OFF: Buck and Lucky Leif

[John McIntyre]

Douglas Pearson wrote:

> Now, in-depth analyses of the 'SMiLE' tracks that Wilson's collaborator Van
> Dyke Parks wrote the lyrics for ("Heroes and Villains" and "Surf's Up", in
> particular) ... well, that could take all week, and would have to encompass
> a thorough American History lesson.

For some weird Van Dyke Parks, go to the Children's section of your local video

store and rent _The Brave Little Toaster_.  It's a Disneyesque tale of some
household objects left behind in a summer cabin who miss the child who used to
use
them and set off for the city where he now lives.  Sit through the sappy
Disneyesque
song they sing on their travels.  Wait until they end up in a dumpster and get
rescued
by the guy from the spare parts store.  Then you get treated to some really
macabre
Parks songs: one is about what is going to happen to our heroes when they get
taken apart for parts and later there's a song sung by automobiles at a
junkyard as
they await their turn in the compressor.  Van Dyke Parks is a sick puppy. (-8

John McIntyre
Physics - Astronomy Domine Dept
Michigan State University
mcintyre at pa.msu.edu