You can tell Dad is proud of her. He's trying so hard not to step on her lines.

@KB-ke3fi

Жыл бұрын

He's just promoting an old record that has no sales now.

@terryr_zappa8193

Жыл бұрын

​@@KB-ke3fiwow. just wow man.

@marksinger2360

Жыл бұрын

@@KB-ke3fi The slightly ruffling you just felt was the breeze from the point that sailed right over your head.

@RideAcrossTheRiver

Жыл бұрын

@@KB-ke3fi Why were you here?

@electrictroy2010

Жыл бұрын

@K B you just described every song that had ever existed. It’s popular for a year or two & then disappears with very few sales. (Except maybe a greatest hits album.)

She's astonishingly articulate, witty and inteligent for a 14 year old. Well, no suprize there considering who's daughter she is ...

@alfredodistefanolaulhe2212

Жыл бұрын

Daughter of a clown?

@alistairproductions

Жыл бұрын

She looks in her 20s

@justinkase1360

Жыл бұрын

I don't think it was so uncommon back then. Think of how much modern teens reflect our current culture, we just chose to change our culture. It's not just teens that reflect these differences. Environment matters.

@aarondigby5054

Жыл бұрын

​@Matthew Alistair those names would be normal these days.

@aarondigby5054

Жыл бұрын

​@Matthew Alistair those names would be normal these days.

You can just sense the intelligence and wit of both Zappa's.

@markdavies9117

Жыл бұрын

You're right: both of them!

@patgalvez4563

Жыл бұрын

I believe Zappa's father was military intelligence.....

@hyzercreek

Жыл бұрын

She learned how to be smart from him

@DieFlabbergast

Жыл бұрын

"both Zappas" (no apostrophes need apply for the job of pluralizing nouns)

@bongodave13

Жыл бұрын

@@patgalvez4563 So was Jim Morrison's. Coincidence? Yeah.

Wow! Moon was more mature as a 14 yo than most of our elected officials today.

@robotron17

Жыл бұрын

Government is our main enemy. Doesn't matter who is in charge.

@27TacitusKilgore

Жыл бұрын

@@robotron17 is that another child of zappa?

@hyzercreek

Жыл бұрын

She makes Kamala Harris look 8 year old

@jasonmoran5152

Жыл бұрын

@@hyzercreek thats sad because she is vastly more mature than any republican

@dynodin81

Жыл бұрын

@@hyzercreek And Donald Trump like a Toddler - Oh wait he does that already on his own. 😆

My grandma once casually said "Oh Yeah, Frank Zappa - we used to have dinner with him and his wife sometimes." WHAT???? OMG

@talesoftheinlandseas5063

Ай бұрын

DONT LET THAT BE ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT PLEASE

@rigodon97

Ай бұрын

Can we know more ? 🥺

@StrangeScaryNewEngland

26 күн бұрын

Lmao. Grandparents have some crazy ass stories, don't they? My great grandfather said he witnessed the great Brinks heist in Boston while standing nearby, and saw the faces of the perps and where they took the money, but he was also a full-blown schizophrenic. LOL.

@echoparklady3170

18 күн бұрын

If your granny lived in Echo Park around Preston Ave, believe it!

@elizabethk117

17 күн бұрын

Awesome!

I grew up in Studio City, California, and knew Zappas kids, a little bit. We had mutual friends, etc. Frank definitely raised his kids well. They aren't perfect, like most of us. They were a lot of fun. Good people. Miss Frank so much!!

My brother baby sat Moon and Dweezel Zappa when Frank had family in Kailua, Oahu, Hawaii back in the late 60s!!!!! Time certainly flies.

I miss Frank, he was so intelligent. Moon was impressive for a 14 year old in this interview. She was mature beyond her years in this interview.

@princesssolace4337

Жыл бұрын

I'm with u 100%. Looking at Moon , we need to stop labelling people or other culture that have consent when they were married at that age. My grandmother was 15 when she got married in the 1930s

@Snoop_Dugg

Жыл бұрын

Their haircuts

@fishsquishguy1833

Жыл бұрын

@@princesssolace4337 You know she’s his daughter right? Still a child at 14 though. Not sure what you mean by “labeling”? Something very creepy about a man in his 20s, 30s or older with a 14 yr old girl if that’s what you are implying.

@princesssolace4337

Жыл бұрын

@@fishsquishguy1833 U know I'm talking about any 14 year old girl and older that we haven't seen but only read. I'm using her as an example of not judging a person base on what we read or heard on sum social justice dumb ass post on YT/Internet. My point is don't be bias and dumb like u are right now

@--M--1111

11 ай бұрын

People looked older back then and before that. She is 14 but looks between 25-30 over here. Which today 25-30 look their own age or younger.

"I'd like to do a Hawaiian Punch commercial." -Moon (Unit) Zappa. Classic!

@lisadavie5282

4 ай бұрын

It's what she said directly after that which is cut out its unfortunate we will never know due to editing lol

Wow, just blown by how mature and poised Moon Unit was throughout the entire interview. I had almost forgotten this album and the unrelated movie that followed. Valley Girls were definitely a phenomenon that swept the country.

@utube9000

Жыл бұрын

Certainly the most mature, poised (and funny! ) 14 year old girl I've ever seen! Frank raised her good!

@kosmosyche

Жыл бұрын

@@utube9000 She is 14 here? Wow, she looks and speaks like she is at least 18

@fordhamdonnington2738

Жыл бұрын

Ok fine, like Fer sure

@rickwilliams967

Жыл бұрын

If your dad is Zappa, you kinda have to be.

@alexbaum2204

Жыл бұрын

Nowadays everyone seems to talk like them. Scary and sad.

I was amazed when Moon announced she was only 14 here. She showed the poise, confidence and ability to intelligently engage as someone with much experience. Kudos to Frank.

@fishhuntadventure

Жыл бұрын

ya, I had to go back and listen again. She looks a bit older than 14, but not much; that she spoke with the poise, timing and wit of a 25 year old was confusing to me!

@Pteromandias

Жыл бұрын

They say people looked older for their age back then. No idea why.

@michaelparks6120

Жыл бұрын

Why can't I meet any women like this ??

@michaelparks6120

Жыл бұрын

@@Pteromandias because they were lying, silly.

@toddplager8676

Жыл бұрын

@@michaelparks6120 lol!!

Moon is incredibly Poised, Charming and Pleasant. She must have a Great dad!

The best part is watching the pride in Frank's face everytime Moon speaks so colloquially and succinct. I would be equally as proud as a father.

@bfboobie

Жыл бұрын

You'd describe her speech as colloquial? Are you referring to her natural speech or her valley girl impressions?

@Faeriedarke

Жыл бұрын

I hope you mean articulately, I don't think colloquially means what you think it does.

@nikiTricoteuse

Жыл бұрын

I hate correcting people but, as others have already chimed in with their opinions, l think the word you wanted was eloquently. Colloquial means informal or familiar of a type that would not be used in written English. I wondered if you had been a victim of auto correct.

@RobMacKendrick

Жыл бұрын

@@nikiTricoteuse Ah ha. That's it. Thanks. I was trying to figure out what OP was going for.

@johnsmith-yk8by

2 ай бұрын

amen you want your kids to be real amen

We lived in "the valley". Used to see Frank, his wife, and kids around, a lot. Spoke with all of them, many times. Super nice, engaging, and fun family. Frank was a real genius in many ways, but always listened, and was interested in whoever he was speaking with. His kids were the same way. Good parenting. Moon was several years younger than me, but I had a crush on her, when she was older than this clip. Really cute, and quick witted Great family, and a great time associating with all of them.

@vdussaut9182

11 ай бұрын

Seems rather absurd that they would have remained there for so many years if they despised it as much as they claimed to in this interview. I guess it’s nice you got to see a pleasant side of them bc here they just seem like arrogant, self important, holier-than-thou douches.

@ackerjawaka4742

9 ай бұрын

Little fact for ya...dweezil was in the running man 😜

@ackerjawaka4742

8 ай бұрын

So was mick fleetwood also when frank went to register dweezil the powers that be wouldn't let him do it until he changed the name dweezil so he named him after every member of the band he had then, when dweezil found out when he was about 15 he went and changed his name by deed poll back to dweezil ♠️ 🍀 😜 what a dude

She is more intelligent and mature at 14 than most 25 year olds today.

@duffbaker9554

Жыл бұрын

*Most 40 year olds today.

@markfrost2707

Жыл бұрын

no doubt! More than people in congress!

@dildonius

Жыл бұрын

Except for you guys. You're special. It's all the other people who are dumb.

@MadScientist267

Жыл бұрын

You spelled "all" wrong

@dildonius

Жыл бұрын

@@MadScientist267 I’m sure you had everything all figured out at 25 or are the only 25 year old who isn’t a big stupid dummy like all the others. You special little guy you!

"A mind is like a parachute, it needs to be open to work". - Frank Zappa.

@andyhinds542

Жыл бұрын

One of the most intelligent comments ever made. However, being open-minded doesn't mean accepting what you are told as truth without evidence. It doesn't mean rejecting mainstream thinking which is the basic norm except if you're a conspiracy theorist.

@okeydokey3120

9 ай бұрын

The earliest known time this was quoted was in 1927, well before Frank Zappa was born.

@lucasd1646

9 ай бұрын

@@okeydokey3120 Care to educate us who exactly quoted it first and site the source plz.

@StrangeScaryNewEngland

26 күн бұрын

@@okeydokey3120 That's the best thing about quotes; they can be recycled over the decades as long as they still ring true, and it doesn't matter who coined it first. I quote Alan Watts all the time yet he's quoting old Eastern philosophical texts and whatnot.

@QuadMochaMatti

22 күн бұрын

@@StrangeScaryNewEngland Alan Watts probably wishes he could be like David Watts.

I saw Frank Zappa in concert in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, about 1988. A young woman tried to climb up on stage but security grabbed her. Frank had her put up onto the top of a huge bank of speakers where she couldn't get down. She sat perched up there for a couple hours about 16 feet above the stage. Concert was great.

@dewilew2137

Жыл бұрын

That’s weird.

@jdaniels1313

Жыл бұрын

@@dewilew2137 I'd say, "that's awesome!" There was a somewhat negative consequence for her, but she didn't get thrown out of the concert or arrested, and got one of the best seats in the house! Win/win!

@9sheri9

Жыл бұрын

That is both epic & appropriate 😂 ❤

@confit

Жыл бұрын

​@@dewilew2137 I think you're lost.. You are watching Frank Zappa.

@dildonius

Жыл бұрын

​@@confit 🙄 Get over yourself.

Frank Zappas charisma and musical genius combined with his one of a kind uniqueness is totally awesome. Such an out of this world guy who still seems completely down to earth. R.I.P.

She's so mature sounding, my jaw dropped when she said she was 14 years old. She has a strong command of the english language. So does her father ...he taught her well.

@--M--1111

11 ай бұрын

People looked older back then and before that. She is 14 but looks between 25-30 over here. Which today 25-30 look their own age or younger.

@alfredtaylor1076

9 ай бұрын

Before the internet, kids were forced to disconnect from their peers and be around adults at home. Their dumb jokes and comments were negatively reinforced by eye rolling adults. They took their social cues from those adults and thus were more mature. Nowadays, kids don't get that mature interaction. They go home and proceed to get on the internet where their dumb, immature humor and dialect is positively reinforced by their immature peers. Its kids raising kids, even if they have parents.

You can tell they've answered the names question so many times that they're ruthlessly well-prepared for it.

My roommate in 1979 was obsessed with Frank Zappa and I still thank him for introducing him to me.

@jayhawkjd8565

Жыл бұрын

Roommates were great for that sort of thing. Mine got me into Neil Young to my never-ending gratitude ... meanwhile I got him into punk. No telling what he thought of that !

@lisadavie5282

4 ай бұрын

​@@jayhawkjd8565if you like Neil Young you'd Love this song written as an anthem for him by a Band that describes how perfect music can be. It's called "White Falcon Fuzz" by The Mother Hips! They've made some amazing records and songs that are classic. And are incredible live! Funny that Scott Thunes played bass with them for a minute.

My jaw dropped when she said she's 14

@the406seadonkey6

Жыл бұрын

It's truly insane. I've never seen a 14-year old look and act 28.

@rimrunz1795

Жыл бұрын

Very sharp looking and great composure, deportment

@teddyray8597

Жыл бұрын

Same. I figured early 20s at most.

@godisbollocks

Жыл бұрын

That's what I told the judge.

@michaeljordan6008

Жыл бұрын

Looks 41

He was brilliant. Too many people wrote him off as weird, but he was incredibly intelligent.

@MichaelMattison

Жыл бұрын

Complex fusion jazz. Anti-pop, as Primus would say

@johnmericle1955

2 ай бұрын

You're probably wondering why I'm here.. Hungry freaks daddy.

@moxnix

Ай бұрын

Yes he was .... incredibly intelligent

@Jesse-gr2xo

Ай бұрын

That was the good thing about the 60s. You could be weird, imaginative, creative. Now people are like clones.

@antonystringfellow5152

Ай бұрын

"he was incredibly intelligent." Yes, I got that part just listening to his music and lyrics as a teenager. It was many years later before I actually heard him conversing.

"Hawaiian punch commercial, or an Encino housewife"

@maggiemalone9270

Жыл бұрын

Fantastic lyrics. They're naturally poetic in everything they do.

Letterman had only been on the air for about 7 months at this point. I fondly remember staying up late and watching many of those shows.

@shirleyasnaza2604

5 күн бұрын

That would be 1981/82. 😊

Never been a big fan of his music but I seriously enjoy EVERY interview I have ever seen with Frank. Very smart and witty guy.

@curtrod

Жыл бұрын

his music was never pleasing to me either, but I read his autobiography, a great book and life story!

@spockboy

Жыл бұрын

@@curtrod Sounds good!

@Rob_Kates

Жыл бұрын

I like a lot of his music, and he was a brilliant guy. The definition of avant garde.

@fromthepeanutgallery1084

Жыл бұрын

WHAT? You have to hear. "An evening with wild man Fischer" Merry-Go-Round is a masterpiece.

@kurtsherrick2066

Жыл бұрын

I would say a person has to have a abstract mind to get Frank Zappa. It took alot to put alot of his songs together. He was actually a tremendous guitarist. I always wondered how he thought up alot of that stuff. But being a Teenager in the Seventies it made a lot of sense. My friends and I called High Talking because we would say the wildest stuff. Then there was microdot and blotter that made us sound like Aristotle. So I get it. That was such a long time ago. Had a blast!!

I used to love when Moon was VJ'ing on MTV. Her sense of humor had me in stitches.

@ithinkaboutthings9052

Ай бұрын

That was a good role for her at the time.

I just smiled through this whole interview. The world needs more genuine people like these two. Please excuse me now. I am going to jam out to "Valley Girl" now. Peace everyone! ✌️

Moon is hysterically funny. Such poise

Frank Zappa is a very interesting character. It's like he knows so much that he does not talk about.

"life was pretty sick back then, wasn't it?" The look, that statement, perfect.

Frank has such a sly and knowing smile in this.

I laughed so hard when in the beginning Dave was talking about how successful her dad was and she rolled her eyes

Why is it, that through the awesomeness that is Frank; there is a "squidward is not impressed" shining through...years before there ever even WAS a "Squidward"🤣 Moon is a doll😍 Frank sure let his daughter shine😎 This is legendary awesomeness🙏

My husband went to the same school and had playdates with Dweezil. There are some colorful parenting stories.

Thank you for this. Frank Zappa was a great man. He is missed. He did as much as he could to introduce the world to the great music of the 20th century.

That was a LOT of fun. Love their dry wit.

The look she gave when Dave said she must be making a lot of money of the song. Lol. Quick witted just like her dad.

@elmerkilred159

Жыл бұрын

That sort of subtle banter is gone in conversations nowadays. I'm not too sure if people even communicate on this level anymore with the inception and replacement of physical communication with texting. It's a people over the age of 40 thing.

@eatmoreporkporky4342

Жыл бұрын

@@elmerkilred159 Exactly, people nowadays don't have the patience or dare I say social IQ for that type of communication. I wouldn't limit that to just social IQ either 😀 But they sure are good at whining, being confused, and feeling entitled.

One of my all-time favorite Zappa clips (along with this one) was when he appeared on Crossfire and deep-fried those bloviating meatheads over music censorship.

@rasierdotcom

Жыл бұрын

I love that clip too. Frank speaking at those PMRC hearings was great too.

@7karlheinz

Жыл бұрын

Two must-see Zappa TV appearances (for ballbusting weirdness, not music) were when he appeared on a game show called "Make Me Laugh" with Bobby Van where FZ sat with his arms crossed and refused to laugh at any of the stand-up comedians. The other was the "Dinah Shore Show" entitled Hitmakers of the 60s' where he was particularly offensive, an absolutely hilarious appearance.

@STELLASCUTENESS

Жыл бұрын

…..yet now people he would be voting for today are all about censorship. The liberals have truly lost their direction.

@lorip.1110

Жыл бұрын

@@STELLASCUTENESS couldn't disagree more.

@donHooligan

Жыл бұрын

@@lorip.1110 shoot, John Denver hit them with a hard left by not being the weak little puppet they thought he was going to be....those hearings were almost as interesting as the Whitewater Hearings....where Bernie Sanders fkd us all...the Clintons would have gone down in that investigation....along with the majority of government officials. What a mess that would have been....one can only imagine.

Frank Zappa is the man. One of the original GOATs.

The humor in this is subtle perfection.

oozing guru wisdom. how solid they both are in manner, how relaxed they are in this most intense of spotlights. if that's weird, we all need to be weirder.

Interesting Frank factoid. I don't know of any other music artist who only had one Top 40 hit, Valley Girl, in this instance, and *never* performed that song live in concert. That's Frank Zappa, ladies and gentlemen.

@johndanielsforJesus

28 күн бұрын

That happens often, at least the detest of said "pop" song, much to the chagrin of the artist or band. Simpleminds comes to mind, for me, although I'm sure they performed their star-making hit from the movie "the Breakfast Club", the song 🎵 "Don't you forget about me" 🎵 when required to. My understanding is that lead singer Jim Kerr HATED that song.

@Royale_with_Cheeze

28 күн бұрын

@@johndanielsforJesus You missed the operative word, the word NEVER played live. Bands may tire of playing their hit song night after night and even come to hate it, but they played it. Valley Girl, being Frank's ONLY Top-40 hit, was never played live. Johnny Mathis said he was tired of singing Chances Are, night after night, every night of his performing career, so he dropped it from the repertoire. Then HE went to see a concert and THAT singer didn't sing his signature song and Johnny felt cheated. From that day on, Johnny gladly belted out Chances Are to never again let his audiences feel cheated. That anecdote has nothing to do with Frank but speaks to the notion of not wanting to play the hit.

Always a delight to see this man!

@stephenwaraksa805

Жыл бұрын

@Godsabitch Why not?

@sunshine3914

Жыл бұрын

@Godsabitch Because he was an extremely unique & intelligent individual - one that shall never pass this way again.

Dweezil is such an awesome musician

@davesillys8344

Ай бұрын

5150

Frank, being on a level several stories above the audience

@9sheri9

Жыл бұрын

Several stories above most everyone, actually. ✌️

@toddtrimble2555

Жыл бұрын

And several stories above David Letterman in particular. The interview was cringe-y in its superficiality.

@dildonius

Жыл бұрын

Jfc the narcissistic fart-sniffing going on throughout this comments section is so tedious. "Oh man, Frank is such an untouchable genius! These normie FOOLS in the audience don't deserve to be in his presence!" **FRRRRRRT** **S'NFFFFFFFFF** "But _I_ would!" **FRRRRRRT** **S'NFFFFFFFFF** "Oh God, I'm a genius too, I'm just like Frank!" **FRRRRRRT** **S'NFFFFFFFFF**

@roscius6204

Жыл бұрын

@@dildonius say's the guy who puts himself above said narcissists 🤣 I assume you currently have a lungful.

Fantastic! RIP Frank

AMAZING how Dave turned the interview around

I was 15 when the "Valley Girls" single was released. I purchased it, the 12" single edition, with a picture sleeve. On that photo, Moon's hair was shoulder-length. She'd cut it, by the time they made this appearance on Letterman. It's always a pleasure to watch Frank Zappa speak. Just to look into his eyes, and feel the wheels turning...One knows a great intellect is processing. I have grown to appreciate Frank's recording career. No one else ever did what Frank did. It's beyond analysis: either you find it intriguing, or, not. In 2023, I found myself getting obsessed with his albums again. It keeps my brain happy, to listened again and again, trying to figure it all out. It was great to see this clip.

This is the side of Frank Zappa that I wish more people knew. I love his music, but his social commentary is spot on. He's no fool and wouldn't be played for one by anybody.

Frank Zappa was on another level😉 A very cool dude.

I love Frank and Moon and the whole family. They are wonderful people that are all amazing.

Frank has always owned the coolest facial hair

Incredible composer; saw his som, Dweezel, a few years ago in concert carrying on his father’s musical legacy. Excellent band.

@user-lu1xp4ze8w

Жыл бұрын

Ditto here, like totally! 😎

@Richard-xu4cj

Жыл бұрын

@@user-lu1xp4ze8w fer sure fer sure!

@flickwtchr

Жыл бұрын

Zappa Plays Zappa has been a great series of live shows.

@yargnad

9 ай бұрын

@@flickwtchr I think you mean ZPZ. Don't get Dweezil in trouble again. Seen them twice and even took one of his masterclasses back in 2014. Very interesting human being.

Frank is the cooolest dude ever. Great musician and saw thing just a little clearer than most. Rest in peace.

Zappa helped me through my teenage years.

@HOTD108_

Жыл бұрын

Perhaps one day we'll forgive him.

Frank was brilliant and moon shines

I was also 14 when this came out and I had the album. I loved them both! Moon is one day older than I am. All the girls spoke valley girl including me because of this album!

@--M--1111

11 ай бұрын

People looked older back then and before that. She is 14 but looks between 25-30 over here. Which today 25-30 look their own age or younger.

Holy cow 14 that's crazy my 50 year old brain would have thought older for sure. She seems so mature for 14 that's wild.

@susannpatton2893

28 күн бұрын

We were

14 she acts 24..amazing

Imagine having such a great artist on your show and asking about the names of his children. Seems like a bit of a wasted opportunity.

@Jules_73

Ай бұрын

It was a sign of the times. Social oddities were looked upon differently than today.

@OGRE_HATES_NERDS

Ай бұрын

everybody who cares already knows about that stuff nobody knows why he gave the kids the goofy names until somebody asks

Good to see Frank wearing shoes. I remember he'd come to parent-teacher open house sans shoes. I still love Moon's "Valley Girl" speak!! Nostalgia!

Dave definitely doesn’t know how much of a musical genius frank was. Frank is for sure one of the people we lost too soon.

@jbetnar

Жыл бұрын

He was a Brahms or Chopin to psychedelic rock.

@theyapsta

Жыл бұрын

Actually Dave is well aware of Frank's musical genius. Another time on the show he discusses the making of Frank's album with the London Symphony Orchestra. He shows some knowledge and appreciation of his music and the magnitude of his talent. Most of all in that interview Dave is amazed at how dedicated to his craft Frank was. To fund the recording of his compositions with a world class orchestra and not caring at all if another human being ever bought a copy and listened. So yea. Dave knows alright.

@danbarrette9888

Жыл бұрын

@@theyapsta Actually I worked in Dave’s research group. We researched every guest and gave Dave notes on past present and future things they were involved in. They only thing Dave was interested in was ratings.

To appreciate the genius of Frank Zappa, you have to understand his sense of humor, and in the case of his daughter, the apple didn’t fall far from the tree.

Best valley girl impression ever.

Proud dad.

Frank and Moon with the 80`s perm🤣🤣

I am from the Philippines and I like Frank Zappa 's music.

Frank was a genius and to me a funny comedian with his lyrics.

I adored this family..Growing up in middle class America when all my friends were Valley style preppy types. I was a black kid into break dancing, Billy Idol, Madonna, and Duran Duran..So I mixed well into just about any social dynamic..but I was such a closet Valley guy.

My first Zappa album was Overnite Sensation ! Love that to this day ! since the early 70s !

Who remembers Frank Zappa's album "Jazz From Hell" getting a parental advisory sticker, despite being an instrumental with no lyrics?

@djhrecordhound4391

Жыл бұрын

...just based on the title of the album's first single, "G-Spot Tornado". Ridiculous.

@michaeljarvis5489

Жыл бұрын

​@@djhrecordhound4391 If I remember right, he used that name just to make the censors look silly.

@donHooligan

Жыл бұрын

proving his point about far right authoritarianism in this country. there's an interview on (YT) here, where he says CNN is too right wing....and they have become *MORE* pro-corporate, pro-gov, and pro-war since then. “The illusion of freedom will continue as long as it's profitable to continue the illusion. At the point where the illusion becomes too expensive to maintain, they will just take down the scenery, they will pull back the curtains, they will move the tables and chairs out of the way and you will see the brick wall at the back of the theater.” ― Frank Zappa

They broke the mold when they made Frank.

It's times like this I wished Zappa was still alive! Could you imagine him on between two ferns with Zack "oh what's his name?"

She mocked Valley girls way before mocking them became a trend.

@susangrande8142

Жыл бұрын

I thought the song started the trend…

One of the oddest, strangest, most bizarre bunch of people ever.

@meycoe

20 күн бұрын

in a good way tho'

@user-ch4ex3yy4l

18 күн бұрын

thank god!

Saw Zappa live in 1981 at the Stanley Theater in Pittsburgh. My very first concert!

@bonzo713

Жыл бұрын

I was there too...great gig!

@Juan-wo7zu

Ай бұрын

Lucky lucky bastard

Frank's Dad was a Nuclear Scientist who worked on some Top Secret stuff.

Frank was always ahead of the curve.

@johnbeckwith1361

Жыл бұрын

Ya, a woke idiot.

Frank was a smart guy he knew what was going on in the world

Man I miss Frank a lot. Get his book if you can, it's awesome. A real genius.

@patgalvez4563

Жыл бұрын

i saw a concert of his in 1977..Very entertaining...

@Tommyr

Жыл бұрын

@@patgalvez4563 Saw him in 1988 on the Broadway the hard way tour. AWESOME night!

@alfredodistefanolaulhe2212

Жыл бұрын

He was mad.

@wolfgangdevries127

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, genius to start an autobiography with: "I did not eat shirts from stage!" Pretty brilliant. What truly fills the heart, makes the mouth flow like a waterfall. Human nature. As Mr. Zappa thought it was the first thing that came to mind when he was jotting down his carefully crafted image that reads: I AM EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. While eating shirts from stage to built a legacy is obviously not that important, according to Mr. Zappa himself. But just important enough to start an autobiography with, apparently. Seems legit. Now wait.. should not 14 years olds just behave like 14 years olds? Or be daddy's private one hit wonder? The only way a real genius can score a hit, I assume.

@Tommyr

Жыл бұрын

@@wolfgangdevries127 Ut oh, seems someone needs a tissue. You O.K. Corky?

Frank just epitomized indifference. He seems like someone who would rather be anywhere else than on TV.

Frank is still relevant in music, and culture today. His Legacy continues to inspire musicians and freedom lovers everywhere. The music legend is sorely missed.

This was where it all started for me. I was not a Valley Girl but I could sound like one. I loved Frank Zappa but this song❤️❤️

I love them both awesome people.

I always liked the story how Frank wanted out of his recording contract, the record company said he owed them 5 albums, so Frank recorded 5 albums in a row and got out of his contract

I remember as a teenager, sneeking in the exit and up the back stairs to the balcony at the movie theater to watch "1001 Motels" over and over again. I must have been 15 years old.

@bjc2

Жыл бұрын

200 Motels

The world was a better place with Frank in it.

I still have this Zappa record in my collection. had no Idea what a ship ariving too late was about. but still like it.

Grew up in the San Fernando Valley when this song came out. The parody was spot on. However, there’s worse places in Southern California/Los Angeles.

She has her father’s personality and sense of humor.

love them so much. and I so miss Frank.🖤

What a treat. Thanks.

My husband used to do his album covers. Went to his house, said just a regular guy. Very talented could play any instrument ~ extremely innovative. Polite.

@Robyn-by6qt

Ай бұрын

What covers did he do . I love overnight sensation.

She is definitely her father's daughter. ❤ This world was better with you in it, Frank. You are missed & still much loved by many✌️

That was like, totally awesome! For sure!!

Frank Zappa had charisma!

Takes me back to Filmore West in San Francisco. When Frank preformed The MudSharks. Epic !

There are artists I can't listen to all the time. But every once in a while you have to make the rounds. Frank Zappa is one of those. You'll always come back for a visit, over and over again. Forever. He never really gets old. And I would argue that Moon and her hit single had a cultural effect that resonates to this day. Including the SNL sketch The Californians

Man, I love that novelty song!