Original version

• Originally released by Iron Butterfly on their album In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (Atco 33250, June 1968)

 

FZ album(s) in which song has appeared

• Halloween 77 (2017), quoted in Audience Participation #4 and Dinah-Moe Humm, performed in NYC, October 29, 1977, late show
• Halloween 77 (2017), quoted in Titties 'N Beer, performed in NYC, October 31, 1977
  • same version on Baby Snakes (1983), as Titties & Beer
  • same version on Baby Snakes (The Movie) (1979), as part of Titties 'N' Beer/"Audience Participation"/The Black Page #2 & "The Dance Contest"
  • same version on AAAFNRAA—Baby Snakes—The Compleat Soundtrack (2012), as Titties 'N' Beer
• Guitar (1988), quoted in In-A-Gadda-Stravinsky, performed in Atlanta, November 25, 1984
• Guitar (1988), quoted in For Duane, performed in Atlanta, November 25, 1984
  • same solo, longer edit, on The Guitar World According To Frank Zappa (1987) as "A Solo From Atlanta"

 

Tour(s) on which song is known to have been performed (main source: FZShows, v. 7.1)

• October-November, 1976 (North America)—known quotations: 4
• September-December, 1977 (North America)—known quotations: 2
• January-February, 1978 (Europe)—known quotations: 2
• March-May, 1980 (North America)—known quotations: 1
• October-December, 1980 (North America)—known quotations: 3
• October-December, 1984 (North America)—known quotations: 2

 

Comments

Foggy G, "The Songs That Were Played," We're Only In It For The Touring

1978: One of Zappa's favorite Audience Participation gimmicks- other than the Dance Contest- is the "this-side-of-the-audience-sing-this-and-this-side-sing-this-and-this-side-sing-this-now-sing" trick. Although it never really seemed to work, FZ never gave up on it over the years, and on 2/18, we got it once again. This time the songs in question were "In-a-gadda-da-vida", "The Rites of Spring", and Lohengrin. Didn't really work, but a truly funny moment occurs about 30 minutes later in the set, when Frank yells at the people in the balcony and says, "You're still supposed to be singing 'In-a-gadda-da-vida'".

A partial list of "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" quotes, compiled by Charles Ulrich:

76/10/24 (early) Boston (Advance Romance)
76/10/27 (early) Pawtucket (Advance Romance)
76/11/06 Troy (Pound For A Brown)
76/11/09 Ottawa (Poodle Lecture)
77/10/01 Carbondale? (audience participation, vs. Lohengrin, Rite Of Spring, Harbor Lights, Ave Maria)
77/10/29 (late) New York (audience participation, Dinah-Moe Humm, as heard on Halloween 77)
78/01/25 London (Dinah-Moe Humm)
78/02/18 Gothenburg (audience participation, vs. Rite Of Spring, Lohengrin)
80/04/13 (early) Kansas City (If Only She Woulda)
80/11/28 (early) Chicago (audience participation, vs. Ride Like The Wind, Ave Maria, Beatles medley)
80/11/30 Des Moines (medley)
84/11/25 Atlanta (Let's Move To Cleveland, vs. Rite Of Spring, as heard in In-A-Gadda-Stravinsky on Guitar)

Any more?