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Let's get an early start on this. March Madness 2012 will be Best Zappa Song instead of Best Zappa Solo. This opens up the competion to songs without significant Zappa solos, but does not exclude songs with solo's. So just list your favorite 40 and we will assemble the brackets based on frequency of votes with a little bit of judgement factored in. The nominations wiill be kept open until the end of the year. BTW: this is going to be difficult. I'm still working on my list.

The final 16 from the solo contest are automatic entries:

Inca Roads
Willie the Pimp
Po-Jama People
Ship Arriving Too Late
Black Napkins
Muffin Man
Son of Mr. Green Genes
Son of Orange County
Zoot Allures
Sleep Dirt
Filthy Habits
Holiday in Berlin….
Watermelon
Andy
SUPYG Some More
Son of Orange County/More Trouble Every Day*

*Single entry for this tourney

do they have to be in order?

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Question for the Committee:

Song - Does this mean that we are talking about pieces with lyrics or are we using the word song in a more general form meaning any composition at all?

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Nominations do not have to be in order. I would say any named "track" on any official Zappa release is a potential candidate. Open to suggestions if anyone disagrees.

2012, are we there yet?

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No. Just getting ready. This is going to be hard tom organize and take a long time to execute, so getting a head start.

Throw the two finalists from last time in there: King Kong (Uncle Meat) and Peaches (Hot Rats).

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Best song? Holy fuck. That's like asking me to pick a favorite of all 3 of my kids.

But... in this case right now I gotta say Zomby Woof (OS)

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Hey Rahdley - do you want a specific album version, like fr'instance My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama, Weasels Ripped My Flesh - or just the song title?

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Yes. I think naming the album/version is important.

just to clarify; instrumentals are ok, then?

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"bit of nostalgia for the old folks."

Instrumentals are definitely ok.

ok. thanks.

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"bit of nostalgia for the old folks."

holy shit this is difficult.

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I just upped the number you can nominate to 40 to make it easier.

Drowning Witch - You Can’t Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol. 3

40 songs. to make it easier?
man...

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"bit of nostalgia for the old folks."

Watermelon In Easter Hay
Fifty-Fifty (OS)
The Torture Never Stops (YCDTOSA4)

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My favourite Zappa composition is "Regyptian Strut" (the original version, as in 'Sleep dirt' Lp, not the remix).

My favourite Zappa song is "Packard goose". (studio version).

Hope that helps.

hmm... I'm kinda stuck on this. for me, song is music with words to it.
so, I am going to make up a list of zappa songs. no instrumentals.

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"bit of nostalgia for the old folks."

Here is my list. I went a little over, and I left out some obvious choices that will get nominatred anyway:


Son of Orange County/Trouble Every Day (Roxy)*
Enchida’s Arf/Don’t You Ever Wash That Thing
Inca Roads*
Pygmy Twilight
Transylvania Boogie
Purple Lagoon/Approximate
Directly From My Heart to You
Bobby Brown Goes Down
Uncle Meat: Main Title Theme
The Uncle Meat Variations
Dog Breath (uncle Meat)
Dog Breath Variations
Pound for a Brown on the Bus
The Air
Cruising For Burgers
Theme from Burnt Weenie Sandwich
Holiday in Berlin Full Blown
I’m the Slime
Dirty Love
Fifty-Fifty
Zombie Woof
Montana
Oh No
My Guitar Wants to Kill your Mama
Blessed Relief
Big Swifty
Go Cry on Somebody Else’s Shoulder
You’re Probably Wondering Why I’m Here
Eat That Question
Joe’s Garage
It Just Might Be a One Shot Deal
Advance Romance
The Duke Regains His Chops
Call any vegetable
Status Back Baby
Uncle Bernie’s Farm
WPLJ
Holiday in Berlin, Full Blown
Little House I used to Liver In
Latex Solar Beef
Lonesome Electric Turkey
Sofa #1
Florentine Pogen
Who Needs the Peace Corps
Absolutely Free
Let’s Make the Water Turn Black
Take Your Clothes off When You Dance

Hahahahahahahaha... yeah, thats how I feel about several over-rated songs!

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All original first released versions unless stated.

Help im a rock
Uncle Meat: Main Title Theme
Nine Types Of Industrial Pollution
Peaches en regalia
Transylvania Boogie
The Grand Wazoo
Blessed Relief
I’m the slime
Stink Foot
Sofa No 1
Black Napkins
I Promise Not To Come In Your Mouth
The Black page drum solo/Black page 1
The Purple Lagoon/Approximate
Sleep Dirt
The Shiek Yerbouti Tango
Why Does It Hurt When I Pee
Watermelon In Easter Hay
Brown Shoes Don’t Make it (Tinsel Town Rebellion) – yep you read right;-)
Ship Arriving To Late To Save A Drowning Witch
The Dangerous Kitchen
Sad Jane Movement one
Sinister Footwear II (would love to hear the ballet version of this)
Alien Orifice
What’s new in Baltimore? (does humour belong in music?)
The Beltway Bandits
Sexual Harrassment In The Workplace
Any Kind Of Pain
Jesus Thinks You’re a Jerk
The Evil Prince (YCDTOSA 4)
Outrage at Valdez
The Girl In The Magnesium Dress (Yellow Shark)
G Spot Tornado (Yellow Shark)
Reagan At Bitburg
N-Lite
A Pig With Wings
Sharleena (Lost Episodes)
9/8 Objects
Ask Dr Stupid
The Little House I used To Live in (Hammersmith)

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You can, actually - the 1984 Berkeley performance is on iTunes, BTBIII, in a fairly good recording.

Edit: Mistrijah's corrected his typo, and I withdraw my query

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