Sofa (Frank Zappa song)
"Du Bist Mein Sofa" | ||||
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Warner Bros. | ||||
Songwriter(s) | Frank Zappa | |||
Producer(s) | Frank Zappa | |||
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"Sofa" is a composition by American musician
Appearances
Originally, "Sofa" was only performed in concert and was part of a longer composition around the
Lyrics and meaning
The vocal version of "Sofa" contains lyrics in both German and English. According to critics, because it contains German it stood out the most on the album.[6] The English lyrics sing about being various parts of nature (the heavens, the water, the clouds), while the lyrics in German explain how they are "the sofa's chrome dinette" and "all days and all nights".[3] "Sofa" was a result of Zappa's fascination with the German people as he toured in Europe.[4][7]
Ya Hozna
"Ya Hozna", from the 1984 album Them or Us, includes vocal parts "Sofa No.2" played backwards. It also contains parts of "Lonely Little Girl" (from We're Only in It for the Money) and unused material from "Valley Girl" (from Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch) played backwards.[8]
Single track list
7"
A. "Du bist mein Sofa" - 2:38
B. "Stink-Foot" - 4:25 [9]
References
- ISBN 1-554201-46-2.
- ^ "Bomb". google.com. 1994.
- ^ a b François Couture. "One Size Fits All - The Mothers of Invention,Frank Zappa - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ a b "Sofa Suite Translations". globalia.net.
- ISBN 978-0803260054.
- ISBN 9780879306533.
- ISBN 978-0803260054.
- ISBN 9780857120434.
- ^ "Frank Zappa And Mothers Of Invention, The* - Du Bist Mein Sofa / Stink-Foot (Vinyl) at Discogs". discogs.com. 8 August 1975. Retrieved 2015-06-24.