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==Lyrics==
 
==Lyrics==
  
A year ago, today,  
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<i>A year ago, today,<br />
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Was when you went away<br />
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But now you come back, knocking on my door<br />
 +
And you say you're back to stay, but I say,</i>
  
Was when you went away
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"Go cry on somebody else's shoulder<br />
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I'm somewhat wiser now,<br />
 +
And one whole year older<br />
 +
I sure don't need you now<br />
 +
I don't love you anymore
  
But now you come back, knocking on my door
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"You cheated me, baby,<br />
 +
And told some dirty lies about me<br />
 +
Foolin' 'round with all those other guys<br />
 +
That's why I have to set you free<br />
 +
I sure don't need you now<br />
 +
And I don't love you anymore
  
And you say you're back to stay, but I say,  
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"A year ago today,<br />
 +
Went away<br />
 +
And now you come back crying<br />
 +
Crying, darling, please let me in<br />
 +
I don't need you, no,<br />
 +
I don't love you anymore<br />
 +
So go lean on... go cry on<br />
 +
Somebody else's door
  
 +
"Go cry on somebody else's shoulder<br />
 +
I'm somewhat wiser now,<br />
 +
And one whole year older<br />
 +
I sure don't need you now<br />
 +
I don't love you anymore<br />
 +
Oh, my darling,
  
"Go cry on somebody else's shoulder
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<i>"Go ahead and cry<br />
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Go ahead and let the tears fall out of your eye<br />
 +
(Darling)<br />
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Let 'em fall on your dress<br />
 +
Who cares if it makes a mess?<br />
 +
I gave you my high school ring<br />
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At the root beer stand<br />
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We had a teen-age love, baby<br />
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I thought it was sharp<br />
 +
It was really so grand, but</i>
  
I'm somewhat wiser now,
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"You cheated me, baby,<br />
 +
And told some dirty lies about me<br />
 +
Foolin' 'round with all those other guys<br />
 +
That's why I had to get my khakis pressed<br />
 +
I sure don't need you now<br />
 +
And I don't love you anymore
  
And one whole year older
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<i>"Ba- baby,<br />
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Baby, I love you so much, darling<br />
 +
(I, oh, I love you)<br />
 +
Why don't you dig me?<br />
 +
(Baby)<br />
 +
I... I dig you<br />
 +
But you don't dig me<br />
 +
I don't understand what it is<br />
 +
(Oh, ?, baby)<br />
 +
I... I had my car reupholstered<br />
 +
I got my hair processed<br />
 +
(Oh, I love you)<br />
 +
Got a nice pompadour job on it<br />
 +
(Oh, my baby)<br />
 +
I bought a new pair of shoes<br />
 +
I got some new khakis<br />
 +
(Oh, my love)<br />
 +
And I met you<br />
 +
And we went out to get a Coca-Cola"</i>
  
I sure don't need you now
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==Players On This Song==
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[[Freak Out!|FREAK OUT!]] version
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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]] - drums (also sings in some foreign language)
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* [[Roy Estrada]] - bass & guitarron; boy soprano
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* [[Elliot Ingber]] - alternate lead & rhythm guitar with clear white light
  
I don't love you anymore
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==Records On Which This Song Has Appeared==
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===Singles===
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-
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===Zappa Albums & Side Projects===
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'''[[:Category:Original Albums|Original Albums]]'''
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*[[Freak Out!]]
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* [[The MOFO Project/Object (Fazedooh)]] (2006)
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* [[The MOFO Project/Object (Deluxe Edition)]] (2006)
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*[[Joe's Corsage]]
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'''[[:Category:Beat The Boots|Beat The Boots]]'''
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<br>-<br>
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'''[[:Category:Compilations|Compilations]]'''
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<br>-<br>
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'''[[:Category:Unauthorized Compilations|Unauthorized Compilations]]'''
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<br>-<br>
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'''[[:Category:Samplers And Promos|Samplers And Promos]]'''
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<br>-<br>
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'''[[:Category:Special Editions|Special Editions]]'''
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<br>-<br>
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'''[[:Category:Miscellaneous|Miscellaneous]]'''
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<br>-<br>
  
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===Tribute & Cover Albums===
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* [[The Muffin Men]]: [[God Shave The Queen]]
  
"You cheated me, baby,
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==Notes About This Song==
  
And told some dirty lies about me
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''"Go Cry on Somebody Else’s Shoulder"'' was written at a piano by Zappa and [[Ray Collins]] at [[Studio Z]] in the early ‘60s.
  
Foolin' 'round with all those other guys
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FZ liner notes on "[[Freak Out!]]" (1966): ''"'Go Cry On Somebody Else’s Shoulder' '' is very greasy. You should not listen to it. You should wear it on your hair."
  
That's why I have to set you free
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"All the songs are derivative of rock 'n' roll and one, '' 'Go Cry On Somebody Else's Shoulder','' is a perfect satire of the archetypal woebegone teen-age rhythm and blues ballad. The gibbering falsetto and bass accompaniments set an ideal background for inane lyrics about a boy giving his love his high school ring at the root beer stand, having his car reupholstered and his khakis pressed but still being deserted by the girl. – [[Los Angeles Times]], 1966, "[[Popular Records - Pass Aspirin, Please]]", [[Pete Johnson]]
  
I sure don't need you now
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This song is not on the LP version of "[[Freak Out!]]"
  
And I don't love you anymore
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==CC Clues In This Song==
 
 
 
 
"A year ago today,
 
 
 
Went away
 
 
 
And now you come back crying
 
 
 
Crying, darling, please let me in
 
 
 
I don't need you, no,
 
 
 
I don't love you anymore
 
 
 
So go lean on... go cry on
 
 
 
Somebody else's door
 
 
 
 
 
"Go cry on somebody else's shoulder
 
 
 
I'm somewhat wiser now,
 
 
 
And one whole year older
 
 
 
I sure don't need you now
 
 
 
I don't love you anymore
 
 
 
Oh, my darling,
 
 
 
 
 
"Go ahead and cry
 
 
 
Go ahead and let the tears fall out of your eye
 
 
 
(Darling)
 
 
 
Let 'em fall on your dress
 
 
 
Who cares if it makes a mess?
 
 
 
I gave you my high school ring
 
 
 
At the root beer stand
 
 
 
We had a teen-age love, baby
 
 
 
I thought it was sharp
 
 
 
It was really so grand, but
 
 
 
 
 
"You cheated me, baby,
 
 
 
And told some dirty lies about me
 
 
 
Foolin' 'round with all those other guys
 
 
 
That's why I had to get my khakis pressed
 
 
 
I sure don't need you now
 
 
 
And I don't love you anymore
 
 
 
 
 
"Ba- baby,
 
 
 
Baby, I love you so much, darling
 
 
 
(I, oh, I love you)
 
 
 
Why don't you dig me?
 
 
 
(Baby)
 
 
 
I... I dig you
 
 
 
But you don't dig me
 
 
 
I don't understand what it is
 
 
 
(Oh, ?, baby)
 
  
I... I had my car reupholstered
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[[Category:Tracks]]
 
 
I got my hair processed
 
 
 
(Oh, I love you)
 
 
 
Got a nice pompadour job on it
 
 
 
(Oh, my baby)
 
 
 
I bought a new pair of shoes
 
 
 
I got some new khakis
 
 
 
(Oh, my love)
 
 
 
And I met you
 
 
 
And we went out to get a Coca-Cola"
 
 
 
 
 
“Go Cry on Somebody Else’s Shoulder” was written at a piano by Zappa and Ray Collins at Studio Z in the early ‘60s.
 
 
 
==Albums In Which This Song Has Appeared==
 
 
 
[[Freak Out!]]
 
 
 
[[Joe's Corsage]]
 
 
 
==CC Clues In This Song==
 

Latest revision as of 12:29, 22 November 2021


Lyrics

A year ago, today,
Was when you went away
But now you come back, knocking on my door
And you say you're back to stay, but I say,

"Go cry on somebody else's shoulder
I'm somewhat wiser now,
And one whole year older
I sure don't need you now
I don't love you anymore

"You cheated me, baby,
And told some dirty lies about me
Foolin' 'round with all those other guys
That's why I have to set you free
I sure don't need you now
And I don't love you anymore

"A year ago today,
Went away
And now you come back crying
Crying, darling, please let me in
I don't need you, no,
I don't love you anymore
So go lean on... go cry on
Somebody else's door

"Go cry on somebody else's shoulder
I'm somewhat wiser now,
And one whole year older
I sure don't need you now
I don't love you anymore
Oh, my darling,

"Go ahead and cry
Go ahead and let the tears fall out of your eye
(Darling)
Let 'em fall on your dress
Who cares if it makes a mess?
I gave you my high school ring
At the root beer stand
We had a teen-age love, baby
I thought it was sharp
It was really so grand, but

"You cheated me, baby,
And told some dirty lies about me
Foolin' 'round with all those other guys
That's why I had to get my khakis pressed
I sure don't need you now
And I don't love you anymore

"Ba- baby,
Baby, I love you so much, darling
(I, oh, I love you)
Why don't you dig me?
(Baby)
I... I dig you
But you don't dig me
I don't understand what it is
(Oh, ?, baby)
I... I had my car reupholstered
I got my hair processed
(Oh, I love you)
Got a nice pompadour job on it
(Oh, my baby)
I bought a new pair of shoes
I got some new khakis
(Oh, my love)
And I met you
And we went out to get a Coca-Cola"

Players On This Song

FREAK OUT! version

Records On Which This Song Has Appeared

Singles

-

Zappa Albums & Side Projects

Original Albums

Beat The Boots
-
Compilations
-
Unauthorized Compilations
-
Samplers And Promos
-
Special Editions
-
Miscellaneous
-

Tribute & Cover Albums

Notes About This Song

"Go Cry on Somebody Else’s Shoulder" was written at a piano by Zappa and Ray Collins at Studio Z in the early ‘60s.

FZ liner notes on "Freak Out!" (1966): "'Go Cry On Somebody Else’s Shoulder' is very greasy. You should not listen to it. You should wear it on your hair."

"All the songs are derivative of rock 'n' roll and one, 'Go Cry On Somebody Else's Shoulder', is a perfect satire of the archetypal woebegone teen-age rhythm and blues ballad. The gibbering falsetto and bass accompaniments set an ideal background for inane lyrics about a boy giving his love his high school ring at the root beer stand, having his car reupholstered and his khakis pressed but still being deserted by the girl. – Los Angeles Times, 1966, "Popular Records - Pass Aspirin, Please", Pete Johnson

This song is not on the LP version of "Freak Out!"

CC Clues In This Song