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Old 10-08-2014, 05:54 PM   #206 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Holerbot6000 View Post
Orange Claw Hammer is the one for me. It sounds like he is making it up as he goes along but the imagery is so brilliant. To me, that is quintessential Beefheart. If people want to know what the Captain is about, I play that song and they either seem to get it or they don't...
Definitely some great imagery. I can't tell if the woman he's talking to is actually his daughter or if he's wrought by guilt and thinks of every woman as his daughter. I'm leaning towards the latter because of the 'I'm the roundhouse man I once was your father' line.
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