Original version(s)

• Originally written for the Bonanza TV series in 1959

 

FZ album(s) in which song has appeared

• Zappa '88: The Last U.S. Show (2021), as Theme From "Bonanza", performed in Uniondale, NY, March 25, 1988
• The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life (1991), as Theme From "Bonanza", performed in London, UK, April 19, 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: 14
• April-June 1988 (Europe)—known performances: 18

 

Comments

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

1988: Essentially performed as on TBBYNHIYL, with the drum riff from "Wipe Out" serving as the song's intro. This always appears as the segue from "The Torture Never Stops Part One" to "Lonesome Cowboy Burt". {Jon Naurin sez: "Might be worth mentioning that it was occasionally played in an alternative version, with the melody played in minor the first time."]