DATE WITH THE DEVIL'S DAUGHTER

 1. hello robert

2. barbara and jay (turbo mix)

3. between a fork and a knife

4. proof

5. trap door snake

6. john liar

7. barbara and jay

8. smoke and mirrors

9. frank and don and me

10. dry bones

11. my brother-in-law was abducted by aliens

12. your sister through the keyhole

13. large cat with rabbit head

14. private conversation

15. date with the devil's daughter

special thanks

 

 


1. Hello Robert

Larry "Wild Man" Fischer...
unanswering machine
Mark Schulz...feedback guitar
Robert Williams...drums, bass
synthesizer, percussion, programs
prepared piano, and crowd control

 


2. Barbara and Jay
(turbo mix)

Mark Mothersbaugh...
abbreviated vocals
Miari Peterson...
`bad dog' and angelic vocals
Galianne Harvey...
`here kitty' and angelic vocals
Robert Williams...drums, bass
marimba, synthesizer, programs

 

 



3. Between a Fork
and a knife

Miki Orino...poem (intro)
Marco Mendoza...bass and
mouth percussion
Renato Neto...organ and
nord lead synthesizer
Gevorg Torosian...
middle eastern keyboards
Larry Klimas...soprano saxophone
Stevie Salas...lead guitar
Mark Schulz...crunch guitar
Yoko "Honey Bee" Shinnoh...
backing vocals
Terumi Fukushima...poem (outro)
Robert Williams...drums, percussion

 



4. Proof

Masato Yamada...bass guitar
Terumi Fukushima...
additional percussion
Joan M. Williams-Theriault...
motherly advice
Robert Williams...vocals, drums
bass, percussion, guitar, marimba
synthesizer, and programs


 


5. Trap Door Snake

Yoko Sawai...answering machine
Robert Williams...vocals, drums,
bass, guitar, and synthesizer

 


6.John Liar

I'm a pompous, pretentious,
plagiaristic, Prodigy parody
I always claim the credit
for the things I don't do
I won't accept the blame
so it must be true...
I'm a Liar!
I built my career
with a rotten composition
I'm Dishonest John
with a bad disposition
Do you swear to tell the truth,
the whole truth, and
nothing but the truth?
Television justice
for celebrities like me
Judy knew I lied
yet exonerated me
I even cheat my brother
compulsively deceive
I am the hypocrite that
you should not believe

I'm a Liar, John Liar
John Liar, Johnny Rat!
Liar, John Liar
I'm a Liar, Johnny Rat!

Ah, never turn your back
`cause it's when I attack
I'm a pussy little has-been
trying to make a comeback

Liar, Johnny Liar
I'm a Liar, Johnny Rat!
Liar, John Liar
I'm a Liar, Johnny Rat!


John Liar...vocals
Robert Williams...drums, percussion
synthesizer and programs

 



7. Barbara and Jay

Barbara and Jay
won't you please move away
Every night before
I go to bed I pray
But nothing that I
ever try to do or say
makes a damned bit of difference
`cause I know you're gonna stay


Barbara seemed okay
on the very first day
But she turned
into a psychopath
I always hear her say
"Bad dog! here kitty,
bad dog, here kitty,
bad dog, here..."
Jay is just an idiot
he's probably illiterate
And twice as
inconsiderate as his
psycho fiance
Their cat ate my bird,
their dog ate my trash
They always block
the driveway,
Guess you'd say
we kinda clash
So now it's just
a battle of the will
Who'll be the victim
and who goes to hell
You're just a couple
yuppies like to
scream and yell
If I could do the Voo Doo
I'd put you in a spell
Either you don't get it or
you just don't give a fuck
If I could sleep I'd dream
that I'd be helping load the truck

I don't believe you'll ever leave
I guess you'd say I'm stuck
Of all the neighbors
in the world
I get the ones that suck

You know that sometimes
I'm so tired that I
have to take a nap
But when my head
hits the pillow it's
Kabaam! Bang! Tap! Tap!

Now I've lived here
all these years
Hot water heater
I bought at Sears
Some nights
enjoy my beers
But you moved in
to attack my ears
If for some reason
this song's a hit
You know I'll pack
my shit and split
Buy a big house
so far away
a plane don't go there
anyway...
Won't you please
hear my plea?


Barbara and Jay
won't you tell me
?porque?
You can even hear
the angels say,
"Please move away"
I'm telling you right now
that I can't take it anymore
Every night at 2am
you always slam the door
Then you rearrange
the furniture usually `round 4
If you were me
then you would see
the shit that I endure
So Barbara and Jay
won't you see my way
when you moved in
you know the sky went gray
If I had my wish
and if it came true
you'd be living in an igloo
out in Timbuktu
If I knew some kind of magic
then I'd make you disappear
But I'm stuck here
in this duplex with
the Mansons in the rear
Now I've tried to let it slide
Let you conscience
be your guide
Wisk away your future bride
And leave your pad unoccupied
Before you came it all was fine
You're driving me
out of my mind
Walk around like Frankenstein
I have to ask you 1 more time

Barbara and Jay
please move away
before I go insane
Barbara and Jay
please go away
because you are so lame


Mark Mothersbaugh...vocals
Miari Peterson...b.g. vocals
Galianne Harvey...b.g. vocals
Mike Miller...lead guitar
Greg Araguine...rhythm guitar
Robert Williams...drums, marimba
bass percussion, vibes, guitar
synthesizer and programs



8. Smoke and Mirrors

Robert Williams...drums, bass
marimba,electric piano and
channel USDA





9. Frank and Don and Me

Jeff Morris Tepper...nerve guitar
Mike Miller...head and tails guitar
Robert Williams...drums, marimba
bass, electric piano and programs

 



10. Dry Bones (Fossil Flakes)

George McMullen...legato trombone
Robert Williams...drums, percussion
electric trombone, and programs

 


11. My Brother in Law was
Abducted by Aliens to Create
a Hybrid Species

Peter Faust... abductee/TV talk show guest
Robert Williams...drums, bass, synthesizer
and imaginary alien transmissions

 



12. Your Sister Through
the Keyhole

Robert Williams...drums, marimba
bass, and canned laughter

 


13. Large Cat with
Rabbit Head

Robert Williams...Merry Go Round percussion
bass, glockenspeil, orchestral programs
earthquake and power outage



14. Private Conversation

A man came up and tapped me
on the shoulder from behind
I turned around said, "partner,
do you mind? I'm tryin'
to call my baby, tryin' to get her
to come home and it's a
Private Conversation
on this public telephone.
Well, it's a Private Conversation
hope to meet her at the station
hope to meet her there
and take her home with me
So won't you leave me alone
and find another phone
it surely would mean the world
to meeeeeeee..."
He told me he'd be glad to
but then came the sad news
His baby up and left him
just like me
I told him maybe better
if he would write a letter
and offered him my
ballpoint pen for free
He laughed and thanked me kindly
but thought he should remind me
that he was roughly twice
the size of me
I said, "you ain't so scary
for I've roamed the hills and prairies
and I gotta have my baby
gotta have her
come on home to meeeeeeee..."
Well it's a Private Conversation
hope to meet her at the station
hope to meet her there
and take her home with me
For I've roamed the hills and prairies
and I gotta have my baby
gotta have her home again
with meeeeeeeeeeeee...


Jimmy Powers...harmonica
Robert Williams...vocals and programs



15. Date with the
Devil's Daughter

Bruce Fowler...trombone
Arthur Barrow...hammond organ
Robert Williams...drums, marimba
percussion, guitar, bass synthesizer
orchestral programs and sound effects

 

 

Produced by Robert Williams


Executive Producer Gabor Csupo
Engineered by David Eccles, Michael Wallace, Arthur Barrow,
Peter Carlstadt, Dan Cubert, Alex Gordon, Gary Patterson,
Andrash Wahorn, Robert Williams and Joe Chiccarelli
Mixed by Joe Chiccarelli, Scott Mathers, David Eccles, and Robert Williams
Recorded at Royal Tone, Klaski-Csupo, Musical Zoo, Lowtek,
LP, and Two Guys from the Valley
Mastered at Oasis Mastering by Eddie Schreyer
All songs written and arranged by Robert Williams
Special Thanks to:
Don Van Vliet, Yang Ja Kang, Robbie Williams,
Cheryl McEnany, Marco Babineau, Zoogz Rift, Scott Gordon,
Donnie Vox, Marvin Sperling, Barry Squire, Cliff Martinez,
Toshi Orino, Will Alexander, George Rose, Sushi 101,
Noble and Cooley, and those Williams kids.

In loving memory of Bonnie Webb

Robert Williams plays Istanbul Cymbals

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