Dirty Frank

Dirty Frank Dahmer he's a gourmet cook, yeah.
I got a recipe for anus ankle 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. Dirty Frank yeah
A Dirty Frank A Dirty Frank yea oh

Keeps it clean. a keeps it copeseptic
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.
A his bus. a your trust.
There goes another turned into crust.
Dirty Frank a Dirty Frank yeah. A Dirty Frank. oh a Dirty Frank.

Yeah, oh, watch it! now
Why that dirty Frank was a bad mother... Shut your mouth! Hey man, I'm just talking about Dirty Frank.

Oh wa-ha a yea cookoo there fucking crazy these kids are driving me crazy

Oh, middle of the night we're stopped the freeway shoulder.
A frank's shoveling to bury the leftovers.
A 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.
A 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.
A Dirty Frank. Oh, a Dirty Frank, yeah,
Dirty Frank Dirty Frank yea
Dirty Frank oh a Dirty Frank a yea yea yea

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

Cook 'em just to see the look on their face. I cook 'em just to see the look on their face.

(Ok I think that's enough)

Previous Songs of the Moment
1. In My Tree
2. Red Mosquito
3. Porch
4. I Got Id
5. Release
6. Do The Evolution
7. Breath
8. Corduroy
9. Elderly Woman...
10. Leash
11. Hail Hail
12. Grievance
13. Love Boat Captain
14. Even Flow
15. Black Red Yellow
16. In Hiding
17. Can't Keep
18. Indifference
19. Insignificance
20. Whipping
21. Black
22. Smile
23. Push Me Pull Me
24. Rats
25. God's Dice
26. All or None
27. Yellow Ledbetter
28. Last Exit
29. Who You Are
30. Rearview Mirror
31. Hold On
32. Present Tense
33. Light Years
34. Alive
35. Brain of J
36. Thumbing My Way
37. Hard to Imagine
38. Tremor Christ
39. Rival
40. Animal
41. Lukin
42. You Are
43. betterman
44. Given to Fly
45. Once
46. Low Light
47. Parting Ways
48. Off He Goes
49. Go
50. get right
51. World Wide Suicide
52. Angel
53. MFC
54. Long Road
55. Why Go
56. Nothingman
57. Save You
58. Of A Girl
59. Habit
60. Satan's Bed
61. Faithful
62. Oceans
63. Gone
64. WMA
65. State of Love and Trust
66. Spin The Black Circle
67. Life Wasted
68. Arc
69. Garden
70. All Those Yesterdays
71. Sleight of Hand
72. Other Side
73. Let Me Sleep
74. I'm Open
75. Blood
76. Nothing As It Seems
77. All Night
78. Jeremy
79. No Way
80. Around The Bend
81. Immortality
82. Comatose
83. Daughter
84. Alone
85. I am Mine
86. Down
87. Cropduster
88. Strangest Tribe
89. Inside Job
90. Drifting
91. Wishlist
92. Big Wave
93. Sad
94. Stupid Mop
95. Come Back
96. Glorified G
97. Puzzles and Games (Light Years Demo)

Dirty Frank is easily my favorite song from the Ten era, and not just because it features my name. It's a very fun, catchy song with some absolutely stellar lyrics from Ed (yes, I'm serious). Nowhere as profound as Release or State of Love and Trust, Dirty Frank just tells a comical story about a not-so-comical subject: cannibalism and serial killing.

By now I'm sure we all know the origins of the lyrics, so there's no need to go into that mythologized story. Some of these lyrics are just really clever, most notably the line from the thread title. And some of Ed's rhymes here are great: "expedient" and "ingredient" being the most flashy. The narrative of Dirty Frank tells a story, which is a style of writing that Ed has always been quite comfortable with, and often-times excelled at. This one, though, shows more of a sense of humor than a song like Jeremy.

Regarding DF's musical structure, some people don't care for it. Some say it's a Chili Peppers rip-off (who the band were touring with at the time), but I don't really hear that. I can hear an influence, but nothing more. And when some criticize it for going on too long after the narrative is done, well, even Ed tells the band that it's time to end the damn song already.

One thing I never understood about the song, however, is the Shaft reference ("that Dirty Frank was a bad mutha..."). It doesn't really bother me; I just wonder if Ed has ever given a reason to pay homage to the Shaft theme in this particular song. He may have just liked the phrase and wanted to use it for his story. Perhaps we'll never find out.

Because of the aforementioned flaws, this one gets 4 stars from me. Oh, and for the love of God, I'm referring to the original b-side version, NOT the version on Lost Dogs. The remixed version is too muddled and just doesn't sound right. And much thanks to our fearless leader Buggy for providing the live audio clip from the first post.

Kickass song. It might be a little long, and it's not one of my top favorite Lost Dogs, but I really like it. It's smartly stupid, unlike something like Sweet Lew or Red Dot. It's got some Chili Peppers influences, but it's not a ripoff.

I have loved this song ever since I bought that $25 dollar Japan import EP.

3.5 stars for me. Pretty fun song, but it doesn't blow my mind.

1 star, the only redeeming part is the solo. Song sucks.

good, fun catchy as hell song. Not a super serious song, but it's not trying to be. 4 stars.

Oh, and good write-up Frank, didn't even notice the Shaft reference.

I bought it for a high price too. Since then, I've seen it in about six bargain bins.

I used to hate this song, but it has been growing on me since they played it again in '06. Now I love it.


4 stars.

I saw this song live. For a minute I was like "hell yeah, I'm seeing Dirty Frank live". But after a while I actually would have preferred to see about anything else instead. Not a fan.

A good fun piece of music - i gave it 4 stars.

MUCH prefer the original version over the Lost Dogs one (mainly for the fact they skipped the 'cook em' lyric section out). And also the original version has sooo much cool background stuff going on (creepy noises, the sound of someone butchering someone), it's always a fun listen

I love this song. It's not five stars, but that doesn't make me love it any less.

I can still remember the day I got the Even Flow single and first heard this song. It was March 17, 1993, I got it for about $10, and even though I was hoping to find the alternative Even Flow used in the video (the "re-recorded"), I was perfectly happy with getting Dirty Frank and the Oceans remix.

You can call it a Chilis "ripoff". I'll call it an "homage". "Cook her! Just to see the look on her face, cook her just to see the look on her face." Clearly, the Chilis style and references were intentional, and you have to remember that Eddie went way back with the Chilis, a hell of a lot longer than he'd been involved with Seattle music. To have the opportunity to open for one of your favorite bands in the world, that must have been huge.

And I agree with Frank, I think the lyrics are brilliant, some of the best Ed has ever written. They masterfully walk the line between silly and smart, and the cadence is well crafted and well-adhered to.

Big four stars for PJ's first funky-as-fuck tune.

I've always really liked the song and feel very lucky to have been at the gorge last year to hear it live

That's exactly what I thought it was when I first heard it. It's uncanny.

Really? Perhaps you know the pre-BSSM Chili catalogue better than me and you have a better comparison to draw from. I've heard those records, and a lot of it just sounds pretty loose and sloppy to me. Dirty Frank is much tighter and has it's own groove, IMO.

a gave it 5 stars. i would have given it 4, but the 5 star option says "mike mccready" so i had to vote for that. its a fun groovy little song.

5 stars for me, i love everything about it indeed the same version frank was talking about (european ten edition) not the one on lost dogs, it's far less exiting.
i don't think it's too long, it's just a really cool jam and it works well.

I freakin' love this song. The riff, the lyrics, the guitar work, everything. 5 Stars.