Estadística Descriptiva

Central Scrutinizer:

This is the CENTRAL SCRUTINIZER . . . As you can see, MUSIC can get you pretty fucked up . . . Take a tip from Joe, do like he did, hock your imaginary guitar and get a good job . . . Joe did, and he's a happy guy now, on the day shift at the Utility Muffin Research Kitchen, arrogantly twisting the sterile canvas snoot of a fully- charged icing anointment utensil. And every time a nice little muffin comes by on the belt, he poots forth . . .

And if this doesn't convince you that MUSIC causes BIG TROUBLE . . . then maybe I should turn off my plastic megaphone and sing the last song on the album in my regular voice . . .

A-hem! Heh heh . . . A little green rosetta A little green rosetta A little green rosetta A little green rosetta You'll make a muffin betta With a green rosetta A little green rosetta A tiny green rosetta

A green rosetta A little green rosetta A little green rosetta A tiny green rosetta

You'll make a muffin really betta It's betta

It's really getting betta It's betta, it's betta With a green rosetta Setta, setta

And a green rositti, too Green rositti

A little green rositti It's really, really meaty The little green rositti

Make a muffin really betta It's betta,

(Hey, really out there . . . that was really good) It's really getting betta

It's betta, it's betta With a green rosetta Setta, setta

(Good God, give the drummer some) Green rosetta

A little green rosetta A little green rosetta A little green rosetta (Setta, setta, setta, setta, setta, setta,

setta, setta, setta, setta, setta . . .)

(Make a muffin, make a muffin, make a muffin) Betta

(Make a muffin betta, make a muffin betta) With a green rosetta

(Make a muffin betta, make a muffin betta) A little green rosetta

A little green rosetta

(You'll make a muffin betta) A little green rosetta (With a green rosetta) A little green rosetta (You'll make a muffin betta) A little green rosetta

Good God! You're really jammin'! Now the Reggae version, hey, for the People in the Third World . . . we haven't forgotten anybody on this song . . . for all of you French people . . . who think that you're outta sight . . . And for the people in Spain . . . who think the French people are where it's at . . . And for the people in Mongolia who always wanted to go to Spain for a vacation . . . And for those of you in Taiwan who got chumped, this chorus is for you: (Rang Tang Ding Dong, I am the Japanese Sandman . . . Take eight . . .)

A green rosetta (A green rosetta Green rosetta A little green rosetta) A green rosetta

(Against the Reggae beat, though . . .

No, it's still Reggae, but it's all backwards, okay) A green rosetta

(A little green rosetta) A green rosetta (A little green rosetta A little green rosetta)

You'll make a muffin betta Little green rosetta You'll make a muffin betta Little green rosetta You'll make a muffin betta Little green rosetta Little green rosetta Little green rosetta A little green rosetta

Now you see, some places in the Third World it might be difficult to dance to this because the kerosene record player is not a very efficient device . . . And a lot of times they run out of, they run out of spunk right in the middle of the chorus . . . Causing the song to sound like this . . .

A little green rosetta

However we continue in spite of the fact that the fuel may be low on your record player. We suggest that in places in the Fourth World where things are really tough that you keep the record player going by rubbing two sticks together. And if all else fails, throw the record away . . . build your own green rosetta . . . try this recipe: We'll start with a lump of grass . . . the grass bone connected to the ankle bone . . . the knee bone connected to the wishbone . . . and then everybody moves to New York and goes to a party with Warren. Hey! And we've flown in, at great expense, (triple scale, no less, ladies and gentlemen), Steve Gadd's clone to play the out-chorus on this song . . . he's really outasite, in spite of the fact that the click track is totally irrelevant to what he's doing right now. I'm listening to the click, yes I'm suffering with the click track right now . . . this guy is totally out of sync with it, but what the fuck. Ed Mann will call him up later, show him the sign. Okay, Vinnie, where is five?

They're pretty good musicians They're pretty good musicians They're pretty good musicians

(The singer is not pretty good, the musicians they're pretty good) They're pretty good musicians

They're pretty good musicians They're pretty good musicians They're pretty good musicians But it don't make no difference If they're good musicians

Because anybody who would buy this record Doesn't give a fuck if there's good musicians On it

Because this is a stupid song AND THAT'S THE WAY I LIKE IT A little green rosetta

Hey! A little green rosetta A little green rosetta A little green rosetta You make a muffin betta With a green rosetta A little green rosetta Rosetta, rosetta, rosetta Rosetta . . . rosetta . . .

Al Malkin: Zetta . . .

All compositions by Frank Zappa except as noted Site maintained by Román García Albertos http://globalia.net/donlope/fz/

Lyrics from the album booklet

Corrections and additions from St. Alphonzo's Pancake Homepage Further corrections and additions by Román and Charles Ulrich

Tinsel Town Rebellion

(Frank Zappa, 2LP, Barking Pumpkin PW2 37336, May 11, 1981)

1. Fine Girl 3:31 2. Easy Meat 9:19

3. For The Young Sophisticate 2:48 4. Love Of My Life 2:15 5. I Ain't Got No Heart 1:59 6. Panty Rap 4:35

7. Tell Me You Love Me 2:07 8. Now You See It--Now You Don't 4:54 9. Dance Contest 2:58

10. The Blue Light 5:27 11. Tinsel Town Rebellion 4:35 12. Pick Me, I'm Clean 5:07 13. Bamboozled By Love 5:46 14. Brown Shoes Don't Make It 7:14 15. Peaches III 5:03

produced by Frank Zappa

engineers: Mark Pinske, George Douglas, Joe Chiccarelli, Alan Slides, Tommy Fly re-mix engineer: Bob Stone

everything remote: Thomas Nordegg

remote truck: Rolling Stones Mobile, London & UMRK Portable Studio studio: UMRK Central

cover art: Cal Schenkel graphics: John Williams FZ--lead guitar & vocals Ike Willis--rhythm guitar & vocals Ray White--rhythm guitar & vocals Steve Vai--rhythm guitar & vocals Warren Cuccurullo--rhythm guitar & vocals Denny Walley--slide guitar & vocals Tommy Mars--keyboards & vocals Peter Wolf--keyboards

Bob Harris--keyboards, trumpet & high vocals Ed Mann--percussion

Arthur Barrow--bass & vocals Patrick O'Hearn--bass on Dance Contest Vinnie Colaiuta--drums

David Logeman--drums on Fine Girl & first half of Easy Meat