Song: Genius In France
Running Time: 8:56
Year: 2002
Album: Poodle Hat
Style parody of: Frank Zappa (especially the Apostrophe (‘) album and the Freak Out! album)
Genre: Art rock, jazz fusion
Guitar tuning: E standard
Lyrics: Lyrics
Video: None
Download/Listen: None
Forum: Forum Discussion Page
Trivia[]
- This song is a tribute to Frank Zappa; his son Dweezil Zappa plays the opening guitar solo.
- The song's premise may be a reference to the fact that American comedian Jerry Lewis was a respected filmmaker and actor in France (and other European countries) while in America he was often viewed as lowbrow and unfunny.
- This is Al's fourth longest recorded song, clocking in at 8 minutes and 56 seconds.