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Frank Zappa
Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American composer, electric guitarist, record producer, and film director. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa wrote rock, jazz, electronic, orchestral, and musique concrète works. He also directed feature-length films and...
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A Token of My Extreme
"A Token of My Extreme", by Frank Zappa, is a song on the 1979 concept album Joe's Garage [Part II]. The main character from this triple-album rock-opera has his mind messed-up by Lucille then "finally does something smart" and "pays a lot of money...
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Are You Hung Up?
"Are You Hung Up?" is the opening track on the 1968 album We're Only in It for the Money by Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention.
"Are You Hung Up?" is a short montage of dialogue and musique concrète, lasting 1 minute and 25 seconds in length....
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Who Needs the Peace Corps?
Who Needs the Peace Corps? is the second track on the 1968 album We're Only in It for the Money by Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention.
The lyrics of "Who Needs the Peace Corps?" mock hippies and people who follow the hippie fashion (such as...
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Brown Shoes Don't Make It
Brown Shoes Don't Make It is a song from Frank Zappa's 1967 album Absolutely Free. It is one of his most widely renowned works, declared by the Allmusic as "Zappa's first real masterpiece". It is also considered one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame...
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Plastic People
"Plastic People" is the first track of the Frank Zappa album Absolutely Free. It was the inspiration for the name of the Czech band Plastic People of the Universe. The tune is loosely based on "Louie Louie". It was sampled on the GZA track "Cold...
