Zappa: I'm Not Satisfied for String Quartet

"I'm Not Satisfied" is a song by Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention, originally released on their 1966 debut album "Freak Out!" The song expresses dissatisfaction and alienation, with lyrics touching on themes of loneliness and despair.

The song's lyrics include lines such as "I'm not satisfied / Everything I've tried / I don't like the way / Life has been abusing me." Zappa described the song as "okay and safe," noting that it was "designed that way on purpose."

The song has appeared on various Zappa albums and compilations, including "The MOFO Project/Object" in 2006. Live performances of the song have also been released, such as versions from concerts in Edinboro, PA, and Erie, PA, in 1974

The album "Freak Out!" was considered ahead of its time. Even listeners in 1968, two years after its release, found it difficult to appreciate, describing it as "too weird-as-shit to like." Frank Zappa described the song as "okay and safe," noting that it was "designed that way on purpose." Despite its potential as a "great teenage angst anthem," the song didn't become a hit single in 1966.

The album satirized various aspects of youth culture, which some listeners didn't fully grasp at the time. It's worth noting that the full impact and appreciation of "Freak Out!" and its songs, including "I'm Not Satisfied," seems to have developed over time. Many listeners and critics have come to appreciate the album's creativity and foresight years or decades after its initial release.