The Frogs
Out Of The Missed (Live At Emoâs)
We didnât know. How could we. That this would b the final Frogs show. It began April 5th, 1980 in Milwaukee & the final show would be this show in Austin on August 26th, 2011. 31 years, 4 months & 21 days after the 1st show it would b over. What happened in between? Prior 2 this show & the 1 before, & the 1 before that, there was a knowledge that a song, a show, a presentation could move people as we had experienced performances moving us 2 tears, laughter & jubilation over the years. There was a precedent. U could always study how others had done & become what they became but the answer or the path was in who we were, r, expression at your fingertips with the spotlight lit & the freedom 2 make a sound with your soul exposed & your musical abilities on display. At some point in the journey there became no fear, as we had walked through both doors of success on the stage at that (stage) in life in our eyes & when things went awry, a lesson was henceforth also attained. The point being we had nothing 2 prove 2 the world but we had a point 2 prove 2 each other that we were climbing some notated musical mountain & each step was a finer tuning. Time allowed us 2 refine what we did but what became the focus is the sharing of everything we had ever felt & experienced in alignment with words, thoughts, feelings & wrapping it in a golden moment of vibration. We did it with love, brotherhood, an appreciation of u the audience & your time. As Dennis spoke with me on the phone on July 3, 2012, he pointed out that we have nothing 2 b ashamed of, we did everything right & that âThey missed itâ. Some saw it, witnessed what we did, how magical we knew it was. 4 all those of u who missed it, 2day I give u the opportunity 2 hear the final Frogs show in your ears, in the air, on this beautiful earthly plane. 2day 06/06/06/2025, âOut Of The Missed (Live At Emoâs)â is now out available on streaming flaxen waxen Spotify, Amorous Amazon Music, Instrumental ITunes, Delicate Deezer & all the other lovely sweet platforms that have graciously made it possible 2 hear our music the world over. I thank u & Dennis thanx u 2 all who have walked, ran, boated, driven, took a train, flown, carjacked, hitchhiked 2 c us live all these years, we truly love each & every 1 of u!
In sincerity
Love,
     Jimmy
p.s. Happy 70th Birthday Dennis â¤ď¸
Song 1
Stupid Club (Acoustic)
Marx the songâs live debut. Title inspired by Kurtâs mother, Wendy Cobain speaking upon Kurt after his passing, âI told him not to join that stupid clubâ. A bona fide hit single. After the Spiritual LP, âDamaged Goods / Sinned In Reverseâ eventual release, this would have been on the follow up album.
Written by Jimmy Flemion 07/11/2009
Copyright Tangerine Rabbit Music (ASCAP)
Song 2
Stupid Club (Electric)
As Dennis would do from time 2 time, we did the song a 2nd time in a row here 2 get a more inspired rendering electrically with electrick guitar. Dennis had wanted me 2 dedicate this yet I had forgotten 2 dedicate this 1 2 the tremendously talented Amy Winehouse who had exited at the age of 27 a month earlier. The lyrix r here 4 u 2 sing along :
What r u going 2 do?
What havenât u yet done?
When youâre bored with new
& youâre out of fun
What do u do?
Join the stupid club
Itâs best 2 do
Join the stupid club
27 gone 2 hell
In the endÂ
Itâs just as well
Itâs just as well
What r u going 2 do?
What havenât u yet done?
When youâre bored with u
& youâre out of fun
What do u do?
Join the stupid club
Itâs best 2 do
Join the stupid club
27Â
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Song 3
2 Blacks Donât Make A White
Bluesy, rock ân rolly, no holds barred version of the acoustic ballad from our 2000 LP, âRacially Yoursâ.
Written by Jimmy Flemion 07/01/1992
Copyright Tangerine Rabbit Music (ASCAP)
Song 4
Adam & Steve
Steve Albini gets his usual, mandatory, obligatory shout out during the explosive chorus.
Written by Dennis Flemion & Jimmy Flemion (04/04/1985)
Copyright Candy Anarchy Music & tangerine Rabbit Music (ASCAP)
Song 5
Whereâs Jerry Lewis?
There were 4 live ways that this question marked treat was played live. This was the 1st new lively clap along version guaranteed 2 suckseed.
Improvised by Jimmy Flemion 08/16/1986
Copyright Tangerine Rabbit Music (ASCAP)
Song 6
Raped / Weird
Music & melody of âWeird On The Avenueâ mash-up with âRapedâ lyrics & freak out psychedelico guitaro solo.
Written by Jimmy Flemion 04/18/1991 & 03/03/1992
Copyright Tangerine Rabbit Music (ASCAP)
Song 7
Lesbian Kind Of Morning
Lyrics r simple & gayforward :
Itâs a special lesbian kind of morning
Itâs a special lesbian kind of day
1st & only time live was a charm, as we most notably knock Dennisâ rocker out of the park on this sonic orgasmic revolutionary ride.
Written by Dennis Flemion 06/06/2011
Copyright Candy Anarchy Music (ASCAP)
Song 8
Fuck Off
Allegedly according 2 Spotify our most beloved streamed song. This 1 starts out innocent enough until the distortion pedal is stomped on & the harmonies coo at the moon.
Written by Jimmy Flemion 02/04/1986
Copyright Tangerine Rabbit Music (ASCAP)
Song 9
Do, Re, Mi
The hills r alive with this selection from âThe Sound of Musicâ that Dennis grades as we go along, pointing out how brilliant this 1 was during practice.
Written by Richard Rogers / Shen Chi Shen Chi
Copyright Williamson Music Company, Williamson Music, Tai Bee Yin Le Jiao Yu Xue Hui
Song 10
Reelinâ & Rockinâ (Tease)
Usually the tease 2 end the show, âLooked at my watch & it was quarter to 1, Thanx friends, itâs been funâ.
Song 11
Everyone pretends
âCount Yer Blessingsâ ballad that explodes & softens & soothes the soul. Monster ballad erupts over & over, again & again. Everyone pretends nothings ever ends. U can take it 2 ways. Everyone pretends nothing ever ends, but it does or everyone pretends and by the way nothing ever ends. Itâs a double entendre, leave it 2 the French, hey Iâm 1/4 French, hey Flemion is French.
Written by Jimmy Flemion 03/06/1992
Copyright Tangerine Rabbit Music (ASCAP)
Song 12
Fuck Off (Electric)
Instead of waiting 2 kick in the effects pedal, why not rock non stop. Concluding the 1st set. 2 sets, only band this night, no opener.
Song 13
Iâve Got Drugs
Absolutely beautiful orchestral opening created by Dennis. 9 minute trip u never want 2 end.
Improvised by Dennis & Jimmy Flemion 08/16/1986
Copyright Candy Anarchy Music & Tangerine Rabbit Music (ASCAP)
Song 14
The Longing Goes Away
Toughest dramatic interpretation, thanx 2 Mr. Big Muff, who do u think u r?
Written by Jimmy Flemion 02/22/2023
Copyright Tangerine Rabbit Music (ASCAP)
Song 15
Whisper
After I sing, âYouâre up in the tower, baby I will rescue theeâ, Dennis ads, âU know I rode the towers down, Itâs just something I did, I donât, I donât brag about it, Itâs something I did, rode âem down, walked awayâ.
Written by Jimmy Flemion 12/30/1996
Copyright Tangerine Rabbit Music (ASCAP)
Song 16
I Only Play 4 Money
Back in the 1920âs there was a dance called âThe Charlestonâ that kindly makes a welcomed return in the portrayal & style with a getaway car & loot 2 boot with a razzmatazz soft shoe top hat shimmering ritzy glitzy highest form of American rock ân roll.
Written by Jimmy Flemion & Dennis Flemion 04/03/1988 & 02/19/1993
Copyright Tangerine rabbit Music & Candy Anarchy Music (ASCAP)
Song 17
N.Y.B.
Song 7 off of our LP "Racially Yours", is a song entitled "Now You Know You're Black". The original title was "Now You Know You're B_ _ _ k". It was written in my head at work at 3:00 P.M. When I got home from work that day, I went down to the basement, sat down in front of my music stand, found and played on my acoustic guitar the riff that corresponded with the melody. On July 15, 1994, a 45 single was released on Matador Records culled from a live performance at CBGB'S on December 14, 1991 (From the 05/01/2024 release âMediumâ by The Frogs) This single featured myself, Dennis and Jay Tiller on bass guitar. Jay did the artwork for the single which featured a KKK member in a noose and the title "Now You Know You're Black" in Hebrew. A live performance, fan favorite staple, this song exudes an electricity that continues to drive audiences to heights previously unimagined. The lead singer has been known to climb atop and jump off amps, balconies, speaker cabinets and stages. There were also a couple of times when female fans could only take so much and started to hump the lead singer on stage in the throes of ecstasy during the extravaganza. Let's take a close look at the lyrics and see what all the excitement is all about :
Have you ever been hit in the face with a snowball?
You could use a facewash
Now you know you're black
What was that old story about Jesus ago so long?
They always talked about his father
Yet they got the color wrong
I had a white, a maid, a butler, a slave
Demands will be made
Reparations will be paid ( o.k., tomorrow morning, mother, word )
Have you ever been hit in the face with a snowball?
You could use a facewash
Now you know you're black
Have you ever been hit in the face with a snowball? Subconciously this may beÂ
a lyric about wintry times back in the 1970's in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I recall myself as a teenager lofting a snowball across the street, whilst playing with friends and inadvertently hitting a neighbor named Cliff in the eye. He wanted to know who was responsible and to rewrite history I said, "I did it, what's it to ya". For those of you that have lived in snowy climates, you are aware that another activity besides building snowmen, building forts, skiing, sledding, snowmobiling, snowboarding, shoveling and throwing snowballs is to give a facewash with snow. This is exibited by using a circular motion and rubbing the white ice crystals into the face of another, as a demonstration of affection and love. You could use a facewash. Remember that lyric, see above. "See only me Maria". Si, "West Side Story" is one of my all time favorite movies. Minstrels in the gallery and Al Jolson's alike, all must strip their faces of whitewash and greasepaint at the fall of the curtain, and it is at these precious times when we could all use a facewash. What was that old story about Jesus ago so long? I believe here the writer is speaking of that old biblical rendering of a gentleman named Jesus ( the spring, the holy ground, the endless seed of mystery, the thorn, the veil, the face of grace, the brazen image, the thief of sleep, the ambassador of dreams, the prince of peace, the sword, the wound, the stain, scorned transfigured child of Cain, the salt, the bitter laugh, the gas in a womb of light, the evening star, the ball of sight ). Watch here how an average writer would use the cliche, "What was that old story about Jesus so long ago?" and how this gifted poet shifts, spins, and twirls words to his liking , juggles them around and counters with, "What was that old story about Jesus ago so long"? "Farewell, Au Revoir, Auf Wiedersehen, I'd like to stay and taste my first champagne, Yes, Si". They always talked about his father, yet they got the color wrong. Indeed. I had a white, a maid, a butler, a slave. Demands will be made, reparations will be paid. The tables have been overturned, and now we witness a white maid, a white butler, and a white slave. Now you know you're black. After a post hypnotic suggestion at the count of three this idea is introduced. Now you know you're black. As Malcolm X said in December of 1962, "Now all of a sudden our people are not apologizing for being black but bragging about it".
The chord progression for "Now You Know You're Black", is : D minor / G Major / A Major / C Major / D minor.
The track "Now you Know You're Black", consists of myself on vocals and acoustic guitar and Dennis on keyboards and pre-recorded thunder.
Written by Jimmy Flemion 03/10/1991
Copyright Tangerine Rabbit Music (ASCAP)
Song 18
Starboy
Sabrina Dotts, John Busher & Dennis were talking in the car on the way 2 this Austin show. Sabrina said she came across on Urban Dictionary what a Jimmy Frog definition was & then mentioned part of her email address has the word Starcrunch so she looked that up & was surprised by what she found. So come time 4 Starboy in the set, Dennis sang the lyric Starcrunch in the place of Starboy, additionally adding Starburst.Â
Written by Jimmy Flemion 11/05/1992
Copyright Tangerine Rabbit Music (ASCAP)
Song 19
Lord Grunge
End of the night 1:44 a.m. Told we had 1 more song 2 play at this crucial closing time. We attempted 2 more songs, âFamiliarâ & âThe Lowest Form Of Wonderâ before ending with the next song which is the final song played lived by the band.
Written by Jimmy Flemion 04/19/1993
Copyright Tangerine Rabbit Music (ASCAP)
Song 20
Nipple ClampsÂ
It was titled âNipple Câ on âHopscotch Lollipop Sunday Surpriseâ so It would fit nice & sweet on the sugary back cover artwork. 2 songs combined âPsychedelic Eyesâ & âNipple Clampsâ. When we played All Tomorrowâs parties in May of 2011, we never knew when the final Frogs show would b, so in preparation Dennis wanted us 2 play âCockles & Musselsâ as our last song. But the idea 4 the final song was always 2 bookmark it with âSuzanneâ as we had started our live show career in a befitting ending coming full circle.
Written by Jimmy Flemion 03/27/1993
Copyright Tangerine Rabbit Music (ASCAP)
Song 21
Stupid Club (Soundcheck)
Catchy, hooky
Song 22
Everyone Pretends (Soundcheck)
The final live performance
on August 26, 2011 at Emo's in Austin, TX
BASS PLAYER: Damian Strigens
Recorded & Mixed by Johnny Busher
Thanks to Kelly Kerr for his assistance
