“In a suitable temperature, an egg becomes a chicken, and there are no chickens born of stones.””
Mr. Allen an American television personality, radio personality, musician, composer, actor, comedian, and writer, was the first host of the Tonight Show. He wrote, by his estimation, over 8500 songs and published 50 books. He was also famous for drawing attention to a plethora of cultural purveyors. Witness the visit by Mr. Kerouac reading from “On the Road,” as Steve traverses the ivories.
American novelist and libertine Henry Miller
“Whatever there be of progress in life comes not through adaptation but through daring.””
Phil Spector, one certifiably weird dude but …… a sound imaginator. For the record, the great Hal Blaine is the genius drummer who creates this particular sonic mountain .
This be the only song I know of that references “the Chairman.” This hot biscuit as the group termed it upon its release does belong among your personal pre-recorded affairs. All the required boxes for performance are checked. Timeless pertinence from the late Lowell George!
Personnel
Lowell George - guitar, lead and backing vocals, harmonica, baritone saxophone, drum machine
Bill Payne - Hammond organ, Wurlitzer electric piano, piano, accordion
Roy Estrada - bass, backing vocals
Richie Hayward - drums, backing vocals, percussion