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Music Appreciation

GReedDiamond

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4. Being a big fan of Frank & The Mothers, imagine my surprise...

Reply to 90-percent (Original post)

Mon Mar 3, 2025, 03:09 AM

Mar 2025

...when, in 1981, my band was recording in the same studio where Don Preston, an original Mother of Invention, was working on a movie soundtrack project.

He agreed to play the grand piano on our song, "I Hate Sports."

Also, Sam "Sluggo" Phipps of Oingo Boingo played the sax solo.

Here's the YouTube of the tune:

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Appreciating frank zappa [View all] 90-percent Mar 2025 OP

My husband loved Zappa Figarosmom Mar 2025 #1

So many lyrics resonating in my head RainCaster Mar 2025 #2

The late great George Duke on Frank Zappa Brother Buzz Mar 2025 #3

Being a big fan of Frank & The Mothers, imagine my surprise... GReedDiamond Mar 2025 #4

Don Preston! Pinback Mar 2025 #11

Thanks for your Don Preston story... GReedDiamond Mar 2025 #12

loved him Skittles Mar 2025 #5

Gave about 40 Zappa vinyl albums recently to the music teacher at the Reservation high school where I graduated. PufPuf23 Mar 2025 #6

Frank was the best, I can never get enough of his great talent JoseBalow Mar 2025 #7

My Zappa Story ProfessorGAC Mar 2025 #8

I'll assume he was an Orioles fan WestMichRad Mar 2025 #9

I Don't Recall... ProfessorGAC Mar 2025 #10

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