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...he said, "it's hard to wash him out of your clothes." If the outlandish, deliberately wrong-sounding recorded work of Captain Beefheart defies description, he himself didn't seem to think so. "Fast and bulbous," as he repeated so many times on 'Trout Mask...
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Telegraph.co.ukDon Van Vliet, aka Captain Beefheart, dead at 69The Associated PressSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Musician and artist Don Van Vliet, who performed a complex brand of experimental rock under the name Captain Beefheart, has died. ...Musician Captain Beefheart dies at age 69msnbc.comCaptain Beefheart's Music Remembered as 'Fast and Bulbous'SpinnerCaptain Beefheart Dies at 69Spin MagazineMTV.com -The Guardian -Entertainment Weeklyall 178 news articles »
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Top 14 Reasons Why Captain Beefheart Was a True American GeniusLA Weekly (blog)By Rob Chalfen 14. a fine artist before he was a musician, after his musical career ended he resumed painting ...
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The GuardianMusic books for Christmas - reviewThe Guardian... Eyes of Magic (Proper Music Publishing, £19.95), an unsettling exposé of his life as the drummer and musical director of Captain Beefheart's Magic Band. ...
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...Van Vliet, a.k.a. Captain Beefheart, passed away on Friday. (Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records) Don Van Vliet, a.k.a. Captain Beefheart, one of the most fiercely avant-garde musicians of the 20th century, passed away Friday at the age of 69 due to complications...
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Pitchfork MediaWilco Announce 2011 Solid Sound FestPitchfork MediaRolling Stone's Twitter reports that the legendary Don Van Vliet, better known as Captain Beefheart, has died. Van Vliet's work influenced virtually every ...and more »
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Don Van Vliet, aka 'Captain Beefheart', dies aged 69clusterflockAmerican musician and painter Don Van Vliet, best known by the stage name Captain Beefheart, has died aged 69. Van Vliet's death in California, ...and more »
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Don Van Vliet (1941 -2010) was an American musician and visual artist best known by the stage name Captain Beefheart. His musical work was conducted with a rotating ensemble of musicians called The Magic Band, active between 1965 and 1982, with whom he recorded 12 studio albums. Noted for his powerful singing voice with its wide range. www.myspace.com ... www.facebook.com
Captain Beefheart Dead at 69SpinnerCaptain Beefheart, aka Don Van Vliet, died Friday. According to Entertainment Weekly, the avant garde rocker passed away at a California hospital due to ...and more »
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Will CallLos Angeles Times31; Gary Lucas' Captain Beefheart Symposium, Jan. 13; Monotonix, Jan. 27; The Sweet, Feb. 3; Murder by Death, Feb. 11; Fake Four Fest, Feb. ...
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Former Magic Band guitarist Gary Lucas to bring Captain Beefheart Symposium to ...Los Angeles Times (blog)Don Van Vliet, best known in rock circles as Captain Beefheart but also an accomplished visual artist, turns 70 years old on Jan. ...
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RocNowJukebox the Ghost to perform at Water StreetRocNowLook at the evidence: The band draws its name from lines written by Nabokov and Captain Beefheart. And in just a few paragraphs, we'll be discussing the ...and more »
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Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band Neon Meate Dream Of A Octafish from Trout Mask Replica
Audio: The Spotlight Kid & Pompadour Sessions, October, early November 1971. 3 Tracks: 1. Semi-Multicoloured Caucasian (Version 1) 2. Seam Crooked Sam (Version 2) 3. Dual & Abdul
captain beefheart-Oh, when I see mommy, I feel like a mummy, Gonna wrap her up Every time I see her Every time I see her I wanna grab her Pull her up to me til I look right through her But she moves so fast that I can't even see her Her interest fades like breath on the mirror Oh, when I see mommy, I feel like a mummy, Gonna wrap her up Gonna wrap her up Next time I see her Next time I see her I'm gonna seize her Then I'm gonna freeze her It's the only way That I might get to see her Gonna wrap her up
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Plastic factory is the track n.9 from Safe as Milk, the debut album by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band, originally released in 1967. It is a heavily blues-influenced work, but also hints at many of the features—such as surreal lyrics and odd time signatures—that would later become trademarks of Beefheart's music. The album is also notable for the involvement of a 20-year-old Ry Cooder, who plays guitar and wrote some of the arrangements. Label Buddah (Sony Music Entertainment) Producer Richard Perry & Bob Krasnow Musicians Don Van Vliet vocals, harmonica, bass marimba, arrangements The Magic Band Alex St. Clair Snouffer guitar, bass, background vocals Jerry Handley bass, background vocals John French drums, background vocals Additional musicians Ry Cooder guitar, slide guitar, bass, arrangements of "Sure 'Nuff 'N Yes I Do" and "Grown So Ugly" Samuel Hoffman - theremin on "Electricity" and "Autumn's Child" Milt Holland log drum, tambourine Taj Mahal tambourine Plastic Factory lyrics: Phos`phrous chimney burnin` Modern-men`s a-learnin` Time and space a-turnin` Motor`s engine churnin` fac`trys no place for me boss man let me be Wind and wave all blowin` Mountain `n` sky showin` Bee `n;`` flower growin` Boy`n`girl are glowin` fac`trys no place for me boss man let me be Minds inside are goin` Muscle `n` bone are showin`` One thing sure are knowing (sure I`m?) knowin` Get a fire goin` fac`trys no place for me boss man let me be boss man let me be boss man leave me be Enjoy!
Observatory Crest / Captain Beefheart While the city was busy we wanted to rest She decided to drive up to observatory crest We'd just saw a concert and heard all the best We went on a ride, we got outside The sand was hot, she wanted to dance We went round and round in observatory crest Thought we'd saw flying saucers and all of the rest from observatory crest While the city was busy we wanted to rest She decided to drive up to observatory crest We'd just saw a concert and heard all the best So the only thing to do Was to drive up And watch the city From observatory crest
The 8th track of Captain Beefheart's 1967 debut album "Safe as Milk"
The 6th track of Captain Beefheart's 1967 debut album "Safe as Milk"
The last track on the 1967 album Safe as Milk.
Sure nuff N Yes I do Well I was born in the desert came on up from New Orleans Came up on a tornado sunlight in the sky I went around all day with the moon sticking in my eye Hey hey hey all you young girls wherever you're at I got a brand new Cadillac I got a Ferrari too Sure 'nuff baby sure 'nuff 'n yes I do Got the time to teach ya' now, bet you'll learn some too Got the time to teach ya' now, bet you'll learn some too Sure 'nuff baby sure 'nuff 'n yes I do Hey hey hey all you young girls whatever you do Hey hey hey all you young girls whatever you do Well come on by and see me I'll make it worth it to you .....with me and I'll ..with me and you Sleep with me and I'll sleep with me and you Stick with me and I'll stick with me and you Zig Zag Wanderer Zig zag wanderer, zig zag wanderer (rep.) You can huff, you can puff You'll never blow my house down You can zig, you can zag Whoa I'm gonna stay, gonna stay around (rep.) You can jump, you can holler Never lose what I found Heaven's free 'cept for a dollar You can zig, you can zag Whoa I'm gonna stay, gonna stay around (rep.) The zig zag wanderer had a zigzag child Zig zag traveller for the mercy mile Found his wheels and nature scene Quenched his thirst, (in a?) way it never been Zig zag wanderer (rep.) You can dance, you can prance Freeze those timbers, drop some beams Hide my shield, throw away my lance Zig zag child, mercy mile Zig zag dream, zig zag dream Zig zag
From the album - Safe As Milk (so sad baby so glad girl) When you first came round I was sad My head hung down I felt really bad Now I'm glad, glad about the good times that we've had Walked in the park kissed in the dark leaves burned just like just like a spark Now I'm glad glad about the good times that we've had You went away I cried night and day for what you done I had to pay Left me so blue I don't know where to go or what to do please come back and let the sun shine through Sun passed behind a cloud I felt so proud We walk down the street people smile that we meet And I'm glad glad about the good times that we've had You said I was the best man that you've ever had oh! Now I'm glad oh so glad
Here's an audio version off of Captian Beefheart's 1967 album "Safe As Milk" Electricity Singin through you to me; thunderbolts caught easily Shouts the truth peacefully Eeeeeee-lec-tri-ci-teeeeeeee High voltage man kisses night to bring the light to those who need to hide their shadow deed Go into bright find the light and know that friends don`t mind just how you grow midnight cowboy stains in black reads dark roads without a map To free-seeking electricity (repeat) (Repeat both lines) Lighthouse beacon straight ahead straight ahead across black seas to bring Seeking eeee-lec-tri-ci-teeeee High voltage man kisses night to bring the light to those who need to hide their shadow-deed hide their shadow-deed (repeat) Seek electricity...........
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...- Captain Beefheart Captain Beefheart, or Don Van Vliet, to give him his real name, is the greatest. He sounds haunting, forceful, confident and humorous, of the future and of the past, all wrapped up in one whip of the tongue. Guitar - Guy Picciotto He...
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Zig Zag Wanderer - Captain Beefheart
The original :) From the album Doc At The Radar Station.
Great BBC documentary from 1997, narrated by John Peel, featuring Beefheart himself, Frank Zappa, Ry Cooder and More!
Great BBC documentary from 1997, narrated by John Peel, featuring Beefheart himself, Frank Zappa, Ry Cooder and More!
Great BBC documentary from 1997, narrated by John Peel, featuring Beefheart himself, Frank Zappa, Ry Cooder and More!
Great BBC documentary from 1997, narrated by John Peel, featuring Beefheart himself, Frank Zappa, Ry Cooder and More!
Great BBC documentary from 1997, narrated by John Peel, featuring Beefheart himself, Frank Zappa, Ry Cooder and More!
From the album of the same name.
Capt. Beefheart on the Old Grey Whistle Test
beefheart-china pig with pigs I don't wanna kill my china pig No I don't Uh man's gotta live Uh man's gotta eat Uh man's gotta have shoes t' walk out on the street I don't wanna kill my china pig Ell he was uh baby I want yuh t' see I don't wanna kill my china pig Well I used t' go t' school With uh' little red box 'n I used to have m' pig go with me We walked for blocks I don't wanna kill my china pig His tail curled five times in uh circle round It's glazed He's got uh slot in his back flowers grow My china pig be uh quite uh show I don't wanna kill my china pig Woe no My china pig I got him by the snout 'n I takes him by the cuff 'n I whipped out m' fork 'n I poked at um Three hairs laid out on m' floor I remember my china pig I fed the neighborhood It was uh big neighborhood Uh lot uh people liked my pig One little girl used t' put her fingers in his snout I put uh fork in his back I didn't wanna kill my china pig
www.DARKCHEESE.COM Who could sum up the plight of the developing world more poignantly than the great Beefheart? I know miming sucks, but this was just too funny not to do.
Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band- Dr. Dark (from Lick My Decals Off, Baby)
Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band - Abba Zabba Everybody's playing the major bands...but what about the good Captain? Ok, most of the stuff is really impossible to play along with, but this one is OK. It's my favourite track from the "Safe As Milk" album. Introducing my new Danelectro DanoBlaster bass-guitar, which I just bought yesterday...it was love at second or third sight (doesn't look as good as a Jazzbass, but it fits my hands and it sounds really good, plus it's a real lightweight). Have fun!
1974 Pinkpop A live performance of Mirror Man from the Dutch music festival, Pinkpop. The recording, however, is not synched with the band performing, but doesn't mean it's any less enjoyable.
No correlation between the music and the footage used from the 1956's "Pork People Like" except I like Beefheart and I like pork. It works I guess.
The Cap and his Magic Band playing their oh-so-conventional sound to a bunch of hip crowd members on a beach. Fucking love it.
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...Radiohead's Thom Yorke. "They get to play the songs they want to play," he says. Jack White, for example, wanted to cover a Captain Beefheart song on the day he came into the studio. And so that's what The White Stripes recorded. Godrich hopes that kind of...
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Gary Lucas on Captain Beefheart - Magic Band guitar virtuoso Gary Lucas discusses working with music visionary Captain Beefheart (Don Van Vliet), filmed at the Swiss Cottage Hotel, London, Sept. 2005
captain beefheart smithsonian blues with dinosaurs Come on down t' the big dig Come on down t' the big dig Come on t' the big dig Singin' the Smithsonian Institute blues Singin' the Smithsonian Institute blues The way it's goin' La Brea tar pits I know you just can't lose The new dinosaur is walkin' in the old one's shoes Come on down t' the big dig Can't get around the big dig This may be premature but if I'm wrong You can just say it's the first time I was happy t' be confused Singin' the Smithsonian Institute blues Alll you new dinosaurs Now it's up t' you t' choose It sure looks funny for a new dinosaur T' be in an old dinosaur's shoes Dina Shore's shoes Dinosaur shoes C'mon down to the big dig You can't get around the big dig C'mon to the big dig Ya can't get around the big dig Singin' the Smithsonian Institute blues
Here it is - the last one there is from the French Chorus TV show 1980.
A Beefheart classic - yet another one from the French TV show chorus 1980 - not many more to come now so enjoy this!
Paris, 7 November 1980 - More from the French TV Show Chorus
French TV show 1980
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