For Zappa fans: Karly Rove Goes Down

For the few that have read things I've written in the past you know what a huge Zappa fan I am. I only wish the man was still alive to speak out about this corrupt administration. If one looks at the Broadway the Hardway album it would be easy to substitute todays cast of characters with the criminals he sings about from the Nixon and Reagan administrations. Anyhow, I was just amazed how easy it was to convert Bobby Brown Goes Down to Karly Rove Goes Down. I think I changed ten words total. Humm along in your minds and join me on the flip

Hey there, people, I'm Karly Rove
They say I'm the cutest boy in town
My car is fast, my teeth is shiney
I tell all the Dems they can kiss my heinie
Here I am at the White House
I'm dressin' sharp 'n' I'm
actin' cool
I got a cheerleader here wants to help with my paper
Let him do all the work 'n' maybe later I'll rape him

Oh God I am the American dream
I do not think I'm too extreme
An' I'm a handsome sonofabitch
I'm gonna get a good job 'n' be real rich

(get a good
get a good
get a good
get a good job)

Women's Liberation
Came creepin' across the nation
I tell you people I was not ready
When I fucked this guy by the name of Gannon
He made a little speech then,
Aw, he tried to make me say "when"
He had my balls in a vice, but he left the dick
I guess it's still hooked on, but now it shoots too quick

Oh God I am the American dream
But now I smell like Vaseline
An' I'm a miserable sonofabitch
Am I a boy or a lady...I don't know which

(I wonder wonder
wonder wonder)

So I went out 'n' bought me a leisure suit
I jingle my change, but I'm still kinda cute
Got a job doin' President promo
An' none of the Repugs can even tell I'm a homo
Eventually me 'n' a friend
Sorta drifted along into S&M
I can take about an hour on the tower of power
'Long as I gets a little golden shower

Oh God I am the American dream
With a spindle up my butt till it makes me scream
An' I'll do anything to get ahead
I lay awake nights sayin', "Thank you, George!"
Oh God, oh God, I'm so fantastic!
Thanks to Georgie, I'm a sexual spastic
And my name is Karly Rove
Watch me now, I'm goin down,
And my name is Karly Rove
Watch me now, I'm goin down, etc.

•  tips and flames

  tips from the fans and flames from the politically correct sensitive people who are not amused.

  But I did warn you it was going to be about Zappa... so if ya flame me I have just one thing to say... Which came from the Lather album "Fuck you too buddy. Fuck you very much."

  by f furney on Wed Jul 06, 2005 at 11:03:42 AM PDT

  •  God Bless Frank Zappa...

    ...and his little Moon Unit, too!

    Peace ~

    by snowho on Wed Jul 06, 2005 at 11:12:38 AM PDT

    •  Are you gonna see

      Zappa Play Zappa this winter.

      Dweezil and Ahmet are going to be touring.

      by f furney on Wed Jul 06, 2005 at 11:14:02 AM PDT

•  Man, I miss FZ

  Thanks for posting this.  Gave me a smile in an otherwise crappy day.  

  Now playing: FZ 10/31/81, Ritz, NYC

  by figdish on Wed Jul 06, 2005 at 11:24:02 AM PDT

  •  Mondays thru Fridays suck for me

    Because I work a job I hate. But that will all be changing soon. Going into the home inspection business. Sorry you're having a bad day.

    by f furney on Wed Jul 06, 2005 at 11:29:29 AM PDT

    •  I clicked in as this was playing:

      (Lyrics below.) Thanks again.

      Teenage Wind

      It's a miserable Friday night
      I'm so lonely
      And nobody'll give me a ride
      To the Grateful Dead concert...oh rats!

      I got to be free
      Free as the wind
      Free is the way
      I got to be

      Maybe I'm lost
      Maybe I sinned
      I got to be
      Totally free

      Our parents don't love us
      Our teachers they say
      Things that are boring
      So we're running away
      And we will be free
      And people will see
      That when we are free
      That's the way we should be

      Nothing left to do but get out the 'ol
      Glue
      (sniff it good now...)

      Our parents don't love us
      Our teachers they say
      Things that are boring
      So we're running away

      And we will be free
      And people will see
      That when we are free
      That's the way we should be
      (we must be free!)
      The glue! the glue! I can't find the glue!
      (we must be free as the wind)
      If I was at the concert now, I'd be ripped!
      (we were free when we were born)
      I could tighten my headband for an extra rush
      During jerry's guitar solo
      Then I could go to a midnite show of 200 motels!
      (we were born free, but, now we are not free anymore!)
      Opal, you hot little bitch!
      You can take this pin n' hang it in yer ass!
      You ain't the devil!
      Where's my waitress?
      But we wanna be free
      An' were gonna be free

      Yes, we want to be free and we're gonna be free
      ... did you know that
      Free is when you don't have to
      Pay for nothing
      Or do nothing
      We want to be free
      Free as the wind

      Free is when you don't have to
      Pay for nothing
      Or do nothing
      We want to be free
      Free as the wind

      Free is when you don't have to
      Pay for nothing
      Or do nothing
      We want to be free
      Free as the wind

      Free is when you don't have to
      Pay for nothing
      Or do nothing
      We want to be free
      Free as the wind

      by figdish on Wed Jul 06, 2005 at 12:05:43 PM PDT

      •  Followed by my

        favortie country tune of all time.

        Harder than your husband. I love that album.

        by f furney on Wed Jul 06, 2005 at 12:18:18 PM PDT

•  Thanks for the Zappa

  I hope you don't mind but I posted your diary on my own fledgeling glob, nowhereweb.com
  I of course provided all the pertinent links back to yuour diary here on Kos and of course you get full credit to the article.

  It's a site that is a blatant ripoff of the Kos format (which I acknowledge fully), but more designed for musicians and music lovers with a heaping helpful of politics thrown in to boot.

  If you object to my posting it, I'll take it down.

  Zappa was a great American. God how we need him right about now.

  by Brian Nowhere on Wed Jul 06, 2005 at 11:33:48 AM PDT

  •  I would never object

    I'm glad you liked it.

    by f furney on Wed Jul 06, 2005 at 11:37:45 AM PDT

    •  Thanks

      I wonder if something could be made for Fitz and Rove with Dinah Rove Hum. "So I threw the journalists in jail and I stiffened my thumb, but I still couldn't make that Dinah Rove Hum"...Oh well..needs work.

      There are probably so many great Zappa Tunes that would be applicable today.

      by Brian Nowhere on Wed Jul 06, 2005 at 11:46:13 AM PDT

•  Hey Furney

  I've been trying to expand my Zappa Collection for years but can never decide which album to pick up. My favorite is Joe's Garage (This album is sounding more and more prophetic these days). Can you give me a list of what you consider the essentials, thanks.

  by The past is over on Wed Jul 06, 2005 at 11:42:18 AM PDT

  •  Wow

    So many

    Lately I've been into
    Lather.

    One Size Fits All - A must Have

    Uncle Meat - Second Disc has alot of filler, but some cool versions of King Kong

    Broadway the Hardway - My favorite Live disc. Very political

    Thingfish

    Chungas Revenge

    Freakout - the first album

    The Man from Utopia

    I'm sure others have personal favorites.

    by f furney on Wed Jul 06, 2005 at 11:53:53 AM PDT

    •  What about

      Shut up and play yer guitar?

      by Brian Nowhere on Wed Jul 06, 2005 at 11:55:12 AM PDT

      •  That too

        Roxy and Elsewhere.

        I hear great things about Live in Australia. I'll probably uy that soon.

        I just bought the Baby Snakes DVD. Great Stuff. Bald-headed John has a boat in my parents marina. I talk to him for hours when I go down there.

        by f furney on Wed Jul 06, 2005 at 12:01:09 PM PDT

        •  Do you like

          the Yellow Shark stuff? For true blue fans only, even I had a hard time digesting some of it.
          What a musician though.
          I've always admired his willingness to sacrifice for his art. What that man went through to hear an orchestra play his stuff....amazing.

          btw. thanks for posting over at nowhereweb

          by Brian Nowhere on Wed Jul 06, 2005 at 12:42:41 PM PDT

          •  Love the Yellow Shark

            Also have the LSO recording.

            by f furney on Wed Jul 06, 2005 at 01:00:23 PM PDT

    •  Having grown up in the 1950s

      during the era of Lawrence Welk, I natually gravitated to Burnt Weenie Sandwich. But I just wish they would release '200 Motels' on DVD.

      by TerraByte on Wed Jul 06, 2005 at 12:25:33 PM PDT

      •  Yes

        I can't believe all of his stuff hasn't been put on DVD yet. What are they waiting for?

        by Brian Nowhere on Wed Jul 06, 2005 at 12:48:47 PM PDT

  •  Thanks for mentioning

    "Joe's Garage"

    As a token of my appreciation, here's your earwig of the day:

    A little green rosetta
    A little green rosetta
    A little green rosetta
    A little green rosetta
    You�ll make
    A muffin betta
    With a green rosetta
    A little green rosetta
    A tiny green rosetta
    A green rosetta
    A little green rosetta
    A little green rosetta
    A tiny green rosetta
    You�ll make
    A muffin really betta
    It�s betta
    It�s really getting betta
    It�s betta, it�s betta
    With a green rosetta
    Setta, setta
    And a green rositti, too
    Green rositti
    A little green rositti
    It�s really, really meaty
    A little green rositti
    

    by rhubarb on Wed Jul 06, 2005 at 01:21:19 PM PDT

•  I worry

  that you may be crossing the line of copyright infringement (who owns the rights to FZ and the MOI songs now?).... but personally I liked it.

  by 2care4others on Wed Jul 06, 2005 at 11:44:39 AM PDT

  •  The day that they can

    go afeter people for posting lyrics is the day I unplug. Have you ever googled the word lyrics????

    by Brian Nowhere on Wed Jul 06, 2005 at 11:48:03 AM PDT

    •  Yes, I spend lots of time on Pink Floyd Lyrics

      but changing the words is what I'm concerned about.

      by 2care4others on Wed Jul 06, 2005 at 11:57:44 AM PDT

      •  Ahhh Pink Floyd

        some of the best lyrics ever in my opinion have come from that band. I love how they are so subtly wonderful and poetic.
        One of my favorite lyrics of all time is a song off Meddle called San Tropez.

        by Brian Nowhere on Wed Jul 06, 2005 at 12:45:43 PM PDT

        •  Ahhh, a light and fanciful tune

          I take more indulgence in the hardcore "anti-government" songs Pink Floyd did, personally. There are so many that remind me of what we're going through now.

          Mother
          On the Turning Away
          Dogs of War
          The entire Animals Album (my favorite album they did)
          Us and Them
          Money

          Here's the site I use, it is also a posting site where people give their opinions of the meanings of the lyrics:

          Songmeanings.net

          Check it out, it's pretty cool.

          What is your opinion about actually changing lyrics though? Do you see my concern or no?
          

          by 2care4others on Wed Jul 06, 2005 at 01:02:32 PM PDT

          •  All great references

            and thanks for the link.

            Regarding changing the lyrics, as far as I can tell it's fair game provided you are not making any money off of doing so.

            I mean they could come after me all they want, but you know what they say about blood from a stone. Don't know why they would bother.

            by Brian Nowhere on Wed Jul 06, 2005 at 01:31:11 PM PDT

          •  A great line

            Would you exchange
            a walk on part in the war
            for a lead role in a cage?

            classic. Hopefully we will see Rove in a cage real soon. I know we shall see Judy Miller in one shortly. We know neither of them would choose the walk on part in the war.

            by Brian Nowhere on Wed Jul 06, 2005 at 01:33:22 PM PDT

            •  Yes, and I understand

              our big man in the White House (who is in Scotland today) was looking out through bicycle wheel spokes earlier. LMAO!

              I think he better start fearing bikes the way he fears horses.

              by 2care4others on Wed Jul 06, 2005 at 01:59:00 PM PDT