Captain Beefheart Videos

Old Folks Boogie / Hair Pie Bake I

2009-03-09T01:43:00.000-07:00

Two songs with an old b/w video.

Frank Zappa talks about Captain Beefheart

2009-03-07T00:41:00.000-08:00

A short clip where Frank Zappa talks about his and Captain Beefheart's childhood.

Gary Lucas performs Evening Bell

2009-03-04T19:54:00.000-08:00

Gary Lucas performs Don Van Vliet's, (aka Captain Beefheart), fiendishly difficult solo composition "Evening Bell" in concert with The Magic Band.
The piece, which was composed by Don on piano, took Gary Lucas many months to transcribe & master, & was originally recorded by Gary for the last Captain Beefheart album "Ice Cream For Crow" (Virgin 1982).

1974 Upon the My-Oh-My (Dutch TV)

2009-02-26T21:50:00.000-08:00

Dutch TV show "Van Oekel's Discohoek", 1974.
Captain Beefheart lip sync to "Upon the my-oh-my"

Upon the My-O-My
The decks were stacked
The wind blew low, the wind blew high
The stakes were low, the stakes were high
Upon the My-O-My
Hands low, hands high,
Ho-ho-ho, hi-hi-hi
Hands low, hands high
Upon the My-O-My

How was I to know she was so shy?
Upon the My-O-My
Across the light, across the night
You can hear the Captain's cry
Hands low, hands high
Upon the My-O-My
Got to make her roll, got to make her fly
Upon the My-O-My

Now tell me, good Captain,
How does it feel
To be driven away from your own steering wheel
Upon the My-O-My . . .

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Upon the My-Oh-My (Live)

2009-02-24T23:39:00.000-08:00

Big Eyed Beans From Venus (Video)

2009-01-25T22:50:00.000-08:00

1997 BBC documentary

2009-01-23T21:12:00.000-08:00

BBC documentary from 1997, narrated by John Peel.
Part 4-6 of 6

1997 BBC Documentary

2009-01-23T20:59:00.000-08:00

BBC documentary from 1997, narrated by John Peel.
Part 1-3 of 6

Frank Zappa talks about Captain Beefheart

2009-01-22T20:50:00.000-08:00

Beefheart on LA Eyewitness

2009-01-22T11:25:00.000-08:00

Gary Lucas on Captain Beefheart

2009-01-20T09:05:00.000-08:00

The Swiss Cottage Hotel, London, September 2005.
Magic Band guitarist Gary Lucas talksabout working with Captain Beefheart.

1966 Diddy Wah Diddy

2009-01-19T08:59:00.000-08:00

1983 Beefheart on Late Night with David Letterman (New York)

2009-01-18T07:58:00.000-08:00

Beefheart on the TV show "Late Night with David Letterman"

1982 Beefheart on the TV show "Late Night with David Letterman"

2009-01-17T08:49:00.000-08:00

Captain Beefheart on the TV show "Late Night with David Letterman"

1980 TV Documentary

2009-01-17T06:32:00.000-08:00

Great interview with the captain.

Lick My Decals Off, Baby (TV commercial)

2009-01-16T21:10:00.000-08:00

The banned TV commercial for Beefheart's album "Lick my decals off, baby".
The commercial was conceived and written by Captain Beefheart.

Metromedia Refuses To Air Captain Beefheart TV Commercial - Charges Album Title 'Obcsene'

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1980 Flavor Bud Living (French TV)

2009-01-16T05:58:00.000-08:00

November 7, 1980
From the TV show Chorus, Theatre de L'Empire, Paris, France

Gary Lucas guitar solo.

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1980 Nowadays a Woman's Gotta Hit a Man (French TV)

2009-01-16T05:56:00.000-08:00

November 7, 1980
From the TV show Chorus, Theatre de L'Empire, Paris, France

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1980 Best Batch Yet (French TV)

2009-01-16T05:52:00.000-08:00

November 7, 1980
From the TV show Chorus, Theatre de L'Empire, Paris, France

Best Batch Yet
We don't have to suffer
We're the best batch yet
Baked 'n' special
White flesh weighs to black
You might think
This is the finest pearl
But it's only cardboard balls seamed in glue
Overwhelming technique
Done thru diligence
It's all happening from the inside you say
Done from the inside
Why it barely shows on the outside
It's remarkable
I think this is
The best batch yet

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1980 Dirty Blue Gene (French TV)

2009-01-16T05:50:00.000-08:00

November 7, 1980
From the TV show Chorus, Theatre de L'Empire, Paris, France

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1980 Big Eyed Beans from Venus (French TV)

2009-01-16T05:46:00.000-08:00

November 7, 1980
From the TV show Chorus, Theatre de L'Empire, Paris, France

1980 Bat Chain Puller (French TV)

2009-01-16T05:45:00.000-08:00

November 7, 1980
From the TV show Chorus, Theatre de L'Empire, Paris, France

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1980 Safe As Milk (French TV)

2009-01-16T05:43:00.000-08:00

November 7, 1980
From the TV show Chorus, Theatre de L'Empire, Paris, France

Safe As Milk
Well my cigarette died when I washed my face
Dropped some drops in an ashtray hit a wrong place
Woman at my blinds to see spiders spinning lines
Its a safe as milk it's a safe as milk
I never heard it put quite that way
The shape I'm in is a gone a way
They called a day they called a day
yesterday's paper headlines approach rain gutter teasing rusty cat sneezing
Soppin wet hammer dusty and wheezing
Lusty alley whining trashcan blues
Children running after rainbows stocking poor
Gracious ladies nylon hanging on to line
Jumping onto leg looking mighty fine

Sorrows lollipop lands stick-broken on a dark carnival ground
Pop up toaster cracklin Aluminium rhythm and sound
Ev'ry day pencil lazy and sharp
The icebox inside looking like a harp
E-lectric bulb been out for years Freezer fumes feed the gas tears
Cheese in the corner with a mile long beard
Beggin' blue bread dog eared (repeat twice)

I may be hungry but I sure ain't weird

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1974 This Is The Day (BBC, London)

2009-01-16T05:23:00.001-08:00

1974 on the BBC show The Old Gray Whistle Test.

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1974 Upon the My-Oh-My (BBC, London)

2009-01-16T05:10:00.000-08:00

1974 on the BBC show The Old Gray Whistle Test.

Upon the My-O-My
The decks were stacked
The wind blew low, the wind blew high
The stakes were low, the stakes were high
Upon the My-O-My
Hands low, hands high,
Ho-ho-ho, hi-hi-hi
Hands low, hands high
Upon the My-O-My

How was I to know she was so shy?
Upon the My-O-My
Across the light, across the night
You can hear the Captain's cry
Hands low, hands high
Upon the My-O-My
Got to make her roll, got to make her fly
Upon the My-O-My

Now tell me, good Captain,
How does it feel
To be driven away from your own steering wheel
Upon the My-O-My . . .

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