Incredibly prolific and kinda weird, it's time for Frank Zappa! And the Mothers of Invention count, according to Agri. Agri knows his stuff, so I trust him.

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Youtube search for "Frank Zappa"

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Artistry Rules For Newcomers:
- If one wishes to enter (entry in all rounds is not compulsory), entry must be written (or selected from back catalog) within two weeks of the posting of the entry thread
- Voting runs during the same two-week period as the next entry thread, so organise your time wisely
- All participants must comment on all entrants and vote by the deadline.  Failure to vote will forfeit all points from that round, but it won't disqualify you from participating in the next round
- Voting will take place by replying to the appropriate voting thread
- If a person withdraws from an Artistry Round prior to the end of a round, all entrants who voted for that person's entry will be permitted to pick one new song to earn a bonus point, all other songs will be realigned accordingly.  There will be no penalty on those who don't change their vote.
- Once a vote is posted, it cannot be changed UNLESS rule 3 applies OR there was a double-vote by accident.
- Late entries will be accepted until the 1st vote has been posted.
- The deadline is a strict deadline, the moment the date has reached the day after the deadline, no votes will count, this is to reduce last minute voting, or sympathy/favoritism towards different entrants.

BONUS WEEK BECAUSE FRANK ZAPPA INTIMIDATES PEOPLE

Note to noobs, tunes by The Mothers Of Invention are acceptable here.
I do have a Mothers parody already, but I plan on doing a new parody.

I am pretty well-versed in the Zappa Universe, so I would be happy to offer advice about which songs might be suited to your individual methods or styles.

Coming at a time: a parody of "Trouble Every Day" about facial hairities: "Stubble That I Gotta Shave"! Hairities is totally a word now, shut up.

I think I'm gonna go with my favorite Frank Zappa song "Dancin' Fool" about a guy who knows nothing of home improvement. "Have No Tools" coming soon!

I honestly don't know any Zappa songs. All I know is that Zappa's son did the intro to Weird Al's tune "Genius In France" but I don't want to parody that one...

I honestly don't know any Zappa songs. All I know is that Zappa's son did the intro to Weird Al's tune "Genius In France" but I don't want to parody that one...


Here's a couple relatively short tunes with simple lyrics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcsF_QkMCpQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDE9MC3jnl0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_WgCGOWae4

This is a nice tune, with complete lyrics/dialogue included in the description section. You do really well with dialogue...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oH8u9PxWJo

I am also unfamiliar with the Zappaverse. Any suggestions Aggy?

What will be especially difficult for this artist is:
1) that a lot of his songs are so long (verse, chorus, jamming forever, chorus),  and complex in rhythm
2)there is to my knowledge only one official 'video' using the studio track (You Are What You Is here: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x122q7_frank-zappa-you-are-what-you-is_music, which MTV refused to air for obvious reasons), everything else is live footage which won't necessarily match lyric web pages & studio tracks of whatever kind soul randomly posts on Youtube.
3) He writes funny lyrics already, which is insanely difficult to make FUNNIER.

Because you enjoy rap, Blayde, you might do well with, "Dumb All Over"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTfOB_TBBew
or "Trouble Every Day"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBJnnzxhGbw
(no small coincidence both of these contain some of Zappa's angriest words, so maybe less funny can lead to you writing more funny.

Here are some more songs I think would be easier to use:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ntn8yfOmIA&list=PLD8A3F8E00D924D63&index=12
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLIppgE45wM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpYmHNicnkQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge6j7uUCwQc

A little more challenging:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=220xlHky1SY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qf-myz5I7fg

For insane people only, "Brown Shoes Don't Make It", it's Zappa's "A Day In The Life". I am not going to attempt this one for this round, but I love it and might do it for my own satisfaction some day:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQe9B_VBVqM

Change of plans: same OS,, new topic. "Trouble That I Get On Dates" is coming at a time!

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Trouble That I Get On Dates

Vid for "Trouble Every Day"

Seein' Santa Soon
http://www.amiright.com/parody/70s/themothersofinvention0.shtml

DKTOS? Join the queue at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DO_bKdRqkuQ

So I think Zappa has stumped a lot of us... Especially me. Can we lift the no extensions rule for this one so I can have sometime to come up with something. I still haven't had a chance to hear a single Zappa song.

I think that'd be fine, maybe a week extra? I'd be happy to give extensions for the more...weird artists. Seems only fair.

Abbott, Blaydeman... Myself... I just want to make sure that everybody has a song done in time for the extended deadline... Hardest band so far!

Agreed Matty, it is pretty difficult. My work schedule is making it more difficult to work on, but I do have a spoof that I'm going with that I'll actually be able to work on this weekend. I should have it submitted by Monday.

I hope you guys have been browsing through the suggestions above, the tunes I picked are relatively short and not too complex.

"Follow that motto "YOLO" bro" to "Don't eat the yellow snow"

http://www.amiright.com/parody/70s/frankzappa26.shtml

http://businesslitigationatty.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/yolo_o_2916921.jpg

Apparently there's a couple versions of this song, I went with this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLIppgE45wM

https://scontent-b-iad.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/1512605_10152449979204167_1793536975_n.jpg
http://amiright.com/parody/70s/frankzappa27.shtml

This is the weirdest round ever.......... da hell did I write?

"Angry Rhesus"
http://www.amiright.com/parody/70s/frankzappa28.shtml

Parody of "Uncle Remus"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHIhsq9qHPk
http://i1.treknature.com/photos/349/bonnet_macaque.jpg