| Frank Zappa – Titties and Beer Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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I understand that the song is a sort of low brow version of the "Histoire Du Soldat" by Igor Stravinsky. Frank records an instrumental excerpt on "Make a Jazz Noise Here" an it is also quoted on "Absolutely Free". In the Stravinsky version a soldier trades his soul for a book on the future of the economy, then manages to trick the devil and welsh on the deal. Part of Franks crusade to get people to listen to culture without even realising that they are doing it! Of course "The devil went down to Georgia" by the Charlie Daniells Band is another variation on a theme. |
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| Frank Zappa – Conehead Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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From wikipedia "The Coneheads is a sketch on Saturday Night Live which originated on the January 15, 1977 episode, and starred Dan Aykroyd as father Beldar, Jane Curtin as mother Prymaat, and Laraine Newman as daughter Connie. The Coneheads are an alien family, natives of the planet Remulak, who find themselves stranded on Earth. When questioned by Earth neighbors as to their strange behavior, they inevitably reply that they are "from Remulak, a small town in France". The Coneheads' most distinguishing feature is that the tops of their heads are shaped like large cones. Their unearthly appearance, however, is never strongly questioned–a point from which much of the humor was derived. " They also had an insatiable desire for carbohydrate foods! "Frank Zappa wrote a song based on the sketches, titled "Conehead". It appeared on his 1981 album You Are What You Is. When he hosted SNL, Zappa also appeared in a Coneheads sketch as a man dating Connie, where he makes note that he prefers Frenchwomen. " That should do it! |
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