YMMV / We're Only in It for the Money

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• Hilarious in Hindsight:
  • Eric Clapton claiming he sees "God" on "Nasal Retentive Calliope Music", since this would later become his nickname.
  • The line about a hippie going to get crabs in "Who Needs the Peace Corps?" becomes even funnier after family restaurant chain Joe's Crab Shack released psychedelic t-shirts promoting "Peace, Love and Crabs", blissfully unaware of the potential double entendre related to the album.
• Hype Backlash: A key moment that led to the creation of this album was when Zappa went to check out the music scene in San Francisco and came back unimpressed, feeling that the music wasn't as revolutionary as they claimed.
• Values Resonance: Despite the album seeming a product of its time by satirizing the hippie movement, some of the themes resonate in modern times. The inter-generational conflict between an older generation that wonders why young people won't just settle down and behave versus younger people who feel "caught in systems beyond their control" feels very familiar in the 21st century, as well as the criticism of Police Brutality. People also still join subcultures because they want to be cool rather than any sincere interest.
• The Woobie: The subject of "Lonely Little Girl".

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