I am the heaven,I am the water I am the dirt beneath your rollers I am your secret smut & lost metal money Down your cracks I am your cracks & crannies I am the clouds,I am embroidered I am the author of all tucks & damask piping I am the chrome dinette (twice) I am the eggs of all persuasion I am all days & nights (4 times) I am here,And you are my sofa I am here,And you are my sofa I am here,And you are my sofa I am here, And you are my sofa!!!!!! -frickin sweet
I can only imagine how nervous the German film crew got when Frank Zappa said, "I'd like to offer my apologies to the German people for the song that we're going to do now..."
I was a Zappafan for long long years. Zappa was a great musician. The lyrics - even the german onse - are music, Zappas surrealism art his humor, his political understanding - for my way of undersatnding - was always kind of anarcistically freedom. To shock people was part of his pleasure.
Ein Genie. Ein durch und durch ernsthafter Musiker, mit einem Talent und Können, dass wir so schnell nicht wieder erleben werden können. Aber er war da und hat der Welt viel gebracht. God bless Uncle Frank
the first thing i learnt as a performer was never to apologise for anything, frank you dont dont have to say nothing, we europeans respect and love you forever. this song is actuallty understood in german dutch and swiss so dont worry about a thing my friend. we love you here even if mass america coudnt. precocious you were indeed sorry for the english
Dont be sorry for this wack and confusing ass language 😂. If one doesn't understand then ig it's not for them to get unless asked. I'm glad more ppl enjoy Zappa 🤪🤩💚
Saw Jeff Beck and Terry Bozzio at Fillmore west. 1968. A memorable event that I remember to this day. Thanks to Bill Graham. Too many great shows to count. Bill even brought out the great drummer from Vegas , buddy rich , the best of pre rock drumming Buddy was something else
1982 LINZ , Magnificent , Brilliant on his own , surrounded himself with brilliant musicians , Brian Eno , Vinnie Colaiuta , asf....... thats a genius whitin .
We miss you Mr. Zappa Your music comes from heaven and it really inspires me a lot i do not have words to describes what your music makes me feel. I only know that it makes me happy
This stuff is ausome, kind of the American version of the Sensational Alex Harvey Band! Think I had this album many years ago and wondering if Pojama people is on it hee hee cracks me up!!!😊
A great tune, and I love the Wagnerian touches! Thia is propbably Frank's most 'spiritual' libretto, and also, the tune is completely diatonic, with none of the chromaticism that his music usually contains. Yes, a remarkable piece, and thanks, Frank!
Damm watching these clips makes me feel my age , I used to go to Zappa shows when the Mothers were a new band , followed Frank's many changes of bands through the late 80's , looking back its hard to believe he's been gone close to 3 decades .
Noora Youssef Khalil It's very coherent of you take the perspective of a sofa. The lyrics talk about sex stains, loose change, embroidery, grime caught in the rollers, eggs of all persuasions, and chrome dinettes. I am here. I am your sofa.
I really didn't get it when I was younger. So glad I woke up and realized the pure genius of this man and the total professionalism and talent of his musicians. Silly for sure, but oh so tight....
@@RedGarnett-n2p Really? I think he has lots of layers, hidden meanings, subtle and obscure references and combines all of that with a dose of humor - that often masks the layers, meanings and references even more. I can imagine the lyrics not being to someone's liking, but I find it harder to understand how someone can think the lyrics are less impressive than his music. Just to make this perfectly clear: I am genuinely finding it harder to understand, not saying your opinion is 'wrong' or disrespecting it. If you have the time and inclination to elaborate, I would love to get a bit more insight into your reasons for feeling the way you do and whose lyrics you consider genius or at least of a higher level. Perhaps you will help me discover more great artists this way or re-evaluate some I have failed to recognize as genius lyricists so far.
Frank Zappa war einer der ersten ( Elvis mal ausgeklammert) die auch mal auf deutsch ein Liedchen trällerten im "VATERLAND" wie Er so schön sagte und das war einfach phantastisch. Viele meiner Freunde mochten seine Musik nicht, Ich dagegen schon, auch schon weit vor Bobby Brown... Ich glaube "One size fits all" war meine Erste, gefolgt von "Zoot Alures" !! R.I.P. BUDDY I´ll NEVER FORGET YOU !!!
I love this song and was singing it to myself all day at work today. Not very good with the German parts. My 14 son loves this song and also like Evelyn a Modified Dog. This song is a really beautiful melody. Also off of my favorite zappa album. (one size)
all i can remember ( not all of it) is: i am your secret dirt i am the lost metal money(metal Geld) i am in your cracks i am in your cracks and crevices i am your chrome dinette i am your chrome dinette i am eggs of all persuasions i am here Ay Ay and you are my sofa i am here Ay Ay and you are my sofa i am here and you are my sofa
Ich bin alle Tage und Nächte ... I am all days and nights and he still is with that song ... one of the best ever. Its fun, its wonderful, its power, its classical. Still so much fun to see him. ModulationCracks: same with me
Mann ich hab das ganze Konzert vom BR irgendwo noch auf VHS. Da sind noch ein paar Szenen, die ich auf utube nicht finde z. B. wie er im Hertie an der Münchner Freiheit in der Spielzeugabteilung was für seine Show aussucht. LoL Ich muss es mal uploaden !!
We are the few, we are the fortunate. We are the people who lived long enough ago to see this fucking genius composer and amazing guitarist LIVE! So sad for the rest of you poor bastards, but thank you stars there is so much live video of him to watch :)
Yes, how the world whould look like, if Frank whould have won his election for the American President? Wie würde wohl die Welt aussehen, wenn Frank zum amerikanischen Präsidenten gewählt worden wäre?
so sonderbar wirkt die Vorstellung heute, mit Trump als neuem Zirkusdirektor, wohl nicht mehr... rogue image nowadays, with master Trump as upcoming circus manager ?
In high school i didn't know any of the lyrics, so i asked the german exchange student if she could translate some of it for me. I don't think she liked me very much
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One of the most beautiful songs ever made.
Agree 100%
Isn't is great googly moogly?
Next to peaches en regalia.
Although , is it really considered a song if there’s no lyrics?
One of my absolute Zappa (and all of music) favorites.
it is
I am the heaven,I am the water
I am the dirt beneath your rollers
I am your secret smut & lost metal money
Down your cracks
I am your cracks & crannies
I am the clouds,I am embroidered
I am the author of all tucks & damask piping
I am the chrome dinette (twice)
I am the eggs of all persuasion
I am all days & nights (4 times)
I am here,And you are my sofa
I am here,And you are my sofa
I am here,And you are my sofa
I am here, And you are my sofa!!!!!!
-frickin sweet
THANK YOU
@@clintstewart5545Glad I'm not the only one thanking a reply 14 years ago
Thank You.
What is he talking about ?
Frank Zappa, einfach Frank Zappa, sonst noch Fragen! One of the best!!!
I can only imagine how nervous the German film crew got when Frank Zappa said, "I'd like to offer my apologies to the German people for the song that we're going to do now..."
Ja, das stimmt! Sie gaben ihm ihr gesamtes wieder gefundenes Metall-Geld, um ihn zu stoppen... 😉✌🏻😎
This is a magnificent example of a musical genious of the very rarest kind. Absolutely wonderful
Probably Frank's most beautiful song...
Always a live classic.
Love Ike Willis vocals!
Great line-up
I was a Zappafan for long long years. Zappa was a great musician. The lyrics - even the german onse - are music, Zappas surrealism art his humor, his political understanding - for my way of undersatnding - was always kind of anarcistically freedom. To shock people was part of his pleasure.
I have three sofas. I sit on the second one every day and sing this classic. In German.
😭😂😂😂😂omfgg yass you betta wooork
Ein Genie. Ein durch und durch ernsthafter Musiker, mit einem Talent und Können, dass wir so schnell nicht wieder erleben werden können. Aber er war da und hat der Welt viel gebracht. God bless Uncle Frank
niemals wieder Erleben .
Superb. Makes me cry
I totally get that, i want Sofa No1 played at my funeral.
i need listen it S.N.L
the first thing i learnt as a performer was never to apologise for anything, frank you dont dont have to say nothing, we europeans respect and love you forever. this song is actuallty understood in german dutch and swiss so dont worry about a thing my friend. we love you here even if mass america coudnt. precocious you were indeed
sorry for the english
Dont be sorry for this wack and confusing ass language 😂. If one doesn't understand then ig it's not for them to get unless asked.
I'm glad more ppl enjoy Zappa 🤪🤩💚
next level superiority
Germany loves Frank
List Finland too 👍.
Yes.because GERMAN'S HISTORY IS VERY MUCH LONGER THAN AMERICAN,'S 200 HUNDRET YEARS OLD! listen BONGO FURY WITH CAPTAIN BEEFHEART....😂
He was here. And I was his sofa. What more can be said?
One of the best melodies he ever wrote, and he wrote some great melodies
Saw Jeff Beck and Terry Bozzio at Fillmore west. 1968. A memorable event that I remember to this day. Thanks to Bill Graham. Too many great shows to count. Bill even brought out the great drummer from Vegas , buddy rich , the best of pre rock drumming Buddy was something else
1982 LINZ , Magnificent , Brilliant on his own ,
surrounded himself with brilliant musicians ,
Brian Eno , Vinnie Colaiuta , asf.......
thats a genius whitin .
We miss you Mr. Zappa
Your music comes from heaven and it really inspires me a lot
i do not have words to describes what your music makes me feel. I only know that it makes me happy
The master at work !!!
This stuff is ausome, kind of the American version of the Sensational Alex Harvey Band! Think I had this album many years ago and wondering if Pojama people is on it hee hee cracks me up!!!😊
Most beautiful melodies and voice harmonics. Zappa forever😎👍.
this is love ... this is manifestation of totality into creativity. thx frank.
I just fucking love this song.
A master piece
A great tune, and I love the Wagnerian touches! Thia is propbably Frank's most 'spiritual' libretto, and also, the tune is completely diatonic, with none of the chromaticism that his music usually contains. Yes, a remarkable piece, and thanks, Frank!
JohnHarp Dalton True but the song ends with a cadence in another key!
Damm watching these clips makes me feel my age , I used to go to Zappa shows when the Mothers were a new band , followed Frank's many changes of bands through the late 80's , looking back its hard to believe he's been gone close to 3 decades .
Hey Mike good times you had.Cheers
I only saw him 3 times from 79 but, hey, we saw him. The fact is there was never anyone before and there will never EVER be anyone like him again
I just got into him this year. Been a casual fan for a couple decades. But now I'm diving deep into his catalog and it's great.
Great tune, wonderful Ike Willis always one of my fav Zappa cohort.
Frank's spiritual manifesto....God is in everything...rims, the clouds, water, damask piping....your sofa
Your chrome dinette is the fount of creation.
we are the sofas of god.
@@campyhub I thought it was a fifties dinner table that had chrome trimmings and I still do because of the one on the cover of osfa.
google translator, translated, and read it out loud to me
what a laugh lol
german is a beauty language, soooo glad he used it :))
viel danke fur diese oldies but goodies
Hervorragend!!!
Fantastic! Frank was unique in every way.
Just brilliant, thanks for this!
Absolutely a great song. Sofa #2. I'm German but have no clue what he sung! My father spoke it fluently. But Frank did a great job!! Awesome.
Noora Youssef Khalil It's very coherent of you take the perspective of a sofa. The lyrics talk about sex stains, loose change, embroidery, grime caught in the rollers, eggs of all persuasions, and chrome dinettes. I am here. I am your sofa.
translation on jacket cover of vinyl album one size fits all
earthaltar Thank you for some of the translation, makes much more sense now! I still miss this genius walking the earth with us....ouch.
Only an American would say they are German and yet admit they don't speak German at the same time.
Ich war in der Rudi Sedelmayer Halle, 1978 mit meinen 14 Jahren, mein Freund Willi Ebner, und Harald Spatzenegger waren dabei. Lg
ich lieb dich frank! wieso bist du nichtmer hier? :(
Unvergessen und genial
I really didn't get it when I was younger. So glad I woke up and realized the pure genius of this man and the total professionalism and talent of his musicians. Silly for sure, but oh so tight....
Man some of his songs are just straight stupid and silly
And yes he was a genius musician but not a genius at writing lyrics as far as I'm concerned
@@RedGarnett-n2p Really? I think he has lots of layers, hidden meanings, subtle and obscure references and combines all of that with a dose of humor - that often masks the layers, meanings and references even more. I can imagine the lyrics not being to someone's liking, but I find it harder to understand how someone can think the lyrics are less impressive than his music.
Just to make this perfectly clear: I am genuinely finding it harder to understand, not saying your opinion is 'wrong' or disrespecting it. If you have the time and inclination to elaborate, I would love to get a bit more insight into your reasons for feeling the way you do and whose lyrics you consider genius or at least of a higher level. Perhaps you will help me discover more great artists this way or re-evaluate some I have failed to recognize as genius lyricists so far.
ich schließe mich diesem gedanken an.
Einer die viele Gruende dass ich Deutsch lernte!
still way cool after all these years
Frank, ich liebe Dich! Seit 40 Jahren
What a beautiful rendition of one epic epic song ❤
Really luv Florintine Pogen hee hee kinda funny love it 😊
a heavenly melody. i never leave my old red sofa.
i;m here again??? great !!!!
I have no idea why , but this song in it's various incarnations appear in my mind's soundtrack , in a big wuay ...
Frank Zappa war einer der ersten ( Elvis mal ausgeklammert) die auch mal auf deutsch ein Liedchen trällerten im "VATERLAND" wie Er so schön sagte und das war einfach phantastisch.
Viele meiner Freunde mochten seine Musik nicht, Ich dagegen schon, auch schon weit vor Bobby Brown... Ich glaube "One size fits all" war meine Erste, gefolgt von "Zoot Alures" !!
R.I.P. BUDDY I´ll NEVER FORGET YOU !!!
Maravilloso!! Superb!!!
klasse version!
I love this song and was singing it to myself all day at work today. Not very good with the German parts. My 14 son loves this song and also like Evelyn a Modified Dog. This song is a really beautiful melody. Also off of my favorite zappa album. (one size)
Brilliant.
genious - thanks for uploading
Love this track. Nice to see Frank performing it to the Germins.
I love Ike's voice.
Yes I 🌻😊
todos nós amamos
im back !
luv this song !!
This is really great. Would love to have this song played at my funeral.
Frank, will you, your music and your sense of humour marry me in heaven?
This song would be sung at your wedding.
We all will be married in heaven - which will be like hell ;-)
@@chrisko6439 I agree so maybe we can just all be friends in heaven
Let me sleep on it!
I give you an answer in the Morning❤❤
this man was it!
Love Zappa!!!
Pretty freaking amazing for a rehearsal
now 60 what great music also ELP
They don’t mess around
HAHAHA this guy was everything ! a true genius !
Frank does Sofa 2 in German? First time I've seen this one.This is great!
all i can remember ( not all of it) is:
i am your secret dirt
i am the lost metal money(metal Geld)
i am in your cracks
i am in your cracks and crevices
i am your chrome dinette
i am your chrome dinette
i am eggs of all persuasions
i am here Ay Ay and you are my sofa
i am here Ay Ay and you are my sofa
i am here and you are my sofa
THE MASTER
Thank you for posting this!!!!
Love it!!
I miss ya brother!
Ich bin alle Tage und Nächte ... I am all days and nights and he still is with that song ... one of the best ever. Its fun, its wonderful, its power, its classical. Still so much fun to see him. ModulationCracks: same with me
Zappa por siempre!!!
häufig als es mir nicht so gut ging ging ich heim und hörte ZAPPA- dann ging es mir besser- er ist genial und bringt mich zum lachen; danke
Awesome
De los mejores músicos que e escuchado si no que el mejor
Mann ich hab das ganze Konzert vom BR irgendwo noch auf VHS. Da sind noch ein paar Szenen, die ich auf utube nicht finde z. B. wie er im Hertie an der Münchner Freiheit in der Spielzeugabteilung was für seine Show aussucht. LoL Ich muss es mal uploaden !!
Link? Danke
I have the studio album from which this track comes, and as someone still continuing to learn German I enjoy his efforts in this piece.
That's right, It's the same verse again.
It's one way of learning English.🤣
I remember the first time I heard this song over 40 years ago, I was amazed that such a patently stupid song could be so beautiful.
Dankeschön, Frank!
love it
Long live the legacy of Frank the virtuoso enigma.
Michael Hedges did a beautiful acoustic version of this on his Oracle album. It's the first remake I ever heard of this song.
Thanks for the link!❤
Frank Zappa rules. Still.
.....and always will....
amazing
perfection
thank you!
If you'll be my sofa - I'll do that great 'Ike Willis -Tam' for you, my dear! ❤🧶✌🏻😎
Such a great song, maybe Zappas best. I saw him live 1977!
Outstanding.love him
Some of us Americans get it too. Not many but sum...Thanks for uploading this amazing rendition
Ich liebe FZ und auch New Jersey.
Perfect👍
I am here and you are my sofa. Yes...yes you are...
I LOVE HIM TOO FZ 4 ever !
Na klar.
Frank is meinem Herzen.
Er war ein wunderbarer Mensch.
i was fukin there ;-)
We are the few,
we are the fortunate.
We are the people who lived long enough ago to see this fucking genius composer and amazing guitarist LIVE!
So sad for the rest of you poor bastards, but thank you stars there is so much live video of him to watch :)
saw him in stonybrook,ny in 1972, phx az in 1975, and palladium ntc in 1976
Saw him three times. Outdoors was the mostest funnest with Belew and company.
I was born in 72 and feel sorry for the poor fucks these days...
MrCrocotone...Me too!
FRANK ZAPPA- THE KRAUT, herrlich..................
He sings better German than I speak it after forgetting two years of German language classes.
Yes, how the world whould look like, if Frank whould have won his election for the American President?
Wie würde wohl die Welt aussehen, wenn Frank zum amerikanischen Präsidenten gewählt worden wäre?
+Ulrich Duprée Wunderbar.
Ulrich Duprée say that again, today!!!
so sonderbar wirkt die Vorstellung heute, mit Trump als neuem Zirkusdirektor, wohl nicht mehr...
rogue image nowadays, with master Trump as upcoming circus manager ?
Es würde viel besser in der Meinung von dieser Ami.
Let's make the stinkfoot stink again!
In high school i didn't know any of the lyrics, so i asked the german exchange student if she could translate some of it for me. I don't think she liked me very much
Amazing Crazy Song ! Aber Geil !