Texas Motel Medley
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Date Recorded:
1988
Track #:
1
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Single Release Date:
Time:
09.00
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The "Texas Motel Medley" is a brief suite that was featured by Zappa in his 1988 tour. It consists of three Beatles songs with the words re-written to reflect the recent exposure of evangelist Jim Swaggart with a prostitute in a Louisiana motel on February 21, 1988. The suite consists of the following three songs:
- Norwegian Wood - re-styled as "Norwegian Jim", the words describe the encounter of Swaggart with a prostitute. An amusing insertion is the repetition of a riff from Leonard Bernstein's song "I Feel Pretty" from "West Side Story";
- Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - re-styled as "Louisiana Hooker with Herpes" with appropriate lyrics;
- Strawberry Fields Forever - re-styled as "Texas Motel", but the refrain changes constantly.
Event Played
Event |
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Venue | City | Region | Country |
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Frank Zappa | 02/28/1988 | Royal Oak Music Theater | Royal Oak | Michigan | USA |
Frank Zappa | 03/01/1988 | Frauenthal Theater | Muskegon | Michigan | USA |