Tinseltown Rebellion-Frank Zappa

[ti:Tinseltown Rebellion] [ar:Frank Zappa] [al:Understanding America] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Tinseltown Rebellion - Frank Zappa [00:19.07]From Madam Wong's to Starwood [00:21.31]To the Whiskey on the strip [00:23.68]You can hear the crashing blasting strum [00:26.16]Of bands that come to be real hip [00:28.57]And get a record contract [00:30.67]From a talent scout someday [00:33.33]They'll sell their a** their cocks and balls [00:35.66]They'll take the check 'n' walk away [00:38.98] [00:40.51]If they're lucky they'll get famous [00:42.62]For a week or two perhaps [00:44.64] [00:45.27]They'll buy some ugly clothes to wear [00:47.73]And hope the business don't collapse [00:50.14]Before some stupid magazine [00:51.97] [00:52.66]Decides they're really good [00:54.20] [00:55.01]They're a Tinsel Town Rebellion Band [00:57.58]From downtown Hollywood [00:59.10] [01:00.99]Tinsel Town Rebellion [01:04.49] [01:06.28]Tinsel Town Rebellion Band [01:09.18] [01:11.39]It's a little bitty Tinsel Town Rebellion [01:14.41] [01:16.32]A Tinsel Town Rebellion Band [01:18.95] [01:30.17]They used to play all kinds of stuff [01:32.15]And some of it was nice [01:34.00] [01:35.10]Some of it was musical [01:37.12]But then they took some guy's advice [01:39.12] [01:39.74]To get a record deal he said [01:41.65]They would have to be more punk [01:44.14]Forget their chops and play real dumb [01:46.46]Or else they would be sunk [01:48.74]So off they go to S I R to learn some stupid riffs [01:52.69] [01:56.03]And practice all their poses [01:57.47] [02:00.61]In between their powder sniffs [02:02.24] [02:03.51]Chop up a line now snort it up now [02:07.09] [02:12.98]And when they think they've got it [02:15.08]They launch a new career [02:16.95] [02:17.76]Who gives a f**k if what they play [02:20.13]Is somewhat insincere [02:21.46] [02:23.43]Tinsel Town Rebellion [02:26.30] [02:28.44]Tinsel Town Rebellion Band [02:33.59]A Tinsel Town Rebellion [02:36.19] [02:38.39]A Tinsel Town Rebellion Band [02:40.58] [02:43.32]Did you know that in Tinsel Town the people there [02:45.68]Think substance is a bore [02:48.52] [02:49.35]And if your New Wave group looks good [02:51.88]They'll hurry on back for more [02:54.00]Of leather groups and plastic groups [02:57.06]And groups that look real queer [02:59.47]The Tinsel Town aficionados [03:01.38] [03:02.32]Come to see and not to hear [03:05.34] [03:05.92]But then again this system works [03:08.46]As perfect as a dream [03:09.83] [03:10.39]It works for all those record company pricks [03:13.49]Who come to skim the cream [03:18.00] [03:20.34]From the cesspools of excitement [03:22.78] [03:23.37]Where Jim Morrison once stood [03:26.12] [03:27.10]It's the Tinsel Town Rebellion [03:30.03] [03:30.99]From downtown Hollywood