North Pappy Flappy
| "North Pappy Flappy" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Ween | |
| Released | debuted April 28, 1999 as the Jimmy Wilson Group |
| Length | varies |
| Songwriter(s) | Ween |
"North Pappy Flappy" is an unreleased, live-only song by Ween. The loose, jammy song functioned as an extended intro to "L.M.L.Y.P.".
Song Details
Composition
Like live performances of its sister song, "North Pappy Flappy" is in the key of E minor, and features extensive use of a talkbox alongside Gene Ween's vocals.
"North Pappy Flappy" is a jam based on Aerosmith's "Last Child" - specifically the line "take me back to south Tallahassee," which was corrupted into "take me back to north pappy flappy."[1]
Live Performances
"North Pappy Flappy" was first performed at a Jimmy Wilson Group concert in April 1999, and was later performed by Ween five times during the White Pepper era.[2]
Years later, in 2016, the song was brought back for one more performance, once again followed by "L.M.L.Y.P.".[2]