Agree or disagree… Frank Zappa was secretly an Oompa Loompa.
OK, OK. Hear me out. so I’ve been analyzing the timeline, and the aesthetics, and the structural format of his whole entire existence, and the pieces fit together perfectly… Too perfectly. Frank Zappa absolutely was an Oompa Loompa operating undercover in the American music industry. just think about the evidence:
First, there’s the satirical moral lessons. So what do Oompa Loompa‘s actually do? Well, they stand around and they watch people act like the most greedy shallow idiots. and then they write the most complex, highly structured and deeply cynical musical works that mock the behavior. This was basically Frank Zappa‘s entire discography in a nutshell. “We’re only in it for the money“ and “Joe’s garage“, our basically just extended Oompa Loompa songs for grown-ups.
And then there are the names of his kids. If you were a normal and standard human being, you’d name your kids something normal, like Jennifer or John, or Bubba. but if you’re an Oompa Loompa working in Willy, Wonka‘s chocolate factory, you’d name your kid something like moon unit, or Dweezil, or Ahmet or diva muffin. those aren’t names like a human would have. But they do sound like characters from the deleted chapters of “Charlie and the chocolate factory.“
And then there’s the disguise. He grew out that infamous mustache and soul patch to dry your attention away from his height. He was a 6 foot tall, Oompa Loompa, who successfully assimilated into normal society by acting like his intricate marimba solos were jazz, fusion, instead of a really complex factory work song for fellow Oompa Loompas.
Change my mind, or better yet prove me wrong. But if you guys agree that Frank Zappa was secretly an Oompa Loompa, welcome to the club. Because if anybody is our favorite Oompa Loompa, it would most definitely be Zappa. Heck, even the last name, Zappa sounds like it comes from the Oompa Loompa’s. Let me know your thoughts in the comments.