Had he spent more time in the recording studio recording on a daily basis as Jimi Hendrix, Tupac Shakur, and Prince did, then think about how much more material we'd hear from him, all that previous unreleased stuff on his posthumorous albums.
I think MTV never showed this video in 1984 due to one of the lyrics in this song, except for it appearing on a 1993 episode of Beavis and Butt-Head called "Canoe."
I caught this originally on a Beavis & Butthead episode many years ago. Having found it only relatively recently I find myself coming back to it. Frank Zappa is mesmerizing. I've geeked out on him before and I am beginning a new cycle of geeking out again......
'You are what you is'... I grew up listening to Frank, unfortunately I never got to see Frank or 'The Mothers' perform live.. I wished I had, the man's a genius.
Yeah my dad grew up in Baltimore. Saw him there a few times. Frank is from there obviously. then he went down to University of Georgia and Frank played there a few times. My dad hates 80s Zappa. I love it. So we disagree on that. HA
Aeee Frank Zappa... sempre irreverente, sempre irônico !!! Por que morrer tão cedo...??? Do you know what you aaaare, you are what you is... you is what you am, a cow don't make ham !!!
Só acho que a frase da vaca não fazer presunto está errada, ele não devia conhecer a cecina, presunto de carne de vaca bem comum na Espanha, uma delícia kkkkk. De resto, tudo certo com a letra dessa maravilha de música!
@@ZanelliLocutor Passava tbm no Clip Trip na Gazeta...e quando passava eu pensava : q porra é essa...anos depois me aprofundei na obra desse cara genial...este ano 2020 sai um documentário " ZAPPA"
Franks music always cheers me up. People would call him politically incorrect now, but I'm sure even a lot or African Americans would listen to this one and think it hilarious
Thanks for downloading anything by Frank..saw him first in 1969 , my boy friend took me to a bar in East Lansing,MI OMG, I was pretty naive in those days, I was not yet 21 lol Now I'm 72 yrs young and still love to hear his music, I got to see him over 15 times and now Dweezil 3 times, he opened for Chic Corea one yr and Jean Luc Ponty was with Corea he said he had not seen Dweezil since he was 5 yrs old lol. Great concert Coriea did his Return to Forever concert so between Zappa and Corea it was a hell of a night for music:).
Frank Zappa is an absolute Genius Musician. I remember watching this video on mtv in 1985 I was about nine years old. and loving this song and Video especially the guy with a cabbage for a head. lmmao such a brilliant Genius Musician Love you Frank thank you for your awesome music
I remember that too, I was about 13 then. My dad had bought Valley Girl on 45, I remember saying "like oh my gah dad, I don't want to listen to Frank Sinatra, totally give me a break!" I think this so g was the b side. Classic
I used to give guitar lessons as a kid in the 80s….from the proceedings I bought D‘Addario XL 120s and Zappa records…..still have my complete collection of Vinyls from Freak Out to Broadway the Hard Way….
Frank Zappa and Sasha Baron Cohen aka Borat present identical attitudes towards American mentality and culture. This is one of the better cabaret performances.
I loved how FZ and Co revised this and “Mud Club” for ‘Thingfish!’ Now if you don’t mind, I really need to go and do the peppermint twist for real...😉😂
MTV never played the video but Nickelodeon did on the tv talk show Livewire. Oddly enough why it ended up on a kid's network as opposed to MTV is so surreal but it wouldn't be the only time this happened. Later in 1987/88, MTV refused to play a couple of Monkees videos from their album Pool It. So, it ended up on Nickelodeon instead.
I started going to concerts in 1977 at the age of 12. I am fortunate to have had a cool mom and older relatives who would invite me along. I've seen legendary band after legendary band and performers. My only regret is that I never saw Zappa live. I'm happy as a clam to have seen Beefheart live in Chicago at a club called Tut's, but never got the chance to see Zappa. Sigh...
I only got to see him once, in the early 80s, but it was definitely unique. They never stopped completely playing the whole show, at least one person would keep playing and link them to the next song. And Frank would sometimes use a baton to direct the group like he was conducting an orchestra l.
@@patrickbarkwell3295 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_Snakes Ray White toured with Zappa for the following: Late '76 Tour (his first time playing with Zappa) '80, '81, '82 and '84 tours
You Know,..At SOME POINT Before He Passed,..FRANK ZAPPA Should Have Been Out P.O.T.U.S.!!! * So Far,..in My Miserable Life,..He's One of The Few People Rational Enough To Make Any REAL SENSE of Life!!! * R.I.P. FRANK,...You ARE Sorely Missed,Breaux!!!
Chorus: Do you know what you are? You are what you is, You is what you am, A cow don't make ham; You ain't what you're not, So see what you got; You are what you is, An' that's all it is A foolish young man From a middle class fam'ly, Started singin' the blues 'Cause he thought it was manly, Now he talks like the Kingfish (Saph-fie!) from Amos 'n' Andy (Holy mackerel there, holy mackerel there) He tells you that chitlins (Chitlins!) They taste just like candy, He thinks that he's got De whole thang down, From the Nivea Lotion To de Royal Crown, (Chorus) Do you know what you are? You are what you is, You is what you am, A cow don't make ham; You ain't what you're not, So see what you got; You are what you is An' that's all it is A foolish young man Of the negro Persuasion, Devoted his life To become a Caucasian; He stopped eating pork He stopped eating greens; He traded his dashiki (Uhuru!) For some Jordache jeans; He learned to play golf, And he got a good score; Now he says to himself: "I ain't no n***er no more!" "I don't understand you!" (Bwana makuba) "Could you please speak more clearly?" (Mercedes-Benz) Who is who, (I don't know!) And what is what? (I just don't know!) And why is this (Tell me now) "Appropri-aht?" (That's a funny pronunciation if'n I ever heard one!) If you don't like (Where did you get that word) What you has got; ("Appropri-aht?") Drop it in the dirt (Drop it, yeah) And let it rot (I can smell it now!) Someone else (Here dey come, here dey come!) Will surely come, (I told you they was coming!) And pick it up (That's right!) 'Cause he wants some (And he wants it for free!) And then one day (There will come a day) You'll wonder who (I wonder, too) Who you used to was (Who I was, anyway) And what you do (I, I used to work at the post office) You'll scratch your head (But I don't want to undo my do) And look around; (Just to see what's goin' on) But what you lost (I can't seem to find it) Will not be found (A Mercedes-Benz) Do you know what you are? (I know) You are what you is; (I'm the kind of guy) You is what you am, (That ought to be driving) A cow don't make ham; (A 450 SLC) You ain't what you not, (A big old red one) So see what you got; (Some golf clubs stickin' out de trunk) You are what you is, (I'm goin' down to the links Saturday mornin') And that's all it is; (Gimme a $5 bill) You are what you is (And an overcoat, too) And that's all it is (Work my way down, yo) You are what you is (Robbie, take me to Creek Town) And that's all it is (I work harder than your husband, harder than your husband) You are what you is (I'm going down to White Street) And that's all it is... (Fade out)
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The Lesson: Just be yourself, but don't sacrifice yourself to just be accepted.
ABSO-FUCKIN-LUTELY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
yup
arf!
wow ........deep .......
Not Sure Everyone is, that's why Zappa was a capitalist i guess, he realized that!
I miss Frank. We need him now more than ever.
Yes we do! I'll bet he would have hated the political correctness of today!
@@emilycathcart7387 horseshit, he would have hated the hate hiding as 'free speech'
indeed today
Had he spent more time in the recording studio recording on a daily basis as Jimi Hendrix, Tupac Shakur, and Prince did, then think about how much more material we'd hear from him, all that previous unreleased stuff on his posthumorous albums.
@@meyerj75 He literally couldn't spend more time in the studio... He was ALWAYS in there, way more than the the artists you mentioned.
I miss Frank & I'm African American & Native .
I miss him to , I am from Croatia, but I get the idea
😂😂😂😂👑👑👑👑🏆🏆🏆
You just must love Frank
Frank Zappa and Ray White, amazing together!!
Frank’s epic gamer moment @ 2:15
Did I hear that right
Epic
HE SAID THE WORD
Is that actually him saying it?
@@ethan_bergmansounds like him pitching his voice up a little
Frank, an all time legend. Zappa isn’t just a person, he made it a genre.
That’s what I tell my pals. Zappa’s a genre by itself!
One of the coolest songs ever
Agreed!
This was the very first video I ever saw on MTV back in 1981.
I think MTV never showed this video in 1984 due to one of the lyrics in this song, except for it appearing on a 1993 episode of Beavis and Butt-Head called "Canoe."
@@ClassicTVMan1981X fun fact about that episode Frank asked Mike Judge to say that it sucked
It was shown but then banned lol 🎉🎉🎉
Love Ray White's singing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I caught this originally on a Beavis & Butthead episode many years ago. Having found it only relatively recently I find myself coming back to it. Frank Zappa is mesmerizing. I've geeked out on him before and I am beginning a new cycle of geeking out again......
Long time fan of Mr. Zappa here! Allways good to know what You IS!!!!!!!😊
'You are what you is'... I grew up listening to Frank, unfortunately I never got to see Frank or 'The Mothers' perform live.. I wished I had, the man's a genius.
My dad got to see him many times. I saw Dweezil once.
Nathan Justice I envy your Dad... I will be going to see Dweezil if he comes to Australia in 2017... I hope! :-)
Yeah my dad grew up in Baltimore. Saw him there a few times. Frank is from there obviously. then he went down to University of Georgia and Frank played there a few times. My dad hates 80s Zappa. I love it. So we disagree on that. HA
Nathan Justice LOL! That's so cool :-)
Saw him and the band in Long Beach it's still my best concert. To say they were tight is an understatement.
The lyrics are so simple, yet so brilliant
not simple, if they were, everyone would understand.. :(
Aeee Frank Zappa... sempre irreverente, sempre irônico !!! Por que morrer tão cedo...??? Do you know what you aaaare, you are what you is... you is what you am, a cow don't make ham !!!
Só acho que a frase da vaca não fazer presunto está errada, ele não devia conhecer a cecina, presunto de carne de vaca bem comum na Espanha, uma delícia kkkkk. De resto, tudo certo com a letra dessa maravilha de música!
Via sempre no Som Pop da TV Cultura nos anos 80, cof, cof, cof... rsrs :D
@@ZanelliLocutor Passava tbm no Clip Trip na Gazeta...e quando passava eu pensava : q porra é essa...anos depois me aprofundei na obra desse cara genial...este ano 2020 sai um documentário " ZAPPA"
No Camila, it's " make out or make ham"
@@karendurant4981 No Karen, it IS "a cow dont make ham" and that makes more sense with the theme.
ABSOLUTE GENIUS FOR THIS SONG.
xDiamondDoll702x many more genius songs than this. Dumb all over
@S White are you a shithead?
Franks music always cheers me up. People would call him politically incorrect now, but I'm sure even a lot or African Americans would listen to this one and think it hilarious
Oh bro we love this dude lol
Yeah I’m black and I think this is hilarious and I too have traded my dashiki for some Jordache Jeans
@@509BMG Did you learn to play Golf and get a good score?
@@decimalcat not only that, but I did in fact say to myself said to myself, I ain’t no n***** no more
@@509BMG HE'LL YEAH BROTHER!!!!
Thanks for downloading anything by Frank..saw him first in 1969 , my boy friend took me to a bar in East Lansing,MI OMG, I was pretty naive in those days, I was not yet 21 lol Now I'm 72 yrs young and still love to hear his music, I got to see him over 15 times and now Dweezil 3 times, he opened for Chic Corea one yr and Jean Luc Ponty was with Corea he said he had not seen Dweezil since he was 5 yrs old lol. Great concert Coriea did his Return to Forever concert so between Zappa and Corea it was a hell of a night for music:).
holly mccormick I love Frank. Your music is fun and makes me happy. Kisses from Brazil.
holly mccormick yawzaa!
I saw Frank Zappa live in East Lansing too.
Your story is freaking legendary
Frank Zappa is an absolute Genius Musician. I remember watching this video on mtv in 1985 I was about nine years old. and loving this song and Video especially the guy with a cabbage for a head. lmmao such a brilliant Genius Musician Love you Frank thank you for your awesome music
I remember that too, I was about 13 then. My dad had bought Valley Girl on 45, I remember saying "like oh my gah dad, I don't want to listen to Frank Sinatra, totally give me a break!" I think this so g was the b side. Classic
He wasn’t just a genius musician. He was a genius.
My favourite Zappa song..just awesome!
Mine aswell !!!
I used to give guitar lessons as a kid in the 80s….from the proceedings I bought D‘Addario XL 120s and Zappa records…..still have my complete collection of Vinyls from Freak Out to Broadway the Hard Way….
Do you have Thingfish?
@@gavinhall276 yes
I saw this videoclip for the first time in my life on a Beavis and Butthead episode. I was just a kid but I was fascinated by it.
“This is still on? That pisses me off!”
Me too!
LoL same dude !
me exactly. i think it was the first time i seen or heard Zappa
That's who I learned about alien sex fiend, the cramps and countless others
Primeiro vídeo clip que vi na saudosa MTV Brasil nos meados dos anos 90.
Grande Frank Zappa.
Bons tempos, beavis n butt head voltaram!
Butthead: Whoa, that guy’s got lettuce for a head
Beavis: Yeah, lettuce spray....SPPPPPPP......
"THIS IS STILL ON?! That pisses me off!!"
"Boy, this video really sucks."
LOL That was the first time I ever heard this song! 😂🤣
fun fact Frank one of his last wishes was to Mike Judge to talk bad about it and saying it sucks
His head is lettuce.
Frank Zappa and Sasha Baron Cohen aka Borat present identical attitudes towards American mentality and culture. This is one of the better cabaret performances.
In 2020 I still listen to this song
So am I in 2022!
I am In 2024
"Is this still on?"--Butt-Head
I remember buying this tape. Sharing this song with my daughter. She loves Zappa as well
I loved how FZ and Co revised this and “Mud Club” for ‘Thingfish!’ Now if you don’t mind, I really need to go and do the peppermint twist for real...😉😂
Classic tune. I wouldn't be surprised if the music here became an influence on Fishbone's early hit, "? (Modern Industry)".
I want this (greatest Zappasong) to be my ring signal on my cell phone.
Ray White. Just WOW !
loved the mans music ````Genius , IS NOT AN APPROPRIATE WORD ```so glad i saw him and his band ```
RIP! Cheers from Sweden! Frank passed away the very same day I turned 31! Peace - and love! We are not alone - at all! God bless!
MTV never played the video but Nickelodeon did on the tv talk show Livewire. Oddly enough why it ended up on a kid's network as opposed to MTV is so surreal but it wouldn't be the only time this happened. Later in 1987/88, MTV refused to play a couple of Monkees videos from their album Pool It. So, it ended up on Nickelodeon instead.
Intelligence used to its full potential.👋👍 Love any FZ song.
MTV really did their best to stop us from seeing this. But still they featured it on beavis and butthead.
Addicted Since 1971.
I started going to concerts in 1977 at the age of 12. I am fortunate to have had a cool mom and older relatives who would invite me along. I've seen legendary band after legendary band and performers. My only regret is that I never saw Zappa live. I'm happy as a clam to have seen Beefheart live in Chicago at a club called Tut's, but never got the chance to see Zappa. Sigh...
I only got to see him once, in the early 80s, but it was definitely unique. They never stopped completely playing the whole show, at least one person would keep playing and link them to the next song. And Frank would sometimes use a baton to direct the group like he was conducting an orchestra l.
Saw this as a boy on letterman. Thingfish, too, though I think that was another time. Young mind totally blown.
Fantástico É POUCO pra essa obra prima! SENSACIONAL!
Verse 1: Kevin Federline
Verse 2: Tiger Woods
First time I heard this song I immediately thought of Tiger even though this predates him
@@jafarspeanutbutter6373
Because he did everything in the 90s to disassociate himself from his Black heritage. Remember the “Cablanasian” stunt?
Although this track was released as a single in 1982, as the B-side to "Valley Girl," the video for it only came out two years later.
Que obra prima.... Sensacional
Hell yeahhhhh I am searching this song for long time!!! Thank you!!!
Way before Sean Paul 'We be Burning' 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Who you used to was - Brilliant!!!
It is ! Shakespear pffft.
Always makes me smile
Me: I wonder why Frank Zappa never made a lot of music videos.
*Watches The One Music Video Frank Zappa Made*
Me: Oh, that's why.
I love the question and answer vocs on outro absolutely amazing!!
International Zappa smash hit - so slick and so decent 😂🤠
miss you frank ;'( ;'(
it's like watching Welcome Back Kotter on acid
2021 and I still love that song
Hurray I love this song 😂it's so funny and self reflective 😂cuz I think it's so manly 🥳🤠Ike Willis has a voice that is one big soul wave ✌️🥳🤗
1981 ahead of his time, genius
I knew FZ and lovedhim and saw him continuously from 71 to the 88 tour
Um ícone contra o fundamentalismo religioso e de costumes, gênio do Rock!!!
Ray White on vocals ... (so great ...).
Ray's voice is the perfect complement to FZ's style.
Check out Baby Snakes.
I think Ray isn't on the Baby Snake DVD (Concert from 1977), right ?
@@thibautponcie2752 yes, he was.
Ike willis, Frank Zappa, and Ray white
@@patrickbarkwell3295
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_Snakes
Ray White toured with Zappa for the following:
Late '76 Tour (his first time playing with Zappa)
'80, '81, '82 and '84 tours
0,75x is an awesome experience too.
who´s the other singer? really cool voice and style!
Rodrigo Barros Ray White
I think Zappa invented the Chroma Key! Loved it!
Zappa é tipo Belchior, há quem goste e quem não.
Im not entirely sure the translation, but yeah, sheeple don’t like him, but free thinkers do.
Infelizmente há quem não goste. Gênio as vezes incompreendido.
Inclusive visualmente.
Love Zappa !
Hard to argue; Zappa!
Ike Willis' vocals at the end....so brilliant.
Let's just get on board people, lover's, friends, just get on board.
FUCK YES !!!
fabuloso!
Man i love this song
Francesco Vincenzo Zappa (American composer 1940-1993) uno dei migliori.
Italians do it better
No. Il migliore.
So ahead of his time. Before Eminem and hip hop there was Frank Zappa. Always pushing boundaries.
M&M's and Frank should never be mentioned in the same sentence...
@@ImprovGuitarJams M&M was a product of the culture. Frank was a creator of global culture.
A music for eternity!
Username checks out
Wonderful Classic
Goblin girl's. Absolutely love this album 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
So many Beavis and Butthead comments... but no Valley Girl comments. This was the B-side to Valley Girl (45 RPM in the US).
our dear George is gone now. what an amazing record of genious is available to us. rest in peace or dear man
Absolute class.
Remember seeing clips from this video as an “exclusive” on Entertainment Tonight (?!)) back in the early 80s
13 dislikes? Must be Taylor Swift fans. Frank is a genius and We miss him terribly. He died way too young.
or blacks that dont get it.
This is annoying compared to other musical adventures (Hot Rats, Grand Wazoo, Yellow Shark, etc...)
Its prob uppity white leftists who dont get it and were “offended”
Holy shit.....how's that even possi.....I mean what the gang of flatdicks are we dealing with?
Epic .... Even better in 2024
We are moving backwards in our emotional and intellectual capacity as a species of beings.
Completely agreed...Frank could wield a much needed sword right now !
you said it!
(today's date: January 7, 2021)
Frank is always the best.
great video to watch high
Stupendo Frank
Love it love it love it !!!
.......he was a genius...high powered mutant medicine man !!
Man I agree ain't nobody using satire like he did, well, South Park is but....man
The Reagan look-alike is Jay Koch.
Great video RADAR. Subscribed now.
Ike and Frank look like they’re actually having fun, which feels ironic considering how Frank felt about music videos
How does this have so little views??
God.... After 35 years I Hear this Song.... I Remember like Yesterday
BELO CLIPE E BELA MÚSICA ! FRANK ZAPPA É UM LOUCO POR MÚSICA !
You Know,..At SOME POINT Before He Passed,..FRANK ZAPPA Should Have Been Out P.O.T.U.S.!!! * So Far,..in My Miserable Life,..He's One of The Few People Rational Enough To Make Any REAL SENSE of Life!!! * R.I.P. FRANK,...You ARE Sorely Missed,Breaux!!!
Zappa was a fucking genius. Incomparable.
1st time I saw this video was '86 and thought it was so outlandish but KNEW I liked it.
Passei a gostar do Frank Zappa depois de ter visto esse clipe na MTV, uns 20 anos atrás!
Eu também 😅
@@raqueldossantos4543 é isso aí! Rsrs
@@marciliochaves6867 Hum...sim,
Eu dava risadas desse videoclipe quando via no programa clássicos mtv
Hehehe eu tmb
Sdds da época do mtv clássica, acordava às 3 da manhã pra curtir
Chorus: Do you know what you are?
You are what you is,
You is what you am,
A cow don't make ham;
You ain't what you're not,
So see what you got;
You are what you is,
An' that's all it is
A foolish young man
From a middle class fam'ly,
Started singin' the blues
'Cause he thought it was manly,
Now he talks like the Kingfish
(Saph-fie!)
from Amos 'n' Andy
(Holy mackerel there, holy mackerel there)
He tells you that chitlins
(Chitlins!)
They taste just like candy,
He thinks that he's got
De whole thang down,
From the Nivea Lotion To de Royal Crown,
(Chorus)
Do you know what you are?
You are what you is,
You is what you am,
A cow don't make ham;
You ain't what you're not,
So see what you got;
You are what you is
An' that's all it is
A foolish young man
Of the negro Persuasion,
Devoted his life
To become a Caucasian;
He stopped eating pork
He stopped eating greens;
He traded his dashiki
(Uhuru!)
For some Jordache jeans;
He learned to play golf,
And he got a good score;
Now he says to himself:
"I ain't no n***er no more!"
"I don't understand you!"
(Bwana makuba)
"Could you please speak more clearly?"
(Mercedes-Benz)
Who is who,
(I don't know!)
And what is what?
(I just don't know!)
And why is this
(Tell me now)
"Appropri-aht?"
(That's a funny pronunciation if'n I ever heard one!)
If you don't like
(Where did you get that word)
What you has got;
("Appropri-aht?")
Drop it in the dirt
(Drop it, yeah)
And let it rot
(I can smell it now!)
Someone else
(Here dey come, here dey come!)
Will surely come,
(I told you they was coming!)
And pick it up
(That's right!)
'Cause he wants some
(And he wants it for free!)
And then one day
(There will come a day)
You'll wonder who
(I wonder, too)
Who you used to was
(Who I was, anyway)
And what you do
(I, I used to work at the post office)
You'll scratch your head
(But I don't want to undo my do)
And look around;
(Just to see what's goin' on)
But what you lost
(I can't seem to find it)
Will not be found
(A Mercedes-Benz)
Do you know what you are?
(I know)
You are what you is;
(I'm the kind of guy)
You is what you am,
(That ought to be driving)
A cow don't make ham;
(A 450 SLC)
You ain't what you not,
(A big old red one)
So see what you got;
(Some golf clubs stickin' out de trunk)
You are what you is,
(I'm goin' down to the links Saturday mornin')
And that's all it is;
(Gimme a $5 bill)
You are what you is
(And an overcoat, too)
And that's all it is
(Work my way down, yo)
You are what you is
(Robbie, take me to Creek Town)
And that's all it is
(I work harder than your husband, harder than your husband)
You are what you is
(I'm going down to White Street)
And that's all it is...
(Fade out)
I can't believe so few also- I'm passing it around as much as I can.
Clássicos da antiga Mtv
Eu vi em 2008 esse clipe saldades
FRANK ZAPPA IS THE BEST!!
Frank would say music is the best!
que musica massa
Muito bão