In any event, my original post still stands and is vindicated, and I think the FAQ file should reflect the proper origins of Great Googly Moogly. However, I have spent a lot of time with my blues CDs trying to find what is in my head, and have utterly failed, so perhaps my memory is faulty. Perhaps I am mixing up his statement of the creed with the way Zappa says it. Burnett says it with a great deal of resignation. I have the sound of some high energy blues baritone shouting it into the microphone in my head, and Mr. I am not sure if that is what I am thinking of though. I have that particular Howlin' Wolf song, and reviewed it. "Stranded" also predates Howlin' Wolf's use of the phrase in "Going Down Slow," which was recorded in 1961. "Stranded In The Jungle" was always one of FZ's favorite songs, and he performed it onstage at least once (the band with Bianca Odin, Halloween 1976 NYC). I suspect that Zappa's use of "Great Googly Moogly" was more directly inspired by "Stranded In The Jungle" by the Cadets and/or the Jayhawks (the two groups had competing Top 20 versions simultaneously in 1956).
Is that what you're thinking of? I hope this helps. Howlin' Wolf said it in one of the spoken parts of "Goin' Down Slow". I have been reviewing my collection to try and find the exact song, but it is going to take time. Somewhere in my voluminous collection is a Muddy Waters (or somebody like him) song where the phrase is used. This is an expression I have heard older blues artists use in songs.
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