The Refrigerator That Wouldn't Close
| Title | The Refrigerator That Wouldn't Close |
| Artist | Ween |
| Appears on | The Crucial Squeegie Lip |
| Erica Peterson's Flaming Crib Death | |
| The Live Brain Wedgie!/Wad Excerpts | |
| Prime 5 |
Description[edit | edit source]
Dean Ween refers to the song as a "16th century ballad".
Credits[edit | edit source]
Dean Ween plays guitar and drums, and Chris Hoecke (aka Lean Cuisine Ween) does vocals. Gene Ween sings on live versions.
Information/Trivia[edit | edit source]
Live Performance[edit | edit source]
The Refrigerator That Wouldn't Close was played live 3 known times; possibly more, as many shows from this early era are now lost. The version that appears on The Crucial Squeegie Lip was recorded live on WTSR Radio.[1] It was also played live on 11/5/1987. The last time it was played was on 5/02/1988 for The Live Brain Wedgie.[2] Ween has not played the song live since 1988.
| 1987 | 1988 |
|---|---|
| 11-15-1987 | 05-02-1988 |
| 08-13-1988 |
Live Spoken Intro[edit | edit source]
[From May 2nd, 1988]
- Dean: It's all symbolism.
- Gene: Just keep in mind South Africa when we're doing this and you'll be okay, okay? You'll be fine.
- Dean: Yeah and it's about my refrigerator.
Lyrics[edit | edit source]
The refrigerator that wouldn't close
Open my ears and open my nose
The refrigerator that I creep into late at night
Open my eyes and my hindsight
What makes the little thing inside light
What goes creeping up and down out of sight
The refrigerator that wouldn't close
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ From Squeegie liner notes.
- ↑ https://brownbase.org/every_time_played.php?band=Ween&song_id=501