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frank zappa – tinsel town rebellion [previously unreleased live version] lyrics

from madam wong’s to starwood
to the whiskey on the strip
you can hear the crashing, blasting strum
of bands that come to be real hip
and get a record contract
from a talent scout some day
they’ll sell their ass, their c+cks and b+lls
they’ll take the check ‘n walk away
if they’re lucky they’ll get famous
for a week or two perhaps
they’ll buy some ugly clothes to wear
and hope the business don’t collapse
before some stupid magazine
decides they’re really good
they’re a tinsel town rebellion band
from downtown hollywood

tinsel town rebellion
tinsel town rebellion band
it’s a little bitty tinsel town rebellion
a tinsel town rebellion band

they used to play all kinds of stuff
and some of it was nice
some of it was musical
but then they took some guy’s advice
to get a record deal, he said
they would have to be more punk
forget their chops and play real dumb
or else they would be sunk
so off they go to s.i.r. to learn some stupid riffs
(oh no!)
no!
(no no no no no no)
no!
(it’s the 80’s again!)
and when they think they’ve got it
they launch a new career
who gives a f+ck if what they play
is somewhat insincere
(let’s dance the blues again, get down
dance the blues again, everybody
dance the blues again, hey . .
i write the songs that make the young girls cry!)

did you know that in tinsel town the people down there
think that substance is a bore
and if your new wave group looks good
they’ll hurry on back for more
of leather groups
(eye to eye
rock you like a nincomp++p!)
and plastic groups
(whip it good!)
and groups that look real queer
(i’ll tumble 4 ya!
i’ll tumble 4 ya!
i’ll tumble 4 . . . )
(moo moo moo moo moo
moo moo moo moo moo
moo moo moo moo moo
moo moo moo moo+ahhh!)
the tinsel town aficionados
come to see and not to hear
but then again this system works
as perfect as a dream
it works for all of those record company pr+cks
who come to skim the cream
from the cesspools of excitement
where jim morrison once stood
it’s the tinsel town rebellion
from down down down
(down down down)
town town town
(town town town)
holl loll loll
(holl loll loll)
lly lly lly lly
woo+oo+ooh+ooh+ooh+ah+ooh+ah+ooh+ood
downtown hollywood!
an incredible ugly little town!
it’s really boring!

- frank zappa lyrics

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