Help Me Scrape the Mucus Off My Brain

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"Help Me Scrape the Mucus Off My Brain" is a song by Ween from the 1996 album 12 Golden Country Greats.

Song Details[edit | edit source]

Meaning[edit | edit source]

In a 1996 live performance, Dean Ween described it as being about waking up covered in vomit.[1]

Recording and Composition[edit | edit source]

"Help Me Scrape the Mucus Off My Brain" is in the key of G major.

The lead vocals are sung by Dean Ween.

Live Performances[edit | edit source]

"Help Me Scrape the Mucus Off My Brain" was debuted in the spring of 1996 in a duo show with DAT-deck accompaniment, the only known performance of this kind.[2] Later that year it was played frequently with the Shit Creek Boys on the 12 Golden Country Greats tour, a 10/23/1996 recording of which can be heard on the Live in Toronto Canada album. In the years since, Ween has continued to play the song moderately often.[3]

"Help Me Scrape the Mucus Off My Brain" has also been played individually by Dean Ween (with the Dean Ween Group) and Gene Ween (solo acoustic).[4]

Live Intro[edit | edit source]

[April 18th, 1996]

  • Gene: This is from the country record.
  • Dean: It's from our Nashville album
  • Gene: You sing it right?
  • Dean: Yeah

Lyrics[edit | edit source]

I guess it's something in my brain
I need whiskey to ease the pain
But it's early in the morning
And I'm feelin' bad again

But if you ever loved me
You'll go easy on me now
Fix me up a cup of coffee
And in a while I'll come around

I think I spent the dog food money
But he'll love me just the same
And if you really love me, baby
Help me scrape the mucus off my brain

It's a shame when mourning hurts
I've seen bad and I've seen worse
It's the nature of my being
I took some money from your purse

And that Frenchman loves to party
And I know he's not to blame
But the way you're lookin' at me baby
I just can't help but feel ashamed

I think I spent the dog food money
But he'll love me just the same
And if you really love me, baby
Help me scrape the mucus off my brain
And if you really love me, baby
Help me scrape the mucus off my brain

Song Themes[edit | edit source]

Alcohol/Drugs, Love, Sung by Dean Ween

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ https://youtu.be/pFk-7NNCujU (32 minutes in)
  2. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QpQ1A9dLEQ&t=1007s
  3. ↑ https://brownbase.org/every_time_played.php?band=all%20bands&song_id=69
  4. ↑ https://brownbase.org/every_time_played.php?band=all%20bands&song_id=69
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