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10 Favorite Frank Zappa/Mothers of Invention songs

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Topic: 10 Favorite Frank Zappa/Mothers of Invention songs
Posted By: Paperbag
Subject: 10 Favorite Frank Zappa/Mothers of Invention songs
Date Posted: June 29 2010 at 14:57
Would just like to know everyones favorites. Mine are, 

1) Son of Mr. Green Genes (my personal favorite song ever)
2) Eat That question
3) Blessed Relief
4) Cleetus Awreetus Awrightus
5) Peaches en Regalia
6) Apostrophe
7) Willie The Pimp
8) Watermelon in Easter Hay
9) Big Swifty
10) The Gumbo Variations

Yeah I love Hot Rats and Grand Wazoo.
Thanks for replying and/or reading my topic.
I would love to know peoples opinions.
Thanks.




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Posted By: Noak
Date Posted: June 29 2010 at 16:24
Oh man, this is really hard. I really like all of them. I can pick ten but I can't put them in order.

Peaches En Regalia
Eat That Question
Invocation & Ritual Dance of the Young Pumpkin
Night School
Inca Roads
The Eric Dolphy Memorial BBQ
Son of Mr. Green Genes
Outside Now
Echidna's Arf / Don't You Ever Wash That Thing (from Roxy & Elsewhere)
America Drinks (this might be a strange choice but I've always loved this song for some reason)



Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: July 01 2010 at 20:16
Damn difficult indeed. I'm sure my list will be different tomorrow. No particular order.
 
1. Peaches En Regalia
2. Aybe Sea
3. Wind Up Working In A Gas Station
4. Didja Get Any Onya?
5. City Of Tiny Lights
6. G-Spot Tornado
7. Eat The Question
8. I Promise Not To Come In Your Mouth
9. The Duke Of Prunes (Suite....)
10. King Kong
 
Too many honorable mentions to name.


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Posted By: WalterDigsTunes
Date Posted: July 01 2010 at 20:21
1. Watermelon in Easter Hay
2. What's New in Baltimore?
3. Willie the Pimp
4. Montana
5. Porn Wars
6. When Yuppies Go to Hell
7. Hungry Freaks Daddy
8. Bobby Brown Goes Down
9. Eat that Question
10. Inca Roads


Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: July 01 2010 at 20:23
I'll try to add something from every era:
 
1. Andy
2. Little House I Used to Live In
3. Eat that Question
4. Titties N' Beer
5. Zoot Allures
6. City of Tiny Lites
7. Zomby Woof
8. Night School
9. Echidna's Arf (of you)
10. RDNZL


Posted By: Rabid
Date Posted: July 07 2010 at 23:34
Originally posted by Noak Noak wrote:

Oh man, this is really hard. I really like all of them. I can pick ten but I can't put them in order.

Peaches En Regalia
Eat That Question
Invocation & Ritual Dance of the Young Pumpkin
Night School
Inca Roads
The Eric Dolphy Memorial BBQ
Son of Mr. Green Genes
Outside Now
Echidna's Arf / Don't You Ever Wash That Thing (from Roxy & Elsewhere)
America Drinks (this might be a strange choice but I've always loved this song for some reason) *

 
* Had a 'bitching' version of this by Woody Herman.......(LP 'Thundering Herd'.....check it out!! ).
 


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Posted By: CinemaZebra
Date Posted: July 07 2010 at 23:47
1. It Must Be a Camel
2. Who Are the Brain Police?
3. Cosmic Debris
4. Keep It Greasy
5. Muffin Man
6. Flower Punk
7. Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
8. Son of Mr. Green Genes
9. Crew Slut
10. Hungry Freaks, Daddy


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Posted By: Rabid
Date Posted: July 08 2010 at 00:01
Blessed Relief
The Adventures of Greggary Peccary
The Purple Lagoon
Black Napkins
Yo' Mama
Montana
St.Alphonzos Pancake Breakfast
Inca Roads
Village of the Sun/Echidnas Arf (of you)
Cy-Borg
 
Awesome stuff ! Thumbs Up
 
 
 
 
 


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"...the thing IS, to put a motor in yourself..."


Posted By: CinemaZebra
Date Posted: July 08 2010 at 00:07
Originally posted by Rabid Rabid wrote:

Black Napkins
DAMMIT HOW DID I FORGET BLACK NAPKINS. Zappa just has too much to choose from.


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Posted By: irrelevant
Date Posted: July 08 2010 at 03:09
In no particular order..........
 
Little Umbrellas
Oh No (Lumpy Gravy)
The Nanook/Apostrophe Suite (can that count as one?)
Montana
Zomby Woof
Who Are The Brain Police?
Inca Roads
Peaches En Regalia
Florentine Pogen
Blessed Relief


Posted By: Paperbag
Date Posted: July 09 2010 at 14:58
Well thanks for all these posts!
I have some changing to do to my list, forgot about most of these songs.
Especially St Alfonzo's Pancake Breakfast/Father O'Blivion.
Thanks again.



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