Flutes of Chi
| "Flutes of Chi" | |||||
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| Song by Ween | |||||
| from the album White Pepper | |||||
| Written | c. 1993 | ||||
| Released | May 2, 2000 | ||||
| Recorded | c. 1997 (The Mollusk sessions) 1999–2000 (White Pepper overdubs) | ||||
| Length | 3:29 | ||||
| Label | Elektra | ||||
| Songwriter(s) | Gene Ween | ||||
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| White Pepper track listing | |||||
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"Flutes of Chi" is a song by Ween from the 2000 album White Pepper.
Song Details[edit | edit source]
Recording and Composition[edit | edit source]
"Flutes of Chi" is in the key of G major. The lead vocals are sung by Gene Ween. The guitar solo is played by Dean Ween.
"Flutes of Chi" was written by Gener around 1993, and was influenced by the XTC album English Settlement, specifically "Yacht Dance".[1] Deaner stated in a interview with Billboard that "Flutes of Chi" was "the song we've recorded more than any other Ween song ever."[2] It was initially recorded for Chocolate and Cheese, though was scrapped.[3] Sometime in 1995, a demo of the song was recorded during early sessions for The Mollusk; this demo can be found on the bootleg The Mollusk Sessions.
It would be recorded late in the studio sessions for The Mollusk,[1] but Ween were unsatisfied and burnt out on the song after recording it about five times (all with different arrangements) at that point.[3][4][1] Deaner released the studio recording on Chocodog.com on August 12, 1998,[5] to positive fan reception. This led Ween to overdub onto the Mollusk recording and include it on White Pepper in 2000.[4][1]
Live Performances[edit | edit source]
"Flutes of Chi" was first known to have been performed in 1994, when it was played live a small handful of times on the Chocolate and Cheese tour. The song was finally recorded for White Pepper, and was incorporated into live shows during that tour."Flutes of Chi" has been played live somewhat less frequently following the first few months of the White Pepper tour, but it has enjoyed at least a few performances during most years of Ween.[6] Gene Ween has played the song numerous times during solo acoustic performances.[6]
Lyrics[edit | edit source]
Everything that you are
That you'd like to be
Will come in three, my friend
Times thine inequity
The flutes of the chi
Will sound again, my friend
Wrap yourself up with gold
The fruits of the old
Are ripe to be told, my friend
For it's not what you are
How you've come to be
All this will end and begin again
Everything that you are
That you'd like to be
Will come in three, my friend
Times thine inequity
The flutes of the chi
Will sound again, my friend [7]
Song Themes[edit | edit source]
Sung by Gene Ween, Uncommon Time Signature
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20001116205100/http://www.nudeasthenews.com/sections/features/qanda/story/060300aaa.html
- ↑ https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_2000-04-01_112_14/page/16/mode/2up
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20000928215936/http://www.flagpole.com/Issues/07.19.00/ween.html
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://exclaim.ca/music/article/ween-brown_remains_insane
- ↑ https://groups.google.com/g/alt.music.ween/c/C7rCP_WaLOs/m/NjwU1U5SxNoJ
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://www.brownbase.org/every_time_played.php?band=all%20bands&song_id=59
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