200 Years Old

FZ album(s) in which song has appeared

Bongo Fury (1975) as 200 Years Old, recorded at The Record Plant, LA, January-February 1975
- same version on Understanding America (2012) as 200 Years Old

Tour(s) on which song is known to have been performed (main source: FZShows, v. 7.1)

October-December, 1974 (MOI)—known performances: 1; known quotations: 1
April-May, 1975 (MOI with Captain Beefheart)—known quotations: 2

Comments

Foggy G, "The Songs That Were Played," We're Only In It For The Touring

1974: Premiered on 11/26, in a very skeletal, but probably superior, version than the one we have on "Bongo Fury". Essentially, this performance consisted of Frank speaking several of the lines from the song, followed by some absolutely wicked and must-hear guitar. While the song itself is nothing special (here or on "Bongo Fury"), the guitar playing that accompanies this live version makes this performance a must-hear. I don't even think Frank is aware that the rest of the band is present, he simply wails away in a metal frenzy. I cannot think of a better way to honor America.

Unreleased lyrics

Charles Ulrich (July 31, 2003):

Here is the extra verse that appears after the solos in the long version of "200 Years Old":

Where's the stumbler gonna go
To watch the lights turn blue?
Well, right down the Village Inn
Squattin' down, poppin' up
Yeah, by the jukebox, man
Oh, that's what the stumbler's gonna do
Talkin' about, talkin' about me and you
What's the, what's the stumbler gonna do?

Conceptual Continuity

Village Inn & The Stumbler:

The Village Inn
Village Of The Sun ("Where the stumblers gonna go/To watch the lights turn blue?")
200 Years Old (extra lyrics: "Where's the stumbler gonna go/To watch the lights turn blue?/Well, right down the Village Inn")
Kaiser Rolls ("A week ago, I met a stumbler man")