Do You Like Worms

[silodweller]

I'm apologizing all ready because I'm pretty sure this has been said over and over again but I really am in complete awe of (especially today for some reason as opposed to the general sense of awe that I feel about this track!) "Do You Like Worms"... 

It is, I have to be quite honest, probably the most original piece of music I have ever heard.  Nothing compares with it either in today's recording scene or from years ago; how would you class something like this?  What would you file it under without feeling at least a little bit of uncertainty or shame?  I mean, "rock"?  Uhm...  "psychedelic rock"?  Hm...  It really is just a timeless sort of track. 

Perhaps I should have posted this under "the smile sessions box set" section but I just had to shout about it here.  I do apologize, again... 

p.s and my favourite version of this track is still the one found on disc 2 from the "good vibrations" box set.  yes, even with the pitch shift.   

[ThyRavenAscend]

I agree, there is something quite different about this track (maybe even, as you said, something that is unique to rock music). If there are other songs like it, I haven't heard them!    I was originally going to say that "Cabinessence" is most unique, thinking of the chorus, but I realized that the beginning of the song tries to be folk-y and campfire-y.  "Do You Like Worms" doesn't seem like it's trying to be anything...it just is what it is lol.

[silodweller]

"just what it is"...  haha...  yes, exactly!  I couldn't have said it better myself!

[send me a picture and i'll tell you]

It is my favorite song ever.

First time I heard it on a bootleg in '89, my head blew off.

[Gabo]

Wouldn't it be funny if it was included on The Light Album? Apparently it was Bruce's idea to open the album with DOYLW and end with Can't Wait Too Long. I couldn't imagine a less coherent album.

I similarly think the song is completely brilliant. An absolute classic.