For a proper table setting, use forks and knives and spoons
Mark Chadbourne Alt Indie: uniquely fresh alternative
Story behind the song
music and lyrics by Mark Chadbourne
Guide track recorded live at Mantua Studios, Kent Ohio by Scott Benson.
Additional tracks produced/engineered by Mark Chadbourne at Artdog
Mark Chadbourne: vocals, Prepared Multivox, bass, prepared muted Cornet and French Horn, thumb piano, stick bass, Korg, Casio, Phase Delay pedal, soundscaping
Scott Benson: guitar
Bunky Johnson: bass
Rod Shields: chopsticks, salt shaker, Smith Corona electric typewriter, spoons
This song was inspired from listening to children's records in my collection, and by a series of dreams I had. This track appeared on the "Area Sets" album in a much more minimalist form. Tent Sleeps 4 did this one live. Scott created a film for this which was projected onto the audience from a hand held projector. The "Forks and Knives and Spoons" chorus seems to have some mental magneticism. Nearly twenty years later, someone sang the chorus to me at the Lava Lounge during a record release party.
Lyrics
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