several days ago, skwirly asked what’s your ‘gotta sing along’ song?”… my answer was “frankenstein” by edgar winter (even though it’s an instrumental, i hum and “do-do-do-de-do” my way through the song), but since then i’ve realized that no matter how many times i hear it or play it in a row, i’ll always sing along with frank zappa’s …
from “You Can’t Do That On Stage Anymore, vol. 1”
Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany
July 3, 1980
previously in
“Freak Out!”
“Cruising With Ruben & The Jets”
FZ–guitar/vocal
Ike Willis–guitar/vocal
Ray White–guitar/vocal
Tommy Mars–keyboards
Arthur Barrow–keyboards/bass
David Logeman–drums
You didn’t try to call me, why didn’t you try?
I’m so lonely
No matter who I take home, I keep calling your name
And you, (I need you so bad) you’re the one babe
Tell me, tell me who’s lovin’ you now
‘Cause it worries my mind and I can’t sleep at all
I stayed home on Friday just to wait for your call
And you didn’t try to call me
Why didn’t you try, I’m so lonely
No matter who I take home, I keep calling your name
And you, (I need you so bad) You’re the one babe
Tell me, tell me who’s lovin’ you now
‘Cause it worries my mind and I can’t sleep at all
I stayed home on Friday just to wait for your call
I can’t say what’s wrong or what’s right
La la-la-la la, la la-la-la la
All you’ve gotta do-do-do is call me babe
La la-la-la la, la la-la-la la
You make me feel so excited girl
I got so hung up on you from the moment that we met
That no matter how I try, I can’t keep the tears
From running down my face
I’m all alone at my place
You didn’t try to call me
You didn’t try to call me at all . . . (didja, buddy?) didja?
You didn’t try to call me
You didn’t try to call me at all . . . didja?
You didn’t try to call me
You didn’t try to call me at all . . . didja?
You didn’t try to call me
You didn’t try to call me at all . . . or didja?
i’ll only sing along really with that one live version, even though i’ve got two other versions from two other albums (it’s the same song, but one album – “crusing with ruben and the jets” – is frank zappa doing his songs as if he was a 50s doo-wop band).
i also bought this album recently:
how can i turn down an album that promises to be “an electric hootenanny”?? it reminds me of the forty-fives, but more country… but what did you expect from a hootenanny? see, samples: