The old blues motif of "making the train" on the harmonica, combined with a simple/complex blues guitar lead, and a mindblowing syncopated backbeat. Count me in.
This must be almost a perfect modern fast blues roots recording. Everything is present, harmonica mimicking the train, lyrics in sad loss, guitar Orleans and voice knowingly winkin' at you, growling and playfully updating the old heart ache.
Don was able to attract great musicians. They knew they were with someone unusually talented. He started off as a great sculptor but his parents stalled that career. He was pretty famous when he was a kid.
Best blues song in the whole universe!!!!!! "Maybe you had a girl like that....always threatenin' to go down to N'Awlins, get herself lost and found...." sing it, brother!!!!!
It feels like an impossibility now..the drums..subtle bass hints..then the rhythm kicks in. A masterpiece of sound and sensibility-an homage to the blues and an update. Not an improvement but an addition. Perfect song. How was he able to do this?
@@tomasvanecek8626 I'll tell you how my friend, because he got down on his knees and prayed to the LORD. His music was Holy Ghost inspired, this was the first Beefheart tune I ever heard. Had I listened to Trout mask replica first I would never have got into The Captain! Now I know better, this album is prophetic, full of hidden meaning! Since I got down on my knees and repented, The LORD has unlocked the hidden messages in his music. The LORD our God moves in mysterious ways, as The Captain would say I love you big dummy. From Wigan with love near Bickershaw, where The Captain played in the small hours of the morning in 72, my name is Alan and not Denise.
Saw the captain open for J girls band ! NYC my home town feb 1971 ! He still the show academy of music any buddy else see day cause I like da way da do days fly!
Yes Erik the live German TV version of Click Clack is awesome. The musicianship is simply staggering. The Captain's harmonica solo is also a thing of wonder.
Reminds me of the "click-and-clacking of the high-heel shoe" in Van Morrison's Madame George. And the tick-tock in his song "The Back Room". Everything i hear one of them, i think of "Click Clack", and vice versa
Art played NO drums on SK whatsoever.. All Drumbo, and Rhys Clark on Glider. Art played marimba only .. and piano here. And he did that very well.. Arts later drumming on these SK numbers when Drumbo was gone (like on German show.. Beat Club) are nothing to write home about.. he was just shadowing and fluffing it. He couldnt gel with this stuff. But on Clear Spot he really shone - more pop/polished production.. he fitted in that niche just perfectly.
Everyone says that Paul Butterfield was the best harp player of this generation, and they are probably right. The thing is lots of others play like Butterfield, it’s just no one can do it as good as he can. That having been said: there is only ONE captain, and no one plays the harp like him.
It always reminded me of that song too. What a legend. If he had sold out, he could have been one of the most renowned white singers ever. But he didn't even know how to sell out; see Strictly Commercial! For consumate artistry and singing exactly like howlin' wolf, Captain, we salute you!
Two trains Two railroad tracks One goin' 'n the other one comin' back There goes my baby on that ole train I say come back come back baby come back Click clack click clack There's my baby wain' her handkerchief down My cars stand up when I hear that sound This time it sound like it's for keeps Click clack click clack I get down on the ground With the gravel around I pray t' the Lord That the train will stop Turn right around 'N never stop till it drop my baby off Now I had this girl Threatened 'n leave me all the time Maybe you had uh girl like that I-yuh all time cryin' Well I had this girl Threatened 'n leave me all the time Threatenin' t' go down t' N'Orleans-uh 'N get herself lost 'n found Maybe you had uh girl like this She's always threatenin' t' go down t' N'Orleans 'N get herself lost 'n found see'mon I'll play it for yuh Lemme tell yuh 'bout it Lemme tell yuh 'bout it There were two railroad tracks Click clack click clack One ah them leavin'-uh 'N the other one comin' back I was two years from yuh baby You were goin' way up the tracks The train was leavin'-uh I could see yuh wavin' your handkerchief
John "Drumbo" French said in an interview that he hates this album. I think it's wonderful. I love Beefheart playing chromatic harmonica on several songs which showed he was an accomplished player.
My neighbor at a campus disliked this album such that he bought it from me overpriced. The next day I went to the record shop, bought the same album, and 24 bottles with beer. The show went on. He just laughed after being fooled this way.
This is my very first listen to of a full Captain Beefheart song. As a lover of music I find it interesting. Not really my cup of tea but interesting. I like the groove.
None of my Little High School Pals understood "why" I liked this stuff so much in '72. I feel like a Better Human Being for being exposed to music like this.
Read the musical inspirations of nearly any great band, and they will list this guy. I think he is a genius who was overshadowed by fellow genius and friend Frank Zappa.
Oh common... Zappa ? whos that ? oh, the guy who slept behind the wheel (recording console) when Don recorded TMR.. with no contribution at all.. but he "produced" it... sheesh..
Allways off the rails. Allways offtrack somehere down the line. So some said, but he was allways x stations ahead of the other travellers and hopping on another carraige. R.I.P. Genius. Thanks for posting.
Hey folks contact WDST WSTOK NY ask em why no captain on the radio? It's all blues music then chek out WILLE DIOXN ! If it wasn't for him " no stones. Beatles etc ! Bend ya ears!
Two trains Two railroad tracks One goin' 'n the other one comin' back There goes my baby on that ole train I say come back come back baby come back Click clack click clack There's my baby wain' her handkerchief down My cars stand up when I hear that sound This time it sound like it's for keeps Click clack click clack I get down on the ground With the gravel around I pray t' the Lord That the train will stop Turn right around 'N never stop till it drop my baby off Now I had this girl Threatened 'n leave me all the time Maybe you had uh girl like that I-yuh all time cryin' Well I had this girl Threatened 'n leave me all the time Threatenin' t' go down t' N'Orleans-uh 'N get herself lost 'n found Maybe you had uh girl like this She's always threatenin' t' go down t' N'Orleans 'N get herself lost 'n found see'mon I'll play it for yuh Lemme tell yuh 'bout it Lemme tell yuh 'bout it There were two railroad tracks Click clack click clack One ah them leavin'-uh 'N the other one comin' back I was two years from yuh baby You were goin' way up the tracks The train was leavin'-uh I could see yuh wavin' your handkerchief
The old blues motif of "making the train" on the harmonica, combined with a simple/complex blues guitar lead, and a mindblowing syncopated backbeat. Count me in.
Look at the big brain on Brad!
@@DonBair Click Clack was based on the metric system?
Insanely addictive groove
Addictive
The call and response between harmonica and guitar in the verse is wonderful too
quite possibly the best blues beat ever laid down by a drummer.....
This must be almost a perfect modern fast blues roots recording. Everything is present, harmonica mimicking the train, lyrics in sad loss, guitar Orleans and voice knowingly winkin' at you, growling and playfully updating the old heart ache.
Perfection in my opinion.
Don was able to attract great musicians. They knew they were with someone unusually talented. He started off as a great sculptor but his parents stalled that career. He was pretty famous when he was a kid.
@@tracyporter5471 yes he made models of all the North American mammals out of clay before he was 8.
You had to be there!
Just that jaw-dropping syncopation alone …
Syncopation !
Yeah.. thats what very few can do.. Drumbo FTW !! :) and Mark of course
and the guitar in the ending... shifting more and more behind the already loose beat.. and still it all never falls apart.. Just - genius !
Best blues song in the whole universe!!!!!! "Maybe you had a girl like that....always threatenin' to go down to N'Awlins, get herself lost and found...." sing it, brother!!!!!
Its fuckin astounding when he plays the harp along with that slide guitar, and they sync together following with a badass rhythm.
There will never be another like this.
The great Captain is unique
no one would dare. everyone would know they copped the Capt.'s jujuj
It feels like an impossibility now..the drums..subtle bass hints..then the rhythm kicks in. A masterpiece of sound and sensibility-an homage to the blues and an update. Not an improvement but an addition. Perfect song. How was he able to do this?
There is no answer to that.. he was who he was. Far out.. ;) And no one can do that again... well, maybe sometime
He did this without thinking!!
he didn't do that : the musicians did it all and got no credit at all...
@@BarbieChaite They were a Magic Band.
@@tomasvanecek8626 I'll tell you how my friend, because he got down on his knees and prayed to the LORD. His music was Holy Ghost inspired, this was the first Beefheart tune I ever heard. Had I listened to Trout mask replica first I would never have got into The Captain! Now I know better, this album is prophetic, full of hidden meaning! Since I got down on my knees and repented, The LORD has unlocked the hidden messages in his music. The LORD our God moves in mysterious ways, as The Captain would say I love you big dummy. From Wigan with love near Bickershaw, where The Captain played in the small hours of the morning in 72, my name is Alan and not Denise.
I miss you my Captain!!
The rhythms in this song are . . . amazing.
First heard this when I was 10 years old, that groove is amazing 👏 🙌
Saw the captain open for J girls band ! NYC my home town feb 1971 ! He still the show academy of music any buddy else see day cause I like da way da do days fly!
Yes Erik the live German TV version of Click Clack is awesome. The musicianship is simply staggering. The Captain's harmonica solo is also a thing of wonder.
Love the end. Where the guitar mimics waving goodbye. Just love it....
Reminds me of the "click-and-clacking of the high-heel shoe" in Van Morrison's Madame George. And the tick-tock in his song "The Back Room". Everything i hear one of them, i think of "Click Clack", and vice versa
I used to have a teacher who's catchphrase was "Click Clack" and I really hope this is where he got it from. Probably not though.
can't get over how sexy the choo choo played on a harmonica and guitar is... holy shit
Arts drumming is just beautiful throughout this album.
Art played NO drums on SK whatsoever.. All Drumbo, and Rhys Clark on Glider. Art played marimba only .. and piano here. And he did that very well..
Arts later drumming on these SK numbers when Drumbo was gone (like on German show.. Beat Club) are nothing to write home about.. he was just shadowing and fluffing it. He couldnt gel with this stuff.
But on Clear Spot he really shone - more pop/polished production.. he fitted in that niche just perfectly.
I sat here for 2 minutes trying to figure it out: 5/8? 7/8? 3/8?
Leave it to the Master to make a simple 3/4 tune sound like it came from Neptune.
Everyone says that Paul Butterfield was the best harp player of this generation, and they are probably right. The thing is lots of others play like Butterfield, it’s just no one can do it as good as he can. That having been said: there is only ONE captain, and no one plays the harp like him.
Intro reminds me of 'Misty Mountain Hop'.
yes indeed it does lol
well does have the same 3 chords
And in the same order.
Misty Mountain Hop missing a chromosome
@@elsquibbs gone down
Give your kids the best Christmas present ever. Buy this for them!
the bestest song in the universe ever.
It always reminded me of that song too. What a legend. If he had sold out, he could have been one of the most renowned white singers ever. But he didn't even know how to sell out; see Strictly Commercial! For consumate artistry and singing exactly like howlin' wolf, Captain, we salute you!
Two trains
Two railroad tracks
One goin' 'n the other one comin' back
There goes my baby on that ole train
I say come back come back baby come back
Click clack click clack
There's my baby wain' her handkerchief down
My cars stand up when I hear that sound
This time it sound like it's for keeps
Click clack click clack
I get down on the ground
With the gravel around
I pray t' the Lord
That the train will stop
Turn right around
'N never stop till it drop my baby off
Now I had this girl
Threatened 'n leave me all the time
Maybe you had uh girl like that
I-yuh all time cryin'
Well I had this girl
Threatened 'n leave me all the time
Threatenin' t' go down t' N'Orleans-uh
'N get herself lost 'n found
Maybe you had uh girl like this
She's always threatenin' t' go down t' N'Orleans
'N get herself lost 'n found
see'mon I'll play it for yuh
Lemme tell yuh 'bout it
Lemme tell yuh 'bout it
There were two railroad tracks
Click clack click clack
One ah them leavin'-uh
'N the other one comin' back
I was two years from yuh baby
You were goin' way up the tracks
The train was leavin'-uh
I could see yuh wavin' your handkerchief
the one and only CAPTAIN.
Its a visual treat as well!
This song was Ian Anderson’s inspiration for “and the mouse police never sleeps” from the Jethro Tull album Heavy Horses
Allright!
seriously underrated
Come back baby come back. R.I.P
I don't generally like live recorded music, but I actually think the "German TV" one is better!
It IS better!!!!
idk I feel the struggle in his voice more on this one. more soul. more flashy for the Deutsch TV. both I like tho
It's that harmonica solo. It's far superior on the live versions.
sin duda
Holy crap TOTALLY agree -- good ear!
And YES Erik Lauritsen, the German TV version Iive in studio 1972 is stunning !
Nothing like a bit of click clack from the Captain
Great drums
My ears stand up when I hear that sound
Whenever I get pissed I just have to listen to the captain.
John "Drumbo" French said in an interview that he hates this album. I think it's wonderful. I love Beefheart playing chromatic harmonica on several songs which showed he was an accomplished player.
My neighbor at a campus disliked this album such that he bought it from me overpriced. The next day I went to the record shop, bought the same album, and 24 bottles with beer. The show went on. He just laughed after being fooled this way.
This is superb. I saw them. Miraculous. Unique. Brilliant. Stunning.
wow Capatain Rhythm
I DID have a girl like dat. And she did go down to N'awlins to get herself lost & found.
Pure genius
Is this not the best rendition of a train ride EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My hair stand up when I hear that souuund!!!
It is the best tune ever.
best rock song ever.
Theres lot going on @this RR baby.
This is my very first listen to of a full Captain Beefheart song. As a lover of music I find it interesting. Not really my cup of tea but interesting. I like the groove.
None of my Little High School Pals understood "why" I liked this stuff so much in '72. I feel like a Better Human Being for being exposed to music like this.
what a difference.
That's right, mascara snake ;fast and bulbous! Got me? 😢 😉😉😘
Read the musical inspirations of nearly any great band, and they will list this guy. I think he is a genius who was overshadowed by fellow genius and friend Frank Zappa.
no shadows in the Mojave
@@tomn9094 the sun aint stable.
@@the_local_bigamist for those who need to hide their shadow
Oh common... Zappa ? whos that ? oh, the guy who slept behind the wheel (recording console) when Don recorded TMR.. with no contribution at all.. but he "produced" it... sheesh..
@@tomasvanecek8626 What, were you there?
Allways off the rails. Allways offtrack somehere down the line. So some said, but he was allways x stations ahead of the other travellers and hopping on another carraige.
R.I.P. Genius. Thanks for posting.
"Maybe you had a girl like that?"
Once again …Whoever gave this a thumbs down is a WANKER!!
Come down here, if you think you're hard enough.
Cpt Beefheart ..Awesome!!!
Fuckin A
oh you brute!
41k people in the world listen to this. Really? What do the rest do instead?
At least 5,000 of those views are mine...
9/8 time? layered over 6/8 time?
hmm.. this comment fucks my brain up.
is this sort of stuff metal band Meshuggah does right?
3/4. I don't believe there's any definitely measured break in between each bar. But later, it switches into common time.
It's 6/8. Don't listen to what the hi-hat says, he doesn't know what he's talking about.
drumbo's speciality
They often suffered form poor recording tech, and even tho this is not the best, it has tons of character and I LOVE IT!
Let me play for ya.
dat harp
+Mutu Yolbulan Chalky and squeaky.
come on, i'll play it for ya
The reason why we can't understand this groove is because it comes from another time/space continuum.
Ingredientes de primeira irreverência e atitude puro rock
“My ears stand up when I hear that sound” is the best sung Howlin Wolf line not by Howlin Wolf
Fuckin Awesome
ソー・クールッ！
CLICK CLACK!!!!
wooow
CLICK CLACK BABY HE SOUNDS LIKE SON HOUSE MEETS SUN RA
This song makes me feel like i just did a caterpillar line of Columbian Booger Sugar
wow
THe coolest Song Ever. I WAS ON Lsd When I heard it the first time.The song gave my girlfriend diahrheea And she had to go to the toilet
a snare must be tuned to steam exhaust, that's what it's for
A terribly produced album full of absolutely amazing compositions, classic Beefheart.
La production est simple et basique.... MASTERPIECE
@@gontierfrancois8115 Exactement ! ;) The production nailed it.. there is all what needs to be, and nothing more, no clutter - enjoy the simplicity !
I had a girl like dat.N'awlins turned her inside out and her outside in.
Jesus Lizard - Gladiator
and a huge influence on post-rock/krautrock too, I suspect
Hey folks contact WDST WSTOK NY ask em why no captain on the radio? It's all blues music then chek out WILLE DIOXN ! If it wasn't for him " no stones. Beatles etc ! Bend ya ears!
Amazing tune. The ending riff is so perfectly bad, genius
I'm not countin my own kinda ONE.
The "father" of Tom Waits
Someone once described the difference between Zappa and Beefheart music thusly:
Zappa is marijuana, Beefheart is heroin. Not bad.
hooba booba
Clickety clack?
HAHAHAHA! 69 comments! That is sex number!
dbz abridged
4/4
I dont know why this reminds me so much of ACDC
Two trains
Two railroad tracks
One goin' 'n the other one comin' back
There goes my baby on that ole train
I say come back come back baby come back
Click clack click clack
There's my baby wain' her handkerchief down
My cars stand up when I hear that sound
This time it sound like it's for keeps
Click clack click clack
I get down on the ground
With the gravel around
I pray t' the Lord
That the train will stop
Turn right around
'N never stop till it drop my baby off
Now I had this girl
Threatened 'n leave me all the time
Maybe you had uh girl like that
I-yuh all time cryin'
Well I had this girl
Threatened 'n leave me all the time
Threatenin' t' go down t' N'Orleans-uh
'N get herself lost 'n found
Maybe you had uh girl like this
She's always threatenin' t' go down t' N'Orleans
'N get herself lost 'n found
see'mon I'll play it for yuh
Lemme tell yuh 'bout it
Lemme tell yuh 'bout it
There were two railroad tracks
Click clack click clack
One ah them leavin'-uh
'N the other one comin' back
I was two years from yuh baby
You were goin' way up the tracks
The train was leavin'-uh
I could see yuh wavin' your handkerchief