Cheepnis
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| "Cheepnis" | ||||
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| Song by Frank Zappa and The Mothers from the album Roxy & Elsewhere | ||||
| Released | 1974 | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock, experimental | |||
| Length | 6:33 | |||
| Writer | Frank Zappa | |||
| Roxy & Elsewhere track listing | ||||
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Cheepnis is a song by Frank Zappa and The Mothers, which is a tribute to B-movies.
Song description[edit]
The song sings about the special effects in early horror movies, including a monster, named "Frunobulax", a very large poodle dog. The poodle is a recurring theme in other Zappa songs and is an illustration of what he referred to as the "conceptual continuity" of his body of work.[citation needed]
It was also a part of the unreleased "Hunchentoot" play written around 1972. The play also included tracks released on 1973's album The Grand Wazoo, 1979's Sleep Dirt, and various others.
Appearances[edit]
The song first appeared on his 1974 album Roxy & Elsewhere, from a live recording. Another live version of the song was released on You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 2.
The beginning of the Roxy & Elsewhere version of the track has a 2 minute monologue about It Conquered The World and horror movies in general, including Zappa's comment that "cheapness, in the case of a monster movie, has nothing to do with the budget of the film, although it helps".{Roxy & Elsewhere 1974}
The song is mentioned in the Book of the SubGenius.
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