Valley Girl (song)

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Name = Valley Girl


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Artist = Frank Zappa
Album = "Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch"
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B-side = "You Are What You Is"
Released = 1982
Format = 12"
Recorded = 1982
Genre = Rock
Length = 4:50
Label = Barking Pumpkin Records
Writer = Frank Zappa
Moon Zappa
Producer = Frank Zappa
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Last single = "Goblin Girl" (1981)
This single = "Valley Girl" (1982)
Next single = "Sexual Harassment in The Work Place" (1988)
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"Valley Girl" is a song by the musician Frank Zappa and his 14 year-old daughter, Moon Unit. It was released on Zappa's 1982 album "Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch". Moon Unit supplied Frank with much of the content speaking typical "Valley girl" phrases. Zappa intended to lampoon the image, but the single also popularized the valley girl stereotype nationwide. There was a significant increase in the "Valspeak" slang usage, whether ironically spoken or not. This song was also included in the compilation album "Strictly Commercial".

The song was Zappa's lone top 40 single in the United States, peaking at #32 in the Billboard Hot 100, although he had hits in other parts of the world.

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