40 Years After Its Release, Frank Zappa’s ‘Valley Girl’ Gets A ‘Totally Bitchin’ Animated Video

Fuentes added, “Zappa’s work is really interesting and I think the uniqueness of his work finds in animation a good pair… However, during the whole video my heart was scared being my first time in the director’s chair. A really interesting ride!”

The story behind the song goes that a 14-year-old Moon Unit asked to collaborate with her father as a way of spending more time with the musician. To get his attention, the younger Zappa slid a note under his studio door asking to appear on his next album.

The finished song features a chorus sung by Frank, with Moon speaking several verses in an over-the-top valley girl accent, spitting all the most iconic phrases of the day. “Barf out!” “Gag me with a spoon,” and “I am sure…” are all delivered in a performance that quickly became iconic.

And now, thanks to Fantoons and Zappa Records, the legendary song finally has a worthy video.