Testo Be-Bop Tango - Frank Zappa feat. The Mothers
Testo della canzone Be-Bop Tango (Frank Zappa feat. The Mothers), tratta dall'album Roxy & Elsewhere
Some of you may know that the tango, which is not a very popular
Dance anymore, was at one time reputed to be a dance of unbridled
Passion. Back in the old days when it wasn't so easy to get your
Rocks off, when it was hard to make contact with a member of the
Opposite camp, and you had to resort to things like dancing close
Together and going "Hey." Those were the days. Well, those days
Are probably gone forever. I don't know unless Nixon is going to
Bring them back a little bit later. But we have this very special
Highly evolved, permutated tango. It's actually a perverted tango
By the time... Yes, it's so perverted. This is the bebop tango
A special entertainment event that includes choreography a little
Bit later, so watch out, folks. You can turn on the big lights
We may need 'em. You know, the ones in the audience. Okay, you ready?
Not too fast now, 'cause I wanna get the right notes on the tape
I mean, this has to be the one. This has to be the one with all
The right notes in it. Okay, ready? And this is a hard one to play
One, two, three, four
The cowbell as a symbol of unbridled passion, ladies and gentlemen
Now, as you might have noticed, Bruce Fowler has just completed
Some sort of trombone solo based on the idea of an evolved tango
Event. Bruce has also prepared for you a demonstration of a dance
That he hopes will sweep the ocean right after the mudshark did
Bruce is now warming up the important muscles of the body in
Preparation, in preparation for the real live bebop tango, which
We're gonna demonstrate. Napoleon will assist him. Napoleon, just put
Your horn down, just relax. Put your head back, here comes the drill
You know what I'm talking about? Okay. This is sort of like jazz in
Its own peculiar way. Jazz is not dead, it just smells funny. Okay
Here we go. Yeah, man. Jazz, man, you know what I mean? This is
Bebop, even though you think it doesn't sound like that. Now, as you
Might have noticed, some of you with a musical education can tell
That the notes that George just sang when he went "This is bebop
Even though you think it doesn't sound like that" is actually a sort
Of a twisted form of the theme of the tango itself, which will get
Even more depraved as the number goes on. George will now attempt to
Dismember that melody, play it, and sing it at the same time while
Hey, that's the way—while we sort of dance to it. Okay, try it
George. Now, what we'd like to do at this point is get some
Volunteers from the audience to—I know you will. Oh God, you will
We need some—no, as a matter of fact, you did, didn't you? No, we
Want to have some people who have never tried it before, who have
Never even thought of trying it before. A boy, a girl, preferably
Who like each other, who would like to come up here and attempt to
Dance to what George sings. Do we have anybody who is—you're one
Okay, what's your name? Your name is Carl? Please, Carl, step onto
The stage. Pleased to meet you, Carl. Alright. Okay. Let's see, uh
Is there anybody in the, in the back? Where—oh, hey, what's your
Name? Rick and Jane and Carl. Alright, here's how it works. There's
A beat going on like this. That's a pedestrian beat. You don't dance
To that beat, you dance to what George sings, okay? The little ones
Okay? The little quick ones, okay? Ready? George, make them dance
No, no, Rick, you're too reserved. Ready? Give it to 'em, George
No, no. No, no, come on now. Loosen up. Listen, encourage them. When
It—okay. Alright, one more time. Dance. Let's study this phenomenon
Now look, Rick and Jane and Carl, you're, you're wonderful, but
You're just too reserved. I know you will. Maybe in a minute. Okay
I'll tell you what. Go back to your seats and we'll bring up the next
Batch, okay? Carl, Rick and Jane. Alright, you wanna try— Anything
You say, Frank. Oh my God. Alright, your name is Lana, right? Lana
Dance. Now that's more like it. Lana, you're so good, we have to
Bring up some other people to assist you. Brenda, imported from
Edwards Air Force Base, where she—ladies and gentlemen, Brenda
Brenda is a professional harlot, and she just got finished stripping
For a bunch of guys at Edwards Air Force Base, and she made it down
Here in time for the show. Two hours of taking it off for
The boys in the car. Really good. Okay. Brenda, Brenda has
A lovely assistant named Carl, or Robert James Davis if
You prefer. Herb Cohen, ladies and gentlemen. Okay, dance
You're still too adagio, I keep telling you. Turn on the
Bubble machine. God, is that a cheap bubble machine. Now what?
Ladies and gentlemen, Tunt's ex-wife
Ladies and gentlemen, you're probably sitting in your chairs saying
To yourselves, "I could do that." And of course you can. And now is
Your big chance. All you have to do, first step is easy, all you
Gotta do is stand up. Go ahead, just stand up. There you go. You are
Standing up. Yes, some of you are not standing up, but you won't have
As much fun as the ones who are standing up. Okay, turn on the big
Lights so everybody can see what's going on. Yes, very many of you
Are standing up. Okay, link your mind with the mind of George Duke
And when, that's it, when he plays those funny fast little notes
Twitch around and have a good time with the Bebop Tango. Let's try it
Anything you wanna do is alright
Wanna do anything you wanna do is alright
Yes, I got you, know your game to the right place tonight
Give me some of that wine now
As you might have guessed, ladies and gentlemen, this is the end of
Our concert. We'd like to thank you very, oh thank you very much
For coming. Hope you had a good time. Bruce Fowler on trombone
Napoleon Murphy Brock on tenor sax and lead vocals, Ruth Underwood on
Percussion, Ralph Humphrey on drums, Chester Thompson on drums, Tom
Fowler on bass, and George Duke on the keyboard. Thank you very much
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Writer(s): Frank Zappa
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