You Are What You Eat (film)

You Are What You Eat is a 1968 American counterculture semi-documentary movie that attempts to capture the essence of the 1960s flower power hippie era and the Haight-Ashbury scene. The film was directed by Barry Feinstein and features locally known personalities, including well known drug dealer Super Spade (Bill Powell JrSuperspade murder case The San Francisco Examiner • San Francisco, California • Sun, Sept 3, 1967 • Page 1) and musicians of the day, including Tiny Tim, David Crosby and Peter Yarrow, and radio disc jockey, Rosko.

The film soundtrack features music by John Simon and by artists as diverse as Paul Butterfield, The Electric Flag, Eleanor Barooshian, Peter Yarrow, John Herald and Harpers Bizarre, accompanied by several members of The Band.The Video Beat (website), accessed 12 July 2012

The film was preserved and restored by Ed Carter at the archive of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.

Soundtrack You Are What You Eat – Columbia OS-3240 – 1968 You Are What You Eat – Sony Records, Japan, SRCS-8522 – 1997

1. Rosko: "Teenage Fair" Bass – Bill Crow Drums – Bill Lavorgna Vocals – Nancy Pliday, Peter Yarrow Vocals, Organ, Ondioline – John Simon

2. Peter Yarrow: "Moments Of Soft Persuasion" Electric Piano – John Simon Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Peter Yarrow

3. Peter Yarro: "Silly Girl" Bass – Bill Crow Organ – John Simon Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Peter Yarrow

4. John Simon: "Desert Moog Music" Guitar – Al Gorgoni Percussion – Peter Yarrow Percussion, Moog, Ondioline – John Simon

5. Tiny Tim: "Be My Baby" Bass – Rick Danko Guitar – Robbie Robertson Organ – Garth Hudson Piano – Richard Manuel Vocals – Tiny Tim

6. John Herold: "The Family Dog" Backing Vocals – Peter Yarrow Bass – Bill Crow Drums – Bill Lavorgna Piano, Backing Vocals – John Simon Vocals – John Herald

7. Hamsa El Din: "The Nude Dance" Uood – H. El Din

8. John Simon: "My Name Is Jack" Bass – Bill Crow Drums – Bill Lavorgna Piano – Paul Griffin Vocals, Piano – John Simon

9. Tiny Tim & Eleanor Baruchian: "I Got You Babe" Bass – Rick Danko Guitar – Robbie Robertson Organ – Garth Hudson Piano – Richard Manuel Vocals – Eleanor Baruchian, Tiny Tim

10. Paul Butterfield: "You Are What You Eat" Bass – Bill Crow Drums – Bill Lavorgna Harmonica, Vocals – Paul Butterfield Organ – Paul Griffin

11. John Simon: "Beach Music" Bass – Bill Crow Drums – Bill Lavorgna Piano – John Simon

12. Peter Yarrow / John Simon: "The Wabe" Bass – Bill Crow Organ – Paul Griffin Vocals – John Simon, Peter Yarrow

13. Peter Yarrow: "Don't Remind Me Now Of Time" Harpsichord – John Simon Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Peter Yarrow

14. John Simon: "Painting For Freakout" Bass – Bill Crow Drums – Bill Lavorgna Piano – John Simon

15. John Simon / The Electric Flag: "Freakout" Bass – Harvey Brooks Drums – Buddy Miles Guitar – Mike Bloomfield Moog, Ondioline – John Simon Alto Saxophone – Stemsy Hunter Tenor Saxophone, Organ – Herbie Rich Trumpet – Marcus Doubleday Tracks 1, 2, 3, 10, 12 & 13 Written by John Simon and Peter Yarrow Tracks 4, 6, 8, 11 & 14 Written by John Simon Track 5 Written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich & Phil Spector Track 7 Written by Hamsa El Din Track 9 Written by Sonny Bono Track 15 Written by John Simon & The Electric Flag

You Are What You Eat (film)

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