Watermelon In Easter Hay
Lyrics
Act III
SCENE SEVENTEEN
WATERMELON IN EASTER HAY
CENTRAL SCRUTINIZER:
This is the CENTRAL SCRUTINIZER. Joe has just worked himself into an imaginary frenzy during the fade-out of his imaginary song. He begins to feel depressed now. He knows the end is near. He has realized at last that imaginary guitar notes and imaginary vocals exist only in the mind of the imaginer. And ultimately, who gives a fuck anyway?! Excuse me. Who gives a fuck anyway? So he goes back to his ugly little room and quietly dreams his last imaginary guitar solo.
Players On This Song
In the Frank Zappa: Guitar album
- Frank Zappa (custom Strat)
- Ike Willis (rhythm guitar)
- Ray White (rhythm guitar)
- Bobby Martin (keyboards)
- Allan Zavod (keyboards)
- Scott Thunes (bass)
- Chad Wackerman (drums)
Records On Which This Song Has Appeared
Singles
- Sexual Harassment In The Workplace (03:42) / Watermelon In Easter Hay (04:03) - Frank Zappa (1988)
Zappa Albums & Side Projects
- Joe's Garage Acts II & III
- Frank Zappa: Guitar
- Anyway The Wind Blows (BTB)
- Frank Zappa Plays The Music Of Frank Zappa
- Quaudiophiliac as Drooling Midrange Accountants On Easter Hay
- Hammersmith Odeon (The Album) as Watermelon In Easter Hay (Prequel)
Tribute & Cover Albums
- Colin Towns + NDR Bigband: Frank Zappa's Hot Licks (And Funny Smells)
- Bonnen: Watermelon En Regalia
- Departure
Soundtrack
- Y Tu Mamá También [SOUNDTRACK]
Notes About This Song
- As mentioned during "Star Special", FZ as a guest DJ on BBC Radio 1 in 1980, the original name of the track is a bit longer: "And I will now provide you with a piece of information about the title: that's not the complete title of this song. The REAL title of this song is 'Playing A Guitar Solo With This Band Is Like Trying To Grow A Watermelon In Easter Hay'. And that's where it came from."
Interviewed by Den Simms and Rob Samler for Society Pages (The Magazine), issue #7, September 1991, Simms asked Zappa why he cracked up in laughter after the line, Who gives a fuck, anyway?" during Watermelon In Easter Hay. Zappa replied: "I had just realized how true the statement was, and I amused the shit out of myself." [1]
- On the Frank Zappa: Guitar album
- Publisher: Munchkin Music, Ascap
- Recorded in July 1984 in Jones Beach (New York) on a 24 track digital
- Engineer: Mark Pinske
- Remote Facility: UMRK Mobile
- Remix engineer: Bob Stone
- Remix facility: Utility Muffin Research Kitchen
CC Clues In This Song
- Mentions a Frenzy
