![]() ![]() ![]() Other teases in “Creature” have included “Simple Gifts” by Trey on 3/29/91, “St. More common than lyrical changes, "BBFCFM" frequently includes teases of a television theme, including: Flintstones 8/6/88 Popeye 11/3/88 Brady Bunch 4/3/90 and 7/24/91 I Love Lucy 7/19/91, 7/24/91, and 9/28/91 and Leave it to Beaver 3/28/93. ![]() Popular variations include the 3/13/92 “Run like a Big Black Furry Antelope” 11/19/92, which contained lyrics from “ I Walk the Line” and " Ring of Fire" as well as a "Ring of Fire" tease and 7/13/94, which was to the music of “ Scent of a Mule.” The Creature has at times been frivolous, such as the 5/14/88 dedication to Steely Dan, the 4/6/92 audience making guacamole during the jam, and Trey using a beer bottle as a guitar slide on 6/6/96. "Big Black Furry Creature from Mars" – 7/19/91, Somerville, MA ![]() The count was done by Cameron McKinney on 4/18/92 and Mimi Fishman on 4/8/94. The 5/11/91 version is uncharacteristic for having a Trey solo (and an aggressive one, as if he were the monster), as are versions with horns on 3/9/90 ( Dave Grippo) and 7/19/91 ( Giant Country Horns). (Trey and Mike dove back and forth on 4/24/92, and Trey stood on his stacks during 5/2/92). Through 1996, versions included an overabundance of dry-ice fog and strobe lights, typically with Trey running around swinging his guitar or a megaphone. In a final section of the song, the attack/refrain segment is repeated four times, sliding up a scale, leading to a final abrupt ending. Just barely more complex than the one-word, one-chord “ Anarchy," “BBFCFM” opens with a three-note, death-metal rage followed by Mike asking, “Why are you running (away)?” After a brief pause, the band responds with a raging attack of noise and the repeated refrain,“’Cause you’re a big black furry creature from Mars.” After a second pause, Fishman typically counts out “1-2-3-4” (sometimes rather quickly) just before a renewed attack phase. ![]()
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