Songs that mention Zappa

Galoot Co-Log-Nuh · **Posted:** Mon Oct 08, 2007 11:50 pm

Outside of "Smoke on the Water" what other songs mention Zappa?

dove_grey · **Posted:** Mon Oct 08, 2007 11:56 pm

i think there was a song by the moody blue (? may have been from an off-shoot band featuring justin hayward.) off an album released in the late 70's--had to do with the 60's and named certain groups, notably the mothers of invention. john mayall, i believe, had a tune with the address of frank's house in laurel canyon as the title. whatever that was. those are the only ones i can think of--sorry i can't recall the names. :roll:

Ed Organus Maximus · **Joined:** Wed Jul 11, 2007 8:07 am **Posts:** 1174

Chicago "Scrapbook"

"We played the pier on Venice beach
The crowd called out for more
Zappa and the Mothers next
We finished with a roar"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=935yuZaGOZQ

magic_go-kart_III · **Posted:** Tue Oct 09, 2007 1:31 am

"I saw Frank Zappa eat a lonely hotdog."

from "Mexican Guy" off The Stooges' The Weirdness album from this year.

"Ah, Tipper come on, ain't you been getting it on?
Ask Ozzie, Zappa or me.
We'll show you what it's like to be free."

from Censorshit off The Ramones' Mondo Bizzaro

Frank - Wildman Fischer (off Pronounced Normal. "Frank's got money in the bank, Frank's got women he can spank...")

feetlightup · **Posted:** Tue Oct 09, 2007 3:14 am

Ed Organus Maximus wrote:

Chicago "Scrapbook"

"We played the pier on Venice beach
The crowd called out for more
Zappa and the Mothers next
We finished with a roar"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=935yuZaGOZQ

Also worth mentioning that Chicago has a song called "A Hit by Varese" on their fifth album. Great tune too. You sure won't see Varese mentioned much in pop songs.

diplomaticpermissiondeepi · **Posted:** Tue Oct 09, 2007 8:56 am

Victor Lewis-Smith, on his LP 'tested on humans for irritancy'

He telephoned Vatican Radio , wanting a job as a disk-jockey, He had his Jingle/song-ident ready as a Vatican Radio DJ, which mentions Frank Zappa.

Dominus Deus which record will he play us ..on Vatican Radio... .. etc.

Icant remember the FZ bit except for "....even Frank Zappa.."

pygmy stallion · **Posted:** Tue Oct 09, 2007 9:44 am

George Harrison: Blood from a Clone

They say they like it, but, now in the market it
May not go well as it's too laid back.
You need some oomph-papa,
nothing like Frank Zappa
And not New Wave they don't play that crap

from "Somewhere in England"

pedro1 · **Posted:** Tue Oct 09, 2007 2:39 pm

Godley & Cream on the lp " L " ..... Art School Canteen....

Does getting into Zappa
Mean getting out of Zen
Sex has reared its ugly head at last
But it didn't look ugly then,
Begin at Beguine
Art School Canteen
Art School Canteen

SPACEBROTHER · **Joined:** Thu Sep 07, 2006 10:27 pm **Posts:** 4911

Mike Keneally "Aglow" mentions Sheik Yerbouti and his song "Beautiful" mentions Dweezil, Joes Garage and ChadWackerman.

Mr_Green_Genes · **Posted:** Wed Oct 10, 2007 1:41 am

"Vô Imbolá" by Zeca Baleiro"

nem frank zappa nem jackson do pandeiro
lobo bom e mau cordeiro
mais metade que inteiro
me chamei zeca baleiro
pra melhor me apresentar

Tinseltown_Banana · **Posted:** Wed Oct 10, 2007 7:43 am

SPACEBROTHER wrote:

Mike Keneally "Aglow" mentions Sheik Yerbouti and his song "Beautiful" mentions Dweezil, Joes Garage and ChadWackerman.

"I was working on the hungarian part of the instrumental with Dweezil at Joe's Garage, and it was a lot of fun"
Great song.

The_Acadian_2 · **Posted:** Wed Oct 10, 2007 8:10 am

pedro1 wrote:

Godley & Cream on the lp " L " ..... Art School Canteen....

I love that album. Wish i still had it!*

*see "My sisters big house fire"!

goregantuan · **Posted:** Thu Oct 11, 2007 8:13 am

here in czech republic there's a famous singer named aneta langerova, and she has a song which mentions frank.
it's called Hřišná Tïla, Křidla Motýlí

Vyhni se botám, který vůní šlapou
Drtí řádky psané
Zappou-hou jen skývu málem zlatou
Prodají tě do výkladních skříní
Výstavních síní

jimmie d killed the forum · **Posted:** Thu Oct 11, 2007 8:17 am

Winds Of Change from the album of the same name by Eric Burdon & the Animals has a line that goes "Frank Zappa zapped".

There is a similar thread to this titled Musical Dedications To FZ.

Here's the link> http://www.zappa.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.p ... dy+patches

minnick · **Joined:** Fri Oct 12, 2007 1:05 pm **Posts:** 1

Whittlin' Man by Stephen Lynch

"He Whittled Frank Zappa
And whittled Tipper Gore
Whittle whittle whittle
Till he can't no more"

vince_de_wild · **Joined:** Tue May 24, 2005 12:06 pm **Posts:** 528

Not Zappa by name, but in Prince Paul's 'hip-hopra' "A Prince Among Thieves", Kool Keith askes, "What's the password?", and Tru replies, "Enema Bandit!"

Jacob-T · **Joined:** Sat May 05, 2007 8:18 am **Posts:** 2

At the end of Sublime's 40 oz to freedom he is mentioned.

jimmie d killed the forum · **Posted:** Fri Oct 19, 2007 5:35 am

"Ian Underwood Whips It Out (Live on stage in Copenhagen)" from the album Uncle Meat.

Ian Underwood says: One month ago I heard The Mothers of Invention at the theater. I heard them on two occasions, and on the second occasion I went up to Jim Black and I said, "I like your music, and I'd like to come down and play with you." Two days later I came up to the recording session, and Frank Zappa was sitting in the control room. I walked up and said, "How'd you do, my name is Ian Underwood, and I like your music, and I'd like to play with your group." Frank Zappa says, "What can you do that's fantastic?" I said, "I can play alto saxophone and piano." He said, "All right, whip it out."

blfz70 · **Joined:** Tue Jul 18, 2006 7:22 pm **Posts:** 36

Not really a song, but Robin Williams mentions him on an album. Don't remember the name of the album or the track, but he was imitating Mr. Rogers.

dipshit · **Posted:** Sat Oct 27, 2007 10:43 am

"There's a hero living at 2401 and all around..."

John Mayall "2401" from Blues from Laurel Canyon

la_biesta · **Posted:** Mon Nov 05, 2007 11:42 am

Groups that mention zappa:

I wrote earlier:

Motörhead : After their final song they play a Zappa song !

In the past 'Trouble every day' this year 'Dirty love'

You can even hear it on their last Live album : Better Motorhead Than Dead: Live At Hammersmith , after the final song Overkill !!!

They do it for years . Thxs to Lemmy and his Road Crew

gregg1954 · **Joined:** Tue Nov 06, 2007 5:48 pm **Posts:** 1

John Mayall album BLUES FROM LAUREL CANYON and song titled "2401" refers to a "log cabin" where Zappa presided over the place with a variety of performers appearing. To view the link do a "laurelcanyonthebook" with the three w's in front and the dot com afterward.

The address was NOT Zappa's house as referred to in an earlier posting.

mutronboy · **Posted:** Sun Dec 09, 2007 9:49 am

On the Steve Hillage song 'Light In The Sky' (from Motivation Radio), you can hear Professor Gilli Smyth (vocalist from Gong) say;
"It's a blimp, Frank....I think it's a blimp"

I very much doubt that she's referring to anyone else but our hero.....Mr Zappa

also....the Cap'n's ' Blimp' itself....but Frank did produce that anyway

vince_de_wild · **Joined:** Tue May 24, 2005 12:06 pm **Posts:** 528

mutronboy wrote:

On the Steve Hillage song 'Light In The Sky' (from Motivation Radio), you can hear Professor Gilli Smyth (vocalist from Gong) say;
"It's a blimp, Frank....I think it's a blimp"

I very much doubt that she's referring to anyone else but our hero.....Mr Zappa

also....the Cap'n's ' Blimp' itself....but Frank did produce that anyway

Off THAT avenue, there's a song by Andy Partidge called "The Rotary", in which he says, "This is definately the thing that's gonna make Capt. Beefheart and his Magic Band look fat."

mutronboy · **Posted:** Mon Dec 10, 2007 8:30 pm

vince_de_wild wrote:

mutronboy wrote:

On the Steve Hillage song 'Light In The Sky' (from Motivation Radio), you can hear Professor Gilli Smyth (vocalist from Gong) say;
"It's a blimp, Frank....I think it's a blimp"

I very much doubt that she's referring to anyone else but our hero.....Mr Zappa

also....the Cap'n's ' Blimp' itself....but Frank did produce that anyway

Off THAT avenue, there's a song by Andy Partidge called "The Rotary", in which he says, "This is definately the thing that's gonna make Capt. Beefheart and his Magic Band look fat."

Actually, I could be wrong about it being Gilli on the Hillage album
It could be Hillage's gf Ms Giraudy (she wrote some of the tracks)
There's no info on my cd, but it sure sounds like Gilli a la "I Am Your Pussy"

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