Muffin Man

About Muffin Man

Muffin Man is a song recorded live by Frank Zappa. It appears on his 1975 mostly live album Bongo Fury Made with Captain Beefheart or Don Van Vliet. The song begins with studio recorded spoken word lyrics delivered by Zappa and is followed by the chorus. Directly after this, a lengthy guitar solo is performed by Frank Zappa and a repeat of the chorus with backing vocals from Captain Beefheart. The song closes the album, as well as the compilation Strictly Commercial, and was also used as a finale in concerts for many years afterwards. .

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About this song

Credited to

Frank Zappa, Captain Beefheart, The Mothers

Album

Bongo Fury (Live) · Track 9 of 9

Released

October 2, 1975

Duration

5:37

Ranking

#2 most played Frank Zappa track on Foxsoundi

On Last.fm

128,812 listeners on Last.fm

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From the album: Bongo Fury (Live)