Frank Zappa - Camarillo Brillo

[xploitdfreek]

frank - sorry abou your passing -- buddy youre the only freak for me

[NAFricanAMERICAN]

love!

[LongtomBacon]

God damn I love this song! Id fuck her...

[420sexybitch420]

This is just about him fucking some ugly, weird ass bitch right?

[jczother]

@420sexybitch420 Ha, I don't think it's about him, but those were wild days and Frank's the MAN!!!

[420sexybitch420]

@jczother What days?

[TheOneEyedHound]

Clear, sparkling night with the strangest looking cloud in the sky. I sat next to my dad, he went through the radio channels. I paid no attention, but as soon as this song came on, I slapped his hand away.

And I listened to this song, sung every word to it, disgusted my father, then continued to sing it after it was over.

[12mkultra]

drum lesson

[cousinted]

So is that a real poncho, I mean is that like a Mexican poncho or a Sears poncho?

...Huh, no fooling?

[MrLaserprint]

she was breeding a DWARF

[MrPanhead65]

She could thro a mean tyrone.....lol

[ElectroMecca]

"every NEWT in Idaho... and every cricket who had chorused alongthe BUSH in Buffalo"

[Metaldrummer100]

This tune is at the top of great music. Zappa was a genius!

[termite2491]

Genius!

[mursu24]

I´m 16 years old and I´ve been walking blindly in the darkness listening all kinds of music but now.. I´VE FINALLY SEEN THE LIGHT.

[cvpuga]

@mursu24 better late then never haha

[Tetrodotoxin9]

I actually own a fuming incense stencher.

[mitale1]

Good song

[ilRibe]

4 people are like Beethoven... deaf.

[AllKindsaGirls]

Sounds best with barre chords- E,B,A,F#m,G#m,C#m.

Chorus- (mostly down strokes)-D,A,G,D.. you can figure out the strumming pattern and timing i'm sure. really fun song! cheers!

[awesomecaptain666]

im onlyy fackin 11 years old and this is one of my favorite song, i listen to this on my mofuckin record, 11 and has this record alon with filmore east junio 1971 . im a 42 year old from lynn massachusettes in a 11 year ols from lynn mass, who the fuck am i

[ellaguru7]

why when i write "frank zappa" in the search of youtube always the first appears "Frank Zappa, starway to heaven"? If fz songs are fantastic

[ziggyfresh99]

I was born to have adventure so i followed her up the steps......All the lyrics n this song an this whole album are fuckin awesome!!!

[whosyerkitty]

Strangely, a sad and haunting melody--for the most part.

[BrianHassanBadi]

I am proud to say I use youtube for music and the odd video

[paddlesailnitro]

My favorite Zappa tune. Takes me back to those days...owning nothing, partying everywhere, crashing anywhere, waking up with ...well, could be anyone.

[stojanovich]

this is one of the BEST zappa songs,if not the best

[summerofjohn]

4 people have a sears poncho

[pineappaloupe]

@summerofjohn hmmm, no fooling?

[SkynyrdX]

Zappa thought this version was boring, that's why he sped it up on You can't do that on stage anymore 6 and baby snakes.

[t0ej0b]

@SkynyrdX This is my favorite personally.

[SuperScorpio47]

Zappa never loses his relevance...been listening since 1967...nothing better

[JoelSugarman1]

Agreed. True genius! All of the instrumentals, vocals backup lines, horn parts, all working so well together,

[MrBobthedogg]

a legend RIP franky

[icumblood35]

IS that a real poncho or a mexican poncho?

[TheBCBuddy]

@icumblood35 or is that a Sears poncho?

[ruben1956]

I was born to have adventures ...

[mrbenson235]

Coolest voice that ever sang!

[Ryukumori2799]

Live version is better, but this version is still good.

[dimitdamnit]

Is that a real poncho, I mean is that a Mexican poncho, or is that a SEARS poncho... Hmmm.... No fooling?

God I miss him and Ian Dury!!! Why do we lose our geniuses and not the pablum pushers that seem to get air play!!!

[smarkwill2112]

I have scrubbed with the brillo

[DanWallaceMusic]

The winds coming in at 2:36 are one of my favorite things to have ever happened in music. Kills me every time.

[mario64guy]

@DanWallaceMusic

Agreed. The horn sections between the lines of the final verses have always been my favorite part of the song.

[lagoamemo]

@DanWallaceMusic Yes man...same to me.

[pineappaloupe]

@DanWallaceMusic and the piano break down that follows

[stojanovich]

@DanWallaceMusic You are oh so so sooo right..wow...this song would miss something if it weren't for those trumpets,trombone,saxophone

[bbnflpn]

Desert Island disc.

And if I could send this CD into space I would.

[Johnsssooon]

jesus, that piano ending makes me wanna cry in nostalgia

[bufumofo223]

Aynsley Dunbar's drumming on this is SICK!

[ChristianeSander1985]

@bufumofo223 not dunbar but ralph humphrey, and yes it's sick (oh and ralph played the drums on the song yellow snow too, though the rest of apostrophe was dunbar). IMO Humphrey was the best drummer to work with zappa, and one of the best ever.

[buildermike1]

4 people suck cock......By choice!!!!

[buildermike1]

394 people suck cock ... by choice!!!

[decompressionchamber]

391 people like to lie naked by the door and breed drawfs

[beej001]

I find it amazing that he didnt take drugs.

[jesuscomplex]

@beej001 but he had a problem with his syneses when he was young so the doctor put radium pellets up his nose - i think it warped his frontal lobe - he is beyond anything!!

[1DrMAL]

it was a Mexican poncho bought at Sears no doubt

[spankabajanka]

I first heard this song when i was 4 now im 12 and its still fucking awesome

[DajaWaja]

@spankabajanka great education!!

[DajaWaja]

@spankabajanka and great nickname too spankabajanka man i like how that sounds

[spankabajanka]

@DajaWaja yours is trippy too i subbed and added

[charlejw]

Even if you only like him occasionally, you can't deny that he was irreplaceable.

[moondog944]

Frank at his weirdest but it has still kept me listening since my best friend turned me on to it in the 60's (damn sounds like I'm old) still enjoy it on occasion, in the right mood.

[zaperfan]

Frank at his very best

[naterade21]

love this album

[rpowell5656]

Really love the horns during the last verse!



[Wackidu]

Is that a real poncho? I mean, is that a mexican poncho or is that a Sears poncho? Hmmm, no fooling!

[capnmurphycrunch]

4 people have never done it til they were un-concho

[greencastlefish]

@capnmurphycrunch legs ssppprreeaadd

[tomcoproductions]

I don't see how anyone can not like this song.

[12mkultra]

killer drums

[Contextcatcher]

"We did it till we were un-concho

An' it was useless any more "

[uhriventis]

Who would dislike this? Fools, that's who.

[1arm72]

just heard this song at 32. why did it take so long??

[flannelmatcher]

drummers hot!!!!!!!!

[Ron42874]

@flannelmatcher

You are right, I thought it was Terry John Bozzio but it is Ralph Humphrey.

Great rhythms.

Listen to Bobby King & Terry Evans Live and Let Live, you will love it.

Jim Keltner is his name.

[flannelmatcher]

Drummer is hot

[TheVWMicrobus]

Is that a real poncho or a sears poncho?

[paddlesailnitro]

love this song...just a great beat, rhythm and lyrics.

[8something2original8]

Is this song about drugs or is it just great music?

[NanookRubbedIt]

@8something2original8

It's just great music. Zappa was vehemently against drug use and didn't partake himself nor allow members of his band to partake in drug use. He actually kicked a few members out due to drugs.

[8something2original8]

@NanookRubbedIt Thanks, at first I was wary of music that contained a lot of vocals but not much in the way of a message but Frank Zappa has educated me otherwise.

[capnmurphycrunch]

@8something2original8 but his music has an overwhelming message. camarillo brillo is about sexual exploration and youth and has huge overtones of nostalgia.

[Jookkor]

@8something2original8

Zappa was an actual conservative, he believed that people should have the right and the responsibility to choose what they put into their bodies. He also thought that drug use was a sign of extreme weakness and was personally against them and apparently never touched them or tollerated them as far as his personal life goes.

[Creaturefiend565]

@Jookkor Ehh He smoked cigarettes

[DTowle93]

@Creaturefiend565 He said tobacco was his vegetable lol

[Creaturefiend565]

@DTowle93 His favorite vegetable, yeah! haha

[capnmurphycrunch]

@8something2original8

its actually about sex

[sk8sk8sk8666]

@8something2original8 This whole album :Overnite Sensation, is about sex. Despite his music being so strange, Frank Zappa never did any drugs besides smoking marijuana a few times but he didn't like it. He smoked tons of ciggs though.

[naturelover1957]

Zappa was a genius.

[NanookRubbedIt]

Amazing song

[ivanreiss]

Sick!

[TheLolTrooper]

4 idiots are sprovvisted of a camarillo brillo

[youthXattack]

@TheLolTrooper Shut your fucking face

[TheLolTrooper]

@youthXattack you're the only fuck face there

[igloominati]

I heard this song played live at the Paramount Theater in Portland, Oregon on March 16, 1974, and I have to tell you it was THE BEST song I ever heard Frank Zappa play live (I saw him live 3 times). I'm looking forward to seeing Dweezil Zappa play his dad's tunes when that tour ("Zappa Plays Zappa") comes to Eugene this September.

[wilxx102938476]

ZAPPA FOREVER

[MrsMonsterette]

She rules the toads of the short forest and every newt in Idaho!

[confoundicator]

I love this song, Frank Zappa was a prophet.

[pesely]

Frank Zappa would punch every auto-tuner right in the cock.

[c0d3x001]

@pesely can't believe the awesomeness of this comment... it's nearly as awesome as this song

[rudygetsplenty]

@pesely Sweet! I've never heard a better comment regarding the auto-tuner.

[mscalabrino238]

@pesely i love this comment!!!!!!

[daniel9622]

I disliked it too to make you ppl mad

[Lecksmiamoarsch]

@daniel9622 Frank Zappa would have liked your statement. Deep in your soul you love this song, dont you?!?

[sinkthebismarke]

i dislkiked this video just to make you mad about it on the web

[zakkj99]

@sinkthebismarke = one of the biggest fags on the planet

[Austhesauce]

@sinkthebismarke trollolololol

[punk137ya]

Who's the dolt who disliked it? No, really. Who is the dolt?

[punk137ya]

Who's the dolt who disliked it?

[mauro9601]

Geniale.... Frank Zappa ci manchi tanto...

[deathisagentlemen1]

this actually has to do with a California mental institution

[allvidswatcha]

@deathisagentlemen1 i think its just about sum girl he fukd in the summer thats y there is a summer theme in the backround

[hansjaeger1]

Frank Zappa said in an interview right here on youtube that he distastes the mothers of invention.

But that whas the quality of bandmembers he had to put up with untill he could get better ones.

[TheApollopotter]

and every newt in idaho

[Jabberforce]

0 dislikes, keep up the good work

[DeStoepRand]

No dislikes, just as it should be!

[MrphilipLP]

my dad always plays this when he drive the car

i love it

[villiparis]

funny song

[hansjaeger1]

What is this ?

Howcome nobody never told me that this number existed ?

That pisses me right off

But listening to this just make me smile again

[GooGobbler113]

@hansjaeger1 I know right, I'm embarrassed that I've listened to classic rock so much for so long yet never heard of Frank Zappa. What the fuck is wrong with me? :S

[UpsideDownMan91]

my dad was the one that introduced my brother and I to frank zappa when we were younger. He passed away a few years ago while I was in high school, but listening to these songs always remind me of him.

[baddalbatross42]

Incredible... as always. It never gets old. This won't be news to anybody listening to any Zappa, anywhere but, I must say it anyway ~The Drumming is F*#*ing Ridiculous.This is a studio rec. and great, but, the musicianship and work it takes to play these songs... correctly, live,be tight and nail it ? It's genius. As a musician (not a drummer), I'm in awe of Frank Zappa, The Mothers of Invention... and all the assorted musicians that contributed to the work. They all were/are amazing.

[WrathchildNH]

BRILLIANT......my favorite Zappa tune....out of many many great ones

[guyosborn]

Ralph Humphries....read the album cover

[DeStoepRand]

Until we were uncuncho!

[000whiterabbit]

magic mama

[TrempBoy2]

"stripped away her rancid poncho" "did it til we were un-concho"

Possibly the greatest rhyme ever conceived by anybody, ever.

[allhailrussell]

@TrempBoy2 bad mutha fucha wasnt he

[pesely]

@TrempBoy2 gets me every time.

[Poizontoad1]

@TrempBoy2 I agree man but SO many great lines in this tune it is GEIUS... I love the chorus and the ending... where he "asks"... "is that a real Poncho or a Sears Poncho?" LMAO. Cheers and Peace :)

[reaper0587]

@TrempBoy2 haha you said concieved :P

[DajaWaja]

@TrempBoy2 doesn't he say unconscious?

[dakarlion1]

Great Zappa song!

[shortbuspileup]

A buddy of mine used to have his voicemail of him drunkenly saying "Is that a real poncho? I mean, is that a Mexican poncho? Or a Sears poncho?" I thought he was just drunk. Three years later I discover this song. Now that reference just became so much more awesome!

[FE150685]

Não consigo parar de escutar, é muiiito boa essa música! Frank Zappa é o melhor!

[AllKindsaGirls]

just learned to play this on the acoustic today, been playin it all morning. great fuckin tune.

[joeknee4767]

@AllKindsaGirls LOL!! there is no Acoustic track in this tune-i guess you mean the basic chord structure. Yet it is indeed a Great Tune!!! ,just tryin to play this on an acoustic tickles me a bit!!! Hey, if ya groove on it, thats all that matters-No Foolin!

[AllKindsaGirls]

@joeknee4767 no actually. actually it sounds really good. the chorus is a little funky sounding. but the rest of it sounds spot on. i may post a video sometime.

[BassAddict2009]

@joeknee4767 So you can only play songs on the acoustic guitar if the original has an acoustic part? Ooookkkkkkkk thanks for letting us know the rules. "LOL!!"

[natobaden]

@AllKindsaGirls ahhh what are the cords ??!!!!!  ty :}

[joeknee4767]

@AllKindsaGirls sir there is no acoustic guitar track in the the mix of this song.in fact the only guitar on the track is a clean strat doing fill riffs and some single note melody parts,no offense ,and i guess you mean the basic chord structure.Anyway if ya like Frank you are a good being!!!! Take care!!

[AllKindsaGirls]

@joeknee4767 yes, i mean the basic chord structure. i play it all barred.. everything sounds good up until the chorus.. haha

[bpo87]

@AllKindsaGirls nobody cares about your life.

[AllKindsaGirls]

@bpo87 hopefully one day you'll see. 

[NicoYagua]

But i couldn't come in...

[yadnala]

this ain't the version from the album tho?? It's fab!!

[guyosborn]

Absolutelo brillo! She was breeding a dwARF!

[Studiotanner]

Great Song.

[Getoutofhiswayman]

I'm a funkin newt in Idaho.

[gunn2040]

great song it brings back great memories

[elbanner]

@gunn2040 it sure does !!!

[MrCurtlyambrose]

His drummer is friggin awesome.

[linkg13]

@MrCurtlyambrose Terry Bozzio <3

[grant1r]

@linkg13

Actually, the drummer is Ralph Humphries.

[makethetransition00]

@linkg13 nah dude, that's ralph humphries on drums.

[mgwilliams1000]

My mom thought I was insane and on serious drugs (which wasn't the case of course) when I played this on my crappy stereo back then. Had to scour record stores to find his music back then... Priceless. Still treasure my vinyl of it still.

[Theharrytuttle99]

@mgwilliams1000 yup...Mom's have trble with Zappa :)

[mlavfv]

Thank you for the post!!!!

[Contextcatcher]

"She said she was the magic Mama

and she could throw a mean Tarot....

And carried on without a comma

That she was someone I should know"

These words describes a hippy lady very effective:...a mean Tarot.

(Is that a real poncho....I mean

Is that a Mexican poncho

or is that a Sears poncho?

Hmmmm.....no foolin'...)

[louiseduvee]

Mr. Zappa's music lives on!

[ogtsuj]

she said she was a magic mama

and she could throw me in tarot

and she carried on without a comma

like she was someone i should know

she had a snake for a pet and an amulet

and she was breeding a dwarf but she wasnt done yet

[051500]

I had a great night of beers and amazing sex from a girl I took to my apartment after hanging out with friends................she left in the morning and I slept in for a few hours before I took a cab to pick up my car. When I got in my car(before satt. radio) I heard this song on the radio and was floored by the lyrics and music;infact, I knew it was Zappa and asked a friend at work about the song and he said" Oh Camirillo Brillo".........6 yrs ago and Im still totally into FZ and ZPZ.

[gunn2040]

@051500 woooow that sounds just perfect you lucky ass hahaha

[stojanovich]

@051500 zappa plays zappa is a disgrace..listen to the early Mothers Of Invention,now that's the real deal man..