shit. I heard this earlier today for the first time in about a year and it feels so weird hearing it now that he's dead. I always wanted to shake his hand. Don's body of work means so much to me.
Agreed but the most amazing thing about this track is that the Captain had the Balls to put this on Safe as Milk.It shows that he just loved good music whatever it's genre. It could even be thought of as slightly 'corny' now, but of course it isn't it is great music and he realised it and so put it on this great album. Why not? Good call Don, good call. It proves he didn't give a hoot for those who were too ready to pigeon-hole him as 'psychedelic' or some such nonsense.
I love it to bits, in a guilty pleasure kind of way and I'm still not sure what he was thinking when he did this... it is so full of naive angst and a succinctly masterful, profoundly emotional statement.
(continued) But - the cheesy easiness makes it so accessible to the listener takes it out of character somehow. The Cap's art is rarely easy listening - yet he cut "commercial" stuff that he later professed to hate - so I'm torn - was it parody or was it heartfelt letting the armour down?
@MisterHeavy This is the fifties doo wop thing that he grew up listening to, so its definitely sincere, Zappa did lots of similar homages which sometimes border on taking the piss. Who gives a fuck, if you like it, then that's fine, so do i.
First time I heard this, back in '68 or whenever, I creased up at the wonderful bubblegum-soul parody it obviously was. Days of Zappa and "Happy together." I still regard it as a very tongue in cheek number - FGS just look at the rhyme scheme - but I also regard it as one of very very best pieces of singing I ever heard, performed over some of the best damn playing ever.
The series of heavy earthquakes are not NATURAL. These are all ARTIFICIAL EARTHQUAKES. By now many of Japanese have realized the whole story. This is the real war!
●911 Inside Job and Hereafter.
●9-11 AND STEALTH JEWISH.
●3-11 perpetrator's volcano eruption program.
●CAUTION! 3-11 SEISMIC TERRORISTS ARE STILL AROUND.
●Hydrogen Bomb Underground Test Detonation - Project Cannikin
●Israeli firm which secured Japan nuclear plant says workers ther...
yes i know the film, I just wanted to point that the mix between this film and this song is so magical that it should be presented at Moma or something...
Don Van Vliet had the most soulful white male voice EVER. It's a shame that his music is so overlooked and tracks like this prove how he could emote effortlessly. There is nothing fake about this track. This is so beautiful. Safe As Milk has become my favourite album of all time. i love all their other work but this is obviously more accessible and fits any occasion whereas something like Lick My Decals off is great in certain situations.
@certificate18flix Well said. Very well said. I can appreciate other Captain Beefheart albums, and I certainly appreciate the brilliant madness that is evident in his later works, but Safe as Milk is really a masterpiece. Definitely my favorite album of his and one of my favorites of all time. Cheers!
People have a problem with anybody/thing they don't understand. There WERE times, songs, where he could actually sing "conventional" with passable results, but he didn't really give a rat's patootie about that.... And neither do I. For crap's sake, the guy had a 4 or 5 octave range (it doesn't matter- for me- I can't even HEAR 4 or 5 octaves anymore); just think of him as a Dada songwriting Minnie Ripperton with testicles..... His stuff didn't always work, but he still swung for the fences...
@mistercreosote13 I'm so certain there's no way he had a 5 octave range (although I would love to be shown wrong with examples of him singing particularly high or low). I can match Beefheart note for note in every album I've listened to so far, and I definitely have less than a 3 octave range.
@n4r9 ....let me put it like this.....u are one of those American Idol contestants that thinks they are singing great and hitting the notes,but you're not........u cant match beefheart note for note
I listened to Safe As Milk on repeat play the night I found out he'd passed away. I hit the bong and drifted away... Such a one-off. I love him when he's far out and I love him on tracks like this when if you listen closely enough you can hear his soul crying. He will be missed. He has been missed xxx
You can pay props & throw sand on a couple of tweedy minds ; -) at the same time if you'd like @ the L.A. Times " Pop & Hiss (Music ) section for readers comments.
Genius,vision,guts,humor ,honor.in one package .I never took him for granted- but now he's gone ' there is a crater in the heart of culture that the posers will hurry to fill .Read up on Multiple Sclerosis and your respect for this man will just soar.
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RIP Captain BeefFart you will be missed by many. Your "music" was inspiration to many and you will go down in history with Frank Zappa as someone who made music for people who hate music.
Unfortunately you probably never accepted Jesus into your heart and won't get to go to heaven and will have to endure eternal damnation. BUT if you didn't Ill see you when I get there :)
@spicymeatsandwich Find somewhere else to squeeze the pus out of your cognitive warts, you putrid waste of molecules. You write comments for slugs who hate progress. This music is clearly too beyond the stratosphere for your atrophied imagination. Say hello to the other denizens of the gutter, and offer them my sincerest condolences for the trick played on them by fate. I vomit thinking about how sophistical your thinking patterns must be if you actually believe in the crap you've written. Turd!
This is very effective use of footage to one of the many songs of Don's that were of great worth to me ~ the fact that he was so free as to not merely "give the people what they want" - "the people" don't know what they want, they're told what to like and swim accordingly
It's such a joy that he made music for "the person". I always liked that this was like a great lost soul tune and perhaps fit nowhere else within his repertoire ~ So unique he did what he wanted no matter. Rest in peace, Capt.
its kind of sad, i was reading of frank zappa and i ran into captain beefheart and fell in love, i just cant believe i have never heard of him before. having good music like this would have been appreciated earlier, although i am only 24 i do enjoy good music
@dennis789111 Not everyone loves a smooth voice. During his teens he "designed" his voice by drinking whiskey, smoking and yelling while trying to have common colds all the time. In the end he always sounded that way.
@dennis789111 You just have to "be there" and that's the only way I can explain it. An energy resonates in this "artist" unlike any other - almost "holy" in nature. Often it takes time to accumulate, but don't let knee-jerk reactions full you. I first heard Trout Mask Replica, listened to it twice, and put it up. Got it out a few weeks later and listened to it again. Before I knew it, I owned everything he had out. I really can't explain it. It's a unique experience. Grows on you. Fast. Bulbous.
rattydet - how are you doing with the great, "Mad" Captain after two weeks? You should see his BBC documentary, including comments by Frank Zappa, Matt Groening and Ry Cooder, available on YouTube in six parts.
First heard him in 1966, saw him live in 1971 - incredible!
@spadge321 "the cabinet of Dr. Caligari" Its a silent film, and that guy who looks like a mime... well does he remind you of anyone more modern? Its an actor named Conrad Vikes, the actor that Batman's "the Joker" was designed after. If you check it out you probably won't be dissapointed.
beautiful singing by a great artist- why does anyone have problems with it? - He can do mainstream to the limit- he can do avant garde to the limit- what's that if not greatness?
Beefheart used to SING IN R&B BANDS LIKE THIS YOU IDIOTS - he sang backup vocals for the penguins - frank zappas doo wop band that was the house band at el monte legion stadium - the hub of r&b in late 50's los angeles. In a way it is a parody and satire - but don't doubt that both zappa and van vliet had a soft spot for this music..which makes me want to slow dance oh so close to mi ruca.
There is no inherent contradiction between this and his more radical work. It's all part of a continuum. He took his influences and twisted them into something new. In the heat of the crucible steel is formed.
Selling out? It's nothing of the sort. The Cap'n is obviously infuenced by R&B. He's just doing what he always does on this record. He's channelling whatever buubles up from inside and letting it splatter and flow all over the recording medium. There is no cynicism or irony in his music. It just is.
ugh this from the era of Beefheart I can't stand. The Tragic Band is more like it. Where is the dissonance? Where is the odd meters? This is crap. This is Don Van Vliet trying unsuccessfully to sell out. BLECK!
I'm surprised that you bothered listening if it objects so much. Indeed, if you are a Beefheart fan you'd know the track already - why would you listen, you must already know how you dislike the track!
Yeah it's true I already knew I didn't like it. I just couldn't help myself, you see sometimes when one really cares about something one can be compelled to express dislike for the bad as much as love for the good. And I always want to try to like the soft side of Captain Beefheart. But the truth is I don't and probably never will.
Well, thanks for trying - I guess there are often parts of an artists career that we dislike and those that we love. I agree that that desire to love all is there and that is certainly the case with Captain Beefheart in my experience. The two styles do jar though.
his voice.
eetherealflux 5 days ago
Woah, I'm in the Beefheart part of Youtube again.
DimensionsofChange 6 days ago
This is one of the most beautiful songs ever, just holy damn
Mr11MUSICMAN 1 week ago
I love this song! It's brilliant! I think the video is from Das Cabinet Des Dr. Caligari a film from 1920 :D
thingthing94 4 weeks ago
shit. I heard this earlier today for the first time in about a year and it feels so weird hearing it now that he's dead. I always wanted to shake his hand. Don's body of work means so much to me.
Osthropek 1 month ago
Reminds me a lot of Otis Redding
MrPeanutDojo 1 month ago
I'd give about 3 to 4 thumbs up, if I'd only had the oportunity, blaming Youtube and itsy bitsy amount Alice Järvet for the bit of lack.
Tan3l6 1 month ago
Goddamn somebody PLEASE tell me what this black and white movie is!!!
unknownXbeing 1 month ago
props for dr. caligari clips
peacesellsstevebuyin 2 months ago
Ah, an artist like this comes along every fifty years or so.
Unfortunately I don't see anyone out there ready to replace him.
He had a gift and got as much of it to us as he could afford.
It came at a steep price and its going to take a couple hundred years for
it to sink in.
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bbcart1 2 months ago
i think these clips are from "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari"
skinnydoggyz 3 months ago
I really like this. I've been surfing and, at first I thought their music was pretty weird but, there really is magic to it. : )
supertenor 3 months ago
My dad's best friend, he died before I could meet him :(
skullzrulemymind 3 months ago
@skullzrulemymind what?...
JoaoOliveiraPT 3 months ago
@skullzrulemymind whats your dads name ?
Rickrocks911 3 months ago
@Rickrocks911 from Lancaster ?
Rickrocks911 3 months ago
@skullzrulemymind are you Dweezle Zappa?
JivemasterJ 1 month ago
Captain Beefheart is perfection.
sherriebluth 4 months ago
it was actually kinda funney
JamesLemur 4 months ago
it was actually kinda funney
JamesLemur 4 months ago
is the movie the cabinet of caligari?
oNortz 4 months ago
@oNortz yeah
PsychoLemonpie 4 months ago
this is beautifull first time that I hear music from this band."
chrisg20x 4 months ago
Agreed but the most amazing thing about this track is that the Captain had the Balls to put this on Safe as Milk.It shows that he just loved good music whatever it's genre. It could even be thought of as slightly 'corny' now, but of course it isn't it is great music and he realised it and so put it on this great album. Why not? Good call Don, good call. It proves he didn't give a hoot for those who were too ready to pigeon-hole him as 'psychedelic' or some such nonsense.
johnevans100 6 months ago
what's the film playing here?
TroutMaskReplicaa 6 months ago
@TroutMaskReplicaa it's The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920). ironically I just saw it for the first time last week, pretty good early horror flick.
plasius 5 months ago
Why are all the commentaries so intense and cerebral.Glad is just sublime,wherever he was coming from.
blahblah2556 6 months ago
I love it to bits, in a guilty pleasure kind of way and I'm still not sure what he was thinking when he did this... it is so full of naive angst and a succinctly masterful, profoundly emotional statement.
(continued) But - the cheesy easiness makes it so accessible to the listener takes it out of character somehow. The Cap's art is rarely easy listening - yet he cut "commercial" stuff that he later professed to hate - so I'm torn - was it parody or was it heartfelt letting the armour down?
MisterHeavy 7 months ago
@MisterHeavy This is the fifties doo wop thing that he grew up listening to, so its definitely sincere, Zappa did lots of similar homages which sometimes border on taking the piss. Who gives a fuck, if you like it, then that's fine, so do i.
theperformingguy112 7 months ago
First time I heard this, back in '68 or whenever, I creased up at the wonderful bubblegum-soul parody it obviously was. Days of Zappa and "Happy together." I still regard it as a very tongue in cheek number - FGS just look at the rhyme scheme - but I also regard it as one of very very best pieces of singing I ever heard, performed over some of the best damn playing ever.
MisterHeavy 7 months ago
The video doesn't really fit the song in my opinion.
whitepoeticwarrior 7 months ago
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R.I.P. Don Van Vliet aka "Captain Beefheart"
lewiskvin 7 months ago
R.I.P. Don Van Vliet aka "Captain Beefheart"
lewiskvin 7 months ago
I watched some of Nosferatu muted while listening to Abba Zabba. It synced up surprisingly well. True story.
Wartler 7 months ago
Even Dr. Caligari likes the Captain!! : )
pdorn777 8 months ago
fucking love it.
kingdunkII 8 months ago
Where your attention is directed, your Energy there flows
NEW MUSIC GROUP CAN DIN SKY
DimStep17 8 months ago
i watch this video..Dr Caligari was so proud of Cesare...his somnambulist..the film defined the 20th century...great job..5*****
SLACKER614 9 months ago
Beefheart even made something the ese's can cruise to, and a good slow jam, love song, or whatever level you want to enjoy it on. Memorable tune.
Ori0n1975 9 months ago
Dr Caligari..best film ever...the 20th Century was one of horror..
SLACKER614 9 months ago
.... dr caligari
DAINEL222 9 months ago
RIP Maestro
rodcrippler 9 months ago
@rodcrippler There was a Maestro on ebay last week. The bloke selling it thinks it is worth a lot of money judging by the starting price. It isn't.
It's just an old 1300 cc Maestro.
It hadn't even got any tax or MOT!
koitorob 6 months ago
luismiguel...no entendes nada de baladas :p
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sunrise58176 10 months ago
Damn honestly one of the best songs i heard in a long ass time.
98bucket1 10 months ago 7
Thank you...it fits so well...
sitwosaints 10 months ago
I was sad about the Captain but I'm Glad about the good times I've had with his music.
ZappaMaskReplica 10 months ago
captain beefheart is the light
DAINEL222 11 months ago
even though your gone, you still live in your music and our hearts! rest in peace capt.
redmoondelight 11 months ago 3
This is way too good
Can someone tell me if this was the real video for this song? Or someone just mixed beaf and caligary just for fun?
castles111 11 months ago
@castles111
I believe the footage is from the silent movie the Cabinet of Dr Caligari.
psychedelictripper 11 months ago
@psychedelictripper
yes i know the film, I just wanted to point that the mix between this film and this song is so magical that it should be presented at Moma or something...
great work
castles111 11 months ago
What movie are these scenes from?
SonofThor89 11 months ago
eye'l have the Caligari...would you like Beefheart with that?....yes, of course
StevenHanftFlims 1 year ago 2
Don Van Vliet had the most soulful white male voice EVER. It's a shame that his music is so overlooked and tracks like this prove how he could emote effortlessly. There is nothing fake about this track. This is so beautiful. Safe As Milk has become my favourite album of all time. i love all their other work but this is obviously more accessible and fits any occasion whereas something like Lick My Decals off is great in certain situations.
certificate18flix 1 year ago 30
@certificate18flix You mean a White Man! Male is what the college boys and, girls say.
MrPotatoesLatkie 8 months ago
@MrPotatoesLatkie If you say so.
certificate18flix 8 months ago
@certificate18flix Really? 'Soulful' isn't a word i would have used to describe Captain Beefheart.
koitorob 6 months ago 2
@koitorob well when your comment gets more thumbs up than mine maybe i'll consider what you're saying ;-)
certificate18flix 6 months ago
@certificate18flix Well said. Very well said. I can appreciate other Captain Beefheart albums, and I certainly appreciate the brilliant madness that is evident in his later works, but Safe as Milk is really a masterpiece. Definitely my favorite album of his and one of my favorites of all time. Cheers!
gstefani10101 1 month ago
Captain Beefheart R.I.P.
bratfett 1 year ago
Captain Beefheart, like all the finer things in life, is an acquired taste... SO START ACQUIRING!
TubeScrewed 1 year ago
Wow. I just found out he died. I'm very sad. His unfiltered expression had a positive influence on me.
dickrobot 1 year ago
I'M GLAD TOO! Great Concept!
spiteclassictv 1 year ago
is this girl on jack white´s drums?
toriplatypus 1 year ago
This might just be my favourite song ever...
thegoodusernameman 1 year ago
@thegoodusernameman haha, i was just thinking that too
ActualBird 10 months ago
we miss you mr beefheart!!!!!! so sad baby!!!!!!! love the snooty bobs.
snootybobs 1 year ago
People have a problem with anybody/thing they don't understand. There WERE times, songs, where he could actually sing "conventional" with passable results, but he didn't really give a rat's patootie about that.... And neither do I. For crap's sake, the guy had a 4 or 5 octave range (it doesn't matter- for me- I can't even HEAR 4 or 5 octaves anymore); just think of him as a Dada songwriting Minnie Ripperton with testicles..... His stuff didn't always work, but he still swung for the fences...
mistercreosote13 1 year ago
@mistercreosote13 I'm so certain there's no way he had a 5 octave range (although I would love to be shown wrong with examples of him singing particularly high or low). I can match Beefheart note for note in every album I've listened to so far, and I definitely have less than a 3 octave range.
n4r9 1 year ago
@n4r9 ....let me put it like this.....u are one of those American Idol contestants that thinks they are singing great and hitting the notes,but you're not........u cant match beefheart note for note
shaqpopcorn34 11 months ago
RIP, Donny, tell Frank hi for us.
Thraxter 1 year ago 2
Rest in Peace Don it wasn't easy I'm sure.........
jackdelawack 1 year ago
This is "real soul". REAL SOUL. In every sense of the word.
RetroCool73 1 year ago
RIP,CAPTAIN...
countseiji 1 year ago
I listened to Safe As Milk on repeat play the night I found out he'd passed away. I hit the bong and drifted away... Such a one-off. I love him when he's far out and I love him on tracks like this when if you listen closely enough you can hear his soul crying. He will be missed. He has been missed xxx
certificate18flix 1 year ago 8
i'M gLAD ABOUT THE gOOD TIMES THAT bEEF AND i HAD.
tHANK u dON.
Theharrytuttle99 1 year ago
The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari
tonybiscuits 1 year ago
RESPECT
RonSchira 1 year ago
You can pay props & throw sand on a couple of tweedy minds ; -) at the same time if you'd like @ the L.A. Times " Pop & Hiss (Music ) section for readers comments.
DaDa2Phlux 1 year ago 2
Wow. This film (Dr. Caligari) is from 1920. That's 90 years ago. 90!
And rest in peace Captain. I'll miss you.
AsideBsideTV 1 year ago
Genius,vision,guts,humor ,honor.in one package .I never took him for granted- but now he's gone ' there is a crater in the heart of culture that the posers will hurry to fill .Read up on Multiple Sclerosis and your respect for this man will just soar.
DaDa2Phlux 1 year ago 11
Sorry for your passing & all the better for your being. Rest in Peace Captain.
cja69 1 year ago
RIP
ksevn 1 year ago
O Captain! my Captain...
riot78 1 year ago
R.I.P. the best
enniog66 1 year ago
Classic track.
FaithIsAnnoyed 1 year ago
just started looking through the bands work. was very surprised to find something like this. i love artist that don't have a clear defined mold.
tiamatefalco2 1 year ago
ADIOS AMIGOS!!!
I'M SAD :(
TheFunkyKingston 1 year ago
RIP Don van Vliet.. One of the greatest modern artists
Jazuesque 1 year ago
RIP, CB...
nicnelson561 1 year ago
R.I.P. Captain..
ZAPPAMONIK 1 year ago
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RIP Captain BeefFart you will be missed by many. Your "music" was inspiration to many and you will go down in history with Frank Zappa as someone who made music for people who hate music.
Unfortunately you probably never accepted Jesus into your heart and won't get to go to heaven and will have to endure eternal damnation. BUT if you didn't Ill see you when I get there :)
spicymeatsandwich 1 year ago
@spicymeatsandwich Find somewhere else to squeeze the pus out of your cognitive warts, you putrid waste of molecules. You write comments for slugs who hate progress. This music is clearly too beyond the stratosphere for your atrophied imagination. Say hello to the other denizens of the gutter, and offer them my sincerest condolences for the trick played on them by fate. I vomit thinking about how sophistical your thinking patterns must be if you actually believe in the crap you've written. Turd!
vliet2 1 year ago 2
@vliet2
Hurray for thesauruseseseses
thegoodusernameman 1 year ago
@spicymeatsandwich Go listen to some Nickelback and let the non intellectually challenged people listen to some real art.
So what exactly do YOU consider to be "real music"?
markuscc 1 year ago
RIP Captain Beefheart
jeb81947 1 year ago
Can't believe he's gone. There will never be anyone near to his greatness and as inspirational. RIP Beefheat. You will be greatly missed.
emzperkele 1 year ago
RIP BEEFHEART
neverwillyouever 1 year ago
MY SINCERE APOLOGIES FOR MY INAPPROPRIATE COMMENTS. RIP TO DON VLIET. I WILL LEAVE YOU GUYS ALONE TO CELEBRATE THE CAPTAIN'S LEGACY.
dennis789111 1 year ago
So sorry n'sad today......... RIP
evlisp 1 year ago
Rest in peace, peaceful soul!
TheSwedishzoe 1 year ago
Goodbye Captain!
unbarisas 1 year ago
RIP my friend.
joeyhandsome 1 year ago
My captain
XDwoaXD 1 year ago
goodbye..
kafkaEnLefko877 1 year ago
I'm glad about the good times that we had too, Cap'n
IOIOIOIOIOIOIOIOIOIO 1 year ago
Goodbye Brother
IOIOIOIOIOIOIOIOIOIO 1 year ago
Rest In Peace , Dude .
Respect !
campellpat 1 year ago
Mais arretez avec vos instrumentales de merde putain !! Je suis pas dans la TETE de Philippe Manoeuvre !!!
BouncyTolstoi 1 year ago
This is very effective use of footage to one of the many songs of Don's that were of great worth to me ~ the fact that he was so free as to not merely "give the people what they want" - "the people" don't know what they want, they're told what to like and swim accordingly
It's such a joy that he made music for "the person". I always liked that this was like a great lost soul tune and perhaps fit nowhere else within his repertoire ~ So unique he did what he wanted no matter. Rest in peace, Capt.
quieterrps 1 year ago
its kind of sad, i was reading of frank zappa and i ran into captain beefheart and fell in love, i just cant believe i have never heard of him before. having good music like this would have been appreciated earlier, although i am only 24 i do enjoy good music
mike54220 1 year ago
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Is it me? or was this guy one godawful singer? Van Morrison would laugh at this crap.
dennis789111 1 year ago
@dennis789111 Not everyone loves a smooth voice. During his teens he "designed" his voice by drinking whiskey, smoking and yelling while trying to have common colds all the time. In the end he always sounded that way.
flexyco 1 year ago
@dennis789111 You just have to "be there" and that's the only way I can explain it. An energy resonates in this "artist" unlike any other - almost "holy" in nature. Often it takes time to accumulate, but don't let knee-jerk reactions full you. I first heard Trout Mask Replica, listened to it twice, and put it up. Got it out a few weeks later and listened to it again. Before I knew it, I owned everything he had out. I really can't explain it. It's a unique experience. Grows on you. Fast. Bulbous.
solomonopoly 1 year ago
rip captain
myrettea 1 year ago
RIP Captain. Great song for his wake.
kil2gore 1 year ago
RIP!
jlebre 1 year ago
Rest In Peace, Don Van Vliet
Some1No1Sees 1 year ago
RIP Captain.
jyotishkoray 1 year ago
RIP
Jonamon 1 year ago
this is the sweetest fucking song...sigh.
MsPsychobunny 1 year ago
Top song!! Great album too!
dancing0being 1 year ago
You gotta have ears to listen!
1953Johnmac 1 year ago
rattydet - how are you doing with the great, "Mad" Captain after two weeks? You should see his BBC documentary, including comments by Frank Zappa, Matt Groening and Ry Cooder, available on YouTube in six parts.
First heard him in 1966, saw him live in 1971 - incredible!
BRIANHEP 1 year ago
@BRIANHEP thanks. will be sure to check it out
MrVerotik 1 year ago
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@BRIANHEP thanks. will be sure to check it out
MrVerotik 1 year ago
knew nonthing about this song or beefheart. was just browsing to see the title song from blue collar. now im hooked. this song is amazing.
rattydet 1 year ago
Safe as Milk is one of the greatest records ever made . Every song on it is absolute knockout .
thatfingio 1 year ago 3
hey you beefheart fans do me a favor please give the chords of this song
Leeperryvery 1 year ago
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I WANT TO MARRY YOU CAPTAIN!
SONAMEE2010 1 year ago
I WANA MARRY YOU CAPTAIN!
SONAMEE2010 1 year ago
great song, also I watched this and M. in class--german expressionism owned
morgantown1 1 year ago
I love this so much
patmuck 1 year ago 2
this shit makes me laugh
goodguys121796 1 year ago
awesome video!
lagginswag 1 year ago
Cool old school song.
DezAirNow 1 year ago
Now, I drink milk,
Lumo5307002 1 year ago 2
The film is The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (Das Kabinett des Doktor Caligari, 1920) a masterpiece of the silent cinema era directed by Robert Wiene.
Neopachuco 1 year ago
Arr this is cool,I'm listening to this very album as I type,I think old Don would like this tribute..very lovely indeed!!! 5*** Sophie xx
MissPandora1967 1 year ago
Greatest voice in rock history. Coincidently, the greatest band behind him as well.
3rdcoastnyucka 1 year ago
what is the name of that movie?!
freud91 1 year ago
good post
whats the film dude ,, BEEFHEART IS THE MAN much better than all the shit in the charts now ..
spadge321 1 year ago 11
@spadge321 from the film Dr Caligari
terr0rkitten 1 year ago
The Cabinet of Dr Caligari
nelsonsentme 1 year ago
@spadge321 "the cabinet of Dr. Caligari" Its a silent film, and that guy who looks like a mime... well does he remind you of anyone more modern? Its an actor named Conrad Vikes, the actor that Batman's "the Joker" was designed after. If you check it out you probably won't be dissapointed.
TheGames32 1 year ago
so impressed with Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
EvanHarold 1 year ago
love this guy
marsk4angel 1 year ago
Brilliant musician, beautiful song. This guy is an artist on the level of Picaso, Rodin, and Van Gough
VriakII 1 year ago 5
Terr0rkitten love the video of the Adams family with the song it matches perfectly, thanks for posting it!
leenlouie 1 year ago
@leenlouie it`s from a film called `the cabinet of dr.caligari`
not the adams family.....
CultureCunt 1 year ago
@CultureCunt Thank you for letting me know!
leenlouie 1 year ago
Beefheart doing Do-Wop. The irony is mind-boggling. I remember playing this on WRCT (CMU) around 70-71, so yes, it was on the vinyl, no doubt.
drvinnievegas 1 year ago
I am glad to have a good time!!!!
sigbangschmidt 1 year ago
Zappa was w/out a doubt
"a straight arrow Howie..."
they're both big oldies fans,
thanks
mindcontrolsalsa 1 year ago
Beefheart does otis Redding proud... fo shizzle
handymandan100 1 year ago
I always liked the Adams family.
killthepainfromqc 1 year ago
This song always makes my heart a flutter. lol. Especially in the " So sad baby, so sad girl" bit. Im Glad i found this song.
thewhitestripes13 2 years ago
Very Nice the second time around too.
plasticjesus108 2 years ago
beautiful singing by a great artist- why does anyone have problems with it? - He can do mainstream to the limit- he can do avant garde to the limit- what's that if not greatness?
keltyk 2 years ago 27
@keltyk you aee tje mamn my man yopu gopt it
markripley1 2 years ago
@keltyk completely agreed. i think some of his 'fans' get upset when other people can enjoy a more accessible song of his.
ajgree6 2 years ago
@keltyk I love what he said when asked why he didn't go commercial - "I'm either to smart or too stupid"
lawdawgit 1 year ago
In fact, before Zappa finally died, his nightly routine was to sip on margaritas and listen to his extensive doo wop collection.
walterroy 2 years ago 3
Beefheart used to SING IN R&B BANDS LIKE THIS YOU IDIOTS - he sang backup vocals for the penguins - frank zappas doo wop band that was the house band at el monte legion stadium - the hub of r&b in late 50's los angeles. In a way it is a parody and satire - but don't doubt that both zappa and van vliet had a soft spot for this music..which makes me want to slow dance oh so close to mi ruca.
iggypot 2 years ago
Beautiful song. To hear what's going on in it I suggest you listen without watching.
stevehards 2 years ago
Beefheart is a true Genius! no matte rthe medium of his expression, it is true joy to hear him!
dllegg 2 years ago 2
There is no inherent contradiction between this and his more radical work. It's all part of a continuum. He took his influences and twisted them into something new. In the heat of the crucible steel is formed.
pogomole 2 years ago
i dont see this as complete parody. somewhat heartfelt methinks.
dreadedwheat26 2 years ago
awsome
skyeblack1 2 years ago
Don was the DON .....nuff said....
MarlinTheTroll 2 years ago
Selling out? It's nothing of the sort. The Cap'n is obviously infuenced by R&B. He's just doing what he always does on this record. He's channelling whatever buubles up from inside and letting it splatter and flow all over the recording medium. There is no cynicism or irony in his music. It just is.
jluke68 2 years ago 2
Love the parody of it all!
Amortage 2 years ago
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ugh this from the era of Beefheart I can't stand. The Tragic Band is more like it. Where is the dissonance? Where is the odd meters? This is crap. This is Don Van Vliet trying unsuccessfully to sell out. BLECK!
evanlr39 2 years ago
I'm surprised that you bothered listening if it objects so much. Indeed, if you are a Beefheart fan you'd know the track already - why would you listen, you must already know how you dislike the track!
terr0rkitten 2 years ago 2
Yeah it's true I already knew I didn't like it. I just couldn't help myself, you see sometimes when one really cares about something one can be compelled to express dislike for the bad as much as love for the good. And I always want to try to like the soft side of Captain Beefheart. But the truth is I don't and probably never will.
evanlr39 2 years ago
Well, thanks for trying - I guess there are often parts of an artists career that we dislike and those that we love. I agree that that desire to love all is there and that is certainly the case with Captain Beefheart in my experience. The two styles do jar though.
Thanks for looking
Phil
terr0rkitten 2 years ago
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even the residents have straighter songs. i mean why not.. im glad there is this softness among all the dissonance. it is why he was extraordinary
thewirrow 2 years ago
Oh! The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari! I thought I recognized this from somewhere...
XeniaHubris 2 years ago