Frank Zappa & The Mothers - Room Service

[redape6870]

man, for a guy who hated hippies and drugs, frank sure looks high in this video. napoleon looks as coked out as james brown. it seems like frank knew his main audience was hippies & weirdos, so he dressed like a hippie & pretended to be loaded just so people wouldn't think he was a total nerd. he even named his kids weird hippie names like Dweezil & Moon Unit. bravo frank. but no disrespect. i love the man and his music.

[GCCTheater]

Mort! Mort! Mort! Libov!!!

[jakos1]

ancora incredibile.....wow!



[Meiscochan]

I love this man...

[thatfingio]

Napolean Murphy Brock still does it with the Grandmothers

[ChrisakacIoud]

Napoleon Murphy Brock is one cool ass dude!

[comeonewtf]

Frank is from B'More? No wonder he turned out so demented. At least he could compose music brilliantly.

[LuneyTune72]

@comeonewtf Yup, from Baltimore. Most of his life was spent in CA.

[stfwho]

@comeonewtf demented? there's a difference between being an eccentric genius and being demented

[comeonewtf]

@stfwho Hey buddy, you take a trip to B'more and tell me that place isn't demented. And yeah Frank's demented

[stfwho]

@comeonewtf oh I bet its demented there and everything, but Zappa wasn't "demented", nothing demented about him as far as I can tell, he was just a genius and had a lot of the power... but he wasn't messed up or anything, he was less messed up than most people.

[stfwho]

@comeonewtf oh I bet its demented there and everything, but Zappa wasn't "demented", nothing demented about him as far as I can tell, he was just a genius and had a lot of the power... but he wasn't messed up or anything, he was less messed up than most people.

[stfwho]

@comeonewtf oh I bet its demented there and everything, but Zappa wasn't "demented", nothing demented about him as far as I can tell, he was just a genius and had a lot of the power... but he wasn't messed up or anything, he was less messed up than most people. He was eccentric and amazing, but not really demented

[stfwho]

@comeonewtf nah he's not demented. just genius and eccentric.

[5150ortiz]

The Mothers are Little Feat if there is any Mothers outhere-- Frank Zappa & The Mothers

[southrules]

"Mmmmmm, crystal kydney" - Homer Simpson

[superkulmedkniv25]

@southrules Matt Groening is a big Zappa fan :)

[gatopordosmasuno]

great... just great

[synesthesia67]

love zappa

[genkisenshi]

LOOOOL that was hilarious

[thepossessor]

listen to that groovy electric piano,

[casualtySR]

i really don't get why anyone likes zappa.. he's like some kinda yahoo.. this isn't inspired rock or anything.. like all of his videos are like this that I've watched so far.

[gumbyonacid]

@casualtySR This is not a good example of franks genius- If this is all you know about Frank's music ,than you do not know enough to make this statement. i will agree this particular video is not musically satisfying. He has over 70 albums and plays with some of the most amazing musicians in the world. he plays the guitat like noone else in the world and wrote some incredible songs.- if you really want to know about franks music- listen to apostrophe,one size fits all or zoot allures

[Rest62less]

What else does Frank like? Ask any vegetable about burnt weenies on a bun. Any one would say one size fits all.

[DimebagsLeftToe]

did he just make a pun about polyrhythms at 4:13? good god

[CalvinBecker13]

@DimebagsLeftToe please explain to expand my knowledge

[DimebagsLeftToe]

@CalvinBecker13 polyrhythms as in time signatures. he says different members of the band are in 4/3, 4/4, etc, which are time signatures. this meaning that different instruments would be playing different rhythms, which could be the case with zappa. but 4/3 isnt a real time signature, so...

[reichmarshall]

Here are two musicians who REALLY KNOW their hotel food.

[demite]

Going to call Herb! Cohen the manager right?

[harpdoodle]

I think this is the happiest of times I ever saw Frank onstage....

[fadethetrade]

who the hell else could write music like stravin sky,bernstein john wiiliams ,sabbath zepplin,play guitar as good as henrdrix and run for president all at the same time??Answer:NO ONE!!!

[marinier1kl]

does it get any better?. No way.!!

[honestatheist1]

beautiful Frank...love love love him!

[benedetti08]

dude what a cool group of dudes to party with

[rockslavesoft]

For those who don't know yet, this song is called Dummy Up, there's a version of it in You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore Vol. 2.

[novaflo339]

they might "burn the bean's"....

[peterjordanski]

AVOID THE WRINKLED CARROT

[ezemouro2]

im 15, and i was not even alive when he died but anyway i miss him, thats strange.

I think not to many people can achieve that, zappa is one of them.

[ezemouro2]

im 15, and i was not even alive when he died but anyway i miss him, thats strange.

[Drunkenmo]

@ezemouro2 It's great that you appreciate his music, but it's unnecessary to state your age. In fact it's incredibly obnoxious when people do that on Youtube as they just appear as irritating posers.

[devolve42]

Frank said he didn't care to be remembered. Yet, here we are, Mister Zappa.

[IbanezRoadstar335]

Happy Birthday Frank!!

[louiseduvee]

I can't get enough of this show!

[alloutoftime]

I love this video. FZ & Napolian Murphy Brock are hilarious here. Frank Zappa was a total genious. I miss him. No one could do parodies like him. I"ll ALWAYS be a hardcore Frank Zappa fanatic. RIP Frank.

[crenolds41]

ledgend

[zapitorosendin]

SUMOS SUISOS? SUMOS SUISOS...y yo,detrás de la barra del bar del hotel,respondo:pues no,no tengo zumos suizos. Y las dos personas que me hablaban en español con acento centroeuropeo me dicen:NO¡que somos de SUIZA.IN THAT MOMENT I MISSED FRANK y les serví 2 zumos de melocotón.

[therealCanablisS]

i wonder where those heaaVy Phones are now a dAys

[joshuarosenblatt]

HAHAHA I'm gonna call Herb!!! LMAO (gotta love the reference to Herb Cohen, his ex-manager) definitely an inside joke, but friggin hilarious!!!

[youamwho]

HOW THE FUCK can even seven people NOT like this!?!?!?!

[kayda306]

This is the only video i watched fpr about 3 months. When I was like 13...I wish I could've been friends with Frank.

[lagginswag]

lol they are high as hell, i DIG 100 percent

[bobdoles123]

@lagginswag dude i garantee you noneof them is high. franbk never let them do drugson stage anf he never ever did drugs or drink.

[9114102349]

@bobdoles123 Frank drank.

[bobdoles123]

@9114102349 i am pretty sure frank never drank dude. maybe you're right, maybe i'm wrong but it could be the other wayaround.

[LuneyTune72]

@bobdoles123 Not true, Frank tried pot a few times (and didn't like it) and he did drunk but didn't get drunk. Frank's kids don't drink or do drugs.

[kurtizzyflush]

@bobdoles123 Frank was not a god. He did drink on occasion per his sister and he himself said he tried pot a few times.

[joshuarosenblatt]

@lagginswag Frank certainly isn't hihg.. he had a no drug/drink policy for shows while on tour but it was regularly 'overlooked' though he DID get pissed about it.

FZ didn't need drugs.

[666ChildofSatan]

i reeeally dont like that black guy.

[andymouse123]

@666ChildofSatan your a fucked up waste of space

[andymouse123]

@666ChildofSatan your an ass

[karmakultivator]

This song, version from "You Can't Do That On Stage No.2" got me hooked on Napoleon, and the whole 70's Zappa period. Great, great, great!!!!!!

[CoastForager]

I love Zappa, but I can't help thinking the black dude looks kind of... worried? I don't like this vid, He bigs zapps up a bit too much, it seems odd. Who is the black dude BTW?

[stojanovich]

@CoastForager you have just proved you don't know shit...it's Napoleon Murphy Brock one of the most important members of the Zappa crew..he played and still plays sax and flute

[Mrthouroug]

wtf is this??

[DaVooz]

"Do you suggest we end this song?" Hahaha...

[CoastForager]

Oh ho HO! Hilarious! Why isn't anyone doing shit like this any more?

[MrBuho2010]

I love frank is my fucking idolo

[therealCanablisS]

love the smile at the end

[lk47902]

zack zack zack....glickmaaaan!

[dharmaseed]

I thought that there were no more Mothers after the Flo & Eddie era?

[BagheeraBirk]

Great, ca fait

[YoSHyPxnDOZz]

estos tipos estaban bien safados

[elanmak]

I love how our youtube generation always brings up drugs when encountering creativity they can't comprehend, very respectful to hard work and artistry

[DaVooz]

@elanmak Talent and Quality and Skill.

[fiveyearwinterkiss]

@elanmak you said it. too many flawed assumptions.

[schmitzf1957]

Great Video!!

[neilburnsify]

I hope you realize that this man is the reason why I started playing guitar !!!

[therealCanablisS]

ive just got into frank zappa in the last month ,,, its unreal discovering an artist thats like virgin to your ears,,,,god damn ...stop burning those beans!

[therealCanablisS]

stop burning those beans

[therealCanablisS]

un fuckin believeable

[mastermount]

Love Frank Zappa !

Great performance. Really entertaining !

[mastermount]

Love Frank Zappa !

Great performance. Really entertaining !

[mylegsareswollen]

Anyone who was in to Zappa back in the day, don't think there's much "crazy shyte" anymore because Frank did all the crazy shyte thirty years to 40 years ago.

[StratocastFloyd]

lol wow

[AWTelevison]

they are so high omg this is so funny

[JonP1961]

@AWTelevison

naw. they are just on the road ;)

[fz52]

king of the world

[colindominy]

Frank The Great : A musical genius who was way, way ahead of his time & way ahead of the majority of somewhat 'simplistic' mainstream commercial audiences of the day. A once-in-a-lifetime gifted talent .. in the same league, in his own particular way, as the equally-unique, equally-gifted & mega-legendary Brian Wilson.

[AlandChrissy]

i agree w/firstcat

[angie4josh]

oh my god, Im not worthy. i am so not worthy to see this. its fucking amazing. wish to god i could have ben there, i was not born in the right time period.

[fadethetrade]

Well,in 1974 I told everyone he was our modern day Mozart.

[angie4josh]

I hate whatever God put me on this fucked earth in THIS time period. I dont belong in this time. There will never be another Frank Zappa.

[firstcat]

'Herb Cohen' has to be the best possible lyrics for a chorus EVER.

[pauker1]

The rhythm which goes in the back is simply amazing, love george duke and cheser thompson

[equallyeasilyfuqyou]

word.

[KissMyAssWMG]

The black fella looks like Screamin' Jay Hawkins ;) !

[Tengent]

Damn Frank has sexy eyes.

[zaneisthemaster]

this is one of the only times you can see frank zappa truly laugh! beautiful!

[OlymPigs2010]

...its more like "Schroom" service!!!

[mrkrinkle72]

man i want one of those big phones!

[louiseduvee]

LOL He's referring to The Peabody Hotel in Memphis Tennessee!!!

[timkick]

really?

[louiseduvee]

I just realized it... Mr. Zappain was playing and staying at The Peabody in Memphis. This is our best hotel, and they take great pride in their room service. Apparently,he tortured their room service personnel mercilessly---LOL---according to an old friend of mine, who saw this video and told me that Mr. Zappa 'could have' been referring to The Peabody (he worked in the kitchen).

[timkick]

I live in Memphis too but I never knew Zappa even came here. Does anyone really expect a guy like him to not torture others?

[reldditmot]

The torture never stops!

[DarkWolfStudio]

It's kind of funny how the weirdest musician on the fucking planet never did drugs.

RIP Frank

[unknownkingdom]

Ah, come on. I think it's just a big joke how he always said that he never did.

[gumbyonacid]

@reldditmot  Cigarettes-alcohol and coffee are and always will be 'drugs'-

[reldditmot]

@gumbyonacid Maybe they are to some, but in reality I meant Class A & B drugs, Cocaine, Heroin, Cannabis etc. and Frank didn't drink alcohol much at all, only very occasionally..Some also call the shit in the charts, music, but it clearly isn't!

[gumbyonacid]

@reldditmot ..first of all...you don't know how much Frank drank and secondly,i knew exactly what you meant.cigarettes are 10 times worse than weed and alcohol may be the worst drug on the planet.third,i could care less what class the government decides to make a 'drug'- they only do what benefits them the most- don't fool yourself into thinking they care- and while i hate commercial music probably more than most people,it is music and it has a place.not with me,but a place

[reldditmot]

@gumbyonacid It's well documented about Frank's drinking, i have dozens of interviews where Frank tells this in his own words, tobacco may be worse to some than other drugs, it was Zappa's "favourite vegetable", I couldn't really give a shit about what the government does or does not do.. I'm not fooling myself by the way, you may not like my opinions, but they are my opinions nevertheless, and modern music is a sick puppy, it does have a place somewhere, mainly with musically uneducated sheep.

[gumbyonacid]

@reldditmot I htink part of your opinion...the one about drugs, comes from the very same sheep mentality you talk about(which I agree with) by the way...just said there is a place for it....i do not like the place. i also read abot frank..and he did drink quite a bit at times.and you should care what the governemnt does,because they want to control what we do-....i do agree,there is nothing we can do accpet tlive.....

[paulcancheng61]

@reldditmot who give a fuck? he was a genius!

[YarblesYarblesYarble]

Good god ain't it funky now?

[GaryNull]

they don't make shit like this anymore, lol

[dsordlyfolks666]

Next time I'm at a Hotel, I gotta do this one.

[kepleykriner]

AMAZING VIDEO THANK YOU SOOO MUCH

[gregtheiceman]

Doe's humor belong in music?-D`oh! Of course! Lets hear it for Baltimore!!

[Islwynpaul]

Napoleon won a Grammy for his performance of the song "Peaches en Regalia" with the band Zappa Plays Zappa. He has a great rapport with Frank on this vid, great stuff.

[avid2112]

I miss Frank

[Muzakworx]

@avid2112 ...: me too....

[andymouse123]

will someone pleeeease tell the brit mouse what the hell is a green hocker?

zappamouse

[mariuscipolla]

it's snot (sorry)

[andymouse123]

eeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

thanks friend

[svenolley]

Green bogies,you "hock "it up?

[JerryOutlaw]

The BEST room service I ever had!!

[andisands]

Wow this vid is excellant - Zappa is one of the best....

[youvebeenthunderstru]

Listen, do you have any idea how heavy these phones are? Let's make a deal, I'll put mine down if you put yours down.

[DeathRiderHDG]

7:59 funny.

[swaimb]

wow never seen this. Love Zappa!

[fergible]

1:11

THIS.

[Corilo91]

thank you!

[CatOnTheGrill]

I'm hungry right now!

[notoriouzcangri]

watch this high and u will understand everything they say...lol all jokes aside

[YarblesYarblesYarble]

Your kind of stupid. Frank never touched drugs.

[notoriouzcangri]

it was just a thought people need to stop being stuck up kunts relax ima fan too

[SwedichGangsta]

Frank zapp and the mothers of inventions is the most BESTEST BAND I THE WORLD!!!

[Khamomil]

he wants to order a green hocker and a greyhound locker from room service. Isn't it what weed dealers do? Renting a Greyhound locker to stash it? lol.

[Shinmeiryu]

Greyhound LAGER. Like an alcoholic beverage. Get it? Zappa was so anti-drugs, I doubt he'd make a song referencing marijuana, unless it was really derisive.

[skaterocknroll]

"Musicians are always hungry!"

[TheMegaPowers]

"And so many of them eat!"

[boogster123321]

"and there are the ones that dont eat"

[ZenOfTube]

Humor In Music

Thank God for FZ

[Undead6992]

But does humor belong in music... thats a question FZ asked all his life

[SRVBAND]

!que grande zappa!

[Corilo91]

That's very FUNNY!!!!!!!! Frank is Great!

What concert is that? (please reason!)

[tjafs1]

germany 73 or 74, from the dub room special DVD.

[Corilo91]

thank you!

[cherylcrowone]

I LOVE FRANK ZAPPA! But i got this song in my mind and i know that part of the lyric is the bus man get on the bus

[andymouse123]

love frank but what is a green hocker ?

[theevilaaron88]

weed.....

[cherylcrowone]

u know damn well what the f that is/ if you really don't know i well tell you but first you have to answer my ?

[josejcserra]

«put that sucker into bed»

fucking great zappa et al.

[jolive91]

It's awesome to see Frank laughing and having so much fun.

[Shinmeiryu]

What would you like? What would you like? What would you like?

[fohnjrusciante]

napoleans fro is huge

[micmore007a]

Frank making fun of Blackmen... ha ha

[DeathRiderHDG]

MORT!

[Mattm1986]

there we go. i got that pic up as my channel photo.

[wmd1]

34 must be Marty's room

[dawidzio]

pewnie improwizacja , nice posłuchać

nic lepszego nie ma ,albo wszystko lepsze już było

[skaterocknroll]

i keep coming back to this. it's killer! seeya here in two more weeks! lol

[geoffrodriguez]

That's quality!

[lk4790]

Zappa + Napoleon + gigantic telephones: Rocks my socks

[skaterocknroll]

this is tight