FZ album(s) in which song has appeared

• Joe's Corsage (2004) as part of Wedding Dress Song/Handsome Cabin Boy, performed c. 1965
• The Lost Episodes (1996) as Wedding Dress Song, recorded at Apostolic Studios, NYC, January-February 1968
  • same version on The Old Masters Box Two—Mystery Disc (1986) as part of Wedding Dress Song/The Handsome Cabin Boy (same version)

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

• 1965 (The Mothers)—known performances: 1
• June, 1966 (The Mothers)—known performances: 1
• December, 1967-August, 1968 (MOI)—known performances: 1
• May-August, 1969 (MOI)—known quotations: 1

Comments

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

1968: During the 4/10 performance, this tune pops up in a transcendent passage of music consisting of "King Kong-> Wedding Dress Song-> Little House I Used to Live In-> Status Back Baby". At the tail end of "King Kong", the music slowly dissolves into a reflective piano solo, from which the band delicately builds the basis of the "Wedding Dress Song". They are hesitant at first, but Frank steps up and with a solid stroke of the guitar, leads the band into a jazzed out version of this tune. After a short take on the main theme, we get a flute solo, followed by a horn solo which liberally teases the tune's melody. During this latter solo, Frank begins playing the melody line to "Little House", which eventually brings about a seamless transition into a shortened version of that tune. Simply beautiful.

 

Conceptual Continuity

• Handsome Cabin Boy