Frank Zappa (guitar, lead vocals)

Ray White (rhythm guitar, vocals)

Ike Willis (rhythm guitar, vocals)

Bobby Martin (keyboards, saxophone, vocals)

Alan Zavod (keyboards)

Scott Thunes (bass)

Chad Wackerman (drums)



From Madam Wong's to Starwood

To the Whiskey on the Strip

You can hear the crashing, blasting strum

Of bands that come to be real hip

And get a record contract

From a talent scout some day

They'll sell their ass, their cocks and balls

They'll take the check 'n' walk away

If they're lucky they'll get famous

For a week or two perhaps

They'll buy some ugly clothes to wear

And hope the business don't collapse

Before some stupid magazine

Decides they're really good

They're a Tinsel Town Rebellion Band

From downtown Hollywood



Tinsel Town Rebellion, Tinsel Town Rebellion Band

It's a little bitty Tinsel Town Rebellion

A Tinsel Town Rebellion Band



They used to play all kinds of stuff

And some of it was nice

Some of it was musical

But then they took some guy's advice

To get a record deal, he said,

They would have to be more punk

Forget their chops and play real dumb

Or else they would be sunk

So off they go to S.I.R. to learn some stupid riffs



Oh no! No no no no no no no no! Cause the aces are good



And when they think they've got it

They launch a new career

Who gives a fuck if what they play

Is somewhat insincere

Let's dance the blues again

Everybody!

Dance the blues again

Come on and

Dance the blues again

Get down from the...



I write the songs that make the young girls cry!



Did you know that in Tinsel Town the people down there-aca