Pancreas

Post by **weird_el** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 2:34 am

GrayJ @ Sep 13 2006, 04:44 PM wrote: Al loves his pancreas!

He doesn't leave home without it.

minnick27 · Post by **minnick27** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 11:11 pm

I was watching Johnny Dangerously the other night (theme song by "Weird Al" Yankovic) and little Johnny asked the doctor how his mothers Pancreas was. I thought it amusing

Post by **bryce87** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 3:12 pm

seriously please tell me how you have listened to the album already. I really want to know.

Post by **Driew_La_27** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 11:15 pm

bryce87 @ Sep 16 2006, 05:12 AM wrote: seriously please tell me how you have listened to the album already. I really want to know.

They haven't, you're imagining it. Buy it come September 26, 2006.

tessaigapants · Post by **tessaigapants** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 12:33 am

bryce87 @ Sep 16 2006, 02:12 PM wrote: seriously please tell me how you have listened to the album already. I really want to know.

Drive your delorean up to 88Mph, then read here:
forum/index.php?showtopic=4691
Scroll down to date 9/8, which is almost 2/3 ways down the page

This song is --seriously-- stuck in my head. Well done Al, Brian!

*cough* *peerguardian* *cough*

Lemmy · Post by **Lemmy** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 12:06 am

I really didn't like this song. It was way too drawn out.

Post by **TMBJon** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 1:01 am

Uh, have you listened to Brian Wilson??

marcusb · Post by **marcusb** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 4:27 pm

"Im gonna be round my vegetables.
Im gonna chow down my vegetables.
I love you most of all, my favorite vegetable. "

I don't think this has been mentioned so I thought I'd share my thoughts on Pancreas. The whole song is a general SMiLE/Brian Wilson style but Vega-Tables shares a similar lyric flow and concept. The SMiLE songs Vega-Tables and I'm In Great Shape were born out of Brian becoming somewhat obsessed with health during the SMiLE era. A song about the pancreas almost fits into that theme on the SMiLE album exclusively. So what you have in Pancreas is a parody of a concept, an album, a song, and a man all in one.

Post by **gtrmu** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 5:54 pm

I have to disagree just a little bit, Marcus. While he did listen to SMiLE for inspiration, I can also detect influence from Pet Sounds, especially Wouldn't It Be Nice. You know when I saw the making of video, and I saw Al messing around with the fruits and veggies, I thought he was recording something for Pancreas, since in Brian's song Vega-Tables, people actually chew on them for the percussion. In fact there's a popular rumor that Paul McCartney is one of the people who came in to do the veggie percussion.

marcusb · Post by **marcusb** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 8:33 pm

I'm not denying that there may be ties to other songs.. I don't think there is one section that sounds specifically like Vega-Tables, but my point is the lyrics have a similar inherent silliness to them and fits into Brian Wilson's health inspired theme. I just assume Al knew about Brian's health craze and thought about it on some level when creating Pancreas.

I know Paul McCartney chewed celery for the original SMiLE recording, but I don't know that he was on the new SMiLE recording.