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Frank Zappa/The Mothers of Invention, Frank Zapa
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The universe consists of 5% protons, 5% neutrons, 5% electrons and 85% morons. Submitted by: Einstein Jones
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Poodle bites, cmon Frenchy, poodle chews it, snap it!! Submitted by: Robert Sellarole
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Also known as: Frank Vincent Zappa. Submitted by: Gerhard
Also known as: Francis Vincent Zappa, Jr.. Submitted by: oldrock
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- Diva Thin Muffin Pigeen Zappa - He said he chose the name Diva because she was crying louder than all the other babies at the hospital. (No idea about the rest of the name.) Submitted by: Coolio
- Ahmet - Frank was on a talk show one time (maybe Johnny Carson) and the subject of his kids' unusual names came up. He said that Ahmet had grown tired of kids at school calling him Ahmet the Vomit and had started calling himself Rick instead. He abruptly went back to Ahmet when the same kids called him Rick the P****. One of my favorite Zappa memories! Submitted by: buddyboy
- Moon Unit - If it were just Moon it would be kind of cool, but Moon Unit sounds like some kind of equipment astronauts put on the moon to find out if there's life there or something. Submitted by: Kitty
- Moon Unit, Diva, Dweezil, and Ahmet Rodan - Frank insisted his kids would always have more trouble because of their last name. Submitted by: Tracey
- Moon Unit Zappa - Frank gave his pregnant wife 2 choices on names for the child: Moon and Motorhead, a roadie friend of Frank's. His wife told VH1 that there was NO WAY she was going to name a child Motorhead, so she picked Moon, and because the child made the family not a couple anymore, but a unit, she chose Unit as her middle name. Moon likes her name but wishes that her sister, Diva, had been named Star. She has 2 brothers named Dweezil and Ahmet. Submitted by: Jen
- Diva Muffin - First rule: Never name your kid after a pastry (it sounds like Janet's boob.) Submitted by: hamp
- Ahmet Rodan - I believe after Dweezil (or Diva) came Ahmet, a fine name, with his middle name being Rodan, after the Japanese monster (a little more cheapness please). Submitted by: tom schwartz
- Moon Unit - I think thats one of the worst names ever, moon is a bit romantic, but moon unit always reminds me of a computer.. Submitted by: Svenja_M
- Moon Unit, Dweezil, Ahmet, Diva Zappa - Frank wasn't on drugs!!!!!!! concerning this names he said: "People make a lot of fuss about my kids having such supposedly 'strange names', but the fact is that no matter what first names I might have given them, it is the last name that is going to get them in trouble." Submitted by: Val
- Moon, Dweezil, Ahmet, Diva - Moon is a normal name in many cultures, in Spain it's Luna. Dweezil was named after a small stunted toe his mother Gail had. Ahmet is named after Ahmet Ertigan, a big record CEO at the time, Diva was the loudest and highest pitched baby. Frank never did drugs, he claimed he smoked pot a couple times in the 60's but didn't like it because it made him tired. He was a genius composer, guitar hero and satirist. The most important composer of the 20th century. He is sadly missed : ( Submitted by: trendm0nger
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"Head" | Zappa appears briefly in this bizarre movie starring The Monkees. He gives some advice about how the movie should be presented while escorting a cow. - Agrimorfee |
"200 Motels" | - Tim Hall |
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"Don't Inhale The Purple Fog" | "Don't Eat The Yellow Snow" | Regina Haniger |
"Don't Drink The Pink Rain" | "Don't Eat The Yellow Snow" | Regina Haniger |
"Don't Eat The Blue Hailstones" | "Don't Eat The Yellow Snow" | D. Melody Dole, MD |
"Don't Eat The Green Sleet" | "Don't Eat The Yellow Snow" | D. Melody Dole, MD |
"I Don't Wanna Get Shafted" | "I Don't Wanna Get Drafted" | Sutch |
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"My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama," | Guitars can't kill or think; they're just objects | Clever Name |
"The Duke Of Prunes," | There is no duke of prunes | Clever Name |
"Plastic People," | No person is made out of plastic | Clever Name |
"Don't Eat The Yellow Snow," | I've never seen yellow snow, per se | Cristo Payne |
"Don't Eat The Yellow Snow," | Snow is WHITE, Frank, not yellow! | Isac |
There are additional literally impossible song titles available. |
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"Jewish Princes" originally "Jewish Princess"
Rare case of letter removal changing gender AND #
Lucinda Blair
"Mew" originally "Meow"
Now sound of kitten rather than older cat
Karen Smith
"Mow" originally "Meow"
Wendy Torrance
"Don't Eat The Yellow Sow" originally "Don't Eat The Yellow Snow"
Eva Cave
"Teas Begin To Fall" originally "Tears Begin To Fall"
Daisy Pappus
There are additional song titles with a letter removed available.
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"Jazz From Hello" originally "Jazz From Hell"
Sylvia Curruca
"He's So Gray" originally "He's So Gay"
Sutch
"Don't Heat The Yellow Snow" originally "Don't Eat The Yellow Snow"
cuz then it would melt!
Salvador Dali Parton
"Don't Beat The Yellow Snow" originally "Don't Eat The Yellow Snow"
Salvador Dali Parton
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"A Great Gum" originally "A Great Guy"
Yvette Bristle
"A Great Gut" originally "A Great Guy"
Yvette Bristle
"A Great Buy" originally "A Great Guy"
Yvette Bristle
"A Treat Guy" originally "A Great Guy"
Yvette Bristle
"A Great Gus" originally "A Great Guy"
Yvette Bristle
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
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Uncle Remus | Any white supremacist organization | Burger King Corporation |
Jewish Princess | Pro-Palestinian group | Bort & Ornie |
Saint Alfonzo's Pancake Breakfast | IHOP | MC Blargenfedibblenohip |
Suicide Chump | Suicide Prevention Hotline | Fbug |
Why Does It Hurt When I Pee? | STD clinic/safer-sex advertisements | Diddims |
There are additional on hold music ideas available. |
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Anaconda Nicki Minaj | Montana Frank Zappa | Anaconda, Montana A small city in western Montana | Ashley Michelle McGowan |
Red River Valley Marty Robbins | Valley Girl Frank Zappa | Red River Valley Girl
| Ashley Michelle McGowan |
Rich Girl Hall And Oates | Valley Girl Frank Zappa | Rich Valley Girl
| Serafina |
I Enjoy Being A Girl Peggy Lee | Valley Girl Frank Zappa | I Enjoy Being A Valley Girl
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Frankie Zappa Goes to Hollywood
Frankie Goes to Hollywood combined with Frank Zappa
Submitted By: Chris Caldwell
Squirrel Nut Zappas
Squirrel Nut Zippers combined with Frank Zappa
Submitted By: neptunevsmars
Led Zappalin
Led Zeppelin combined with Frank Zappa
Frank and Bonzo are probably jammin' in the Great Fillmore in the sky right now.
Submitted By: neptunevsmars
Frank Zapped By A Million Volts
Frank Zappa combined with Zapped By A Million Volts
Submitted By: Donna Gelpigi
There are additional Frank Zappa Combined Groups that haven't been done yet available.
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"Go Cry On Somebody Else’s Shoulder"
Your girl today, wears a way
A year ago today you went away
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"Who Are the Brain Police?"
The chrome is too sock
The chrome is too soft
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"I Ain’t Got No Heart"
Girl, you beg no
Girl, you better go
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"Hungry Freaks, Daddy"
The youthful minds that empty my The day you're smug and step aside
The useful minds that it denied The day you shrugged and stepped aside
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"No, Not Now"
green peace your a**holes-hum hum-Greenpeace your assholes
greenbeans to Utah-yum yum-greenbeans to utah
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Albert E Ott
Someone gave me a Frank Zappa mix and suggested don't listen and drive (good advice). I didn't get corrected until 30 years later.
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"San Ber'dino"
She lives in Mojave in a Winnebago, His name is Bobby, he looks like a potato.
The rhyme is funny. Silly that Zappa would compare a guy's looks to a potato.
Submitted by: Daniel Rainey
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"Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?"
My balls feel like a pair of maracas
Frank Zappa is one of the most insane people ever born...I think he's overrated, but his weirdness lives on in Steve Vai, one of the greatest musicians ever to live. And listening to this song kinda makes my balls hurt...
Submitted by: Chris DeNicola
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There are additional Funny lyrics available. |
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"Valley Girl"
Valley girl, she's a valley girl, etc.
Even though it's really repetitive, it's done quite intelligently. Really, do you enjoy listening to bubbleheads blab and blab about uselessness?
Submitted by: Otto
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"Jewish Princess"
I want a nasty little Jewish Princess With long phony nails and a hairdo that rinses
Calling someone "nasty", regardless of their religious orientation, is downright insulting.
Submitted by: Joe
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"It Can’t Happen Here"
It can't happen here It can't happen here, I'm telling you, my dear
This song is crazier than it sounds. Trust me.
Submitted by: Clever Nam3
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"Help, I’m A Rock"
Help, I'm a rock (Repeat 4 times)
This song is crazy bonkers, trust me.
Submitted by: Clever Name
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"The Chrome Plated Megaphone Of Destiny"
Bwah ha ha . . . (Cough!) Mmph ha ha ha! Ha ha ha!
So this might seem normal, it’s just laughing but its not. The whole song is like this but it sounds like they’re posessed and it sounds creepy and weird. If you don’t believe me listen to it yourself
Submitted by: Clever Name
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"Brown's Hoes Don't Make It" originally "Brown Shoes Don't Make It"
Something's wrong with Brown's garden tools.
Submitted by: Honey Doom Ellen
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"Sir Pinches Jews" originally "Jewish Princess"
Submitted by: Lefty Lucy
"Logical Christ" originally "Catholic Girls"
Submitted by: Evan
"OK, I Am Ugly, Mutilatory Straw Man." originally "My Guitar Wants to Kill Your Mama"
Submitted by: Evan
"Prince J.S. Wishes" originally "Jewish Princess"
Submitted by: Sutch
"Prince Jish Sews" originally "Jewish Princess"
Submitted by: Sutch
There are additional Song Title Anagrams available.
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"Montana"
I might be moving to Montana soon...
Because even Zappa wasn't bold enough to move to West Virginia
Submitted by: princejellyfish
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"Bobby Brown"
Banned in the US for the...overtly...sexual content
Submitted by: Evan
"Money"
Someone named Peter said that there's a Zappa song named Money from 1965. It doesn't exist and he was probably confusing it with "We're Only In it For The Money", which is not a song, but an album, and it was in fact heavily censored
Submitted by: PompadurSwamp
"I Don't Wanna Get Drafted"
In 1980, fearing association with its overt political theme, Mercury records refuses to release this Frank Zappa single.
Submitted by: Peter
"Jewish Princess"
In 1979, this Zappa parody sparks vocal protests to the FCC from the B'nai B'rith Anti-Defamation League.
Submitted by: Peter
"Let's Make The Water Turn Black"
In 1967 against his wishes, Frank Zappa's record company removes eight bars of this song. This occurs when a well-intentioned executive at Verve Records hears the lyric, "And I still remember mama with her apron and her pad, feeding all the boys at Ed's cafe." The executive thinks the referred-to "pad" is a sanitary napkin.
Submitted by: Peter
There are additional Songs That Are Banned available.
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"Stinkfoot" Length: 6:40
Submitted by: Clever Name
"Dinah-Hoe Humm" Length: 6:03
Submitted by: Clever Name
"Dinah-Hoe Humm" Length: 6:03
Submitted by: Clever Name
"Fifty-Fifty" Length: 6:10
Submitted by: Clever Name
"The Grand Wazoo" Length: 13:18
Submitted by: Clever Name
There are additional Super Long Pop Songs available.
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"I’m Not Satisfied" Length: 2:38
Submitted by: Clever Name
"Anyway The Wind Blows" Length: 2:55
Submitted by: Clever Name
"How Could I Be Such A Fool" Length: 2:13
Submitted by: Clever Name
"Motherly Love" Length: 2:45
Submitted by: Clever Name
"I Ain’t Got No Heart" Length: 2:35
Submitted by: Clever Name
There are additional Super Short Pop Songs available.
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"Don't Seat The Yellow, No" originally "Don't Eat The Yellow Snow"
Submitted by: Regina Haniger
"My Guitar Wants To Mill Your Comma" originally "My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama"
As sensible as any want attributed to a guitar
Submitted by: Sonya Raynos
"Pot Hoop" originally "Hot Poop"
Submitted by: Megan Ura
"Pot Hoop" originally "Hot Poop"
Megan Ura
Submitted by: Sheila Evans
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Zank Frappa originally "Frank Zappa"
Submitted by: Sutch
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"Permanent injuries from a serious fall"
Zappa sustained permanent physical damage after he was pushed into an orchestra pit by an enraged fan in London, 1971. The incident knocked him unconscious and left him confined to a wheelchair for about a year; of course he only made four albums over that year! His singing voice was permanently lowered due to his windpipe being crushed in the fall, and one of his shattered legs healed shorter than the other - something which he referred to in the song "Dancin' Fool".
Submitted by: neptunevsmars
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"Sleep Dirt"
This album is said to all be instrumental. But at the ending of the song with the same name as the album you can hear two voices: "Heh! Gettin' tired? No, fingers got stuck!" Those are the only lyrics.
Submitted by: Clever Name
"Hot Poop"
When it reaches 15 seconds there’s some reversed lyrics which are alternate lyrics to another song on that album called “Mother People”.
Submitted by: Clever Name
"Hot Poop"
When it reaches 15 seconds there’s some reversed lyrics which are alternate lyrics to another song on that album called “Mother People”.
Submitted by: Clever Name
"Harry, Your A Beast"
Around the one minute mark there’s some reversed lyrics.
Submitted by: Clever Name
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"Ya Hozna"
This is another song that is completely backwards! Words that can be discerned when played backwards include lyrics from Zappa's "Sofa Number 2", and some ecstatic speech from Moon Unit Zappa in her "Valley Girl" voice. Found on the album Them Or Us.
Submitted by: Agrimorfee
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"Concert Antics"
In addition to tight musicianship, the Frank Zappa and Mothers of Invention concerts were renowned for wacky on-stage goofiness in concerts: from bizarre costume changes, to improvised theater, to simple repetitions of familiar phrases like "Book 'em Danno!" or "Mary Mother & Joseph!" Often Zappa would introduce "The Secret Word" for the evening, based on current events or whatever was happening with the band that day.
Submitted by: Agrimorfee
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"Jazz From Hell"
In one of perhaps the stupidest examples of prior censorship, "Jazz From Hell" got slapped with an "explicit lyrics" label even though its content is PURELY INSTRUMENTAL!!! That meant it had NO lyrics at ALL. But then, Frank Zappa HATED absolutely EVERYTHING for which the badly-misnamed "Parents's Music Resources Center" stood anyway; one of his later albums was titled "Frank Zappa Meets The Mothers Of PREvention.' His best-remembered musical team, of course, was called "The Mothers Of INvention.'
Submitted by: Parker Gabriel
"Frank Zappa Meets The Mothers of Prevention"
"WARNING/GUARANTEE
This album contains material which a truly free society would neither fear nor suppress. In some socially retarded areas, religious fanatics and ultra-conservative political organizations violate your First Amendment Rights by attempting to censor rock & roll albums. We feel that this is un-Constitutional and un-American. As an alternative to these government-supported programs (designed to keep you docile and ignorant), Barking Pumpkin is pleased to provide stimulating digital audio entertainment for those of you who have outgrown the ordinary. The language and concepts contained herein are GUARANTEED NOT TO CAUSE ETERNAL TORMENT IN THE PLACE WHERE THE GUY WITH THE HORNS AND THE POINTED STICK CONDUCTS HIS BUSINESS. This guarantee is as real as the threats of the video fundamentalists who use attacks on rock music in their attempt to transform America into a nation of check-mailing nincompoops (in the name of Jesus Christ). If there is a hell, its fires wait for them, not us."
Submitted by: Agrimorfee
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"Valley Girl"
Became a 1983 film starring a young Nicolas Cage.
Submitted by: Peter
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"You Are What You Is"
A foolish young man From a middle class family Started singin' the blues 'Cause he thought it was manly Now he talks like the Kingfish ("Safffiiiie!") From Amos 'n' Andy
Amos 'n' Andy
Submitted by: Tarzan
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