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 features locally known personalities, including well known and somewhat mythical pot dealer Super Spade and musicians of the day including Tiny Tim, David Crosby and Peter Yarrow etc. and radio disc jockey, Rosko.

Contents

• Frank zappa in the 60 from the film you are what you eat
• Soundtrack
• References

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 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, Ondiolin – John Simon

2. Peter Yarrow- Moments Of Soft Persuasion

Electric Piano – John Simon

Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Peter Yarrow

3. Peter Yarrow- 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, Ondiolin – 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, Ondiolin – John Simon

Alto Saxophone – Stemsy Hunter

Tenot Saxophone, Organ – Herbie Rich

Trumpet – Marcus Doubleday

Tracks 1, 2, 3, 10, 12 & 13 Written by John Simom 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