Jewish Princess (song)
"Jewish Princess" is a song by Frank Zappa, released on his 1979 album Sheik Yerbouti. The song is about a man looking for a "nasty little Jewish Princess" with "long phony nails", "a garlic aroma", "titanic tits", and "sand-blasted zits".[1] It attracted attention from the Anti-Defamation League, to which Zappa denied an apology, arguing: "Unlike the unicorn, such creatures do exist — and deserve to be 'commemorated' with their own special opus". He said that the ADL's concerns were "as if to say there is no such thing as a Jewish Princess. Like I invented this?"[2]
| "Jewish Princess" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Frank Zappa | |
| from the album Sheik Yerbouti | |
| Released | March 3, 1979 |
| Recorded | October 30, 1977 |
| Venue | The Palladium, New York City |
| Genre | Pop[1] |
| Length | 3:16 |
| Label | Zappa |
| Songwriter(s) | Frank Zappa |
| Producer(s) | Frank Zappa |
Biographer Barry Miles wrote that the ADL asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to ban the record from being played on the air – a symbolic effort given that the song was not being played anyway.[3] This led to the rumor that a legal action had been filed against Zappa, an accusation Zappa denied.[4]
Zappa said that offensive songs such as "Jewish Princess" are why Sheik Yerbouti became one of his best selling albums of all time.[5] The song was rarely performed in concert. It was later included on his posthumous compilation Have I Offended Someone? (1997).[1]
References
- "Jewish Princess - Frank Zappa | Listen, Appearances, Song Review | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2015-08-14.
- SPIN Media LLC (July 1991). SPIN. SPIN Media LLC. pp. 91–. ISSN 0886-3032. Retrieved 2015-08-14.
- Frank Zappa
- "Zappa on “Freeman Report” CNN – October 26th, 1981 | Kill Ugly Radio". killuglyradio.com. Retrieved 2015-08-14.
- Zappa, F.; Occhiogrosso, P. (1990). Real Frank Zappa Book. Simon & Schuster. pp. 1–226. ISBN 9780671705725. Retrieved 2015-08-14.
