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I used to play all kinds of stuff And some of it was nice Some of it was musical But then...

I used to play all kinds of stuff And some of it was nice Some of it was musical But then they took some guy's advice To get a record deal, he said They would have to be more punk Forget their chops and play real dumb or else they would be sunk So off they go to S-I-R To learn some stupid riffs Oh, no - No!
- Oh, no, no, no, no, no - No!
- It's the '80s again No, no, no, no, no, no, no
No, no, no, no, no, no, no And when they think they've got it They launch a new career Who gives a fuck if what they play Is somewhat insincere? Let's dance the blues again, get down Dance the blues again, everybody Dance the blues again, hey

Full Transcript

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I used to play all kinds of stuff
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And some of it was nice
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Some of it was musical
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But then they took some guy's advice
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To get a record deal, he said
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They would have to be more punk
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Forget their chops and play real dumb
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or else they would be sunk
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So off they go to S-I-R
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To learn some stupid riffs
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Oh, no
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- No! - Oh, no, no, no, no, no
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- No! - It's the '80s again
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No, no, no, no, no, no, no No, no, no, no, no, no, no
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And when they think they've got it
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They launch a new career
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Who gives a fuck if what they play
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Is somewhat insincere?
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Let's dance the blues again, get down
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Dance the blues again, everybody
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Dance the blues again, hey
Duration
49 seconds
Views
39
Timestamp in Movie
00:57:45
Uploaded
Nov 02, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, music
Production
Les Films du Poisson,UFA Fiction,SWR,ARTE

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An in-depth look at the life and work of avant-garde musician, Frank Zappa.
I write the songs That make the young girls cry - Eat That Question 00:07
I write the songs That make the young girls cry
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Did you know that in Tinseltown
And plastic groups - Eat That Question 00:06
And plastic groups
And groups that look real queer - Eat That Question 00:12
And groups that look real queer
Moo, moo-moo, moo, moo - Eat That Question 00:35
Moo, moo-moo, moo, moo
This country's been around for a couple hundred years, - Eat That Question 00:05
This country's been around for a couple hundred years,
And they don't... We don't even realize that other countries have thousands of years - Eat That Question 00:09
And they don't... We don't even realize that other...
And when we deal on an international level, you know, - Eat That Question 00:15
And when we deal on an international level, you know,
You know, every other country has their own art, - Eat That Question 00:16
You know, every other country has their own art,
We have Levi's, we have designer jeans, we have hamburgers, we have Coca-Cola, - Eat That Question 00:12
We have Levi's, we have designer jeans, we have hamburg...
And then we go out there and we say, - Eat That Question 00:14
And then we go out there and we say,
And I think that a country that doesn't do something - Eat That Question 00:28
And I think that a country that doesn't do something
Tomorrow night, the London Symphony Orchestra - Eat That Question 00:07
Tomorrow night, the London Symphony Orchestra
But what is new is that the program of orchestral music - Eat That Question 00:15
But what is new is that the program of orchestral music
Robin Denselow's been looking at the least known - Eat That Question 00:24
Robin Denselow's been looking at the least known
It's going to be maybe even painful for some of them. - Eat That Question 00:06
It's going to be maybe even painful for some of them.
The LSO are rehearsing compositions that Zappa has written from 1975 on, - Eat That Question 00:48
The LSO are rehearsing compositions that Zappa has written f...
Really? I mean, one must take you, what, - Eat That Question 00:08
Really? I mean, one must take you, what,
Well, in the case of Valley Girl, - Eat That Question 00:21
Well, in the case of Valley Girl,
At the rehearsals, Zappa sat out in the stalls, - Eat That Question 00:12
At the rehearsals, Zappa sat out in the stalls,