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* Speaking of ''Music/WereOnlyInItForTheMoney'', the spoken-word portion of "Who Needs the Peace Corps?" definitely qualifies, especially this deadpan pledge:
--> '''Zappa:''' "I will love everyone. I will love the police as they kick the shit out of me on the street."

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* Speaking of ''Music/WereOnlyInItForTheMoney'', the spoken-word portion of "Who Needs the Peace Corps?" definitely qualifies, especially this deadpan pledge:
with Frank Zappa's recitation:
--> '''Zappa:''' "I “I will ask the Chamber Of Commerce how to get to Haight Street. And smoke an awful lot of dope. I will wander around barefoot. I will have a psychedelic gleam in my eye at all times. I will love everyone. I will love the police [[BreadEggsMilkSquick as they kick the shit out of me on the street."]]”

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* Speaking of ''Music/WereOnlyInItForTheMoney'', the spoken-word portion of "Who Needs the Peace Corps?" definitely qualifies, especially Zappa's deadpan pledge: "I will love the police as they kick the shit out of me."

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* Speaking of ''Music/WereOnlyInItForTheMoney'', the spoken-word portion of "Who Needs the Peace Corps?" definitely qualifies, especially Zappa's this deadpan pledge: pledge:
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"I will love everyone. I will love the police as they kick the shit out of me.me on the street."
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* Speaking of ''Music/WereOnlyInItForTheMoney'', the spoken-word portion of "Who Needs the Peace Corps?" definitely qualifies, especially Zappa's deadpan pledge: "I will love the police as they kick the shit out of me."

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I couldn't get it off last night...''
** The [[SurrealHumour poodle's recollection of a bizarre conversation he had with a man]], which the protagonist describes towards the end of the song, deserves a special mention.

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I couldn't get it off last night...''
night\\
A week went by\\
And now it's July\\
I finally got it off, and my girlfriend cried\\
You got STINK-FOOT!''
** The [[SurrealHumour poodle's recollection of a bizarre conversation he had All the stuff to do with a man]], which the protagonist describes poodle towards the end of the song, deserves a special mention.song]].
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** This song is followed by "Stick It Out", in which Joe begs one of the aforementioned appliances to have wild sex with him. [[RefugeInAudacity It's so outrageous that it actually manages to be funny]].

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** This song is followed by "Stick It Out", in which Joe begs one of the aforementioned appliances to have wild sex with him. [[RefugeInAudacity It's so outrageous that it actually manages to be funny]].In German.
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* "I Have Been in You" from ''Music/SheikYerbouti''. Special bonus for the backing vocals simulating the unfortunate screams of the girl he's been in.

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* "I Have Been in You" from ''Music/SheikYerbouti''. Special bonus for the backing vocals simulating the unfortunate screams of the girl he's been in. The title pokes fun at PeterFrampton's 1977 album "I'm In You".
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-> Farrakhan made him a clown ("Entrance of the Gladiators" plays) over there near Hymie-Town! ("Havah Negilah" plays)

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-> --> Farrakhan made him a clown ("Entrance of the Gladiators" plays) over there near Hymie-Town! ("Havah Negilah" plays)
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* Adrian Belew doing a hilariously accurate Music/BobDylan imitation on "Flakes" from ''MusicSheikYerbouti''.

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* Adrian Belew doing a hilariously accurate Music/BobDylan imitation on "Flakes" from ''MusicSheikYerbouti''.''Music/SheikYerbouti''.
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* The live version of "Bobby Brown" from ''YCDTOSA Vol 3'' in which Ike Willis starts interjecting "Hi-ho SIL-vaah!", causing everyone in the band, including Zappa himself, to corpse. What makes it even funnier is the Willis ''keeps doing it''. The whole song almost grinds to a halt.

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* The live version of "Bobby Brown" from ''YCDTOSA Vol 3'' in which Ike Willis starts interjecting "Hi-ho SIL-vaah!", causing everyone in the band, including Zappa himself, to corpse. What makes it even funnier is the sadistic glee with which Willis ''keeps doing it''. The whole song almost grinds to a halt.
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* The live version of "Bobby Brown" from ''YCDTOSA Vol 3'' in which Ike Willis starts interjecting "Hi-ho SIL-vaah!", causing everyone in the band, including Zappa himself, to corpse. What makes it even funnier is the Willis ''keeps doing it''. The whole song almost grinds to a halt.
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-> Harrison made him a clown ("Entrance of the Gladiators" plays) over there near Hymie-Town! ("Havah Negilah" plays)

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-> Harrison Farrakhan made him a clown ("Entrance of the Gladiators" plays) over there near Hymie-Town! ("Havah Negilah" plays)
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* "Rhymin' Man" from the album ''Music/BroadwayTheHardWay'' is a very hilarious TakeThat at politician Jesse Jackson, especially since a lot of the rhymes are punctuated with snippets from appropriate pieces of music.
-> Harrison made him a clown ("Entrance of the Gladiators" plays) over there near Hymie-Town! ("Havah Negilah" plays)
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* "I'm the Slime" from ''Music/OverNiteSensation'', specifically the version featuring [[SaturdayNightLive Don Pardo]] doing vocals.

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* "I'm the Slime" from ''Music/OverNiteSensation'', specifically the version featuring [[SaturdayNightLive [[Series/SaturdayNightLive Don Pardo]] doing vocals.

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* "Duke of Prunes" from ''Music/AbsolutelyFree''.

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* "Duke ''Music/AbsolutelyFree'':
**"Duke
of Prunes" from ''Music/AbsolutelyFree''.Prunes."



* "Call Any Vegetable" from ''Music/AbsolutelyFree''.

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* ** "Call Any Vegetable" from ''Music/AbsolutelyFree''.Vegetable."
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* The monologue at the start of "Cheepnis" from ''Music/RoxyAndElsewhere'', where he sings the praises of SoBadItsGood movies in general, and ''Film/ItConqueredTheWorld'' inparticular. Doubly funny for [[MysteryScienceTheater3000 MSTies]]

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* The monologue at the start of "Cheepnis" from ''Music/RoxyAndElsewhere'', where he sings the praises of SoBadItsGood movies in general, and ''Film/ItConqueredTheWorld'' inparticular. Doubly funny for [[MysteryScienceTheater3000 [[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 MSTies]]
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* The cover of ''Weasels Ripped My Flesh''

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* The cover of ''Weasels Ripped My Flesh''''Music/WeaselsRippedMyFlesh''



* "Wind Up Workin' in a Gas Station" from ''Zoot Allures''.

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* "Wind Up Workin' in a Gas Station" from ''Zoot Allures''.''Music/ZootAllures''.



* "The Illinois Enema Bandit"

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* "The Illinois Enema Bandit" from ''Music/ZappaInNewYork''.



** The whole song is undoubtedly one of the funniest things Zappa ever wrote, but the version on ''Läther'' has a bonus crowning moment; during a brief pause in the song, a guy in the audience shouts "Fuck you, Zappa!" Without missing a beat, Zappa shouts back "And fuck you too, buddy, you know what I mean? Fuck you very much!"

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** The whole song is undoubtedly one of the funniest things Zappa ever wrote, but the version on ''Läther'' ''Music/{{Lather}}'' has a bonus crowning moment; during a brief pause in the song, a guy in the audience shouts "Fuck you, Zappa!" Without missing a beat, Zappa shouts back "And fuck you too, buddy, you know what I mean? Fuck you very much!"



* Adrian Belew doing a hilariously accurate BobDylan imitation on "Flakes".

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* Adrian Belew doing a hilariously accurate BobDylan Music/BobDylan imitation on "Flakes"."Flakes" from ''MusicSheikYerbouti''.



* The monologue at the start of "Cheepnis", where he sings the praises of SoBadItsGood movies in general, and ''Film/ItConqueredTheWorld'' inparticular. Doubly funny for [[MysteryScienceTheater3000 MSTies]]

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* The monologue at the start of "Cheepnis", "Cheepnis" from ''Music/RoxyAndElsewhere'', where he sings the praises of SoBadItsGood movies in general, and ''Film/ItConqueredTheWorld'' inparticular. Doubly funny for [[MysteryScienceTheater3000 MSTies]]



* The [[ThrowItIn studio chatters]] that have made their way onto several albums are great little nuggets as well, some of which were even long enough to be separate tracks (see ''Sheik Yerbouti''). Some other classic ones are sprinkled throughout the ''Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar'' trilogy, such as this gem:

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* The [[ThrowItIn studio chatters]] that have made their way onto several albums are great little nuggets as well, some of which were even long enough to be separate tracks (see ''Sheik Yerbouti''). Some other classic ones are sprinkled throughout the ''Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar'' ''Music/ShutUpNPlayYerGuitar'' trilogy, such as this gem:
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** Bonus point: That's sung by ''[[Creator/TinaTurner Tina freaking Turner]] and the Ike-Ettes.''
*** Also, on a more meta note, Ike's reaction when Tina excitedly played her hard work for him: he simply said "What is this shit?" and walked out. Of course, considering Ike's abusive treatment of Tina, this might have become... [[UnderStatement not so funny later.]]
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* "I'm the Slime" from ''Music/OverNiteSensation''.

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* "I'm the Slime" from ''Music/OverNiteSensation''. ''Music/OverNiteSensation'', specifically the version featuring [[SaturdayNightLive Don Pardo]] doing vocals.
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* "Duke of Prunes".

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* "Duke of Prunes".Prunes" from ''Music/AbsolutelyFree''.



* "Call Any Vegetable"

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* "Call Any Vegetable"Vegetable" from ''Music/AbsolutelyFree''.



* "Harry, You're a Beast"

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* "Harry, You're a Beast"Beast" from ''Music/WereOnlyInItForTheMoney''.



* "I'm the Slime"

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* "I'm the Slime"Slime" from ''Music/OverNiteSensation''.



* "Wind Up Workin' in a Gas Station"

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* "Wind Up Workin' in a Gas Station"Station" from ''Zoot Allures''.



* "I Have Been in You". Special bonus for the backing vocals simulating the unfortunate screams of the girl he's been in.

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* "I Have Been in You".You" from ''Music/SheikYerbouti''. Special bonus for the backing vocals simulating the unfortunate screams of the girl he's been in.
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* The [[ThrowItIn studio chatters]] that have made their way onto several albums are great little nuggets as well, some of which were even long enough to be separate tracks (see ''Sheik Yerbouti''). Some other classic ones are sprinkled throughout the ''Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar'' trilogy, such as this gem:
--> '''Terry Bozzio:''' It's gone!\\
'''Patrick O'Hearn:''' What, your talent for sucking?\\
'''Bozzio:''' I--\\
'''O'Hearn:''' ''[[TakeThat Never.]]''
** Another classic one on the trilogy is the one that gives "Beat It With Your Fist" its title. Listen to it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCDHh3kA3Og&t=100 here]], and check [[http://globalia.net/donlope/fz/lyrics/Shut_Up_%27N_Play_Yer_Guitar.html#Fist this]] out if you need a transcript.
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* JoesGarage has a couple of these, including "A Token Of My Extreme".

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* JoesGarage ''[[Music/JoesGarage Joe's Garage]]'' has a couple of these, including "A Token Of My Extreme".
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGIsuODglvc "There is no hell, there is only... France!"]]
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--> '''Joe:''' Oh, oh, oh, mystical adviser\\
What is my problem, tell me, can you see?\\
'''L. Ron Hoover:''' You have nothing to fear, my son\\
You are a latent appliance fetishist, it appears to me.

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--> '''Joe:''' Oh, ''Oh, oh, oh, mystical adviser\\
What
adviser''\\
''What
is my problem, tell me, can you see?\\
see?''\\
'''L. Ron Hoover:''' You ''You have nothing to fear, my son\\
You
son''\\
''You
are a latent appliance fetishist, it appears to me.''
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--->'''Joe''': Fuck me, you ugly son of a bitch (you ugly son of a bitch)\\
Fuck me, you ugly son of a bitch\\
(Stick it out) Stick out yer hot curly weenie\\
(Stick it out) Stick out yer hot curly weenie\\
(Stick it out) Stick out yer hot curly weenie,\\
Weenie... weenie weenie weenie!
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** This song is followed by "Stick It Out", in which Joe begs a robot to have wild sex with him. [[RefugeInAudacity It's so outrageous that it actually manages to be funny]].

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--->'''Joe''': Fuck me, you ugly son of a bitch (you ugly son of a bitch)\\
Fuck me, you ugly son of a bitch\\
(Stick it out) Stick out yer hot curly weenie\\
(Stick it out) Stick out yer hot curly weenie\\
(Stick it out) Stick out yer hot curly weenie,\\
Weenie... weenie weenie weenie!

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** This song is followed by "Stick It Out", in which Joe begs a robot to have wild sex with him. [[RefugeInAudacity It's so outrageous that it actually manages to be funny]].
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*** "BUT I GOT ZE KRISTL BOL!" ...he said, and held it to the light!
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** Now is that a real poncho or is that a Sears poncho? Don't you know you could make more money as a butcher?

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