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Frank Zappa: Son of Cheap Thrills

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Label: Rykodisc Records
Released: 1999.04.29
Time:
 44:36
Category: Pop/Rock
Producer(s): Frank Zappa
Rating: ********.. (8/10)
Media type: CD
Web address: www.zappa.com
Appears with:
Purchase date: 2003.04.19
Price in €: 8,99



 S o n g s ,   T r a c k s


[1] WPLJ (Dobard/McDaniels) - 2:52
[2] Twenty Small Cigars (Zappa) - 2:17
[3] The Legend of the Golden Arches (Zappa) - 3:27
[4] Ya Hozna (Zappa) - 6:26
[5] It Just Might Be a One-Shot Deal (Zappa) - 4:16
[6] Love of My Life (Collins/Zappa) - 2:15
[7] Disco Boy (Zappa) - 3:51
[8] Night School (Zappa) - 4:47
[9] Sinister Footwear [2nd Movement] (Zappa) - 6:26
[10] The Idiot Bastard Son (Zappa) - 2:39
[11] What's New in Baltimore? (Zappa) - 5:20

 A r t i s t s ,   P e r s o n n e l


on "WPLJ":
FRANK ZAPPA - guitar, vocals
LOWELL GEORGE - guitar, vocals
ROY ESTRADA - vocals
JANET FERGUSON - vocals
BUZZ GARDNER - trumpet
IAN UNDERWOOD - woodwinds
BUNK GARDNER - woodwinds
JOHN BALKIN - bass
ART TRIPP - drums

on "Twenty Small Cigars"
FRANK ZAPPA - guitar & harpsichord
IAN UNDERWOOD - piano
MAX BENNETT - bass
JOHN GUERIN - drums

on "The Legend of the Golden Arches"
FRANK ZAPPA - vocal, rhythm guitar
MOON ZAPPA - vocal
GEORGE DUKE - vocal
NAPOLEON MURPHY BROCK - vocal
STEVE VAI - guitar solo
TOMMY MARS - keyboards
ARTHUR BARROW - bass
CHAD WACKERMAN - drums

on "Ya Hozna"
FRANK ZAPPA - acoustic guitar & electric bed springs
TONY DURAN - slide guitar & vocal
JEFF SIMMONS - Hawaiian Guitar & vocal
"Sneaky Pete" KLEINOW - pedal steel solo
SAL MARQUEZ - trumpet & vocal
JANET FERGUSON - vocal
ERRONEOUS - electric bass & vocal
AYNSLEY DUNBAR - drums, washboard & tambourine

on "It Just Might Be a One-Shot Deal"
FRANK ZAPPA - lead guitar & vocals
IKE WILLIS - rhythm guitar & vocals
RAY WHITE - rhythm guitar & vocals
STEVE VAI - rhythm guitar & vocals
TOMMY MARS - keyboards & vocals
BOB HARRIS - keyboards, trumpet & high vocals
ARTHUR BARROW - bass & vocals
VINNIE COLAIUTA - drums

JOE BLACK - Compiled by the original
DAVID GREENBERG - Intramural sports
TOBY MOUNTAIN - Sampler mastered
DAVID BAKER - Pre-taping audience warm-up
CAL SCHENKEL - Artwerks

 C o m m e n t s ,   N o t e s


1999 CD Rykodisc 10581



Son Of Cheap Thrills is the second low-priced sampler designed to pull in the casual consumer (YOU??) to sample a bit of F.Z. (FRANK ZAPPA) in our on-going campaign to boost F.Z. awareness on a global basis. The proud papa of this baby was, of course, Cheap Thrills. SOCT is a just over 40-minute sampler of material from 11 of the F.Z. titles we have placed on perpetual sale (we call them MIDLINED titles, you can call them A BARGAIN). SOCT was compiled by Joe Black, our eurocentric Zappa personage. If one were to place genres on FZ music, they would find tracks on this sampler that could be termed classical, jazz, rock-sometimes on the same track. Tracks segue to form a 40 minute rocking ride through the FZ universe. Cal Schenkel again created the artwerks with many hidden clues included at NO EXTRA CHARGE for hours of eye-glazing fun.

From the Label



A companion to Rykodisc's budget-priced compilation Cheap Thrills, Son of Cheap Thrills ranges haphazardly over the many phases of Zappa's career, concentrating on briefer, more song-oriented material; although many of his varied musical sides are covered, the collection never quite jells into something cohesive. On the other hand, that task would be difficult enough for a full-fledged anthology of Zappa, let alone a budget sampler, so take it for what it is — a cheaply priced introduction for the cash-strapped. Still, if you choose to acclimate yourself to Zappa this way, the first Cheap Thrills remains the better of the two, containing as it does a larger percentage of career high points.

Steve Huey - All Music Guide
© 1992 - 2003 AEC One Stop Group, Inc.



Another extremely broad sampler of Frank Zappa's music from Rykodisc, Son of Cheep Thrills contains more than enough music to justify its price but offers nothing new for longtime fans. Like its equally cheap predecessor, this eclectic set contains a smattering of tunes that cover the entire range of Zappa's career. Unlike the selections on some of Ryko's more focused Zappa retrospectives, the music here pokes at Zappa's more challenging and off-center pieces and could serve as a road map for interested newcomers who may not know where to start within Zappa's huge discography. The greasy doo-wop tracks "Love of My Life" and "WPLJ" provide entrée to Zappa classics such as Cruising with Ruben & the Jets. Some of his more intricate instrumentals will hopefully engender interest in Jazz from Hell or the fantastic You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore series. If you enjoyed Strictly Commercial or another Ryko retrospective and are at a loss for a next Zappa purchase, this disc may point you in the right direction. And Zappa experts and completists may find this well-priced disc a welcome diversion while waiting for the next lost tapes to appear from the vault.

Andrew Boscardin - Amazon.com
 

 L y r i c s


WPLJ

I say WPLJ, really taste good to me
WPLJ, won't you take a drink with me
Well, it's a good good wine
It really make you feel so fine
(So fine, so fine, so fine)

I went to the store when they opened up the door
I said: "Please please please gimme some more"
White Port & Lemon Juice,
White Port & Lemon Juice,
White Port & Lemon Juice,
Ooh what it do to you!

You take the bottle, you take the can
Shake it up fine, you get a good good wine.
White Port & Lemon Juice,
(Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah . . . )
White Port & Lemon Juice,
White Port & Lemon Juice,
Ooh what it do to you!

The W is the White,
The P is the Port,
The L is the Lemon,
The J is the Juice
White Port & Lemon Juice,
White Port & Lemon Juice,
White Port & Lemon Juice,
Ooh what it do to you!

Well I feel so good, I feel so fine
I got plenty lovin', I got plenty wine
White Port & Lemon Juice,
White Port & Lemon Juice,
I said White Port & Lemon Juice,
Ooh what it do to you!

Roy: Por qué no consigues tu . . . tu carnal que nos compre some wine ese, ándale, pinche bato, puto, hombre, no te hagas nalga, hombre . . . (chale!) no seas tan denso, hombre (chale!), ándale, dile, porque no merecer, ándale, pinche vino, más sua . . . más suave es, más . . . más lindo que la chingada, hombre, ándale, pinche bato, hombre, quiere tu carnal, hombre, tu carnal ese, tú, tú sabes, tú sabes esto de la movida, tú sabes la movida, ese, tú sabes cómo es, tú sabes, pinche vino, puta, ándale, pinche bato, cabrón, ándale
?: This is getting me in trouble . . .
Roy: Ándale, hombre, por qué no, hombre?
?: Sorry!
Roy: Te digo que sí, hombre, te digo, chingao ese, está más . . . está más meco, hombre, ponemos más mecos que la chingada, ay! Ay, bato pinche, ay!

God, that's--They get to you after a while


TWENTY SMALL CIGARS

Instrumental


THE LEGEND OF THE GOLDEN ARCHES

Heh heh heh . . . GrrrRRRNNHH . . .

Suzy: The first thing that attracted me to Mothers music was the fact that they played for twenty minutes and everybody was hissing and booing and falling off the dance floor . . . And Elmer was yelling at them to get off stage and turn down their amplifiers


YA HOZNA

[Backwards:]

I am the heaven
I am the water
Ich bin deine Ritze
Ich bin deine Ritze und Schlitze
I am the clouds
Ich bin der Chrome Dinette
Ich bin Eier aller Arten
Ich bin alle Tage und Nächte
Ich bin alle Tage und Nächte
(AIEE-AH!)
I am embroidered
Ich bin der Dreck unter deinen Walzen
(Oh no, whip it on me, honey!)
(AIEE-AH!)
(AIEE-AH!)
Ich bin hier (AIEE-AH!)
Ich bin der Autor aller Felgen
Und Damast Paspeln
Ich bin der Chrome Dinette

You're a lonely little girl
But your Mommy & your Daddy don't care

Ich bin hier (AIEE-AH!)
Und du bist mein Sofa

You're a lonely little girl

Ich bin hier
Und du bist mein Sofa
Yeah-ha-ha-ay
Yah-ha
Yeah, my Sofa
Yeah-ha-hey

Moon:
I'm like grief
I'm like squat
I'm like grow
Repeat, like grow
Therefore like . . . rust
[...]
Okay, like . . . [blow]
I'm [blow]

Ich bin dein geheimer Schmutz
Und verlorenes Metallgeld
(Metallgeld)
(AIEE-AH!)
Und du bist mein Sofa
Ich bin hier (AIEE-AH!)

Moon:
Your [...], she [owls] like [blow]
Y'know like [blow]
Y'know like [blow]
Okay, like . . .

Ich bin hier
Und du bist mein Sofa
Yeah-ha-ha-ay
Yah-ha
Yeah, my Sofa
Yeah-ha-hey

Moon:
Hey, alright, faster, faster
Go, do it, do it, right, YEAAH
I'm feelin' good
'N I'm lookin' great
Yeah, fer sure
Like NO WAY

Ich bin hier
Und du bist mein Sofa
Yeah-ha-ha-ay
Yah-ha
Yeah, my Sofa
Yeah-ha-hey
Ich bin hier
Und du bist mein Sofa
Yeah-ha-ha-ay
Yah-ha
Yeah, my Sofa
Yeah-ha-hey


IT JUST MIGHT BE A ONE-SHOT DEAL

If the froggy come up
A--with his satchel in his hand,
Then he reach in the front
And dump a mile of sand
Across the rug, along the hall
Up to the umbrella stand
That you've been watchin' all the time
Watchin' all the time

And if a forest grows up
From the dirt on the floor,
That the frog with the satchel
Had just dumped beside the door
You're just startin' to get worried,
You ain't going out no more
And it's confusin' to your mind--

Just consider this:
You can be scared when it gets too real
You can be scared when it gets too real
But you should be diggin' it
While it's happening
(Yes! You should be diggin' it while it's happening!)
'Cause it just might be a one-shot deal

You can be lost
And you can wanna be found
But keep an eye on that frog
Whenever he jump around
Just keep a--watchin' him
You oughta be watchin' him
Just keep a--watchin' him
You wanna be askin' him
(And see if he's brought along a little bag for you, rant!)


LOVE OF MY LIFE

Love of my life

FZ: Thank you!

Love of my life

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
(Love of my life)

Stars in the sky
They never lie
Tell me you need me
Don't say goodbye
(Don't say it)
I love you only
Love,
(Love)
Love of my life

Stars in the sky
They never lie
Tell me you need me
Don't say goodbye
I love you darling
I love you only
Don't ever leave me
Don't make me lonely

Love of my life
I love you so
(I love, I love, I love you so)
Love of my life
Don't ever go
I love you only
Love, love of my life
Love of my life
Love of my life
Love of my life
Love of my life
Love of my . . .


DISCO BOY

Disco Boy
Run to the toilet, honey,
Comb your hair

Disco Boy
Pucker yer lip,
'N check yer shoulder,
'Cause some dandruff might be
Hidin' there!

Disco Boy,
You're the DISCO KING!
Aw, the Disco-Thing
Made you think
Someday,
That you
Just might GO SOMEWHERE!

Disco Girl!
You're 'out-a-site'!
You need a Disco Boy
To treat you right
He'll do a little dance;
Take you home tonight
(Leave his hair alone,
But you can kiss his comb)

Disco Boy!
Run to the toilet honey,
Comb your hair

Guy In The Audience: THEY STOLE MY POODLE FROM LAST . . .

Disco Boy!
. . . more than three times 'n yer playin' with it
(WOW!)
While yer standin' there!

Listen . . .

Disco Boy!
Do the Bump every night, 'til the Disco Girl
Who's REALLY RIGHT
Gonna fall for yer line,
'N feed you a box fulla
Chicken Delight!
(That's right!
And then when she feeds it to you,
You have to eat it!)

Disco chit-chat; so demure!
Pump that booty all across the floor!
A disco drink
A disco wink
"You never go doody!"
(That's what you think)
"You never go doody!"
(That's what you think)
"You never go doody!"
(That's what you think)

Doody
You never go doody
Doody
You never go doody

Disco Boy!
You got one more chance
To comb your hair again

Disco Boy!
They're closin' the bar,
And she's leavin' with your friend!
(That's right!)

Disco Boy,
That's the way it goes,
So wipe your nose,
'N try it again,
To get a little pussy tomorrow!

Disco Boy,
No one understands,
But thank THE LORD
That you still got hands
To help you do that jerkin' that'll
Blot out yer Disco Sorrow!
(Jerk it!)

It's Disco Love tonight
Make sure you look all right
It's Disco Love tonight
Make sure you look all right
(You look all right, you really do!)


NIGHT SCHOOL

Instrumental


SINISTER FOOTWEAR [2ND MOVEMENT - LIVE VERSION]

Rock band version of the ballet second movement


THE IDIOT BASTARD SON

The idiot bastard son:
(THE FATHER'S A NAZI IN CONGRESS TODAY . . .
THE MOTHER'S A HOOKER SOMEWHERE IN L.A.)

The idiot bastard son:
(ABANDONED TO PERISH IN BACK OF A CAR . . .
KENNY WILL STASH HIM AWAY IN A JAR)
THE IDIOT BOY!

Try and imagine
The window all covered in green
All the time he would spend
At the church he'd attend . . .
Warming his pew

Kenny will feed him & Ronnie will watch
THE CHILD WILL THRIVE & GROW
And enter the world
Of liars & cheaters & people like you
Who smile & think they know
What this is about

(YOU THINK YOU KNOW EVERYTHING . . . maybe so)
The song we sing: DO YOU KNOW?
We're listening . . .

Try and imagine
The window all covered in green
All the time he would spend
All the colors he'd blend . . .
Where are they now?


WHAT'S NEW IN BALTIMORE?

Hey! What's new in Baltimore?
How 'bout that chord to replay?
Hey! What's new in Baltimore?
The newest chord in all of Baltimore!
Hey! What's new in Baltimore?
What's new in Baltimore?
 
Hey! What's new in Baltimore?
Hey! What's new in Baltimore?
Hey! What's new in Baltimore?
What's new in Baltimore?
What's new in Baltimore?
What's new in Baltimore?

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