Frank Zappa - Sofa No.2 (live in Munich, 1978)

[DrMerkwuerdichliebe]

Zappa kannte Deutsch?!

[zappa099]

Frank Zappa war einer der ersten ( Elvis mal ausgeklammert) die auch mal auf deutsch ein Liedchen trällerten im "VATERLAND" wie Er so schön sagte und das war einfach phantastisch.

Viele meiner Freunde mochten seine Musik nicht, Ich dagegen schon, auch schon weit vor Bobby Brown... Ich glaube "One size fits all" war meine Erste, gefolgt von "Zoot Alures" !!

R.I.P. BUDDY I´ll NEVER FORGET YOU !!!

[SuperMegaUberGenius]

happy valentines day 2012

are whitney houston and farrh fawcett and michel jackson and etta james still dead too?

and hitle? still dead too?

thought so.

[kaewonf8]

Fond as I am of this song, Frank is really terrible here. Shut up and play yer gittar son.

[stegabba19]

THE MASTER

[drdotislovinlife]

perfection

[juliabelol]

This is really great. Would love to have this song played at my funeral.

[kaewonf8]

@juliabelol I've long desired this, only to be assured this would never happen. The tyranny of the living.

[moniquemyers47]

This whole show (it was a rehearsal broadcast on tv) was fantastic. Most bands in rock and roll can't come close to the musicianship Frank's bands had.

[DudeKarl2012]

I miss Frank!

[ETwin666]

Best Zappa Vid on Youtube!

[xena1154]

häufig als es mir nicht so gut ging ging ich heim und hörte ZAPPA- dann ging es mir besser- er ist genial und bringt mich zum lachen; danke

[alvisecarloni]

this is love ... this is manifestation of totality into creativity. thx frank.

[dorschdk]

This is a magnificent example of a musical genious of the very rarest kind. Absolutely wonderful

[SteinSeduction]

Die Beste! The Best! Megliorie! O Melhor!

[jzawosma]

Just brilliant, thanks for this!

[malachitely]

hi, Mongo. well. had a bad day? underwear a bit too tight? (you squirm a lot) you certainly would seem a trice full of a peculiarly vicious & rancid species of bile, isn't it? perhaps a more mellow re-listen to the Maestro's sentiments (he's got you in a little white box that can sell up town): "i am your cracks & slots. . .". late again, Princess . . . tighten up/dummy up or have a nice demise. do us all a favour. Zappa shat you for breakfast

[MrGuitarman187]

hahaah its a fictional love song to the sofa. I think he's trying to say get up off your couch and live life.

[mario64guy]

According to Google Translate: I am the dirt under your rollers I am your dirty secret And lost metal money I am your crack I am your cracks and slots I am the author of all wheels And damask piping I am the Chrome Dinette I am the Chrome Dinette I am eggs of all kinds I am all days and nights I am all days and nights I'm here And you are my sofa I'm here And you are my sofa I'm here And you are my sofa

[GreatMooglyGoogly]

One of the most beautiful songs ever made.

[animascat]

yow! righteous!

[MrGuitarman187]

dont know what he's saying and im half german raised to speek german.

[PanchoAndDrum]

@MrGuitarman187 Frank deliberately used a fictional language that sounds like German so no one will make much sense of it

[MrGuitarman187]

@PanchoAndDrum im guessing lol

[Zappafan1980]

@PanchoAndDrum

But this is Real German this is no fictional langugage

in the original version On One Size Fits All the Lyrics are a bit clearer and easier to understand

for a german

[Zappafan1980]

@MrGuitarman187

Er sagt Ich bin deine Tage und Nächte ( das bedeutet er verbringt seine Tage und Nächte auf dem Sofa )

Er sagt ich bin der Dreck unter deinen Walzen ( damit meint er das das Sofa unter seinen runden Kissen sehr dreckig ist )

Er singt, Ich bin dein geheimer Schmutz und verlorenes Metall Geld (also das in den ritzen sehr viele Cents stecken)

Habe das Lied circa 25 mal gehört von CD

[MrGuitarman187]

@Zappafan1980 danke sehr das heilft meir serh feil.

[MrGuitarman187]

kannen sie all worten noterien.

[Zappafan1980]

@MrGuitarman187

Tut mir Leid das sind die einzigen Sätze die ich verstehe aber ich höre mir das Lied nacher

nochmal an über Kopfhörer aber es ist wirklich sehr schwer zu verstehen

Wie gesagt ich musste das Lied circa 25 mal hören um nur das zu verstehen was ich geschrieben

habe

[ElGuitaristo79]

Amazing... Frank´s the one, what a busy, intelligent genious!

I´m german! :)

[MrGuitarman187]

the germans which means half of me named a street after him. IM so proud to be half german ---->)

[pepper94014]

@mrwigiteeman Do you have a treraptist?I worry about you.Or Fuck it all

[phshkid24]

The greatest human being to walk this earth.

[SuperMegaUberGenius]

sofa king we tar did

[Okropnageba]

Guten Tag und Nacht mr. ZAPPA in Hell

[Wernerandreasli]

Ich bin aller Tage und Nächte :)))))))

Frank war der Größte.

[atlantus10]

klasse version!

[tiimo881]

@atlantus10 originale version^^

[naditales]

Zappa por siempre!!!

[coruxrm]

grande !!

[homemoviescolorado]

GEIL!

[sugarcubist]

Pretty freaking amazing for a rehearsal

[Shamanhearts91]

Michael Brecker playing this is so incredible!

[joaofpl]

For those of u that say that zappa had no thing such a good voice let me tell u this:

he had been agressed in a concert by a stupid "fan" and he felt out off the stage. he was very bad suffered several concusions and lost 1/3 of his voice. this was in 1971 and he did what he did after that year... 1 of the best musicians ever lived!

[zappagasm]

@joaofpl actually, the accident caused his voice to drop by a third, the musical interval - making it deeper. He rather liked it.

[KMKYradio]

re the singing. Frank is way off on this, but I got the feeling from the intro that he was a bit insecure about his German and I think that affected his performance. That said, Frank was never a vocal powerhouse, but his voice had something that tons of technically great singers don't have, and that's character.

Besides, FZ's real genius was in the writing.

[Guitarstring187]

Um saying fatherland isnt really politically corect top say in germany any more. lol

[JAKimmerling]

@Guitarstring187 Frank didnt give a Fuck about being 'politically Correct"

[Zeph31]

Bravo toujours Frank Zappa, un de mes morceaux préférés, écouté, réécouté,

toujours et encore !

[Dfrankjazz]

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[MillyVanillification]

ich bin in deinen rizten und deinen schlitzen - löl

[exentr]

@MillyVanillification I don`t understand german but I just can imagine LÖL "MillyVanillyfication" + LÖL = ROLF

[cor916]

Zappa can't really sing. But it's so easy to forgive him..

[exentr]

@cor916 Well sung by a man who can`t sing then, eh? Give me a break. He just don`t have the register. He`s pragmatic. Also remember Frank`s definition of music.

[cor916]

@exentr

You can't really read, or can you? All I was saying is that Frank can't sing. And guess what, he can't. But that doesn't make him less of a fantastistic musician. And there you go telling us (or me) that he hasn't "the register". Oh really? Thank you for letting me know.

Oh, by the way, you call Zappa 'pragmatic" when it comes to his singing. No buddy, it's satire...

[exentr]

@cor916 OK, Frank can`t sing. I agreed. But how could he sing his own music during three decades? In case you didn`t know, his music is complex, very hard to perform. This made him a multi millionare. He build a whole imperium cause he couldn`t sing. Somehow his vocal had to fit his music. Pragmatic? or Satire.

[turpinaime]

Frank, dein Deutsch ist schrecklich! Ich verstehe fast keines Wort!

Aber Toll.

[te3420sig]

ich bin der Dreck unter Deinen Walzen...ich bin Dein geheimer Schmutz....great...

[MrMudclub]

@te3420sig couldn't of said better myself.

[thomizz]

i`m german and i dont even understand a word. lol

sounds cool though.

[Guitarstring187]

@thomizz me too some of it

[RamBozo3]

A true classic.... I am embroidered.

[Ultrasteve1969]

WOW...Great...

Vinnie on durms? So I guess this is the Joe's Garage era?

[PsychedelicRedneck]

UND DU IST MEIN SOFAAA.....!!!

[davezep22]

@PsychedelicRedneck  und du bist mein sofa

[PsychedelicRedneck]

@davezep22 Thank you.

[fatriani]

whats ike willis doing these days? he was always my favorite vocalist that FZ used

[Hamancheeze]

@fatriani He's in a group called project object, they play all zappa tunes.

[Fiverrdrums]

@Hamancheeze Don't forget Ugly Radio Rebellion!! They're touring in August.

[thetilo]

Ich bin Dein geheimer Schmutz!

[thetilo]

Ich bin der Schmutz unter Deinen Walzen! Ich bin Dein verlohrenes Metallgeld!

[curiousnomad]

Who else but Vinnie has played with Zappa, Herbie, Sting, Joni, etc etc???

[Wunderfunk]

and God said onto the Sofa:

[chill3dblogg4]

ich lieb dich frank! wieso bist du nichtmer hier? :(

[cordobez1000]

it´s just franktastic ....

[RamBozo3]

This is one of the most beautiful songs ever written.... We all miss you Frank!

[ButzisAroma]

"Information is not knowledge. Knowledge is not wisdom. Wisdom is not truth. Truth is not beauty. Beauty is not love. Love is not music. Music is the best."

- FZ -

[cordobez1000]

we know ...

[MyMuslimFaith]

Metal Geld!

[DGoldmay]

thaats right eggs of all persuasions

[WodanGodOfWar]

There is no one like you, Frankie.

[PsychedelicRedneck]

Yes..... good. THE PRESENCE OF GOD!!! I love his weirdness!!!

[SteuartHedington]

Fantastic, thank you so much!

[jakedihose]

Ich bin deutscher, aber kann das mal einer übersetzen?^^

[hamageddon]

I am the heaven, I am the water Ich bin der Dreck unter deinen Walzen (Oh no, whip it on me, honey!) Ich bin dein geheimer Schmutz Und verlorenes Metallgeld (Metallgeld) Ich bin deine Ritze und Schlitze I am the clouds, I am embroidered Ich bin der Autor aller Felgen und Damast-Paspeln, Ich bin der Chrome Dinette Ich bin Eier aller Arten Ich bin alle Tage und Nächte Ich bin hier (AIEE-AH!) Und du bist mein Sofa

[meisterslx]

Mann ich hab das ganze Konzert vom BR irgendwo noch auf VHS. Da sind noch ein paar Szenen, die ich auf utube nicht finde z. B. wie er im Hertie an der Münchner Freiheit in der Spielzeugabteilung was für seine Show aussucht. LoL Ich muss es mal uploaden !!

[grandwazooX]

zapped! rest in peace, frank

[RodriguezFaszanata]

Ich bin deine Ritzen und Schlitze.

[mmsr60]

I love this song!

Zappa is the best musician, the best composer!

[richcapo]

"Zappa is the best musician, the best composer! "

Better than classical composers like Bach, Beethoven, Bartok, Mozart, or Stravinsky, or modern composers like Miles Davis or Philip Glass? I just don't see it.

[mmsr60]

Zappa is the best composer for me, I love his music. I believe you have your own favourites.

All those names are excellent in the kind of music they make.

I also like very much Mozart (mainly the sonates and the Requiem) and Philip Glass!

Zappa copmposed pop, rock, blues, jazz, classic and even got an album with the big modern classical composer Pierre Boulez; one of his idols was Edgar Varése.

[ari1234a]

I see Your point, richapo.

Still, i wouldnt go to Beethoven site, and say that Zappa, was better than Beethoven.

Even if i would be right.

[swaimb]

Music is the Best!

[chill3dblogg4]

I LOVE HIM TOO FZ 4 ever !

[DGoldmay]

I LOVE FRANK ZAPPA

[placka6635]

ja taky.

[perromanchado]

total verrückt :-)

[honourae]

i completely disagree with that balls comment - i think this song is supposed to be about a higher being or power, conceptions of God/irony on religious involvement

[honourae]

tears the eyes. magical.

[ruibumbo]

best musicien ever,.... thank you fz

[JaneAusten80]

Ich bin Eier aller Arten.....wunderbar!

[Flynch23]

I am here and you are my sofa!Only Frank Zappa could come up with this,the guy was a genius...sadly missed.The music was just fantastic...nobody has or will come close!R.I.P Frank!

[SteveSparx]

Germany loves Frank

[StopLiesSeeTruth]

I first heard Zappa in a squat in Beckum, Germany 1979 when I was 17. It was early in the morning, sleeping bags and freaks all over the place, the smell of fresh coffee and weed woke me up as someone turned up Tities and Beer and I could not believe my ears.

The rest of the day was spent listing to Live in New York (1974)

Ahhh to be young free with Zappa in the background....................­....

Those were the..........

[didoleibniz91]

utterly crazy...xD

I love you frank

[superfuzzymomma]

Anyone interested in copies of the photos of Frank I took after his testimony before the Senate Committee in 1985, or real good live shots taken at Fairleigh Dickenson University from the "88 tour?

Thank your Frank!

[rleary1]

anyone out there please feel free to correct me on the lyrics. I think I'm close but not sure.

thx

[rleary1]

I am the heaven,I am the water I am the dirt beneath your rollers I am your secret smut & lost metal money Down your cracks I am your cracks & crannies I am the clouds,I am embroidered I am the author of all tucks & damask piping I am the chrome dinette (twice) I am the eggs of all persuasion I am all days & nights (4 times) I am here,And you are my sofa I am here,And you are my sofa I am here,And you are my sofa I am here, And you are my sofa!!!!!! -frickin sweet

[Gumm1pupp3]

The translation is quite okay..

I suggest some corrections:

"Down your cracks" doesn't appear in the lyrics.

"Ich bin deine Ritze" is sung twice.

So it would be something like

"I am your crack (singular)

I am your crack and crannies"

(of course referring to orifices,

I guess crack and cranny can

be understood that way)

[Gumm1pupp3]

"Eggs of persuasion" is a wrong translation.

"Eier aller Arten" would be "Eggs of all kinds"

or rather "Balls of all kinds", because "Eier"

can mean testicles in German.

And it's "damask pipings". I don't understand

the meaning of "Damast Paspeln", but I

guess that would be the best translation.

[rleary1]

Thanks for all of your help! I did notice after Frank states his phrase (in German) he repeats in English at 2:32 "that's right, Eggs of all pursuasions.." which knowing his sense of humor he literally meant "balls of all kinds" as you state probably referring to all of the males over the years sitting on that sofa. Do you (or anyone else) know if this video is available on a DVD for purchase?

-thanks gumm1pupp3 again!

[rleary1]

I love this song and was singing it to myself all day at work today. Not very good with the German parts. My 14 son loves this song and also like Evelyn a Modified Dog. This song is a really beautiful melody. Also off of my favorite zappa album. (one size)

[fadgadget61]

show me some comparable artist from nowadays ... I would like you could

[schiebNadi]

das erinnert mich immer an meine kindheit...fand's wegen dem deutschen text cool...ein hoch auf eltern die'n guten musikgeschmack haben...

[panhead1219]

Yet " One Size Fits All" was the first Zappa recording I ever heard as a kid(It was on sale!)  and it turned me on to great music!

[SuperWoody69]

The triplet arpeggio: so cheesy, yet so sublime. That's why Zappa isn't the Stephen Foster, the Scott Joplin, the Irving Berlin of our day.

I was in a distant country and a Japanese civil engineer regaled us with Stephen Foster a capella.

We need the family to permit new lyrics. This melody can inspire!

[52appaZ]

Some of us Americans get it too. Not many but sum...Thanks for uploading this amazing rendition

[CMYK2]

genious - thanks for uploading

[lukoshey79]

the first thing i learnt as a performer was never to apologise for anything, frank you dont dont have to say nothing, we europeans respect and love you forever. this song is actuallty understood in german dutch and swiss so dont worry about a thing my friend. we love you here even if mass america coudnt. precocious you were indeed

sorry for the english

[pinto4646]

i love you

[pauker1]

we'll get the true trift ... good job in the vaterland - hihihihihih!

[JamesGoncalves]

I agree with walrusz!

Perfect

[walrusz]

Probably Frank's most beautiful song...

Always a live classic.

Love Ike Willis vocals!

[ViDiOzEpLepPelIn]

das ist so ein geiler song :-D

[deedee5110341]

What guitar is Ike playing?

[ginobianchi730]

it's frank' s gibson switchmaster

[deedee5110341]

cheers!

[crocotone]

a pity i could never see the more acoustik old line ups with Ralph, Bruce, Tom, Ian, Ruth, George, Chester and Napoleon

[drobisx]

Presne tak

[crocotone]

F***, i was there at this concert... my musical hero at this time and still one of the greatest all-in-one musicians ever. thank you for posting this!

[Shevnin]

This music is genius, this genetic information for the music and the future of genetics, Stravinsky, Zappa-Kurekhin-all my life, drums, glockenspiel, keyboards, VOTE, where such? when something I dream this music will sound, and in Russia

[GreggaryPeccary]

What on EARTH did you just say??!!

[BMayhew60]

Shevnin, you left out the French/US Varese. Take care from the US. Cheers

[Wernerandreasli]

Ich bin alle Tage und Nächte ... I am all days and nights and he still is with that song ... one of the best ever. Its fun, its wonderful, its power, its classical. Still so much fun to see him. ModulationCracks: same with me

[Suessbier]

Jau, und wir singen das nun gleich mit drei Chören, glasse!

[jackbourbon66]

Lejos.........el mejor MUSICO QUE VIVIÓ ENTRE NOSOTROS

[ModulationCracks]

frank zappa always makes me cry. everything he did was both beautiful and extremely funny at the same ....

frank zappa is the best musician ever lived on this planet

[tiddler111]

you are spot on with your comment. FZ forever!

[karlstad4ever]

Such a great song, maybe Zappas best. I saw him live 1977!

[AncientofAncients]

a jewish guitar god singing one of my most favouritist songs of all time, and singing it in german...

talk about no hard feelings...

[zok00]

FZ wasn't Jewish, he just had a big nose.

[AncientofAncients]

my bad...i automatically thought he was jewish because of his song "jewish princess".

he was greek-arab, with a smidgeon of italian according to the all knowing oracle wikipedia.

[PsychoticFlows305]

hahahahahaha

[dfogarty76]

he was italian, maybe the nose threw you off

[GreggaryPeccary]

True. Just a big ol' nose and black hair

LOL

BTW, Italian, with a smidgeon of Greek-Arab (heritage)

[Germanarchie]

Dankeschön, Frank!

[fzfan21]

Thank you for posting this!!!!

Love it!!

[perromanchado]

Hervorragend!!!

[BJDiggla]

yo that´s German at its best

[shredlord0815]

WHAT an AWESOME video!!!

Legendary, thanks for puttin' this up!

5 stars from the arficionado! ^_^

[wineistheanswer]

you are a legend Frank and we miss you

[JavoFire1111]

amazing

[nopseud]

viel danke fur diese oldies but goodies