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Quiz about Waxing Lyrical with Captain Beefheart

Waxing Lyrical with Captain Beefheart Quiz

No one writes songs like Captain Beefheart! Come and play this quiz and see how many lyrics you can identify; enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by 50ftqueenie. Estimated time: 5 mins.

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50ftqueenie

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5 mins

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Multiple Choice

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251,595

Updated
Jul 23 22

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Question 1 of 10

1. The lyrics to this song are on Beefheart's eleventh studio album.

"Case of the punks
Right from the start
I feel like a glass shrimp in a pink panty
With a saccharine chaperone" Hint

The Clouds are Full of Wine (Not Whiskey or Rye)"

Hot Head

Ashtray Heart

Woe-Is-uh-Me-Bop

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which song are these lyrics from?

"If you don't hurry there will be no hope
Why don't you quit actin' like ah dope"

Hint

Flash Gordon's Ape

Run Paint Run Run

Blabber 'n Smoke

When It Blows Its Stacks

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Question 3 of 10

3. The lyrics to this one are from Beefheart's classic masterpiece "Trout Mask Replica".

"Still cryin' 'bout the burnin' back in World War Two's
One mad man six million lose". Hint

Veteran's Day Poppy

Dachau Blues

Fallin' Ditch

The Dust Blows Forward 'n the Dust Blows Back

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Question 4 of 10

4. These lyrics are from Beefheart's debut album; which song is it?

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

Abba Zaba

Zig Zag Wanderer

Electricity

Hot Head

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Question 5 of 10

5. These lyrics are from which Beefheart song?

"Ferns ran like cool spades.. fossils. ..away from rocks
Bees echoed dark carbon hums that dashed in nothing"
Hint

Sure 'Nuff 'n Yes I Do

Brickbats

Making Love To A Vampire With A Monkey On My Knee

Flavor Bud Living

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Question 6 of 10

6. Here's some more lyrics from "Safe as Milk"; which song are they from?

"You can jump, you can holler
Never lose what I found
Heaven's free 'cept for a dollar" Hint

Zig Zag Wanderer

Yellow Brick Road

Dropout Boogie

Beatle Bones 'n' Smokin' Stones

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which 1974 song are these Beefheart lyrics from?

"The decks were stacked
The wind blew low, the wind blew high
The stakes were low, the stakes were high".
Hint

Sugar Bowl

New Electric Ride

Upon the My-O-My

I Got Love on my Mind

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Question 8 of 10

8. These lyrics belong to which Beefheart song?

"Distant cousins, there's a limited supply.
And we're down to the dozens, and this is why..." Hint

Long Neck Bottles

My Head is my Only House Unless it Rains

Her Eyes are a Blue Million Miles

Big Eyed Beans From Venus

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Question 9 of 10

9. These lyrics are from Beefheart's last studio album.

"Why, not even a rustler'd have anything to do
with this branded bum steer world" Hint

Cardboard Cutout Sundown

Evening Bell

The Thousandth and Tenth Day of the Human Totem Pole

The Host the Ghost the Most Holy-O

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Question 10 of 10

10. These lyrics are from one of Beefheart's less critically acclaimed albums.

"I met the Ace of Love
She took me to her plantation
For love without separation" Hint

The Party of Special Things to Do

Tropical Hot Dog Night

Bluejeans and Moonbeams

Rock 'n Roll's Evil Doll

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The lyrics to this song are on Beefheart's eleventh studio album. "Case of the punks Right from the start I feel like a glass shrimp in a pink panty With a saccharine chaperone"

Answer: Ashtray Heart

"Ashtray Heart" can be found on "Doc At The Radar Station" which was released in 1980. The White Stripes did a great cover version of this song which appears on the bootleg album "Life on the Flipsides".

2. Which song are these lyrics from? "If you don't hurry there will be no hope Why don't you quit actin' like ah dope"

Answer: Blabber 'n Smoke

"I can't help but think you treat love like ah joke
Time's runnin' out
'N all you ever do is blabber 'n smoke".
"Blabber 'n Smoke" is on one of Beefheart's 1972 more bluesy albums; "The Spotlight Kid".

3. The lyrics to this one are from Beefheart's classic masterpiece "Trout Mask Replica". "Still cryin' 'bout the burnin' back in World War Two's One mad man six million lose".

Answer: Dachau Blues

Captain Beefheart's song about the Dachau concentration camp in Germany ends with a plea:
"Please old man stop this misery
They're countin' out the devil
With two fingers on their hands
Beggin' the Lord don't let the third one land
On World War Three
On World War Three".

4. These lyrics are from Beefheart's debut album; which song is it? "Singin through you to me Thunderbolts caught easily Shouts the truth peacefully"

Answer: Electricity

"Electricity" is on Beefheart's debut album "Safe As Milk" which was released in 1967 on the Buddah label.

5. These lyrics are from which Beefheart song? "Ferns ran like cool spades.. fossils. ..away from rocks Bees echoed dark carbon hums that dashed in nothing"

Answer: Making Love To A Vampire With A Monkey On My Knee

You would think "Making Love to a Vampire with a Monkey on my Knee" would be Beefheart's most wackily titled song on "Doc at the Radar station" until you come across "A Carrot Is as Close as a Rabbit Gets to a Diamond"!

6. Here's some more lyrics from "Safe as Milk"; which song are they from? "You can jump, you can holler Never lose what I found Heaven's free 'cept for a dollar"

Answer: Zig Zag Wanderer

Demos for "Safe as Milk" were given to Beefheart's record company A&M in 1966 who promptly dropped the band! Beefheart signed to Buddah records and Ry Cooder was enlisted to help whip the album into shape.

7. Which 1974 song are these Beefheart lyrics from? "The decks were stacked The wind blew low, the wind blew high The stakes were low, the stakes were high".

Answer: Upon the My-O-My

"Upon the My-O-My" is from Beefheart's eighth studio album "Unconditionally Guaranteed"; which was released in 1974 on Mercury records.

8. These lyrics belong to which Beefheart song? "Distant cousins, there's a limited supply. And we're down to the dozens, and this is why..."

Answer: Big Eyed Beans From Venus

"Big Eyed Beans From Venus" features some sublime guitar playing from Zoot Horn Rollo. The song can be found on 1972's "Clear Spot" album.

9. These lyrics are from Beefheart's last studio album. "Why, not even a rustler'd have anything to do with this branded bum steer world"

Answer: The Host the Ghost the Most Holy-O

"The Host the Ghost the Most Holy-O" is on the album "Ice Cream For Crow"; it was released in 1982 on Virgin records. It was Captain Beefheart's twelfth and last album.

10. These lyrics are from one of Beefheart's less critically acclaimed albums. "I met the Ace of Love She took me to her plantation For love without separation"

Answer: The Party of Special Things to Do

"The Party of Special Things to Do" appeared on "Bluejeans and Moonbeams". The White Stripes also covered this song and "China Pig" on a seven inch EP that was released in 2000, they are also on the bootleg album.

Source: Author 50ftqueenie

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