Lyrics Frank Zappa – «This Is Phaze III»
Text:
includes a quote from Merry-Go-Round (Fischer)
Spider
This is Phaze III. This is also . . .
John
Well, get through Phaze I & II first.
Spider
Alright, alright. Here’s Phaze I . . .
FZ
The audience sits inside of a big piano and they listen to it grow.
Spider
People are going to sit inside of a piano. They’re going to listen to this piano grow.
John
They’re going to listen to the piano grow?
Spider
Listen!
Monica
This is going to turn into a . . .
Spider
It’s going to turn into another Haight-Ashbury. Remember how we commercialized on that scene?
John
That was a relly good move.
Monica
Oh! That was a confession.
Spider
Right, man . . . and all it was was like people sitting in doorways freaking out tourists going «Merry Go Round! Merry Go Round! Do-Do-Do-Do Do-Do-Do- Do-Do-Do!» and they called that «doing their thing.»
John
Oh yeah, that’s what doing your thing is!
Spider
The thing is to put a motor in yourself
Spider
Alright, alright. Here’s Phaze I . . .
FZ
The audience sits inside of a big piano and they listen to it grow.
Spider
People are going to sit inside of a piano. They’re going to listen to this piano grow.
John
They’re going to listen to the piano grow?
Spider
Listen!
Monica
This is going to turn into a . . .
Spider
It’s going to turn into another Haight-Ashbury. Remember how we commercialized on that scene?
John
That was a relly good move.
Monica
Oh! That was a confession.
Spider
Right, man . . . and all it was was like people sitting in doorways freaking out tourists going «Merry Go Round! Merry Go Round! Do-Do-Do-Do Do-Do-Do- Do-Do-Do!» and they called that «doing their thing.»
John
Oh yeah, that’s what doing your thing is!
Spider
The thing is to put a motor in yourself
Album
Frank Zappa – Frank Zappa - Civilization Phaze III
Frank Zappa – «I Wish Motorhead Would Come Back»
Frank Zappa – «This Is Phaze III»
Frank Zappa – «Oh–Umm»
Frank Zappa – They Made Me Eat It
Frank Zappa – «A Very Nice Body»
Frank Zappa – «How The Pigs’ Music Works»
Frank Zappa – Xmas Values
Frank Zappa – «Dark Water!»
Frank Zappa – Amnerika
Frank Zappa – «Have You Ever Heard Their Band?»
Frank Zappa – Religious Superstition
Frank Zappa – «Saliva Can Only Take So Much»
Frank Zappa – Buffalo Voice
Frank Zappa – «Someplace Else Right Now»
Frank Zappa – «A Kayak (On Snow)»
Frank Zappa – N–Lite
Frank Zappa – «That Would Be The End Of That»
Frank Zappa – «Attack! Attack! Attack!»
Frank Zappa – «A Different Octave»
Frank Zappa – «This Ain’t CNN»
Frank Zappa – «The Pigs’ Music»
Frank Zappa – «This Is All Wrong»
Frank Zappa – Hot & Putrid
Frank Zappa – «Flowing Inside–Out»
Frank Zappa – «I Had A Dream About That»
Frank Zappa – Gross Man
Frank Zappa – «A Tunnel Into Muck»
Frank Zappa – Why Not?
Frank Zappa – «Put A Little Motor In ‘Em»
Frank Zappa – «You’re Just Insultin’ Me, Aren’t You!»
Frank Zappa – «Cold Light Generation»