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{{Infobox Single
{{Infobox song
| Name = Find Her Finer
| name = Find Her Finer
| Cover = FinerHerFind.jpeg
| cover = FinerHerFind.jpeg
| Border =
| alt =
| Caption =
| type = single
| Type = Single
| artist = [[Frank Zappa]]
| Artist = [[Frank Zappa]]
| album = [[Zoot Allures]]
| alt Artist =
| B-side = Zoot Allures
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| released = 1976
| Album = [[Zoot Allures]]
| B-side = Zoot Allures
| recorded = 1976
| Published =
| studio =
| Released = 1976
| venue =
| Format = [[7-inch single|7"]]
| genre = [[Rock music|Rock]], [[doo-wop]], [[Blues music|blues]]
| track_no =
| length = 3:18
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| label = [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]]
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| Recorded = 1976
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| writer = Frank Zappa
| Genre = [[Rock music|Rock]], [[do-wop]], [[Blues music|blues]]
| Language =
| producer = Frank Zappa
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| prev_title = [[Sofa (Frank Zappa song)|Du Bist Mein Sofa]]
| Length = 3:18
| prev_year = 1975
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| Writer = Frank Zappa
| next_title = [[Disco Boy (song)|Disco Boy]]
| Composer = Frank Zappa
| next_year = 1979
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| Label = [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]]
| Producer = Frank Zappa
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| Last single = "[[Sofa (Frank Zappa song)|Du Bist Mein Sofa]]" <br />(1975)
| This single = '''"Find Her Finer"''' <br />(1976)
| Next single = "[[Disco Boy]]"<br />(1979)
}}
}}


'''Find Her Finer''' is a 1976 single by [[Frank Zappa]] from the album ''[[Zoot Allures]]''. The song was recorded with Zappa's lips extremely close to the microphone, creating an intimate sound.<ref>http://books.google.com/books?id=uAYfqgGf4yYC&pg=PA128&lpg=PA128&dq=%22Find+Her+Finer%22+zappa&source=bl&ots=VI5AnN-I-O&sig=fz119Ahl7PC12M8oDhdmBr_mhCg&hl=en&sa=X&ei=XKpWUNz4HaXw0gHPvIDAAw&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22Find%20Her%20Finer%22%20zappa&f=false</ref> A live and sped up [[jazz]] version can also be found on ''[[The Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life]]''. It was played in concert in 1976 and 1988. <ref> http://www.allmusic.com/song/find-her-finer-mt0002218813</ref>
'''"Find Her Finer"''' is a 1976 single by [[Frank Zappa]] from the album ''[[Zoot Allures]]''. The song was recorded with Zappa's lips extremely close to the microphone, creating [[Croon|an intimate sound]].<ref name="google">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uAYfqgGf4yYC&q=%22Find+Her+Finer%22+zappa&pg=PA128 |title=The Words and Music of Frank Zappa - Kelly Fisher Lowe - Google Books |date= October 2007|isbn=978-0803260054 |access-date=2012-10-05|last1=Lowe |first1=Kelly Fisher }}</ref> [[Roy Estrada]] provided [[falsetto]] vocals to create a comic effect to the song. It was intended to be the lead single for ''Zoot Allures'', but failed to chart, unlike its other single "[[Disco Boy (song)|Disco Boy]]".<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VRcIAQAAMAAJ&q=%22find+her+finer%22+ |title=Frank Zappa: the negative dialectics of poodle play - Ben Watson - Google Boeken |isbn=9780704370661 |access-date=2012-10-05|last1=Watson |first1=Ben |year=1994 }}</ref> A live and sped up [[jazz]] version can also be found on the album ''[[The Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life]]''. It was played in concert in 1976 and 1988.<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|author=François Couture |url=http://www.allmusic.com/song/find-her-finer-mt0002218813 |title=Find Her Finer - Frank Zappa : Listen, Appearances, Song Review |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=2012-10-05}}</ref>


==Meaning==
==Meaning==
The song's satirical lyrics suggest that the best way to win a girl over is to show that you are less intelligent than her.<ref name="allmusic" /> His reasoning for this is that women do not care for smart men, but instead a romantic. This parallels the stereotypical belief that men prefer unintelligent women.<ref name="google" /> The songs also metaphorically refers to a [[clitoris]] being [[fingering (sexual act)|fingered]], extra emphasized by the next track on the album: ''Friendly Little Finger''.

According to the song, Zappa feels the best way to win a girl over is to show that you're less intelligent than her.<ref> http://www.allmusic.com/song/find-her-finer-mt0002218813</ref> His reasoning for this is that women do not care for smart men, but instead a romantic. This parallel's the stereotypical belief that men prefer unintelligent women. <ref> http://books.google.com/books?id=uAYfqgGf4yYC&pg=PA128&lpg=PA128&dq=%22Find+Her+Finer%22+zappa&source=bl&ots=VI5AnN-I-O&sig=fz119Ahl7PC12M8oDhdmBr_mhCg&hl=en&sa=X&ei=XKpWUNz4HaXw0gHPvIDAAw&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22Find%20Her%20Finer%22%20zappa&f=false</ref>


==Track list==
==Track list==

'''7"'''
'''7"'''
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A."Find Her Finer" - 3:18 <br/>
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B."Zoot Allures" - 4:18<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zappafrenzy.com/singles/1976-Find_Her_Finer-Zoot_Allures/Find_Her_Finer-Zoot_Allures.html |title=Find Her Finer/Zoot Allures |publisher=Zappafrenzy.com |access-date=2012-10-05}}</ref>


==Personnel==
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A.Find Her Finer - 3:18 <br/>
*[[Frank Zappa]]&nbsp;– guitar, synthesizer, bass, keyboards, lead vocals
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B.Zoot Allures - 4:18 <ref>http://www.zappafrenzy.com/singles/1976-Find_Her_Finer-Zoot_Allures/Find_Her_Finer-Zoot_Allures.html</ref>
*[[Terry Bozzio]]&nbsp;– drums, backing vocals
*Andre Lewis&nbsp;– backing vocals
*[[Roy Estrada]]&nbsp;– backing vocals
*Ruben Ladron de Guevara&nbsp;– backing vocals
*[[Captain Beefheart]]&nbsp;– harmonica (credited as "Donnie Vliet")


==References==
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Latest revision as of 18:00, 29 January 2024

"Find Her Finer"
Single by Frank Zappa
from the album Zoot Allures
B-side"Zoot Allures"
Released1976
Recorded1976
GenreRock, doo-wop, blues
Length3:18
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)Frank Zappa
Producer(s)Frank Zappa
Frank Zappa singles chronology
"Du Bist Mein Sofa"
(1975) 		"Find Her Finer"
(1976) 		"Disco Boy"
(1979)

"Find Her Finer" is a 1976 single by Frank Zappa from the album Zoot Allures. The song was recorded with Zappa's lips extremely close to the microphone, creating an intimate sound.[1] Roy Estrada provided falsetto vocals to create a comic effect to the song. It was intended to be the lead single for Zoot Allures, but failed to chart, unlike its other single "Disco Boy".[2] A live and sped up jazz version can also be found on the album The Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life. It was played in concert in 1976 and 1988.[3]

Meaning[edit]

The song's satirical lyrics suggest that the best way to win a girl over is to show that you are less intelligent than her.[3] His reasoning for this is that women do not care for smart men, but instead a romantic. This parallels the stereotypical belief that men prefer unintelligent women.[1] The songs also metaphorically refers to a clitoris being fingered, extra emphasized by the next track on the album: Friendly Little Finger.

Track list[edit]

7" A."Find Her Finer" - 3:18
B."Zoot Allures" - 4:18[4]

Personnel[edit]

  • Frank Zappa – guitar, synthesizer, bass, keyboards, lead vocals
  • Terry Bozzio – drums, backing vocals
  • Andre Lewis – backing vocals
  • Roy Estrada – backing vocals
  • Ruben Ladron de Guevara – backing vocals
  • Captain Beefheart – harmonica (credited as "Donnie Vliet")

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Lowe, Kelly Fisher (October 2007). The Words and Music of Frank Zappa - Kelly Fisher Lowe - Google Books. ISBN 978-0803260054. Retrieved 2012-10-05.
  2. ^ Watson, Ben (1994). Frank Zappa: the negative dialectics of poodle play - Ben Watson - Google Boeken. ISBN 9780704370661. Retrieved 2012-10-05.
  3. ^ a b François Couture. "Find Her Finer - Frank Zappa : Listen, Appearances, Song Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-10-05.
  4. ^ "Find Her Finer/Zoot Allures". Zappafrenzy.com. Retrieved 2012-10-05.


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