King Crimson - Neal And Jack And Me

NEAL AND JACK AND ME

I’m wheels, I am moving wheels
I am a 1952 studebaker coupe
I’m wheels, I am moving wheels moving wheels
I am a 1952 starlite coupe ...
En route .....les Souterrains
Des visions du Cody ...Sartori à Paris ...
Strange spaghetti in this solemn city ...
There’s a postcard we’ve all seen before ...
Past wild-haired teens in dark clothing
With hands-full of autographed napkins we
eat apples in vans with sandwiches ...rush
Into the lobby life of hurry up and wait
Hurry up and wait for the odd-shaped keys
Which lead to new soap and envelopes
Hotel room homesickness on a fresh blue bed
And the longest ever phone call home .....no
Sleep no sleep no sleep no sleep and no mad
Video machine to eat time ...a cityscene
I can’t explain, the Seine alone at 4a.m.
The Seine alone at 4a.m......Neal and Jack and me
Absent lovers, absent lovers ...

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Adrian Belew: Guitar, Lead Vocal
Robert Fripp: Guitar, Organ, Frippertronics
Tony Levin: Stick, Bass Guitar, Support Vocal
Bill Bruford: Drumming

Music by King Crimson
Lyrics by Adrian Belew
“Two Hands” lyric by Margaret Belew

Produced by Rhett Davies
Equipment: Graham Davies
Cover Design: Rob O’Connor

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#RobertFripp

[legojedi]

This is easily one of king crimson songs

[HazardProfile]

dear Adrian Belew, you claim to be wheels, but also the waiting man and a dinossaur
interesting...

[juankgonzalez]

"Beat Good"

~Mahatma Gandhi

[chiefministersyouthcentres]

"Who are you?"
"I am Wheels.."
"What do you do?"
"I'm moving wheels..."

[lonelyshpee]

Unironically one of the best Crimson songs.

[distanceoftheshadow]

Angels in literature, arts and music: perfectly normal, as all things should be
biblically accurate angels: 0:08

[monsignorerasmus.]

Robert Fripp is hand down the Adrian Belew of guitar playing

[revosten]

This is certified 1952 Studebaker Coupe hood classics

[goon-]

i forgot how good this album was Jesus Christ

[KCUDX]

The man with a volume knob on his voice.

[comradeleah]

listening to this while eating strange spaghetti

[DukeOnkled]

I appreciate that "Frippertronics" is counted as its own instrument in the metadata, because it absolutely is.

[IvanoForgione]

I mean, that coda starting around 2:50 is the stuff of heaven

[bobbyperu]

Magnificent. It was the brain-worm soundtrack in my head when I followed Rush around Europe in '83, hitch-hiking, had no cash, nearly starved, nearly got killed, slept rough, and this was the perfect musical accompaniment to the insanity of my experiences.

[locustpupil]

I'M
MOVING WHEELS

(vrooom vrooom)

[vitordarksider]

NO SLEEP NO SLEEP NO SLEEP NO SLEEP NO SLEEP

[TheMrGrendel]

2022: 40 years ago and still light years ahead.

[DizGuys]

I completely missed this version of KC...was a young teen when their erlier stuff was released and I wasn't a fan...well, here we are in 2023 and I'm discovering just what an amazing band they really were/are. Better late than never 😉

[chrisbyars]

I got this album because I traded my BMX for it. That is how I was into King Crimson. At the time I was 12 years old, well over 40 years ago.

[artyraptor]

Just saw them play this live last night as BEAT! Literally made me cry, most emotional musical experience I've ever had!