FZ album(s) in which song has appeared

• 200 Motels 50th Anniversary Edition (2021), as Tell Me You Love Me (Alternate Take), recorded at Whitney Studios, Glendale, CA, August 1970
• 200 Motels 50th Anniversary Edition (2021), quoted in What Kind Of Girl Do You Think We Are?, recorded at Whitney Studios, Glendale, CA, August 1970
• 200 Motels 50th Anniversary Edition (2021), quoted in Daddy, Daddy, Daddy, recorded at Whitney Studios, Glendale, CA, August 1970
• 200 Motels 50th Anniversary Edition (2021), quoted in Do You Like My New Car?, recorded at Whitney Studios, Glendale, CA, August 1970
• Chunga's Revenge (1970), as Tell Me You Love Me, recorded at Whitney Studios, Glendale, CA, & Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA, August 28-29, 1970
  • same version on Strictly Commercial (1995)
  • same version on Zappatite—Frank Zappa's Tastiest Tracks (2016)
  • same version, different mix, on 200 Motels 50th Anniversary Edition (2021), as Tell Me You Love Me (Mix Outtake)
• The Mothers 1970 (2020), quoted in What Kind Of Girl Do You Think We Are?, Daddy, Daddy, Daddy and Do You Like My New Car?, performed in San Rafael, CA, September 26, 1970
• 200 Motels 50th Anniversary Edition (2021), quoted in Daddy, Daddy, Daddy (Alternate Take), recorded at Pinewood Studios, London, UK, January-February 1971
• 200 Motels (1971), quoted in Daddy, Daddy, Daddy, recorded at Pinewood Studios, London, UK, January-February 1971, with overdubs from Whitney Studios, Glendale, CA, c. April 1971
  • same version on 200 Motels 50th Anniversary Edition (2021), as Daddy, Daddy, Daddy
  • same version, different mix, on 200 Motels (The Movie) (1971)
  • same version, different mix, on 200 Motels 50th Anniversary Edition (2021), as Scene 77: Daddy, Daddy, Daddy
• The Mothers 1971 (2022), quoted in What Kind Of Girl Do You Think We Are?, performed in New York, NY, June 5, 1971, late show
  • same version on Fillmore East—June 1971 (1971), as part of Bwana Dik, with overdubs from Whitney Studios, Glendale, CA, c. June 1971
    • same version on Understanding America (2012), as What Kind Of Girl Do You Think We Are?
    • same version on Fillmore East—June 1971—50th Anniversary Expanded Edition (2022)
• The Mothers 1971 (2022), quoted in Do You Like My New Car?, performed in New York, NY, June 5, 1971, late show
• The Mothers 1971 (2022), quoted in What Kind Of Girl Do You Think We Are?, performed in New York, NY, June 6, 1971, late show
• The Mothers 1971 (2022), quoted in Do You Like My New Car?, performed in New York, NY, June 6, 1971, late show
  • same version on Fillmore East—June 1971 (1971), as part of Do You Like My New Car?, with overdubs from Whitney Studios, Glendale, CA, c. June 1971
    • same version on Fillmore East—June 1971—50th Anniversary Expanded Edition (2022)
• You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1 (1988), quoted in The Groupie Routine, performed in Los Angeles, CA, August 7, 1971
• Philly '76 (2009), quoted in Daddy, Daddy, Daddy and What Kind Of Girl Do You Think We Are?, performed in Philadelphia, PA, October 29, 1976
• Tinsel Town Rebellion (1981), as Tell Me You Love Me, performed in Berkeley, CA, December 5, 1980
  • same version on Steve Vai's The Secret Jewel Box: Archives Vol. 2. FZ Original Recordings (2001)
• You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1 (1988), as Tell Me You Love Me, performed in Pistoia, Italy, July 8, 1982
• Broadway The Hard Way (CD, 1989), as Why Don't You Like Me?, performed in Upper Darby, PA, February 13, 1988; Hartford, CT, February 17, 1988; Pittsburgh, PA, February 25, 1988; Chicago, IL, March 3, 1988

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

• May-July 1971 (MOI)—known performances: 1
• August-October 1978 (Europe & North America)—known performances: 4
• October-December 1980 (North America)—known performances: 17
• May-July 1982 (Europe)—known performances: 15
• July-September 1984 (North America)—known performances: 8 ("Why Don't You Like Me?" aka "Don't Be A Lawyer")
• February-March 1988 (North America)—known performances: 9 ("Why Don't You Like Me?")

Comments

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

1978: Essentially played as on YCDTOSA Volume I, accounting for obvious differences in instrumentation, and thus lacking Vai's firepower. From tapes and available setlists, it appears that this was only played twice, on 9/17 and on 9/21.

1980: Essentially performed as on "Tinseltown Rebellion."

1982: Essentially performed as on YCDTOSA Volume I.

1984: This song made several appearances early in the tour, before disappearing until the '88 tour got of hold of it and slightly rewrote it. Known as "Don't Be A Lawyer" by band members and tape collectors until the "Broadway" release, this song is essentially "Tell Me You Love Me" with different lyrics. For the most part, the lyrics are the same as in the '88 version, except they are not directed towards Michael Jackson and thus are missing some of the more specific references. Also, there is a third verse which has a chorus of "Don't Be A Lawyer". Like "Tell Me You Love Me" in previous tours, this song was used as a set closer the handful of times it was performed.

1988: Essentially performed as on BTHW, with the standard deviation coming in Frank's end-of-song-list-of-people-not-related-to-Michael-Jackson bit. This is Stage III in the evolution of "Tell Me You Love Me". Stage I is the "Chunga's Revenge" version (which would be performed in '78 and in the early '80's), Stage II is the 1984 "Don't Be A Lawyer/Why Don't You Like Me" version, and Stage III is this. [Note: Notice the poor edit at approximately the 2:00 minute mark- Frank fails to keep a consistent beat in his editing job]