Larry "Wild Man" Fischer was born Lawrence Wayne Fischer, 1944 in Los Angel… Read Full Bio ↴Larry "Wild Man" Fischer was born Lawrence Wayne Fischer, 1944 in Los Angeles, USA. Fischer has been variously described as a jobless, homeless, paranoid, certified-psychotic street singer, and as the missing link between Syd Barrett and Homer Simpson. He passed away in June of 2011

Fischer was institutionalized at age 19 for attacking his mother with a knife. Following his release, Fischer wandered L.A. singing his unique brand of songs for 10¢ to by-passers. Discovered by Frank Zappa, with whom he recorded his first album, Fischer became an underground concert favorite, earning him the title "godfather of outsider music." Zappa was responsible for Fischer's initial foray into the business of music, an album called An Evening with Wild Man Fischer, contains 36 tracks of "something not exactly musical." Frank and the Wild Man remained close--until Fischer threw a beer bottle at baby Moon Unit.

He has collaborated with Linda Ronstadt, Tom Waits, Jim Morrison, and Janis Joplin, and has recorded with Mark Mothersbaugh of Devo.

Fischer went on to record three full-length albums for Rhino. In the 1980s, Fischer worked with Art (Bill Mumy) and Artie Barnes (Robert Haimer), to produce two albums, Pronounced Normal (1981) and Nothing Scary (1984). Fischer has appeared on Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In and has been the subject of his own comic book The Legend Of Wild Man Fischer. In 1986, Barnes and Barnes also wrote and produced "It's A Hard Business", a duet featuring Fischer singing along with the late Rosemary Clooney. The song was the result of a bizarre telephone friendship that began after Clooney heard Fischer's song "Oh God, Please Send Me A Kid To Love."

Handy Man
Wild Man Fischer Lyrics

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Hey girls, gather round
Because of what I'm puttin' down
Oh, baby, I'm your handy man
I'm not the kind that uses pencil or rule
I'm handy with the love and I'm no fool
I fix broken hearts, I know I really can

If your broken heart needs repair

I'm the man to see. I whisper sweet things
You tell all your friends, and they'll come running to me
Here is the main thing I want to say
I'm busy twenty four hours a day
I fix broken hearts, I know I really can

Hey girls, gather round
Because of what I'm puttin' down
Oh, baby, I'm your handy man
I'm not the kind that uses pencil or rule
I'm handy with the love and I'm no fool
I fix broken hearts, I know I really can

If your broken heart needs repair
I'm the man to see. I whisper sweet things
You tell all your friends, and they'll come running to me

Here is the main thing I want to say
I'm busy twenty four hours a day

Overall Meaning

The song "Handy Man" by Wild Man Fischer is a humorous and upbeat tune about a man who is handy with love and can fix broken hearts. He addresses women and asks them to gather around because of what he's "putting down." He then goes on to say that he is not the conventional handyman that uses tools like pencils and rules, but he is handy with love and not a fool. In the song, he is portrayed as the go-to person when someone's heart needs repair; he promises to whisper sweet things and fix hearts, and his reputation for doing so is so good that people will come running to him.

The lyrics of the song suggest that Wild Man Fischer is not a conventional handyman but a "handy man" with love. He understands how to repair people's broken hearts and knows the sweet things to say to make them feel better. The song suggests that he is a bit of a player and has a reputation for being successful with women. His approach is not conventional, but he is skilled at fixing people's hearts. Throughout the song, he maintains his confidence and professionalism by asserting that he is busy 24 hours a day, suggesting that he is in high demand and his services are sought after.

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