Genius in France

Post by **JEDM** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 1:38 am

minnick27 @ Jul 20 2007, 04:48 PM wrote: Ill send Dweezil a message on myspace.

Please tell me you didn't.

Besides, I think OE was joking about:

Orthography Enthusiast @ on Jul 19 2007 @ 06:01 PM wrote:
Somebody tell Dweezil Zappa to clear his calendar for summer, 2010.

I think Jim could handle the opening guitar solo just fine if this song was gonna be sung live. Who said it absolutlyhas to be Dweezil anyway?

Post by **algonacchick** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 1:42 am

Well, maybe just for one show. Why not? Ben Folds played WDTAHTM at Summerfest.

You don't understand. Minnick is a huge Zappa fan. Besides, it's Dweezil Zappa...

BigWeirdAlFan · Post by **BigWeirdAlFan** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 1:42 am

Jim could definitely handle it! He's awesome!! And sweet to boot.

HappyGilmore · Post by **HappyGilmore** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 4:03 am

I like this song. I'm not a huge Zappa fan, so I probably don't appreciate it as much as others. Which is kinda weird, because I like "bob" despite not being a Dylan fan.

But overall, from the little bit I've heard of Zappa, it kinda matches his style. Plus, any song where they say "Sign my poodle" is hilarious.

minnick27 · Post by **minnick27** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 2:03 pm

No I didn't really message Dweezil. I am confident if the song were ever to be performed Jim would knock it out perfectly. Although Dweezil did use Franks guitar for it, so there is a certain magic from that instrument that may not be able to be duplicated.

ElRoboDiablo · Post by **ElRoboDiablo** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 8:54 am

i've always wondered if there was a reason for al relentlessly slamming jerry lewis for like ten minutes. not that i like jerry lewis, i could care less about that guy. but it seems a little out-of-character for al. a little.. mean? to just rip and rip on an old man who dedicated much of his life to fundraising for sick children? again, i don't give a darn about jerry lewis, but a facts a fact, right? i've always theorized to myself (because most of my friends aren't interested in hearing my weird al conspiracy theories LOL) that jerry lewis made some kind of disparaging remark about al in the past and al's just evening the score. you know, because a lot of 'serious' comics (oxymoron alert) find it easy to slam al.

just my little theory. anybody wanna weigh in? this has seriously been knocking around in my head since the first time i heard PH.

oh, and btw i LOVE Genius In France. i think it's brilliant and that FZ would have been very, very impressed.

a little more to the left, boys... a little more to the left...

Post by **Big Spoon** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 9:28 am

What? GiF isn't slamming Jerry Lewis, it's slamming French people.

ElRoboDiablo · Post by **ElRoboDiablo** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 9:40 am

Barney Slayer @ Aug 2 2007, 08:28 AM wrote: What? GiF isn't slamming Jerry Lewis, it's slamming French people.

oooookay... here are the insults focused directly on one jerry lewis. who, and i canNOT stress this enough, probably deserves it and does not have my sympathy at all.

*I'm not the brightest crayon in the box
*Everyone says I'm dumber than a bag of rocks
*I barely even know how to put on my own pants
*I may not be the sharpest hunk of cheese
*I got a negative number on my SATs
*I'm not good looking and I don't know how to dance
*People say I'm a geek, a moronic little freak
*An annoying pipsqueak with an unfortunate physique
*They love my body odor and my bad toupee
*They love my stripey shirt and my stupid beret
*Folks in my hometown think I'm a fool
*Got too much chlorine in my gene pool
*A few peas short of a casserole
*A few buttons missing on my remote control
*A few fries short of a happy meal
*I'm not the brightest bulb on the Christmas tree
*I'm dumber than a box of hair
*I'm a taco short of a combo plate
*The room temperature's higher than my IQ
*Well, I'm not the quickest tractor on the farm
*I don't have any skills or grace or charm
*And most people look at me like I'm all covered with ants
*I'm gettin' even more famous by the hour
*I'm stuffed with pastries and drunk with power
*I'm the biggest dork there is alive
*My mom picked out my clothes for me 'till I was 35
*I'm not even welcome at the Star Trek convention

BigWeirdAlFan · Post by **BigWeirdAlFan** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 12:35 pm

Ok, maybe I'm just stupid, but I agree with Barney Slayer & say that it's not insulting Jerry, it's poking at French people. I fail to see still how it's poking at Jerry. I don't get it. Maybe I'm dumber than a bag of rocks. lol

minnick27 · Post by **minnick27** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 3:17 pm

Just because Jerry Lewis was hero worshipped in France for a few years doesnt mean that this song is making fun of him. My ex lived in France for 6 months 10 years ago and she said she didnt see one thing Jerry Lewis the whole time. The way I see it is the character that Al is portraying has taken over for Jerry Lewis.