[Don Van Vliet vocals] I'm a band leader Not only can I drink a whole lot, but I play 23 different instruments too and I don't even know how to read music Self-...

I'm a beautiful guy And you have just walked by And I have gave you the eye But you pretend to be shy But I'm a beautiful guy (You know what I mean? You know wh...

Howard: We gotta do two shows tonight? Dick: Yeah, I hope you don't use up your vital statistics Howard: I'm doomed Two shows, man Dick: Never two shows impo...

Yeah! Got no place to go (I'm tired of walking Up and down the street all by myself) No love left for me to give (I tried and tried But no one wants me the way...

Aw, I knew you'd be surprised (Aw, I knew you'd be surprised (Aw, I knew you'd be surprised)) One two three four Feelin' sorry Feelin' sad So many ugly people ...

Going back again to see that girl I left behind me when I went out To see this great big world I hope that she feels the same about me As she did before I went ...

Frank zappa (guitar, vocals) Ralph humphrey (drums) Sal marquez (trumpet, vocals) Tom fowler (bass) Bruce fowler (trombone) George duke (keyboards, synthesizer)...

Ian: My name is Ian Underwood And I am straight member of the group ( Wowie Zowie) One month ago I heard The Mothers of Invention at the theater I heard them on...

You took a chance On Jumbo's love If only she woulda Gave you the shove That might have sent you On your way But it's too late now You got a letter today Life a...

FZ: Ok? Now if you still want to get your name in magazines he wants five hundred dollars a month! JCB: Where does it come from? We worked one gig this month An...

[includes quotes from In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (Doug Ingle), Rite Of Spring (Stravinsky) and Taps (Butterfield)] [Guitar solo from Let's Move To Cleveland Civic Cen...

Did a vehicle Come from somewhere out there Just to land in the Andes? Was it round And did it have A motor Or was it Something Different Did a vehicle Did a v...

Howard: Ready, Madge? FZ: You have to feel like Art Laboe Howard: Grow, little trees! FZ: It's spring, the time of the year when all things grow and little ...

Desperate nerds in high offices all over the world have been known to enact the most disgusting pieces of legislation in order to win votes (or, in places where...

Ray collins (vocals) Jimmy carl black (drums) Billy mundi (drums) Roy estrada (bass) Don preston (keyboards) Bunk gardner (woodwinds) Motorhead sherwood (sopran...

[Guitar solo from Let's Move To Cleveland Philipshalle, Dusseldorf, Germany May 22, 1982 FZ CUSTOM STRAT Ray White rhythm guitar Steve Vai stunt guitar Tommy ...

(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Dubose Heyward / Joe Primrose) [includes It Ain't Necessarily So (Gershwin/Gershwin) and St James Infirmary (Joe Primrose)] [G...

It can't happen here It can't happen here I'm telling you, my dear That it can't happen here Because I been checkin' it out, baby I checked it out a couple a ti...

Frank Zappa (acoustic guitar) Tony Duran (slide guitar) Jeff Simmons (hawaiian guitar, vocals) "Sneaky Pete" Kleinow (pedal steel) Sal Marquez (trumpet, vocals)...

Jeff: This is what I joined for This I don't think is pretty good FZ: In other words, you don't wanna be in the movie Jeff: Yeah FZ: You're sure? Jeff: Mm-mh FZ...

Jelly Roll Gum Drop, got my eyes on you Baby don't you know now Jelly Roll Gum Drop, got my eyes on you The way yo do the bop Like a spinning top The Pachuco Ho...

Performed by: Mr Clean Jessie Lee, Jessie Lee, Girl, you're so fine C'mon, pretty baby, Say that you'll be mine Jessie Lee, Jessie Lee, C'mon, take my love Yo...

There's an ugly little wasel bout three-foot nine Face puffed up from cryin n lyin Cause her sweet little hubbys Suckin prong part time (in the name of the lord...

I want a nasty little Jewish Princess With long phony nails and a hairdo that rinses A horny little Jewish Princess With a garlic aroma that could level Tacoma ...

Jezebel Boy! You know all the guys In the Sheriff's Patrol They leave you alone When they round up the whores Up on Hollywood Boulebard Sometimes that nasty DA...

[Guitar solo from Advance Romance La Patinoire, Bordeaux, France June 1, 1982 FZ LES PAUL CUSTOM Ray White rhythm guitar Steve Vai stunt guitar Tommy Mars key...

Frank zappa (lead guitar, vocals) Warren cucurullo (rhythm guitar, vocals) Denny walley (slide guitar, vocals) Ike willis (lead vocals) Peter wolf (keyboards) T...

And she said Johnny Darlin Ah-ah-ah hoo-oo Dont ever go-o yea-heah Ah-ha-ha-haaa And she said: Johnny Darlin Ah-ah-ah hoo-oo Dont ever go-o yea-heah Ah-ha-ha-ha...

My baby's got Jones crushin' love Jones crushin' love Jones crushin' love Well my baby's got Jones crushin' love Jones crushin' love Jones crushin' love She don...

Jumbo, go away Jumbo, go away Jumbo leave me alone Get your head off my bone I wanna go home *("I'm hungry")* Jumbo lighten up Jumbo lighten up Jumbo give me a...

Oh yeah! That's just fine! Come on boys! Just one more time! I think I can explain about how the pigs music works Well, this should be interesting Remember tha...

This is a story, tell it quick as I can A week ago, I met a stumbler man He stumbled up, he said, "All I wanna know, How far the hratche-plche Kaiser Rolls" I ...

Keep it greasey so it'll go down easy Keep it greasey so it'll go down easy Keep it greasey so it'll go down easy Roll it over 'n grease it down I'll drive you...

[Living Room in Ontario, California c 1961-62 Kenny Williams-voice FZ-voice] Kenny: Afore of it, wh-while I was away in boarding school lived with Ronnie by ...

Frank zappa (lead guitar, vocals) Mark volman (vocals) Howard kaylan (vocals) Jim pons (bass, vocals) Don preston (keyboards, electronics) Ian underwood (keyboa...

[Bolic Sound, Inglewood late 1973-early 1974 George Duke keyboard Ruth Underwood percussion Bruce Fowler trombone Tom Fowler bass Chester Thompson drums Ralph...

You surely must be trying To break this heart of mine I thought you knew I loved you And we'd share a love so fine But later that night You threw a padlock on ...

Acetylene Nirvana Hemorrhoids Talkin' 'bout your hemorrhoids, Baby Acetylene Nirvana Hemorrhoids Talkin' 'bout your hemorrhoids, Baby Steam roller Steam rolle...

Lemme take you to the beach, La La La La La La La La La La La La Lemme take you to the beach, La La La La La La La La La La La La Bring the weenies, I'll bring ...

[includes a fragment from Ronnie Sings?] Now believe me when I tell you that my song is really true I want everyone to listen and believe It's about some littl...

Performed by: Bob Guy Doris, get out your poison pen and take a letter I have to write to Count Dracula You know he wrote me a letter of that sort Dear Count ...

[] Library bar-code, PE label Student must carry this card at all times, And present upon demand for identification This card are not while currently [enrolled...

Frank zappa (guitar, vocals) Ian underwood (alto saxophone, piano) Bunk gardner (tenor saxophone, clarinet) Motorhead sherwood (baritone saxophone, tambourine) ...

Diddelidid, Diddelidid Diddelidid, Diddelidid Oh little girl of mine Gee, but you sure look fine Yes you appeal to me I'll never set you free Cause you mine lov...

Mark Volman (vocals) Howard Kaylan (vocals) Ian Underwood (keyboards, woodwinds) Aynsley Dunbar (drums) George Duke (keyboards, trombone) Martin Lickert (bass) ...

Frank zappa (guitar, dialog) Mark volman (lead vocals, dialog) Howard kaylan (lead vocals, dialog) Ian underwood (woodwinds, keyboards, vocals) Aynsley dunbar (...

Frank Zappa (vocals) Denny Walley (vocals) Tommy Mars (keyboards) Peter Wolf (keyboards) Ed Mann (percussion) Patrick O'Hearn (bass, vocals) Arthur Barrow (bass...

You're a lonely little girl But your Mommy & your Daddy don't care You're a lonely little girl The things they say Just hurt your heart It's too late now For th...

Mark Volman (vocals) Howard Kaylan (vocals) Ian Underwood (keyboards, woodwinds) Aynsley Dunbar (drums) George Duke (keyboards, trombone) Martin Lickert (bass) ...

Frank Zappa (lead guitar, synthesizer, vocals) Ike Willis (rhythm guitar, vocals) Mike Keneally (rhythm guitar, synthesizer, vocals) Bobby Martin (keyboards, vo...

Frank zappa (guitar, dialog) Mark volman (lead vocals, dialog) Howard kaylan (lead vocals, dialog) Ian underwood (woodwinds, keyboards, vocals) Aynsley dunbar (...

Captain Beefheart (vocals) Bobby Zappa (rhythm guitar) Frank Zappa (lead guitar) Well, I'm lost in a whirlpool Yeah, baby, my head is goin' round Well, ever si...

Performed by: The Heartbreakers Rock a bye, Baby, On the tree-top When the wind blows, The cradle will rock When the bow breaks, The cradle will fall So down, d...

Love of my life, I love you so Love of my life, don't ever go I love you only Love, love of my life Stars in the sky they never lie Tell me you need me, don't ...

Where do I begin To tell the story of how great a love can be The sweet story that is older than the sea The simple truth about the love she brings to me Where ...

JOE is so disoriented by his disease, he goes in the other room and plays the title cut from an old Jeff Simmons album, and sings along with it Joe: Lucille Ha...

You-you-you-ooo Look like a dor-r-r-k You act like a dork Most of the time, also You're a dor-r-r-r-k You are a double-dork butt rash You are a dork, dork, dork...

Theme The way I see it, Barry, This should be a dynamite show Orchestral Surf Music Bit of nostalga for the old folks Dialogue I'm advocating dark clothes If I...

There was a man A little ole man Who lived in Montreal With a wife and a kid And a car and a house And a teenage daughter With a see-thru blouse Who loved to gr...

Mark Volman (vocals) Howard Kaylan (vocals) Ian Underwood (keyboards, woodwinds) Aynsley Dunbar (drums) George Duke (keyboards, trombone) Martin Lickert (bass) ...

OH NO Oh no I don't believe it You say you think that you know the meaning of love You say love is all we need You say with your love you could change All of ...

Are you with me on this people? The man with the woman head Polynesian wallpaper made the face stand out, a mixture of Oriental and early vaudeville jazz pooft...

Martin: I just went out to get some cigarettes for him one day and came back and walked into the dressing room and there's Frank and the rest of the Mothers and...

Frank zappa (lead vocals) Ike willis (guitar, vocals) Steve vai (guitar) Tommy mars (keyboards, vocals) Bobby martin (keyboards, saxophone, vocals) Ed mann (per...

Dear PFIQ, Since you printed my question and photo in issue number 29, PFIQ, I have received many letters I'm glad I'm retired so I have plenty of time to answe...

Performed by: The Penguins I'm all alone Feeling so blue Thinking about you And the love we once knew And each time I do, It brings back those memories Of El M...

Ray collins (tambourine, vocals) Roy estrada (bass) Don preston (keyboards, electronics) Ian underwood (alto saxophone) Bunk gardner (tenor saxophone) Motorhead...

Frank zappa (guitar, vocals, drum machine) Steve vai (guitar, acoustic guitar) Ray white (guitar, vocals) Roy estrada (vocals) Bob harris (boy soprano) Ike will...

Frank Zappa (guitar, piano, lead vocals) Billy Mundi (drums, vocals, yak) Bunk Gardner (woodwinds) Roy Estrada (electric bass, vocals) Don Preston (retired) Jim...

I might be movin' to Montana soon Just to raise me up a crop of Dental Floss Raisin' it up Waxen it down In a little white box I can sell uptown By myself I w...

Well I'm about to get sick From watchin' my TV Been checkin' out the news Till my eyeballs fail to see I mean to say that every day Is just another rotten mess ...

We are the other people We are the other people You're the other people too Found a way to get to you Do you think that I'm crazy? Out of my mind? Do you think ...

Ray collins (lead vocals, harmonica, tambourine, finger cymbals, bobby pin, tweezers) Jimmy carl black (drums) Roy estrada (bass, guitarron, boy soprano) Elliot...

[Mount St. Mary's College, LA May 19, 1963] FZ: The next piece that we're going to play . . . Maybe I should tell you what we were doing . . . The, the signals ...

[Guitar solo from Black Page Alte Oper, Frankfurt June 11-12, 1982 FZ CUSTOM STRAT Ray White rhythm guitar Steve Vai stunt guitar Tommy Mars keyboards Bobby M...

Frank zappa (vocals) Roy estrada (bass) Don preston (electronics) Buzz gardner (trumpet) Ian underwood (acoustic piano) Bunk gardner (tenor saxophone) Jimmy car...

Performed by: Mr Clean All you fine young honeys, All you grown-up queens, Listen here while I tell ya Im the man of your dreams I'm the sweetest hunk of man T...

Eat your greens Don't forget your beans & celery Don't forget to bring Your fake I.D. Eat a bunch of these MAGNIFICENT With sauerkraut Sauerkraut Eat a grape, ...

Terry Bozzio (drums, background vocals) Davey Moire (vocals) Andre Lewis (organ, vocals) Roy Estrada (bass, vocals) Dave Parlato (bass) Napoleon Murphy Brock (s...

Hey, they're really dancin' They're on auto-destruct On the floor On the pipe Bouncin' off-a the wall Hey, the people here are really Tearin' it up On the side ...

The Muffin Man is seated at the table in the laboratory of the Utility Muffin Research Kitchen Reaching for an oversized chrome spoon he gathers an intimate qua...

Frank Zappa (lead guitar, vocals) Ike Willis (guitar, vocals) Mike Keneally (guitar, synthesizer, vocals) Bobby Martin (keyboards, vocals) Ed Mann (percussion) ...

Frank Zappa (lead guitar, vocals) Ian Underwood (alto saxophone) Bunk Gardner (tenor saxophone) Motorhead Sherwood (baritone saxophone, snorks) Buzz Gardner (tr...

Mark Volman (vocals) Howard Kaylan (vocals) Ian Underwood (keyboards, woodwinds) Aynsley Dunbar (drums) George Duke (keyboards, trombone) Martin Lickert (bass) ...

Lonesome Cowboy Nando (from YCDTOSA, Vol 6) 1988 Frank: My name is Nando, I'm a marine biologist All my friends, they call me "Doh" Ike & Mike: Hi, Doh! Fra...

*(Well, right about that time people A fur-trapper (who was strictly from commercial) Had the unmitigated audacity to jump up from behind my igloo (peekaboo) ) ...

Frank Zappa (lead guitar, vocals) Ray White (guitar, vocals) Steve Vai (guitar) Tommy Mars (keyboards) Bobby Martin (keyboards, saxophone, vocals) Ed Mann (perc...

Boppa dooayyydoo Boppa dooayyydoo Boppa dooayyydoo Boppa dooayyydoo No no no no no no no-o-o-oo-oh Makes me cry to see you go-o-o-oo-oh No no no no no no no-o-...

No not now No not now No not now No not now Maybe later Maybe later She say I'm free She say I'm free She say I'm free She say I'm free But I like her sister Bu...

No not now No not now No not now No not now Maybe later Maybe later She say I'm free She say I'm free She say I'm free She say I'm free But I like her sister Bu...

Frank Zappa (guitar) Lowell George (guitar) Roy Estrada (bass) Don Preston (keyboards) Buzz Gardner (trumpet) Ian Underwood (alto saxophone) Bunk Gardner (tenor...

Frank Zappa (vocals) Ike Willis (guitar, vocals) Ray White (guitar, vocals) Bobby Martin (keyboards, saxophone, vocals) Alan Zavod (keyboards) Scott Thunes (bas...

Frank Zappa (lead guitar) Ian Underwood (alto saxophone) Bunk Gardner (tenor saxophone) Motorhead Sherwood (baritone saxophone, snorks) Buzz Gardner (trumpet, f...

Frank Zappa (lead guitar, vocals) Warren Cucurullo (rhythm guitar, vocals) Denny Walley (slide guitar, vocals) Ike Willis (lead vocals) Peter Wolf (keyboards) T...

[includes a quote from Andy] [Guitar solo from Let's Move To Cleveland Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, Oregon December 20, 1984 FZ CUSTOM STRAT Ike ...

Frank Zappa (lead guitar, vocals) Mark Volman (vocals) Howard Kaylan (vocals) Jim Pons (bass, vocals) Don Preston (keyboards, electronics) Ian Underwood (keyboa...

[Guitar solo from Ride My Face To Chicago Sunrise Musical Theatre, Sunrise, Florida November 30, 1984 FZ CUSTOM STRAT Ike Willis rhythm guitar Ray White rhyth...

FZ:Bizarre Cheese: Bizarre No one could never understand our bizarre relationship, Because I was your intelectual [fridged? frigid?] housekeeper Especially whe...

These executives have plooked the fuck out of me And there's still a long time to go Before I've Paid my debt to society And all I ever really wanted to do was ...

Frank Zappa (lead guitar, vocals) Warren Cucurullo (rhythm guitar, vocals) Denny Walley (slide guitar, vocals) Ike Willis (lead vocals) Peter Wolf (keyboards) A...