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“Dickie’s Such An Asshole”: Frank Zappa, Popular Music and Politics Dr Paul Carr University Of Glamorgan
‘You Are What You Is’
‘Reagan at Bitburg’
‘Dickie’s Such An Asshole
‘Dickies Such An Asshole’ One 'n one is eleven! Two 'n two is twenty-two! Won't somebody kindly tell me, What the government's tryin' t' do . . .  Dickie's just too tricky For a chump like me to use Well, you'd take that sub-committee serious, boy You might get a seizure from the evenin' news
Allusions from Nixon’s history with Zappa’s own rhetoric  Let me tell you one thing right now Let me tell you one thing right here Let me make this perfectly clear Let me tell you 'bout this right here You know you put me in office So you must have wanted me in office I've did you no harm You know I'm not a crook You know I'm innocent
The missing Watergate tapes I had twenty-five tapes I only have ten I don't know what happened to the rest Musta gave 'em to a friend Bebe Somebody Ronald Somebody Who Was it? Who?
Build Toward The Opening Motif Here It Comes Ladies And Gentleman, Sing Right Along Dickie’s Such An Asshole Sincerely Dick We Mean it
From Fantastic 4 issue 103 1970
Captain America issue 144 1971
Published in the Hartford Times, March 1, 1970
Advertising Morgon David Kosher  wine – with George Washington in the background C.A 1970
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Dickie's Such An Asshole:Frank Zappa and Politics

  • 1. “Dickie’s Such An Asshole”: Frank Zappa, Popular Music and Politics Dr Paul Carr University Of Glamorgan
  • 2. ‘You Are What You Is’
  • 5. ‘Dickies Such An Asshole’ One 'n one is eleven! Two 'n two is twenty-two! Won't somebody kindly tell me, What the government's tryin' t' do . . . Dickie's just too tricky For a chump like me to use Well, you'd take that sub-committee serious, boy You might get a seizure from the evenin' news
  • 6. Allusions from Nixon’s history with Zappa’s own rhetoric Let me tell you one thing right now Let me tell you one thing right here Let me make this perfectly clear Let me tell you 'bout this right here You know you put me in office So you must have wanted me in office I've did you no harm You know I'm not a crook You know I'm innocent
  • 7. The missing Watergate tapes I had twenty-five tapes I only have ten I don't know what happened to the rest Musta gave 'em to a friend Bebe Somebody Ronald Somebody Who Was it? Who?
  • 8. Build Toward The Opening Motif Here It Comes Ladies And Gentleman, Sing Right Along Dickie’s Such An Asshole Sincerely Dick We Mean it
  • 9. From Fantastic 4 issue 103 1970
  • 11. Published in the Hartford Times, March 1, 1970
  • 12. Advertising Morgon David Kosher wine – with George Washington in the background C.A 1970
  • 13.