The aim of the following tables is to give a single-sight overview of the performing story of every song played live by every Frank Zappa's rocking or orchestral combos. Here are listed all songs written or co-written by Zappa that were played or just quoted during live performances. Songs not written by Zappa are only listed if they were played as a more or less complete stand alone number and/or as regular part of setlists of at least one tour and/or were released on official Zappa records: for quoted only themes and occasionally improvisated themes check the quote festival.
As part of the big St. Alfonzo pancake project I have developed some other pages:
I'll be very happy of any kind of addition, correction, critic, comment, hint, suggestion, etc.: in few words, please drop me a line.
Song listing goes by alphabetical order, initial articles in songs titles - the, a - have been postponed or removed (this is valid only for English titles). Punctuation has been removed.
Songs in normal test - Torture Never Stops, The - are written or co-written by Frank Zappa, songs in italics - Here Lies Love - are covers.
Number inside brackets indicate in which year the song has been first officially released (studio or live, but not considering the Beat The Boots series, the videos and all records released after the death of FZ with the exception of Civilization Phaze III), (--) indicates that the song was still officially unreleased at the end of 1994.
(M) indicates that the piece is actually (or played also as) a medley/suite, click on it to get more info, (m) is applied to songs that were only/also live performed as part of a medley/suite.
Songs that were only played during soundchecks/rehearsals are not listed.
Color code: performance status of songs in relation to the specific tour
(all the statements refers obviously to all known official and unofficial audio/video recordings):
| Song was played only in rudimentary / incomplete form | |
| Song was played | |
| Song was played only as part of a medley/suite | |
| Song was played only as a quote inside another song | |
| * | Asterisk is added when only one performance is known for the song in the specific tour (not investigated for only quoted themes) |
| Song was not performed in the specific tour |
Green color doesn't exclude that in the specific tour the song was played also as part of a medley, in rudimental/partial form or quoted inside another song.
The "see also" sections contain also alternative titles of songs and all titles of the officially released live solos or improvisations extracted from regular songs (see the solos page).
Letter code: status of the specific song/tour performance in relation to Zappa official releases:
| V | A full video live version of the song from that tour has been officially released |
| A | A full audio live version of the song from that tour has been officially released |
| v | At least a partial video live version of the song from that tour has been officially released |
| a | At least a partial audio live version of the song from that tour has been officially released |
| * | When an unique song performance has been officially released, the code letter is in bold text |
Both audio and video official releases are considered, but not the Beat The Boots series.
A video release doesn't exclude an audio release, a full release doesn't exclude a partial release.
A guitar solo is considered as a partial release of the song in which it was played.
A live recorded song released with major overdubs is considered as a partial release.
0 ~ 9 |
65 - 69 MOI |
H ot R at s |
M O I R eu ni on |
70 - 71 F&E |
G ra nd W az oo |
P et it W az oo |
73 Ponty |
73 - 74 | B on go F ur y |
O rc h F av |
75 76 |
76 - 77 | 77 78 |
7 8 fa ll |
7 9 E U |
80 | 8 0 fa ll |
81 82 |
O rc he st ra l |
84 | 88 | Y el lo w S ha rk |
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| R a y |
E U 68 |
L G |
e n d 69 |
70 | N A 71 i |
N A 71 ii |
E U 71 |
N A |
O Z |
E U |
N A 73 ii |
N A 74 i |
10 th A |
N A 74 iii |
E U 74 |
N A 74 iv |
N A |
N or m a |
w or ld |
B ia n ca |
N A 76 b |
X m as 76 |
E U 77 |
N A 77 |
E U 78 |
N A |
E U |
N A 81 |
E U 82 |
N A i |
E U |
N A ii |
U S |
E U |
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| (m) 1812 Overture (--) | * | a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (M) 200 Motels Suite (--) | * | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 200 Motels Finale (71) | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 200 Years Old (75) | * | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also:
13: see Thirteen
2nd / 3rd Movement Of Sinister Footwear: see Sinister Footwear
20 Small Cigars: see Twenty Small Cigars
21: see Twenty-One
III Revised: see None Of The Above
5-5-5: see Five - Five - Five
50/50: see Fifty-Fifty
See also:
Aaawk: see Say Please
Adventures Of Paladin And Hey Boy: see Paladin Routine
After Dinner Smoke: is a solo from Torture Never Stops, The
Ain't Got No Heart: see I Ain't got No Heart
Amnesia Vivace: see Duke Of Prunes, The
Ancient Armaments: see Unique Opening Solos (also in the solos page)
Another Cheap Aroma: see For The Young Sophisticate
Another Whole Melodic Section: see Interlude
Artificial Rhonda: see Ms Pinky
Ask Dr Stupid: is a solo from Easy Meat
Aü: see Small Eternity With Yoko Ono, A
Australian Yellow Snow: see Yellow Snow Medley (M)
See also:
Baby Please Don't Go: see Well
Baked Beans Boogie: is probably a solo from King Kong
Bathtub Man: is an impro from Cosmik Debris
Bavarian Sunset: is a solo from an I Am The Walrus post jam
Beat It With Your Fist: is a solo from Torture Never Stops, The
Been To Kansas City In A Minor: is a Wazoo Jam, see Merely A ... (blues/boogie jams)
Black Beauty: is probably a solo from King Kong
Bolero In G: see Chunga's Revenge
Born To Suck: see The Mammy (Nuns) Anthem
Bowling On Charen: is a solo from Wild Love
Brixton Still Life: is a solo/impro from Pound For A Brown, A (m)
Buffalo Drowning Wirch: is a lecture of Drowning Witch lyrics with a Dangerous Kitchen vamp
But Who Was Fulcanelli: is a solo from Drowning Witch
Butter Or Cannons: is a solo from Let's Move To Cleveland
Bwana Dik: see Duodenum (m)
See also:
C Instruments: see Sinister Footwear
Canadian Customs: is a solo from Let's Move To Cleveland
Canard Toujours: see Let's Move To Cleveland
Canarsie: is probably a solo from Easy Meat
Carmen: see Toreador (from Carmen)
Centerville: see Bogus Pomp
Central Scrutinizer, The: is based on My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama
Chalk Pie: is a solo from Zoot Allures
Champagne Lecture: is a extract from Call Any Vegetable
Chester's Gorilla: see Florentine Pogen
Chocolate Halvah: may be an impro from String Quartet, The (M)
Chrissy Puked Twice: see Titties & Beer
Chunga Basement: see Chunga's Revenge
Church Chat: is a extract from Stevie's Spanking
Cold Dark Matter, A: is a solo from Inca Roads
See also:
Dance Of The Just Plain Folks: see Bogus Pomp (M)
Dance Of The Rock & Roll Interviewers: see What's The Name Of Your Group (m)
D.C. Boogie: is a Wazoo Jam, see Merely A ... (blues/boogie jams)
Dew On The Newts We Got: see I Have Seen The Pleated Gazelle (m)
Diplodocus: is a solo from King Kong
Do Not Pass Go: is a solo from Drowning Witch
Do Not Try This At Home: is a solo from Black Page, The
Does This Kind Of Life Look Interesting To You: see Dental Hygiene Dilemma
Don Interrupts: see Progress (the play) (M)
Don't Be A Lawyer : see Tell Me You Love Me
Don't Eat There: is a solo/impro from Pound For A Brown, A (m)
Drafted Again: see I Don't Wanna Get Drafted
Drooling Midrange Accountants On Easter Hay: see Watermelon In Easter Hay
Duck Duck Goose: is a solo from Jones Crusher
Duke Regains His Chops, The: see Duke Of Prunes, The
E |
65 - 69 MOI |
H ot R at s |
M O I R eu ni on |
70 - 71 F&E |
G ra nd W az oo |
P et it W az oo |
73 Ponty |
73 - 74 | B on go F ur y |
O rc h F av |
75 76 |
76 - 77 | 77 78 |
7 8 fa ll |
7 9 E U |
80 | 8 0 fa ll |
81 82 |
O rc he st ra l |
84 | 88 | Y el lo w S ha rk |
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| R a y |
E U 68 |
L G |
e n d 69 |
70 | N A 71 i |
N A 71 ii |
E U 71 |
N A |
O Z |
E U |
N A 73 ii |
N A 74 i |
10 th A |
N A 74 iii |
E U 74 |
N A 74 iv |
N A |
N or m a |
w or ld |
B ia n ca |
N A 76 b |
X m as 76 |
E U 77 |
N A 77 |
E U 78 |
N A |
E U |
N A 81 |
E U 82 |
N A i |
E U |
N A ii |
U S |
E U |
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| (m) Easy Meat (81) | A | a | a | A | V | A | a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eat That Question (72) | * | * | * | * | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Echidna's Arf (Of You) (74) | * | A | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eddie Are You Kidding (72) | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elvis Has Just Left The Building (88) | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (m) Envelopes (82) | * | A | * | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Envelops The Bath Tub (--) | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue, The (70) | * | * | * | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evil Prince, The (84) | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (m) Exercise #4 (69) | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eye Of Agamotto (--) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also:
Emperor Of Ohio: is probably an impro from Torture Never Stops, The
English Tea Dancing Interludes: see Octandre
Entrance of The Central Scrutinizer: see My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama
Epilogue: see What's The Name Of Your Group (m)
Evelyn A Modified Dog: this song was probably never performed on stage, I include it in this list because I like it too much!
Excentrifugal Forz: this song was probably never performed on stage, but sometimes Echidna's Arf (Of You) was introduced on stage with this working title.
F |
65 - 69 MOI |
H ot R at s |
M O I R eu ni on |
70 - 71 F&E |
G ra nd W az oo |
P et it W az oo |
73 Ponty |
73 - 74 | B on go F ur y |
O rc h F av |
75 76 |
76 - 77 | 77 78 |
7 8 fa ll |
7 9 E U |
80 | 8 0 fa ll |
81 82 |
O rc he st ra l |
84 | 88 | Y el lo w S ha rk |
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| R a y |
E U 68 |
L G |
e n d 69 |
70 | N A 71 i |
N A 71 ii |
E U 71 |
N A |
O Z |
E U |
N A 73 ii |
N A 74 i |
10 th A |
N A 74 iii |
E U 74 |
N A 74 iv |
N A |
N or m a |
w or ld |
B ia n ca |
N A 76 b |
X m as 76 |
E U 77 |
N A 77 |
E U 78 |
N A |
E U |
N A 81 |
E U 82 |
N A i |
E U |
N A ii |
U S |
E U |
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| (M) Farther Oblivion (--) | A | * | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (m) Father O'Blivion (74) | a | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Few Moments With Brother A West (91) | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fifty-Fifty (73) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Filthy Habits (79) | A | * | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Find Her Finer (76) | A | * | * | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fine Girl (81) | V | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Five-Five-Five (81) | * | * | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Flakes (79) | a | V | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Flambay (79) | * | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florentine Pogen (75) | V | a | a | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Food Gathering In Post-Industrial ... (93) | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| For Calvin (72) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| For The Young Sophisticate (81) | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Frogs With Dirty Little Lips (84) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also:
Fembot In A Wet T-Shirt: see Wet T-Shirt Nite
Fire And Chains: is a solo/impro from Pound For A Brown, A
Finding Higgs' Boson: is a solo from Hot-Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel
For Duane: is a solo from Whipping Post
For Giuseppe Franco: is a solo from Hot-Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel
Frog Song: see It Just Might Be A One-Shot Deal
Furnished Singles: see Mōggio
FZ/JCB Drum Duet: is a sixties impro: at now is not known know from which song it comes.
G |
65 - 69 MOI |
H ot R at s |
M O I R eu ni on |
70 - 71 F&E |
G ra nd W az oo |
P et it W az oo |
73 Ponty |
73 - 74 | B on go F ur y |
O rc h F av |
75 76 |
76 - 77 | 77 78 |
7 8 fa ll |
7 9 E U |
80 | 8 0 fa ll |
81 82 |
O rc he st ra l |
84 | 88 | Y el lo w S ha rk |
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| R a y |
E U 68 |
L G |
e n d 69 |
70 | N A 71 i |
N A 71 ii |
E U 71 |
N A |
O Z |
E U |
N A 73 ii |
N A 74 i |
10 th A |
N A 74 iii |
E U 74 |
N A 74 iv |
N A |
N or m a |
w or ld |
B ia n ca |
N A 76 b |
X m as 76 |
E U 77 |
N A 77 |
E U 78 |
N A |
E U |
N A 81 |
E U 82 |
N A i |
E U |
N A ii |
U S |
E U |
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| Gee (--) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George's Boogie (--) | * | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Get Whitey (93) | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Giraffe (--) | * | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Girl In The Magnesium Dress, The (93) | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gloria (--) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Go Cry On Somebody Else's Shoulder (66) | a | * | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Goblin Girl (81) | * | v | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| God Bless America (69) | a | * | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Godfather (Love Theme from The) (75) | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Wazoo, The (72) | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (M) Green Kong Revenge (69-70) | * | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (M) Groupie Opera (71) | v | a | a | * | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| G-Spot Tornado (86) | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also:
Galoot Up-Date: see Blue Light, The
Gee I Like Your Pants: is a solo from Inca Roads
Get A Little: is a sixties impro: at now is not known know from which song it comes.
Goa: is a solo from Let's Move To Cleveland
Good Lobna: is a solo from Let's Move To Cleveland
Gorgeous Inca: is a solo from Inca Roads
Gorgo: is a solo from Torture Never Stops, The
Groupie Routine, The: see Do You Like My New Car (m)
Grünfinger: see Manx Needs Women
See also:
Half A Dozen Provocative Squat: see She Painted Up Her Face
Hands With A Hammer: is a drum solo from Chunga's Revenge
Heat's Out Every Night, The: see Downtown Talent Scout, The
Heidelberg (aka Solo From Heidelberg, A): is a solo from Yo' Mama
Hermitage: is part of Envelops The Bath Tub
Histoire Du Soldat: see L'Histoire Du Soldat
Hog Heaven: is a solo from Easy Meat
Holding The Group Back: see Progress (the play) (M)
Hordern Intro see Incan Art Vamp (a vamp from Inca Roads)
Hot Poop: see Mother People
Hotel Atlanta Incidentals: is a solo from Hot-Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel
See also:
I Don't Care How You Treat Me: see No Matter What You Do
I'm So Happy I Could Cry: see Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance
I'm Stealing The Towels: see Dental Hygiene Dilemma
Ian Underwood Whips It Out: is a solo from King Kong
In Memoriam Edgar Varèse: see Help I'm A Rock
In Memoriam Hieronymus Bosch: is an unreleased impro from 1967
In The Sky: see Oh In The Sky
In-A-Gadda-Stravinsky: is a solo from Let's Move To Cleveland
Incan Art Vamp: see Inca Roads
Intro To Music For Low Budget Orchestra: see Music For Low-Budget Orchestra
Invocation And Ritual Dance Of The Young Pumpkin: see Call Any Vegetable
Is That All There Is: is a solo from Let's Move To Cleveland
Is That Guy Kidding Or What: is an intro for I Have Been In You
It Ain't Necessarily The Saint James Infirmary: is a solo from Pound For A Brown, A
It Ain't Real So What's The Deal: see Grand Wazoo, The
It's His Voice On The Radio: see Lonely Little Girl
J - K |
65 - 69 MOI |
H ot R at s |
M O I R eu ni on |
70 - 71 F&E |
G ra nd W az oo |
P et it W az oo |
73 Ponty |
73 - 74 | B on go F ur y |
O rc h F av |
75 76 |
76 - 77 | 77 78 |
7 8 fa ll |
7 9 E U |
80 | 8 0 fa ll |
81 82 |
O rc he st ra l |
84 | 88 | Y el lo w S ha rk |
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| R a y |
E U 68 |
L G |
e n d 69 |
70 | N A 71 i |
N A 71 ii |
E U 71 |
N A |
O Z |
E U |
N A 73 ii |
N A 74 i |
10 th A |
N A 74 iii |
E U 74 |
N A 74 iv |
N A |
N or m a |
w or ld |
B ia n ca |
N A 76 b |
X m as 76 |
E U 77 |
N A 77 |
E U 78 |
N A |
E U |
N A 81 |
E U 82 |
N A i |
E U |
N A ii |
U S |
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| Jelly, The (90) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jelly Roll Gum Drop (68) | * | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk (88) | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jewish Princess (79) | a | a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jezebel Boy (88) | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joe's Garage (79) | * | A | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (M) (m) Johnny Darling (91) | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (m) Join The March And Eat My Starch (78) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jones Crusher (79) | a | V | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jumbo Go Away (81) | V | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kaiser Rolls (--) | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Keep It Greasey (79) | A | A | V | a | * | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (m) King Kong (68-69) | A | A | a | a | * | a | a | a | * | v | a | * | * | a | a | a | * | a | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kung Fu (--) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also:
Jamrag: see Say Please and King Kong
Jazz Discharge Party Hats, The: is an impro from Torture Never Stops, The
Jim & Tammy's Upper Room: is a solo from Advance Romance
Jim/Roy: see Progress (the play) (M)
Jimmy Carl Black Philosophy Lesson, The: see Progress (the play) (M)
John Brown's Body: see Battle Hymn Of The Republic, The
Junier Mintz Boogie: is a solo from Latex Solar Beef (m)
Kreegah Bundolo: see Let's Move To Cleveland
See also:
Läther: see I Promise Not To Come In Your Mouth
Leather Goods: is a solo from Jones Crusher
Legend Of The Golden Arches, The: see Pound For A Brown, A
Legend Of The Illinois Enema Bandit, The: see Illinois Enema Bandit, The
Light Is All That Matters: is a solo from Let's Move To Cleveland
Like It Or Not: is part of Bogus Pomp (M) (m) and played as part of Progress (the play) (M)
Lisa's Life Story: is a one time only impro performance originated from Pound For A Brown, A
Little March, The: see Run Home Slow
Lobster Girl: is a solo from Little House I Used To Live In
Lonely Person Devices: is a intro speech from Black Napkins about Ms Pinky
Lonely Lonely Nights: see Those Lonely Lonely Nights
Lonesome Cowboy Nando: see Lonesome Cowboy Burt
Lonesome Electric Turkey: is a solo from King Kong
Louisiana Hooker With Herpes: see Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds (m)
Love Theme From The Godfather: see Godfather, The
Love's Ring Of Fire: see Ring Of Fire
Lullaby (Brahms): see Wiegenlied (Opus 49 Nr. 4)
Lumpy Gravy (Quadiophiliac): is part of Envelops The Bath Tub
Lumpy Gravy (Theme From): see Duodenum (m)
See also:
Make A Sex Noise: is a impro (with audience partecipation) from A Pound For A Brown
Man With The Woman Head: is a impro from the Cpt. Beefheart's Poetry Corner during the 1975's Bongo Fury tour
Meow: is a sixties impro: at now is not known know from which song it comes
Montreal: is a Wazoo Jam, see Merely A ... (blues/boogie jams)
Merely A Blues In A: see Merelely A... (blues / boogie jams)
More Trouble Every Day: see Trouble Every Day
Move It Or Park It: is a solo from Black Page, The
Mozart Ballet: see Piano Sonata in B flat