CENSORED Frank Zappa Waka Jawaka 1972 video Waka/Jawaka

[jazzynet1]

We all know that Frank would have wanted this to be seen and heard!

[DavidTurk2SirEel]

Wow that is unfortunate, that because Frank was so famous; his music cannot be added to youtube by anyone other than family. I too am a dear Zappa fan, and would like to turn more people onto Frank's music. Hopefully Gail can work something out with Discreet and Warner Bros. Records...

[redunzl5]

tHE zft IS VERY SHORT SIGHTED AND SMALL MINDED.....

SINCE I DIDN'T HEAR IT, THERE'S NO WAY I'LL BUY IT

WISE UP ZAPPA FAMILY!!!

[Io1564]

Gail is only in it for the money.

[cabaro10]

From around 5:20 looks quite familiar.. Anyone here seen Aphex Twin: Rubber Johnny? and then Come to Daddy, also by Aphex Twin

/watch?v=EtBa5SS33JI

/watch?v=5Az_7U0-cK0

part from 4:18

[troutmask1970]

when is the Roxy 73 DVD going to b released.

[telemacohomewwod]

in spite of the audio, TANK YOU

[ukkfayooyay]

So where can we get this video with the audio?

[flowerpunkchip]

@ukkfayooyay

it will be here the day i get permission from Gail

I shall ask her in November if I get a chance to talk to her.... or I could ask Dweezil who will attend the same event in London.

[Gorkamorker]

@ukkfayooyay

Gail Zappa is what will make Frank Zappa's music only a vague memory. What a fucking bitch, RIP Frank, and I love you and your music... but you got a bad taste in women

[Shinybeastchase]

redownload it and put this in the nuber two box Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.

[radpisadaren]

I have heard that one before, and COPYRIGHT INFRINgMENT makes me SICK!!!!!!!! They are only in it for the MONEY,

[FlowerP0werSucks]

Gail is a cunt.... no wonder Frank cheated on her over and over and over and over and over......

[ibigdaddy]

Thats right people Gail can remove anything she wants, regardless if Frank wanted it released, if it isn't sliding bacon grease down her throat. Look it up.

[mkdalejpgr]

am with you on censorship, but not your #1 terrorist

[dopeurwhatuuse]

I did that years ago,Got it

[thomasmundahl]

Again, sorry if you are sore over getting shut down. It is her right. She has the right. The law gives her the right. She is entitled, you are not. Her husband would agree. I have had direct dealings with her. She is not an ogre. If you would have sent her a letter first and sucked up to her even just a little bit, she might have let your vids fly. Blame the system of checks and balances and not her. She needs to live. I almost got my cover song approved. She didn't approve it. I moved on.

[jnkyrdd0g]

Do i have to pay for listening to my Zappa cds today ?

[RobDZeppelin]

one of these days

[pazzensutra]

Gail needs to get out the Roxy DVD and maybe a DVD of the 1988 Barcelona performance. But no. She's more interested in lawsuits. We're your bread and butter, lady! How about getting some product out?

[whizbang47]

The real problem is WMG's battalion of lawyers who thrive on the suppression of popular taste. To the guillotine!

[kerry5101971]

I am here to collect $1 for the supposition of the name not used. Please remit. ; )

[zamzonez]

Frank has a right to bequeath his intellectual property to his fantastic wife,, Gail...I think she has been generous enough,and giving free stuff out is part of the biz nowadays,, however,, it is her choice. or rather the zappa family trust as I understand,,,Dweezil is carrying on and expanding on the incredible genius music his Dad created...buy what you can to support artists you really love so they can Afford to give somethngs away,,,all praise to the Big NOTE..!

[fatfreddiescat]

Dweezil is EXPANDING GENIUS ? Dunno. Have been to his concert recently - yawn, yawn, yawn.

[tomdissonance]

Dweezil is only carrying on his own legacy of using his dad's amazing music to further his own career while trying to prevent others from playing it.

[worriedaboutlife]

can't see why they don't regard this stuff as a loss leader

[anniegog]

i hear the mona lisa is valued at around $550 million dollars, in my opinion franks works must be worth way more than this: the complete works of FZ v MONA LISA.  Hmmm no contest, FZ wins hands down for me. If anyone was caught doing copies of the mona lisa they'd be hammered. So all you freeloading fuckers get yer hands in yer broken glass filled pockets and pay for yer zappa experience, its what the ZFT deserve. A TRUE ZAPPA FAN.

[tomdissonance]

"If anyone was caught doing copies of the mona lisa they'd be hammered".

no they wouldn't, you silly sausage. the Mona Lisa is public domain. there are literally thousands of vendors making money from prints of it without any legal comeback whatsoever.

[kerry5101971]

Right on! There are "starving artists" out there who are actually making copies of the masters such as the Mona Lisa everyday, yet they aren't hounded with legal threats. This is a sad situation & I for one wish it would stop. How many pairs of gold lame' hoof covers does 1 really need? Here's hoping what would have been FZ's 68th birthday is a happy one for you & those who want to remember him with happiness & not be charged for humming a few bars of his music.

[SubRosaStructure]

Insulting Gail and her children is the WORST kind of disrespect for Zappa imaginable. You have no idea what agreements Zappa made with HIS FAMILY and in death as in life Gail always following her husband's wishes.

[thegirl44]

I have no objection to ZFT calling copyright on that which is rightfully theirs but when they call copyright on the PMRC hearings that American tax dollars paid for or television shows that used 4 seconds of a Zappa song as a commercial bumper, that's going too far.

[rmaxinmass]

Dweezil is a Weasel!

[fatfreddiescat]

Gail Zappa, listen, I'll tell you. The way you run this "business" is laughable - sooo amateurish ! You never got ANY single release on scheduled time - EVER !

You spend all the time and energy on lawsuits and hassling people. Go get a job lazy bitch and leave your late husband's music in peace.

[bckm54]

fatfred, you're an asshole so it's understandable your name would be about scat.

Suitable.

[fatfreddiescat]

I only hope she pays you well. C'mon Fido - bring the slippers now!

[bckm54]

Your concern for my financial well-being is underwhelming... :)

Have a nice life.

[kerry5101971]

U sir or madam, are the ass, but not the hole (as that has purpose) because the name fatfreddiescat comes from a comic: The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers. STEAM IT! REAM IT! CREAM IT!

[RAINRIEN]

Wish Folks would just honor The Man himself...

Zappa said he didn't care if ANYONE remembered him

What he was doing was for HIM while HE was doing it.

This whole Eric Clapton is god thing is mindless timewarpin

I LOVE gail and the punkinettes, only really...

...................... " get a grrrrrippp "

[dazamaru]

People forget Frank's battles with MGM and Warner's....and the bootleggers...the man was seriously about being paid for the obviously hard work it took to create this truly unusual music.

His family, as he wished ...control his music...theres not much you can do about that., but to go along with his wishes.

im a big Zappa fan...and any compostions i dont have ...I BUY THEM...to truly support the artist.\\

go easy on Gail, Dweezil and the ZFT

[jakobdee]

let get a few things straight in this crazy f***ed up entertainoiety!

Nobody 'owns' anyone! And your self diagnosis as a 'fan' gives you no rights whatsoever!

Someone has lost a husband and a father,show a little respect!

I know the bootleggers and media lizards certainly wont!

[youvebeenthunderstru]

I don't think it's Gail. It's probably the greedy record company. Why is everyone blaming her?

[1zappa]

I think its because she and her family hold almost all the rights to Frank's music and for whatever reason, they're stingy about releasing his stuff from the vaults. I find it kinda ironic that Dweezil and Gail are always preaching about getting Frank's music out there and they're not doing a lot aside from the ZPZ tours. If they really cared, they'd release everything he ever did and make available for everyone to listen.

[youvebeenthunderstru]

Warner however has been going around pulling videos that aren't even theirs. I HIGHLY doubt it's Gail unless she herself confirmed it. It's likely because copyrighted material gets pulled constantly on youtube by record companies, not because of the Zappa family.

[rmaxinmass]

She threatened a club in Boston w/ a lawsuit for allowing Project Object yo perform Frank's music and they cancelled the show. Just one example of her manipulation.

[tomdissonance]

in this case, she pretty much *is* the greedy record company.

[youvebeenthunderstru]

It's just that I've never seen a direct statement to that effect.

[flacoheavys09]

wow--- fuckin shame--- i NEVER comment (well hardly ever) but I gotta tell ya i loved this video with the music intact-- together it was a work of high art and being one of my fav zappa compositions made it all the more satisfying--- what can be done (skewering gail will not help) shit, frank is long GONE but art for art's sake, fer chrissakes!

AZULE

[PeterMayer]

Gail, Don't be stupid. Youtube is free promotion for Frank's work.

[motherbrain86]

this shows that gail does not care

[Shindai]

just put the music back, noone who matters cares bout copyright, its a zappa song, the best one, not the queens fanny flap, why fuss? dimebars.

richard, abercwmclodge

[ukkfayooyay]

Memo to Gail Zappa: Our revenge is in knowing just how many girls Frank fucked during his many years on the road. I know that you knew about them too, but I'm glad that Frank got some REAL pussy while you were sucking the life out of him. -- A Friend

[suziecreamchease]

a silly insult to zappa to imply that he would let anyone suck the life out of him. it is a case of tastelessness that lacks the zen qualities of the master.

altho we might prefer to hear the music on this video, zappa was a son of a bitch who would like to be paid for it. he might consider that those who do not pay are the parasites.

zappa's music would not be available to anyone, if he was not a hard enough business man. The substantial costs of producing his music did not come from nowhere.

[jumpbackon]

Good point, so now that Frank is dead who is to gain by with holding HIS music?

"I'll make you pay..." seems pointless to me.

[suziecreamchease]

Replyto jumpbackon

when i have snuck into cambridge folk festival without paying.. i have applied the logic of well i was not going to pay to get in anyway - no one is the loser. However, that logic would not justify cutting the fence down and letting in everyone for free as then the whole event would be unviable.

Similarly, we all get away with breaking some copywrite laws, but there have to be some limits or there would be no music.

Zappa chose to give his inheritance to his wife. respect

[chupkidu]

What the f happened to the music??????

[flowerpunkchip]

Music removed because of COPYRIGHT INFRINGMENT

it's a beautiful piece, but people can't hear it and never will know what they're missing out on. If they did hear it, they would order the CD I'm sure.

[zabman23]

the audio has disappeared :( grrrrr

[elviss]

So 70's, love it

Rock on!

[dhblank]

This is a great track - thank you for posting it.  However, how can you call this a "1972" video? There's clearly a bunch of stuff here that's way past 1972. Did you make the video?

[flowerpunkchip]

1972 is reference to the release date of the album/tune "waka/jawaka", July 1972 to be exact.

Sadly I had to edit the track because it's 11minutes 19 seconds long, so I deleted the mini moog solo :(

[dhblank]

still, totally digging it! My favorite Zappa release!

[osso2]

This NEVER dies!!!

[jeemobon]

aw, no moog solo!

Time limits are no good!

[Katalysator53]

Cool video! I believe this song is called Big Swifty on the album? Right?

[flowerpunkchip]

no my friend, it's "waka/jawaka" but it's an easy mistake, they're both on the same album

do a search of it, it's on youtube for you to listen :)

[marrazzo92]

thank u for this video, i love this song

Frank Zappa for ever

[potter0067]

Drank a bottle of wine with this dude on the 'Broadway the Hardway' tour. Genius. RIP Frank

xXx

[logansGT]

Thanks, chip.....good vid on a great chart!

[sloughwitch]

Well plastic

5 stars every time

[PetanqueExtreme]

the theme of this song is incredible long life to fz

[karmatoga]

"Aliens should not let other aliens drive drunk!"

[MenWhoCry]

i love the video

[flowerpunkchip]

thank you, but i hope you love the music more :)

[amalkic]

Masterpiece!

[Brock2097]

man I want picture-in-picture like that on my TV. thanks for this.

[Aiden057]

Of the entirety of the Zappa oeuvre, this may be his finest composition. I've always loved it. This version is adequate, but, the original is vastly superior in terms of sonic purity. Nevertheless, thanks for posting this very interesting clip.

[GreggaryPeccary]

This is the original version, or not?

[poolpig]

Its the original its not from vinyl if thats what they mean

[potter0067]

Genius! This and Inca roads are my all time top Zappa tracks. RIP

[Rheingoldi]

Found my way here from BUREAU/Archie Brown through Steve Reich to VIVA ZAPPA. Thanks flowerpunkchip and youtube. Viva Zappa!

[louisTimmermans]

Amazing. Sad to see so little views.