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   gilwood3@yahoo.com to Matt Schlabach   
   Re: Song reference not mentioned in "Bil   
   01 Aug 19 13:24:44   
   
   On Friday, March 17, 2000 at 12:00:00 AM UTC-8, Matt Schlabach wrote:   
   > Hello.   
   >   
   > I was listening to Billy the Mountain, and towards the end of the song is   
   > the portion whose lyrics read:   
   >   
   > do-do-do do-do-doot doot do-do-do ... ... I'm so hip ... beef pies ... he   
   > was born next to the beef pies, underneath Joni Mitchell's autographed   
   > picture, right beside Elliot Robert's big bank book, next to the boat where   
   > Crosby flushed away all his stash and the cops got him in the boat and drove   
   > away, to the can where Neil Young slipped another disc ...   
   > Frozen (something) pie   
   > Frozen (something) pie   
   > Frozen (something) pie   
   > And that was the main influence on him   
   > The influence of a frozen beef pie.   
   >   
   > I didn't think too much of it at first, but then I was driving some people   
   > somewhere when a song came on the classic rock radio station that sounded   
   > EXACTLY like that part of the song. It was quite interesting.  I was so   
   > surprised that I almost crashed into the back of a car that was stopped in   
   > front of me.   
   >   
   > But I couldn't find out what song it was that FZ was making fun of.  None of   
   > the FAQs, or the Notes N' Comments sections of Zappa websites have mentioned   
   > it.   
   >   
   > I would like to know the group and the song title that was being parodied in   
   > that part of the song.  If you don't know what the hell I'm talking about,   
   > you can check it out on the Just Another Band from L.A. album, or the   
   > Playground Psychotics album.  It appears more than halfway into the song,   
   > and it starts with the "do-do-do do-do-doot doot do-do-do" part.  From what   
   > I recall of the song on the radio, it had a folk feel to it, with acoustic   
   > guitars and whatnot.   
   >   
   > Thanks for any help,   
   >   
   > The Deej   
   >   
   > fhoepf@mail.utexas.edu   
      
   You must be young ... That part made us laugh the most.  Its "Crosby still   
   BLAH BLAH   Suite:Judy Blue Eyes"   
      
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