Manson & Pynchon

Joseph Tracy brook7 at sover.net
Tue Oct 27 14:23:48 CDT 2009


I had that album and can hear the tune as I read. One of the  
underrated bands of the time.
On Oct 27, 2009, at 12:13 PM, Otto wrote:

> Indeed, thanks...
>
> Leads to this:
>
> Country Joe McDonald And The Fish - Electric Music For The Mind And
> Body (Vanguard)
>
> Flying High
>
> I'm stuck on the L.A. freeway,
> Got rain water in my boots,
> My thumbs done froze, can't feel my toes,
> I feel a little destitute.
> Wheels throwing water all over my axe
> And Mr. Jones won't lend me a hand.
> Up come two cats in a Cadillac
> And they say, "Won't you hop in, man ?"
> I went flying high
> All the way — all the way.
> The one that's driving's got a bowler hat,
> The other's got a fez on his head.
> They turn around and grin and I grin back
> But not a word was said.
> So I took out my harp and I played 'em a tune,
> I could see they were diggin' it,
> Then the one with the fez, well he turns and he sez,
> "We'd like to help you make your trip."
> And I went flying high
> All the way — all the way.
> (...)
> http://www.radio3net.ro/1001/? 
> cx=list_piese2&id_album=1570#p_player14260
>
> or here:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doFD0poaYwA
>
> 2009/10/27 Kai Frederik Lorentzen <lorentzen at hotmail.de>:
>>
>> Very coherent and entertaining review:
>>
>> http://www.goedart.de/inherent_vice.htm
>>
>> kfl
>>
>>





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