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Topic: Zappa music performed by others

Posted By: Evolver
Subject: Zappa music performed by others
Date Posted: April 22 2013 at 11:42

ZPZ and other tribute bands do not count.

Some of my favorites:

The Nice performing an excerpt from "Lumpy Gravy"

Eugene Chadbourne with Camper Van Beethoven performing "Let's Make The Water Turn Black"

Woody Herman and his Thundering Herd performing "America Drinks And Goes Home"

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Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: April 22 2013 at 12:13

I just ordered King Kong: Jean Luc Ponty Plays The Music Of Frank Zappa, so I imagine that is great.

I'm also thinking of getting Greggary Peccary & Other Persuasions: Ensemble Modern, as I do enjoy The Yellow Shark.

I saw P-Funk a couple of summers ago, and during one of their songs, they teased Cosmic Debriz a couple of times. Phish also cover Peaches en Regalia from time to time, 82 to be exact---according to Phish.net

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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: April 22 2013 at 12:25

Here is Niacin playing King Kong.

and the Dixie Dregs playing Peaches, although Dweezil does guest on this one.

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Posted By: hellogoodbye
Date Posted: April 22 2013 at 12:57

I like

this japanese band's cover of Montana Wink

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bLYXILrqwQ" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bLYXILrqwQ

Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: April 22 2013 at 13:15

Here's a fun one my friend has. Zappa songs performed by the a capella group The Persuasions:

1. Lumpy Gravy

2. Any Way The Wind Blows

3. Electric Aunt Jemima

4. The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing

5. Interlude

6. Cheap Thrills

7. Hotplate Heaven At The Green Hotel

8. Love Of My Life

9. You Are What You Is

10. Interlude 2

11. Harder Than Your Husband

12. Find Her Finer

13. Interlude 3

14. My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama

15. Tears Begin To Fall/Mystery Track

16. Mystery Track

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Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: April 22 2013 at 13:16

darkshade wrote:

Phish also cover Peaches en Regalia from time to time, 82 to be exact---according to Phish.net

Isn't that database great? LOL

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Posted By: Evolver
Date Posted: April 22 2013 at 13:39

I was in a techno club once, and heard KMFDM's song that used samples of Dirty Love

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Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: April 22 2013 at 13:40

HolyMoly wrote:

darkshade wrote:

Phish also cover Peaches en Regalia from time to time, 82 to be exact---according to Phish.net

Isn't that database great? LOL

It's great! I like the part in the song history for Peaches...

phish.net wrote:

On March 12, 1988, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Zappa" rel="nofollow - Frank Zappa’s final tour came through the Northeastern U.S., making a stop at the Memorial Auditorium in Burlington, VT. Excited by the prospect of seeing Zappa in their hometown, a slew of folks from the local music scene went to the show, including Trey, Mike, Fish, Page, Richard Wright and Rob Dasaro (of The Joneses). According to Dasaro, Zappa was collecting concertgoers’ underthings ( http://www.digitizedchaos.com/2009/01/11/panty-quilt/" rel="nofollow - as he was inclined to do ), and among assorted panties and bras, someone had thrown a Phish shirt to the stage. Apparently, Zappa picked it up and held it up to look at it, eliciting many cheers of recognition from the crowd. It may not have meant much to Frank, but it certainly must have been cool for Phish. Later that night and a few doors down Main Street at Nectar’s, Phish unleashed the first complete live performance of Gamehendge. Nice double feature, huh?

It'd be cool if there was video of that moment.

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Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: April 22 2013 at 13:43

^ Wow, I hadn't heard that story. Pretty neat!

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Posted By: AreYouHuman
Date Posted: May 12 2013 at 20:55

King Kong was covered by Babe Ruth.

Willie the Pimp was covered by Juicy Lucy.

Posted By: AreYouHuman
Date Posted: May 29 2013 at 19:37

My Guitar Wants to Kill Your Mama was covered by Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson and Steve Vai on "G3."

Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: May 29 2013 at 21:11

Here's the great underground artist R. Stevie Moore doing his one-man recreation of "Let's Make the Water Turn Black" on a 1983 album:

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