Frank zappa (lead guitar, vocals)   Ike willis (rhythm guitar, vocals)   Ray white (rhythm guitar, vocals)   Steve vai (rhythm guitar, vocals)   Warren cucurullo (rhythm guitar, vocals)   Denny walley (slide guitar, vocals)   Tommy mars (keyboards, vocals)   Peter wolf (keyboards)   Bob harris (keyboards, trumpet, vocals)   Ed mann (percussion)   Arthur barrow (bass, vocals)   Vinnie colaiuta (drums)      From madam wong's to starwood   To the whiskey on the strip   You can hear the crashing, blasting strum   Of bands that come to be real hip   And get a record contract   From a talent scout some day   They'll sell their ass, their cocks and balls   They'll take the check 'n' walk away   If they're lucky they'll get famous   For a week or two perhaps   They'll buy some ugly clothes to wear   And hope the business don't collapse   Before some stupid magazine   Decides they're really good   They're a tinsel town rebellion band   From downtown hollywood      Tinsel town rebellion, tinsel town rebellion band   It's a little bitty tinsel town rebellion   A tinsel town rebellion band      They used to play all kinds of stuff   And some of it was nice   Some of it was musical   But then they took some guy's advice   To get a record deal, he said,   They would have to be more punk   Forget their chops and play real dumb   Or else they would be sunk   So off they go to s.i.r. to learn some stupid riffs   And practice all their poses   In between their powder sniffs      Chop a line now, snort it up now   And when they think they've got it   They launch a new career   Who gives a fuck if what they play   Is somewhat insincere      Tinsel town rebellion, tinsel town rebellion band   A tinsel town rebellion,   A tinsel town rebellion band   Did you know that in tinsel town the people down there   Think that substance is a bore   And if your new wave group looks good   They'll hurry on back for more   Of leather groups and plastic groups   And groups that look real queer   The tinsel town aficionados   Come to see and not to hear   But then again this system works   As perfect as a dream   It works for all of those record company pricks   Who come to skim the cream   From the cesspools of excitement   Where jim morrison once stood   It's the tinsel town rebellion   From downtown hollywood      Is everybody happy?    Oh never mind!   No problem!