| Finally famous, | |
| for some photos half naked -- | |
| next to the toilet. | |
| Eindelijk beroemd, | , |
| door een paar foto's half bloot -- | von ein Paar Fotos halb nackt -- |
| naast de wc-pot. | neben dem WC. |
Amsterdam, 2022-04-09
Mocking at fame
Online shaming
In the summer of 1967, Robert Davidson took photos of Frank Zappa in his hotel in London
In 1983 Frank Zappa said about these photos: "I'm probably more famous for sitting on the toilet than for anything else")
Collection: The climbing house
Keyword: Honour / Fame
Tribute to: Zappa, Frank
Composer: Zappa, Frank
Dedicated to: Valentina Bruno
| I like to do it | |
| in the spotlight. Do you think -- | |
| I'm looking at you? | |
| Ja, ik doe het graag | |
| in de spotlights. Wat denk jij? | im Rampenlicht. Was denkst du? |
| Dat ik naar jou kijk? | Ich sehe dich an? |
Amsterdam, 2022-04-08
Crew Slut (Frank Zappa) - 1979
Song (album "Joe's Garage")
Valentina Bruno in the Frank Zappa Tribute band "2000 Motels" (Q-Factory in Amsterdam, April 8th, 2022)
Collection: The climbing house
Keyword: In love: allurement
Tribute to: Zappa, Frank
Composer: Zappa, Frank
Dedicated to: Valentina Bruno
| We're ready for you, | |
| you can come for a nice break -- | |
| Then we'll come as well. | |
| We staan voor je klaar, | , |
| kom je even tussendoor? | kommst du, mal schnell dazwischen? |
| Dan komen wij ook. | Dann kommen wir auch. |
Amsterdam, 2022-04-08
Crew Slut (Frank Zappa) - 1979
Song (album "Joe's Garage")
Frank Zappa Tribute band "2000 Motels" (Q-Factory in Amsterdam, April 8th, 2022)
Collection: May the Might
Keyword: Desire (craving, lust)
Tribute to: Zappa, Frank
Composer: Zappa, Frank
Dedicated to: Valentina Bruno
| Blue lights, pink answers, | |
| tomfoolery all about -- | |
| Feel free to join us! | |
| Blauw licht, rood antwoord, | |
| een en al gekkigheid hier -- | rosa, alles Narrheit hier -- |
| Doe maar mee met ons! | Du kannst mitmachen! |
Amsterdam, 2022-04-08
We are not alone (Frank Zappa) - 1983
Composition (album "The Man From Utopia")
Frank Zappa Tribute band "2000 Motels" (Q-Factory in Amsterdam, April 8th, 2022)
Collection: Greeting from before
Keyword: Party: celebrate
Tribute to: Zappa, Frank
Composer: Zappa, Frank
Dedicated to: Valentina Bruno
| The news, every day: | |
| fires are burning in the streets -- | |
| right out of the hearts. | |
| Het nieuws, dag na dag: | : |
| er branden vuren op straat -- | Brandherde auf den Straßen -- |
| recht vanuit het hart. | direkt von Herzen. |
Amsterdam, 2022-04-08
Trouble Every Day (Frank Zappa, The Mothers of Invention) - 1965
Song (album "Freak Out!", 1966, The Mothers of Invention)
Frank Zappa Tribute band "2000 Motels" (Q-Factory in Amsterdam, April 8th, 2022)
Collection: High gear
Keyword: Equality: inequality
Tribute to: Zappa, Frank; The Mothers of Invention
Composer: Zappa, Frank
Dedicated to: Valentina Bruno
| It's all about fun, | |
| and skilfulness, oh, no sex! | |
| Forget the words! | |
| Het gaat om plezier, | , |
| en bekwaamheid, oh, geen seks! | und Kompetenz, oh, kein Sex! |
| Vergeet de woorden! | Vergiss die Worte! |
Amsterdam, 2022-04-08
Frank Zappa Tribute band "2000 Motels" (Q-Factory in Amsterdam, April 8th, 2022)
Don't mind the vulgar lyrics
Collection: WoofWoof
Keyword: Music: playful
Tribute to: Zappa, Frank
Composer: Zappa, Frank
Dedicated to: Valentina Bruno
| I nod in strict time, | |
| yes, more, yes, it invites me -- | |
| it inexcites me. | |
| Ik knik in de maat, | , |
| ja, meer, ja, ja, het wint me -- | ja, mehr, ja, es gewinnt mich -- |
| het winwindt me op. | es windet mich auf. |
Amsterdam, 2022-04-08
Frank Zappa Tribute band "2000 Motels" (Q-Factory in Amsterdam, April 8th, 2022)
Collection: WoofWoof
Keyword: Surrender
Tribute to: Zappa, Frank
Composer: Zappa, Frank
Dedicated to: Valentina Bruno
| My show, the middle | |
| of the music, excitement -- | |
| pushing around me. | |
| Mijn show, middenin | |
| de muziek, de opwinding -- | der Musik, die Aufregung -- |
| stuwend om mij heen. | drängt um mich herum. |
Amsterdam, 2022-04-08
Frank Zappa Tribute band "2000 Motels" (Q-Factory in Amsterdam, April 8th, 2022)
Collection: WoofWoof
Keyword: Music: dance, rhythm
Tribute to: Zappa, Frank
Composer: Zappa, Frank
Dedicated to: Valentina Bruno
| My feelers, reaching | |
| far in the universe: stoned -- | |
| by cosmic debris. | |
| Au, mijn voelsprieten | |
| in het heelal: gestenigd -- | Universum: gesteinigt -- |
| door kosmisch puin. | von Kosmotrümmern. |
Amsterdam, 2020-12-18
Cosmik Debris (Frank Zappa) - 1974
Song on the album "Apostrophe (')
Collection: Moist glow
Keyword: Fantasy: imagination
Tribute to: Zappa, Frank
Composer: Zappa, Frank
Dedicated to: Valentina Bruno
| The dogs are running | |
| to the northern lights, watch out! | |
| Don't eat yellow snow! | |
| De honden rennen | |
| naar het noorderlicht, pas op! | zum Nordlicht, vorsicht, und iss -- |
| Eet geen gele sneeuw! | keinen gelben Schnee! |
Amsterdam, 2020-12-18
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow (Frank Zappa) - 1974
Song on the album "Apostrophe (')
Collection: Moist glow
Keyword: Danger: hidden
Tribute to: Zappa, Frank
Composer: Zappa, Frank
Dedicated to: Valentina Bruno
| The best deals for you: | |
| yummie ritsing and rushing -- | |
| yummie pussycats! | |
| Koop de beste deals: | : |
| lekker ritsen en roezen -- | lecker ritzen und rauschen -- |
| lekkere poezen! | leckere Schmuschi! |
Amsterdam, 2020-12-18
Willie the Pimp (Frank Zappa) - 1969
Song on the album "Hot Rats"
Frank Zappa: "On 'The Shadow of Your Smile', Archie Shepp played a solo that sounded to me like an army of pre-heated rats screaming out of his saxophone"
Collection: Truder
Keyword: Rape (for money)
Tribute to: Zappa, Frank
Composer: Zappa, Frank
Dedicated to: Valentina Bruno
| The plains are covered | |
| with dental floss to be plucked -- | |
| with heavy tweezers. | |
| De vlaktes staan vol | |
| met tanddraad om te plukken -- | wächst Zahnseide zum Zupfen -- |
| met een zwaar pincet. | mit Schwerpinzetten. |
Amsterdam, 2020-12-17
Montana (Frank Zappa, The Mothers of Invention) - 1973
Song on the album "Over-Nite Sensation"
Collection: Truder
Keyword: Fantasy: associations
Tribute to: Zappa, Frank; The Mothers of Invention
Composer: Zappa, Frank
Dedicated to: Valentina Bruno
| My sweet dynamo | |
| turns me on, wow, I love her -- | |
| humming overnight. | |
| O, mijn dynamo | |
| windt me op, ik houd van haar -- | reizt mich an, ich liebe ihr -- |
| zoemen in de nacht. | Summen in der Nacht. |
Amsterdam, 2020-12-17
Dinah-Moe Humm (Frank Zappa, The Mothers of Invention) - 1973
Song on the album "Over-Nite Sensation"
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 1960-1979
Keyword: Love: intimacy (physical)
Tribute to: Zappa, Frank; The Mothers of Invention
Composer: Zappa, Frank
Dedicated to: Valentina Bruno
| Women recognise | |
| the longing look in my eyes -- | |
| old like a vampire. | |
| Vrouwen herkennen | |
| het verlangen in mijn blik -- | das Sehnen in meinem Blick -- |
| oud als een vampier. | alt wie ein Vampir. |
Amsterdam, 2020-12-17
Zomby Woof (Frank Zappa, The Mothers of Invention) - 1973
Song on the album "Over-Nite Sensation"
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 1960-1979
Keyword: Desire (craving, lust)
Tribute to: Zappa, Frank; The Mothers of Invention
Composer: Zappa, Frank
Dedicated to: Valentina Bruno
| I don't look like much, | |
| but I can sing you my song -- | |
| of a hard desire. | |
| Ik zie er niet uit, | , |
| maar ik zing voor jou mijn lied -- | aber singe dir mein Lied -- |
| van stijf verlangen. | der harten Sehnsucht. |
Amsterdam, 2020-12-17
Fifty-Fifty (Frank Zappa, The Mothers of Invention) - 1973
Song on the album "Over-Nite Sensation"
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 1960-1979
Keyword: Love: wish (expressed)
Tribute to: Zappa, Frank; The Mothers of Invention
Composer: Zappa, Frank
Dedicated to: Valentina Bruno
| Dream softly and pink | |
| of my dragon, swallow him -- | |
| bite and chew his neck! | |
| Droom zacht en roze | |
| van mijn draak en verzwelg hem -- | von meinem Drachen, schluck ihn -- |
| bijt hem in zijn nek! | beiße seinen Hals! |
Amsterdam, 2020-12-17
Dirty Love (Frank Zappa, The Mothers of Invention) - 1973
Song on the album "Over-Nite Sensation"
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 1960-1979
Keyword: Love: intimacy (physical)
Tribute to: Zappa, Frank; The Mothers of Invention
Composer: Zappa, Frank
Dedicated to: Valentina Bruno
| Shows will ooze their slime | |
| from the screen, until we're full -- | |
| no longer useful. | |
| Shows druipen hun slijk | |
| van het scherm, tot we vol zijn -- | vom Bildschirm, bis wir voll sind -- |
| en niet meer bruikbaar. | nutzlos geworden. |
Amsterdam, 2020-12-17
I'm the Slime (Frank Zappa, The Mothers of Invention) - 1973
Song on the album "Over-Nite Sensation"
Collection: Truder
Keyword: Consume
Tribute to: Zappa, Frank; The Mothers of Invention
Composer: Zappa, Frank
Dedicated to: Valentina Bruno
| She sings and dances | |
| for money, in rancid clothes -- | |
| her skin smells of soap. | |
| Ze zingt en ze danst | |
| voor geld, in gore kleren -- | um das Geld, in Stinkkleidern -- |
| ruikt haar huid naar zeep. | riecht ihre Haut süß. |
Amsterdam, 2020-12-17
Camarillo Brillo (Frank Zappa, The Mothers of Invention) - 1973
Song on the album "Over-Nite Sensation"
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 1960-1979
Keyword: Desire (craving, lust)
Tribute to: Zappa, Frank; The Mothers of Invention
Composer: Zappa, Frank
Dedicated to: Valentina Bruno
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