Picture interpretation: Frank Zappa – Bobby Brown

In our course we had to choose a song which refers to the American Dream with pictures linked to each aspect of the song text interpretating this term.

I published “Frank Zappa – Bobby Brown” and added links to certain words or terms.

Frank Zappa – Bobby Brown

Hey there, people, I’m bobby brown
They say I’m the cutest boy in town
My car is fast, my teeth is shiney
I tell all the girls they can kiss my heinie
Here I am at a famous school
Im dressin’ sharp n I’m Actin cool
I got a cheerleader here wants to help with my paper
Let her do all the work n maybe later Ill rape her

Oh God I am the american dream
I do not think I’m too extreme
An I’m a handsome son-of-a-bitch
Im gonna get a good job ‘n be real rich(get a good
Get a good
Get a good
Get a good job)

Womens liberation
Came creepin’ across the nation
I tell you people I was not ready
When I fucked this dyke by the name of freddie
She made a little speech then,
Aw, she tried to make me say when
She had my balls in a vice, but she left the dick
I guess its still hooked on, but now it shoots too quick

Oh God I am the american dream
But now I smell like vaseline
An I’m a miserable sonofabitch
Am I a boy or a lady…i don’t know which (I wonder wonder
Wonder wonder)

So I went out n bought me a leisure suit
I jingle my change, but Im still kinda cute
Got a job doin’ radio promo
An none of the jocks can even tell Im a homo
Eventually me ‘n a friend
Sorta drifted along into s&m
I can take about an hour on the tower of power
long as I gets a little golden shower

Oh God I am the american dream
With a spindle up my butt till it makes me scream
An Ill do anything to get ahead
I lay awake nights sayin’, thank you, fred!
Oh god, oh god, I’m so fantastic!
Thanks to freddie, I’m a sexual spastic
And my name is bobby brown
Watch me now, I’m goin down,
And my name is bobby brown
Watch me now, I’m goin down, etc.

Vocabulary:

• heinie – der Hintern/Arsch
• sharp – schick, schrill, elegant
• creeping – schleichend
• dyke – hier: Lesbe
• vice – hier: Schraubzwinge
• dick – hier: Penis
• vaseline – Gleitmittel
• leisure suit – Freizeitanzug