Difference between revisions of "Be In My Video"

From Zappa Wiki Jawaka
Jump to navigation Jump to search
 
(4 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
 +
__NOTOC__
 +
 
==Lyrics==
 
==Lyrics==
 
<br>Be in my video,
 
<br>Be in my video,
Line 107: Line 109:
  
 
<b>True Glove - Frank Zappa & The Mothers (1984)</b>
 
<b>True Glove - Frank Zappa & The Mothers (1984)</b>
* [[In France|In France]] (03:32)
+
* [[In France]] (03:32)
 
* [[Be In My Video|Be In My Video]] (03:41)
 
* [[Be In My Video|Be In My Video]] (03:41)
* [[He's So Gay|He's So Gay]] (02:46)
+
* [[He's So Gay]] (02:46)
 
* [[No Not Now|Won Ton On]] (05:48)
 
* [[No Not Now|Won Ton On]] (05:48)
  
Line 116: Line 118:
 
* [[Them Or Us]]
 
* [[Them Or Us]]
 
* [[Strictly Commercial]]
 
* [[Strictly Commercial]]
 +
* [[Understanding America]]
  
 
===Tributes &amp; Cover Albums===
 
===Tributes &amp; Cover Albums===
  
 
==Notes About This Song==
 
==Notes About This Song==
At the start of the ''[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1]]'' version a band member is soliciting oral sex for the whole band from a girl who wants to fly down to Orlando, Florida with them.
+
* At the start of the ''[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1]]'' version a band member is soliciting oral sex for the whole band from a girl who wants to fly down to Orlando, Florida with them.
  
The line ''"I will make your nose smell the glove"'' is a reference to [[wikipedia:Spinal Tap|Spinal Tap]]. In this 1984 comedy film about a fictional rock group the band's debut album is called "[[wikipedia:Smell the Glove|Smell the Glove]]". In the context of his MTV parody the line might also be a reference to [[Michael Jackson]], who popularized both MTV and music video's. In 1984 Jackson was still black, but already his nose had undergone a few facelifts. He wore his famous white glove whenever he made a public appearance. In the ''[[Does Humor Belong In Music?]] (1984)'' video a reporter asked [[Frank Zappa]] whether he could write chart toppers and sell millions of albums if he wanted to? Zappa responded: ''"Yeah, but who wants to go through life with a tiny nose and one glove on?"'' 
+
* The line ''"I will make your nose smell the glove"'' is a reference to ''[[wikipedia:This Is Spinal Tap|This Is Spinal Tap]]''. In this 1984 comedy film about a fictional rock group the band is trying to promote their album ''Smell The Glove''. Another reference to smelling the glove would be made in ''[[Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk]]''.
  
The line ''"let's dance the blues under the megawatt moonlight"'' is a reference to [[David Bowie]]'s music video ''"Let's Dance"'' (1983).
+
* The line ''"let's dance the blues under the megawatt moonlight"'' is a reference to [[David Bowie]]'s song ''"Let's Dance"'' (1983), which includes the nonconsecutive lines "Put on your red shoes and dance the blues" and "Under the moonlight, this serious moonlight."
  
 
==CC Clues In This Song==
 
==CC Clues In This Song==

Latest revision as of 14:52, 9 November 2021


Lyrics


Be in my video,
Darling, every night
I will rent a cage for you
And mi j-i-nits dressed in white
(teeny-little-tiny-little . . . )

Twirl around in a lap dissolve
Pretend to sing the words
I'll rent a gleaming limousine;
Release a flock of
Ber-herna-herna-herna
Herna-her-nerds

Wear a leather collar
(Wear a leather collar)
And a dagger in your ear
(A dagger in your ear)
(Stabbinitin-stabbinitin-stabbinitin-stabbinitin-YOU!)
I will make your nose smell the glove
And try to look sincere, then we'll

Dance the blues
(Oh yes)
Let's dance the blues
(We'll dance the blues)
Let's dance the blues
(We'll dance them very much)
Under the megawatt moonlight

Pretend to be Chinese,
(One-hung-low)
I'll make you wear red shoes
There's a cheesy atom bomb explosion
All the big groups use

Atomic light will shine
(Will shine)
Through an old venetian blind
(Venetian blind)
Making patterns on your face,
(On your face)
Then it cuts to outer space

With its billions & billions &
Billions & billions

Be in my video
(In my video)
Darling, every night
(Darling, every night)
Everyone in cable-land
(Everyone in cable-gable-land)
Will say you're 'outa-site'
(I say they'll say you're 'outa-site')

You can show your legs
(You can show the pretty legs)
While you're getting in the car, then
(In my red hot-rod car, then I . . . )
I will look repulsive
([With my big ears and all])
While I mangle my guitar

Reen-toon-teen-toon-teen-toon
Tee-nu-nee-nu-nee,
Moo-ahhhh

Reen-toon-teen-toon-teen-toon
Tee-nu-nee-nu-nee,
Moo-ahhhh

Reen-toon-teen-toon-teen-toon
Tee-nu-nee-nu-nee,
Moo-ahhhh

Tee-nu-nee----moo-ahhhh
Tee-nu-nee----moo-wah-wah-wah-ooo

After all the close-up shots
Of you in bondage leather
They'll spray an alley with a hose
And we'll escape together, while we

Dance de blues agin
(I'm dancing the blues)
(Oh yes, we'll dance the blues)
Led dance de blude agin
(I'm dancing the blues)
(Sure we will)
Led dance de blues agin
(I'm dancing . . . )
(We'll dance them blues)
In de middle o' de alley

Let's dance your face
(Let's dance your face)
Let's dance your lips
(And dance your lips)
Let's dance your nose
(We can dance your nose)
And then we'll dance your sinus
MOO-AHHHH!

Players On This Song

Records On Which This Song Has Appeared

Zappa Singles

True Glove - Frank Zappa & The Mothers (1984)

Zappa Albums

Tributes & Cover Albums

Notes About This Song

  • The line "I will make your nose smell the glove" is a reference to This Is Spinal Tap. In this 1984 comedy film about a fictional rock group the band is trying to promote their album Smell The Glove. Another reference to smelling the glove would be made in Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk.
  • The line "let's dance the blues under the megawatt moonlight" is a reference to David Bowie's song "Let's Dance" (1983), which includes the nonconsecutive lines "Put on your red shoes and dance the blues" and "Under the moonlight, this serious moonlight."

CC Clues In This Song

References a hose: "They'll spray an alley with a hose."

References leather and collars: "Wear a leather collar"

References a Nose: "I will make your nose smell the glove"