"my guitar wants to kill your mama" is a song written by frank zappa and originally recorded by the mothers of invention in february 1969 at criteria studios (miami), with overdubs recorded sometime between march and may 1969 at ttg_studios (los angeles) and whitney studios (glendale, california). this version was included on their 1970 album "weasels ripped my flesh," an lp that included various recordings by the band from 1967 to 1969. a second version was released as a single on the bizarre and reprise labels as "my guitar." despite the more conventional naming, "my guitar" did not chart.