"
Muffin Man" is a song by
Frank Zappa from his 1975 album
Bongo Fury, which also featured the talents of sometime Zappa collaborator/nemesis
Captain Beefheart (aka
Don van Vliet). The song is classic Zappa, showcasing his
love/hate relationship with the rock music of the
70's. Like many of Zappa's mid-period works, it serves as a showcase for his talents as a musician, composer, improviser, and bandleader. The
lyrics, which mock the
vapidity of quick hookups and address the
inevitable disappointment resulting therefrom, are straightforward and minimal, merely serving to set the stage for another one of his trademark
blistering guitar solos.