Napoleon and I [...] did all the backup vocals together on 'Sheik Yerbouti' -- that was about 1 week in the studio in 1978.
Pat Buzby has figured out that Bobby Brown comes from 1/27/78, and Baby Snakes is from 1/25/78 (not 2/28).
Also, "Tryin' To Grow A Chin" and "City Of Tiny Lites" are likely from 1/27/78, since all the other versions are circulating and do not match the LP. I would denote those with a (probably) or (not certain but likely).
(Take it away, Bob . . . )
Um, there were a few times when I was in Franks company over the weekends that I would affect his thoughts on something. One time in particular I remember he was playing the song which would become "Flakes". He was singing this sort of folk song part in the middle. And when Frank sang and played he couldn't do that really. So when he sang and played guitar he couldn't do that at the same time. He had a real hard time to do that. It sounded like a bad Bob Dylan. hahaha... So I started singing it like a bad Bob Dylan immitation and it stuck and that became part of that song.
Let's Play Doctor by B. S. (Billy Star):
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OigIPaITW_4>The song title was a secret word at the 1/26/78 London show, as heard in Titties & Beer, Disco Boy, Watermelon In Easter Hay, and Dinah-Moe Humm on Hammersmith Odeon.
The inflection of "D-O-C-T-O-R" at the end inspired the coda of "I'm So Cute".
In the case of 'I'm So Cute' -- I had to shorten it just to get the whole album on one CD. Better that than something more interesting musically, like 'Yo Mama.'
Out of curiosity, I listened to the final collage segment of The Sheik Yerbouti Tango at half speed. The first part, which consists of a few piano notes (3:54-3:55), turned out be from The Chrome Plated Megaphone Of Destiny (0:38-0:39, right channel).
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