Lyrics Frank Zappa – Tinsel–Town Rebellion
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From Madam Wong’s to Starwood
To the Whiskey on the Strip
You can hear the crashing, blasting strum
Of bands that come to be real hip
From a talent scout some day
They’ll sell their ass, their cocks and balls
They’ll take the check ‘n walk away
If they’re lucky they’ll get famous
For a week or two perhaps
They’ll buy some ugly clothes to wear
And hope the business don’t collapse
Before some stupid magazine
Decides they’re really good
They’re a Tinsel Town Rebellion Band
From downtown Hollywood
Tinsel Town Rebellion,
Tinsel Town Rebellion Band
It’s a little bitty Tinsel Town Rebellion
A Tinsel Town Rebellion Band
They used to play all kinds of stuff
And some of it was nice
Some of it was musical
But then they took some guy’s advice
To get a record deal, he said,
They would have to be more punk
Forget their chops and play real dumb
Or else they would be sunk
So off they go to S.I.R. to learn some stupid riffs
(Oh no!)
(No no no no no no)
No!
(It’s the 80’s again!)
And when they think they’ve got it
They launch a new career
Who gives a fuck if what they play
Is somewhat insincere
(Let’s dance the blues again
Everybody!
Dance the blues again
Come on and dance the blues again
Get down from the…
I write the songs that make the young girls cry!)
Did you know that in Tinsel Town the people down there
Think that substance is a bore
And if your New Wave group looks good
They’ll hurry on back for more
Of leather groups
(Eye to eye
Rock you like a nincompoop!)
And plastic groups
(Whip it good!)
And groups that look real queer
(I’ll tumble 4 ya!)
He’ll tumble for you
(I’ll tumble 4 ya!)
He’ll tumble for you very much
(Moo moo moo moo moo)
Home town sausage jamboree
(Moo moo moo moo moo
Moo moo moo moo moo
Moo moo moo MOO-AHHH!)
The Tinsel Town aficionados
Come to see and not to hear
But then again this system works
As perfect as a dream
It works for all of those record company pricks
(Let’s see that record company prick again)
It works for all of those record company pricks
(No, no, do it when it hits the floor)
It works for all of those record company pricks
Who come to skim the cream
From the cesspools of excitement
Where Jim Morrison once stood
It’s that Tinsel Town Rebellion
From down down down
(Down down down)
Town town town
(Town town town)
Holly lolly lolly
(Holly lolly lolly)
Woody Woody Pecker Pecker
(Woody Woody Pecker Pecker)
Woo-oo-ooh-ooh-ooh-ah-ooh-ah-ooh-ood
Woody Pecker Pecker!
Woody Woody Pecker Pecker!
Hi-Yo, Woody!
Hi-Yo, Pecker!
Hi-Yo, Silver!
One-Adam-Twelve, see de pecker!
