"Find Her Finer" is a 1976 single by

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from the album ''

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''. The song was recorded with Zappa's lips extremely close to the microphone, creating an intimate sound.

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vocals to create a comic effect to the song. It was intended to be the lead single for ''Zoot Allures'', but failed to chart, unlike its other single "

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". A live and sped up

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version can also be found on the album ''

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''. It was played in concert in 1976 and 1988.

Meaning

The song's satirical lyrics suggest that the best way to win a girl over is to show that you are less intelligent than her. His reasoning for this is that women do not care for smart men, but instead a romantic. This parallels the stereotypical belief that men prefer unintelligent women. The songs also metaphorically refers to a

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being fingered, extra emphasized by the next track on the album: ''Friendly Little Finger''.

Track list

7" A."Find Her Finer" - 3:18
B."Zoot Allures" - 4:18

Personnel

– guitar, synthesizer, bass, keyboards, lead vocals *

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– drums, backing vocals *Andre Lewis – backing vocals *

– backing vocals *Ruben Ladron de Guevara – backing vocals *

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– harmonica (credited as "Donnie Vliet")

References

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