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90-percent

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Sat Jul 30, 2016, 12:06 PM Jul 2016

My hero, Frank Zappa, on how he would have run for President

Which might have actually happened if he didn't catch a fatal case of prostate cancer back in the early 90's.

Interesting commentary about running as a no party independent and not spending any money on the campaign, which seems to have been the Orange Nazi's tactics so far.

Other interesting stuff on what I would call the entrenched establishment parties and the powers that be. Probably recorded very early 90's, but he was always what I call a "classic thinker" who's concepts and observations are so keen they remain valid over time.



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My hero, Frank Zappa, on how he would have run for President (Original Post) 90-percent Jul 2016 OP
His words sure came true this year. shebornik Jul 2016 #1
It Can't Happen Here ,,,,, JunkYardDogg Jul 2016 #2
More Info JunkYardDogg Jul 2016 #3

JunkYardDogg

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2. It Can't Happen Here ,,,,,
Sat Jul 30, 2016, 09:17 PM
Jul 2016

by Frank Zappa
"It Can't Happen Here"

It can't happen here
It can't happen here
I'm telling you, my dear
That it can't happen here
Because I been checkin' it out, baby
I checked it out a couple a times, hmmmmmmmm

And I'm telling you
It can't happen here
Oh darling, it's important that you believe me
(bop bop bop bop)
That it can't happen here

Who could imagine that they would freak out somewhere in kansas...
Kansas kansas tototototodo
Kansas kansas tototototodo
Kansas kansas
Who could imagine that they would freak out in minnesota...
Mimimimimimimi minnesota, minnesota, minnesota
Who could imagine...

Who could imagine
That they would freak out in washington, d.c.
D.c. d.c. d.c. d.c. d.c.
It can't happen here
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba
It can't happen here
It can't happen here
Everybody's safe and it can't happen here
No freaks for us
It can't happen here
Everybody's clean and it can't happen here
No, no, it won't happen here
I'm telling you it can't
It won't happen here
(bop bop didi bop didi bop bop bop)
Plastic folks, you know
It won't happen here
You're safe, mama
You're safe, baby
You just cook a tv dinner
And you make it
(bop bop bop)
No no no no
Oh, we're gonna get a tv dinner and cook it up
Go get a tv dinner and cook it up
Cook it up
Oh, and it won't happen here
(no no no no no no no no no no no
Man you guys are really safe
Everything's cool).
Who could imagine
Who could imagine
That they would freak out in the suburbs
I remember (tu-tu)
I remember (tu-tu)
I remember (tu-tu)
They had a swimming pool
I remember (tu-tu)
I remember (tu-tu)
They had a swimming pool
I remember (tu-tu)
I remember (tu-tu)
They had a swimming pool.

And they thought it couldn't happen here
(duh duh duh duh duh)
They knew it couldn't happen here
They were so sure it couldn't happen here
But...

Suzie...
Yes yes yes--i've always felt that
Yes I agree man, it really makes it...yeah...
It's a real thing, man
And it really makes it
(makes it)

Suzie, you just got to town,
And we've been, we've been very interested
In your development,
Since you first took the shots.
Forget it!
Hmmmmmmmmm
(it can't happen here)
(can't happen here)
(can't happen here)



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JunkYardDogg

(873 posts)
3. More Info
Sat Jul 30, 2016, 09:26 PM
Jul 2016

Here is a link listing all his songs and related stuff

http://www.famousfix.com/topic/frank-zappa/songs|

Real Interesting
Believe it or not- I actually wrote his name in for Prez , I think it was the first election in which I voted
My mother was working the precinct & she knew exactly who's ballot it was.

I saw them a few times, at the old Shrine Auditorium and one New Year's Eve at the Olympic Auditorium

Zappa was a mad, not so mad , genius

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