As a german child i loved the sound and rhythm of Bobby Brown....later, when I learned better english, oh boy.....if you understand the lyrics, your ears are getting red...😎😎😎
Zappas Texte habe ich mir nie angesehen,und ich kenne nur die Hits. Aber mein Freund in den Achtzigern hat in Bands gespielt und Zappa war sein Guru. Es hat ihm sicher gefallen, wenn ich zu "Bobby Brown" getanzt hab. Freddie Mercury hat mir übrigens auch gefallen 😂
This song was banned in the US at the time. I guess it still offend people over there.Neverthless, the lyrics and the song is a masterpiece. Thanks for posting.
That's because it has the line "Oh God, I am the American Dream" in it. That's like how George W wanted to use Bruce Springsteen's Born in the USA as his campaign song. Anyway, my English was only good enough at around 25 to understand the lyrics and one night on a bit of weed me and a friend did. Boy, what did we laugh.
I was born in 1963. Zappa was my first introduction to Satire. I thank him for that daily. I can only hope his musical genius is recognized for many generations to come.
This used to be my favorite song for a year in the early 80s growing up in Germany. Now that I live in the US and can understand the lyrics, I am quite shocked LOL.
I remember hearing this song some years ago, at that age I didn't pay attention to the lyrics. Today, a few years later I realize what this song is about, and I am not disappointed.
They played this song over the P.A. before a Stevie Nicks show back in the 80's and enough people in the crowd cheered for it that the guy at the mixing board ramped up the sound to almost Concert level. A blast watching thousands of clueless Stevie Nicks fans' look of shock as the song progressed.
ja Falco mit Jeanny war damals teilweise verboten aber der Zappa wurde rauf und runter gespielt und keiner verstand den eigentlichen Sinn dieses Liedes, ausser vielleicht "Kiss my Heini" OMG
So Frank Zappa was a crossover from Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Serj Tankian from System of a Down? Nice. Love that song. German Radio plays it regularly. RIP Mr. Zappa!
Omg… I was just on a road trip from Germany to Italy and this song came on I think in Bavaria. I never heard it before and couldn‘t believe my ears so i googled “and my name is Bobby Brown”. Wow!
gender expression has never been clear. people were just younger and inexperienced in their childhood and didnt realize what was happening... or things were just censored to be politically stable. Stonewall riot was 1969, and intentionally ignored by the media and started with crossdressers and transfolk.
If he was still with us he would be turning 80 this year. I first heard him around '69. Still a kid then not grasping all of his lyrics but picked up on them as time went on. This was one of his best albums that he put out. R.I.P. Frank.
Similar I was youngish about 14yrs 1970 and started listening to allkinds think I was about 15/16, when I first heard Zappa & the Mothers at someone's house. Loved the guitar and the satire from day one. Think if was Freak Out and Hot Rats at first ❤️still listen to Zappa today Billy the Mountain from Just another Band from L. A. takes me back and still makes me laugh x I could go on RIP FZ x
really...you have my sympathies but better late than never. welcome to the world of frank zappa . sheik yourboti(,the album bobby brown is from) isn't the only album he's made...not by a long shot ...if your really interested. go back to 1966 to his first album with his group "the mothers of invention" and work your way up .. there's a literal hell's half acre of material to cover but you have my guarantee as a fan and a musician you will be not disappointed ....if bobby brown made you laugh your ass off.....songs like hungry freaks,daddy,,let's make the water turn black,,trouble every day,,lumpy gravy, hot rats,don't eat the yellow snow,,stink foot,apostrophe,,Stevie's spanking and more material that will make you laugh and think ...that's the beauty of zappa....welcome to his world ....
... today I was walking down the street and all of the sudden this song was squirming in my head even though I haven't heard it for years. Guess it's an analogy of my perspective - choke!
Frank Zappa is a bloody legend! Extremely versatile and talented musician for sure, but also a legend that made sure to offend people that needed to be offended.
Es war im Winter, Anfang der 80er Jahre als ein Trupp amerikanischer Soldaten ihre Panzer parkten und verfroren in unsere Dorfkneipe kamen um sich aufzuwärmen. Und ich weiß es noch wie heute das einer der Jungs nach kurzem überfliegen der Titel der Jukebox eine Münze einwarf. Und es war dieser Song! Schon seltsam an welch unwichtigen Dinge man sich erinnert ☺
Why is he so so underrated. Never heard this song on ANY of our local radio stations. I know that Zappa's most songs are not fit for radio play, he even knew that, but this song is so catchy, lovely lyrics. Hilarious but at the same time gives a strong message to the audience.
@@Standgedicht I am a liberal, feminist. LGBTIQ ally and this song is great! We are strong people and yes, words can hurt but this song is fucking genius! All you have to do is read between the lines.
Yeah,what to do?Listening to good/bad music,watching no nothing on Indihome Indonesia?99 % replays,in a serie no information about number of episodes,take away chanels without any information(premier league dissapeared after 2019)
Worst thing about this song? You can't share it because the woke brigade just won't get it. Frank Zappa was unique. Guess that's why we liked him. Miss the days of real comedy.
O dude I guess you didn't notice there's a thumbs down button.. Plus also a heck of a lot of held back morons whom haven't really got the memo yet that they are
In 1991 i was at the university and we lived with 4 in one house. One roommate was a huge Zappa fan. Every morning a Zappa song would blast through the house. One day we were at a party and the DJ played Bobby Brown There were 8 people on the dancefloor chilling out, me, my roommates and our partners
reminds me of being at Brighton Poly in the 80'S when my friend and campus neighbour Gillian played this to me .. I couldn't believe it at the time I was so shocked .. what innocent days
fuck 'em if they can't take a joke....frank dealt with having his music edited and chopped up all his whole career...why do you think he went to Washington and testified with rob Halford and other artists when they were accused of how their music was negatively affecting teens and making them commit suicide or worship satan and other such nonsense. ..frank basically called them all idiots and told them it wasn't their music that was causing this ,,it was the way they were being raised and how that was affecting them and it was societial issues that were the real culprits....to paraphrase zappa in one of his songs off of "freak out" called"plastic mom and dad" "never tell your kids,you're glad that they can think,never say you love them never let them watch you drink..people wonder why, you're daughter looks do sad,,it's such a drag to have to love,,a plastic mom and dad"..I think that puts it very succinctly . .how about you???? that's why I'm very plain and to the point...I don't care if the word fuck offends anyone..we're all adults..we all use it and if your gonna get on you high horse and tell me I've got a dirty mouth or whatever such bullshit it's nonsense ..and I learned that from frank...I mean if I'm hanging around with my grandmother or older aunts or kids thats one thing. .but no grown ass adult is gonna tell me to watch my mouth my while their telling some lurid, perverted joke to their friends ..that's not only ridiculous it's hypocritical....and I'm far from being a hypocrite...I don't curse for shock value like these rap artists do where every other word is fuck...I use it to drive home a point and give a statement some balls and shake things up...cause let's face it ..if you talk like a choirboy and you're trying to show someone you mean business,,you'll be ignored...but nothing shakes people up and makes them pay attention like a few,,well placed curse words...it's like the aural equivalent of a slap in the face....
Our teacher showed this to my Class Today. I knew this song but i Never understood the Lyrics. Today i can speak english (Not Really Good but i understand Everything lol)and laughed my ass Off.
I was a young adult in the US when this came out and I never heard it on the radio. When I studied in Germany in 1993-94 (sadly, Frank died when I was there) I was introduced to it, and have loved it ever since.
Try to show this to LGBTQ whatever gender people...i bet they love Zappa...«am i a lady or a boy i dont know which.. i wonder wonder ...real life comedy genius, Zappa was the real deal.
"But now it shoots too quick" I always thought it was because of the vice but it's actually because after that he is really attracted to his sex partners.
I've loved this song since I first heard it, over 20 years ago now. One of the most varied and talented people ever. Nice video that's been put together for this song too :)
You do understand that this is a satire on prude Americans who are homophobic and acting like assholes and then realising they're not staright themselves and then they can't really deal with it, right?
Zappa explain the secret meaning of the words to Bobby Brown This is an extract from an interview in Swedish Radio, from a programme called Nightflite (circus 1980), and this interview was made after the release of Joe´s Garage. Here he explain the words to Bobby Brown, and when I heard it 1980 and got the text explained, I had to laugh. (Sw-En) means a translation from Swedish to English. Introduction to the programme FZ: Hello, this is Frank Zappa and You´re listening to a very special programme where in I will explain the secret meaning of the words to Bobby Brown. Reporter: (Sw-En): As You maybe know, Frank Zappa has been in town recently and our reporter Ola met him as a matter of fact. Later in the programme Reporter: (Sw-En): Frank Zappa tells that he during 1979 released 7 LP´s, and the three latest of them was titled Joe´s Garage part 1, 2 and 3. On my question what Joe´s Garage stands for, he answered this: FZ: In the United States there are many garage bands. You know what garage is? Reporter: Yeah FZ: In England they call them church hall bands. But people who just…when they just learning how to play, they go out in the garage and turn up their amplifier. And they get their first set of drums and beats on them and You practise until You can play rock´n roll. Classical musicians go to the conservatories, rock´n roll musicians go to the garages. (A little Green Rosetta was played) Reporter: (S-E) I also asked him about the wellknown song Bobby Brown and why it became a hit only here in Scandinavia. FZ: As a matter of fact. It´s so unusual. I suggested to Stan from CBS, what they should do, is to hire an anthropologist from a major university and bring him to Scandinavia to examine the people here and find out why such a thing could happen. Because it´s very unusual. Reporter (Sw-En): There are some funny words in the song and I asked him what Tower of Power is. Considering my old aunt I let Zappa himself explain the word. FZ: The Tower of Power is a..... You know what S&M is? Reporter: Yeah FZ: It´s a S&M device that they sell at a store in Los Angeles. It´s a stool... small stool, You know to sit on. That has this spindle that comes up, that´s sticks up Your asshole and it has straps on the legs of the stool where You supposed to put a persons ankle into the straps on the edge of the stool. And they actually sell this thing there and it´s called the Tower of Power. Reporter: Is Bobby Brown someone special guy? FZ: No. It´s actually talking about that device, cause the words in the song says "I can take about an hour on the Tower of Power, as long as I get a little golden shower". You know what a golden shower is? Reporter: No. FZ: Golden shower is a sexual abberation or sexual activity, where one person pisses on another person. So You get the idea that Bobby Brown in this song as the result of following the advice of Womens Liberation, has wound up sitting on a stool with a thing up his ass while somebody pisses on him. And that´s why I think that´s unusual that the song is so popular here. I mean, when I go to a disco and see people dancing the Bobby Brown, I had to laugh. Reporter: (Sw-En): Yes, You heard that Frank Zappa said it was strange that the song became a hit here in Sweden regarding the fact that Womens Liberations got this sneer from him in the song Bobby Brown. We returned to peoples reactions to the words in Bobby Brown and I wondered if some religious aspects was the reason for the negative reaction. Not for a moment, he would agree on that. FZ: Let´s be honest about it. Words can´t hurt You and there´s nothing in that song that should offend anybody´s religious sensibilities. That song talks about things that are real, You know. And if You going to live in a world and deal with the world in a real way, You should face up to what actually goes on. The story of Bobby Brown may not be something that happens every day in Sweden, but I wouldn´t be surprised if there are few Bobby Browns out there. And somebody should write about them. Reporter: (Sw-En): Regarding religious aspects and the political situation in the world, Frank Zappa say this: FZ: It´s a terrible thing in the world today that religion generates most of the problems. Everytime You turn around and there´s a threat of war, it´s not based on money, it´s based on religion and that´s not what religion should be used for. Reporter: (Sw-En): And finally he will only say one thing more: FZ: I want to thank all the people in Sweden who has enjoyed Bobby Brown and Dancin´ Fool, for whatever reasons. I´m glad You liked it and I hope that maybe there are some songs on the other albums that You´ll likes as much. I´m always pleased if somebody likes the music.
