Halloween

Halloween

(Frank Zappa, DVD-A, Vaulternative/DTS 1101, February 4, 2003)

  1. NYC Audience 1:17
  2. Ancient Armaments 8:23
  3. Dancin' Fool 4:35
  4. Easy Meat 6:03
  5. Magic Fingers 2:33
  6. Don't Eat The Yellow Snow 2:24
  7. Conehead 4:02
  8. "Zeets" (Colaiuta) 2:58
  9. Stink-Foot 8:51
  10. Dinah-Moe Humm 5:27
  11. Camarillo Brillo 3:14
  12. Muffin Man 3:32
  13. Black Napkins (The Deathless Horsie) 16:56

Tricks Or Treats:

Produced by Dweezil Zappa
1978 remote Record Plant Mobile engineering and 2002 stereo and multi-channel mix by Joe Chiccarelli
Sequence & editing by Dweezil Zappa & Joe Travers with Fred Maher

Vaultmeisterment by Joe Travers
Cover photo by Molly Stein
Liner notes by Carl Baugher
Package design by Tracy Veal & Eric Josephbek
DVD menus by Keith Lawler

The Palladium, NYC
October 27-31, 1978
(Except the video tracks)

FZ--lead guitar/vocal
Denny Walley--guitar/vocals
Tommy Mars--keyboards/vocals
Peter Wolf--keyboards
Ed Mann--percussion
Arthur Barrow--bass
Patrick O'Hearn--bass
Vinnie Colaiuta--drums
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L. Shankar--electric violin

 

1. NYC Audience 1:17

The Palladium, NYC
October 31, 1978

 

2. Ancient Armaments 8:23

The Palladium, NYC
October 31, 1978

(lyrics available at zappa.com)

3. Dancin' Fool 4:35

The Palladium, NYC
October 31, 1978

(lyrics available at zappa.com)

4. Easy Meat 6:03

The Palladium, NYC
October 27, 1978 (late show)

(lyrics available at zappa.com)

5. Magic Fingers 2:33

includes a quote from Louie Louie (Berry)

The Palladium, NYC
October 27 (both shows) & 31, 1978

(lyrics available at zappa.com)

6. Don't Eat The Yellow Snow 2:24

includes a quote from Midnight Sun (Hampton/Burke/Mercer)

The Palladium, NYC
October 31, 1978

(lyrics available at zappa.com)

7. Conehead 4:02

The Palladium, NYC
October 28, 1978 (early show)

L. Shankar--electric violin

(lyrics available at zappa.com)

8. "Zeets" 2:58

(Vinnie Colaiuta)

The Palladium, NYC
October 31, 1978

Vinnie Colaiuta--drum sola

 

9. Stink-Foot 8:51

includes quotes from Dragnet (Schumann/Rósza)

The Palladium, NYC
October 31, 1978

(lyrics available at zappa.com)

10. Dinah-Moe Humm 5:27

The Palladium, NYC
October 27, 1978 (early show)

(lyrics available at zappa.com)

11. Camarillo Brillo 3:14

The Palladium, NYC
October 27, 1978 (early show)

(lyrics available at zappa.com)

12. Muffin Man 3:32

The Palladium, NYC
October 27, 1978 (early show)

(lyrics available at zappa.com)

13. Black Napkins (The Deathless Horsie) 16:56

includes The Deathless Horsie

The Palladium, NYC
October 31, 1978

L. Shankar--electric violin

(lyrics available at zappa.com)

Tricks Or Treats:

Suicide Chump (Video) 9:31

Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ
October 13, 1978 (late show)

FZ--guitar, vocals
Ike Willis--guitar, vocals
Denny Walley--guitar, vocals
Tommy Mars--keyboards
Peter Wolf--keyboards
Ed Mann--percussion
Patrick O'Hearn--bass
Arthur Barrow--bass
Vinnie Colaiuta--drums

You say there ain't no use in livin'
'N it's all a waste of time
'N you wanna throw your life away, well
People that's just fine
Go ahead on 'n get it over with then
Find you a bridge 'n take a jump
Just make sure you get it right the first time
'Cause nothin's worse than a Suicide Chump

You say there ain't no light a-shinin'
Through the bushes up ahead
'N they all gonna be sorry
When they find out you are dead
I ain't gonna do no weepin'
Ain't no way I'll shed a tear
Just make sure you get it right the first time
Don't chump your suicide, my dear

Now maybe you're scared of jumpin'
'N poison makes you sick
But you really need attention
'N you need it pretty quick
Don't wanna mess your face up
Or we won't know if it's you
Aw, there's just so much to worry about
Now what you gonna do?
Go ahead on 'n get it over with then
Find you a bridge 'n take a jump
Just make sure you get it right the first time
'Cause nothin's worse than a Suicide Chump
Aw, chump it then

You say there ain't no use in livin'
'N it's all a waste of time
'N you wanna throw your life away, well
People that's just fine
Go ahead on 'n get it over with then
Find you a bridge 'n take a jump
Just make sure you get it right the first time
'Cause nothin's worse than a Suicide Chump

Now you say there ain't no light a-shinin'
Through the bushes up ahead
'N they all gwine be sorry
When they find out you are dead
I ain't gonna do no weepin'
Aw, there ain't no way I'll shed a tear
Just make sure you get it right the first time
Don't chump your suicide, my dear

Now maybe you're scared of jumpin'
'N poison makes you sick
But you really need attention
'N you need it pretty quick
Don't wanna mess your face up
Or we won't know if it's you
Aw, there's just so much to worry about
Now what you gonna do?

Go head on 'n get it over with then
Go head on 'n get it over with then
Go head on 'n get it over with then
Oh, why don't you kill yourself
(Go head on 'n get it over with then)
Oh, I can't be bothered with your bush
(Go head on 'n get it over with then)
Oh, think I'll go to the mini-bar
(Go head on 'n get it over with then)
And I'll drink way too far
(Go head on 'n get it over with then)
Oh, tear my eyes out with a corkscrew
(Go head on 'n get it over with then)
Oh, I think I'll even smell Midget's shoes
(Go head on 'n get it over with then)
Oh, you know it's too painful for me
(Go head on 'n get it over with then)
Oh, can't take it no longer
(Go head on 'n get it over with then)
Oh, gonna eat some worms
(Go head on 'n get it over with then)
Oh, gonna get some bad germs
(Go head on 'n get it over with then)
Go head on 'n get it over with then

Dancin' Fool (Video) 3:48

Saturday Night Live, NYC
October 21, 1978

FZ--vocals
Denny Walley--guitar, vocals
Tommy Mars--keyboards, vocals
Peter Wolf--keyboards
Ed Mann--percussion
Patrick O'Hearn--bass
Arthur Barrow--bass
Vinnie Colaiuta--drums
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Alan Rubin--trumpet
Tom Malone--trombone
Lew Del Gatto--alto sax
Lou Marini--tenor sax
Howard Johnson--baritone sax

 

Radio Interview 9:41

WPIX, NYC
October 30, 1978

FZ--voice
Mark Simone--voice

 

 

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"Suicide Chump" transcription by Charles Ulrich
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