Lyrics Frank Zappa – Pretty Pat
Text:
Interviewer
Who came up with the name «Mothers of Invention»?
FZ
I did.
Interviewer
Just . . . ?
FZ
Well, it was sort of forced upon me because, uh, the group was originally called «The Mothers» and, uh, our original contract was with Verve Records, a subsidiary of MGM, and they refused to sign a group called «The Mothers» because they felt that the . . . that it was obscene. And so they wanted to change it to «The Mothers Auxiliary.» So, out of necessity, we became «The Mothers of Invention.» Is that pretty pat?
Interviewer
That’s it.
FZ
That’s what happened
Just . . . ?
FZ
Well, it was sort of forced upon me because, uh, the group was originally called «The Mothers» and, uh, our original contract was with Verve Records, a subsidiary of MGM, and they refused to sign a group called «The Mothers» because they felt that the . . . that it was obscene. And so they wanted to change it to «The Mothers Auxiliary.» So, out of necessity, we became «The Mothers of Invention.» Is that pretty pat?
Interviewer
That’s it.
FZ
That’s what happened
