| 词条 | Brown Shoes Don't Make It |
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|Name= Brown Shoes Don't Make It |Cover= |Caption= |Type= |Artist= The Mothers of Invention |Album= Absolutely Free |Published= |Released = 1967 |track_no = 14 |Recorded = |Genre = Progressive rock, experimental rock, comedy rock |Length = 7:30 |Writer = Frank Zappa |Label = Verve |Producer = Frank Zappa, Tom Wilson |prev="Son of Suzy Creamcheese" |prev_no=13 |next="America Drinks and Goes Home" |next_no=15 |Misc= }}"Brown Shoes Don't Make It" is a song by The Mothers of Invention, written by band leader Frank Zappa. It is the 14th and penultimate song on their second album Absolutely Free. The song is one of his most widely renowned works, declared by the AllMusic as "Zappa's first real masterpiece".[1] HistoryThe title was inspired by an event covered by Time magazine reporter Hugh Sidey in 1966.[2] The reporter correctly guessed that something was amiss when the fastidiously dressed President Lyndon B. Johnson made the sartorial faux pas of wearing brown shoes with a gray suit. Johnson flew to Vietnam for a surprise public relations visit later that day. Live versions of this song are featured on the albums Tinsel Town Rebellion and Road Tapes, Venue 2. Music and lyricsThe lyrics start off as a general attack on suburban American society: TV, greed and conformity are all mocked openly in the song. It then shifts in tone, dealing with a city hall official fantasizing about having sex with a thirteen-year-old girl. The music makes several stylistic shifts, covering hard rock, classical, psychedelic rock, music hall and jazz. It is cited by AllMusic as being a "condensed two-hour musical". The song lasts 7:30 and is the twelfth track (fourteenth on CD reissues) on Absolutely Free. According to Zappa, the beginning background music was inspired by Lightnin' Slim's "Have Your Way". ReceptionThe song has received widespread acclaim from critics, and is considered by many as "Zappa's first masterpiece". In a positive review of the album, Dominique Chevalier said "there are snatches of dodecaphonic scales, ballads, rock, R&B, Beach Boys, soap opera and more ... and ensures that this is no piece of easy listening".[3] As well as giving its parent album 4.5 stars, AllMusic gave a very positive review of the song.[4] It is also included in The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.[5] Personnel
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References1. ^{{cite web |title=Brown Shoes Don't Make It |url={{Allmusic|class=song|id=t998763|pure_url=yes}} |format=song review |accessdate=2008-03-03}} 2. ^{{cite news |last=Sidey |first=Hugh |authorlink=Hugh Sidey|title=The Meaning of the Cordovans |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,924245-1.00.html |format=web reprint |accessdate=2008-03-03 | work=Time | date=1980-06-30}} 3. ^Chevalier, Dominique "Viva Zappa!" 1985 Page 62 4. ^http://www.allmusic.com/song/brown-shoes-dont-make-it-t998763 allmusic review 5. ^{{cite web|title=500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll A-C |url=http://www.rockhall.com/exhibithighlights/500-songs-by-name-ac/ |accessdate=2008-03-03 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080120174104/http://www.rockhall.com/exhibithighlights/500-songs-by-name-ac/ |archivedate=2008-01-20 |deadurl=yes |df= }} External links
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