Frank Zappa - He's So Gay

[glasgowdmon]

this song is too good

[AmberLily7]

Legend

[FLADgE666]

(^з^)-☆Chu!!

[Django5198]

I cry with laughter whenever I hear this song! But he's got a great point, "He's so gay and he likes to be that way".

[theexkgb]

He was so great! :-)

[videocanone]

I think his other theme song is "Keep it Greasy" ... another FZ song.

[videocanone]

It's the Barney Frank theme song !

[vintagevic1]

@videocanone did barney franks call service have to be privatized too?

'cuz his business was going down?

[negosiandogasolina]

jajajajaj que grande el del saxo que grita xD me mueroooo

[jackdelawack]

i was at this show in it was great to see him outdoors in nyc a great show hate alan zavod

[louiseduvee]

The late great equal opportunity insulter. Great show! LOL

[octoface4]

Zappa is thje man!!!!

[ThePinkBinks]

I'm gonna send this song to so many people and tell them it made me think of them. :)

[MarioHerofull]

He is so gay he is cowboy for a day, cool !

Is this song about bobby brown ?

[champalou]

immenso zappa.....

[MarioHerofull]

Cool song but is a joke jajajaja

[younghippo]

the song is about bobby brown

[shirleyz29]

Seen many concerts with Frankie. Noone can ever compete with his intelligence, humor or concern for humanity. R I P

[ioxDful]

lol

[junoprojekt]

even before andy dick knew it, frank zappa knew andy dick was gay :)

[foutupourfoutu]

All wearing shorts or sweat pants.

"Let's skate awaaaaaay"

[striker11114]

izvrsno, i to već tad, ranih sedamdesetih...amerika...

[pfalconer]

Scott Thunes was a phenomenal bass player - an unparalleled ability to screw around on stage but somehow never miss a note.

[TCELL24]

Hilarious

[aapje1988]

@LuneyTune72

bassist: scott thunes

keys: alan zavod

keys/vocals/sax: bobby martin

[LuneyTune72]

This is Frank's best back up band. What's the name of the bassist and keyboard player?

[Tapeworm121]

That keyboardist is some seriously epic win, gotta miss Frank Zappa.

[BigKahuna93]

@Tapeworm121 dont dare call bobby martin that keyboardist :)

[bramthart]

0:14 xd

[Chakan]

I love this song so much.

[Nacho66]

"He's just a cowboy for a day..." Hahahahaha...

[bramthart]

lol

[boredman1992]

Hes so gay

[craiclord]

Fuckin Frank Zappa dude.. Righteous

[BigHashTouraj]

lol i played this song at a funeral

[bradg203]

@BigHashTouraj at a funeral...thats fucking hilarious

[0ut3rhe4ven]

Great song....

[namelessguy93]

I have seen this for the first time about 5 years ago on (believe it or not!) MTV and it was the first time I was confronted by the music of Zappa. First I thought he did just some funny music but then I also discovered his other work and... I would be fucked today without it. Thanks Frank and thank you Mr. Cebix for the upload!

[KenranThePanda]

It's Bobby Martin there playing the keys and the gay, right? ;) Wasn't he the sax player before? Gotta google that up...^^

[Ouroboros010110]

ROFL man!

[FB1801]

That was the good old time. Today the fucking political correctess doen't allow us to carck some jokes about faggots.

Good job FZ.

[gerardbass1989]

hahahahahah!! Fucking Hell, Bobby Martin is awesome!

[russythejack]

Are you aware of the irony in your post?

[slacknhash]

@gerardbass1989 He's not awesome in this video. He's *fabulous*.

[Ouroboros010110]

Hahahaha Rofl

[fretzombie]

Now thats a song.

[xboxbattle]

Bad imitation of village people. Mala imitacion de village people..

[meepshizzleyams]

this is fucking wonderful

[vincentpricesnephew]

BRILLIANT!!!

[christominator]

extra.franck is the best.

[PrinceLonghair]

hahaha the keyboard guy

[33peteb]

BRILLIANT!

[piledriver89]

this is amazing and the keyboard player is hilarious

[aakkoin]

bobby rules

[harplaya]

People! Buy the "Does Humor Belong In Music DVD" . Bobby brown, Keep it greasy, dancin' fool, and a cool rendition of Whipping Post... and others. This live dvd is awesome.

[mito0101]

Yeah I have seen the dvd, Cool work! Fits the title! =)

[ImSpiFF]

i think its safe to say LMFAO!!!!!!

[Apjooz]

The bass could be a little louder.

[gianlutoro]

2:10 ahahahahahahahah

[TSHNOFX]

What in the world is the keyboardists name?

[cowartm]

I think it's Ian Underwood.

[intuantu]

The one singing high? That's Bobby Martin. The other keyboardist is Alan Zvod.

[harplaya]

Bobby Martin

[HCadrenaline]

haha i remember 2008 new year me and my friends were pissing ourselfs laughing at this video

[aakkoin]

I love Bobby the keyboard guy... not like that.

[donskateboardsyo]

hahahahahhhaha

[zitozentinel]

LMAO!!

[FedeContrabbassista]

great show and music! Italian Zappa's proud!!

[theslutbitch]

The keyboard player is funny as balls!!!!!

[Reinisen]

"Let's mine the harbour"

[annedegro]

@tehdank19 You're right and that is also not what I said. I said that FZ 'almost automically' connects homosexuality with 'perverse sex'. Why not make a song with 'He's so straight' and than only sum up perversions in connection with straight people? Those people also exist, why not make a song about them (and don't tell me he already did that with 'Brown shoes' or 'Dirty Love' or 'Dinah Moe Hum'...

Another example: Bobby Brown, homosexuality and of course a golden shower... ;-) cliché

[brabon1]

or maybe he is just making fun of those that rejoice in the cliche's

bobby brown is about the facade of the supposed great heterosexual

frank was a god

[annedegro]

@brabon1 Well, normally the humour of FZ is quite straightforward.

And only after Bobby Brown 'turns' gay (another prejudice) he gets his golden shower (of course after the s&,)...

FZ a god? Yes, that is the problem: people that consider persons as being a god, tend to be uncritical about what they say.

[brabon1]

you really dont get frank...do you?

its not about being gay or straight...its hiding who you are and then overindulging

or going out of your way to show who you are...by overindulging

frank was always against overindulging

and why dont you take a look at the behaviour of men who pretend they are straight and then cruise public bathrooms looking for sex

that is what frank is commenting on

[annedegro]

@brabon1 No, I don't get your interpretation of FZs work: FZ was always against 'overindulging'? What is wrong with a little hedonism according to FZ?

FZ is at his best when he shows the hypocrisy of men. But nowadays in civilized countries homosexuality is accepted. Not because FZ treated it as some sort of sex that is into 'perversions' like s&m, golden showers, anal sex and so on.

FZ helped in matters of free speech, but didn't help the gay community by summing up these 'perversions'.

[annedegro]

@brabon1 He's so gay is NOT about hiding who you are; and so isn't Bobby Brown. The latter is maybe about not knowing who you are, but that is something else.

I think FZ is hilarious when he sings about sexual perversions, whether it is connected with straight or gay men or women. I guess it was very important to show conservative people that things like that existed. But you will have to admit that his view is outdated. Gay is not something that you become...

[brabon1]

bobby brown is not about a guy who becomes gay...he always was gay...but hid it with the facade of machismo and date rape

hes so gay is about those who feel the need to wear their sexuality on their sleeves...no need for anyone, straight or gay to do that

for all his liberalism, frank was very conservative when it came to relationships

[annedegro]

@brabon1 okay, if that is true, bobby brown again is about homosexuality in connection with perversions (just like always in FZs narrow view on homosexuality)

and what about He's so Gay?

"spanking, golden rain, into rubber every night, eat a little chain..."

"You could be just like him tomorrow?"

That is a republicans view on homosexuality!

Xenophobia? Homosexuality is contagious?

Towards homosexuality FZ was also very conservative!

[brabon1]

funny, when bobby brown pretends to be straight, he is out date raping....but you dont see that as a perversion

[annedegro]

@brabon1 Why wouldn't I see that as a perversion?

[annedegro]

@brabon1 So another connection of homosexuality and perversion? He PRETENDS not to be gay, so he goes out 'date raping'. So that is what gay people do when they pretend not to be gay?

And when they are gay, they like 'rubber, golden showers, spanking'. And what is worse! It is contagious!

Because you can be GAY just like HIM tomorrow. LOL

For FZ homosexuality is not about love between 2 people of the same sex, but about acting out perversions

That is a republicans view on homosexuality.

[brabon1]

ok....frank thought that all gays are filthy perverts...feel better now?

[annedegro]

@brabon1 No, I don't think that was what he thought, but it was what he expressed in his songs.

But if you can find a song/lyric that proofs I'm wrong, I'd be happy to hear it! ;-)

[MoniqueM11]

this song was really controversial to gay people simply because he was making fun of gays. why can't they simply learn to take a joke? i think this song's hilarious.

[annedegro]

homophobia; a cliche video with all prejudices against homosexual men

[mnipgailid]

Read up on Frank and you'll realize just how ignorant that statement is. He was a champion of free speech and civil liberties.

[annedegro]

@mnipgailid I don't have to read up on FZ, since I know his work quite well. And the fact that I enjoy it, doesn't make me uncritical about this aspect of his work. I like the way he attacks the mainstream, but the way he sings about homosexuality... well, it is just summing up all prejudices. And yes: perversions are funny! But it is also cliche to connect them automatically with the gay community.

Homosexuality brings up the Republican in Zappa! :-) LOL

[mnipgailid]

"Writing in the Guardian Adam Sweeting declared that in his lifetime Zappa 'railed against America's corporate complacency and political lurch to the right and deplored racism and homophobia'"

I'm not the only one. You need to look a bit deeper.

[annedegro]

@mnipgailid. But that doesn't contradict my view (although I don't think Sweeting is very accurate on this point). In his songs FZ connects homosexuality almost automatically with 'perversions' like anal sex, s&m, golden showers and so on (and not only in this song!). That is cliche and a prejudice. I'm not at all convinced that helped the emancipation of the gay community. But funny it is

Of course FZ is all about free speech and so on, but his view on homosexuality is typical of the eighties.

[pigletized]

This is so Great!!!

[mariano141189]

What a genius... Damn god...

[logosfails]

Zappa is Rafi for "adults".

[aakkoin]

hes evening's not complete

without some meat

in the seat

[Ouroboros010110]

herrMaria: :D Great Shit!

[Ouroboros010110]

Suck on this!:D

[3dpaper]

I'm assuming the keyboardist is gay

[RossMedia2007]

Man, your gaydar is messed up.

He's married.

To a non-male.

[ridingtheplastic]

no one will ever take you serious after this.

[PsychoticCat723]

I think the guy who gave you a thumbs down didn't know this was a Zappa quote... Oh well. I got it.

[ridingtheplastic]

in this business you either gotta play the blues, or sing with a high voice

[PsychoticCat723]

You're right, I never should have joined the mothers... why I could be a star now!

[danyelpollo100892]

estoy de acuerdo que es cómico cuando zappa apunta a scott thunes y le dice que es gay, y lo niega, aparte de lo del calzon que esta de poca

[zzbin]

classic. makes me want to dig out the dvd!

[iouakick]

nobody is forcing you to listen to it m8

[faliklunj]

Maybe I will turn out to be a 'genius' then, you putrid, festering bile sore.

[Argug1]

If you're serious then go shove something up your arse! Frank is one of the best musicians of all time and you imply that he did all of the music, and that is wrong too

[Sirvanta]

... but so funny!

[kaosk90]

So gay...

[zaggy1234567899]

1:02 ... no comments...LMAO

[pedrowup]

rotfl

[youvebeenthunderstru]

I love how Frank just points to the bass player and declares him gay and he frantically tries to deny it.

[FreakOutG4]

He's so gay He's so gay He's very very gay He's so gay He's so gay And he likes to be that way With his keys all on the right He's into rubber every night He's so gay He's so gay He's ALMOST EVERYONE TODAY

[chingchongbobloblaw]

i bet they had sex with each other after the concert.. hilarious song though..

[RockoMyler]

Oh God, I adore this concert performance.

[christominator]

perfect.

[Ncjpr1993]

Gotta love Bobby Martin.

[Jomoufy]

Jesse's song

[dashcsn]

HE'S SO GAY!

lol'd

sent to my friends XD

[PurplePlayer99]

was this taken off youtube before? i remember looking it up earlier before the date on the vid, and no results. Meh w/e its here now all that matters

[ZigZaggn]

i just started getting into zappa, cause of my dad haha. bobby martin is too good in this song. If you want more bobby martin check out zappa does zappa don't eat the yellow snow

[nhonho23]

Zappa Plays Zappa, band of his son, Dweezil.

[johnnymagic10]

man, Bobby Martin is too good at that shit HAHA

[DeathRiderHDG]

thanks bro

[madridimo]

¿porqué?

[DeathRiderHDG]

who's the guy saying "He's so gay" in the girly voice?

[LordMorbid5]

It's the Keyboardist.

[DeathRiderHDG]

i know that but the name of the guy

[madridimo]

Bobby Martin

[DeathRiderHDG]

thank you very much, i've been waiting months for that answer. thanks again

[badger500]

If you like Bobby Martin here, make sure to check out his insanely good singing on Zappa's cover of "Whipping Post": watch?v=qM4xAYDumuk

[DeathRiderHDG]

just saw the whipping post video. fucking amazing

[guyver93]

thats so wrong O_O

[muzgol]

I love this song :D

Do you have The Dangerous Kitchen from the same show, too? If so, could you upload it, please?

[cebix]

Sorry, it's the only song.

[DeathRiderHDG]

thanks for putting this back up

[jonvistal]

you'll never get bored watching this live... LOL that was so funny

[ImSpiFF]

Is that Mr. Vinnie C on drums? This song is hilarious, especially when Frank Points at da bass player saying that he's gay and the bass player just shakes his head frantically.

[Shinmeiryu]

Please don't look the other way

[4JayeP]

4 part harmony in perfect unison while having fun on stage, another Zappa trademark. Kinda like 'lil Stevie Vai playing the hardest music ever written....while dancing. LLOL.

[bauhausera]

Stevie Vai, what an attention craving look at me play my guitar hack, f*** him

[tehf00n]

if i could play guitar like this id be an attention craving guitar hack too.

[pfalky2k]

jealousy becomes you ;) lol

[cyorgan]

I like the live version of this song better than the recorded version. My favorite part is the end of the song.

[freak7koRn]

Fantastic <3

[renduke]

this guy mastered so many different geners it's stupid....rock...jazz...doo wop...classical etc etc GENIUS !!

[poodle720]

classic this and catholic girls are just classic

[Decimator7]

+100000000

[spleegulence]

YES YES FINNALY I love this song lol

[RoSeMaN13]

goin to see dream theater and zappa plays zappa in august cant wait.

[chicolink666]

Isn't "Frank Zappa"?

Anyway, I like this song! xD

[cebix]

Holy shit, never saw that mistake. Fixed now, thanks.

[kroepoekislekker]

Pure Genious :')..

[zenhenswain]

love this zappa song thanks for posting