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Frank Zappa — Montana
Album: Over-Nite Sensation
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Released: 1973
Length: 6:28
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I might be movin' to Montana soon
Just to raise me up a crop of
Dental Floss

Raisin' it up
Waxen it down
In a little white box
That I can sell uptown

By myself I wouldn't
Have no boss,
But I'd be raisin' my lonely
Dental Floss

Raisin' my lonely
Dental Floss

Well I just might grow me some bees
But I'd leave the sweet stuff
To somebody else . . . but then, on the other hand Iwould

Keep the wax
N' melt it down
Pluck some Floss
N' swish it aroun'

I'd have me a crop
An' it'd be on top (that's why I'm movin' to Montana)

Movin' to Montana soon
Gonna be a Dental Floss tycoon (yes I am)
Movin' to Montana soon
Gonna be a mennil-toss flykune

I'm pluckin' the ol'
Dennil Floss
That's growin' on the prairie
Pluckin' the floss!
I plucked all day an' all nite an' all
Afternoon . . .

I'm ridin' a small tiny hoss
(His name is MIGHTY LITTLE)
He's a good hoss
Even though
He's a bit dinky to strap a big saddle or
Blanket on anyway
He's a bit dinky to strap a big saddle or
Blanket on anyway
Any way

I'm pluckin' the ol'
Dennil Floss
Even if you think it is a little silly, folks
I don't care if you think it's silly, folks
I don't care if you think it's silly, folks

I'm gonna find me a horse
Just about this big,
An' ride him all along the border line

With a
Pair of heavy-duty
Zircon-encrusted tweezers in my hand
Every other wrangler would say
I was mighty grand

By myself I wouldn't
Have no boss,
But I'd be raisin' my lonely
Dental Floss

Raisin' my lonely
Dental Floss
Raisin' my lonely
Dental Floss

Well I might
Ride along the border
With my tweezers gleamin'
In the moon-lighty night

And then I'd
Get a cuppa cawfee
N' give my foot a push . . .
Just me 'n the pygmy pony
Over the Dennil Floss Bush

N' then I might just
Jump back on
An' ride
Like a cowboy
Into the dawn to Montana

Movin' to Montana soon
(Yippy-Ty-O-Ty-Ay)
Movin' to Montana soon
(Yippy-Ty-O-Ty-Ay)
Movin' to Montana soon
(Yippy-Ty-O-Ty-Ay)
Movin' to Montana soon
(Yippy-Ty-O-Ty-Ay)
Movin' to Montana soon
(Yippy-Ty-O-Ty-Ay)
Movin' to Montana soon
(Yippy-Ty-O-Ty-Ay)
Movin' to Montana soon
(Yippy-Ty-O-Ty-Ay)
Movin' to Montana soon
(Yippy-Ty-O-Ty-Ay)
Movin' to Montana soon
(Yippy-Ty-O-Ty-Ay)
Movin' to Montana soon
(Yippy-Ty-O-Ty-Ay)
Movin' to Montana soon
(Yippy-Ty-O-Ty-Ay)
Movin' to Montana soon
(Yippy-Ty-O-Ty-Ay)
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GREAT!! ICONIC!!  May Frank Rest In Peace!  Thanx RP!   
Posted 2 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
Posted 2 years ago by wiegandshawn    [ Reply ]
From "Hall of the Mountain King" to raising dental floss. Only on RP. 
Posted 4 years ago by ubuntourist    [ Reply ]
A token of his extreme!
Posted 5 years ago by (former member)    [ Reply ]
Today is International Coffee Day!
And every morning I have Kicking Horse 454 Horse Power Dark Roast, brewed extra strong...

And I have NO IDEA what any of that has to do with this song, except maybe horses, and coffee.

Posted 5 years ago by eyeball    [ Reply ]
I was walking down the street jamming to RP and this song came on and I just .. fell down! Cause I had tripped on big old box of 'WTF'!! 
Posted 5 years ago by daveinnj    [ Reply ]
1973 !!!!!!!!
Posted 5 years ago by guntherkraft376    [ Reply ]
Frank Zappa; amazing songwriter/musician and Dental Floss Tycoon!!
Posted 5 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
What a nostalgic trip back in time this song just took me on!  A bunch of university stoner cohorts blasting LPs on my Thorens turntable, course smoking copious amounts of whatever Mexican wacky tobacky we could rustle up, and taking requests for the next album.  One of these cohorts was a Zappa freak - even looked just like him.  I believe he had Zappa's entire collection, and since this one had just been released it was frequently his request.  Whenever this song came on, we all sang along with as much gusto as we could muster, much to the ire of non-Zappa followers on our residence floor.  Fast-forward 45+ years and I once again found myself belting out the lyrics.  Had to rate it a "9" for that reason, alone.  (Probably annoyed the neighbors, too.)
Posted 5 years ago by dandueck07    [ Reply ]
This is one of the first Zappa tunes I heard outside of his famous Joe's Garage album.  I didn't like it much, but have heard it times over since and it has grown on me.  For those of us who like Zappa, we believe that he was a musical genius.  If not, respect him for sticking to music and not allowing his band members to go off the deep end with drugs and alcohol.  He was on the cutting edge and I miss him.  He was stolen from this planet far too soon!
Posted 5 years ago by AhhtheMusic    [ Reply ]
I’ve been saving this song in my head since ’75 just in case I ever get around to moving to Montana we be singing yippee-ty-o-ty-ay all the way there.
Posted 5 years ago by PaganSkier    [ Reply ]
Brilliant.!!! Genius!!!
Posted 5 years ago by spacemanspiff    [ Reply ]
 dboseman wrote:
Good lord.  Is Zappa playing the lead guitar?  Wow
 

No other.
Posted 5 years ago by thomas.taylor921    [ Reply ]
 Larrygrrl wrote:
I love Frank Zappa so much but his music is so painful in my ears.  I want to listen to him, but it hurts.  He's brilliant.
 
His music is better than it sounds :-)
Posted 5 years ago by MJMJ    [ Reply ]
2. still holding my one in case nickelback shows up.  sorely tempted. 
Posted 5 years ago by fredGarvin    [ Reply ]
Labeling this as unique does not begin to give it its rightful due.  I can't think of anything else right now.  Frank has captured all the creativity in the room -- per usual.
Posted 5 years ago by steeler    [ Reply ]
Edvard Grieg, then this, and it FKING works! Dayyyum, Bill!
Posted 5 years ago by MassivRuss    [ Reply ]
{#Devil_pimp}zesty ! set that hagstrom on fire frank rip
Posted 5 years ago by primm    [ Reply ]
 dboseman wrote:
Good lord.  Is Zappa playing the lead guitar?  Wow
 
What does that even mean? 
Posted 5 years ago by fraserji    [ Reply ]
Bottom dropped our of the dental floss market.

Replaced by weed.  

The invisible hand of the market.  Yet our teeth cry out!

At least we can still use our tweesers.
Posted 5 years ago by bruceandjenna    [ Reply ]
Need a 0 rating for this garbage.
Posted 5 years ago by jukes1    [ Reply ]
Whoa! Thanx for that. The memories...
Posted 5 years ago by wjmacdono    [ Reply ]
Yippy-Y-O-Ty-Ay!
Posted 5 years ago by palatin8    [ Reply ]
WOAH!  Overnight Sensation 
Posted 5 years ago by marcloans1    [ Reply ]
Most excellent. FZ composing commercial works!
Posted 5 years ago by dirtbagpook    [ Reply ]
Always inspirational: Méditations on western migration, agricultural entrepreneurship and the primal pleasures/satisfaction of equine companionship, quality tools and good coffee.
Posted 5 years ago by raenvald    [ Reply ]
this is painful.
Posted 5 years ago by killahfunkadelic    [ Reply ]
Great!

Now cue up "Don't Fool Yourself"

I double dog dare you.
Posted 5 years ago by MassivRuss    [ Reply ]
 LowPhreak wrote:
OK I'll be the one to say it: Zappa made some decent and really interesting music, but his lyrics have been quite juvenile or silly on so many tracks. For example on Joe's Garage, where he did some very cool music and made some funny and yes, valid observations but got carried away at several points.

I think with Zappa it was like with horror movies, where the initial shock value of blood and gore can work in well-placed, smaller amounts, but it's easy to overuse and make something a total gross-out. Zappa always struck me as someone who became desensitized to his own more extreme methods, and just laid it on thicker and heavier as he went.

I get his sarcasm and poking fun at society and government and I'm definitely all for that, but a little of Zappa's kind goes a long way. He could have made his point, perhaps emphasize it a bit and then move along (which I think would have been more effective), but in so many tunes he just beats something to death and it gets embarrassing to listen to after the first minute or so. It's like he was writing for freshmen in high school.
 
Funny, I was a bigger fan of Zappa as a Freshman in High School than I am as an middle aged adult. Your observation is spot on.
Posted 5 years ago by ColdMiser    [ Reply ]
Good lord.  Is Zappa playing the lead guitar?  Wow
Posted 5 years ago by dboseman    [ Reply ]
I love Frank Zappa so much but his music is so painful in my ears.  I want to listen to him, but it hurts.  He's brilliant.
Posted 5 years ago by Larrygrrl    [ Reply ]
just come from non stop ekova
Posted 5 years ago by martynworrall3    [ Reply ]
OK I'll be the one to say it: Zappa made some decent and really interesting music, but his lyrics have been quite juvenile or silly on so many tracks. For example on Joe's Garage, where he did some very cool music and made some funny and yes, valid observations but got carried away at several points.

I think with Zappa it was like with horror movies, where the initial shock value of blood and gore can work in well-placed, smaller amounts, but it's easy to overuse and make something a total gross-out. Zappa always struck me as someone who became desensitized to his own more extreme methods, and just laid it on thicker and heavier as he went.

I get his sarcasm and poking fun at society and government and I'm definitely all for that, but a little of Zappa's kind goes a long way. He could have made his point, perhaps emphasize it a bit and then move along (which I think would have been more effective), but in so many tunes he just beats something to death and it gets embarrassing to listen to after the first minute or so. It's like he was writing for freshmen in high school.
Posted 8 years ago by LowPhreak    [ Reply ]
Yippie Iy Ow Kie Ey!  Or however you would spell it.  I love it!

Dental Floss!   Tweezers! 
oh Frank!
Posted 10 years ago by ronniegirl    [ Reply ]
Holy crap Bill! Eight years!?
Posted 14 years ago by Zep    [ Reply ]
Frank was...
Posted 18 years ago by mikezippi    [ Reply ]
omboy wrote:
It's great to see that Frank still inspires passion on both ends of the scale. PLAY MORE! signed, In Search of a PigmyPony
They need to play catholic girls and valley girl! ZAPPA ROCKS
Posted 18 years ago by muskrat-toast    [ Reply ]
Classic Zappa. How about some Dinah Moe Humm.
Posted 22 years ago by skinnyo    [ Reply ]
I like Zappa but this one bites
Posted 22 years ago by BoguSoft    [ Reply ]
Down by the dental floss bush! Great memories. I remember heading north in a sky blue caddy convertable with my crazy friends singing this song until it made us sick. Go Frank, We Miss You. Samiyam
Posted 22 years ago by samiyam    [ Reply ]
This song just gets worse every time I hear it. Could we hear something else from Zappa instead? Please?
Posted 22 years ago by catsoup    [ Reply ]
It\'s great to see that Frank still inspires passion on both ends of the scale. PLAY MORE! signed, In Search of a PigmyPony
Posted 22 years ago by omboy    [ Reply ]
...just \"watch out where the huskies go and don\'t you eat the yellow snow\".
Posted 22 years ago by KurtfromLaQuinta    [ Reply ]
Brilliant? Yes. Appropriate for this hour of the morning? No.
Posted 22 years ago by catsoup    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by catsoup: Even for Frank Zappa that's a bit much.
Just the tip of the ingenious iceberg.
Posted 22 years ago by tailwaggers    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by gypsy222: This song seems so insipid and pointless - YUCK!!!
Agreed.
Posted 22 years ago by dieman    [ Reply ]
Absolutely classic!! Where else do you get to hear the absolute genious that was Frank Zappa? Nowhere. Nowhere!!!
Posted 22 years ago by tgapen    [ Reply ]
This song seems so insipid and pointless - YUCK!!!
Posted 22 years ago by gypsy222    [ Reply ]
Wow, I haven\'t heard this one in years! You guys are doing a great job, the depth of the playlist on his station never ceases to amaze me! :D
Posted 22 years ago by Cy    [ Reply ]
Great tune! Haven\'t heard it in eons, thanks for reminding me of Zappa\'s golden age.
Posted 22 years ago by Eagan    [ Reply ]
Never play this song. Never play this song. Never . . .Ever. . . Again. . .Please. . . Help me . . . don\'t play this song. Jim
Posted 22 years ago by NYY96    [ Reply ]
Even for Frank Zappa that\'s a bit much.
Posted 22 years ago by catsoup    [ Reply ]