The Big Note - Frank Zappa - Watermelon In Easter Hay

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  • @fredzeppelin3969
    @fredzeppelin3969 3 роки тому +53

    Frank Zappa is the only reason to ever build a time machine

  • @Jazz54-z2y
    @Jazz54-z2y 3 дні тому +1

    RIP Dad alias Jean Marc Simon mon bon copain et partenaire en duo guitare des années 1980. Tous tes anciens et anciennes ami(e)s de Nancy ne t'ont pas oublié et sont tristes.
    Courage à ta grande famille.
    Salut l'Artiste et sans doute à bientôt pour faire le bœuf.
    Didier

  • @sea6bear
    @sea6bear 6 років тому +70

    I saw Dweezel play this tune live, by the end of the number he was crying ...then after a pause he apologized for getting emotional ....this song is that powerful.

    • @michaelshalom5622
      @michaelshalom5622 4 роки тому +9

      I saw that too. Guess what. A bunch of grown men around me were weeping as well, myself included. Long live Frank, Dweezil and his music.

    • @fredzeppelin3969
      @fredzeppelin3969 3 роки тому

      @@michaelshalom5622 that might have happened to me too. Yeah, might have.

    • @midwesterner2023
      @midwesterner2023 3 роки тому +2

      I believe the song was written around the time Dweezil was born….
      Dweezil avoided playing the song for a good while. Seems obvious why….

    • @victorlinsecteur905
      @victorlinsecteur905 3 роки тому +5

      I am going through the toughest breakup in my life and this song makes me cry everyday. It’s the perfect song for finality, farewells, ends and breakups. Let’s be alive. Let’s feel life and the human experience more than ever through this very best of Frank. Long live the King. This cover is exceptional. Thanks for sharing.

    • @3moons29
      @3moons29 2 роки тому +1

      I always do…. Regardless of my state of mind. Music is the best FZ

  • @countblue
    @countblue 5 років тому +33

    This song will play in my head as long as I live. Frank has somehow not left us. He is still here.

    • @ministrychicago1
      @ministrychicago1 3 роки тому +4

      One Frank song that ALWATYS impresses me and Makes me Cry. I'm 54 now and STILL cry every time i Hear this tune.

  • @bikingfencer
    @bikingfencer 4 роки тому +20

    This song is so simple that it takes extraordinary musicianship to sustain its beauty from start to finish; The Big Note has it.

    • @knifelyfe6565
      @knifelyfe6565 Рік тому

      As great as Al doing "Race With Devil on Spanish Highway" or "Duel of the Jester and the Tyrant" is, when done right, a guitar player can kill ya with just a few notes and nice tone.

  • @knifelyfe6565
    @knifelyfe6565 Рік тому +16

    If they don't play this at my funeral, I'm not going.

    • @atulkaul262
      @atulkaul262 Рік тому +3

      Best comment ever.

    • @michaelshalom5622
      @michaelshalom5622 8 місяців тому +1

      Very funny. Same goes for me.

    • @raularandapellico7030
      @raularandapellico7030 7 місяців тому

      Jajajajajajajaja ..........very good!!!!

    • @Dstrbrdgrnd
      @Dstrbrdgrnd 6 місяців тому

      AMEN BROTHER! My memorial better play this or I ain’t going either😊🤠

  • @MichaelVLang
    @MichaelVLang 11 років тому +47

    This makes me cry. Miss you Frank.

    • @howieo6666
      @howieo6666 4 роки тому

      It's not sad it's...."FRANK"

  • @applemask
    @applemask 10 років тому +35

    I would thumb this up ten billion times

  • @danielsanderson4857
    @danielsanderson4857 3 роки тому +14

    Well done. Usually the covers of this song include rather ham-fisted, heavy drumming. This was more tastefully done. Great guitar work as well.

  • @jefferystewart899
    @jefferystewart899 9 років тому +31

    Frank would be proud! A true tribute to his amazing composing ability

    • @paulinebutcherbird
      @paulinebutcherbird 8 років тому +1

      Would Frank be proud? Didn't he indicate that no one else was supposed to play this except Dweezil Zappa, or am I wrong? Or did he mean no one else was supposed to record it?

    • @sea6bear
      @sea6bear 6 років тому

      I loved it when the female cello player looked up to the heavens and smiled ....

    • @AJStenh
      @AJStenh 5 років тому +3

      @@paulinebutcherbird yes, No one was to record it except Dweezil!

    • @paulinebutcherbird
      @paulinebutcherbird 5 років тому

      @@AJStenh We seem to be in a minority here. Others disagree.

    • @nukiepoo
      @nukiepoo 4 роки тому

      pauline butcher bird facts follow no democracy

  • @blakeparish1136
    @blakeparish1136 10 місяців тому +4

    Frank played this song perfectly and differently every time

  • @Guitaroverkill
    @Guitaroverkill 5 років тому +9

    This has to be Zappa’s most emotional piece of music.

  • @zolarczakl3880
    @zolarczakl3880 6 років тому +51

    Frank Zappa had said on a few occasions, most recently shortly before his passing but also many years earlier while still quite alive that he didn't care if he was remembered at all.
    Seeing his music being performed by many different orchestras and young people who weren't around in his lifetime is testament that he will, and is, indeed, being remembered greatly.

    • @lexuinosirg5491
      @lexuinosirg5491 5 років тому +1

      I don't believe that, wrong modesty. Every composer wants to be remembered

    • @Metrofarquhar
      @Metrofarquhar 5 років тому +2

      On another UA-cam video, a musical band of mostly young millenials were playing another Zappa composition. The thing that struck me most was the joy in their faces as they played this rather difficult piece.

    • @SpaceCattttt
      @SpaceCattttt 5 років тому +1

      He also said that he didn't want anyone performing this particular song, because it's become such a signature piece of his.
      I wonder how they got permission?

    • @popogast
      @popogast 5 років тому +1

      This is exactly what I'm thinking. I'm glad some younger orchestras play his music. In this special case they might practise to get used to uncommon
      metres.

    • @a.vandergaag5517
      @a.vandergaag5517 4 роки тому +2

      I can't imagine anyone close to FZ can be against a performance of this kind of level. BTW even his son Dweezil played this song in concert during recent tours in which he is keeping his father's music very much alive!

  • @luissanchez9764
    @luissanchez9764 3 роки тому +6

    Música que llega al alma y al corazón, nostalgia, filosofía vida y muerte, obra magistral tiempo y espacio. Gracias zappa gracias.

  • @a.s.v4261
    @a.s.v4261 4 роки тому +8

    Frank was a incredible human been, inteligente, con humor y una gran bondad que trascendía de su persona.

  • @gerggbergr8976
    @gerggbergr8976 2 роки тому +3

    Pure Genius. Frank will live on through his composition. Love ya Frank. Rest my Friend

  • @michaelshalom5622
    @michaelshalom5622 4 роки тому +9

    Absolutely superb version of Frank's most sublime song. Franks' music lives on and on and will endure as does Beethoven's or Mozart's.

  • @104thebigguy6
    @104thebigguy6 5 місяців тому +1

    Seen Frank a dozen times back in the day. Dweezil 2 dozen. Very fortunate indeed

  • @ericbergman9701
    @ericbergman9701 3 роки тому +6

    Every version of this masterpiece I've heard is marvelous. Each one brings out new emotions. Thanks for adding to this rich canon.

  • @vagabondvibes2578
    @vagabondvibes2578 2 роки тому +3

    The strings really add something to this Zappa masterpiece. I think Frank would have been impressed by this interpretation of his song!

  • @jerrywhittington6026
    @jerrywhittington6026 4 роки тому +2

    A very melancholic song.

  • @DimaGubin
    @DimaGubin 6 років тому +3

    Probably this is the brightest, kind, beautiful music that the great Frank created!!!

  • @Hank5861
    @Hank5861 2 роки тому +1

    Zappa music always. Now a day musicians need to learn from him

  • @halbiggiam3320
    @halbiggiam3320 5 років тому +6

    As long as we listen and play FZ's music; he will live on in our hearts and minds forever. Great googly moogly!

  • @luisba3060
    @luisba3060 9 років тому +11

    Enorme, tremenda, bellísima versión!

  • @ucchiHangUp
    @ucchiHangUp 6 років тому +3

    Very, very, very good performance. It was a coolest performance. I was affected.

  • @hbib0
    @hbib0 12 років тому +6

    touching , moving , eternal music . that's Frank for ya

  • @justino611
    @justino611 4 роки тому +2

    Absolutely gorgeous!

  • @paulodifficiliora820
    @paulodifficiliora820 4 роки тому +2

    Bellissima

  • @michaelshalom5622
    @michaelshalom5622 3 роки тому +1

    A composer like Frank Zappa, also known as Mother Superior :-) comes along only once in a few hundred years. The great classical composers were inventive also. Imagine if Beethoven or Mozart had access to an electric guitar, effects and a recording studio. Maybe they'd sound like Zappa. But probably not. Frank's music came in the beginning of the sixties, a time of massive social explosion. He lived in LA where he had the license to do what he wanted. I first listened to Uncle Meat in 1969 in Bogota, Colombia in 10th grade Spanish class during show and tell. Thank you, Nancy U. for bringing in that record. First time I heard it I thought it sucked the big one. That opinion didn't last long. I have never been the same person since, thank you FZ. Frank continues to record everything and will be releasing more albums for ever!

  • @mwdunn3
    @mwdunn3 5 років тому +3

    Arf arf arf! That was magical!!!

  • @TylerVanner
    @TylerVanner 9 років тому +9

    Thanks for sharing. The Guitarist is a beast. Well played

  • @atomshalom
    @atomshalom Рік тому

    From the first listening in 1979 until a few minutes ago, this sublime masterpiece has always brought me to tears of joy and surrender as it seems to do to everyone I have ever played it to. I saw Frank several times and Dweezil as well. "Music and Frank Zappa are the Best"

  • @jevinday
    @jevinday 5 років тому +5

    Ahh, what a fantastic interperetation of such a solid song. Thank you for your art!

  • @teamuncle
    @teamuncle 3 роки тому +2

    Joe's Great Imaginary guitar solo!

  • @UncleBman
    @UncleBman 5 років тому +2

    Lovely, sound balance nearly perfect.

  • @Galactu5
    @Galactu5 11 років тому +13

    I'm with you Attilio on this. From all I know of Zappa, which is obviously much less than his wife Gail, he would know better than to believe it would be possible to keep people from wanting to play such wonderful music.
    This I know, he said 'Music is the best'. Someone who respects music that much would want no restrictions on who could play and enjoy his music. If music isn't played, it dies. That's my opinion at least.
    Thanks for uploading this as well! Enjoyed every moment!!

  • @r3dfiv3
    @r3dfiv3 12 років тому +5

    If I saw this live I would probably peacefully die at the end of the last note, with a massive grin on my face :)

  • @ministrychicago1
    @ministrychicago1 6 років тому +4

    HAVE to post again. ABSOLUTELY AMAZING Cover. LOVE IT!!!!!

  • @sbfcapnj
    @sbfcapnj 7 років тому +22

    Sometimes I can't believe just how sad life is.

    • @tixximmi1
      @tixximmi1 5 років тому +1

      Then why do I smile when I hear this song. It's not sad to me.

    • @nukiepoo
      @nukiepoo 4 роки тому +1

      tixximmi1 because we miss Frank oh so much.

    • @tixximmi1
      @tixximmi1 4 роки тому +1

      @@nukiepoo Remember what Frank said on Filmore East about Bill Graham. It's sad that Bill Graham is closing down the Filmore. But I'm sure he'll get into something better. Same with Frank.

    • @howieo6666
      @howieo6666 4 роки тому

      It's not sad it's...."FRANK"

    • @paulinebutcherbird
      @paulinebutcherbird 4 роки тому

      @Berliner Stadtschloss Look at the animal world without people - there's a lot of sad stuff there.

  • @tomstiel7576
    @tomstiel7576 3 роки тому +1

    I so hope this is the soundtrack as I ascend into heaven,,,,please

  • @StefanoDelorenziSharleena
    @StefanoDelorenziSharleena 10 років тому +6

    Bellissima e struggente, all'altezza delle orchestre e del suono di Zappa.

    • @ahmedsredy2429
      @ahmedsredy2429 4 роки тому

      Dear Stefano,l think you should be proud of Francesco Zappa as a blood citizen even if he's American born and bred . He's the great Italian composer of the 20th century ,you may gladly put him among the great Italian musicians such as Salieri ,Puchini and Ennio Morricone among others

  • @claudealain85
    @claudealain85 5 років тому +1

    Somptueux morceau joué avec talent, respect et une noble émotion. Magnifique!

  • @GabinCatala_Music
    @GabinCatala_Music 2 роки тому +1

    WoW, it’s just beautiful! The solo guitar it’s perfect! Well done

  • @12345vickers
    @12345vickers 5 років тому +2

    Simply WOW!!! Such a beautiful song beautifully played.

  • @MarkWolfePA
    @MarkWolfePA 6 років тому +2

    note for note plus strings... hauntingly beautiful

  • @martybunyan12
    @martybunyan12 5 років тому +2

    May be my favorite Zappa song. Well done!

  • @tixximmi1
    @tixximmi1 6 років тому +1

    Puts a smile on my face. Great lead guitar. Thanks.

  • @lahaza6515
    @lahaza6515 Рік тому

    Wow, I love how subtle he played this!

  • @plasticdadaii8225
    @plasticdadaii8225 Рік тому

    Beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @itsazappathingthesonof272
    @itsazappathingthesonof272 5 років тому +1

    Love, peace and an amazing mind of musical entertainment

  • @TorzJohnson
    @TorzJohnson 4 роки тому +2

    Beautifully done.

  • @ministrychicago1
    @ministrychicago1 6 років тому +2

    AWESOME COVER of one of Favorite Frank Tunes. >3

  • @64basses
    @64basses 7 років тому +5

    Interpretazione sublime.

  • @gregorydavinci
    @gregorydavinci 2 роки тому

    Friend of mine had this song on his funeral. Very emotional.

  • @williamhudson4938
    @williamhudson4938 Рік тому

    OUTSTANDING!!

  • @jrosner6123
    @jrosner6123 Рік тому

    Beautiful tune, nice rendering.

  • @paulotamassia3549
    @paulotamassia3549 4 роки тому +4

    Frank Zappa, genius.

  • @francoistoupin6253
    @francoistoupin6253 2 роки тому

    What !à Master! MORCEAU !♡♡ FROM THE MAESTRO LOV! haven! NOW !♡♡♡♡♡♡

  • @ericchapot7080
    @ericchapot7080 3 роки тому +1

    Great cover. Hats off.

  • @hyxmraven4408
    @hyxmraven4408 6 років тому +3

    I feel bad for the guitarist during his great solo; he couldn't do the face melt to any of the orchestra members. Such a great performance from them all. Rock In Peace Frank Zappa

  • @futuragrabados9458
    @futuragrabados9458 6 років тому +1

    Excelente versión, muy buen solo, me gusta mucho el nivel de volumen en cada instrumento y las cuerdas al final.

  • @leoconway6943
    @leoconway6943 2 роки тому

    i love this rendition of Zappa's masterpiece

  • @blzbob7936
    @blzbob7936 6 років тому +1

    What a stunning tribute! Well done, and thank you! xx

  • @JODOROWSKY51
    @JODOROWSKY51 13 років тому +1

    Godly. This was amazing.

  • @pasettofono
    @pasettofono 3 роки тому

    Bellissimo crescendo, emozionante

  • @edwickham3633
    @edwickham3633 2 роки тому +1

    This is like Zappa's stairway to heaven and vice versa!😉

  • @frankburdick9551
    @frankburdick9551 2 роки тому

    Love Frank Zappa, but that song brings a tear to my eye

  • @jdguitar1040
    @jdguitar1040 Рік тому

    Thank you.

  • @dwezil65
    @dwezil65 12 років тому +1

    I like the buildup in this classic Zappa guitar solo. To ad an orchestra to it makes a lot of sence since Frank was writing classical music for rockband. I want to hear moore...

  • @navarrocarlos4156
    @navarrocarlos4156 Рік тому

    Version genial de la obra de un genio

  • @juergendoenges7443
    @juergendoenges7443 Рік тому

    Great guitar by Simon !

  • @arnowinter462
    @arnowinter462 3 роки тому

    Great work you guys. Thank you.

  • @davidriley1847
    @davidriley1847 Рік тому

    My favorite f z song ! Absolutely brilliant, soulful
    heartfelt, masterpiece!

  • @BewareAudioXperiment
    @BewareAudioXperiment 11 років тому +1

    goose bumps all over!!!

  • @vagabondvibes2578
    @vagabondvibes2578 2 роки тому

    Bravo.....! 👏

  • @steerpike50
    @steerpike50 2 роки тому

    Lovely Thanks

  • @Abdorabbihi
    @Abdorabbihi Рік тому

    Very powerful masterpiece

  • @Joepepelombardo
    @Joepepelombardo 11 років тому +2

    Best cover solo zffz arf!!

  • @Joepepelombardo
    @Joepepelombardo 12 років тому +2

    very well done in deed awsome shit R.I.P.FATHER FRANK ZAPPA

  • @johnschneider788
    @johnschneider788 4 роки тому

    I as well miss Frank and how ironic that his music still applies regrettably namely the song “Trouble Everyday”. God when are going learn to just listen and learn from our mistakes as well as from ourselves. RIP your lifelong admirer, Too Tall Schneider.

  • @peterberg1966
    @peterberg1966 7 років тому +2

    So good

  • @JimmerJamesKM
    @JimmerJamesKM 12 років тому

    Amazing! Big sound and it feels good to hear this performed so beautifully!

  • @Sausahgagutz
    @Sausahgagutz 6 років тому +10

    I've always heard this as a beautiful song but one of resignation. Therein lies its appeal.

    • @nukiepoo
      @nukiepoo 4 роки тому +1

      Sausahga it was, after all, Joe’s last imaginary guitar solo. “the white zone if loading and unloading” “it’s a way of life”

  • @RodKirkbride
    @RodKirkbride 12 років тому +1

    love it!

  • @sergieagle1834
    @sergieagle1834 5 років тому +1

    ZAPPA FOREVER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @simonpepper9721
    @simonpepper9721 4 роки тому +1

    Well done

  • @lizweedus9816
    @lizweedus9816 5 років тому

    Awesome.

  • @beta14ok
    @beta14ok 4 роки тому

    Perfecto!

  • @_ybnn
    @_ybnn 12 років тому +1

    amaizing drumer ! :D

  • @rafaelortegon5086
    @rafaelortegon5086 11 місяців тому

    Grasias zappa. La musica bella siempre zappa😅😂

  • @bozotheklein
    @bozotheklein 11 років тому +1

    you are right dude..but this fella' gets it "eyebrows" and all.
    tough call man..i like the orchestra and their arrangements. i am a mad drummer, who will learn the black page...with MS! was 17 when i heard it.
    i am now 54! music is the best.

  • @ties4950
    @ties4950 5 років тому

    This is really great stuff! ! Thanks

  • @d.w.5144
    @d.w.5144 7 років тому

    I loved this song so much. Maybe its the musik for my burial or then I pass into the light.

  • @toinotony6884
    @toinotony6884 4 роки тому

    Não sei o que comentar que maravilha remeto me ao silêncio e ouvir esta obra de arte silêncio pf

  • @Joepepelombardo
    @Joepepelombardo 11 років тому +4

    As long as they did it this good who cares arf!!

  • @laszlobeke7908
    @laszlobeke7908 Рік тому

    Great rendition ... (o:

  • @Psycho9263
    @Psycho9263 11 років тому +2

    A very unique time signature. it's played in 4/4 & 5/4 throughout the song.

    • @1965JB
      @1965JB 3 роки тому

      It’s 9/4, isn’t it?

    • @1965JB
      @1965JB Рік тому

      @@davidbergeron9865 Thanks, I actually sat down with a bass and figured it out a while back. Great piece of music.

  • @Fretlessness
    @Fretlessness 3 роки тому

    This is the definitive version now

  • @MiguelGonzalez-qc6oq
    @MiguelGonzalez-qc6oq 9 років тому

    magnifique!!!