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`` Dancin ' Fool '' is a song by Frank Zappa from his 1979 album Sheik Yerbouti .. Frank Zappa. Frank Zappa. Sheik Yerbouti. Sheik Yerbouti. It was the first of two singles released from the album , followed by the second single `` Bobby Brown -LRB- Goes Down -RRB- . ''. The song premiered on stage sometime around Halloween in 1975 , but was only part of the live set for three months ; typically it was played alongside `` Approximate '' , as the two songs displayed an odd contrast and Zappa embraced oddities .. Halloween. Halloween. Much like Zoot Allures ' closing track `` Disco Boy '' , it mocks the disco culture of the 1970s , but unlike `` Disco Boy '' , the song directly focuses on the dancing aspect of the culture .. Disco. Disco. Disco Boy. Disco Boy. disco. disco. Specifically , the character Zappa is singing as can not help but dance , despite how awful he is at it .. He refers to his dancing as `` social suicide '' and says , `` The beat goes on and I 'm so wrong . ''. He mentions as part of the reason for his bad dancing that , `` One of my legs is shorter than the other , '' a reference to a severe injury Zappa sustained at the Rainbow Theatre in 1971 .. Rainbow Theatre. Rainbow ( London ). Soon , it inspired crazy dance moves to mock disco dancers , and this was especially relevant , as disco was on its decline .. disco. disco. `` Dancin ' Fool '' charted at 45 on the U.S. charts , making it Zappa 's 2nd highest charting single , behind his 1982 song , Valley Girl .. Valley Girl. Valley Girl ( song ). The song was nominated for the Grammy award for `` Best Male Vocal '' , but did not win .. It was included on Zappa 's best of compilation , Strictly Commercial .. Strictly Commercial. Strictly Commercial