Pearl Jam – Dirty Frank

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Dirty Frank Dahmer, he's a gourmet cook, yeah
I got a recipe for insane soup, yeah
Wanted a pass, so she relaxed...
Now the little groupie's getting chopped up in the back
I Got a cupboard full of fleshy fresh ingredients
A very careful at the same time quite expedient
Eats meat, a release...
Bus driving's harder on your head than on your feet
Dirty frank (4x)

Keeps it clean, a keeps it copacetic
A little boys and girls, their heads are all collected
A not crazy, a per se...
Just a little strange, when he gets hungry
City, state, your town, he will continue
A stadiums, tiny clubs, every venue
His bus, your trust...
There goes another turned into crust
Dirty frank...a Dirty Frank, yeah... (2x)
Yeah...oh, watch it...

Why that dirty Frank was a bad mother...Shut your mouth!
Hey man, I'm just talking about dirty Frank

Middle of the night, we're stopped, the freeway shoulder
A Frank's shoveling to bury the leftovers
They're sunk, he's drunk...
Now he's gonna drive, I'm hiding in my bunk, oh...
The band all knows, we're too afraid to mention
Don't want to be part of frank's luncheon
A-lose weight, a-be safe...
Where's Mike McCready?
My god, he's been ate!
Dirty frank...a Dirty Frank, yeah... (2x) } (2x)
Ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, yeah }

Cook 'em, just to see the look on their face... } (10x)
Just to see the look on their face }

Why that Dirty Frank was a bad mother...Shut your mouth!
Hey, I'm just talking about Dirty Frank

Dirty Frank...a Dirty Frank, yeah... (2x)
Dirty Frank (8x)
OK, I think that's enough...

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Track duration: 05:38

"Dirty Frank" as written by Stone C. Gossard, Jeffrey Allen Ament, Eddie Jerome Vedder, Mike Mccready, David Abbruzzese

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

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    My Interpretation:OK...here's the true story about this song. In Nov. 1991, the band started out on their very first tour in support of Ten. All of my good equipment was tied up on large winter tours with established, veteran bands so they had to settle for an older Eagle tour bus driven by Frank Zipprich. I think he scared the crap out of them! At the end of their first leg, they were quick to upgrade to a newer bus and different driver but not before forever memorializing Frank to infamous discography!
    Flag BobBusGuyon September 18, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:I'm surprised nobody else caught the lyrical reference to "Theme from Shaft."
    Flag JohnnyLurgon October 04, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:I don't think Pearl Jam ripped off RHCP, keep in mind Eddie's first band, Bad Radio, was a funk rock band ;) you can hear funk influence in other Pearl Jam songs too, like Satan's Bed, Rats, and Glorified G
    Flag Tig45on April 06, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:Dirty frank is totally a rip off of Little Joe by Soundgarden. The whole band is basically and a few others. Not to say I don't like them, or respect them, just saying. I mean who started him off in the first place? Take a look at Temple of the Dog where Veddar makes his debut.
    Flag maximan715on December 04, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:It is quite clear from reading Anthony Kiedis' book that Eddie was a huge fan of RHCP and was in a chili cover band, this is song is clear him being who he wants to be like, random, nonsensical and funky (and not a great singer) which i think he does very well in this song except the singing part.
    Flag harrypatrickgoldingon September 10, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:Poor Mike lol
    Flag Grungegirl7on April 25, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:firstly, i pray rob zombie never ever makes another movie.
    secondly, this song is fucking awesome!
    Flag mandyinchainson April 02, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:Rob Zombie should make a movie out of these lyrics.
    Flag pearljam68on March 10, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:this song has such a rhcp-vibe. it's so funky
    Flag ANTWANmyMANon June 28, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:Yeah I have a lot to say about this song it's awesome although the chainsaw noises sound like an egg beater, and another interesting fact is the fact that it's onl been played 10 times or soemthing and they've only just started playing it again, they played it a bunch of times in '92,'93 and '94 and they've only started playing it again, I think Ed finds the humour in it again.
    Flag suckyoudryon April 23, 2007   Link

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