"Look At Your Game Girl" is a pretty catchy acoustic neo-folk tune. I could imagine 1968 Fred Neil, Dino Valenti or even Tom Paxton giving it a go (if they didn't know who wrote it!).
I am surprised to see that this is a real song. I thought it was made for the movie also thought it was referencing the porn movie but that was in the 70's so it couldn't be that.
"Cease To Exist" is pretty darn creepy (and bluesy) in it's original form. Odd that Dennis chose that one to cover. I do like the Beach Boys vocal arrangement (kinda neo-Rivingtons) and the flute-heavy production though.
First time I heard it was on Psychic TV’s Dreams Less Sweet album, released in 1983. This version is sung by a choral singer.
The first half of the new Something About the Beatles podcast deals with the Manson murders and to some extant the OUATIH movie... 174: Once Upon A Time with Ivor Davis - Something About The Beatles
Here in New Zealand it's headed to the art house after only a week in general release, which I find confusing.
Yeah I remember that bit, it was a scene in the trailer where he waves to cliff when he is on the roof I think.
Both can be true. The anonymously-written story predated the Mitchell Brothers film by several decades.