Ed Askew
Ed Askew (born Edward C. Askew in Stamford, Connecticut, in 1940) is an Ame… Read Full Bio ↴Ed Askew (born Edward C. Askew in Stamford, Connecticut, in 1940) is an American singer-songwriter and painter who first recorded in 1968. He collaborated with Sharon Van Etten on his 2013 album For the World.

Askew is known for his album in the original ESP Disk’s vague rock/folk/freak series, issued eponymously and since reissued as Ask The Unicorn.

Years later, thanks to detective work by Clint Simonson of the De Stijl Records imprint, it turned out that Askew had recorded a follow-up to his ESP Disk in 1970 that had lain in the can for decades. Originally released as a limited vinyl edition by Simonson himself, Little Eyes stands as one of the most magical outsider/freak albums .

Askew has a highly idiosyncratic vocal style that is equal parts quizzical bubble-gum chewing kind on shrooms and doe-eyed real people Richard Brautigan character. Perhaps the closest comparison would be to Tom Rapp or Judee Sill’s old buddy Tommy Peltier. His instrumental conceptions certainly owe a massive debt to bob Dylan circa 64/65 - who the fuck didn’t - especially his spine-tingling harmonica work but it’s the beautiful arc of the songs that will keep you coming back, the way he combines rough, fluffed performances with eye-watering lyrical sentiments, heartbreaking phrasing and weird, clunky chords played on a ‘Martin tiple’. If you ever dug the whole late-60s freak-folk fall-out as documented by Pearls Before Swine, Bleib Alien, Tim Buckley, The Fugs, The Roots Of Madness et al you are gonna crease. Simply put, one of the most beautifully cracked singer-songwriter albums of a timeless age. Only the hardest of hearts could resist it. This new CD edition comes with six incredible bonus tracks culled from various radio broadcasts across 1970 and 71 and liners by Byron Coley. Highly recommended. Ed has subsequently released FOR THE WORLD on Tin Angel records. http://www.tinangelrecords.co.uk/edaskew/index.html

He collaborated with Sharon Van Etten on his 2013 album For the World.
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Ed Askew Lyrics


Ask the Unicorn Bullets were sleeping in the sky One met a young man…
Blue eyed baby Blue eyed baby cries in a cradle. Mama said to papa,…
Coast to Coast Bullets were sleeping in the sky One met a young man…
Hey Joe He came in with the tide Just as the summer rose I…
little clouds All water falls Down into lakes Lakes and oceans Warm air ri…



Little Eyes O what have I I see you In the sun But the sun…
MOON IN THE MIND Golden boats float down a River of sighs Rain on the street…
Roadio Rose Roadeo Rose Rides away With the sun Setting low In the sky T…


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on Fancy That

Fancy that
Fancy to the moon in your mind
And the golden water buffalo gaze at the sun
And the tomb turns in the sky
And expires out of sight out of mind
Fancy sounds in my head all the time
Love the dance in your dream
Fancy love
Love the lovers who love to dance in the sky
And the songs that you sing
To the sun
Turn into time
Fancy words
Forget your dreams and give away your mind
Throw away your memories and let your spirit die
And that is why you are dead when you love
And the sky is a fancy dream when you die
Fancy that
Seven fancy plastic prophets said that in time
All the people who live love in the sun will dissolve in a fire
Fancy fire
Growing higher all the time
And seven warden angels will come to take away my soul
Here they come
They can have it it’s not mine
You can take away my spirit
You can even blow my mind
But if you do please leave my body behind
Seven fancy plastic prophets were absolutely blind
All the time
And in time the prophets died in the fire in my body and the river in my mind
Fancy that
Seven golden water buffalo drifting on a river
In a mist
In a dream
From the sea and the water of the river came to me
In the night to my room
On the moon
In the atmosphere of some lost galaxy
But I can’t see
So I’ll pass the wine
And drink the evening down
Here’s a toast to the sun for the grass is turning brown
Fancy that
Fancy dream
Wears a cradle for a crown
On his head
And all day he stays in bed
Reads murder mysteries
And listens to the music of the dead
Fancy beast
Fancy dreams around his neck
And it seems
That they sparkle when they bleed
On the beautiful white beard that dangles from his teeth
Fancy feat
Fancy dress
Fancy gown
His beautiful white wings weigh him down
Fancy that
Put your mind on the moon
And your spirit on the sun
But keep your body on the ground
And dance on the hill til your trinity is found
In the dance
Then you can laugh at the moon
And listen to the sun
It’s alright if you can’t fly
You can always run
Fancy that

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