[Spoken Word Intro]
FZ: Okay. The name of this song is "Approximate." The reason why it's called "Approximate" is because it's approximately correct and it's approximately wrong all the time. And it can be played three different ways—with the dots, with the mouth, and with the foot. Way one: with the dots. One, two, one, two, three, four...
[Way 1: With the dots]
[Instrumental]
[Spoken Word Interlude]
Way two: with the mouth. (And Ruth.)
[Way 2: With the mouth]
Mothers: Ralph [?]
Herbie Cohen
Ah, smokin', cookin'
Ruth, Ruth [?]
Ralph
Ralph [?]
His shoes
[Spoken Word Interlude]
FZ: Way three: with the feet. One, two, one, two, three, four...
[Way 3: With the feet]
So dynamic. Geef mij wat vloerbedekking. Onder deze vette zwevende sofa
[Spoken Word Interlude]
Okay! And now the whole tune all the way through. Here we go. Yes, she is a darling, isn't she?
[Instrumental]
[Guitar Solo: Frank Zappa]
[Drum Solo: Chester Thompson]
[Keyboard Solo: George Duke]
[Guitar Solo: Frank Zappa]
[Spoken Word Outro]
FZ: Thank you
Approximate [Live in Rotterdam] was written by Frank Zappa.
Approximate [Live in Rotterdam] was produced by Frank Zappa & Ahmet Zappa & Joe Travers.
Frank Zappa released Approximate [Live in Rotterdam] on Fri Aug 01 2025.