Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Don Van Vliet, better known by the stage name Captain Beefheart, was born on this day in 1941. "Ice Cream For Crow" was the title track for his 1982 (and last) album. He made a video for the song, but MTV rejected it, claiming it was "too weird." The video was shown on Late Night With David Letterman, and was accepted into The Museum of Modern Art. His reaction was "I don’t want my MTV if they don’t want my video."
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I have to look it up since I don’t know it or the man. 10 to 1 I do know him but can’t put the 2 together….music and the man.
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I just remember him from his Zappa days.
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Captain Beefheart was pretty weird by mainstream standards, but they were good and very unique.
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They were….
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Beefheart fan, here. China pig my favorite. The cover of Trout Mask Replica (with its nontrout catfish mask) was among the best of all time. Guy was too far ahead of his time. That Frank Zappa idolized him is commendation enough. Saw him live.
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I bet he was a trip in concert…
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I watched the video on YouTube too and it’s didn’t bseem that weird to me either! Perhaps we are not so up tight these days?
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Maybe, or it might be that things have gotten so weird that something like this seems normal…
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Yes indeed that’s a good point
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I had to go find the video on Youtube, Odd but not too wierd.
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Considering some of the things I’ve seen on MTV, this almost seems normal…
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I agree
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