FZ album(s) in which song has appeared

• Broadway The Hard Way (1988), as Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, performed in Washington, DC, February 9, 1988; Upper Darby, PA, February 13 & 14, 1988; Detroit, MI, February 26, 1988; Buffalo, NY, March 9, 1988; Rochester, NY, March 11, 1988; Portland, ME, March 15, 1988; Providence, RI, March 16, 1988; Teaneck, NJ, March 20, 1988; Uniondale, NY, March 25, 1988; London, UK, April 19, 1988; unknown location & date, 1988
  • same version on Understanding America (2012) as Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk
• Zappa '88: The Last U.S. Show (2021), as Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, performed in Uniondale, NY, March 25, 1988

 

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

• February-March 1988 (North America)—known performances: 33
• April-June 1988 (Europe)—known performances: 9

 

Comments

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

1988: Essentially performed as on BTHW- for the first nine shows, at least. As the song was originally written, Ike recited the "Twilight Zone" monologue (which special guest Eric Buxton recites on BTHW). Unfortunately, Ike had a hard time memorizing the monologue, and thus had to rely on a written version to prompt him. This upset Frank, who simply chose to drop the monologue after the ninth performance. Thus, from that point on, the song is essentially the same, just without the monologue (the song still retains the "Twilight Zone" musical quotes in the post-monologue vocals, which without the monologue, really do not make sense). Throughout the tour, this tune is a frequent victim of Secret Word abuse, as is evident in the BTHW version.