You Are What You Eat (film): Difference between revisions

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{{Infobox film

|name =You Are What You Eat

| image = You_Are_What_You_Eat_film_Theatrical_release_poster_(1968).jpg

|image =

|caption =

|director =[[Barry Feinstein]]

|producer =[[Michael Butler (producer)|Michael Butler]] [[Barry Feinstein]] [[Peter Yarrow]] ”'Associate Producers”' [[Phil Ramone]] [[A. Joseph Tandet]]

|producer =[[Michael Butler (producer)|Michael Butler]] Barry Feinstein [[Peter Yarrow]] ”'Associate Producers”' [[Phil Ramone]] [[A. Joseph Tandet]]

|starring =[[Paul Butterfield]] [[David Crosby]] Dave Dixon [[John Herald]] [[Sharmagne Leland]] [[Barry McGuire]] [[William (Rosko) Mercer|Rosko]] [[Marilyn Salisbury]] [[Super Spade]] [[John Simon (record producer)|John Simon]] [[Tiny Tim (musician)|Tiny Tim]] Peter Yarrow [[Frank Zappa]] [[The Band]]

|music =[[John Simon (record producer)|John Simon]] ”'Musical Director”' Peter Yarrow

|cinematography=Barry Feinstein

|editing =[[Howard Alk]]

|distributor =Commonwealth United Entertainment (US Theatrical)

|released ={{Film date|1968}}

|runtime =

|country =United States

|language =English

}}

””’You Are What You Eat””’ is a 1968 American [[counterculture of the 1960s|counterculture]] semi-documentary [[movie]] that attempts to capture the essence of the 1960s flower power hippie era and the [[Haight-Ashbury]] scene. The film features locally known personalities, including well known drug dealer Super Spade (Bill Powell Jr<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner-owsley-sep-3/106472730/ Superspade murder case] The San Francisco Examiner • San Francisco, California • Sun, Sept 3, 1967 • Page 1</ref>) and musicians of the day, including [[Tiny Tim (musician)|Tiny Tim]], [[David Crosby]] and [[Peter Yarrow]], and radio disc jockey, [[William (Rosko) Mercer|Rosko]].

The film soundtrack features music by [[John Simon (record producer)|John Simon]] and by artists as diverse as [[Paul Butterfield]], [[The Electric Flag]], [[Eleanor Barooshian]], Peter Yarrow, [[John Herald]] and [[Harpers Bizarre]], accompanied by several members of [[The Band]].<ref>[http://www.thevideobeat.com/beatnik-hippie-drug-movies/you-are-what-you-eat-1968.html The Video Beat (website), accessed 12 July 2012]</ref>

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*”You Are What You Eat” – Sony Records, Japan, SRCS-8522 – 1997<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theband.hiof.no/albums/you_are_what_you_eat.html|title=Soundtrack Album: You Are What You Eat|publisher=theband.hiof.no}}</ref>

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*Bass – [[Bill Crow]]

*Drums – Bill Lavorgna

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*Vocals, Organ, Ondioline – [[John Simon (record producer)|John Simon]]

2. Peter Yarrow– Moments Of Soft Persuasion

2. Peter Yarrow Moments Of Soft Persuasion

*Electric Piano – John Simon

*Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – [[Peter Yarrow]]

3. Peter ~~Yarrow-~~ Silly Girl

3. Peter Silly Girl

*Bass – Bill Crow

*Organ – John Simon

*Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Peter Yarrow

4. John Simon – Desert Moog Music

4. John Simon Desert Moog Music

*Guitar – [[Al Gorgoni]]

*Percussion – Peter Yarrow

*Percussion, Moog, Ondioline – John Simon

5. [[Tiny Tim (musician)|Tiny Tim]] – Be My Baby

5. [[Tiny Tim (musician)|Tiny Tim]] Be My Baby

*Bass – [[Rick Danko]]

*Guitar – [[Robbie Robertson]]

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*Vocals – Tiny Tim

6. John Herold – The Family Dog

6. John Herold The Family Dog

*Backing Vocals – Peter Yarrow

*Bass – Bill Crow

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*Vocals – John Herald

7. [[Hamza El Din|Hamsa El Din]] – The Nude Dance

7. [[Hamza El Din|Hamsa El Din]] The Nude Dance

*Uood – H. El Din

8. John Simon – [[My Name Is Jack]]

8. John Simon [[My Name Is Jack]]

*Bass – Bill Crow

*Drums – Bill Lavorgna

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*Vocals, Piano – John Simon

9. Tiny Tim & Eleanor Baruchian – I Got You Babe

9. Tiny Tim & Eleanor Baruchian I Got You Babe

*Bass – Rick Danko

*Guitar – Robbie Robertson

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*Vocals – Eleanor Baruchian, Tiny Tim

10. [[Paul Butterfield]] – You Are What You Eat

10. [[Paul Butterfield]] You Are What You Eat

*Bass – Bill Crow

*Drums – Bill Lavorgna

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*Organ – Paul Griffin

11. John Simon – Beach Music

11. John Simon Beach Music

*Bass – Bill Crow

*Drums – Bill Lavorgna

*Piano – John Simon

12. Peter Yarrow / John Simon – The Wabe

12. Peter Yarrow / John Simon The Wabe

*Bass – Bill Crow

*Organ – Paul Griffin

*Vocals – John Simon, Peter Yarrow

13. Peter Yarrow – Don’t Remind Me Now Of Time

13. Peter Yarrow Don’t Remind Me Now Of Time

*Harpsichord – John Simon

*Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Peter Yarrow

14. John Simon – Painting For Freakout

14. John Simon Painting For Freakout

*Bass – Bill Crow

*Drums – Bill Lavorgna

*Piano – John Simon

15. John Simon / [[The Electric Flag]] – Freakout

15. John Simon / [[The Electric Flag]] Freakout

*Bass – [[Harvey Brooks (bassist)|Harvey Brooks]]

*Drums – [[Buddy Miles]]

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*Tenor Saxophone, Organ – [[Herbie Rich]]

*Trumpet – [[Marcus Doubleday]]

*Tracks 1, 2, 3, 10, 12 & 13 Written by John Simon and Peter Yarrow

*Tracks 4, 6, 8, 11 & 14 Written by John Simon

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==External links==

*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0142005/combined ”You Are What You Eat” imdb Combined Details]

*[http://www.thevideobeat.com/beatnik-hippie-drug-movies/you-are-what-you-eat-1968.html ”You Are What You Eat” – The VIDEO BEAT!]

*[http://www.thevideobeat.com/beatnik-hippie-drug-movies/you-are-what-you-eat-1968.html ”You Are What You Eat” The VIDEO BEAT!]

*[http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2007/04/you_are_what_yo.html WMFU’s Beware of the Blog April 29, 2007 ”You Are What You Eat”]

1968 American film

You Are What You Eat is a 1968 American counterculture semi-documentary movie that attempts to capture the essence of the 1960s flower power hippie era and the Haight-Ashbury scene. The film was directed by Barry Feinstein and features locally known personalities, including well known drug dealer Super Spade (Bill Powell Jr^[1]) and musicians of the day, including Tiny Tim, David Crosby and Peter Yarrow, and radio disc jockey, Rosko.^[2]

The film soundtrack features music by John Simon and by artists as diverse as Paul Butterfield, The Electric Flag, Eleanor Barooshian, Peter Yarrow, John Herald and Harpers Bizarre, accompanied by several members of The Band.^[3]

The film was preserved and restored by Ed Carter at the archive of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.^[4]

You Are What You Eat – Columbia OS-3240 – 1968
You Are What You Eat – Sony Records, Japan, SRCS-8522 – 1997^[5]

1. Rosko: “Teenage Fair”

Bass – Bill Crow
Drums – Bill Lavorgna
Vocals – Nancy Pliday, Peter Yarrow
Vocals, Organ, Ondioline – John Simon

2. Peter Yarrow: “Moments Of Soft Persuasion”

Electric Piano – John Simon
Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Peter Yarrow

3. Peter Yarro: “Silly Girl”

Bass – Bill Crow
Organ – John Simon
Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Peter Yarrow

4. John Simon: “Desert Moog Music”

Guitar – Al Gorgoni
Percussion – Peter Yarrow
Percussion, Moog, Ondioline – John Simon

5. Tiny Tim: “Be My Baby”

6. John Herold: “The Family Dog”

Backing Vocals – Peter Yarrow
Bass – Bill Crow
Drums – Bill Lavorgna
Piano, Backing Vocals – John Simon
Vocals – John Herald

7. Hamsa El Din: “The Nude Dance”

8. John Simon: “My Name Is Jack”

Bass – Bill Crow
Drums – Bill Lavorgna
Piano – Paul Griffin
Vocals, Piano – John Simon

9. Tiny Tim & Eleanor Baruchian: “I Got You Babe”

Bass – Rick Danko
Guitar – Robbie Robertson
Organ – Garth Hudson
Piano – Richard Manuel
Vocals – Eleanor Baruchian, Tiny Tim

10. Paul Butterfield: “You Are What You Eat”

Bass – Bill Crow
Drums – Bill Lavorgna
Harmonica, Vocals – Paul Butterfield
Organ – Paul Griffin

11. John Simon: “Beach Music”

Bass – Bill Crow
Drums – Bill Lavorgna
Piano – John Simon

12. Peter Yarrow / John Simon: “The Wabe”

Bass – Bill Crow
Organ – Paul Griffin
Vocals – John Simon, Peter Yarrow

13. Peter Yarrow: “Don’t Remind Me Now Of Time”

Harpsichord – John Simon
Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Peter Yarrow

14. John Simon: “Painting For Freakout”

Bass – Bill Crow
Drums – Bill Lavorgna
Piano – John Simon

15. John Simon / The Electric Flag: “Freakout”

Bass – Harvey Brooks
Drums – Buddy Miles
Guitar – Mike Bloomfield
Moog, Ondioline – John Simon
Alto Saxophone – Stemsy Hunter
Tenor Saxophone, Organ – Herbie Rich
Trumpet – Marcus Doubleday
Tracks 1, 2, 3, 10, 12 & 13 Written by John Simon and Peter Yarrow
Tracks 4, 6, 8, 11 & 14 Written by John Simon
Track 5 Written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich & Phil Spector
Track 7 Written by Hamsa El Din
Track 9 Written by Sonny Bono
Track 15 Written by John Simon & The Electric Flag^[6]

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