Frank Zappa- I am the Walrus

[@jamespeters7322]

The Beatles had stopped performing live so they would be free to create such studio-based material that required multiple recordings and precise mixing. Zappa's band's ability to produce such a faithful rendition of the Beatles' recording in front of an audience displays their uncanny musical chops and extraordinary discipline.

[@surfinjo]

Zappa also said that 'People will agree with you, only if they already agree with you.'

[@terrryc]

Only Frank could tackle a song like this and make it work. LIVE!

[@quickthunder86]

It's a big compliment to the Lennon's lyrics that Zappa decided not to change it (like he did, for example, in Beatles medley "Texas Motel"). Apparently, Frank decided that lyrics are already ridiculous enough - you don't need to change it.

[@Perutti1]

Frank Zappa é demais, é muito bom, é um dos grandes, THE BEATLES são os maiores de todos os tempos, como pode a mente humana criar uma coisa como os BEATLES, é demais. Valeu.

[@ekathe85]

In my opinion it is a very, very respectful version. Having listened to some insane Zappa stuff, such as Uncle Meat and Jazz from Hell, I was expecting him to eventually go all ape shit on it, but the arrangements seem pretty much the same to me as the original ones

[@ethantinsley8185]

That's because Zappa actually loved this song and respected it despite some of his feelings towards The Beatles.

[@ST_TrendTrader]

Saw Zappa Live, one of my many claims to fame, at Jones Beach Amphitheater, some time around 1986, in a rain storm- CLASSIC. I am blessed.

[@jimiscnc]

The singer is Ike Willis, who's tenure with Zappa may actually have been the longest of all that played in Zappa's bands.

[@Jango1989]

"Ladies and gentlemen we are going to do some severe damage to a beetle's song," I am the walrus!"" So much win!

[@kordinia]

yes -- only thank you- for this moment the right song greetings from Vienna Austria -- I am a real grandma fan hehe

[@billlarstead8019]

Marie Ostermann I was lucky to catch The Grandmothers at L.A.'s premier blues & folk showcase, The Ashgrove in 71' w/ Don Preston on Keys, Roy Estrada on bass, Jimmy Carl Black on drums, Bunk Gardner joined on sax & flute by Tjay Cantrelli who was briefly a member of LOVE on Da Capo. There was probably a guitarist that I've long forgotten.

[@AaronCCR]

"we're going to do some serious damage to a Beatles song" ---YES

[@OscarPieste]

his performances and music have always been my favorites. He took his music seriously but perhaps not himself.

[@HiltonFernandes]

Amazing how respectful they were to the original version.

[@WildBillCox13]

Frank's main message was: "Speed Kills". Yup.

[@RhythmGuitarMan]

it certainly killed this classic....

[@WildBillCox13]

Hutchie 2112 Hehehehe

[@jiggersotoole7823]

brilliant version

[@honeybear7759]

I love the Beatles and I also love Zappa..... so, this is EPIC! too bad zappa isn't singing

[@2rockergurl]

I think Its perfect ,It is Frank Fashion .

[@plasticdadaii8225]

REALLY WENT ALL OUT ON THIS ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@guerra963]

BEAUTIFUL!!!

[@tonybenci2796]

They couldn't possibly... and I love the Beatles...

[@missdoppler]

Que bueeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen cover man, hecho por Frank Zappa!!! ídolo

[@michaelledford4751]

Ike Willis was awesome to see perform ,he had a fantastic voice & some serious blues chops on the guitar as well ,Ike is only 2nd to Flo & Eddie for Zappa singers .

[@ummagumma60]

muero por estar ahi!!!!!!! este hombre es increible!

[@luizabispo5546]

0.75x is amazing

[@ernestrivera1898]

If you don't like or understand Frank Zappa don't listen. At this moment in time being a critic of his music means very little.

[@gaymalestinkfetishes4774]

Loved The Beatles; LOVE Frank, even more...

[@gaymalestinkfetishes4774]

Zappa didn't like his own voice; I did. Ike Willis is the only one that can equal it, in fact, aside from Ray White.

[@ignaciocaulfield9755]

Long life to the beatles!

[@leehale5828]

It's too bad they didn't play this when Lennon played with Zappa as a walk-on in NYC in 1971, it would have been epic. BTW Styx performed the best cover of this song that I have ever heard.

[@daluneelectric6762]

that moustache is on point like an mlg pro dude

[@newpathspsychology-creatin5964]

Hey, A very danceable version for a change. Awesome!! Does Humour belong in Music? It sure does!!!

[@moondog50002000]

I wish I had a band of Mothers , everyone in this band is sick ! Zappa FTW

[@dutchy76]

love the Zappa

[@SteveConwaywxy]

Think I'm on the wrong language channel somehow but i saw frank do a Beatle's medley as an encore at the Wembley Arena a few years ago.It was sadly one of his last concerts.

[@NofreedomofspeechonYouTube]

I'm not the only one who loves John Lennon and his one of the best song.

[@MonaMaguire]

COOCOOCATCHOO!!!!! \m/\m/ Thank you!

[@ProductionsBur]

Goo Goo Goo'Job Mr Zappa !

[@dominyago]

The only damage the speeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed

[@Grandpa_Moses]

Freakin' fantastic version

[@seamac206]

someone who's trying to reach his full potential

[@KurtKnutsen]

Zappa Rules!

[@verbaud]

The arrangement of Walrus begged for a Zappa interpretation. Worked out well!

[@davidvollmar]

Very cool - from L.I. - good for you! :)

[@hughughughughughug]

that's not a severe damage in my opinion, just more punk maybe, and live!! ...And I am a huge Beatles fan!!

[@dgemivm]

Sometimes feelings can be shown in a beautifuly technical way. In my opinion Petrucci does feel (he is not one of my favourites, I rarely listen to him). I will repeat and repear, I REALLY LIKE THE BEATLES, Yesterday i bought Sgt Peppers, great album, but a copy of 'Freak Out!'. I Love them, but Zappa is so superior than them in my opinion. 81 AWESOME albums. I try to be honest, the beatles good albums start in Sgt Peppers, maybe in Revolver, before that they weren't THE BAND.

[@willisryan4576]

You out to lunch! Haha Frank is great, but no vocals on Zappa material besides Beefheart approaches Beatles goodness, Frank's taste runs a bit band nerd, not to the rocking side. And I love every Beatle album, especially the stripped down early ones, and certainly do not ascribe to Zappa's thinking that pop is by definition junk and 12 minute cartoon epics are necessarily better. Different lanes, both great, Beatles couldn't play any of Zappa's stuff, but Zappa can't make anything simple and hooky in the same league as The Beatles.

[@madamimadamimadam]

@gillmalka19682 I dunno if Zappa hated the Beatles, but the Beatles idolized him. Paul McCartney once said that Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was the Beatles trying to make their own Freak Out! album.

[@amandazito5206]

One frank prided him self on being weird. His music had political statements and personal experiences behind them he was a go dam genius who didnt beed a #1 hit to make him as big as he got, he didnt need the radio to boost his name, he did it with pure talent and word of mouth. Now name me any artist that can do that. The man had a mind of his own and didnt let record companies change him or his music he is one artist that has never sold the fuck out. Cant say that today!

[@bobstarr6704]

The Beatles are The Alpha and The Omega of modern music, American Classical Composer Leonard Bernstein ( a favorite from Zappa) was a fan of The Beatles and gave examples on Beatles musical arrangements to his students, never heard of he teaching Zappa, i think Zappa was always hurt in the inside because of that

[@cyborglincoln3481]

Much better than the original.

[@erte199]

Ooh, he`s the coolest guy that has ever lived on this earth.

[@berndgruner8510]

Danke. Fürs Senden..Danke

[@WackaJawacka]

What a fine, liberating version of this song...Expect it to whip into Alphonso's pancake breakfast.

[@alanvking]

No the Beatles couldn't..Frank's band were magic.

[@jotadickinson]

Ridiculous. Jim Carrey made a better job. Much better!!

[@eglc100]

John Dickinson Dicen en mi pueblo... ¡Para pendejo no se estudia!...o ¡calladito te ves más bonito!...

[@derro02]

John Dickinson ni la madre que te pario opinaria tan pendejo. Naciste sin oido y esa discapacidad no solo es triste sino que te inhabilita para opinar sobre uno de los mejores coveristas que se haya conocido

[@ricardelioo]

IMPRESIONANTEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@GKQcfan]

WoW where can i get that piece of history!!?

[@Jerryjeffelvis]

Daniel Charest Hear, here.

[@dadsweird7758]

somebody sped this up. can tell by the pitches of the voices (as well as the tempo).

[@joeschmoe1514]

It would be pretty good if the crowd would stop screaming so I could hear the song

[@maideniac94]

@moondog50002000 I think when he did this cover he wasn't with the mothers of invention, but with his orchestra...

[@EurynomusBH]

@jgrimsley2000 & @kugunga I think it's Ike Willis.

[@Obeijin]

Ok, pal. Have a good week...

[@BeardedSavageJ]

yes, yes he did, do you know why? well ill tell you why, because he is Frank Zappa and he goes with the flow, wait no thats wrong, Frank Zappa IS the flow.

[@SteveConwaywxy]

His Norwegian Wood was also the tops-might not have passed the BBC prude censors.

[@TheObservedOperator]

Wow. Ike Willis is talented!

[@crescentfreshbret]

TheObservedOperator Is that him or Napoleon Murphy Brock?

[@tom-hollow]

wow, my two favorite artists in one song. sex is going to be severely disappointing from now on after hearing this

[@rfbarrington]

He said Revolver was his favorite album of 1966.

[@dgemivm]

Could be, but it´s a fact. Listen to them and see the similarities.

[@c0gsinc0gs]

As mentioned below, this version is sped up to avoid *well, you know). Just search, there are other versions that do not suffer from the same shite.

[@sairablue]

That isn't Frank singing... He had a lot of other vocalist, remember???

[@Shackamaxon]

@Aiden057 LOLZ!! Yeah those Gulf Coast Walruses need all the help they can get.

[@qiovanni]

the song "Miracle" specifically

[@25thderivative]

John, you've been a naughty George, you let your trips go mob! Timothy Leary, Politics of Ecstasy.

[@paddleme2]

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[@Aiden057]

Dedicated to BP and Tony Hayward, doing all they and he can do to protect the Gulf Cost Walrus.

[@bigboyzac2010]

zappas not singing on this, is he? maybe he just recorded it with his band. A real shame, i'd love to have listened to his vocal take on this mad song. Taking the piss, maybe?

[@92RedRevolver]

@Nickgamereviews he wasn't doing it live...so it's not a fair comparison...

[@JoseCom11]

But he do covers of other songs like norwegian wood, lucy in the sky with diamonds, etc

[@peppoz88]

hey people! does someone know where can i find the entire mp3 of this cover? It seems to be the version with the best audio on the web... I need it to play it on my university radio ;)

[@f11at125]

Pretty sure this was 3/15/88 in Portland...or was that Stairway to Heaven?

[@OlymPigs2010]

...well Failure and Rejection mean even less than that!

[@jimdartouzos2127]

Done Beautifully.....by... Frank Zappa...Ike Willis...and Co. .....Yes....It's not The Beatles .....but it's pretty damn good.

[@THELostSailor]

They've been that way since "We're only in it for the money"

[@jennycooper5364]

franks tashs theme song youd expect a bit more variation from zappa really

[@Larrymotatv]

2009 and upload in 240. seriously?

[@williamwilson6499]

Better than Oasis.

[@pauloassis6778]

that goes without saying. but Oasis is great, as well.

[@williamwilson6499]

Paulo Assis Meh.

[@pezzolivalter2131]

***** Oasis RULEZ!

[@23hublock1]

OMG you must be kidding!

[@johnnyjohnny3117]

Come on bro, let's not get silly.

[@53Awesome]

Ladies and gentlemen, this fight is 3 rounds in the KZbin Light Heavyweight division. Fighting out of the red corner, with a background in hipster-bashing and a record of 9-2, SEAMAC206! And in the blue corner, with a record of 6-1. This man is a professional antisocial racist-BOB STAAAR! Our referee for this match will be me. Go!

[@mirkograndjot7942]

better than all others

[@DoomKid]

This recording has been WAY pitch shifted up, it makes the band sound like little leprechauns or something!

[@caos1925]

i know your comment is old but its pigs not pizza in the sky which makes about as much sense

[@beckyinglis4815]

MOST DEFINITELY FRANK STYLE

[@Heddan1992]

You sound like one of those "precious fans" sorry, but you do.. or maybe I got your comment wrong..

[@erikmidboe146]

Yes but only because they couldn't play them. I like the beatles but lets be honest they where pop stars,Frank on the other hand was an amazing composer. Even if he was making music now he would still be ahead of his time.

[@hj179]

Good version

[@amandazito5206]

Pardon the typos .

[@LorenRyburn-hx8gi]

A Sty Sky in my 👁️ Eye

[@Gorevet]

@gillmalka19682 don't let your personal opinion of an artist ruin good music for you

[@ricardomad]

MASTEEERRR

[@beatlesfan134]

I wonder who that is singing.

[@MumfredMigglesworth]

Though McCartney did cite Freak Out! as an influence on Sgt Pepper's.

[@SirPraiseSun]

did i just hear him say "i am derp walrus"? trololololoo

[@ChaplainDMK]

durrrrr walrus

[@poolidoor]

beatles meet zappa or when two Genius collide (sorry 4 my English i m lazy to check in the dictionnary