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Old Fart at Play

Postby C » 07 Jan 2009, 21:00

Pappy with the Khaki sweatband

Bowed goat potbellied barnyard

The old fart was smart

The old fart was smart

The old gold cloth madonna

Dancin' t' the fiddle 'n saw

He ran down behind the knoll

'n slipped on his wooden fishhead

The mouth worked 'n snapped all the bees


Back t' the bungalow

Momma was flatten'n lard

With her red enamel rollin' pen

When the fishhead broke the window

Rubber eye erect 'n precisely detailed

Airholes from which breath should come

Is now closely fit

With the chatter of the old fart inside


An assortment of observations took place

Mommas licked 'er lips like uh cat

Pecked the ground like uh rooster

Pivoted like uh duck

Her stockings down caught dust 'n doughballs

She cracked er mouth glaze caught one eyelash

Rubbed 'er hands on 'er gorgeous gingham


Her hand grasped sticky metal intricate latchwork-

Open t' the room uh smell cold mixed with bologna

Rubber bands crumpled wax paper bonnets

Fat goose legs 'n special jellies

Ignited by the warmth of the room

The old fart smelled this thru his important breather holes

Cleverly he dialed from within from the outside we observed

That the nose of the wooden mask

Where the holes had just been uh moment ago

Was now smooth amazingly blended camouflaged in

With the very intricate rainbow trout replica


The old fart inside was now breathin' freely from his perfume

bottle atomizer air bulb invention His excited eyes from within

the dark interior glazed Watered in appreciation of his

thoughtful preparation





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Re: Old Fart at Play

Postby Balboa » 07 Jan 2009, 21:07

The older I get the better 'Trout Mask Replica' becomes.

This fits in really well with the flow of the album. In fact I want to hear it now!
Of course, I was mostly stoned at the time.

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Re: Old Fart at Play

Postby Goat Boy » 07 Jan 2009, 21:09

C wrote:

The old fart inside was now breathin' freely from his perfume

bottle atomizer air bulb invention His excited eyes from within

the dark interior glazed Watered in appreciation of his

thoughtful preparation


:D I LOVE the way he says 'His excited eyes.....'

Oh man, that's beautiful :lol:
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Re: Old Fart at Play

Postby king feeb » 07 Jan 2009, 21:13

My first Beefheart song. I heard it on a Warner Bros. various artists compilation.


Still one of the best things he ever did.
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Re: Old Fart at Play

Postby Balboa » 07 Jan 2009, 21:19

It's one of the things I want to play to people who don't like TMR - but I would imagine me sitting there with a huge grin on my face and them saying it was shit.

His voice and enunciation of the words is just great.
Of course, I was mostly stoned at the time.

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Re: Old Fart at Play

Postby Balboa » 08 Jan 2009, 07:04

Of course, I was mostly stoned at the time.

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Re: Old Fart at Play

Postby The Modernist » 08 Jan 2009, 07:32

Balboa wrote:


I like the music on that, but the way Beefheart blathers on just gives me a headache. The track needs a vocalist.

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Re: Old Fart at Play

Postby Balboa » 08 Jan 2009, 08:39

I like the music on that, but the way Beefheart blathers on just gives me a headache. The track needs a vocalist.


I'm glad you took the time to listen to it. I guess Beefheart's vocal could be a deal breaker for some (sometimes a lyric sheet can help!) - maybe it would work better for you in the context of the album (its not typical of the rest of it - vocally at least).

It's strange how polarised personal taste can be - the vocal on this track is one of my favourtie things about it. It really draws me in. Yet for yourself it's your least favourite thing on there. And for that Associates track that was posted a short while back, I couldn't stomach the vocal, yet it really turned you on. It's good that people don't all share the same taste in music.
Of course, I was mostly stoned at the time.

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Re: Old Fart at Play

Postby The Modernist » 08 Jan 2009, 18:39

Balboa wrote:It's good that people don't all share the same taste in music.


Rubbish. I want everyone to agree with me and I shall scream and scream until it happens! :)

Actually I bought 'Safe As Milk' a week ago. I haven't got round to listening to it yet but probably will do over the weekend. Perhaps that can be a way in for me in terms of getting used to his vocal style.


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