^ A nice bit of lateral thinking, Frownland, and a track with some fabulous lyrics. From my copy of the Mike Barnes Beefheart biography:-
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In his teens, Zappa lent Van Vliet Blow Boys Blow, a collection of traditional songs of the sea sung by Al Lloyd and Ewan McColl [see Lord Larehip above].By 1980 he claimed that it was still his favourite record.He never gave it back.The idea for Orange Claw Hammer may well have sprung from this root...
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In fact, in the closing line OCH also refs some old crooner´s song about a sailor who is adrift in a boat, dying of thirst but surrounded by "water, salt water." Can´t find the song anywhere though.
