CAPTAIN BEEFHEART: Safe as Milk, 1967

CAPTAIN BEEFHEART & THE MAGIC BAND

Donald Glen Vliet, Captain Beefheart Bloodshot Rollin' Red
Born January 15, 1941(1941-01-15)
Glendale, California, U.S.
Died December 17, 2010(2010-12-17) (aged 69)
Arcata, California, U.S.[1]

Experimental rock, blues, blues-rock, avant-garde, psychedelic rock, progressive rock, protopunk, surrealist, outsider
Years active 1964–1982

Songwriter, singer, musician, artist, poet, lyricist, composer, record producer, film director
Vocals, harmonica, saxophone, clarinet, oboe, french horn, shehnai, theremin, flute, piccolo, percussion

Labels: A&M, Buddah, Blue Thumb, ABC, Reprise, Straight, Virgin, Mercury, DiscReet, Warner Bros., Atlantic, Epic
Associated acts: The Magic Band, Frank Zappa, The Mothers of Invention, Ry Cooder, Zoot Horn Rollo, Rockette Morton, John French, The Tubes, Jack Nitzsche, Gary Lucas, Moris Tepper





Safe as Milk
1967
Blues Rock
Con Ry Cooder en la guitarra.

Released September 1967
Recorded April 1967
RCA Studios, Los Angeles
Genre Experimental rock
blues
blues-rock
psychedelic rock
protopunk
Length 33:40
Label Buddah
Producer Richard Perry & Bob Krasnow


1 Sure Nuff 'N' Yes I Do Bermann, VanVliet 2:13
2 Zig Zag Wanderer Bermann, VanVliet 2:39
3 Call on Me VanVliet 2:35
4 Dropout Boogie Bermann, VanVliet 2:29
5 I'm Glad Trumbauer, VanVliet, Wood 3:30
6 Electricity Bermann, Mitchell, Murphy, VanVliet 3:07
7 Yellow Brick Road Bermann, VanVliet 2:25
8 Abba Zaba VanVliet 2:41
9 Plastic Factory Bermann, Handley, VanVliet 3:07
10 Where There's a Woman Bermann, VanVliet 2:08
11 Grown So Ugly Williams 2:26
12 Autumn's Child Bermann, VanVliet 4:00
13 Safe as Milk [Take 5] VanVliet 4:11
14 On Tomorrow VanVliet 6:56
15 Big Black Baby Shoes VanVliet 4:50
16 Flower Pot VanVliet 3:54
17 Dirty Blue Gene VanVliet 2:42
18 Trust Us (Take 9) [Take 9] VanVliet 7:20
19 Korn Ring Finger VanVliet 7:26


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

Production
Richard Perry – producer, harpsichord
Bob Krasnow – producer
Hank Cicalo – engineer
Gary Marker – engineer



Sure 'Nuff 'N' Yes I Do
Originally appeared on Safe As Milk

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
Originally appeared on Safe As Milk

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



Yellow Brick Road
Originally appeared on Safe As Milk

Around the corner the wind blew back follow the yellow brick road
It ended up in black on black
I was taught the gift of love
Smiling children painted joy sunshine bright girl and boy
bag of trick s and candy sticks peppermint kite for my toy
Yellow brick black on black
Keep on walking and don't look back

I walked along happy and them came back
I follow the yellow brick road
Lost and found I saw you down on the bound off the bound
Taught against the love yellow brick road took my load
Sunshine girl sunshine girl come to my abode 1-2-3-4-5 miles long
Oh I can't ever (so) go wrong
Clouds were gray yesterday down on my shoulder it's time to play
Yellow brick black on black
Keep on walking and don't look back

(repeat 1st verse)
I follow the yellow brick road..............


Electricity
Originally appeared on Safe As Milk

Singin through you to me
Thunderbolts caught easily
Shouts the truth peacefully
Electricity

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 stained 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 electricity

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...........