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5 unusual facts about Moon Zappa


Moon Zappa

She later made another recording titled "My Mother Is a Space Cadet", with guitar accompaniment by her brother Dweezil.

Zappa was born in New York City, the eldest child of Gail Zappa and musician Frank Zappa.

Sherman Oaks Galleria

The teenage mall culture which formed around it and nearby malls formed the basis of the 1982 satirical song "Valley Girl" by Frank Zappa and daughter Moon Zappa.

Following on the popularity of the song, the TV show Real People hosted an Ultimate Valley Girl competition (referred to as "a nightmare" by contest judge Moon Zappa), at the Galleria.

Valleyspeak

The term "Valley Girl" and the Valley manner of speech was given a wider circulation with the release of a hit 1982 single by Frank Zappa entitled "Valley Girl", on which Moon Unit Zappa, Frank's then fourteen-year-old daughter, delivered a monologue in "Valley speak" behind the music.



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