The Torture Never Stops" is a song by Frank Zappa from the 1976 album Zoot Allures
Can you tell what's on my mind
She's with him it drives me wild
I'd like to hit him on the head until he's dead
The sight of blood is such a high
Ooh, he gives me head
We made it on a ballroom blitz
I took his arm and kissed his lips
He looked at me with such a smile, my face turned red
We booked a room into the Ritz
Ooh, he gives me head
Jet boy jet girl
Gonna take you round the world
Jet boy, I'm gonna make 'em penetrate
I'm gonna make you be a girl
Ooh, jet boy jet girl
I know I'm only just fifteen
I like to kick, I like to scream
And even if I have a kick or two in bed
When I'm with him it's just a dream
Ooh, he gives me head
Jet boy jet girl
Gonna take you round the world
Jet boy, I'm gonna make 'em penetrate
I'm gonna make you be a girl
Ooh, jet boy jet girl
The other day what a surprise
I saw him with some other guys
God, he was dressed up with a girl around his neck
I could have cried with both my eyes
Ooh, he gave me head
And if and when I make it through
Or if my brain is stuck on glue
And when the world trusts you to forget all that
I said I'll still remember you
Ooh, you gave me head
Jet boy jet girl
Gonna take you round the world
Jet boy, I'm gonna make 'em penetrate
I'm gonna make you be a girl
Ooh, jet boy jet girl
Jet boy jet girl
Gonna take you round the world
Jet boy, I'm gonna make 'em penetrate
I'm gonna make you be a girl
Ooh, jet boy jet girl
Jet Boy, Jet Girl" is a song by Elton Motello about a 15-year-old boy's sexual relationship with an older man, who then rejects him for a girl.
Composition
"Jet Boy, Jet Girl" has the same backing track as Plastic Bertrand/Lou Deprijck's "Ça plane pour moi". A few months before the vocals for "Ça plane pour moi" were recorded, the record firm used the same backing track with the same musicians to release "Jet Boy, Jet Girl".Alan Ward recorded his song in English.
United States censorship
In 1989, the American Federal Communications Commission (FCC), acting on a complaint from activist Jack Thompson fined radio station WIOD $10,000 for allowing talk host Neil Rogers to play the song. Thompson considered the song obscene and the FCC agreed with him.
Charts
Chart (1978) Peak
position - Australia (Kent Music Report) 33
Elton Motello
Alan Ward/Alan Timms – vocals
Jet Staxx/Mike Butcher – guitar
John Valke – bass
Bob Dartch – drums
Cover versions
The song has been covered by numerous bands, including The Damned, FIDLAR, Captain Sensible & the Softies, Chron Gen, the Bamboo Kids, the pUKEs, Manic Hispanic, and Crocodiles. The New York City female punk rock band The Breaking Sounds covers the song as well the lyrics being sung in both Finnish and English. The original version received renewed attention when it was included on John Waters' 2007 compilation CD A Date with John Waters. Canadian recording artist and drag queen Mina Mercury also recorded the song in 2019.
