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What is "Cockeye"?
"Cockeye" is a Ken Nordine-ish antiphonal response series set to a Munsters backbeat.
That is the only answer I have. Beyond that there are only more questions.
Is "Cockeye" an interior monologue?
Is "Cockeye" a dialog of a world-weary non-Egyptian with his soul?
Can YOU identify "Cockeye"?
The final minute of "Cockeye" is now on my answering machine, there to confuse anyone foolish enough to dial my number.*
But I must know: what am I to make of this song? I have, of course, imagined a scenario for it, and I know the standard dodge that the imagination of the listener is better than a set interpretation.
Nevertheless, I MUST know: WHO IS COCKEYE?!?!?
*11 August 97; it will probably be on my machine for a couple weeks or so, or until enough people bitch about the length of it. If people who don't have my number want to hear the sample, contact me & I'll upload it to this page.
Why didn't you warn me that "hip" people know not to arrive on time! I don't go to clubs enough to realize there's always warmup acts. My friend didn't want to go, but I dragged him, assuring we'd only stay for an hour or so...Music started at 10, & I thought you'd lost your $%&*@^# mind! Teenage thrasher band. Half-way thru an excruciating set I clued in to wrong band. The next group, all black leather & chains, stylistically fit the bill & a little tighter, but still incomprehensible screaming punks (I kept worrying about bonking their noggins, since constantly pogo-ing towards a low ceiling).Analysis of the bootleg tape reveals that Deadbolt enters and leaves to the ultracool sound of Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass's "The Lonely Bull"!Finally, after the 3rd fight, blood everywhere, the cops showed up to close the club down (fight/overcapacity). 5 squad cars, medic, lots of flashing lights & disgruntled patrons. It was now 12:30 am, everyone herded outside, had to wait another 1/2 hr. (Bob was long gone out to car. They asked all the "hippies" to leave 1st. He was one of 2 people w/long hair. Everyone w/out tattoos next, so it was a double whammy).
I was pretty wiggly about now, so somebody bribed me to stay w/a key chain & promises of bootleg tapes. When Deadbolt finally showed up at 1:15, it WAS worth it. Pretty funny, loved the skillsaw, you regained my respect.
Kelly
Their show also featured a taped snippet of Eddie Arnold's "Cattle Call."
Deadbolt hipness quotient is GO!
Who are you looking at? | |
Who . . . Who are you? |
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What are you looking at? | |
Who . . . | |
You know me! | |
Who are you? Who . . . Who are you? Yes Who are you? |
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Ah, you & your sister So lovely Hey! |
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Lovely . . . Who . . . |
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What you looking at? | |
Who are you? Who . . . Who are you? |
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Who is Cockeye? Who is Cockeye? |
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No, no Who is Cockeye? Oh, no, no |
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I am Cockeye! I am Cockeye! I AM! COCKEYE! What you looking at? |
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You . . . Who . . . |
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You two | |
Who are you? | |
You are twins? | |
Who . . . Who are you? |
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Who is twins? Who is who? I may be Cockeye |
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Do you know of Cockeye? | |
I tell you this now: You are not Cockeye! Who is Cockeye? I am Cockeye! Me! |
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No . . . | |
Not you! NOT you! Tell you this now And you better understand me You and your friend, your brotherI AM COCKEYE! I am Cockeye |
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Who are you? | |
Sancho is on the telephone for you Sancho is on the telephone for you, Cockeye Sancho Sancho want to talk to Cockeye! Sancho want to talk to Cockeye! I AM COCKEYE! I AM COCKEYE! |
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Can you . . . | |
Who are you lookin at? | |
. . . identify Cockeye? Can you . . . |
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Who are you lookin at? | |
. . . identify Cockeye? | |
Who are you lookin at? You & your sister |
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Who are you? | |
Who is Cockeye? | |
Who are you? | |
Who is Sancho? 'S on the telephone I am Cockeye. |
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