Tinseltown Rebellion

<br>Frank zappa (lead guitar, vocals)<br><br>Ike willis (rhythm guitar, vocals)<br><br>Ray white (rhythm guitar, vocals)<br><br>Steve vai (rhythm guitar, vocals)<br><br>Warren cucurullo (rhythm guitar, vocals)<br><br>Denny walley (slide guitar, vocals)<br><br>Tommy mars (keyboards, vocals)<br><br>Peter wolf (keyboards)<br><br>Bob harris (keyboards, trumpet, vocals)<br><br>Ed mann (percussion)<br><br>Arthur barrow (bass, vocals)<br><br>Vinnie colaiuta (drums)<br><br><br><br>From madam wongs to starwood<br><br>To the whiskey on the strip<br><br>You can hear the crashing, blasting strum<br><br>Of bands that come to be real hip<br><br>And get a record contract<br><br>From a talent scout some day<br><br>Theyll sell their ass, their cocks and balls<br><br>Theyll take the check n walk away<br><br>If theyre lucky theyll get famous<br><br>For a week or two perhaps<br><br>Theyll buy some ugly clothes to wear<br><br>And hope the business dont collapse<br><br>Before some stupid magazine<br><br>Decides theyre really good<br><br>Theyre a tinsel town rebellion band<br><br>From downtown hollywood<br><br><br><br>Tinsel town rebellion, tinsel town rebellion band<br><br>Its a little bitty tinsel town rebellion<br><br>A tinsel town rebellion band<br><br><br><br>They used to play all kinds of stuff<br><br>And some of it was nice<br><br>Some of it was musical<br><br>But then they took some guys advice<br><br>To get a record deal, he said,<br><br>They would have to be more punk<br><br>Forget their chops and play real dumb<br><br>Or else they would be sunk<br><br>So off they go to s.i.r. to learn some stupid riffs<br><br>And practice all their poses<br><br>In between their powder sniffs<br><br><br><br>Chop a line now, snort it up now<br><br>And when they think theyve got it<br><br>They launch a new career<br><br>Who gives a fuck if what they play<br><br>Is somewhat insincere<br><br><br><br>Tinsel town rebellion, tinsel town rebellion band<br><br>A tinsel town rebellion,<br><br>A tinsel town rebellion band<br><br>Did you know that in tinsel town the people down there<br><br>Think that substance is a bore<br><br>And if your new wave group looks good<br><br>Theyll hurry on back for more<br><br>Of leather groups and plastic groups<br><br>And groups that look real queer<br><br>The tinsel town aficionados<br><br>Come to see and not to hear<br><br>But then again this system works<br><br>As perfect as a dream<br><br>It works for all of those record company pricks<br><br>Who come to skim the cream<br><br>From the cesspools of excitement<br><br>Where jim morrison once stood<br><br>Its the tinsel town rebellion<br><br>From downtown hollywood<br><br><br><br>Is everybody happy? <br><br>Oh never mind!<br><br>No problem!