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[[Who Names Their Kid "Dude"?|Oh, and he gave his four kids really weird but cool names like Moon Unit Zappa, Dweezil Zappa, Ahmet Emuukha Rodan Zappa and Diva Thin Muffin Pigeen Zappa]].

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* [[Affectionate Parody]]: The album ''Cruising with Ruben & the Jets'', made along with the Mothers of Invention, is an affectionate parody of [[The Fifties|fifties]] doo-wop music. Borders on [[Indecisive Parody]], as the sound was so authentic that many radio stations believed it to be made by another band entirely.

* [[All There in the Manual]]: A lot of times, the liner notes spell things out and explain some of the in-jokes, word salads, and satirical intentions, not to mention to the weird lyrics (Zappa felt that having the liner notes and album jacket to look at and touch was part of what fans treasured about the music buying experience). Beyond that though, there's still his autobiography which explains a lot, not to mention the snippets of vital info you get from reading the oceans of Zappa info available on the net. Many Zappa confederates and well-wishers have stepped out from behind the curtains over the years to explain motivations or in-jokes or origins of songs. Also, Zappa's vast non-American audience is frequently confused by Zappa's satirically America-centric references, his younger audience is frequently confused by his unspeakable filthiness, and his modern audience is confused by his (often deliberately) dated references. These people gather all over the internet to enlighten each other in public. There's a lot out there to take in.