Post of Gary Lucas Re: Captain Beefheart - The Clouds Are Full of Wine (not Whiskey or Rye)

Gary Notes: "The unison instrumental intro here with the Magic Band utilizing Don’s Exploding Note Theory was retro-fitted as the musical bed of “Golden Birdies”, which appeared two albums as the last track on “Clear Spot”.

Captain Beefheart - The Clouds Are Full of Wine (not Whiskey or Rye)

Track #14 from the album Lick My Decals Off Baby (1970)

just a really interesting note about the composition of Golden Birdies and The Clouds Are Full of Wine (not Whiskey or Rye)

I love these two pieces [songs?]

Captain Beefheart - Golden Birdies

Those little golden birdies look at them 

And the mystic Egypt tossle dangling down 

Old sleeper-man shish, don’t wake him 

Up one hand broom star was an obeah-man 

revered throughout the bone-knob land 

His magic black purse slit creeped open, 

Let go flocks of them 

Shish sookie singabus 

Snored like a red merry-go-round horse 

And an acid gold bar swirled up and down, 

Up and down, in back of the singabus 

Sush sookie singabus

And the panataloon duck 

white goose neck quacked 

webcor, webcor 

(1972)

[thanks as always to The Radar Station]