Tinsel Town Rebellion-Frank Zappa

[ti:Tinsel Town Rebellion] [ar:Frank Zappa] [al:Does Humor Belong In Music?] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Tinsel Town Rebellion (Live In New York City, 1984 - Alternate Version) - Frank Zappa [00:08.76]From Madam Wong's to Starwood [00:10.56]To the Whiskey on the Strip [00:12.44]You can hear the crashing blasting strum [00:14.69]Of bands that come to be real hip [00:17.11]And get a record contract [00:18.74]From a talent scout some day [00:21.36]They'll sell their a** their cocks and balls [00:23.73]They'll take the check 'n' walk away [00:26.10] [00:27.85]If they're lucky they'll get famous [00:29.53]For a week or two perhaps [00:31.97]They'll buy some ugly clothes to wear [00:34.16]And hope the business don't collapse [00:36.71]Before some stupid magazine [00:38.02] [00:38.77]Decides they're really good [00:40.14] [00:40.89]They're a Tinsel Town Rebellion Band [00:43.32]From downtown Hollywood [00:45.33] [00:49.51]Tinsel Town Rebellion Tinsel Town Rebellion Band [01:00.36] [01:01.17]It's a little bitty Tinsel Town Rebellion [01:05.42] [01:06.28]A Tinsel Town Rebellion Band [01:10.21] [01:21.07]They used to play all kinds of stuff [01:23.83]And some of it was nice [01:25.39]Some of it was musical [01:26.63]But then they took some guy's advice [01:28.94]To get a record deal he said [01:31.19]They would have to be more punk [01:33.37]Forget their chops and play real dumb [01:35.80]Or else they would be sunk [01:37.99]So off they go to S I R to learn some stupid riffs [01:41.54] [01:42.67]Oh no No no no no no no no no Cause the aces are good [01:53.09]And when they think they've got it [01:54.90]They launch a new career [01:55.97]Who gives a f**k if what they play [01:57.78]Is somewhat insincere [01:59.39] [01:59.95]Let's dance the blues again [02:01.20]Everybody [02:01.46]Dance the blues again [02:03.13]Come on and [02:03.88]Dance the blues again [02:05.32]Get down from the [02:07.13] [02:09.88]I write the songs that make the young girls cry [02:13.99] [02:15.99]Did you know that in Tinsel Town the people down there [02:19.23]Think that substance is a bore [02:21.99]And if your New Wave group looks good [02:24.16]They'll hurry on back for more [02:26.16]Of leather groups [02:27.16]I do I [02:29.46]We'll rock you like a nincompoop [02:31.72]And plastic groups [02:34.65] [02:43.44]Rubber goods [02:44.31]And groups that look real queer [02:47.01]I'll tumble for ya [02:48.63](He'll tumble for ya ) [02:49.99]I'll tumble for ya [02:50.94]I'll tumble for ya very much [02:53.43] [02:55.93]Moo moo moo moo moo [02:58.43](Home town sausage tambourine) [03:00.36]Moo moo moo moo moo [03:01.61]Moo moo moo moo moo [03:03.04]Moo moo moo moo-wah [03:04.78]The Tinsel Town aficionados [03:06.79]Come to see and not to hear [03:08.53]But then again this system works [03:10.09]As perfect as a dream [03:13.21]It works for all of those record company pricks [03:15.52]Let's see that record company prick again [03:18.82] [03:24.38]It works for all of those record company pricks [03:27.12] [03:28.69]Now do it when it hits the floor [03:30.69]It works for all of those record company pricks [03:33.18] [03:34.55]Who come to skim the cream [03:38.12] [03:39.10]From the cesspools of excitement [03:43.86] [03:46.10]Where Jim Morrison once stood [03:48.22] [03:50.15]It's that Tinsel Town Rebellion [03:52.52] [03:54.09]From down down down [03:55.33](down down down) [03:56.27]Town town town [03:57.34](town town town) [03:58.39]Holly lolly lolly [03:58.61]Holly lolly lolly