy Carl Black]] - Drums
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*[[Arthur Tripp]] - Drums
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==Records On Which This Song Has Appeared==  
 
==Records On Which This Song Has Appeared==  
 
===Singles===  
 
===Singles===  
* [[Any Way The Wind Blows (The Track)|Any Way The Wind Blows]] (02:56) / [[Jelly Roll Gum Drop|Jelly Roll Gumdrop]] (02:24) - Ruben & The Jets (1968)
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* [[Any Way The Wind Blows (The Track)|Any Way The Wind Blows]] (02:56) / [[Jelly Roll Gum Drop|Jelly Roll Gumdrop]] (02:24) - [[Cruising With Ruben & The Jets]] (1968)
===Zappa Albums & Side Projects===  
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'''[[:Category:Original Albums|Original Albums]]'''
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===Albums===  
 
* [[The Lost Episodes]]
 
* [[The Lost Episodes]]
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* [[Joe's Corsage]]
 
* [[Freak Out!]]
 
* [[Freak Out!]]
* [[Cruising With Ruben & The Jets]], as '''Anyway The Wind Blows'''
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* [[The MOFO Project/Object (Fazedooh)]] (2006)
'''[[:Category:Beat The Boots|Beat The Boots]]'''
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* [[The MOFO Project/Object (Deluxe Edition)]] (2006)
* [[Swiss Cheese/Fire! (BTB)|Swiss Cheese/Fire!]] as '''Anyway The Wind Blows'''.
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* [[Cruising With Ruben & The Jets]]
'''[[:Category:Compilations|Compilations]]'''
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* [[The Worst of the Mothers]]
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'''[[:Category:Unauthorized Compilations|Unauthorized Compilations]]'''
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* [[Swiss Cheese/Fire! (BTB)|Swiss Cheese/Fire!]]
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'''[[:Category:Samplers & Promos|Samplers & Promos]]'''
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===Tribute Albums===
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'''[[:Category:Special Editions|Special Editions]]'''
 
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'''[[:Category:Miscellaneous|Miscellaneous]]'''
 
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===Tribute & Cover Albums===  
 
 
* [[Unmatched]], recorded July 1996 (with spanish lyrics).
 
* [[Unmatched]], recorded July 1996 (with spanish lyrics).
* [[The Muffin Men]]: [[Muffinz]], as '''Anyway The Wind Blows''', recorded January 1998.
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* [[The Muffin Men]]: [[Muffinz]], recorded January 1998.
  
 
===Bootleg Recordings===
 
===Bootleg Recordings===
* [[FZ &amp; The Mothers Of Invention (The Bootleg)|FZ &amp; The Mothers Of Invention]], as '''Anyway The Wind Blows'''
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* [[FZ &amp; The Mothers Of Invention (The Bootleg)|FZ &amp; The Mothers Of Invention]]
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==Notes About This Song==
 
==Notes About This Song==
  
FZ liner notes on "[[Freak Out!]]" (1966): "'[[Any Way The Wind Blows]]' is a song I wrote about three years ago when I was considering divorce. If I had never gotten divorced, this piece of trivial nonsense would never have been recorded. It is included in this collection because, in a nutshell, kids, it is... how shall I say it?... it is intellectually and emotionally ACCESSIBLE for you. Hah! Maybe it is even right down your alley!"
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FZ liner notes on [[Freak Out!]] (1966):<blockquote>'''Any Way The Wind Blows''' is a song I wrote about three years ago when I was considering divorce. If I had never gotten divorced, this piece of trivial nonsense would never have been recorded. It is included in this collection because, in a nutshell, kids, it is... how shall I say it?... it is intellectually and emotionally ACCESSIBLE for you. Hah! Maybe it is even right down your alley!</blockquote>
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It was the first piece recorded for the Freak Out! album at [[TTG Recording Studios]] 9th March 1966:
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[[Tom Wilson]] had returned to Los Angeles for the sessions. He was in the control booth as we began recording the first tune, "Any Way the Wind Blows." He was tapping his foot and nodding (the way record producers do in the movies). - [[The Real Frank Zappa Book]]</blockquote>
  
"[[Any Way the Wind Blows]]" was originally recorded at [[Studio Z]] in the early ‘60s by Frank and an ever-shifting squad of musicians called [[The Soots]], along with an instrumental piece called "[[Never On Sunday]]" (later retitled "[[Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance]]"). Both were turned down by [[Dot Records]]. [[Milt Rogers]], the label’s A&R man, told Frank that the distorted guitar would hinder -- you guessed it -- the songs’ "commercial potential."
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This song is not on the single disc version of "Freak Out".
  
 
==CC Clues In This Song==
 
==CC Clues In This Song==
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Latest revision as of 04:29, 29 November 2021


Lyrics

Any way the wind blows
Is-a fine with me
Any way the wind blows
It don't matter to me
'Cause I'm thru with-a fussin'
And-a fightin' with-a you
I went out and found a woman
Who is gonna be true
She makes me oh so happy now
I'm never ever blue
Any way the wind blows
Any way the wind blows
Any way the wind blows

She is my heart and soul
And she loves me tenderly
Now my story can be told
Just how good she is to me
Yes, she treats me like she loves me
And she never makes me cry
I'm gonna stick with her
Till the day I die
She's not like you, baby
She would never ever lie
Any way the wind blows
Any way the wind blows
Any way the wind blows

Any way the wind blows
Any way the wind blows
Any way the wind blows

Now that I am free
From the troubles of the past
Took me much too long to see
That our romance couldn't last
I'm gonna go away
And leave you standing at the door
I'll tell you, pretty baby,
I won't be back no more
'Cause you don't even know
What love is for
Any way the wind blows
Any way the wind blows
Any way the wind blows

Players On This Song

1963

Recorded at the Pal Studio in 1963. Included on The Lost Episodes


Ray Collins - Vocals

Frank Zappa - Drums, Bass, Guitars


1965

Joe's Corsage


Ray Collins - Vocals, Tambourine

Frank Zappa - Guitar

Henry Vestine - Guitar

Roy Estrada - Bass

Jimmy Black - Drums

1966

Included on Freak Out!

Frank Zappa - Guitar & Vocals

Ray Collins - Lead vocalist, Harmonica, Tambourine, Finger cymbals, Bobby pin & Tweezers

Jim Black - Drums

Roy Estrada - Bass

Elliot Ingber - Rhythm guitar

1967/68

Recorded at Apostolic Studios between December 1967 and February 1968. Included on Cruising With Ruben & The Jets.



Records On Which This Song Has Appeared

Singles

Albums

Tribute Albums

Bootleg Recordings

Notes About This Song

FZ liner notes on Freak Out! (1966):

Any Way The Wind Blows is a song I wrote about three years ago when I was considering divorce. If I had never gotten divorced, this piece of trivial nonsense would never have been recorded. It is included in this collection because, in a nutshell, kids, it is... how shall I say it?... it is intellectually and emotionally ACCESSIBLE for you. Hah! Maybe it is even right down your alley!

It was the first piece recorded for the Freak Out! album at TTG Recording Studios 9th March 1966:

Tom Wilson had returned to Los Angeles for the sessions. He was in the control booth as we began recording the first tune, "Any Way the Wind Blows." He was tapping his foot and nodding (the way record producers do in the movies). - The Real Frank Zappa Book

This song is not on the single disc version of "Freak Out".

CC Clues In This Song